Zoning Violations Found at Compound

County says FLDS compound violates zoning regulations

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With a search warrant in hand, local authorities accompanied Custer County zoning director Jackie Hobby to the FLDS compound in Bull Domingo last week to check for possible building and zoning violations. The Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints compound was inspected last Thursday, July 3.

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County judge Peter Michaelson signed the warrant. The warrant allowed law enforcement to accompany Hobby, however, it did not give law enforcement authorities permission to search for possible signs of criminal activity.

“Of course,” said Jobe, “had we seen any criminal activity in plain sight we could have taken action. But that was not the case. We saw no criminal activity.”

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Hobby said the current septic system is designed for use by no more than four people in the household and there are more than four people living on site. As a result, the FLDS group has 30 days to show they are moving toward compliance. Compliance, noted Hobby, is an engineer- designed system. As for building without a permit, the group must apply for a zoning permit and they will have to pay three times the regular fee.