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Building inspectors report sharp rise in housing permits and 2025 code changes
Summary
City building inspector Cameron Hepperly told the Twentynine Palms City Council the department processed more than 1,000 permits in 2025 and issued 38 residential permits (53 housing units), highlighted frequent ADU questions, and outlined 2025 code changes such as required permanent foundations for storage containers and electric heat pumps for new pools.
Cameron Hepperly, a Twentynine Palms City building inspector, told the City Council on March 9 that the building department processed over 1,000 permits in 2025 and issued 38 new residential permits (representing 53 housing units because some permits covered multifamily units). Hepperly said the numbers mark a growth from 25 new housing permits in 2022, 14 in 2023 and 13 in 2024.
Hepperly described the department’s staffing and chain…
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