Yeadon council adopts abatement ordinance and advertises fee schedule, tarp rules for public comment

The Yeadon Borough Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 2025-004 amending abatement, impounding and violations rules and to publish two draft ordinances for public comment: a Master Fee Schedule (Ordinance 2025-005) and a vehicle-tarp ordinance (Ordinance 2025-008).

Council members said the fee schedule action is largely clerical: fees listed in several places in the code are being consolidated to a single Master Fee Schedule for clarity. Solicitor Sean Kilkenny told council staff are exploring broader language that would allow future fee changes by resolution to reduce repeated ordinance advertising.

Council also approved advertising a tarping ordinance that staff said will limit how long a vehicle may be tarped on a public street and will authorize police inspection of tarped vehicles. Meeting discussion specified a 48-hour time limit tied to state guidance; council members stated the version to be advertised will include that limit and clarified that advertising means the draft will be published in the local newspaper for public inspection before a final vote.

All three votes (adoption of Ord. 2025-004 and advertising of Ord. 2025-005 and Ord. 2025-008) were unanimous. Council members said final votes on advertised ordinances will occur at a later meeting after the public comment period. The solicitor noted the advertising step is procedural and that corrected language will be used before publication.