Development services describes stronger enforcement and app‑driven inspection scheduling for unpermitted work
Development Services staff said inspection and enforcement have been strengthened: the My Fort Worth app now auto‑creates permit/complaint records and schedules inspections, staff trained with City Attorney on citations, and the procurement system will auto‑schedule follow‑ups and escalate to citations after repeated notices.
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Council and Development Services discussed inspection response times for permitted and unpermitted construction. Evan Roberts, assistant director, acknowledged historical shortfalls when the inspection team was short‑staffed and described steps taken to improve outcomes: staffing up the inspection team, legal training on citation writing, and procurement system changes that schedule follow‑up inspections and escalate enforcement when notice cycles are not addressed.
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