TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Josue Alcaraz. Property Standards Manager
John P. Curley. Chief Development Services Officer
DATE: 7/1/2026
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 12 of the Aurora Code of Ordinances titled Buildings and Building Regulations to Amend the 2015 I-Series adoption of the International Property Maintenance (IPMC).
PURPOSE:
To clarify and bifurcate the expectations set in ordinance for Boarding of Openings and the subsequent painting and weatherproofing of the boarded openings. Proposed amendment adoption would permit a 3-month delay for painting and fully weatherproofing after immediate securing, boarding and weather resistance of unsecured openings in structures caused by vandalism and catastrophic events.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Aurora presently operates under the 2015 IPMC and has adopted the IPMC APPENDIX A
BOARDING STANDARDS by reference in the adoption. The IPMC appendix does not make any distinction on either a permitted delay in completion of the board painting and weatherproofing NOR does it specify any enforcement discretion based upon extenuating circumstances or weather. Both discretionary instances have historically been applied in past enforcement cases.
DISCUSSION:
Approving this new clarification will set appropriate expectations for structure owners and will allow staff some now codified discretionary enforcement postponement due to inclement weather or extenuating circumstances (family illness, insurance company delays, etc.). Bifurcating the security and esthetic issues in this code passage will achieve the immediate securing of structure the City desires for neighborhood safety and will allow the owner a bit more time to achieve the esthetic painting and caulking of boarded openings within 3 months from the board up.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
Upon approval City Council will allow owners of structures with fires and other accidents more time to haggle with insurance, navigate family illnesses or losses and find an ap...
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