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When you report a code violation to us, an inspector goes to the address you gave us to check your complaint. If there is a code violation, the inspector issues a notice to correct the problem.
Sometimes a courtesy notice is the first step. Other times official legal notice is posted or a citation is issued. We take enforcement action if the problem isn’t corrected on the inspector’s next visit.
Enforcement action the City can take varies. Inspectors write citations for violations such as exterior property maintenance and illegal outdoor storage. In other cases, such as overgrown lots and junk, the City can clean up the location then bill the property owner for the work. Inoperative vehicles on private property or cars abandoned in the street can be towed away.
Common code violations
Common code violations
Illegal Outside Storage:
Outside storage in a residential area is prohibited.
Operating a business and/or auto repair in residential areas:
Most business operations are not allowed in single family residential areas. Major auto repair, even done by a homeowner, is a code violation.
Illegally place signs
Signs are not allowed on utility poles, traffic sign poles or anywhere in the city right-of-ways, including medians.
Illegal parking
Parking on an unpaved surface or on a city sidewalk or right-of-way is a violation. This includes boats, trailers and RV’s.
High grass and weeds
City ordinance defines grass to be in violation when it reaches a height of 12 inches. Property owners are also responsible for maintaining alleys and right-of-ways adjacent to their property.
Junk and debris
Property owners are required to keep their property, including alleys and right-of-ways adjacent to their property, clean and free from trash. Trash is defined as, but not limited to, refuse, litter, debris, or any other matter that is uncared for, discarded or abandoned.
Exterior property maintenance
Property owners are required to keep their property in good repair and properly maintained. Examples include but are not limited to roofs, fences and painted surfaces.
Dilapidated and unsecured structures
Dilapidated structures are those with foundation damage, collapsing roof, major structural damage and decay. Unsecured structures are those with broken windows, unlocked or open doors and holes in the roof or outer walls.
Graffiti
It is against City ordinance to allow graffiti to remain on a property. The property owner is responsible for removing it.
Inoperable vehicles
Inoperable vehicles are not allowed on public or private property, including driveways. Examples include wrecked cars, vehicles partially or completely dismantled, rusted, junked or abandoned. Vehicles with flat or no tires or with an expired or missing tag are also included.
Commercial trucks
Commercial trucks shall not be parked or stored in residentially zoned areas.
Bulk waste out too early
Bulk waste can be put out to the curb for collection no more than three days before the scheduled pick up date.
Common code violations
Common code violations
Illegal Outside Storage:
Outside storage in a residential area is prohibited.
Operating a business and/or auto repair in residential areas:
Most business operations are not allowed in single family residential areas. Major auto repair, even done by a homeowner, is a code violation.
Illegally place signs
Signs are not allowed on utility poles, traffic sign poles or anywhere in the city right-of-ways, including medians.
Illegal parking
Parking on an unpaved surface or on a city sidewalk or right-of-way is a violation. This includes boats, trailers and RV’s.
High grass and weeds
City ordinance defines grass to be in violation when it reaches a height of 12 inches. Property owners are also responsible for maintaining alleys and right-of-ways adjacent to their property.
Junk and debris
Property owners are required to keep their property, including alleys and right-of-ways adjacent to their property, clean and free from trash. Trash is defined as, but not limited to, refuse, litter, debris, or any other matter that is uncared for, discarded or abandoned.
Exterior property maintenance
Property owners are required to keep their property in good repair and properly maintained. Examples include but are not limited to roofs, fences and painted surfaces.
Dilapidated and unsecured structures
Dilapidated structures are those with foundation damage, collapsing roof, major structural damage and decay. Unsecured structures are those with broken windows, unlocked or open doors and holes in the roof or outer walls.
Graffiti
It is against City ordinance to allow graffiti to remain on a property. The property owner is responsible for removing it.
Inoperable vehicles
Inoperable vehicles are not allowed on public or private property, including driveways. Examples include wrecked cars, vehicles partially or completely dismantled, rusted, junked or abandoned. Vehicles with flat or no tires or with an expired or missing tag are also included.
Commercial trucks
Commercial trucks shall not be parked or stored in residentially zoned areas.
Bulk waste out too early
Bulk waste can be put out to the curb for collection no more than three days before the scheduled pick up date.
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