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Planning & Zoning Commission/ Local Planning Agency December 14, 2011 Page 6 Smith explained that the proposed Code change referencing trash includes landscape debris. Ms. Smith explained that these code changes are tools that can be used to assist with enforcement. Mr. Parkhurst asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak in favor of, or in opposition to, the request. No one came forward. A general discussion ensued regarding the proposed code revisions and the enforcement of play structures in the front yard. Mr. Parkhurst expressed a concern with the proposed code revisions. He felt that the City was becoming a homeowners' association. Ms. Smith said that the Code Enforcement Officers do not enforce every code; however when it becomes a problem the Code is used to ensure that the violation does not continue on a particular property. She said staff is not selective and enforces the same code in the same manner across the board. Ms. Smith explained that the Codes are being written to maintain and uplift our residential communities. Ms. Smith explained that the Code Enforcement Officers had been overlooking certain items in the past that have added to the devaluing of the residential areas and were not addressing those issues. She said that some of the enforcement is based on the current public nuisance ordinance which includes some aesthetic items that she didn't feel comfortable using because a public nuisance deals with health, safety and welfare issues. Ms. Smith said she is trying to remove the aesthetics from the public nuisance portion of the Code. She said the proposed code changes deal with maintenance standards. In response to the Commission's question, Ms. Smith reviewed the jurisdictional survey regarding outdoor storage. Mr. Bakalla questioned the use of the word "uncultivated vegetation" that is used in the Seminole County Code and the reference to "vegetation" used in the City's Ordinance. Ms. Smith said she did not know why Seminole County used the term "uncultivated vegetation ". A general discussion ensued regarding excessive growth and the Code Enforcement Board serving also as the Nuisance Abatement Board, Mr. Parkhurst asked for a motion to address LPA 11 -13. Mr. Meadows made a motion to provide a favorable recommendation to the City Commission for LPA 11 -13 to amend the City of Casselberry Code of