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ACE Program: Alliances for Community Excellence. Certificate of Use* Civil Citation*. Landlord Registration*. Administrative Foreclosure**. Staff & Community Partnership. Unsafe Structure. Nuisance Abatement**.
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ACE Program: Alliances for Community Excellence Certificate of Use* Civil Citation* Landlord Registration* Administrative Foreclosure** Staff & Community Partnership Unsafe Structure Nuisance Abatement** * New initiative **Reinstituted initiative
ACE Program Alliances for Community Excellence • Civil Citation for code violations • Certificate of Use • Commence 2013 and apply to new businesses • Initiate a one-year education process for existing businesses • Would require application to certify the use and structure are per code requirement • Would be renewed with Business Tax Registration • Appropriate tool to regulate use and site devt. issues
ACE Program Alliances for Community Excellence • Landlord Registration • Require all rental properties to register with City • Housing Inspector would conduct annual inspection for min. housing code • Position to be funded by application fees • Unsafe Structure • Continue to aggressively pursue Unsafe Structure cases after 3 years of no activity • Critical role in removal of slum and blight • Partnership with Code, Police and Building
ACE Program Alliances for Community Excellence • Nuisance Abatement • Reestablish the nuisance abatement board • Aggressively pursue property owners to abate nuisance activities • Partnership with Code, Police and Building • Administrative Foreclosure • Strategically position the city to foreclose on properties that have code liens • Establish criteria and policies to be adopted by Commission
ACE Program Alliances for Community Excellence • Staff and Community Partnerships • Staff partnership with community • Staff partnership includes Code, Police, Building, Utilities • Systematic survey each quadrant and conduct on-site educational outreach on frequent code violations • Provide appropriate resources and support to assist property owners in complying with code • Initiate code compliance process after all avenues have been exhausted • Goal is to have measureable improvement for a concentrated period and specific geographic area • Staff will continue its participation in crime watch meetings, Front Porch Initiatives, neighborhood mtgs., etc.