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Board agrees staff should draft ordinance to let building official waive after‑the‑fact fee in narrow cases

Gloucester County Board of Supervisors · February 17, 2026
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Summary

Staff told the board of a case where a misdirected notice led to an after‑the‑fact fee; supervisors asked the county attorney to research whether the board can allow one‑off waivers and how to amend the ordinance. No immediate ordinance change was adopted.

Gloucester County supervisors discussed whether to give the building official limited discretion to waive the double "after‑the‑fact" permit fee in exceptional circumstances after staff presented a recent case in which a permit notice was misdelivered.

Miss Steele, the county administrator, outlined the situation…

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