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Improving Neighborhood Appearance Code Enforcement 2014

Update to Tukwila City Council April 7, 2013

The Problem

Illegal garbage dumping at a vacant house. Neighbors complained of the sight and smells. Foreclosure property. From first complaint until clean up completed took three months (relatively quick!) City hired private contractor at a total cost of $1833.26. Owner paid in full within two weeks.

The Problem

Response to Community Concerns

• Streamline code enforcement process
• Add temporary staffing
• Involve the community

Streamline Process

• Immediately issue Notice of Violation when

property owners fail to comply with initial correction notice

• Shorten compliance deadlines
• Initiate abatement actions
• Monitor and report back to Council
• Create Abatement Triage team

Add Temporary Staffing

• Contract .5 FTE Code Enforcement Officer
• Reassign Administrative Support as Acting

Code Enforcement Officer who will focus solely on residential nuisance abatement

• Hire full-time administrative support
• Require rental inspections be performed only

by private inspectors

Community Involvement

• Community-wide “Spring Clean Up”

– First weekend of June (tentative) – Site dumpsters in neighborhoods to encourage disposal of debris – Junk vehicle removal effort

• Institute “free dump pass” program for code

enforcement cases

Next Steps

• CAP Briefing and Site Tour:

April 29, 2014

• Long-term changes for 2015/2016 Budget

Questions?