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City of Bandera officials outline code-enforcement process, say judge now involved earlier
Summary
City staff described how code violations are reported, processed and escalated; municipal judge Mike Powers said the court now reviews some cases earlier in the enforcement timeline to improve outcomes.
City of Bandera staff described the city’s code-enforcement process and said they are involving the municipal judge earlier in some cases to improve consistency and follow-through.
At a council meeting, John, a city code compliance officer, said reports of possible violations arrive by phone, email and walk-in and that staff first confirm whether an ordinance or state statute applies before starting enforcement. "They find the ordinance ordinances or general statutes to apply and then start that enforcement mechanism," John said.
The presentation outlined the typical enforcement steps: notification to the property owner, a period…
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