Columbus Code Enforcement is issuing a $1,000 fine to a Columbus homeowner after repeated attempts seeking to have garbage and rubbish removed from the property’s exterior.
City officials have alleged that the property, located at 720 Maple St., is a public nuisance, citing trash, garbage and rubbish along the outside area of the house and in the porch area.
Columbus police were dispatched to the house nearly 50 times from Feb. 10, 2018 to Jan. 23, 2020, regarding alleged incidences involving trespassing, unconscious people, fights, battery, theft and vandalism, according to public records.
The Columbus Board of Public Works approved the fine on Tuesday. The purpose of the fine would be to compel the homeowner to clean the property up, said Fred Barnett, Columbus’ code enforcement officer.
“I’ve tried to get them to comply and they just haven’t done it and I’ve given them chance after chance after chance,” Barnett said.
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