TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Planning and Building Services
MEETING DATE: August 2, 2016
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jon Moore
PHONE:
234-6650
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Steve Dunnicliff
PHONE:
234-6650
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of the Department Planning and Building Services' Establishment and Implementation of a Building Permit Amnesty Program Resulting in the Waiver of Investigative/Penalty Fees on Residential Building Permit Applications for Self-Reported Illegal Construction for the Period of July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve the Department Planning and Building Services implementation of a Building Permit Amnesty Program that will result in the waiver of investigative/penalty fees on residential building permit applications for self-reported illegal construction for the period July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
In 2010, the Board of Supervisors authorized an "amnesty program" to create an incentive for the legalization of otherwise unpermitted structures. The 2010 program was initially established for a 6 month period and was later extended to 1 year. On July 18, 2016, the Board of Supervisors directed that this item be placed on the August 2, 2016, Board agenda.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The amnesty program allows an individual to avoid investigative fees for permits to legalize self-reported, unpermitted residential construction. Eligible projects may include houses, guest cottages, detached bedrooms, garages, carports, studios, workshops, storage, barns, and other similar buildings, also including septic tank, leach fields and wells. Applicants under the amnesty program are required to provide similar levels of information and submit to the similar levels of review as members of the public who built legally; code requirements cannot be waived through this process. While the amnesty progra...
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