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Council tables downtown storage ordinance after residents and fire chief raise concerns; sewing business owner given time to open
Summary
The City Council postponed an ordinance that would declare first-floor storage on multistory downtown buildings a public nuisance after a tenant planning a sewing repair-and-instruction business and the fire chief raised concerns about targeting and fire risk.
The City Council postponed consideration of an ordinance that would declare storage uses on the first floor of multistory buildings in the downtown corridor a public nuisance, after public comment from a tenant who recently rented a downtown storefront and from the fire chief.
Why it matters: The ordinance, intended to encourage retail and reduce combustible storage visible from public rights-of-way, touches on property rights, downtown revitalization goals and public-safety code enforcement. The council delayed action to avoid unduly penalizing a new small business owner who said she is preparing to open…
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