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Board advances vacant commercial/industrial building registration ordinance with 12‑month waiver amendment
Summary
On first reading the board approved revisions to Hendersonville’s building‑registration rules for vacant commercial and industrial properties, adopting a 12‑month automatic waiver of the initial registration fee when a building is actively marketed and allowing the planning commission to extend that period.
The Board approved on first reading an ordinance (2025‑O‑8) to add a registration requirement for vacant commercial and industrial buildings to Henderson Municipal Code Title 12 (first reading passed unanimously with amendments). Sponsors and staff described the change as a targeted tool to encourage cleanup, maintenance and reuse of long‑vacant properties.
Key change: Alderman Collins and Alderman Ward…
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