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Residents press Parlier council to pause enforcement, review outdated carport ordinance
Summary
Multiple residents told the council they built permanent carports based on prior staff guidance and asked the city to halt enforcement notices while the council directs staff to review and update the ordinance; the council agreed to hold enforcement and revisit code changes.
Several Parlier residents addressed the City Council on Sept. 4 seeking relief from code‑enforcement letters about permanent carports and related structures.
Residents said they built structures after asking staff and being told permits were not necessary. One speaker said she spent nearly $7,000 on a metal carport after a city inspector told her it was allowed. “He said it was okay for me to build it,” the resident said during public comment. Margaret Zamora and others described similar experiences and urged the city not to require removal while staff reviews rules.
Mayor Pamela Beltran and council members acknowledged the complaints and told residents the city would pause enforcement of the notices in this case while staff reviews the ordinance. “Hold off on your letters until we figure out… we can reassess the ordinance,” Beltran told residents. Council members said many city ordinances that guide code enforcement are outdated and directed staff to return with recommendations for revisions and an approach that balances fairness and legal constraints.
City staff and council recommended residents monitor the city website for the later agenda item that will return with proposed ordinance updates. Staff said code‑enforcement would contact people who had already received notices to inform them that enforcement was on hold pending council direction.
