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Council committee advances vacant-property registration concept to recover housing and tidy blight
Summary
The administration presented a proposed vacant-property registration and escalating-fee program designed to bring unused rental and commercial units back into service; the code office would administer the registry and exemptions would cover temporary absences such as sabbaticals or military deployment
City staff presented a proposed vacant-property registration ordinance to the Planning and Development Committee intended to encourage owners to re-occupy usable rental units and deter long-term vacancy of residential and commercial buildings.
Assistant Service Safety Director Andrew Chicky described the policy as a registration and escalation-fee program for properties that meet the code definition of vacant. He said the proposal is…
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