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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.

Provides technical assistance and education to landowners on how and why specific weeds need to be controlled. Makes equipment available, as well as provides eradication of noxious weeds in priority areas.

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 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.

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

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 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

Clark County Public Works provides transportation, environmental, and facilities services.

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.

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.

Sprays areas of unincorporated King County with herbicides from February through September to control vegetation.   Provides information about when particular neighborhoods will be sprayed or how to request that a property or neighborhood NOT be sprayed.