Council debates building-code enforcement changes and inspection authority
Council members raised concerns about proposed building-code enforcement language (permits, right-of-entry, inspections) that staff said is model language for addressing unsafe properties; council asked for clarifications and possible contractor outreach before final action.
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Council held a lengthy debate over an amendment to Chapter 5 proposing supplemental building and maintenance codes and enforcement procedures. Several council members expressed worry that the ordinance, as written, could expand enforcement into private homes for minor repairs or enable weaponization by neighbors. One council member said, "I feel like we are ordinancing and feeding our people to death," and another warned that the wording could allow complaints to be used against well-intentioned homeowners.
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