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Board of Adjustment affirms $10,000 fine in Mesa unpermitted conversion case
Summary
The Maricopa County Board of Adjustment on a 3–0 vote affirmed a hearing officer’s decision fining the owner of 7628 E. Mawson Road after staff found construction without permits converting a single‑family home into multiple living areas.
The Maricopa County Board of Adjustment on a 3–0 roll‑call vote on a procedural review affirmed a hearing officer’s judgment that found code violations at 7628 East Mawson Road in Mesa and upheld a $10,000 noncompliance fine and a $1,000 daily fine for continued construction.
The action matters because the board’s role was limited to reviewing whether the hearing officer followed proper procedure, not re‑weighing the underlying facts; the vote leaves in place the administrative penalties and preserves the hearing officer’s determination unless further appealed to superior court.
Charles Hart, a county code compliance officer, told the board the case began after a citizen complaint…
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