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Council adopts ordinance to speed code enforcement and bring first citation to court
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 10-26 to amend penalties in the codified ordinances so that a property owner may be required to appear in court on the first citation rather than after multiple citations; the building official said the change aims to improve enforcement, and the ordinance passed on a roll-call vote with one 'No' vote (Councilwoman Wilson).
Parma City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 10-26, a change to the city’s codified penalties meant to accelerate code enforcement by bringing a property owner to court earlier in the citation process.
City building department official Mr. Wilbenthal told council the current process requires multiple separate citations before a matter reaches a court appearance, and inspectors often must return repeatedly without progress. "The new ordinance would, would bring this to a court appearance on the first citation rather than the fourth…
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