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Newberg adopts rewritten dangerous‑building code to expand abatement tools
Summary
Councilors unanimously adopted an ordinance revising Newberg’s dangerous‑building rules, giving code enforcement clearer notice, entry and abatement authority and linking remedies to nuisance liens.
The Newberg City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance on May 19 that revises the city’s dangerous‑building provisions to give code enforcement clearer processes and enforcement tools.
Neil (building official) told the council the rewrite was prompted by recurring problem properties and expanded an earlier two‑paragraph section into a longer chapter that he said “ties it in very nicely” and supplies new tools for officers to…
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