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Magistrate gives homeowner 30 days to secure final building-permit approval, delays fines
Summary
The special magistrate ordered Kathleen Berman to complete the building-permit process for 123 Sunset Drive within 30 days; the city will schedule a follow-up hearing to consider fines if the permit is not issued.
Special Magistrate Lonnie Groot ordered that homeowner Kathleen Berman complete the building-permit process for 123 Sunset Drive within 30 days; if the permit is not issued within that window the city will schedule a MASI hearing to determine whether fines should be imposed.
The order matters because it resolves ongoing code concerns by tying relief to the permitting process: city staff told the magistrate that the homeowner had pulled a building permit on May 6, 2025, and the magistrate accepted a compliance plan that gives…
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