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Enforces several ordinances of the city of Auburn. Ensures that the proper permits have been issued for construction of projects, land clearing, grading and filing of property, placement of signs, and that businesses are operating in compliance with the City of Auburn Zoning Code.   Common violations include the following: -  Overgrown grass and weeds -  Junk accumulation -  Vegetation encroachment -  Trash, litter and debris -  Inoperable vehicles -  Illegal parking -  Graffiti -  Nuisance Animals -  Operating a business without a license   Taking enforcement action may be in the form of fines, penalties and challenges in obtaining permits or licenses in the future. Staff conducts routine inspections throughout the city to note the condition of residences and businesses.

Enforces the regulations contained in the City of Burien Municipal Code relating to building, zoning, land use and nuisance code violations, generally through a complaint-generated system. Code Compliance staff will respond to complaints such as: -  Junk vehicles and residential parking on private property -  Graffiti -  Accumulation of trash, junk or abandoned materials -  Zoning and land use violations -  Construction without a permit

Investigates and enforces violations to Shoreline's Municipal Code. Complaints include -  Graffiti -  Accumulation of refuse, trash, junk, and debris   -  Inoperative, abandoned, vehicles on private property -  Conditions of an existing structure that constitutes a clear and present danger to the public   -  Building Code violations (building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, etc. ), including construction or change of occupants without the required permits   -  Minimal standards for safe, sanitary and habitable housing   -  Violations for structures (such as use and building without permits), and land use requirements   -  Signs, including signs in the public right of way, failure to have required permits, illegal inflatable displays, balloons and pennants, advertisement flyers and portable A-Boards   -  Illegal dumping of oils and other hazardous materials into storm drains   -  Encroachments in the public right of way (basketball goals, skateboard ramps)   -  Overgrown foliage blocking stop signs, impeding sight of driveways or making corners dangerous -  Zoning or occupancy issues   -  Business License and home occupation issues   Cannot take action on behalf of one behalf of one citizen against another. Also cannot enforce a neighborhood homeowners association covenants, codes and or restrictions.

Investigates potential or actual violations of city, public health and other applicable regulations.   The most common violations investigated include:   -  Building/construction without a valid permit -  Tree removal that exceeds permissible limits and without a valid permit -  Clearing/construction within designated sensitive areas such as wetlands and native growth protection area -  Junk/abandoned vehicles -  Sign code violations   -  Nuisance complaints such as outdoor storage of junk and noise.

Enforces the Gig Harbor Municipal Code by: - Receiving and investigating reported complaints related to zoning and land use violations - Addressing property maintenance issues and public nuisances - Responding to concerns regarding unpermitted construction, development, and illegal land use - Enforcing sign code regulations - Promoting public health, safety, and neighborhood livability through education and voluntary compliance - Taking enforcement action when necessary to achieve compliance - Providing information and referrals to appropriate agencies or departments for issues outside the scope of code compliance Services are provided to residents and property owners within Gig Harbor city limits. Issues outside city limits are referred to Pierce County Code Enforcement. Emergency or immediate life-safety concerns should be reported to 911.

Enforces land use regulations within the city of Redmond's Municipal Code - Junk Vehicles on Private Property - Litter & Dumping - Noise - Fences and Deck Height - Home Businesses - Signs - Critical Areas Regulations - Tree Removal

Enforces various chapters of the Everett Municipal Code that address public health and safety issues. The following are violations if visible from a street, alley, or public or private property: - Junk, trash, litter, boxes, discarded lumber or salvage materials. - Attractive nuisances that are dangerous to children, such as abandoned, broken or neglected equipment, machinery, refrigerators and freezers, excavations, wells, or shafts. - Broken or discarded furniture, household equipment or furnishings. - Shopping carts in the front yard, side yard, rear yard or vacant lot. - Vehicles that are parked in the front, side or rear yards or are wrecked, taken apart or inoperable. - Dead, decayed, diseased or otherwise hazardous trees. - Overgrown vegetation in the yards of property. - Graffiti or tagging. - Utility trailers or camper tops in the front yard.

Takes complaints and investigates situations that include: - Accumulation of junk and debris - Clearing or grading without permits - Construction without a permit - Dangerous or open-to-entry buildings - Illegally placed mobile homes or factory-assembled structures - Irresponsible or hazardous development - Livestock infractions - Open wells and other hazardous conditions - Operation of an illegal business - Storage of junk cars - Zoning code infractions Investigates possible code violations.    Operates a 24-hour telephone hotline for reports of serious violations of environmental laws during off hours. The hotline allows staff to react and halt damage.

Provides law enforcement services to the city of Port Townsend.  Includes most wanted listings, found property, records requests, sex offender info, and other services. *FOR EMERGENCY DIAL 9-1-1*

Handles code enforcement cases on private property on a complaint basis.   Enforces land use and building code provisions to abate illegal and/or nuisance conditions.   General areas handled include:    -  Building and Construction Code violations -  Graffiti   -  Land Use Code violations   -  Signs   -  Trash, junk, and junk vehicles on private property (for junk vehicles in the road or sidewalk, please call the Federal Way Police Dept. hotline at 253-835-6775) -  Abandoned shopping carts in neighborhood or business call 253-835-2637

Code Compliance officers respond to concerns about: -  Litter on Private Property -  Construction Codes -  Duplexes/Boarding Houses -  Fair Housing -  Home Businesses -  Junk Vehicles -  Land Use Violations -  Noise (Construction noise violations are enforced by the Bellevue Police Department) -  Nuisances -  Recreational Vehicles, Boats, Trailers -  Signs

Offers an easy to remember phone number that City of Tacoma residents can call when they need information about city services and contacts. Also offers web support so city residents can submit complaints, compliments, ask a question or get the answers to commonly asked questions. Can provide information on city services like: - graffiti clean-up - parking information - permits - code violations - grounds maintenance - street repair - traffic light problems and report crimes that are not in progress.

