Board approves outside hearing officer and signals stronger enforcement for code violations
Santa Cruz County approved hiring an outside independent hearing officer to handle serious zoning and civil-code cases, part of an effort to shift from reactive complaint response to more consistent enforcement and community trust building.
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Santa Cruz County supervisors voted April 15 to authorize contract terms that will allow the county to use an outside independent hearing officer to adjudicate more serious zoning and civil-code matters. Staff said the move is intended to increase transparency, reduce internal resource strain and deliver more consistent enforcement across the county.
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