Mount Pleasant City Ordinance Committee recommends amplified sound and animal-feeding changes, requests county info on billboards

The Mount Pleasant City Ordinance Committee on Dec. 11 reviewed several ordinance amendments and recommended forwarding key items to the full council.

The committee approved Draft II of an amendment to the city’s amplified sound ordinance and recommended the measure be considered by the full council. The amendment was approved “as presented,” according to the committee record.

The committee also reviewed changes to the animal and fowl ordinance that would restrict feeding of outdoor animals and add a new section (4-30) addressing chronic nuisance animals; the committee recommended approval and referral to the council for further action.

Members examined a proposed amendment to the signs and billboards ordinance that would limit billboards to M zoning districts. The committee asked staff to obtain additional information from the county before moving the proposal forward.

The committee recommended a revised contract with All God’s Creatures — listed on the agenda as related to kittens — and referred that contract for council consideration.

The committee discussed proposed limits on the density of retail vape shops but took no action at the meeting.

The committee did not record individual votes or mover/second details in the provided transcript excerpt; actions are recorded as committee recommendations in the meeting minutes. The committee asked staff to return with a draft ordinance at a future meeting for one agenda item: proposed permit fees requested by Committee member Drew Schumacher.

The committee’s recommendations and the requested county information will be considered by the full Mount Pleasant City Council in a subsequent meeting.