Owner of stalled construction site had an expired construction fence permit. A Buildings officer inspected a construction site owned by Honawatie Kharran after receiving a complaint about a broken construction fence. Although no one was working at the site, the construction fence had an expired permit posted on it. The officer issued Kharran a notice of violation for working without a permit, a violation of the Administrative Code.

At a hearing, Kharran’s contractor said no work had been performed since Buildings revoked the site’s building permit three months prior to the NOV’s issuance. The contractor claimed that he tried to renew the work and fence permits, but had been unsuccessful. (more…)