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Commissioners press staff for clearer building-permit guidance, fee explanations and online help
Summary
Commissioners asked county building staff to clarify how permit fees and enforcement fines are calculated, to provide clearer, user-facing checklists and to explore an online chat or expanded web guidance to help residents and businesses comply with permitting rules.
Commissioners on the Doña Ana County Planning and Zoning Commission pressed county building staff on Jan. 9 for clearer public guidance on permit fees, enforcement fines and the permit application process, and asked staff to explore web-based tools to help residents and small builders comply.
The discussion followed a list of questions submitted in advance by Commissioner Fisher, who said residents are unclear how fines and initial permit fees are calculated and asked that the commission be able to predict a fee range when it considers enforcement or corrective actions. "I'm not clear on how the fines are calculated," Fisher said, adding that multiple unpermitted structures raise questions about whether enforcement charges apply per…
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