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Council discusses a vacant-building fee modeled on other cities as a tool to return properties to productive use
Summary
Council members reviewed examples from other municipalities (Ogden, Smyrna, Delaware) of vacant-building registration fees and follow-up enforcement; staff will examine legal authority and possible program design for Price.
Council members discussed adopting a vacant-building fee and registration program after staff reviewed how other municipalities have used fees to encourage property rehabilitation.
A councilor said initial online research suggested municipalities cannot impose fees unless they are directly tied to a service, but follow-up research found that some cities have established…
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