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Lorraine public hearing considers adding criminal penalties for zoning violations; council member calls move punitive
Summary
City staff presented an ordinance to add criminal charges for zoning-code violations and referred the measure to the planning commission for review. Mary Spingalski, city council at-large, urged the council not to criminalize sign enforcement, saying enforcement is already politicized and departments are overburdened.
City of Lorraine officials opened a public hearing to consider an ordinance that would add criminal penalties for zoning-code violations and referred the proposal to the planning commission for review.
Planning and Zoning Administrator said the proposed amendment would add criminal charges to the zoning code. "Currently, the zoning code does not have criminal charges associated with any noncompliance or any violations of the zoning code," the administrator said, adding that the change would mirror the criminal charges…
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