Summary
A major update to city code enforcement rules — tougher tools against vacant lots and storefronts, recorded notices of violation, new fees, and modernized rental inspection rules — cleared first reading with a promise to report back in a year.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jan 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
New re-inspection fees and cost-recovery tools offset enforcement costs.
Neighborhoods plagued by vacant lots, blight and nuisance properties.
Property owners face recorded violations, new fees and stricter vacant-property standards.
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