{"id":6044,"date":"2011-07-26T12:33:35","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T18:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=6044"},"modified":"2011-07-26T12:33:35","modified_gmt":"2011-07-26T18:33:35","slug":"florissant-council-discusses-baggy-pants-grass-height-a-citywide-smoking-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=6044","title":{"rendered":"Florissant Council Discusses Baggy Pants, Grass Height, A Citywide Smoking Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Carol Arnett<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Florissant City Council met in an executive session before the regular council meeting Monday night to discuss several issues.<\/p>\n

The first item on the agenda was saggy pants. This is the fashion in which young men and teenagers where their pants far below the waist, allowing their underwear to show. Council President Keith English noted that the council had looked at this issue a few years ago, and asked if they wanted to revisit the idea of passing an ordinance banning saggy pants in the city. Collinsville, Illinois, recently passed an ordinance banning saggy pants.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no desire to get involved in this,\u201d Councilman Mark Schmidt said. He noted that Pine Lawn was the only other municipality in the county to have a ban.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow would we enforce this?\u201d Councilman Andrew Podleski asked.<\/p>\n

Councilman Tim Less suggested that the city look at existing ordinances. \u201cIs there anything the police can do in extreme cases?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

The second issue was grass height. Currently, the city issues a citation when grass is taller than eight inches. English said he has seen situations where there were weeds over a foot tall, but the grass was less than eight inches.<\/p>\n

Lee asked what the current policy is. \u201cI know what Mr. English is talking about,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mayor Tom Schneider said the city used common sense to enforce the ordinance. \u201cNo matter what you do, some people aren\u2019t going to cooperate,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not broke, and I wouldn\u2019t try to fix it,\u201d he said of the current ordinance.<\/p>\n

The next issue under discussion was portable dumpsters. English said these were becoming more popular. They can be purchased at stores such as Lowe\u2019s and Home Depot. After they are filled, the homeowner calls and a trash hauler take them away. The city currently requires a permit for dumpsters in residential areas, but these are not covered under the ordinance regulating dumpsters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are a relatively new technology,\u201d Schneider said, \u201cand we\u2019re probably going to see more and more of these,\u201d He encouraged the council to learn more about them and look into regulating them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese can hold 3000 pounds,\u201d Schmidt said. \u201cOnce you fill it, you can\u2019t move it. I think we have to treat them like roll off dumpsters,\u201d he said, adding that he was in favor of regulating them.<\/p>\n

Finally, English asked the council about a citywide smoking ban. He noted that the recent county ban had several loopholes that let some businesses continue to allow smoking, and is affecting those businesses that don\u2019t allow smoking. \u201cI\u2019d like to help out the restaurants that are struggling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Councilwoman Karen McKay said that she was not a proponent of exemptions. She noted that the St. Louis County Council is considering a ban. \u201cI would like to see it county-wide,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council met in an executive session before the regular council meeting Monday night to discuss several issues. The first item on the agenda was saggy pants. This is the fashion in which young men and teenagers where their pants far below the waist, allowing their underwear to show. 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