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Council backs code enforcement and possible abatement lawsuit to address troubled hotel property

5843533 · September 18, 2025
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Summary

After continued delays by the hotel owner in remedying an unsafe property, the city will initiate code-enforcement proceedings and staff recommended, and council supported, pursuing an abatement lawsuit to compel corrective action if necessary.

City attorneys and staff told the council the permit application for a distressed hotel property has stalled and the owner had not responded to requests for information; staff said building permits had expired and that the applicant had not provided required documentation. The city will initiate code-enforcement proceedings through the normal special magistrate process and move forward with a parallel abatement action in court if the property owner does not comply.

The city attorney briefed council on…

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