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Kirkland committee hears code enforcement overhaul: new fines, appeals and stronger tree protections proposed
Summary
Code enforcement staff proposed a suite of amendments to KMC 1.12 to streamline appeals, add a civil-fine schedule, expand abatement authority and create penalties for removing tree-protection fencing; councilors asked for clarifications on fines, reporting and coordination with county agencies.
Shannon Sedlacek, Kirkland's code enforcement officer, presented proposed amendments to the city's code enforcement chapter (KMC 1.12) on May 25 aimed at speeding case resolution, increasing voluntary compliance and improving transparency.
Sedlacek, who introduced herself at the start of the presentation, outlined a set of changes including creation of a consolidated civil-fines section (replacing the term "monetary penalty" with "civil fine"), a shift from an automatic hearing process to an appeal-triggered hearing process, clarified authority to pursue summary abatement for hazards, expanded cost-recovery…
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