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Board refers draft vacant-building ordinance to planning and development committee
Summary
After a wide-ranging debate about goals, owner notification and enforcement, the board voted by voice to send a draft vacant-building ordinance to the planning and development committee for review and legal analysis; commissioners emphasized a warning phase and outreach to property owners before penalties.
The Oxford City Board of Commissioners discussed a draft vacant-building ordinance intended to reduce long-term vacant and dilapidated properties in the city’s commercial areas. The mayor and multiple commissioners described empty buildings that have sat unused for years, cited public-safety and aesthetic concerns, and said the goal is to encourage reuse…
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