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Wheeler council adopts nuisance‑code update and repeals 2019 annexation ordinance
Summary
At its Oct. 15 meeting the Wheeler City Council adopted Ordinance 2024‑04 updating nuisance regulations and approved Ordinance 2024‑03 to repeal a 2019 annexation ordinance, restoring the process so the affected parcels can be reprocessed for annexation; both measures passed by the council.
The Wheeler City Council voted on two ordinances at its Oct. 15 meeting.
Ordinance 2024‑04 (nuisance code update): Staff presented a revised nuisance code that incorporated public comments and requested edits. Council moved to adopt the updated nuisance regulations; the motion passed with affirmative votes from members present. Staff said the revision provides the city with clearer tools to issue notices, fines and liens for code violations.
Ordinance 2024‑03 (repeal of Ordinance 2019‑02): Council considered repeal language to correct procedural errors in a prior annexation ordinance adopted in 2020 (recorded as the 2019 ordinance package). The repeal restores legal clarity and allows the city to reinitiate annexation steps for three affected parcels; council moved and approved the repeal during the meeting.
Why it matters: the nuisance‑code update gives the city updated enforcement authority and procedures that staff said will be used to address derelict buildings and other code violations. Repealing the earlier annexation ordinance does not itself annex property; it clears the legal path so the city can follow required state and local annexation procedures for the three parcels involved.
Votes at a glance: - Ordinance 2024‑04 (nuisance code update): approved by council (affirmative votes recorded by members present). - Ordinance 2024‑03 (repeal of 2019 annexation ordinance): approved by council (affirmative votes recorded by members present).
Next steps: Staff will proceed with implementation of the nuisance‑code provisions and will work with owners of affected parcels and the department of state boundary/annexation authorities to correctly reprocess the annexation steps for the affected properties.
