Title
Ordinance - Consideration and Approval of an Ordinance to Adopt a Proposed Modification to Title XV “Land Usage” of the Mansfield Code of Ordinances to Create a New Chapter 158, “Standards, Registration, and Inspection Requirements for Multi-Family Dwelling Complexes and Sections Therein
Requested Action:
To consider the subject chapter creation in the Code of Ordinances.
Recommendation:
Code Compliance held inter-departmental meetings to review the proposed ordinance creation and recommends approval of the ordinance as written.
Description/History
As the City continues to experience growth and interest in multi-family development, it is important to create programs that ensure quality maintenance and upkeep is considered. The multi-family standards, registration and inspection requirements found within this ordinance protects the health and safety of residents of multi-family developments by creating an inspection and registration of multi-family complexes within the City of Mansfield.
Currently, multi-family complexes are only inspected from the exterior of the property and interior inspection are performed on a complaint basis only. This ordinance creates an inspection program that would allow Code Compliance Officers to inspect and issue compliance reports and note violations, while providing a course of action to come back into compliance. The rental registration program will assess a fee of $35 per dwelling unit yearly to register and help fund the program. All existing and future multi-family properties will be required to register on a yearly basis.
The program will require two additional inspectors, already approved in the FY 2021-22 budget. Code Compliance is actively looking to hire these inspectors so that they are in place and trained prior to the start of the rental registration program, which begin on January 1, 2022.
Justification
See information above.
Funding Source
Not applicable.
Prepared by
Cliff Griffin...
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