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What is considered a code or nuisance violation?
Conditions may include but are not limited to the following :
- Presence of rubbish and trash, lumber, bricks, tin and steel.
- Parts of derelict motorcycles, vehicles, construction equipment, campers, trailers, and mobile homes.
- Derelict appliances, and or broken furniture
- Overgrown or noxious weeds, which may endanger public safety or which are unhealthy or unsafe, and therefore declared to be a public nuisance.
For more information and definitions click here:
Environmental Protection and Safety Code Chapter II-definitions
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- A request for investigation form may be completed, picked up, mailed or faxed during normal business hours, or you can click below to download a form.
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How soon will my complaint be handled?
- Usually within 5 business days from receipt of the request, a Code Enforcement Officer will take a look at the possible violation. You will then be notified by the Code Enforcement Officer if there is a violation and what steps will be taken to resolve the violation if one exist if the complaint was not made anonymously.
For a full copy of the Environmental Protection and Safety Code click on the following link:
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