Amy Doeun
Linwood Reporter
At the April 25 meeting of the Linwood Town Board, Town Attorney Bob Ruppe answered questions about two of the three proposed new ordinances the town is considering.broadstreet.zone(48036);
For its third ordinance, related to firearm use, Ruppe had not had the opportunity to review the ordinance and was scheduled to address the topic at the board’s May 9 meeting (after press time).
Rental housing
Related to proposed changes to the town’s rental housing regulations, Ruppe said that the question the city should start with is “What is the threshold where you want to start regulating?”
“We didn’t want to get the person that was fixing up the basement and renting it out (to have a lot of regulations),” building official Mike Jungbauer said. “I tried to get the next threshold above that.”
The ordinance requires properties with one to four bedrooms that are not owner occupied to apply for a rental license. The
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