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Raytown aldermen forward draft nuisance ordinance to city attorney for review
Summary
Alderman introduced a draft amendment to Chapter 28 to allow property-based nuisance findings for repeated illegal activity; the council voted unanimously to send the draft to the city attorney for review and to return it as an ordinance for a future vote.
Aldermen voted unanimously March 18 to send a drafted amendment to Chapter 28 of the city code, aimed at giving the city tools to hold property owners accountable when properties are the site of repeated illegal activity.
The drafter, an alderman who presented the ordinance as a discussion item, said the current code addresses property-maintenance issues but lacks a clear mechanism to declare repeated illegal activity (for example drug sales or possession of…
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