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Residents raise Fourth Amendment and procedural concerns about nuisance-inspection language in municipal code amendment
Summary
During public comment at the July 14 meeting, residents questioned proposed changes in Ordinance G2025-14 concerning inspections, definitions of abandoned property and administrative warrants; council leadership said the changes mainly clarify enforcement around exteriors and debris, not interior home entry.
Ordinance G2025-14, a first-reading item on the council’s consent agenda, drew public comment and questions about search authority, the definition of abandoned property and potential Fourth Amendment implications.
Resident Angie Bullock flagged language in proposed Section 8.10.0.03(b) that she said could allow inspections or entry when a property is labeled…
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