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Saint Joseph council adopts amended chronic-nuisance ordinance, removes '200-foot' adjacent-property clause
Summary
The Saint Joseph City Council adopted an ordinance establishing rules for chronic-nuisance businesses but removed a provision that would have implicated adjacent properties within 200 feet after debate and an amendment that passed unanimously.
The Saint Joseph City Council on Nov. 12 approved an ordinance adding a chronic-nuisance-business article to the city's exterior property maintenance code but removed language that would have applied enforcement to adjacent properties within 200 feet.
The measure, introduced as Ordinance 7, revises sections governing suspension, revocation and administrative penalties and adds definitions and enforcement procedures for chronic-nuisance businesses, city staff said. Council member Eslinger pulled the item for clarification, saying the 200-foot provision could expose neighboring property owners to citations even when they were not…
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