Exterior Property Maintenance Code Workshop To Be Held In Ames On June 15

Press release from the City of Ames:

June 9, 2021

The Ames City Council will listen to the public input regarding proposed exterior property maintenance standards at a workshop scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15 in the City Hall City Council Chambers, 515 Clark Ave.

More than a decade ago, the City of Ames established standards applied to the exterior condition of rental housing in Chapter 13 of the Ames Municipal Code entitled "Rental Housing." However, these ordinances do not apply to owner-occupied residential, industrial, and commercial properties. The lack of standards has created concern from property owners who feel the value of their neighborhood is being diminished because certain conditions continue. Additionally, rental property owners believe owner-occupied units should be held to the same exterior maintenance standards. The proposed exterior property maintenance standards would be complaint driven, and Inspections staff would only investigate when alerted to an issue.

For those unable to attend, an online opportunity to provide feedback, along with details about the proposed ordinance, is available at www.CityOfAmes.org/PropertyMaintenanceCode

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