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Planning staff propose civil enforcement overhaul to replace misdemeanor penalties
Summary
Planning staff presented a draft code to move enforcement from misdemeanor prosecution toward voluntary compliance agreements, administrative hearings and civil penalties with staged waivers to incentivize remediation; commissioners asked for more drafting and legal review before formal action.
Okanogan County planning staff on Aug. 6 introduced a draft amendment to Title 19 that would change enforcement practices for land-use and compliance violations. The proposal would allow the county to use voluntary compliance agreements, civil penalties and administrative hearings (before the hearings examiner) rather than immediately pursuing misdemeanor charges for many code violations. The code draft includes a…
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