Committee recommends clarifying Chapter 11 to target repeat code violators
Administration committee recommended ordinance language to treat repeated nuisance code violations differently from continuing violations, permitting immediate citations for repeat offenses within a rolling three-month window and asking city council to consider the change.
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Staff presented recommended amendments to Chapter 11 aimed at distinguishing "continuing violations" from "repeat violations" so enforcement can better deter persistent noncompliance. Director Geary summarized counsel's suggested edits and said the proposed language would allow code enforcement to issue a single initial abatement notice and then issue citations for subsequent violations without sending another full abatement notice. "So the ask would be to recommend to city council the amendments as stated by legal counsel for section 11 12 b 4 and 11 14," Director Geary said.
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