CODE ENFORCEMENT

Municipal Code Solutions (MCS) partners with Municipalities in providing Code Enforcement Services that will preserve and enhance the quality of life for residents.

Our Responsibilities:

Our Code Enforcement Officers are responsible for evaluating, educating, and enforcing the local codes. They must be available to respond to any complaints that residents might have. This can be in the form of answering questions, issuing warnings, or giving actual citations for code violations. Even though a part of the job does result in violations, our code enforcement officers’ main objective is to ensure an attractive, lawful, and safe community.

Here are a few common code enforcement areas of interest:

  • unsightly lawns
  • excess signage
  • nuisance or neglected animals
  • illegal dumping and parking
  • abandoned vehicles
  • tenant complaints
  • sidewalk and street obstructions
  • storm water management

It is our intent to work with the parties involved in violations to achieve compliance and avoid the extra time and expense of punitive actions. However, when voluntary compliance is not achievable, our Code Enforcement Officers, will, by law, use due process to achieve compliance with such tools as written warnings, courtesy notices, administrative citations, criminal citations, public hearings, or abatements. But our Code Enforcement Officers’ end game and mission is to use emotional intelligence and compassion to find a balance working with the community while enforcing local code.

Duties of our Code Enforcement Officers include, but are not limited to:

  • he undertaking of investigations and other activities as may be required to determine compliance with the applicable codes and ordinances of the Municipality,
  • to issue all necessary notices to abate illegal or unsafe conditions
  • to ensure compliance with the Township’s Code of Ordinances for the safety, health, and general welfare of the public and
  • to make inspections and determine compliance with the applicable codes and ordinances of the Municipality.

Additional duties of our Code Enforcement Officers can include business permits, zoning regulations, construction planning and condemning unsafe buildings.

Frequently Asked Questions

The best way to file a complaint is through the Municipality’s website or by calling the Municipality’s Code Enforcement Office.

Most complaints are assigned to our Code Enforcement Officers within 24 hours (assuming the complaint is related to one of the Municipalities we partner with).

Our Code Enforcement Officers are available Monday through Friday from 8:00AM to 5:00PM. If immediate attention is needed after hours, please contact your local Police.

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