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Committee approves referral to add penalty section to zoning code enforcement
Summary
The committee voted to send a proposed ordinance that would add a penalty/enforcement section to the 2021 zoning code, allowing the city to pursue zoning violations in housing court rather than relying solely on cease-and-desist letters.
The Lorain City Council Billings and Lands Committee voted to send to full council a proposal to add a penalty section to the city's 2021 zoning code to enable formal enforcement of zoning violations through housing court.
Planning Director Matt Kuzhenark told the committee that when the zoning code was passed in 2021 the administration and enforcement section lacked a penalty provision. "This ordinance…
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