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Planning staff report: nearly 1,900 permits, $134 million in valuations and code enforcement activity

Weslaco City Commission · May 21, 2025
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Planning and Code Enforcement staff told commissioners they issued about 1,900 permits and performed roughly 6,700 inspections between April 2024 and April 2025, collected approximately $467,000 in permit fees and reported potential demolition of up to 18 structures (likely fewer after compliance). Staff also previewed a rewritten junk-vehicle ordinance shifting responsibilities between police and code enforcement.

WESLACO, Texas — Planning and Code Enforcement staff briefed city commissioners in a May 21 workshop on permitting, inspections and enforcement activity for the April 2024–April 2025 period and described planned ordinance changes intended to strengthen enforcement.

A planning presenter introduced as Mr. Peraza said the department issued about 1,900 permits and performed approximately 6,700 inspections over the last year, collected permit fees of roughly $467,000 and recorded permit valuations totaling about $134,300,000. He…

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