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Wayne code officer reports steady building activity, land-use codification and costly property-violation case heading to court
Summary
Chip, the town's code enforcement officer, presented the FY 2023-24 year-end report showing a leveling of building activity after a prior surge, continuing growth in solar projects, ongoing work to codify land-use ordinances, and a property-violation matter with roughly $45,000 in fees proceeding to court next week.
Chip, the Town of Wayne code enforcement officer, presented an FY 2023-24 year-end report at the March 18 Select Board meeting, saying building and plumbing activity has leveled after a prior jump and that solar installations continue to grow.
Chip said the fee schedule he introduced in a prior year produced a surge in recorded activity but that volumes have been "pretty steady" over the last two fiscal years. He told the board the planning board has been working to incorporate recent state mandates on affordable housing and other provisions; that work has been folded into an ongoing effort to codify the town's land-use and related ordinances.
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