REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 30, 2015
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
Title
BILL - (For introduction) - Repealing Section 10-617 and adding Section 10-617; amending Section 10-603; and repealing Sections 10-620, 11-335 and 11-422 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to standards for vacant buildings
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council accept the introduction of the attached ordinance repealing Section 10-617 and adding Section 10-617; amending Section 10-603; and repealing Sections 10-620, 11-335 and 11-422 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to standards for vacant buildings.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In response to community concerns regarding blighted vacant properties, the Mayor-Council Code Enforcement Task Force prepared a report and recommendations proposing changes to the Vacant Building Ordinance. The proposed amendments will enhance the City's ability to remove blight and set achievable standards for maintenance of vacant residential properties. The revisions to the Ordinance clearly define property standards and the penalties for noncompliance and reflect the unanimous consensus of the stakeholders representing the Task Force.
BACKGROUND
The Fresno General Plan was created to protect investments in private and public property; to preserve neighborhood character and community values; and to promote investment and reinvestment in Fresno's established neighborhoods.
Recognizing that the strategic, efficient and effective use of the City's code enforcement authority is a key to successful implementation of the 2035 General Plan, Mayor Ashley Swearengin, along with select members of the Fresno City Council, launched a multidisciplinary Code Enforcement Task Force in September 2014. The purpose of the Task Force was to review existing codes in relation to the Fresno General Plan; evaluate current Code Enforcement processes and pr...
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