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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1988 0817 CC REG ITEM 08F ITEM $. eq.� MOORPARK JOHN PATRICK LANE STEVEN KUENY Mayor PP" `9<, City Manager ELOISE BROWN F°P��1a CHERYL J. KANE Mayor Pro Tern o City Attorney JOHN GALLOWAY ��. PATRICK RICHARDS, A.I.C.P. Councilmember o=t ,'�m Dirctor of p CommunityDevelopment CLINT HARPER, Ph.D. 9,,� o R. DENNIS DELZEIT Councilmember o BERNARDO M. PEREZ 9 *Eo �� City Engineer Councilmember JOHN V. GILLESPIE MAUREEN W. WALL Chief of Police City Clerk MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Patrick J. Richards, Director of Community Developmen t DATE: August 10, 1988 (CC meeting of 8/17/88) SUBJECT: CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY REPORT FROM 2/10/88 - 7/19/88 This report is a summary of Code Enforcement activities from February 10, 1988 to July 19, 1988. Background During the current period there were 315 new complaints, plus 87 pending complaints carried over from the last period July 6, 1987 to February 9, 1988 for a total of 402 complaints. Of the 319 cases resolved during the February to July period, there are 83 cases currently still pending. I. Case Statistics A. New Cases 1. Code complaints (private property) 233 2. Vehicle abatement (private property) 22 3. Parking complaints (on public property) 60 Total new cases 315 B. Pending cases continuing from 2/9/88 report. 1. Code complaints (private property) 69 2. Abandoned vehicles (private property) 18 Total continuing cases 87 FJR.JS,crl 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529-6864 88267/CHRONI Code Enforcement Status Report (from 2/10/88 - 7/19/88) August 10, 1988 Page 2 C. Breakdown of current cases. Total Resolved Pending Code complaints 302 230 72 Vehicle abatement 40 29 11 Parking complaints 60 60 _ 0 Totals 402 319 83 (11 vehicles parked on the street were cited and referred to the Sheriff' s department for removal. ) II.Cases Currently In Process A. Cases Pending - Court Level 1. 13840 Los Angeles Avenue - Riddle Equipment Rental This case relates to numerous code violations including zoning, building codes, disable vehicles and trash and debris. A court report has been written and submitted to the City Attorney' s office for prosecution. 2. Vicinity of 450 Moorpark Avenue - Moorpark Transmission Moorpark Transmission is using a prohibited portable sign to advertise their business. Code enforcement will ask the City Attorney' s office to file a formal complaint against the owner. B. Cases Being Appealed LeClub Apartments - appealed to the Planning Commission on July 18, 1988, the Planning Commission upheld the director' s decision. Violation consisted of flags/poles, two billboard signs on and off-site. It is expected that an appeal to the City Council will follow. C. Substandard Structures A First Street structure is substandard due to age and lack of maintenance. The structure is currently being repaired. PJR:JS:crl 88267/CHRONI Code Enforcement Status Report (from 2/10/88 - 7/19/88) August 10, 1988 Page 3 A Spring Street location has been damage by fire. Property owners are being notified and asked to repair the structure. D. Neighborhood Clean-up Program Neighborhood clean up program is scheduled for Saturday August 13, 1988 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The clean up will take place at the north east corner of Spring Road and Flinn Avenue. E. Home Occupation Permits There are twelve home occupation permits in process. An additional five applications have been approved, and two were denied. F. Realignment of Bail Schedule Bail realignment is postponed until January 1989, when the court installs a new computer system. Ventura cities have been asked to readjust bail schedule to provide uniformity. This may includes changing some of our code numbers. G. Newsrack City Attorney is currently researching means to control material which is objectionable to some residents. H. Tanner