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Planning & Building Director
Training
With one certification track, Permit Desk Procedures 2026: five lessons, a pre-assessment, a timed final assessment at an 80 percent pass mark, and a credential that is specific to intake version 3. Here is how the track is built and where the procedures it teaches live.
Marcus Hale · Planning & Building Director · · 4 min read
Permits
On a corner lot the height threshold is only half the question. Section 4.5 of Ordinance 2026-07 requires a 25-foot sight triangle along each street frontage, and a fence inside it needs planning review whatever its height.
Marcus Hale · Planning & Building Director · · 4 min read
Permits
Yes. Since March 2026 a residential fence six feet or higher needs a permit under Ordinance 2026-07, section 4.2, and that includes replacing the fence you already have. Here is what the section says, how to measure, and what to bring to the counter.
Marcus Hale · Planning & Building Director · · 4 min read