Grove City enforces a comprehensive property maintenance code adopted from IPMC 2018. Blighted conditions including peeling paint, broken windows, and deteriorated roofs trigger code enforcement action.
Grove City Codified Ordinance Chapter 1442 adopts the International Property Maintenance Code. IPMC Section 304 requires structures to be structurally sound, weather-tight, and free of deterioration. Code Enforcement Division conducts inspections upon complaint. Notice of Violation provides 30 days for compliance on structural issues, 10 days for yard/rubbish violations. Unresolved violations proceed to Mayor's Court under GCCO 1442.99 with fines up to $150 per day. Severely blighted properties may be placed on Franklin County Land Bank acquisition list for demolition.
Civil penalties up to $150 per day per GCCO 1442.99. Criminal prosecution for willful violations as unclassified misdemeanors.
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