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El Dorado could soon have its first housing code.

Members of the El Dorado Planning and Zoning Commission voted Monday to send a proposed housing code to the El Dorado City Council for consideration. For several months, commissioners have worked with local rental property owners to draft an ordinance to set housing standards in the city.

“The whole purpose of the housing code is to have a minimum standard for expectations of comfort and safety. We’re trying to keep people from getting ripped off and to protect our neighbors,” commission chairman Larry Moser...