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Contractors urge stricter enforcement of roofing permits; council plans codes work session
Summary
Contractors told Beaumont City Council that lack of permit enforcement and gaps in windstorm certification are harming homeowners; council agreed to schedule a codes-and-ordinances work session to review permitting and enforcement.
Roofing contractors urged Beaumont City Council to tighten enforcement against contractors who fail to pull permits, telling the council the current system leaves homeowners exposed to insurance and resale problems.
Austin Sonnier, a 20-year roofing contractor, asked the council to adopt a “three strikes” policy that would fine contractors for failing to obtain required permits, double penalties for repeat offenses and ultimately bar offenders from working in the city after multiple violations. “Failure to pull a permit should result in a fine with the penalty being…
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