TO: Honorable Members of the Planning Commission
FROM: Beth Lindauer, Community Development Director
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Consideration of a Recommendation to the City Council for Adoption of a Vacant Commercial Property Registration and Maintenance Ordinance Establishing Local Regulations for the Registration, Maintenance, and Security of Vacant Commercial Properties Within the City of Red Bluff
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RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
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1. Conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony.
2. Adopt Resolution 2026-15 recommending that the City Council approve the proposed Vacant Commercial Property Registration and Maintenance Ordinance.
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SUMMARY:
The proposed Vacant Commercial Property Registration and Maintenance Ordinance would establish a local registration and enforcement program for qualifying vacant commercial properties located within the City of Red Bluff. The ordinance is intended to address the negative impacts associated with long-term vacant commercial properties, including deterioration, blight, trespassing, vandalism, illegal dumping, public safety concerns, and increased demands on City services.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed ordinance would apply to vacant commercial properties where more than fifty percent (50%) of the commercial units have remained unoccupied for more than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days. The ordinance establishes several exemptions for properties actively undergoing construction, rehabilitation, permitting, or lawful marketing for sale or lease, provided the property remains adequately maintained.
The proposed ordinance would require owners of vacant commercial properties to register the property with the City within thirty (30) calendar days after the property becomes vacant and renew the registration annually for the duration of the vacancy.
The registration process would require property owners to provide:
* Ownership and contact information;
* Local property management or responsible party contac...
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