Code Compliance Officer

Description

Under general supervision, performs field inspections and investigations to enforce City and State codes and ordinances regarding land use issues and public nuisances; investigate complaints; document investigations; prepare reports, notices of violation, and citations; and assist residents with voluntary compliance procedures and citations.

• Receive, record, and investigate complaints regarding violations of municipal codes, ordinances, standards, health and safety regulations, and water quality regulations; document violations by securing photographs, writing reports, and recording other pertinent data; research ownership records, prior complaints, municipal codes and ordinances, and state regulations to establish whether a violation has occurred.
• Patrol (on foot and/or by vehicle) and identify nuisance conditions and code violations.
• Conduct drive‑by or on‑site inspections of residential, industrial, and/or commercial areas in compliance with requirements of law; note possible violations at other property sites during field investigations.
• Initiate contacts with residents, business representatives and other parties to explain the nature of violations and to encourage compliance with municipal codes, ordinances, and community standards.
• Meet with City staff, police, and legal counsel regarding complaints and coordinate how to address same.
• Prepare notices of violation or noncompliance and/or citations according to applicable codes and regulations.
• Prepare and issue letters to property owners notifying them of violations and facilitate voluntary compliance.
• As appropriate, post or serve notices on property to abate fire and public safety hazards and public nuisances.
• Assist with posting stop work orders and securing compliance with applicable regulations.
• Coordinate and conduct follow‑up abatement procedures including the preparation of additional correspondence, site visits, and communication with property owners, City staff, and attorneys; conduct follow‑up investigations to ensure compliance with applicable codes and ordinances; prepare non‑compliance cases for legal action; present testimony at hearings.
• Provide information to violators, witnesses and the public, business community and other government agencies regarding codes, laws and ordinances; respond to questions, complaints and inquiries.
• Maintain files and records related to citations and violations; prepare a variety of written reports, memoranda, and correspondence.
• Testify and support the City Attorney in appeal proceedings or civil enforcement litigation.
• Assist with the collection of civil fines and penalties arising from infractions or notices.
• Input and retrieve a variety of information using a computer terminal.
• Take photographs of various nuisance conditions and code violations.
• Maintain and update records, logs and reports utilizing knowledge of principles of record keeping and reporting.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. Communicate effectively with the public in a courteous, fair, tactful, timely and helpful manner in situations that are sometimes stressful.
• Provide Director with monthly and annual reports of code compliance activities.

• Attend various continuing education meetings, seminars, and workshops.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

No direct supervisory responsibilities.

• Ability to interpret and apply applicable Federal, State, and City codes, laws, statutes, and ordinances.
• Principles, practices, methods and techniques of code violation investigation and enforcement.
• Permitting practices.
• Methods and procedures used in code enforcement including citation issuance procedures, methods used to obtain various types of inspection warrants, and principles used to prepare legal documents.
• Code enforcement occupational hazards and safety practices.
• Knowledge of basic inspection methods to identify deviations from building plans and safety codes.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and…