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Aberdeen strengthens enforcement: penalties can be assessed with first notice, matrix sets fines up to $3,000
Summary
The Town of Aberdeen adopted TA-24-07 on Jan. 27, giving staff authority to assess civil penalties at the time of initial notice and establishing a penalty matrix with amounts from $100 to $3,000 (higher for immediate threats); the change follows a large unauthorized clearing of 21.85 acres.
The Aberdeen Town Board on Jan. 27 approved an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance that expands the town’s enforcement tools for land-disturbing activities, allowing civil penalties to be assessed with an initial notice of violation and establishing a matrix to guide penalty amounts.
Planning Director Pam Graham said staff discovered limits in the existing code while responding to a recent unauthorized clearing. “When the recent violation came to our attention... it became evident that no civil penalties could be assessed until after a notice of…
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