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McMinnville board adopts expedited property‑cleanup ordinances, creates derelict‑property commission process and approves special‑event permit
Summary
The McMinnville City Board approved ordinances intended to speed up cleanup and recoup city costs, endorsed a process to form a seven‑member commission to review derelict properties, and approved the McMinnville Special Games route for April 25; staff also briefed the board on adopting an administrative hearing officer in partnership with Morrison.
The McMinnville City Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to adopt ordinances intended to expedite property cleanup, place remedial costs on the tax roll, and create a process to move derelict or unmaintained properties toward redevelopment.
Staff described an ordinance (referred to in the record as Title 654113) to shorten the compliance and enforcement timeline for cleaning properties and to allow the city to enter and clean properties, place liens and record those costs on the tax rolls to improve the city’s chance of recouping cleanup expenses. The board also discussed opting into a model labeled in the meeting as QCA Title 13 Chapter 1 or the "Sloan Cares…
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