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Board hears proposal to allow civil fines as alternative to misdemeanor charges for minor nuisances
Summary
Staff proposed a text amendment to chapter 93 to give code enforcement discretion to use civil fines (chapter 35) instead of criminal misdemeanors for minor nuisance violations; staff said the misdemeanor option would remain and the civil route would be used rarely. The board closed the hearing with no public speakers.
At a Feb. 6 public hearing, town staff presented a proposed text amendment to chapter 93 (the town’s nuisance ordinance) to clarify that code enforcement may, at its discretion, apply the civil-fines process described in chapter 35 for certain violations instead of pursuing criminal…
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