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Council discusses code-enforcement notices, neighborhood watches and law-enforcement information sharing
Summary
Council members asked whether the city can receive law-enforcement information to support code-enforcement investigations, recommended neighborhood watches, and clarified that current ordinance allows shutdown after three valid complaints; staff said they will follow existing enforcement steps while policy is reviewed.
During the reports section, council members discussed the interaction between code enforcement and law enforcement. Council member S2 asked whether the city receives information from the sheriff or other law-enforcement agencies when incidents occur inside Dune City boundaries; the chair said such information should be provided to the sheriff's department and that neighborhoods commonly self-organize watches.
Council members also discussed enforcement standards in the STR ordinance. A staff member said the existing process requires three valid complaints before a shutdown, and several council members said the city should consider more effective enforcement and clearer penalties for property managers who do not respond to complaints. The council directed staff to use the current process on the problem property raised by residents while broader ordinance changes are developed.
