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Code Enforcement Quality of Life
June 15, 2017
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Update on key quality of life issues
- Noise
- Trash
- Lawn Parking
- Fines and Fees
- Graffiti
- Syringes
- Greenbelt restoration
- Recycling changes
- Certificate Of Compliance changes
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Code Enforcement Quality of Life June 15, 2017 1 Update on key - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Code Enforcement Quality of Life June 15, 2017 1 Update on key - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Code Enforcement Quality of Life June 15, 2017 1 Update on key quality of life issues Noise Trash Lawn Parking Fines and Fees Graffiti Syringes Greenbelt restoration Recycling changes Certificate Of Compliance
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Annual noise complaints in target area* *(Ward 1 and parts of Wards 2 and 8)
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 2014 Lease year 2015 Lease year 2016 Lease year 2017 Lease year 3
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City Wide noise complaints
During 2016-17 calls for service decreased
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- 11% since 2015-16
- 16% since 2014-15
- 16% since 2013-14
- 26% since 2012-13
- 20% from the 4-yr average
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Trash complaints
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SeeClic ickFix trash reports between April il 1 and Ju June 15 -fi five year tracking
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Trash or dumping
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 6
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Trash or Illegal Dumping Requests in May
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
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Lawn Parking
- 103 Reports on SeeClickFix for lawn parking in the last 12 months
- 175 tickets issued for lawn parking in the last 12 months
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2017 NOVs for expanded parking
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41 S. Willard Street
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220 Pine Street
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43 Starr Farm Road
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Fines and Fees
- Zoning fines are set by a judge Not issued by Code Enforcement –
Up to $200 a day penalty plus staff time
- Most recent Burlington Case with an Environmental
Court judgment was for $11,000 issued in April, 2017 Other Budgeted fines/Fees for FY17 - $15,000 Collected fines/fees year to date -$14,160
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216 reports of graffiti in 2017
(75 reports during the same 6 months of 2016)
Who initiated Graffiti reports
Code Enforcement Citizens Police Department Anonomous Reports 13
Closed vs Open
Closed Open
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Found Needles/Syringes
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July 2016-June 2017 - 77 reports July 2015 to June 2016 -59 reports
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Greenbelt Restoration by DPW
- As DPW works to restore sidewalks according to the
capital improvement plan greenbelts are being restored
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Curb cut widths are approved by DPW permit but were not always closely regulated for compliance
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Recycling
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Overflowing and windblown recycling is a persistent problem
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2017 ordinance requires covered recycling toters
8 or more rental units – September 1, 2017 6 or more rental units – March 1, 2018 2 or more rental units – September 1, 2018
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Recycling
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1 to 5 year Certificate of Compliance Scale
Ordinance passed in 2014 to start in January 2015 Completion of 3 year cycle scheduled for December 31, 2017
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5 – means no deficiencies were found 4- indicates 5 or fewer deficiencies corrected 3- indicates 10 or fewer deficiencies corrected 2- indicates 10 or fewer deficiencies corrected later than 30 days. 1- Indicates more than 10 deficiencies corrected
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We are in the 3rd year of a 3 year inspection cycle
- By this time next year all rental units in
the city will have a rating of 1 to 5
- At that time a higher minimum housing
standard will be set after public input in the fall and winter of 2017/2018
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Average number of days to complete housing inspections by year
176 138 118 100 98 72 70 41 50 100 150 200 250 300 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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Standard – A typical Minimum housing inspection should be completed within 45 days.
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Questions?
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