CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FINES ADDING UP.Byline: Patricia Farrell Farrell, city (1990 pop. 6,841), Mercer co., W central Pa., on the Shenango River at the Ohio line and adjoining Sharon, Pa.; inc. 1901. It is a railroad center, and its steel- and ironworks industries have declined. Aidem Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Contractors who fail to obtain city permits for construction jobs - major or minor - will face triple the cost of those permits under a new city enforcement program. Starting Oct. 1, fines will be levied at twice the cost of the permit, and the applicant still will be required to pay the standard fee, said Ruben Barrera, Santa Clarita's building official. ``We've we've Contraction of we have. we've have got a significant amount of contractors that do work without the required permits,'' Barrera said. ``We are trying to become a little more aggressive in how we deal with those situations. ``We're trying to make it more difficult for contractors to engage in illegal construction.'' City officials demand inspections and permits on construction, plumbing plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum , electrical work, roofing and some masonry masonry: see brick; concrete; stonework; tile. masonry Craft of building in stone, brick, or block. By 4000 BC, Egypt had developed an elaborate cut-stone technique. to ensure safety codes are met. ``The problem is that ultimately the person affected is the homeowner if the work goes uninspected,'' Barrera said. ``They might have plumbing or electrical work that doesn't meet safety codes.'' Property owners are especially affected if they go to sell their properties and inspections done as a condition of escrow escrow Instrument, such as a deed, money, or property, that constitutes evidence of obligations between two or more parties and is held by a third party. It is delivered by the third party only upon fulfillment of some condition. yield illegal construction, Barrera said. ``The next thing you know the seller is in the middle of escrow and has a paper that says he has all these violations,'' he said. ``They want us to sign it off, but we can't do that unless we inspect it. And usually that's when they're up against some kind of deadline.'' The city will work with the state Contractor's License board to levy fines against contractors. |
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