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Community development presents vacant-property enforcement update; proposes clarifying language and fee corrections
Summary
Community Development Director Lisa Hewitt Cruz told the Adrian City Commission the vacant-property program has identified 16 commercial and 39 residential vacant properties since January and proposed ordinance edits (Article 5, Section 10) including clarification of partial-residency verification, decorative downtown storefront treatments, extended time after fire damage from 90 to 120 days, and a fee correction for the right-to-appeal.
Community Development Director Lisa Hewitt Cruz briefed the City Commission on June 16 on the vacant-property inspection and registration program and proposed refinements to Article 5, Section 10 of the city code.
Cruz said the program is intended to reduce blight, protect property values and public safety by holding property owners accountable. She reported the program has identified 16 commercial and 39 residential vacant properties since January and outlined the current fee schedule: a $200 registration and initial inspection for each residential unit (with an…
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