Frankly, we don't have the manpower to go out searching for every little thing that wasn't built in compliance. We do a routine compliance check on structures shown on applications that come in and if necessary have anything evidence shows isn't legal corrected at that time. Please realize that "non-conforming" does not mean the same as "not legal" and if we stumble on to something that could have been permitted but simply wasn't, we probably going to just permit the structure. Between that and the number of complaints that come in, we have more than enough to keep us busy.
Our long-term goal is a program of post-construction compliance checks on all permits issued as they are about to expire. (so all permits issued in 2011 would be scheduled for inspection in 2015) It would, eventually, pick up the vast majority of issues.
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