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Code enforcement team outlines multitiered response to nuisance properties; staff say resource gaps hinder long-term compliance
Summary
Buncombe County’s code enforcement team described a multi-department approach to complex nuisance cases, reported 2,192 complaints since February and 107 properties that met multi-violation thresholds; staff said some properties relapse and that monitoring, legal resources and ordinance updates are needed to sustain compliance.
Jason Rogers, a county code-enforcement official, briefed the Buncombe County Board on July 15 about the county’s multi-department code-enforcement team, its workload since February and challenges in keeping properties compliant long term.
Rogers said the code-enforcement effort was established in 2021–2022 to coordinate across departments including air quality, environmental health, fire marshal, permits and inspections, planning, solid-waste environmental control and…
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