Code Enforcement
DAVID CHANTARANGSU - DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR
MARCH 19, 2024
Received After Agenda Printed
03/19/2024 - Workshop
Item WS1 Staff Presentation
2 Code Enforcement
Program Overview
• 6 FT Officers/ Supervisor/ 2 Office Assistants
• Three enforcement districts
• Weekend Enforcement
• Technology upgrades coming: Energov Code Enforcement Module w/ Mobile Access (Efficiency)
3 Code Enforcement
Program Overview
• Complaint Driven (Reactive).
• Anonymous complaints accepted.
• Voluntary compliance is the primary goal for Code Enforcement staff.
Code Enforcement works with property owners to educate them on the city requirements and codes.
• When owners present circumstances that warrant additional time, staff has the flexibility to grant extensions.
4 Code Enforcement Tools
• Warning letters (First/ Second/ Final)
• Staff Office Conference
• City Attorney Office Conference
• Inspection Warrants (Used to verify the existence of H&S violation) • Abatement Warrants (City takes action to correct - Rare) • Financial (Citations/ Liens/ FTB)
• Legal (Civil or Criminal Prosecution – Rare)
5 Enforcement Codes
• Title 16 – Zoning requirements
• Land use
• Signs
• Title 8 – Property Maintenance
• Landscape
• Inoperative Vehicles
• Junk and debris
• Basketball hoops
• Title 10 – Vehicles
• RV’s/Trailers
• Abandoned Vehicles - Abatements
6 Current Initiatives
• Commercial Signage
• Landscaping
• Short-Term Vacation Rentals
• Street Vendors
• Proactive – adjacent properties
7 On The Horizon
• RV Screening (code review)
• Street vendors (code review)
• Temporary canopies
• Staff to create procedures for AB 548
• Notifying affected tenants of conditions in a shared building 8 • Activity Level – Code Enforcement 2023
PRIORITIES Y-T-D OPEN Y-T-D CLOSED
HAZARDOUS POOLS 72 69
HAZARDOUS RUNOFF 54 53
PUBLIC NUISANCE 70 64
STVR 35 32
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY CONDITIONS
A nim als 27 27
Basketball Hoop storage 52 52
Encroachments-2nd driveway, ADA access 36 33
Fence Hei ght 4 3
Inoperati ve Vehi cl es 5 5
Junk, trash, debris 197 194
Landscape 486 461
RV 273 265
Trashcans 100 99
Unpermitted construction 66 50
Vacant Home Registrations 41 40
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CONDITIONS
Business License 51 46
Massage 13 12
Signs 96 94
MISCELLANEOUS
Graffiti 21 21
10 Activity Overview
• 2023 Cases reported - 1699
• 2023 Cases closed – 1620
• 95% Compliance rate
11 Thank you!
• Questions?