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Tipton board orders daily fines for 217 Fourth Street; discusses dozen other nuisance properties
Summary
At a Tipton Board of Public Safety meeting, members voted to assess daily fines for property at 217 Fourth Street after code enforcement reported no meaningful cleanup. The board also discussed ongoing complaints and adjustments to fines for other properties including one on Mill Street.
The Tipton City Board of Public Safety voted to assess daily fines against the owner of 217 Fourth Street after code enforcement reported no meaningful cleanup of the property.
Board members said code enforcement found only partial improvement — removal of firewood — but continuing junk, overgrown grass and other unsafe conditions. The board approved an order to begin fines on May 30; the motion set the amount at $250 per day for nuisance violations and passed with an affirmative voice vote.
City code enforcement staff told the board there has been “no change” in the property's overall condition and no communication from the property owner in the two weeks since the prior meeting. Staff said the fines are intended to be punitive and that the city may need to seek a court order to have the property cleaned if the owner…
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