Plan Staff report completed and submitted to the City Council on April 27, 1988. I. Building and Zoning Code Violations Code Enforcement has resolved seven of the nine substandard structures since last February. The remaining 27 complaints relate to building structures without zoning approval or building permits. J. Overcrowding/Substandard Living Conditions (i.e. people living in sheds, converted garages, and trailers) Code enforcement is currently working with owners of 11 residences to eliminate overcrowding and bring living conditions up to city standards. PJR:JS:crl 88267/CHRONI Code Enforcement Status Report (from 2/10/88 - 7/19/88) August 10, 1988 Page 4 K. Downtown Area (Millard Street, Sarah Avenue, Esther Avenue, etc.) 107 residential complaints 60 vehicles on the street (72 hour parking) 101 resolved 66 pending The following statistics reflect the types of violations being noticed in the downtown area. 1 . Disabled or abandoned vehicles on the street. 60 2. Commercial vehicles in R-1 zone. 2 3. Disabled vehicles on private property. 56 4. Major auto repair in R-1 zone. 33 5. Surfacing - (parking on grass areas) . 28 6. Storage in required yard area. 18 7. No house numbers. 9 8. Substandard structure. 1 9. Building without permits. 11 10. Overcrowding in garages, shed, illegal structure. 7 11. Accumulation of trash and debris. 9 12. Trash containers in public view. 7 13. Cesspool violations 1 14. Drainage 1 15. Encroachment violations. 3 16. Chickens maintained on premises. 2 L. Number of Residents in Violation by Street Street Code Complaints Vehicles on the Street Bard 7 5 Dorothy 14 3 Esther 8 7 First 4 1 Harry 9 13 Millard 3 4 Roberts 3 4 Ruth 10 0 Sarah 5 6 Second 14 6 Sherman 9 9 Susan 9 2 Third 1 0 PJR:JS:crl 88267/CHRONI Code Enforcement Status Report • (from 2/10/88 - 7/19/88) August 10, 1988 Page 5 III.Types of Complaints - Citywide When working with a resident or a business, code enforcement address all violations relating to that property. For this reason the number of actual violations are greater than the number of cases on file. The following violations relate only to the 233 new code complaints (on private property only) generated from February 9, 1988 to July 19, 1988. Citywide Statistics Business - incorrect zone. 6 Sign violations. 23 Hazardous Materials 1 Home Occupation 17 House numbers missing. 10 Overcrowding 13 People living in converted garages or sheds. 13 People living in trailers. 7 Sewage (unsanitary) 6 Accumulation of trash and debris. 18 Trash container in public view. 10 Commercial vehicles parked in residential zone. 10 Vehicles for sale. 12 Disabled vehicle. 85 Major auto repair in residential zone. 44 Parking on other than required surfacing. 35 Structures or vehicles in required yard areas. 15 Building without permits. 27 Substandard structures. 3 Maintaining a pool without adequate fencing. 9 Encroachment permits. 15 Illegal dumping. 1 Tree removal/cutting without permit. 15 V.Short Term Goals (within 6 months) . A. Continue to handle new and pending cases. B. Continue to work with Tanner Plan. C. Set Neighborhood Clean-up Program in downtown area. D. Regulate commercial banners more closely. PJR:JS:crl 88267/CHRONI Code Enforcement Status Report (from 2/10/88 - 7/19/88) August 10, 1988 Page 6 E. Develop legal notification letter for abandoned vehicles under $100.00. F. Develop court report form. VI. Long Term Goals A. Draft a recreational vehicles ordinance (in R-1 zone) . B. Monitor Simi Valley Landfill and write report. C. Develop Sign Ordinance Amendments. E. Better control of M-2 businesses between Los Angeles Avenue and the Simi Arroyo. F. Develop informational reference booklet regarding Moorpark Municipal Code. Conclusion Code Enforcement feels sufficient improvements have been made, especially in the downtown area. There will be a follow up report in October 1988. MOORpARK, City c CgCIF o AA,, ►q ofe,��►� ACTIp - 798s_ 8y PJR:JS:crl 88267/CHRONI