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Panama City adopts ordinance requiring railroad owners to maintain vegetation, drainage outside ballast zone
Summary
The City Commission unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 32-99 on final reading, directing railroad owners and operators to maintain vegetation and clear ditches outside the immediate ballast/operational tract, with certified notice and a minimum 30-day abatement period before city action and potential liens.
Panama City’s Commission voted unanimously Feb. 24 to adopt Ordinance No. 32-99, amending Chapter 12 to require railroad owners and operators to maintain vegetation, drainage and nuisance control in rights-of-way outside the immediate ballast area.
The ordinance requires written, certified notice and provides a minimum 30 days for abatement. If property owners or railroad operators do not correct identified nuisances, the city may abate the problem…
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