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Council holds first reading on updated nuisance code, administrative civil penalties proposed
Summary
Staff presented a proposed rewrite of Springfield Municipal Code Chapter 5 to add administrative civil penalties and clearer rules for dangerous, derelict or abandoned structures; the item was a first reading and public hearing with no final action taken.
Councilors heard a staff presentation on an ordinance that would update Springfield Municipal Code Chapter 5 to add administrative civil penalties (ACPs), clarify nuisance definitions, and establish objective standards and registration and abatement procedures for dangerous, derelict and abandoned structures.
Charlie Kent, presenting for the city, described the proposed repeal and replacement of several Chapter 5 sections and said the goal…
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