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Board reviews code‑enforcement backlog and options after staff report on fines and compliance
Summary
County staff reported roughly $11M–$12M in outstanding code fines (snapshot varies), described magistrate authority to reduce fines for properties that achieve compliance, and outlined limited options for board‑level amnesty. Staff said foreclosure on non‑homesteaded liens is now authorized by prior resolution and work is under way to develop remedies and targeted ordinance language to encourage compliance.
County code compliance staff reported progress on longstanding code‑enforcement cases and outlined legal constraints for reducing magistrate‑imposed fines.
Tony Kornman, code compliance, told the board staff had presented approximately 122 cases to the magistrate this past year; when property owners achieved compliance the magistrate sometimes…
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