Board debate centers on after‑the‑fact enforcement and fee policy
Board members debated whether to penalize after‑the‑fact construction and discussed existing administrative practice to double permit fees up to $1,000; staff said fee application is administrative but the board can add fee payment as a condition.
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During deliberations on the Sandstone Drive variance, board members spent substantial time discussing whether the county should punish applicants who build before applying for permits. Several members said failing to enforce penalties would invite future after‑the‑fact construction; others said modest encroachments may be reasonable on constrained sites.
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