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Council warns public hearing on Chapter 9 and 18 amendments to tighten "junk" enforcement
Summary
City staff proposed edits to municipal code chapters 9 and 18 to streamline enforcement, remove legacy criminal penalties, clarify mailing address source and limit a farm-vehicle exemption to the Planned Agriculture district; council voted to warn a public hearing for July 23, 2025.
The City Council agreed to warn a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. July 23, 2025, on proposed amendments to Essex Junction Municipal Ordinance Chapters 9 and 18 intended to strengthen code enforcement procedures for nuisances and "junk" on private property.
Chris from the development department presented the amendments, saying the department has ramped up code follow-up and that the proposed…
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