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Adelanto council weighs tougher penalties for vacant land; city attorney to review legality
Summary
Councilwoman Evans presented a draft administrative-penalty ordinance targeting vacant and abandoned properties with escalating penalties, liens and potential auctions; City Attorney Todd advised legal review before action and staff were directed to return with analysis in roughly 30 days.
Councilwoman Evans (S7) outlined a draft administrative-penalty ordinance aimed at vacant land and abandoned properties that she said would create a stronger enforcement path than the city'9s current fine structure.
In her presentation Evans described a staged compliance and penalty process: notice and short cure periods followed by an initial $1,000 penalty after seven days, a 30-day window, and then an escalating daily charge if the owner fails to remedy the violation; the draft also contemplates liens…
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