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Council rejects two referrals on vulnerable-person definition and accessory-building exception
Summary
Council considered two council referrals — defining a “vulnerable person” in city code for enforcement contexts and creating an exception allowing accessory buildings to remain if a primary residence is gone — and voted down both referrals after debate about scope and feasibility.
Two council referrals that would have altered enforcement and zoning policy were discussed on Aug. 18; both motions to forward those referrals for staff or commission work did not pass.
Councilor Cruz proposed language to incorporate a definition of “vulnerable person” into city ordinances to guide code enforcement and property-rights decisions. Cruz argued the definition would help…
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