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Council advances code changes on stray/feral cats, parking overtime and nuisance abatement
Summary
Wheeling read ordinances to amend the codified ordinances to add rules on feeding feral/stray cats, clarify overtime parking limits in the traffic code, and authorize nuisance removal and lien placement for a property owned by Mark Downey.
At the March 28 meeting the Wheeling City Council read several proposed ordinance amendments affecting animal feeding, parking code language and nuisance abatement authority.
The clerk read an ordinance to amend and reenact Article 507 of the codified ordinances (Dogs and Cats) by adding Section 507.14, titled “feeding of feral, stray and/or undomesticated cats and felines.” The clerk also read a proposed amendment to Article 363 of the traffic code to amend Section 363.09 (overtime parking) to further clarify parking limits and overtime parking violations.
Separately the clerk read an ordinance allowing the city to assess fines and costs for failure to remove debris, vehicles and similar hazards as required by an Ohio County Circuit Court order on a city-owned property by Mark Downey. The ordinance would permit the city to remove health hazards and abate nuisances on the property and place a lien for related removal costs in accordance with the court order.
The transcripts show the ordinances were read as part of original propositions; motions to adopt other agenda items followed later in the meeting. The excerpt does not include detailed debate about the animal-feeding language or specific enforcement procedures or vote tallies for these code changes.
