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Dover council adopts sidewalk and snow-removal ordinance; fine cut to $50, city drops door-hanger warning
Summary
City council adopted an amended ordinance requiring property owners or tenants to maintain sidewalks and rights-of-way, established an appeal process and reduced the enforcement fine from $100 to $50. Council selected the version without a door-hanger warning system (option B).
The Dover City Council approved an amended ordinance amending Chapter 98 (duty to maintain sidewalks and landscaped areas) that clarifies timing, creates an appeal process and reduces the maximum fine for violations from $100 to $50.
Eddie Cobb, the city's chief code enforcement officer, briefed council on staff's two alternatives: Option A would add a warning system, including a door-hanger; Option B would not include a warning door-hanger. Cobb said staff revised the ordinance to "clarify the ordinance, develop a appeal…
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