TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Olivera, Assistant City Manger
Dr. Gerald Newton, DEL, AICP - Development Services Director
David Steinmetz, Assistant Development Services Director
FROM: James Rutherford, Housing & Code Enforcement Division Manager
DATE: October 2, 2023
RE:
Title
Reducing Compliance Times - Code Enforcement Actions, Dangerous Building Demolition Strategies, Nuisance Property Management
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All Districts
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Strategic Plan and Performance Results
Goals FY 2029
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work & Recreate
Objective 4.2 - Improve and maintain proactive and consistent code enforcement throughout the City
Executive Summary:
The Administrative Report attached provides an update on Code Enforcement Compliance Time data and provides options to reduce the compliance times on many cases. The report also shares current Dangerous Building case data with demolition strategies/projections. Presentations previously shared with City Council on related material have also been attached.
Information on the Code Enforcement Nuisance Property ordinance and case data has been added for review by City Council.
Background:
During the August 7, 2023, work session City Council directed staff to research options for shortening Code Enforcement Compliance Times. Code Enforcement was also tasked to prepare a report covering Dangerous Building Demolition Strategies. Included with the attached Administrative Report were two power point presentations previously shared with the City Council during the October 4, 2021 and March 6, 2023 City Council Meetings. At the September 25, 2023 City Council meeting, the information was reviewed and set to be brought back to the following City Council work session.
Over the past five years, Code Enforcement has managed an average of 13,470 cases each year of which 68% were proactive or Officer Initi...
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