A. Code Enforcement Officer shall be appointed by the city council: Pursuant to the authority granted by Utah Code Ann. Section 10-11-1 and the city council, there is hereby established the position of code enforcement officer. More than one person may be appointed to act as code enforcement officer.
B. Duties: The code enforcement officer shall perform all functions necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter and examine and investigate, as often as needed to return the real property to compliance.
C. The City will respond to all formal written requests. To qualify as a nuisance, there must be a minimum of two (2) formal complaints by two (2) current residents, property owners, or households of Uintah citizens.
D. Established procedures, criteria and standards for inspections and enforcement which shall be adopted by the city council by resolution.
E. The department may request action by any city department on complaints, violations, or abatement activities.
F. Inspections: Consequent to a formal written nuisance complaint by a resident of Uintah city, the code enforcement officer shall be responsible for inspecting and examining real property for the purpose of determining the existence of violations of this chapter. The inspectors shall have the authority to enter those premises where they have a reasonable cause to believe a violation exists, at reasonable times, to inspect or to perform the duties imposed by the ordinances of the city; provided, that if the premises are occupied that credentials be presented to the occupant and entry requested. If entry is refused, the inspectors shall have recourse to the remedies provided by law to secure entry.
G. Enforcement Authority: The inspectors shall have the authority to apply the penalties, civil and criminal procedures, and abatement provisions of this chapter, and may call upon the assistance of the police department in discharging their duties. (Ord. 685, 8-8-1992; amd. Ord. 243-18, 3-20-2018; Ord. 274-23, 1-17-2023)