Code enforcement citation fines

Cited for feral roosters that migrated from the Winco parking lot into his chicken coop; says the hens and roosters are gone, code enforcement never did the promised September re-inspection, and it's hypocritical to fine homeowners for the city's feral chicken problem.

Says he removed his hens and caught the feral roosters before the deadline, but no one ever came for the promised inspection and he got a $100 fine anyway.

Says he cleaned up his overgrown vacant lot at 510 Cooper after family medical emergencies delayed mowing, and had a verbal understanding with the former code officer that never made it into the record.

Her son's cancer diagnosis derailed repairs moving a box truck in the driveway; she hand-delivered a seven-page letter to the city but was still fined $100 months later.

Spent about $700 cutting the grass and trimming trees at his B Street property after a fire department citation, but says notices went to the wrong address and he never learned the case was still open.

A woman fighting cancer says she tried twice to meet with city staff to work out her overgrowth fine from 2025, but staff never showed to either appointment, and her treatments kept her from resolving it.