TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning Building & Environmental Services Department
REPORT BY: Akenya Robinson-Webb, Code Compliance Manager
SUBJECT: Code Compliance Division Annual Update
RECOMMENDATION
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Receive a presentation on the Code Compliance Division's annual update. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
The County is committed to maintaining and improving the quality of life for its community and the Code Compliance Division (Division) assists in that effort through obtaining compliance with State and local laws and regulations. Code compliance protects residents, business owners, and tourists from hazards resulting from code violations, while working to foster a sense of pride within the community. With a focus on education, the Division achieves the correction of violations and the abatement of nuisances that may constitute threats to public health and safety, and prevents or restores impacts made to the environment. In this way, the Division provides support to the permits and approvals issued by the other divisions of Planning, Building, and Environmental Services (PBES), and other departments, such as Fire and Public Works.
Because the County is large and resources are limited, the Code Compliance division operates primarily through responsive enforcement, where staff investigates complaints received by the public in confidence. However, the Division also operates through proactive enforcement, where violations are identified by staff, or self-reported by property owners. Such proactive enforcement programs include the Use Permit Compliance Program, short-term rental enforcement, and the Neighborhood Property Improvement Program. The Division also works closely with the Building Division to remedy violations identified during the building permit inspection process. The Division's goal is to combine responsive enforcement with proactive enforcement to provide meaningful and effective reach across the County.
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