Planning director warns draft nuisance resolution definitions may be too broad
Aug 4, 2026
County lawyers and planning staff presented a draft nuisance resolution defining nuisances and enforcement steps; Planning Director Steve Baumann urged clearer, narrower definitions and explicit departmental enforcement assignments before the board acts.
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Deputy County Attorney Nathan Maxon and Planning Director Steve Baumann presented a draft nuisance resolution intended to give the county legal authority to address public-health and safety threats. The draft defines nuisances to include unpermitted septic systems, obstructions in the public right-of-way, accumulation of debris and vacant or dilapidated structures that pose unreasonable danger.
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