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City staff propose ordinance to close "donut hole" on derelict nonresidential properties; preliminary cost estimate $2.3M
Summary
Development Services and City Attorney presented a proposed abandoned‑building ordinance built on state statute (cited as 160D‑12‑01) to allow the city to address long‑abandoned nonresidential structures that create public‑safety nuisances; staff estimated two additional positions (~$150,000) and demolition of current inventory at roughly $2.3 million (very preliminary).
Development Services Director Mark Matheny and City Attorney Brad Branham briefed the Public Safety Committee on Jan. 29 on a proposed abandoned‑building ordinance intended to fill a statutory ‘‘donut hole’’ for long‑abandoned nonresidential properties that generate recurring public‑safety nuisances.
Matheny said the Compliance Division enforces unsafe‑building and minimum‑housing provisions and that since 2023 their efforts have helped result in eight residential demolitions. He said the proposed ordinance borrows language from state statute (repeated in the presentation as 160D‑12‑01) to authorize repair, closing, or demolition of abandoned structures that pose public‑health or…
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