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Athens affordable housing commission to form ad hoc group to review rental code inspections
Summary
Members of the Athens City Affordable Housing Commission voted to revise and return a resolution that would create an ad hoc committee to review rental code inspection processes, citing staffing limits in the city code office and recommendations in the 2040 comprehensive plan.
Solve Spiones, chair of the Athens City Affordable Housing Commission, introduced a resolution at the commission’s meeting proposing an ad hoc committee to review the city’s rental code inspection processes and recommend ways to improve efficiency and safety.
The commission’s proposal draws on the Athens 2040 comprehensive plan, which “according to the 2040 comprehensive plan” says about “70% of the housing units in Athens are rentals,” and lists two housing priorities related to rentals: “improve the student rental experience” and “empower the code office.” Commissioners and guests discussed staffing limits in the code and community development office, gaps in inspection coverage, and possible nonbudget solutions such as better use of existing reporting software and searchable online rental databases.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the city’s high rental share strains code enforcement resources and that the city does not currently have enough officers to inspect every…
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