Enforces municipal codes relating to buildings and construction, land use, environment, business license and registration, parks, streets and sidewalks, junk/hulk vehicle inspections, and public nuisances. Works to gain compliance through notification and education. Common issues include the following: - Vegetation growing into street or over sidewalk - Litter and illegal dumping in the street or right of way - Abandoned vehicles - Unauthorized encampments - Building code violations - Rental/property maintenance code violations - Planning/land use code violations - Environmental code violations

Responds to complaints from citizens regarding conditions on private property, both residential and commercial.   Officers investigate the complaints to verify the violations and then contact the property owner about the violations, setting a deadline for compliance. Junk vehicles, uncontained garbage and debris, illegal signs, roosters, construction without permits, and overgrowth are some of the common complaints received and investigated by Code Enforcement. Generally, property owners are allowed at least two weeks to comply, and extensions may be offered upon request based on the magnitude of the problem and the owner’s demonstrated willingness to resolve the violation.   Violations not handled by Code Enforcement: -  Dogs/cats   -  Smoke from wood stoves, odor complaints   -  Illegal burning, noise complaints, vehicles parked on the street

Investigates potential or actual violations of the city, public health, and other applicable regulations. Issues include -  Animals, number and use -  Illegal land use -  Outdoor use, activity, and storage -  Junk and junk vehicles -  Air quality -  Draining, ditching, filling, or clearing in wetlands

Responds to concerns from citizens regarding conditions on private property that affect the quality of life within the city, such as: - An accumulation of garbage - Overgrown lots or yards - Junk vehicles - Vacant buildings that are open to unauthorized entry - Illegal businesses - Parking in the front yard - Graffiti - Public nuisances which render properties substandard or unsafe to its occupants or the public.

Investigates allegations of municipal code violations that arise from citizen complaints and works with property owners to remedy these conditions. When a complaint is filed, city staff investigate to verify whether the condition violates the municipal code. If so, the responsible individual is asked to take corrective measures to comply. If compliance is not met by the specified deadline, penalties and enforcement actions may begin. Common code violations include: - Accumulation of trash - Discarded appliances and furniture - Non-operational or junk vehicles on private property - Overgrown vegetation - Camping - Open storage - Non-maintained and abandoned structures - Construction without a permit

General service law enforcement agency serving unincorporated Kitsap County.

Enforces various chapters of the Issaquah Municipal Code that address public health and safety issues including: -  Dangerous buildings -  Environmental violations -  Housing -  Junk vehicles on private property -  Other nuisances -  Regulations related to rubbish -  Removal of vegetation -  Zoning   Code Enforcement works in partnership with other city departments and Issaquah citizens to develop and implement innovative solutions to complex problems related to health and safety in our community.

Investigates complaints relating to the violation of the property maintenance codes, building codes and zoning ordinances. Common violations include: - Garbage disposal; must maintain active waste removal service - Outdoor storage - Parking on an unimproved surface - Inoperable vehicles - Overgrown vegetation - Building without permits - Roosters - Vacant structures - Fire damaged structures After inspection, if a violation is found, notification is issued regarding the condition with a specific, reasonable timeline to correct.

Investigates and resolves complaints about violations of the city's building codes, animal codes, litter ordinances, land-use codes, and right-of-way codes. Accepts report about graffiti, illegal dumping, substandard buildings, and junk vehicles. Stores some belongings collected while cleaning up illegal encampments.

Code enforcement addresses a variety of concerns such as   -  Zoning: Illegal zoning uses; illegal home occupations; setback violations; construction or grading activities in a critical area without permits; sign code violations and shoreline violations -  Nuisance: Junk vehicles; garbage;  trash; discarded and broken items on private property; vegetation hazards; lack of maintenance and disrepair of residential properties; violations of the construction work hour and disturbance or nuisance noise violations -  Building: Construction on new or existing buildings or structures without a building permit; dangerous buildings; housing violations; and grading activities without a permit

Provides a website and an app where residents can ask questions about city services and submit complaints, including complaints about code violations. Code Enforcement topics include: - Abandoned or vacant properties - Garbage, junk, debris in yards - Illegal auto activity such as service and repair - Nuisance properties - Parking of commercial vehicles on private property- - Unpermitted or prohibited signs - Unsafe power lines - Graffiti/vandalism on private property - Unpermitted work

Enforces the Puyallup Municipal Code by: - Receiving and investigating written complaints related to zoning violations - Addressing property maintenance issues and public nuisances - Responding to concerns regarding illegal land use and home occupations - Enforcing sign code regulations - Promoting public health, safety, and neighborhood livability through education and voluntary compliance - Taking enforcement action when necessary to achieve compliance - Providing information and referrals to appropriate city departments for issues outside the scope of code enforcement, including building code, fire safety, parking, and animal control matters.

Investigates and enforces housing and zoning codes.  Representatives will contact landlords and instruct them to make needed repairs.  Complaints regarding health and sanitation, public nuisance, junk vehicles, and abatement of dangerous buildings also handled. Referrals made when appropriate.