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Municipal judge ruling slows code‑enforcement abatement timelines, staff warns of longer resolution times
Summary
City staff told the committee the municipal judge now expects property‑owners to appear in court before administrative search warrants are considered, which can add weeks to the city’s abatement timeline and may lengthen the time residents wait for problem properties to be cleared.
Planning and code‑enforcement staff updated the committee on longstanding efforts to accelerate nuisance abatement. Staff said the municipal judge advised that property owners should be required to come to court and be heard before the judge will consider issuing administrative search warrants. Under the city’s…
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