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EDA directs ordinance amendment to address damaged and abandoned utility boxes
Summary
After lengthy discussion about enforcement limits and public safety, the Dayton Economic Development Authority asked staff and the city attorney to draft an ordinance amendment targeting damaged, inoperable and abandoned utility boxes and to forward it to the City Council for consideration.
The Dayton Economic Development Authority on Tuesday directed staff to prepare an ordinance amendment addressing damaged, inoperable and abandoned utility boxes and to forward proposed language to the City Council.
EDA members said the boxes pose safety and blight concerns and that current enforcement is largely complaint-driven because the city lacks staff capacity for proactive inspections. City staff and legal counsel told the EDA the existing code (cited in the meeting as code section 152.62) allows nuisance abatement but does not clearly state who pays for abatement or include…
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