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Committee votes to remove fees from downtown vacant‑building ordinance, recommends further amendment
Summary
After property owners and business‑district representatives criticized implementation details, the committee moved to remove fees tied to the 2021 downtown vacant‑building ordinance and asked staff to work with the Business Improvement District on amendments or repeal.
The Laredo Economic Development Committee on Jan. 23 voted to remove fees from the downtown vacant‑building ordinance and recommended the city work with the Business Improvement District to develop an updated approach to tracking vacancy rates.
Members and downtown property owners criticized the ordinance's implementation and said it departed from the original intent when adopted in 2021. Speakers said the ordinance was intended to create a registry of vacant properties so the city could track vacancy trends; property owners said they were told self‑reporting in year one would carry no fees, but that the currently drafted ordinance…
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