Oak Harbor staff review code-enforcement practices and propose fence-code changes
City code enforcement officer described a largely complaint-driven program with a 98.4% compliance rate; planning staff proposed allowing 6-to-7-foot residential fences without permits and removing a 10-foot corner-lot setback, with council asking for more process and timing detail.
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Ray Helsley, Oak Harbor’s code enforcement officer, told the City Council at the workshop that the city’s enforcement program is complaint-driven and that he works part time (about 15 hours per week) to respond to reported violations. "I have a 98.4% compliance rate that pretty much stays consistent month to month," Helsley said, describing a process that starts with a notice of violation giving a 10-day period to respond and can progress to a final notice and order and, in rare cases, city abatement and liens.
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