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Council to add $50 smoke-detector inspection/no-show fee; Howard Street setback dispute to be surveyed
Summary
Red Lion Borough Council agreed the solicitor will amend ordinance language to permit a $50 inspection fee and a $50 no-show fee for smoke-detector inspections. Council also discussed a Howard Street setback and directed the neighbor to obtain a property survey; the solicitor clarified the borough relies on owner-supplied permit documents and does not perform surveys.
Red Lion Borough Council on June 8 agreed to add a $50 fee for smoke-detector inspections and a $50 no-show fee to the borough fee schedule, with the solicitor directed to amend borough code section 7-304 to authorize the charge.
Councilmember Evan Heister asked for the $50 no-show fee to be added. Solicitor Samantha Craley-Byerts told council that the fee is not currently authorized in the ordinance and said she would prepare an amendment to 7-304 to include the $50 inspection fee and a $50 no-show fee. Council did not vote on retroactive application of the fee during the meeting.
Separately, council discussed a Howard Street property where a trailer's setback was disputed. A neighbor will obtain a survey after being told the trailer must be 15 feet from the property line; borough staff reported field measurements of 25 feet in the rear and 15 feet at the corner. Solicitor Craley-Byerts clarified that the borough relies on owner-supplied permit representations and does not perform property surveys; if the finished product does not match permit documentation, staff will review the case.
Council did not announce enforcement action at the meeting; the items were left for further administrative or enforcement follow-up.
