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Council to revise charter amendment and advances adoption of international property maintenance code
Summary
Council members directed staff to revise a charter amendment proposal that would raise the city's maximum fine for misdemeanors and municipal infractions to $5,000 and agreed to add the International Property Maintenance Code to city building and construction references.
Salisbury officials discussed a charter amendment and a building-code update during the Sept. 8 work session.
City staff presented a charter amendment resolution to revise section SC 5-1 of the city charter to raise the maximum fine for misdemeanors and municipal infractions from $1,000 to $5,000 to align with recently updated state law. Housing and community development staff said the measure is a first step in a broader review of fines and fees that staff plan to consolidate into an annual fine…
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