Council Reviews Sweeping Property Maintenance Code Overhaul, Including Vacant-Building Registration
A proposed update to Racine—s property maintenance code would consolidate multiple housing- and nuisance-related provisions, adopt an international property maintenance code template, and require registration and upkeep standards for vacant buildings. Council members and staff discussed enforcement, inspection timing and fees.
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A comprehensive rewrite of Racine—s property maintenance code was presented during the budget discussion on Oct. 30. The proposed ordinance (0022-25) would replace multiple existing provisions with a single new chapter modeled on the International Property Maintenance Code, add procedures for inspection and enforcement, and introduce a vacant-building registration and maintenance program.
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