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� r � You would have to read through them, but he knew Mr. Dupuis' father was well aware of the condition. Commissioner Scurlock felt the key in this situation is whether this Mr. Dupuis is an owner/builder and it is a one time thing or is he a contractor. Commissioner Wheeler asked how deeply the senior Mr. Dupuis was involved with the house, and Mr. Dupuis stated that his father just answered his questions and he personally did not know the driveway was not supposed to go beyond the property line. He stressed that he just wished there had been better communication when he had this driveway inspected. Board members expressed concern as to how these inspections are carried out and the coordination we have between the various departments so that all meshes. Commissioner Wheeler spoke from the perspective of the public and home owner and felt we sometimes forget that we are here to serve the public rather than the other way around. He noted that the homeowner goes out their driveway several times a day while the grader probably doesn't go there more than every month or so, and he did not believe we have had a problem with the grader being damaged. He also did not believe we will pave that road in the next 20 years, and just felt it should be understood that when we ever do pave that road, it then is the owner's responsibility to move that driveway. Commissioner Scurlock pointed out the problem is that on an average, a house will change owners every 7 years or so, and you could go in to pave the road and be faced with 50 driveways that have to be removed, and the present owners will say they knew nothing about it. Chairman Bird noted that another problem is where the driveways are put in with improper elevation and impede the drainage for the whole subdivision. Director Davis informed the Board that there is a statement In red on the face of the permit advising that grade stakes and site inspections are required and please call 567-8000 Engineer- ing Division, but it may be possible that they called the Building Department instead. Commissioner Scurlock felt that we must be consistent and either issue these licenses or don't. He asked if we are in a position to grant a standard license agreement to allow people to put these driveways on unpaved roads, and Administrator Chandler believed that is what is going to need to be done because we do need -to be consistent and possibly we need to change the policy. Mr. Dupuis submitted pictures of his driveway. Commissioner Wheeler felt they showed there is quite a distance from where the 45 Ea00K �; FA�c 00