Attachment A
Code Enforcement Quarterly Report:
Quarter 3 of FY 2023-24
Alain Placido
Acting Building Official
Planning and Building Department
City of Oakland 2
• Complaints Received Quarterly, by Category
• First Inspections and Follow-Up Inspections, by Category • Case Management Duration (FY 23-24 Quarter 3)
• Enforcement Actions (FY 23-24 Quarter 3)
• 1 Year of Data on Abated/Closed Cases
• Total Open Cases at the End of Quarter 3
• 1 Year of Data on Enforcement Fees Assessed
• Additional Online Resources
Contents
City of Oakland 3
Types of Complaints by Category
Blight / Property
Maintenance
[OMC 8.24]
Housing
Maintenance
[OMC 15.08]
Zoning
[OMC Title 17]
Trash / Debris Unpermitted work Business in residential zone Graffiti Mold Fencing height
Overgrown vegetation Lack of adequate heat Construction noise outside of permitted hours
Trash and recycling bins left
curbside past collection day Plumbing Equipment setback Use of gas-powered leaf
blower Electrical Livestock, e.g. roosters
City of Oakland 4
Complaints Received by Category
FY 2020 Q3 – FY 2024 Q3
624
866 769
614
877
569
865
705 851
1,033 1,003
705 670
1,069 1,048
827 841
478
483
500
587
879
1,184 495
447
468
435 455
387 559
544 589
514
64885
142
142 141
186 118
441
216
281
336 328
238
167
223 273
200
226
1,187
1,491 1,411 1,342
1,942 1,871 1,801
1,368
1,600
1,804 1,786
1,330 1,396
1,836 1,910
1,541
1,715
0 500
1000
1500
2000
FY20
Q3
FY20
Q4
FY21
Q1
FY21
Q2
FY21
Q3
FY21
Q4
FY22
Q1
FY22
Q2
FY22
Q3
FY22
Q4
FY23
Q1
FY23
Q2
FY23
Q3
FY23
Q4
FY24
Q1
FY24
Q2
FY24
Q3
Blight Housing Maintenance Zoning
City of Oakland 5
First Inspections
FY 2020 Q3 – FY 2024 Q3
591
294 301 296 255 272 238 307 357
498 485 405 331 426
586
410 436
324
325 340 330
284 348 338
344
377
380 364
339 483
484
667
450
648
49 54 66 60
74 65 70
82 154
145 193
149 91
111
187
110
147
964
673 707 686
613
685 646
733
888
1,023 1,042
893 905
1,021
1,440
970
1,231
0 200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
FY20
Q3
FY20
Q4
FY21
Q1
FY21
Q2
FY21
Q3
FY21
Q4
FY22
Q1
FY22
Q2
FY22
Q3
FY22
Q4
FY23
Q1
FY23
Q2
FY23
Q3
FY23
Q4
FY24
Q1
FY24
Q2
FY24
Q3
Blight Housing Maintenance Zoning
City of Oakland 6
Enforcement
Category
Blighted
Property
(Including
graffiti)
Housing
Maintenance
Zoning
(Including
Noise)
Total
First
Inspections 436 648 147 1,231
Re-Inspections
and Monitoring
Inspections
764 1,749 284 2,797
Total
Inspections 1,200 2,397 431 4,028
Inspections (site visits)
Q3 Jan – Mar 2024
City of Oakland 7
Case Management Duration
Q3 Jan – Mar 2024
Average time from complaint intake, first inspection, NOV, to violation abatement within the quarter:
41.5 Business Days
ABATEMENTCASE
INTAKE
FIRST
INSPECTION
NOTICE OF
VIOLATION
SENT
4.7 Days 6.9 Days 29.9 Days
This compares to 31 Business Days for Q2
City of Oakland 8
Enforcement
Action Definition Cases
Clean-up
Contract
An agreement with the owner agreeing to pay
the cost of City-facilitated clean-up. 5
Notice of
Repeat
Violation
The same or similar violation has been verified
within 24 months. 1
Stop Work
Order Stops unpermitted work or work beyond scope 42
Compliance
Plan Plan made with owner about fees and Abatement 5
Enforcement Actions for Compliance or Abatement
Q3 Jan – Mar 2024
City of Oakland 9
515 734 883 728
1,573380
347
494
403
575
131
286
206
232
324
1,026
1,367
1,583
1,363
2,472
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2500
FY 23 Q3 FY 23 Q4 FY 24 Q1 FY 24 Q2 FY 24 Q3
Blight Housing Maintenance Zoning
Abated & Closed*
FY 2023 Q3 – FY 2024 Q3
*Includes non-actionable (sent to other agencies)
and referred cases (multiple complaints)
City of Oakland 10
Abated & Closed
Q3 Jan – Mar 2024
City of Oakland 11
Type
Open
Cases
Previous
Quarter
New Cases
Current
Quarter
Abated
and
Closed
Open Cases
End of
Quarter
Blight 3,578 841 1,573 2,846
Maintenance 3,376 648 575 3,449
Zoning 770 226 324 672
Total 7,724 1,715 2,472 6,967
Total Open Cases
Q3 Jan – Mar 2024
City of Oakland 12
Enforcement Fees Assessed
Quarter Cases
Invoiced
Fees
(Includes
Bonds)
Bonds for
Compliance
Plan
FY24 Q3 294 $451,803 $24,000
FY24 Q2 299 $390,741 $17,500
FY24 Q1 263 $351,531 $30,500
FY23 Q4 216 $273,694 $9,000
FY23 Q3 166 $273,440 $7,008
FY 2023 Q3 – FY 2024 Q3
City of Oakland 13
• Notice of Violations available to public at
https://aca.accela.com/OAKLAND/Cap/CapH
ome.aspx?module=Enforcement&TabName=
Enforcement
• Previous Code Enforcement Reports are
available at
https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/city-
of-oakland-quarterly-building-code-
enforcement-reports
Additional Information