Public Safety Ordinances discussed at Beardstown council meeting

The Public Safety Ordinance, which includes property maintenance code issues, was discussed at length in the September 19th Beardstown City Council meeting. 

There are two types of violations: Property Maintenance Violations and Non-Property Maintenance Violations, examples are listed in the ordinance. If a code violation is written and a fine is given. If the person pays the fine without fixing the problem, then in this instance a charging document may be given. That person will then have so many days to fix the problem or ask for an extension in fixing the problem before they start acquiring daily sanctions. Abandoned buildings can also be subject to this ordinance.