NEW BUSINESS RELATED TO ESTABLISHING
A COMMERCIAL VACANCY REGISTRATION
City Council Meeting
November 15, 2022
Agenda Item 15.2
Background
• Request of the City Council Legislation/Environmental Committee
• Goal of establishing a new property registration
program for commercial vacant buildings
• Register after 30 days
• Greater than 50% units unoccupied for over 180
days
• City Attorney’s Office drafted an addition to Title 15 of the Stockton Municipal Code (SMC)
Estimated
250
Buildings
Key Observations
Involved
Departments:
• Fire Prevention
• Building
• Business License
• Economic Dev.
Enforcement
Approach Will
Impact
Staffing
Requirements
Housed in
Neighborhood
Services
Tool
Database
Program Administration: Tools & Tasks
Tasks
Initial
Registration
Review
Billing & Mailing Correspondence
InspectionsDatabase
Administration
Staff FTEs
• Low: 2.25
• High: 7.5
Program Administration: Staff & Cost Estimate
Staff Cost
• Low: $250K
• High: $840K
Database Cost
• Initial: $100K
• Annual: $8K
Present Situation
• Neighborhood Services Section (NSS) is responsible for enforcing the SMC for the City
• Need for trained staff
• 2021/2022 Fiscal Year
• 10 Code Enforcement Officers (CEO) working out of 21 approved positions
• Over 13,500 cases
• 1,350 cases/CEO
• 950 cases/CEO
• Overburdened by 41%
Recommendation
It is recommended that City Council postpone
consideration of the draft ordinance until:
• NSS is fully staffed
• Public Outreach has been completed
• Comprehensive needs assessment completed