ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Director with a Request to Amend an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 5 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Pertaining to VIOLATION FINES and FEES.
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BACKGROUND: The Code Enforcement Division of the Community Development Department has worked diligently over the past five years to provide the most effective and efficient service delivery with the resources it has available. The Division hopes to build off past improvements to continue to find innovative ways to reduce blight and improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods. The Division has worked incredibly hard over the past few years to redefine how neighborhood improvement occurs in our community. Code Enforcement no longer defines the Division but is just one of the many tools at its disposal to improve our neighborhoods. This communication provides a summary of those services and offers a series of fine and fee recommendations that will allow the Code Enforcement Division to provide increased service in 2019, at the expense of those who have code violations and lack respect for our neighborhoods.
Traditional Code Enforcement Efforts - The Code Enforcement Division is responsible for the enforcement of Chapter 5 and Chapter 13 of the City of Peoria Code. These codes deal with environmental property maintenance violations and property maintenance violations related to residentials structures. In 2018, the Division comprised of 7 full time Code Enforcement Inspector and 3 temporary summer employees demolished 84 dangerous buildings and issued 5,098 Abates notices, 5,415 Work Orders and 982 Housing Notices. In addition, they were able to recognize 1,167 properties for doing a good job throughout the year. Based on historical data, 2017 and 2018 were the most productive years of the Code Enforcement staff ever experienced in terms of total actions. Through focused process improvement techniques learned through the I...
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