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Council adopts ordinance to address abandoned structures after debate over Helene‑damaged properties
Summary
Council adopted a new article authorizing repair, closure or demolition of abandoned structures deemed health or safety hazards; staff said demolition is rarely city‑initiated and the ordinance provides clearer authority to seek compliance while protecting owners actively pursuing repairs or grants.
The Asheville City Council adopted an ordinance inserting a new article in Chapter 4 to provide tools for repairing, closing or demolishing abandoned structures that pose health or safety hazards.
Mark Mathede, director of development services, told council the language is drawn from North Carolina general statutes (presented as "160 d dash 12 o 1" in staff remarks) and is intended to fill a regulatory gap for nonresidential…
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