The most recent evidence of the effectiveness of the vacant building ordinance the Town of Snow Hill passed in July, can be seen in the identification of at least 63 structures, some of which have been registered or are awaiting response from their owners, according to Town Manager Kelly Pruitt.
Letters were sent to the property owners in mid-July, Pruitt said, giving the recipients 30 days to register or provide the town with a plan for the property.
“We were happy to have 37 people respond and were able to identify 15 properties as occupied or under construction, such as the downtown storefronts,” Pruitt said. “There were 26 properties where we did not receive a response.”
The process is underway to contact those remaining owners and give them final notice to comply with the new rule.
“Considering that this is a newly adopted ordinance, we have been trying to be patient with the process but will now take a stronger approach with enforcement,” she said. “Unfortunately, if they do not respond to the second notice, we will have to proceed with assessing fines.”
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3 comments:
Some of the missing responses would come from absentee landlords whose addresses aren't current.
My building, my business, not yours or the city's.
As long as my yard is mowed, who gives a flying ?? whether it is occupied or not.
just more government interference and a reason to rape you with bogus fines.
What is done behind closed private doors is not any business of the govt. local or otherwise. Storefronts are not required to be open to public traffic.
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