TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Shawn Brown, Code Compliance Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution Adding Code Compliance Policy to County Policy Manual
RECOMMENDATION
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Receive a presentation and adopt a Resolution adding Section 12D to Part I of the County Policy Manual setting forth policies and goals governing the Code Compliance Division and direct Code Compliance Staff to maintain a Procedures Manual in accordance with the adopted Policy. (No Fiscal Impact; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The Code Compliance Division (Division) is charged with ensuring compliance with State and Local adopted codes relating to building and zoning requirements, health and safety concerns, property maintenance standards, and other land use laws and regulations. The Division strives to achieve compliance through voluntary action by property owners or occupants and values community engagement through education and public awareness.
In 2017, the Board of Supervisors adopted the code Compliance Policy and Procedure Manual (Manual), which set forth the Division's policy directives and outlined procedures for staff to follow to pursue compliance. This Manual followed the consolidation of enforcement efforts into a single division within the Department of Planning, Building and Environmental Services (PBES) and was intended to establish uniformity and consistency, since past practices had been fragmented among several departments. The Board acknowledged that revisions to the Manual would require Board approval and expressed a hope that such revisions would be frequent.
In practice, however, the Manual highlighted areas that Division staff believe should allow for flexibility and discretion by the staff members. The Manual identifies specific procedures for carrying out the objectives set by the Board, but does become very granular. For example, the Manual provides the specific process for how cases sh...
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