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Council advances overhaul of dangerous‑buildings code to shorten notice and change administrative fee
Summary
The council passed the first reading of a rewrite to Chapter 8 Article 4 (Dangerous and Unsafe Structures) that shortens owner notice timelines, simplifies language and replaces a $100 per‑action administrative fee with a 30% allocation of total demolition costs to the city; the ordinance was placed on the Oct. 27 agenda for second reading.
Lebanon city staff presented, and the City Council passed first reading of, an ordinance that repeals the existing dangerous‑buildings code and enacts a newly created Chapter 8, Article 4: Dangerous and Unsafe Structures. The revision shortens the owner‑notification timeline, removes redundant language and revises the city's administrative…
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