City Attorney’s Office
October 5, 2023
Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of
the Attorney General.
Partnership allows CAPP Team to undertake
efficient enforcement actions against illegal land
uses that constitute public nuisances.
CAPP will enforce all laws related to illegal
commercial cannabis activity, including retail and
cultivation.
Temporary Night Team launched August 17, 2023,
consisting of two senior inspectors.
They are conducting city-wide enforcement of a
range of cases, including sidewalk and mobile
vending. They also enforce the Tower District
Sidewalk Vending Pilot Program, effective August
1, 2023.
As of September 18, the team has issued 12
written warnings and 13 citations to sidewalk
vendors. They have issued 4 citations to mobile
vendors.
Sidewalk Vendor dripping
grease on ground.
Mobile Vendor with no
permit.
Seven Council District Teams
Blighted Vacant Building Team
Blackstone Corridor
District Team Case Numbers (as of September 21, 2023):
District 1 – 206 cases
District 2 – 137 cases
District 3 – 353 cases
District 4 – 133 cases
District 5 – 207 cases
District 6 – 94 cases
District 7 – 231 cases
Total: 1361 Cases
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Cases currently open Sept 2023
From July through September 2023, the District teams
closed the following amounts of cases:
District 1 – 346 cases
District 2 – 268 cases
District 3 – 384 cases
District 4 – 252 cases
District 5 – 197 cases
District 6 – 195 cases
District 7 – 273 cases
Total: 1915 Cases
Commercial Vacant Building Ordinance
3152 N Millbrook (District 4): the team worked with the owner to take control of a longstanding problem, and the property was demolished.
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Universal Meditech Lab
1320 E Fortune
When any Code Enforcement
personnel discovers or comes across
suspected hazardous materials, all
proper authorities shall be notified (i.e.,
Fresno Fire Hazardous Materials
Response Team, PD, County and
State Health Department Officials, and
relevant federal agencies). In addition,
notify your supervisor who will take this
up the chain to the City Attorney and
City Manager.
The School Area Team provides pro-active code enforcement around schools.
Since the last quarterly report, the SAT has completed inspections and outreach in the following nine school areas: Turner (D7), Bullard Talent (D2; D1), Viking (D4), Slater (D1), McCardle (D6), Fort Washington/Clovis West (D6), Lincoln/Kastner (D6), Maple Creek (D6), and Mountain View (D6). A small number of cases in these areas will continue as they require additional time and effort to reach compliance. SAT enforcement and outreach is now underway in the following four school areas: Hidalgo (D7), Addams (D3), Greenberg (D5), and Webster (D7).
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School Legend February 2020 to Present
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1. Fort Miller Middle
2. Pyle Elementary
3. Olmos Elementary
4. Wilson Elementary
5. Lincoln Elementary
6. Frank Lane Elementary
7. Rowell Elementary
8. Ericson & Norseman
Elementary
9. Homan Elementary
10. Susan B. Anthony Elementary
11. Calwa Elementary
12. Mayfair Elementary
13. Jackson Elementary
14. Pinedale Elementary
15. West Fresno Elementary &
Middle
16. Teague Elementary
17. Harvest Elementary & Glacier
Middle
18. Sunset Elementary
19. Thomas Elementary
20. Muir Elementary
21. Balderas Elementary
22. Fremont Elementary
23. Burroughs Elementary
24. Centennial Elementary
25. Aynesworth Elementary
26. Addicott Elementary &
Scandinavian Middle
27. Roeding & Williams Elementary
28. Storey Elementary
29. Eaton Elementary &
Ahwahnee Middle
30. Wolters Elementary
31. Holland Elementary
32. Yokomi Elementary
33. Figarden Elementary
34. Tilley Elementary
35. Steinbeck Elementary &
Central East High
36. McKinley Elementary &
El Capitan Middle
37. Saroyan Elementary
38. Columbia Elementary
39. Vang Pao Elementary &
Sequoia Middle
40. Wishon Elementary &
McLane High
41. Heaton Elementary
42. Leavenworth Elementary
43. Jefferson Elementary
44. Winchell Elementary
45. Ayer Elementary & Sunnyside
High
46. Turner Elementary
47. Bullard Talent
48. Viking Elementary
49. Slater Elementary
50. McCardle Elementary
51. Fort Washington Elementary &
Clovis West High
52. Lincoln Elementary & Kastner
Middle
53. Maple Creek Elementary
54. Mountain View Elementary
55. Hidalgo Elementary
56. Webster Elementary
57. Greenberg Elementary
58. Addams Elementary
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58 1526 E Home (Heaton Neighborhood – District 1)
Substandard housing – deteriorated exterior and multiple interior violations.
