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Warren County building and zoning officials outline staffing, revenue and service expansion
Summary
The county's Building and Zoning director and chief building official updated commissioners on staffing, permit activity, revenue returned to the general fund and new standardized plan-review processes used across contracted jurisdictions.
Ray Drafft, director of building and zoning, and Michael Gladwell, chief building official and deputy director, told the Board of Commissioners that the county's building and zoning operation has 16 employees and generated roughly $2.5 million in gross income in 2024, returning about $1 million to the general fund.
Drafft described the department's daily operations and outreach: a staffed customer counter, one-on-one appointment service, an automated permitting website and field inspections. He said the department issued approximately 342 zoning permits and held four hearings in the most recent reporting period and that the most…
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