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Three times a week, peace officer Darren Anderson jumps in his truck with a development officer and safety codes inspector to visit infill sites.

For the first time in years, Edmonton now has a team of infill police seeking to make sure builders keep their sites clean, fenced and boulevard trees protected.

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Since in July, they’ve visited more than 300 properties — half because the neighbours complained and half simply pulled from city records. They’ve issued 100 fines and 386 warnings.

In addition, they identified 61 infill properties where builders were not following the permits or didn’t have permits on file with the city. They’ll be forced to change the homes midway or stop and reapply for a new development permit.

“A big part of our team right now is educating the builders, property owner and subtrades,” said Livia Balone, director of development and zoning for the city. “We’re hoping to get to all of them at least once and maybe some (sites) twice if we’re able to get out there during demolition. The main goal is to do as many proactive inspections as we possibly can.”