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Committee forwards second curb-cut approval and urges stronger enforcement after repeat permit lapses
Summary
The committee approved forwarding a Realy LLC curb-cut request to the full council pending payment of double the permit fee and asked staff to invite the city planner/engineer to discuss repeated permit noncompliance by the same drain-layer contractor, raising the possibility of license suspension or revocation.
The Committee on Regulations voted to forward a curb-cut approval for Realy LLC to the full council on condition that the applicant pay double the permit fee within 30 days, and it also directed staff to meet with the city planner or engineer to address apparent repeat violations by a particular drain-layer contractor.
Committee members noted the Realy LLC application involves removal of 39 feet of curbing on Laurel Street to create an 82-foot opening. Members said the same drain-layer contractor that worked on the earlier item had again failed to pull required permits.
One committee member said that requiring double the permit fee "isn't going to be a deterrent" if the contractor repeatedly fails to pull permits and suggested the city consider suspending or revoking drain-layer licenses in repeat cases. "I think moving forward is going to have to be something more concrete and more severe than just paying double the permit," the committee member said.
The committee approved two motions: one to require payment of the retroactive fee and forward the curb-cut approval to the full council; a second to draft a resolution and invite the city engineer/planner to explain the scope of enforcement options and the city’s expectations of drain-layer license holders.
The motions carried in committee; the transcript does not include individual vote tallies. The committee asked staff to report back after meeting with city technical staff, and to place any recommended enforcement actions on a future agenda.
