Village preparing exterior property maintenance code and community support programs
Planning staff proposed a new exterior property maintenance code (chapter 13) to replace scattered zoning language. Staff recommended complementary outreach—tool lending, volunteer cleanups and targeted PR—and said enforcement will require staffing increases before full implementation.
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Planning staff presented a proposal to adopt an exterior property maintenance code focused on observable, exterior violations such as tall grass, debris, outdoor storage and inoperable vehicles. Staff said the international property maintenance code would be used as a model but tailored to the village; the code would move items out of the zoning chapter into a dedicated building-chapter enforcement regime.
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