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Committee backs updating Findlay's dilapidated-structure rule rather than adopting full international maintenance code
Summary
Planning staff and the law director proposed revising municipal code §521.02 to address broken, unsafe and unsightly structures. The committee recommended the revised language with edits and asked the law director to finalize drafting for council.
Findlay planning staff and the law director presented a proposed rewrite of the city's dilapidated-structure rules (municipal code §521.02) and the Planning and Zoning Committee voted to recommend the revised, locally tailored version rather than adopting the international maintenance code wholesale.
Matt Cardano of Regional Planning told the committee he and staff "looked at what changes will we need to make to 521.02 dilapidated structures to accomplish our goals," and proposed updating the existing municipal section to cover roofs, siding, architectural elements and accessory structures without importing the broader international maintenance code.
Law Director Rob Feitner said the existing §521.02 is mainly used for demolition…
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