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City staff report progress on code enforcement and rental inspection program; demolitions and repeat violations noted
Summary
City staff told council that code enforcement activity increased in 2024 with more citations and administrative cleanups, reported a reduction in repeat violations from prior years, and provided an update on the rental registration and inspection program including estimated rental property counts and outstanding nonresponsive properties.
City staff reported progress last year in code enforcement, property cleanups and the rental inspection/registration program, telling council they have increased enforcement activity, used administrative cleanups and liens to address repeat problems, and continue to work through a backlog of problem properties.
Staff said the code enforcement unit opened 1,421 cases in 2024 and that 672 of those were repeat cases (about 47%); staff described repeat violations as the primary continuing challenge. The department has used court orders to perform administrative cleanups — removing…
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