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• • <br />1. Formal violation notice (warning ticket or certified letter) is to <br />be given at time of first inspection. There will be no verbal <br />warnings for clear cut violations. <br />2. If a violation has not been completely abated by the time of <br />recheck, a court citation will be issued, or a contractor <br />authorized to begin work to abate the violation. <br />3. The length of time to be given for abatement of a code <br />enforcement violation is specified on the warning ticket or <br />certified letter. These abatement periods range from zero to <br />thirty days depending on the type and seriousness of the <br />violation. The average abatement period is ten days. When <br />the time specified for abatement has expired, the inspector <br />will, either issue a court citation, or release a contractor to <br />perform any necessary work. Unless there aze very unusual <br />circumstances or conditions involved, time extensions will not <br />be granted. <br />III. Violation Identification <br />In order to have an effective code enforcement program it is of course, necessary to identify <br />and target violations for abatement. This is done by three sepazate means. <br />Citizen complaint. <br />Violations identified by inspectors in the field. <br />Scheduled sweeps (mowing program). <br />Complaints and sweeps are given first priority but, code enforcement activities aze not limited <br />to these two azeas. Inspectors within tazgeted sectors are responsible for identifying and working <br />ordinance violations. We feel that the more organized, proactive program represented by this <br />approach will result in a code enforcement activity that is both fair and effective. <br />Complaints and Complaint Forms: Complaints aze logged on an Inspection Services Complaint <br />form. People making complaints in person aze given a complaint form. If they aze unable to, or <br />decline to fill out the form, staff as much as possible, based on the information provided, will <br />complete the form and process the complaint. When complaints are received by phone, staff notes <br />the complainant's information on the form and processes the complaint. <br />3 <br />