File #: ORD. NO. 2024-01    Version: 1 Name: Amend Chapter 42 City Code IPMC
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 12/12/2023 In control: City Commission Regular Meeting
On agenda: 3/26/2024 Final action: 3/26/2024
Title: An Ordinance of The City of North Port, Florida, Adopting Certain Standards of the International Property Maintenance Code Related to the Exterior Maintenance of Residential and Non-Residential Properties, Buildings, and Structures; Amending the Code of The City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 42, Article V, Sections 42-84 Through 42-86; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance - Second Reading, 2. Ordinance - First Reading, 3. 2021 International Property Maintenance Code - Chapter 3, 4. Business Impact Estimate
TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port City Commission

FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager

SUBJECT: An Ordinance of The City of North Port, Florida, Adopting Certain Standards of the International Property Maintenance Code Related to the Exterior Maintenance of Residential and Non-Residential Properties, Buildings, and Structures; Amending the Code of The City of North Port, Florida, Chapter 42, Article V, Sections 42-84 Through 42-86; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.

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Recommended Action

The City Commission continue Ordinance 2024-01 to second reading on a date to be determined.

Recommended Action for Second Reading

The City Commission adopt Ordinance 2024-01.

General Information

The City Commission directed staff to bring forward an Ordinance to adopt certain sections of the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) to ensure the exterior of non-residential properties, buildings, and structures are maintained to certain minimum standards. These standards help to reduce blight, maintain property values, and enhance the quality of life for City residents and businesses. Ordinance 2024-01 amends the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, to adopt these IPMC standards and applies them to residential and non-residential properties.

Ordinance 2024-01 has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct as to form.

Information for Second Reading:

During the First Reading at the City Commission Regular Meeting on February 13, 2024, a motion was made by the City Commission to continue Ordinance No. 2024-01 to second reading on March 26, 2024, and to direct the Charter Officers to add residential properties in the title block and throughout the document. Due to the City Commission's requested amendment to Ordinance No. 2024-01, readv...

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