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Chico narrows new nuisance code for boarded-up windows, approves ordinance with six-month construction exception
Summary
Council amended Chapter 1.14 to add broken or missing exterior doors/windows and boarded-up openings as nuisances, but allowed painted boarded windows during active construction for up to six months; the measure passed 6-1.
The Chico City Council approved an amendment to Chapter 1.14 of the Chico Municipal Code adding conditions that constitute a public nuisance, including buildings with broken or missing skylights, windows or exterior doors, and boarded-up openings that are not painted to match exterior colors.
City Attorney John Lein told the council the change responds to repeated public concern about vacant and boarded properties downtown, which the city has identified as “attractive nuisances” that can promote further structural deterioration and depress…
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