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Commission adopts ordinance adding uniform dangerous‑building abatement codes
Summary
The Washington County Commission approved Ordinance No. 2025-1281 to add two uniform codes used to abate dangerous buildings, citing public‑health and property risks and built‑in due‑process safeguards.
Washington County commissioners on Thursday approved Ordinance No. 2025-1281 to amend Title 9 of the county code to add uniform provisions for abating dangerous buildings.
The ordinance adds the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings and the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code to the county’s building code, giving staff clear processes to address structures “so defective it is dangerous to life, health, or property,” county staff said. "These building … uniform…
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