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Council orders appeal to reinstate double-fee notice for construction-without-permit cases
Summary
After discussion of a construction-without-permit (CWP) case, council directed staff to pursue adding conditions to require applicants be notified of the double-fee penalty and the removal of outside storage; planning and legal staff clarified the difference between a 25% development-impact reference and the building-code double-fee penalty.
Councilors debated how to treat construction-without-permit (CWP) cases after learning a prior planner had removed a condition that informs applicants of building-code penalties. The mayor asked staff whether the condition — telling applicants they would pay double fees for CWP permit processing — could be reinstated; legal counsel said adding conditions requires an appeal so the applicant receives notice.
At the planning-commission video review and council discussion, a 25% figure was mentioned by a commissioner in relation to development-impact fees. Resident Bill Naylor asked for clarity: "Are we saying 25% or are we saying 100% increase?" Planning staff and legal clarified that the 25% referenced development-impact fees while the building code provides for a double fee penalty in certain permit-violation situations. The council moved to appeal to add two conditions — restoring the CWP notice and requiring removal of outside storage — and the motion passed unanimously.
Council directed staff to handle the appeal and provide appropriate notices to the applicant; the city attorney explained the procedural steps required in order to add conditions retroactively.
