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Community development asks board for new code‑enforcement inspector as complaints and permits rise

Southampton County Board of Supervisors · April 10, 2024
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Summary

Community development staff said inspections and nuisance complaints have increased and requested a dedicated code‑enforcement/nuisance inspector (not included in the delivered budget packet) to respond to tall grass, inoperable vehicles, dilapidated structures and other countywide nuisance issues.

Miss Lewis of the community development department told supervisors that the department is understaffed and needs an additional code‑enforcement inspector to handle an increasing workload.

She said inspection staffing is currently 3.5 full‑time equivalents for a 602‑square‑mile county and planning staff is roughly 2.5 FTEs, leaving little capacity for both plan review and nuisance…

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