Code Enforcement

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Code Enforcement Division
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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.

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Code Enforcement Division

• Manager
• 2 Supervisors
• 12 Code Officers
• 1 Field Collector
• 2 Staff Specialists

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Neighborhood Assignments
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Division Responsibilities

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

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Division Responsibilities (continued)

• Land Development Code
• Yard Parking
• Landlord Permits
• Signs
• Home Occupation Permits
• Residential Commercial Zoning
• Special Event Permits

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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

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Specialty Assignments (continued)

• 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

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Yard Trash
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Abandoned, Untagged, and Non-Operational Vehicles
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Dangerous Buildings Hazardous Lands
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Dangerous Buildings and Hazardous Land
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Illegal Signs
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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
• Special Magistrate Hearing
• Daily Fines Penalties accumulate until
  compliance is achieved

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New Programs

• Lawn Maintenance Pilot
• Nuisance Abatement Foreclosure Pilot
• Historic Structure Rehab Abatement

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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

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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