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Commission asks staff to review code enforcement rules after public complaints about vehicles and boats in front yards
Summary
A resident complaint about vehicles in a front yard prompted commissioners to ask staff to circulate ordinance excerpts and assess whether code language needs revision or more case-by-case discretion; staff said it will email excerpts and return with recommendations.
A public complaint about a vehicle or boat parked in a front yard prompted an extended commission discussion on Jan. 13 about Newberry's code enforcement approach and whether certain ordinances should be revised or applied with more discretion.
Commissioner Coleman raised concerns about enforcement practices and urged a "common sense" approach to issues such as boats, RVs and unlicensed vehicles in front yards. Commissioner Clark and others…
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