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Decatur City to update property maintenance code to 2018 edition; staff weigh service options

Decatur City Council · November 24, 2025
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Summary

The council reviewed Ordinance 254619 to adopt the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, moving from the 2009 version to meet software and enforcement needs. Staff flagged a typographical reordering and said they will check whether summonses can be mailed rather than served in person.

Decatur City officials discussed Ordinance 254619, a proposal to adopt the 2018 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code to replace the city's current 2009 edition.

Speaker 2, a staff presenter, told the council: "So this is to update and adopt a 2018 property maintenance code." He added, "We're going from a 2009 to 2018," and said the update is needed in part because the CDBU software the city uses supports the 2018 edition.

Speaker 3 pointed out a published…

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