CODE ENFORCEMENT BASICS DSD ACADEMY

BY MARTIN RUIZ, MANAGER

THE DSD TEAM Michael Shannon, PE, CBO

Director

Melissa Ramirez Assistant Director

Catherine Hernandez Administrator

Michael Dice Policy Administrator

Pablo Martinez, PE Engineering & Environmental

LAND DEVELOPMENT

Terry Kannawin Assistant Director

Patricia Cavazos BuildSA Sr. Special Projects

Manager

Andrew Espinoza, MCP,CBO Customer Svc & Permitting

Manager

Richard Chamberlin, PE DSD Engineer

PLAN REVIEW

Amin Tohmaz, PE, CBO Assistant Director

Crystal Kastner, PE, CBO Sr. Engineer

Michael Constantino Administrator

Phil Laney Sr. Projects Manager Code Enforcement

Martin Ruiz Manager

Code Enforcement

Danny Liguez Manager

Code Enforcement

FIELD SERVICES

Alma Martinez-Jimenez Assistant to the Director

Veronica Castro Fiscal Administrator

Ximena Copa-Wiggins Public Relations Manager

Jim Flood Administrator

Training/Special Projects

SUPPORT SERVICES

THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SECTION TEAM Amin Tohmaz, PE, CBO

Assistant Director

North Central Field Unit

Northeast Field Unit

Central Field Unit

East Field Unit

MARTIN RUIZ, DSD MANAGER

Southeast Field Unit

Southwest Field Unit

Northwest Field Unit

West Field Unit

West Central Field Unit

DANNY LIGUEZ, DSD MANAGER

North Field Unit

Boarding Home Team

Graffiti Abatement Team Zoning Team

Neighborhood Enhancement Team

PHIL LANEY, SR. SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER

JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER

Inoperable Vehicles

Overgrown Vegetation

Front Yard Parking

Outside Placement

Brush, Trash and Debris

TOP VIOLATIONS

CODE TALK:

• Inoperable

• Wrecked, partially or totally dismantled

• Ordinary Public View

• All, parts, tarp or cover can be seen from the right-of-way, adjacent property, or first floor of structure next door

• Junked vehicle

• In ordinary public view and is inoperable for 10 continuous days

INOPERABLE VEHICLES

• Exemptions

• Abatement

VISIBLE FROM A PUBLIC PLACE OR RIGHT OF WAY

JUNKED VEHICLES

CODE TALK:

• All shall be maintained free of weeds or plant growth in excess of 12 inches in height

• Weeds are defined as: • All grasses

• Annual plants and vegetation

• Vacant or occupied homes

• Vacant lots

OVERGROWN VEGETATION

CODE TALK: • Unlawful to park at any time in side or front

yard

• Cars

• Boats, jet skis

• Campers

• Trailers

FRONT YARD PARKING

• Cars should not be parked on the unimproved areas of the front and side yard

• “Gravel requirements for front and side yard parking” – Code Interpretation

• Created in 2014 • Homeowners can use gravel for front

and side parking • Minimum depth requirement of 3

inches

FRONT YARD PARKING

• Oversized vehicles should not be parked in the restricted area (15 ft. from the curb/street to the property)

• Oversized vehicle = more than 24 ft. in length, 8 ft. in height, or 8ft. wide

OVERSIZED VEHICLES

• Items, not made for outside use or not made for the outdoors, that are placed outside for more than 24 hrs.

• Auto parts

• Appliance

• Metal or wood products

• Furniture

CODE TALK

OUTSIDE PLACEMENT

TRASH, DEBRIS, RUBBISH & BRUSH

• Rubbish is any combustible or noncombustible materials:

• Boxes

• Wood

• Rubber

• Yard trimmings

• Glass

• Tin cans

• Solid Waste Department collection

schedule

• A tangible enclosure or barrier built as a boundary, for protection, prevents uncontrolled access or concealment

• Excludes hedges, trees, shrubs, etc.

• All fences facing street or adjacent to public way must be in good repair and structurally sound. It should not:

• lean more than 15 degrees

• Have rotted, fire damaged, broken wood supports or cross members

• Have any broken, missing slats

• Have broken, severely bent metal posts or ripped metal fencing

• Have loose brick, stones, rocks, mortars

CODE TALK

FENCES

FENCES CODE TALK

• Height restrictions

• 3 ft. in height for solid privacy fence for front yard

• 5 ft. for chain link fences for front yard

• 6 ft. for any fence for side or rear yard

• Materials allowed

• Wood, chain link, stone, rock, concrete block, masonry brick, brick, decorative wrought iron

CODE ENFORCEMENT BASICS DSD ACADEMY

BY MARTIN RUIZ, MANAGER