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Ashland adopts consolidated city code; staff to publish searchable digital code
Summary
The board gave final approval to an ordinance adopting a consolidated, searchable city code to replace scattered PDF chapters; staff will return a digitized version to be hosted on the city's website.
The Ashland Board voted to adopt an ordinance consolidating ordinances passed since the last code compilation into a single, searchable city code.
Staff explained the codification project began in 2021 to consolidate ordinances into a comprehensive code book and will conclude once the contractor produces a digitized, hosted version for the city website. The intent is to avoid large, infrequent code-rewrite projects by moving to regular quarterly or biannual updates as needed.
Council moved, seconded and approved the ordinance on its second reading. Staff will pass the adopted text to the contractor to produce the searchable, hosted edition.
The staff presentation emphasized that the process will capture ordinances passed since the prior code and keep the digital code current to simplify online public access.
