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Attachment A <br />"T .................. <br />Land�,Us,e Code Enfbrcement Program <br />2010 Year End Report <br />Background: <br />• The Community Development Department is responsible for enforcement of most of the public nuisance <br />provisions of the City Code. <br />• Land-use enforcement primarily addresses public nuisance violations reported to staff by the public, such <br />as.- junk/debris, outside storage, long grass, junk vehicles, building maintenance, illegal signs, noise <br />complaints, un-shoveled public sidewalks, etc. <br />Goals of the Prosmam:1 <br />• Greater public awareness and compliance with city codes and ordinances through education, cooperation <br />and enforcement. <br />• Enhanced property values and livability of neighborhoods. <br />• Minimize negative effects of public nuisance violations upon surrounding neighborhoods. <br />• Maintenance of the city's tax base. <br />Case files per year: <br />• 2005 — 380 Cases 2008 — 730 Cases <br />• 2006 — 474 Cases 2009 — 736 Cases <br />• 2007 — 425 Cases 2010 — 614 Cases <br />Public Nuisance Violations (2010): <br />• Types of violations.- <br />o <br />25% <br />- Grass over 8". <br />0 <br />7% <br />- Jun /Debris. <br />o <br />41% <br />- Residential. <br />o <br />17% <br />- Commercial. <br />o <br />10% <br />- Junk vehicles. <br />0 <br /><1% - Signs <br />• Resolution <br />of cases.- <br />o <br />495 - <br />80.6% of cases resolved within 20 days. <br />0 <br />33 - <br />86% of cases resolved within 4O days. <br />0 <br />17 - <br />88.8% of cases resolved within 60 days. <br />0 <br />28 - <br />4.5% of cases resolved over 60 days. <br />0 <br />41 - <br />6.6% of cases pending resolution. <br />Expenses: <br />• 2010 — Staffing, vehicle, gas, office, postage - approximately - $,160,000 <br />