Committee recommends wording changes to Fountain City draft property‑management ordinance

The Fountain City Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee on June 4 reviewed a draft property‑management ordinance and recorded a set of recommended textual changes for staff to prepare a revised draft. The committee’s action was limited to recommendations rather than a vote to adopt new code.

The committee identified four targeted edits it said should be presented in a revised draft: remove the phrase in 71‑10 B that would allow snow or ice cleared from private property to be placed on public streets or property; either define or remove the phrase “normal residential use” in 71‑11 B; delete “firewood” as an item listed in 71‑11 B; and remove the reference to the “Housing and Building Standards Committee” in 71‑15 A. The minutes record these as editorial directions to clarify scope and phrasing rather than completed legislative changes.

No individual council member is recorded as making or seconding a motion on the ordinance changes; the minutes state the committee “made recommendations.” The committee did not record a formal vote to adopt any of the edits during the June 4 meeting, so the ordinance remains in draft form pending staff redrafting and a future committee review.

The committee included these edits as part of its old‑business review; members present were Chair Peter Schaϋner, committee members Scott Feraro, Christine Williamson and Ben Adank. Jim Kafer is recorded as arriving at 4:35 p.m. The minutes do not specify a timetable for returning a revised ordinance to the committee.