Summary
New rules — with fees and fines — for maintaining and securing unoccupied or abandoned properties were continued to June 23 while staff works with the apartment association on clarifications.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jun 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
New fees and fines would be imposed on owners of vacant properties once adopted.
Neighbors of vacant, blighted, or poorly secured properties.
Owners of vacant properties would face new fees, fines, and monitoring requirements.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Orange City Council — June 23, 2026
New rules and fines target neglected vacant properties like the old Sears and JCPenney sites near Canal Street, which neighbors say have become magnets for blight, encampments, and crime. The ordinance tiers enforcement and ditches the registration requirement after the apartment association's objections.
Orange City Council — June 9, 2026
New rules — with fees and fines — for maintaining and securing unoccupied or abandoned properties were continued to June 23 while staff works with the apartment association on clarifications.
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