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Council adopts clarified ordinance on streets, sidewalks and public places
Summary
Council adopted clarified ordinance language (Ord. 15-65) that specifies when the city will maintain streets and alleys and references nuisance enforcement to the general nuisance code.
Council adopted ordinance 15-65, which clarifies responsibilities for maintenance of streets, sidewalks and other public places, including alleys. Staff said the city attorney reviewed language that clarifies the city does not perform routine alley maintenance unless the city has previously opened the right-of-way for public use, has utilities in the alley, or the alley has been formally accepted for maintenance.
The ordinance revision also aligns nuisance enforcement language to the general nuisance code rather than repeating legal standards within the street ordinance. Council discussed specific scenarios such as unmaintained alleys with washouts or tree obstructions and affirmed that the city will not assume maintenance of alleys that were never opened for public use, aside from utility-related interventions.
Council moved to approve the clarified ordinance language and the motion passed. Staff will publish the ordinance language and apply the clarified standard in future maintenance and closure requests.
