New board to hear appeals of Florence town actions
by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune
A new board to hear appeals of how the town enforces its building and technical codes was created by the Florence Town Council in a special meeting Monday afternoon.
The new five-member panel already has a request for a hearing. An attorney representing downtown landlord Gem Cox filed a request for a hearing Monday. Cox said he will argue unfair treatment, arbitrary code enforcement, and failure to follow proper procedures by the town.
The town tagged Cox’s historic building at 374 N. Main St. “Dangerous” and gave his tenant, Conquest Arms gun shop, 15 minutes to vacate two weeks ago. Cox said the new board is “a real win for downtown historic properties and anything DC (Downtown Commercial) -zoned.”
