(A) Office created; Enforcement Officers. The office of Enforcement Officer is created for the purpose of administering the provisions of this subchapter and the powers delegated to the city by the applicable statutes of the state and ordinance of the city, subject to such control and review as the Mayor, City Manager, or City Administrator may from time to time direct. The City Fire Marshal and the Marshal’s assistants, the Manager of Inspection Services, the City Public Works Inspectors, or any other duly-authorized agents of the city are authorized to perform the functions of Enforcement Officer for the abatement of NUISANCES, as defined under § 90.01. The Public Works Director, or the Director’s designee, is also authorized to perform the functions of Enforcement Officer for nuisances under § 90.04. The Urban Forester, if appointed, is authorized to perform the functions of Enforcement Officer for public nuisances under the urban forestry section of this code, if and when enacted. The Mayor, City Manager, or City Administrator may assign primary responsibility in those areas of overlapping jurisdiction.
(B) Powers and duties. The Enforcement Officer is authorized and directed to inspect and examine real property situated within the city for the purpose of determining whether or not a nuisance exists as described in §§ 90.01 and 90.55. All matters involving health shall be pursued in coordination with the County Health Department. Nuisances involving weeds or other fire hazards shall be pursued in coordination with the Fire Department. All matters involving the boarding of dangerous buildings shall be pursued in coordination with the Manager of Inspection Services. All matters involving the permitted, or allowed, use of land under the zoning title shall be pursued in coordination with the Community Development Director, or the Director’s designee.
(Prior Code, § 10.12.030) (Ord. 19-2004, passed 9-1-2004)