The KPÖ is calling for a levy on unused commercial properties after more than 280 commercial spaces in Salzburg were listed as vacant on an online platform, ORF reported. The listings are voluntary, and no official survey has been carried out. KPÖ parliamentary group leader Natalie Hangöbl said a…

Facilities staff reported on energy-hedging steps, chiller balancing with short payback, declines in natural gas use, carrying costs for vacant county properties, and early estimates that dorm demolition could exceed available dorm maintenance funds.

The city adopted Ordinance 26-04 requiring registration of ground-floor vacant commercial spaces in the C-2 central business district after six months and approved a fee schedule (Resolution R0926) that phases from $250 the first year to $1,000 in year four and later.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile City Council will discuss new requirements regarding properties that have been vacant for an extended time in downtown Mobile, according to a City of Mobile news release. Council members will consider an ordinance that would require owners of those vacant properties to register them with the city, pay an [...]

At a public hearing on ordinance 260134, neighborhood residents and association leaders urged adoption of a vacant-property registry to reduce blight, encourage renovation and hold out-of-state owners accountable; speakers cited land-bank figures and urged reasonable exceptions for bona fide sales or renovations.

Commissioners vote to close nominations and proceed with casting ballots for land bank positions.

Variance would allow conversion of empty office buildings into residential spaces in Harrisburg.