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City Holds First Reading on Administrative Civil Penalties and Derelict‑Structure Rules
Summary
City staff presented a first reading of amendments to Springfield Municipal Code Chapter 5 to add administrative civil penalties for nuisance code violations and strengthen rules for dangerous, derelict and abandoned structures; council opened and closed the public hearing and asked for an annual check‑in post‑adoption.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — The City Council held a public hearing and first reading Monday of a proposed ordinance to modernize Springfield’s nuisance and code‑enforcement rules, including the introduction of administrative civil penalties (ACPs) and new provisions for dangerous, derelict and abandoned structures.
Charlie Kent, who presented the item for the city, said the proposed ordinance would repeal and…
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