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Alamogordo commission approves Ordinance 1707 after public comments on permitting
Summary
The Alamogordo City Commission voted 6-0 to approve Ordinance 1707. Public remarks and commissioner comments during the discussion focused on homeowner awareness of building-permit requirements and enforcement concerns.
The Alamogordo City Commission approved Ordinance 1707 by a 6-0 vote after a brief discussion in which a member of the public described unexpectedly learning that a permit was required for insulation work.
The public commenter said, “We had a situation where I didn't know you needed — my husband didn't know you needed a permit to put in insulation. Had no clue. So we pulled the permit. CID was super nice about it. We pulled the permit.” The commenter added that homeowners often do not realize when permits are required and said, “It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask permission.”
Commissioners discussed the practical effects of underreported or unpermitted construction, with one commissioner describing how unpermitted work can create longer-term hazards: “And then you end up with a whole subdivision that never got permitted and nobody even knew the darn thing was there until sewage was leaking out in the streets.”
Commissioner Reardon moved to approve Ordinance 1707; Mayor Pro Tem McDonald seconded the motion. The roll call produced six affirmative votes and no negative votes; the motion passed 6-0. The ordinance text and effective date were not specified in the meeting record.
Remarks related to permitting were made during the ordinance discussion and public-comment portions of the meeting. No follow-up direction to staff or additional implementation steps were recorded on the ordinance during the session.
