Rivergrove lacks formal code-enforcement rules; council considers options

Nov 3, 2025

City attorney Carrie Richter told the joint workshop that Rivergrove's Development Ordinance does not prescribe enforcement procedure, leaving staff and council limited in issuing violations, liens or consistent penalties without adopting a new ordinance and designating an enforcement decision-maker.

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Carrie Richter told the council and planning commissioners that Rivergrove's code currently lacks written, enforceable procedures for citing and adjudicating land-use violations, which complicates uniform enforcement and due-process protections.

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