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Des Moines outlines complaint-driven zoning enforcement, seeks tech and process improvements
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Chris Halsco, zoning enforcement officer for the City of Des Moines, told the council the zoning enforcement unit is a small team tasked with enforcing the city’s zoning ordinance and complementary codes.
Chris Halsco, zoning enforcement officer for the City of Des Moines, told the council the zoning enforcement unit is a small team tasked with enforcing the city’s zoning ordinance and complementary codes.
Halsco said the unit has five field staff covering corridors and neighborhoods, one in-office inspector who issues permits and licenses, and a single administrative assistant. “Our workload is reactive and complaint based,” he said, adding that a few proactive tasks exist but complaints keep staff “hopping every day.”
Halsco listed the principal codes his team enforces, citing chapter 134 (uses and zoning districts), chapter 135 (site plan review and development standards), chapter 78 (transient…
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