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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING, HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING DIVISION
COMMUNITY CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
PROGRAM MISSION: The mission
of the Community Code Enforcement Program is to enforce codes in order to
ensure that all properties meet the minimum code requirements and improve the
quality of life for Arlington residents.
The Community Code
Enforcement Program enforces four codes: the Zoning Ordinance, the Property
Maintenance Code of the Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA), the
Noise Control Ordinance, and the Garbage, Refuse and Weeds Code. They identify violations both through
proactive inspection as well as by complaint.
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Community
Code Enforcement Program
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FY
2002
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FY
2003
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FY
2004
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%
Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'03 to
'04
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Personnel
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$535,286
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$685,646
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$713,878
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4%
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Non-Personnel
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76,276
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78,205
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96,492
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23%
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Total
Expenditures
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611,562
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763,851
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810,370
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6%
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Fees
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7,885
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10,000
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8,000
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-20%
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Grants
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-
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500
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500
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-
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Total
Revenues
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7,885
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10,500
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8,500
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-19%
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Net
Tax Support
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$603,677
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$753,351
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$801,870
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6%
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Authorized
FTEs
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13.0
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13.0
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13.0
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Funded
FTEs
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13.0
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13.0
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13.0
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
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The net increase in personnel costs
($28,232) reflects normal salary and benefits adjustments.
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The net increase in non-personnel costs
($18,287) reflects increased costs for telephone charges ($5,491), rental of
County vehicles charges ($5,627) and cellular phone expenditures ($7,169).
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The net decrease in fee
revenue ($2,000) reflects the reduction in the number of monetary fines for
code violations.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY 2001
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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FY 2004
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Actual
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Actual
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Estimate
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Estimate
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Target
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Number of units inspected
under Full Code Program meeting minimum code standards
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N/A
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N/A
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300
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642
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1,285
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Percentage of violations corrected
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N/A
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N/A
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Objective: To provide
full field proactive code enforcement and ensure that all housing in Arlington
is safe and decent
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FY 2001
Actual
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Estimate
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FY 2004
Estimate
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FY 2004
Target
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Workload Measures
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Number
of code enforcement cases
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3,449
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3,289
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3,500
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3,500
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3,500
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Number/Percentage
of cases identified by staff
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1,851/54%
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1,684/51%
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1,925/55%
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2,100/60%
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2,100/60%
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Number
of units inspected under the full code program
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243
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500
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600
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1285
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1285
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Number
of warning tickets issued
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826
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450
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400
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400
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400
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Number
of monetary tickets issued
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153
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75
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100
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100
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100
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FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
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The County's increased emphasis on
proactive code inspection, the number of use permits with conditions to be
enforced (including at night), combined with the existing Comprehensive Code
Program will continue to place a strain on this program's resources. Additional resources will be required if
additional services are desired.
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Financial resources for clean-up of
properties and demolitions will be needed in the future as this becomes a more
integral part of the work done by the Section.
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