City of Gainesville - File #: 200720.

• File #: 200720.
• Version: 3
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/14/2021
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 7/21/2022
• Final action: 7/21/2022
• Title: Commissioner Hayes-Santos - ClearBoarding Ordinance (B)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/21/2022	3	City Commission	Approved, as shown above	Pass
6/3/2021	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
5/20/2021	2	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
1/21/2021	1	City Commission	Approved, as shown above	Pass

Title

Commissioner Hayes-Santos - ClearBoarding Ordinance (B)

Explanation

On June 3rd, 2021 the commission passed Ordinance 200720 to mandate ClearBoarding on buildings instead of them being boarded up with plywood. The plywood boarding results in a blighted look in the neighborhood. While the intent of the ordinance was to cover all boarded up buildings, the ordinance wording only specifies buildings deemed “dangerous”. This has resulted in many abandoned buildings still being boarded up with plywood and being a blight on those neighborhoods, since they were not deemed “a dangerous building”.

Recommendation:

The City Commission give direction to staff to come back with a revised ordinance on first reading that all buildings that are boarded up must use ClearBoarding.