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Madison board backs ordinance to register and abate vacant, abandoned structures
Summary
The board recommended a city ordinance that would require registration, minimum property standards and a process for remediation or city-conducted repairs for vacant or abandoned buildings; staff said the registry is removable once owners comply.
The Board of Public Works and Safety on March 17 voted to recommend that the Common Council begin the ordinance process for a “Registration and Abatement of Vacant and Abandoned Structures” ordinance designed to address chronic vacant and deteriorated buildings in Madison.
City planning staff and code enforcement presented the proposal and told the board the city has managed about 1,175 nuisance and unsafe-structure cases over the past three years. “Making the heart of your town more beautiful will positively impact every other facet of your community,” a presenter said, summarizing the…
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