Windows are boarded up Tuesday at 15 Morton Place in Augusta, a practice that would be banned if city council approves a new ordinance.

This Tuesday photo shows the boarded up windows at 5 Patterson St. in Augusta.

This Tuesday photo shows 5 Patterson St. in Augusta, where windows have been boarded up for some time, according to neighbors.

This file photo from March shows 709 Eastern Ave. in Augusta, where water had been shut off for more than a month, something a proposed ordinance would prohibit.