Council updates code-enforcement wording, limits demolition reimbursements and removes automatic certified-mail requirement

May 6, 2025

The council approved ordinance changes replacing the term "dangerous buildings" with "substandard buildings," approved an interlocal cap on county demolition reimbursements, and removed a blanket requirement to send code-enforcement notices by certified mail, giving staff discretion.

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Breckenridge City Council approved three items the city attorney and staff said are intended to modernize and streamline code enforcement: an ordinance replacing the phrase "dangerous buildings" with "substandard buildings," an updated Stevens County interlocal agreement capping demolition reimbursement at $20,000 annually, and an ordinance removing the requirement that the city send all code notices by certified mail.

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