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Council adopts stronger code‑enforcement fines and declares failure to correct illegal grading a nuisance
Summary
The council approved updates to administrative code enforcement: standardized escalating daily fines for continuing violations, clarified definition of 'subsequent offense', and added failing to correct grading without a permit to the nuisance definition.
Provo City Council on April 22 approved an ordinance updating Title 7 (administrative enforcement) that changes several enforcement details, including a standardized daily fine schedule for ongoing code violations, clearer definitions for subsequent offenses, and a new nuisance designation for unpermitted grading left uncorrected.
Zoning Administrator Scott Johnson told the council the changes are primarily…
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