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Council adopts stricter commercial property maintenance rules, ordinance 25-36 passes 4-1
Summary
After extended debate, the Syracuse City Council approved proposed ordinance 25-36 amending municipal code section 6.10 to strengthen upkeep requirements for vacant and commercial lots; the measure passed 4-1 with changes discussed at the meeting.
The Syracuse City Council voted 4-1 to adopt proposed ordinance 25-36, an amendment to Syracuse Municipal Code section 6.10 relating to property maintenance regulations for commercial and vacant lots.
Council members debated enforcement language and several substantive edits before the vote. Major changes the council endorsed in the final motion included replacing the prior "same or equal" plant-replacement language with a more flexible requirement to replace dead vegetation with "similar" plants, allowing a property-owner up to a 25% reduction in required vegetation…
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