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Council hears how zoning enforcement addresses front‑yard parking, unpermitted uses and commercial vehicles
Summary
Zoning staff described common violations—front‑yard parking, prohibited uses, unpermitted work—and explained the standard notice-and-escalation process, limits on fines and when cases go to court.
Brian Barry, deputy director of zoning, told council members the most frequent zoning complaints involve prohibited uses, front‑yard parking and unpermitted work such as unpermitted accessory structures or conversions. “Front yard is not okay,” staff said during the presentation while explaining the zoning rules for single‑family and two‑family dwellings.
Barry and colleagues said the typical enforcement path begins with education and a notice of violation (NOV). Barry described a multi-step…
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