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Jones County delays adoption of minimum housing standards, sends code to work session
Summary
Commissioners agreed to study adopting the International Property Maintenance Code but deferred final adoption to a work session so staff can detail enforcement, administration and funding implications.
Jones County commissioners on Jan. 17 discussed adopting a minimum housing standard based on the International Property Maintenance Code and voted to send the proposal to a work session for further study rather than immediately adopting the code.
Commissioner Martin introduced the item, saying the county lacks a consistent standard for occupied housing and that an adopted maintenance code would create recourse for unsafe rental or owner-occupied homes. Staff and commissioners noted the…
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