City Of Stevens Point issued the following announcement on March 31.
The City is updating its Property Maintenance Code, which has been in place since the early 1970s. If you own property or live in the city, please attend the session on Thursday, March 31, 6 - 8 PM, in the Community Rm. at 933 Michigan Ave.
Many of the sections within this code relate to existing structures, exterior property maintenance, basic rental property standards, and other various related items within the city. Given the potential broad reaching effects of this code on many existing properties, the City will hold a public informational session to discuss the changes, the rationale of why they are being proposed, and to listen to citizen and property owner input.
The general items which may be modified under these code amendments are available for review at StevensPoint.com/CodeRewrite. The major items proposed to be modified include; adding and removing terms within the definitions section, adopting a height standard for turf grass, allowing for native lawns, limiting the parking location and number of recreational vehicles parked off of an approved hard surface, relaxing the ceiling height standards, and allowing for compliance plan submittal flexibility utilizing best management practices versus typical hard black-and-white code compliance standards.
If you are unable to attend, please review the proposed code amendment materials and submit written comments to Mark Kordus at MKordus@stevenspoint.com For those without internet service, a hard copy may be obtained and completed at the Community Development Department within City Hall, 1515 Strongs Avenue, between the hours 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Monday – Friday, or please call (715) 346-1567 if you have any other specific questions.
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