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AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET MAY 30, 2002 SUBJECT: Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance repealing the City's existing ordinance on substandard buildings and consider enactment of a new Ordinance amending Chapter 7 ofthe Paris Code of Ordinances consistent with state law regarding vacant substandard buildings and structures and the abatement of such nuisance. BACKGROUND: As the City Council is aware, the Council has been deliberating a proposed substandard building ordinance and at the last City Council meeting requested a special meeting for the purpose of conducting another public hearing and to further deliberate the proposed ordinance. Since that time, the Legal Deparhnent has provided City Council a hard copy of the same Ordinance contained in computer form for the May 13, 2002 City Council meeting. In an attempt to address some of the concerns raised by Council Members at the May 13 meeting, the Legal Deparhnent has made certain discrete proposed revisions to the attached draft included in this package. Those changes are highlighted in the text of the enclosed ordinance. DESCRIPTION: The changes to the proposed Ordinance are not extensive, and may be summarized as follows: All references to time periods and days have been changed to refer to calendar days. 2. On page 4 of the proposed Ordinance, a new definition has been added to clarify that the Building Standards Commission will only be able to issue orders for the vacation of a building if those persons ordered to vacate the building are individuals other than the owner, the lessee, or invitees of the owner or lessee. This change should make it very clear that only buildings that are vacant or occupied by transients will be subject to the ordinance. 3. All reference to relocation of occupants has been removed (see pages 2, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 16 of the Ordinance). This change is also intended to reflect the intent of the Ordinance to address only vacant buildings. Other than these discrete changes, the ordinance remains essentially the same as was provided earlier. The earlier agenda information sheets describing the prior drafts are also included in this package. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive a report by the City's code inspectors regarding substandard buildings in the City, conduct a public hearing on the proposed Ordinance, and further deliberate the Ordinance. STAFF CONTACT: Larry W. Schenk, City Attorney; and Stephanie H. Harris, Asst. City Attorney COUNCIL DATE: Special Council Meeting of May 30, 2002. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: See attached revised draft Ordinance.