Oakland
From the meeting · Community and Economic Development Committee, · 0:54
Will higher nuisance fines hit businesses unfairly?
The committee is weighing an ordinance that raises maximum nuisance fines to as much as $10,000 a day, and a member asks whether it covers noise and how businesses can seek review.
a councilmember and a speaker
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a councilmember does it also address noise?
a speaker Yep.
a councilmember Because that's also something that's really...
a councilmember I mean, I I represent a district that has a lot of entertainment venues.
a councilmember Yep.
a councilmember And it's also...
a councilmember We've seen petitions this year of how some business owners feel that the enforcement that that that they receive is very racialized.
a councilmember Right.
a councilmember So I wanna be clear that there is an opportunity for the city administration to weigh in
a speaker Yep.
a councilmember And and view these Yep.
a councilmember On a case by case basis so that individuals who are victimized or even if that's their perspective have an opportunity to petition the city for some review.
a councilmember Yeah.
a councilmember Absolutely.
a councilmember It doesn't change the petition process.
a councilmember It doesn't change the city administration or code enforcement's discretion.
a councilmember It just modernizes the fine amount.
Where it's from
- Higher fines for unabated nuisances Item 8: what happened
- The episode: Committee backs shorter parking contract extension; capital audit and housing bonds head to council
- The full recording from here