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Council advances publication to add 10-inch weed-height to property code
Summary
Council voted to publish a proposed amendment to the International Property Maintenance Code (2021 edition) to include the city's existing 10-inch weed-height standard, enabling code enforcement to pursue magistrate enforcement under that code section.
Saint Marys City Council voted May 18 to publish an amendment to the International Property Maintenance Code (2021 edition) to include a 10-inch maximum weed height, the same standard currently enforced under the city’s Section 8 quality‑of‑life ordinance.
Staff said the amendment reflects existing practice: code enforcement previously used the city’s quality‑of‑life ordinance when the city was on an older maintenance code, but with new staff the department prefers enforcement using the IPMC section that will allow magistrate-level penalties. Publication begins the required public comment period and gives residents notice before the council considers final adoption.
A councilmember asked whether the change was simply a publication step; staff confirmed publication is the next step and public comment will follow. The motion to publish the amendment passed with a council majority; no formal opposition was recorded in the transcript.
