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City of Gainesville Code Enforcement Division

City of Gainesville Code Enforcement Division. Code Enforcement Division. Code Enforcement Division. Mission

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City of Gainesville Code Enforcement Division

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  1. City of Gainesville Code Enforcement Division Code Enforcement Division

  2. Code Enforcement Division Mission The mission of the City of Gainesville Enforcement Division is to enrich and/or preserve the quality of life and property values through voluntary compliance with local code using proactive education and enforcement.

  3. Code Enforcement Division • Manager • 2 Supervisors • 12 Code Officers • 1 Field Collector • 2 Staff Specialists

  4. Neighborhood Assignments

  5. Division Responsibilities • Minimum Housing Code • Yard trash • Non-operational vehicles • Electrical • Heating and cooking • Structural elements of building • Plumbing • Dangerous Building/Hazardous Land

  6. Division Responsibilities (cont’d) • Land Development Code • Yard Parking • Landlord Permits • Signs • Home Occupation Permits • Residential & Commercial Zoning • Special Event Permits

  7. Specialty Assignments • One officer assigned to address dangerous buildings and hazardous lands to support all officers citywide • Enforces the standards for: • Repair • Vacate • Demolition • Board and Seal and • Abatement

  8. Specialty Assignments (cont’d) • One Landlord Code Officer and a Field Collector are assigned to landlord permit issues citywide • Duties include identifying properties subject to landlord permit requirements and collecting landlord fees due

  9. Yard Trash

  10. Abandoned, Untagged, and Non-Operational Vehicles

  11. Dangerous Buildings and Hazardous Land

  12. Dangerous Buildings and Hazardous Land

  13. Illegal Signs

  14. Typical Enforcement Process • Verbal/Education Warning • Door Tags/Written Warnings • Includes a fair and reasonable time to comply • City Ordinance Citation – Instant Penalty • Notice of Violation • Code Enforcement Board Hearing • Daily Fines – Penalties accumulate until compliance is achieved

  15. New Programs • Lawn Maintenance Pilot • Nuisance Abatement Foreclosure Pilot • Special Magistrate for Code Enforcement • Historic Structure Rehab Abatement

  16. Public Education & Outreach • Comprehensive Website • Channel 12 • Pamphlets and Brochures • Neighborhood Meetings • Neighborhood Outreach in UPNA with GPD, UF and Solid Waste • Citizen Ride Along Program

  17. City of Gainesville Code Enforcement Division City of Gainesville Code Enforcement Division P.O. Box 490, Station 10A Gainesville, FL 32602-0490 352-334-5030 (Office) 352-334-2239 (Fax) gainesvillecodes.org

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