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Kingston board declines blanket waiver for treble-fee building violations; inspector urges stricter enforcement
Summary
The Kingston Select Board refused to adopt a blanket reduction for permit violation penalties after the building inspector reported 12 active cases where work proceeded without approved permits and explained the town ordinance requires trebling of permit fees for violations.
The Kingston Select Board on May 19 declined to approve a blanket reduction of treble-fee penalties for building permit violations after hearing from Building Inspector Pedro Avila about a recent wave of unpermitted work.
Avila told the board he had identified 12 properties where contractors began work without an approved permit and that “when there is a violation to the building portion of the ordinance, fees should be trebled.” He said the town’s cloud permitting system automatically applies the trebling when a stop‑work order and violation are…
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