An Ordinance in Relation to Amending B.C.O. §§ 1-9 & 21-29 Re: defacement of property and ordinance violations targeting individuals on the bases of protected classificationsOrdinance 7.6

Sponsor: Ordinance Committee
Public Hearing Dates:
First reading: October 28, 2024

Referred to: Rules suspended and placed in all stages of passage: 12/09/24

Second reading:
Action:
Date:

Signed by Mayor: 12/13/24

Published: 12/18/24
Effective: 01/08/25

Public Hearing Dates:

It is hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City of Burlington as follows:

That Chapter 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Sec. 9, thereof to read as follows:

Paragraphs (a) to (d), as written.

(e) Public nuisances. Any property within the city found to be maintained in violation of any provisions of this code or which in any other way endangers the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city ,and any violation of any provision of this code that interferes with a public right, including air, noise, or water pollution, the emissions of noxious odors, or damage to public property in violation of section 21-29, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and may be ordered abated in any manner provided by law.

Charter reference, as written.

State law reference—Authority of municipality to define public nuisance and to provide for penalty for violation of any ordinance, 24 V.S.A. § 2291 (14) and (15).

And further that Chapter 21, Article I of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Sec. 29, thereof to read as follows:

Paragraphs (a) to (d), as written.

(e) To encourage and facilitate enforcement, the city shall maintain and advertise an electronic mail address or similar electronic means by which members of the public may provide photographs, video footage, or other information to the police department about violations of this section and the identities of responsible parties. Such system shall entail direct electronic communication with the police department and not the posting of information online and readily available to the public.

*Material stricken out deleted.

**Material underlined added.

er/Ordinances 2024/Amending BCO 1-9 & 21-29 re defacement et al.12/09/24

This article appears in The Reading Issue 2024.