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Council reaches consensus to allow curb cut at 3640 Tyrell Drive with municipal fine; staff to confirm fine amount
Summary
Council considered a request about an unauthorized curb cut at 3640 Tyrell Drive and, after debate about precedent, reached consensus to allow the cut while issuing a municipal infraction fine. Staff said the code imposes a per-day fine; the city will confirm the exact charge and report back to council.
Council discussed a curb-cut request for 3640 Tyrell Drive after staff confirmed the work was done without city approval. Mr. Green told the council the municipal infraction for the applicable code section (52-2(b)) is $500 per day; earlier remarks citing $1,000 reflected a different code subsection and staff corrected the record.
Council debated precedent, zoning and community character. Councilman Williams urged issuing a municipal fine and closing the matter rather than prolonged litigation; Councilman Herring warned that approving an already-created curb cut could set a bad precedent and urged caution. The council proceeded to a consensus vote: a majority favored allowing the curb cut and issuing the municipal fine, with staff to compute the daily total from the date of violation to the stop-work order and return an exact figure to council.
Mr. Green said he would verify the violation date, compute the fine accrual from that date until the stop-work order and circulate the computation to council. The council did not authorize further enforcement beyond what was discussed; staff will report back with the precise amount owing and any next steps.
