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Wasilla planners discuss code‑compliance process and surge in permit activity
Summary
Commissioners pressed staff for clearer code‑compliance procedures and more detailed permit reporting after planner said the office processed more than 30 permits in two weeks and that some compliance procedures and software integrations need clarification.
Commissioners at the Wasilla Planning Commission on Feb. 11 pressed planner Wellman for clearer procedures on code compliance and asked for more detailed reporting on recent permit activity.
Commissioner Brown asked whether the commission would be notified when a case escalates beyond the code compliance officer, asking specifically whether the police department, the clerk’s office or a hearing officer is involved. Wellman said she had not yet worked through escalation to court or hearing‑officer stage for local cases and that some aspects involving the police department’s software integration remain unclear.
“Well, I say no only because I don't know. I don't know. I haven't gone through that process yet,”…
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