HomeMy WebLinkAboutPS 2017-12-04 Item 2B - Update - Code EnforcementCity of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Public Safety Committee
FROM: Jack Pace, DCD Director
BY: Nora Gierloff, Deputy DCD Director
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: November 22, 2017
SUBJECT: Code Enforcement Update
ISSUE
Update the Committee on current Code Enforcement activities and status.
BACKGROUND
Code Enforcement is recruiting for the Rental Housing Code Enforcement Officer position.
DISCUSSION
Following are brief summaries of current code enforcement efforts.
Rental Housing Program Renewals
As of November 27, 2017, 99% of owners were current on their licensing. Rental housing
inspections for this year's quadrant were due by September 30th and all but 50 units have turned
in their forms. We will send out the renewal letters for 2018 in early December.
Code Enforcement Case Backlog
In 2017 the team decided to emphasize resolving case files older than one year. Since January
we have reduced the number of cases in each category and reduced those open for more than
3 years by 63%. Overall, we opened 377 cases so far in 2017 and closed 450. The average
number of days to close a 2017 case was 48 days, down from 88 days for 2016 cases.
OPEN CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES BY DURATION
<30
DAYS
January 17, 2017
4
RS TOTAL
215
April 14, 2017
32
25
July 6, 2017
28
27
November 20, 2017
12
24
27
25
32
Reduced by
25%
20%
176
136
35
37%
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Case Studies
Unsecured Vacant Property (135xx Macadam Rd)
This house had been previously secured by the City but transients had regained entry. It has
now been secured by a contractor and a lien will be placed on the property.
July, 2017
October, 2017
Parking and Rubbish (1.37xx 34 Av S)
June 2017
November 2017
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Parking/Junk Vehicles, etc (12oxx 44 Av S)
December 2015
October 2017
Unsecured Vacant Property (46xx S 144th St)
August 2017
November 2017
Rubbish/Junk Vehicles, etc (95o Andover Park E)
August 2017
October 2017
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Enforcement Code Update
In September the Council adopted a revised enforcement chapter TMC 8.45 which streamlined
Code Enforcement processes and largely eliminated the use of infractions (fines that went to
Municipal Court) in favor of a Notice of Violation and Order system which is administrative
unless appealed to the Hearing Examiner. See Attachment A for the updated process.
We are currently working with the City Attorney on updating our residential use definitions to
make sure that there are no gaps or overlaps in the different terms used in our Building, Rental
Housing and Zoning Codes. This will assist us in enforcing our regulations for boarding houses,
dwelling units with multiple kitchens and Air B&B rentals. We expect to bring that to Council in
the 1st quarter.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No budget changes requested.
RECOMMENDATION
Information Only.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Code Enforcement Process Flow Chart
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