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Commissioners, planning staff debate simpler timelines and stiffer stop‑work penalties in Title 19 rewrite

Okanogan County Board of Commissioners · September 15, 2025
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Summary

Workshop on proposed Title 19 code enforcement focused on simplifying timelines (staff favored a 30‑day window), introducing stop‑work orders, daily penalty accruals, lien authority and potential criminal referral thresholds; staff will revise the draft code and prepare flow charts and standardized forms for review.

Planning staff and the county’s code counsel led an extended workshop on the proposed Title 19 code compliance rewrite intended to give the county new tools short of immediate criminal prosecution. Topics included: a standard courtesy notice and investigation period, a recommended 30‑day compliance period before daily monetary penalties begin; the distinction between a notice of violation and a…

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