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6265 N Callisch (McCardle Neighborhood – District 6)
Overgrown landscaping obstructing sidewalk.
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Abatement Team
◦ Completed 244 abatements, including board-ups, tall grass/weed abatements, and junk/rubbish clean-ups.
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3054 N El Capitan (District 1)
Abatement Team – 4942 E Oslin (District 7)
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Abatement Team – 933 S Willow (District 5)
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Demolition Team
- Demolitions Completed
- 1 directly by the City
- 6 completed by property owners with Code Enforcement oversight and motivation
- Demolitions in Progress
- 6 demolitions are in progress
- 6 demolition applications are in progress
- 7 rehabilitations by owner in lieu of demolition are in progress - 9 applications for rehabilitation by owner in lieu of demolition are in progress
Demolition by Property Owner – 1220 N Abby
(District 7)
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Demolition by Property Owner – 1104 W North
(District 3)
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Demolition by Property Owner – 5689 E Kings
Canyon (District 5)
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Tire Team
◦ Collected over 5,000 tires this quarter
◦ Conducted 120 waste tire facility inspections this year ◦ Upcoming Waste Tire Amnesty Event:
October 7, 2023, at 5015 E Olive, Mennonite Community Church parking lot
Illegal Dumping Team
◦ Issued 116 citations since last Code Report
◦ 17 covert camera units are in use to combat illegal dumping and address complaints received from residents and businesses.
Quarterly assessment hearings
Most recently, these were held on August 29 and
30, 2023, and a total of $175,461,81 was
assessed from 182 cases.
Will request amounts be forwarded to the Fresno
County Tax Assessors Office to be added to
property tax.
ASET and Reactive
◦ ASET currently has 18 open cases with
properties containing 321 rental units.
◦ Since the last report, the Reactive Unit has
opened 540 cases, closed 437 cases, and has
383 active cases.
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This property is a two-story complex with eight units. The initial inspection of the entire complex occurred on January 25, 2023, and 137 violations were found. All violations have been cleared, except repairs needed for the fire-damaged garages.
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This is a two-story complex with ten units. The initial inspection of the entire complex occurred on July 5, 2023, and 145 violations were found. To date, approximately 85% of the violations have been cleared.
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This property is a one-story building consisting of four units. This case began in 2019, and the property owner was not diligent in repairing the property. The City was beginning the process to seek the appointment of a Receiver.
However, in March 2023, the property sold, and the current owner has cleared most violations.
Proactive Inspections
◦ Currently, there are 87,965 individual rental units
registered in the Rental Housing Registry, which are
located at 30,787 registered rental properties.
◦ Since the inception of the program, over 18,366
Baseline Health & Safety and Compliance Re-
inspections have been performed.
From May 1, 2023, to present, 8 complaint-based
inspections have been completed, 10 cases have
been closed, and 32 cases are currently active.
In the same time period, the team has completed
two maintenance inspections with a total of 421
spaces and is scheduled to inspect a third park
with 119 spaces before the end of the year.
Improper storage near utilities
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Improper storage.
The legal team focuses on: inspection/abatement
warrants; petitioning the court for receivership;
research memoranda, ordinances, and resolutions
on Code Enforcement related topics; representing
multiple departments at administrative hearings;
and the Eviction Protection Program.
Since May 1, 2023:
◦ 28 inspection and/or abatement warrants
◦ Successfully petitioned the court to appoint a receiver on 2 properties
◦ Represented the City at 8 administrative hearings.
Any questions?