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Bristow adopts administrative nuisance-abatement ordinance to speed enforcement
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 14, Article V, to allow an administrative process for weeds, grass, trash and debris abatements, delegating initial steps to the City Inspector and creating a mayoral appeal within 10 days.
The Bristow City Council voted unanimously July 7 to adopt an ordinance "Amending Chapter 14, Health and Sanitation, Article V, Nuisances" that moves nuisance-abatement initial actions from full council review to an administrative process. City Attorney Beth Anne Childs described the change as a way to "free up the council on the weeds, grass, trash & debris abatements" and allow the City Inspector to post and mail notice and provide a 10-day window for residents to appeal to the mayor.
Under the new procedure described in the ordinance, the inspector handles abatement steps, the mayor may hear an appeal or schedule a meeting, and dissatisfied residents retain the right to appeal the mayor's decision to the council. The ordinance text recorded in the minutes provides for severability and repealer; the minutes show council approval by roll call. The ordinance number was not specified in the minutes.
