Commission debates fines, definitions and 'teeth' for zoning violations
Commissioners questioned penalty amounts in the draft zoning code (first violation $100, second $200, subsequent $500), asked whether a single noncompliance can be treated as repeated violations, and pushed staff to add clearer definitions and daily accrual mechanisms and collection options (including placing fines on the tax roll).
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Commissioners spent substantial time scrutinizing the draft penalty provisions and enforcement mechanisms in Title 18, expressing concern that the proposed fines might be too low to motivate compliance in serious cases.
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