Step 4: Field Investigation
Compliance staff will conduct a field investigation to:
- Document code violations through notes, photographs, interviews, etc.
- If possible, discuss the situation with the property owner, occupant, or other responsible person:
- Methods for complying with the code
- Nature of the environmental code violation
- Potential consequences for failure to comply
- Timelines for environmental code compliance
- Verify the existence and severity of the environmental code violations
Step 5: Filing a Report
Upon completion of the field investigation, staff will prepare an investigation report, which will include:
- Action necessary to correct the violation
- Environmental code violation(s) observed and evidence, if any, obtained (e.g. photographs)
- Date, time, and place of the field visit
- Discussion, if any, with owner, occupant, or other responsible person
- If no code violation is observed, an explanation
- Recommended enforcement action and timeline
- Witnesses, if any, interviewed
Step 6: Notice of Violation Letter
When staff determines there are reasonable grounds to believe a violation did or does occur, a notice of violation (NOV) letter is sent to the property owner and each person who is or may be responsible for the alleged violation. A
follow-up for compliance is required after the compliance date that is listed on the NOV.