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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.

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.

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.

Provides basic city government services, including building permits. Investigates reports of non-emergency issues such as potholes, vandalism, graffiti, tree concerns, street and sidewalk issues and abandoned vehicles.

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

Investigates and resolves complaints about city code violations. Examples include weeds, trash, and inoperable vehicles as well as substandard and unfit structures. Most violations are given a 20-day compliance deadline.

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.

Enforces compliance to Renton's Municipal Code in areas relating to   -  Junk/abandoned vehicles;   -  Graffiti -  Trash, litter and garbage -  Excessive growth of weeds -  Illegal land clearing, grading and filling  -  Zoning violations

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*

General service law enforcement agency serving unincorporated Kitsap County.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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

Handles a variety of maintenance and traffic safety concerns involving streets in Seattle. Manages on-street parking. Researches traffic signal timing, monitors intersections and major traffic corridors and controls electronic messaging signs. Live video feed of high traffic areas can be viewed from the website.   Maintains a web-based mapping tool of available street and lot parking in Seattle city limits.

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.

General service law enforcement agency serving unincorporated Kitsap County.

Enforces codes and ordinances which govern the construction, land use, environmental protection, housing and building maintenance, vacant building standards, vegetation overgrowth, and noise from construction and equipment. Common violations include: - Outdoor junk/trash storage in residential zones - Accessory structures in required yards in residential zones - Parking of vehicles in required yards in single-family zones, or an excessive number of vehicles appearing to be inoperable or unregistered - Violation of standards for keeping animals in single-family zones - Violation of standards for home occupations - Violation of minimum fire, safety, and security standards for rental housing - Violation of construction conditions established for a project (Example: exceeding allowed hours of operation or producing excessive noise) - Construction/destruction without first obtaining permits - Dangerous buildings Attempts to gain voluntary compliance in correcting confirmed code violations.

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

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

Responsible for addressing codes that violate public health and safety issues, including, but not limited to: -  Junk Vehicles or Vehicle Parts -  Overgrown Vegetation -  Household Items -  Nuisances -  Home Occupation -  Residential Parking -  Canopy Tent Structures -  Fences   Code Compliance actions are taken by priority, both proactively and reactively in response to Requests for Action received from citizens. If an ordinance or regulation is being violated, the Code Compliance Officer will contact the homeowner or tenant in person to discuss the violation. The Officer requests the violation(s) be corrected within a certain time frame. The amount of time depends on the seriousness of the violation. If the violation(s) are not corrected, the Code Compliance Officer will again make contact with the homeowner or tenant indicating that the violation(s) are to be corrected within certain time frame. If the property remains in violation the Code Compliance Officer will issue a Notice of Violation and Order to Abate or a Citation. Fines will be assessed if not corrected and the file turned over to the City Attorney's department for further action. If the violation(s) are not corrected, the City may abate the property by removing the violation(s), bill the cost to the property owner and seek recovery of the costs.

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