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County staff propose removing duplicative 1995 public-nuisance code and using existing human-health and zoning ordinances
Summary
Staff told the committee the county's 1995 public-nuisance ordinance duplicates more recent human-health-hazard and zoning language and recommended redlining the old ordinance for a county-board cleanup; a redline version will be in the next agenda packet.
Sarah (last name not specified) and county environmental services staff briefed the committee on a review of the county's public-nuisance ordinance, originally adopted in 1995. They reported that since the county adopted a human-health-hazard ordinance several years after 1995 and with existing zoning provisions, much of the public-nuisance language is duplicative or overlaps with other enforceable ordinances.
Staff said specific examples of items they would remove include provisions already covered under the human-health-hazard ordinance or under zoning and code enforcement. They said matters such as excessive noise are handled by law enforcement and do not belong in the county's public-nuisance text. Staff proposed preparing a redline version that shows which lines would be eliminated and where remaining topics are covered by other ordinances; that redline will appear in the next meeting packet for committee review before forwarding to the county board.
Committee members characterized the proposal as a housekeeping cleanup and asked staff to include cross-references to the existing ordinances. Staff confirmed the redline will identify the ordinance sections and corresponding authorities.
Why this matters: removing duplicative ordinance language reduces confusion about enforcement responsibility and avoids conflicting code provisions.
Ending: Staff will provide the redline version for the committee's next meeting packet.
