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Council hears first reading on ordinance declaring five properties unsafe
Summary
The Planning Committee presented a first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-44 declaring five addresses unsafe under the Property Maintenance Code and ordering removal or demolition; the measure remains in committee for further action.
During the meeting council heard the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-44, introduced by the Planning Committee, which identifies five addresses the city declares "unsafe structures" under Section 111 of the Property Maintenance Code. The listed addresses are 616 11th Street; 336 S. 4th Street; 1201 Claire Street; 422 Clinton Street; and 222 Edgar Avenue.
Council did not take a final vote on the ordinance; the first reading was informational and the item will proceed through the committee process. Staff and council members discussed legal authority under the city’s adopted Property Maintenance Code and Ohio law in administering unsafe-structure determinations and possible demolition orders.
