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Board reviews draft ordinance to register and regulate vacant structures
Summary
Trustees reviewed a revised draft of Ordinance No. 26-705 to regulate vacant structures, including vacant-structure registration fees, designation of the Police Department as code enforcement, and removal of proposed lien language pending legal review. A revised draft will return in March.
The board reviewed a revised draft of Ordinance No. 26-705 intended to regulate vacant structures within the village.
Discussion covered four main elements recorded in the minutes: designating the Police Department as the Code Enforcement Officer, establishing a vacant-structure registration certificate fee of $75 for a six-month period (with a $75 extension), retaining an insurance requirement, and removing suggested lien language because of concerns about legal authority to impose it. Trustees did not adopt the ordinance at the Feb. 2 meeting; the revised draft will be presented at the March meeting for further action.
The minutes do not record public comment or a staff timeline for enforcement once the ordinance is adopted. The Village Attorney was absent at the meeting; the removal of the lien language appears to reflect trustees’ and staff’s concern about legal footing pending attorney review.
