HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 02-21 Maplewood to study need for house code THE REVIEW Ma p lewood
oto study need
for house code
Maplewood should study Anderson's idea was referred
whether it needs a housing code, to the city staff for review.
cZsays City Councilman Norman
Anderson. BUT MAYOR John Greavu
"A lot of cautioned"I think you're going
people are to open up a can of worms."
complaining
about the way However,City Attorney John
things are Bannigan,who was questioned
going on,"he ¢ by Anderson,said housing codes
told his col Whave proven useful in other corn-
leagues last munities for maintaining mini-
week.Prob
•, mum health and safety stand-
lems cited in d .
elude littered • ; ards. He added the city will face
yards and ••.'. citizen pressure for a housing
rundown Anderson code when the community is ful-
somely developed.
houses.
Interjected Anderson:"I don't
want it(the housing code)to be
a picky one."But it should"pro-
tect everyone from rundown
conditions and protect them
from environmental slums,"he
added.
City Police Chief Dick
Schaller told the Council that
there are plans to draft a hous-
ing code for multiple dwellings.
But he indicated he doesn't have
sufficient authority to deal with
such problems as tar paper hous-
es.
"We don't have the tools to
deal with dilapidated housing,"
Schaller said. "If you had a hous-
ing code it might help,"he add-
ed.