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Council advances changes to land-use enforcement allowing posted stop-work orders; DPP seeks technical edits
Summary
Bill 33 (2025) would permit the Department of Planning and Permitting to post stop-work orders on properties as an alternate form of notice; the committee amended the bill to CD1 and reported it out for second reading with public hearing scheduling while DPP recommended several edits.
The Zoning Committee amended Bill 33 (2025) to CD1 and reported it out for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing. The bill would modify administrative enforcement provisions in the land-use ordinance to permit the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) to post stop-work orders on a property as an alternative to certified mail service.
Council Chair Waters, the bill’s introducer, said the change arose from difficulties enforcing stop-work orders on so-called “monster homes,” where work continued unless…
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