Code Enforcement

Code Enforcement Officer:
In October 2013, the City of Nederland added a separate Code Enforcement Officer to take the proactive approach in addition to the compliant basis approach for daily routine patrols made throughout the city. Code enforcement provides essential and beneficial services that ensure quality of life within the City of Nederland. The Code Enforcement Department enforces minimum property standards and nuisance violations. The City of Nederland has adopted the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code for setting the minimum standards to be followed. The 2009 International Property Maintenance Code can be viewed here 2009 International Property Maintenance Code
The adopted amendments, additions and deletions to the International Property Maintenance Code are shown in Chapter 18-Article 7 of City Code of Ordinances viewed at the following link: www.municode.com

Code Enforcement is a service provided to properties within the city limits that are discovered to be in violation of city ordinances. The most common type of violation that the Code Enforcement Officer addresses is that involving weedy lots.  Code Enforcement is an important tool of the city because it is the arm that verifies and seeks compliance with health and safety codes. If a property is found to be non-compliant, the Code Enforcement Staff will undergo the process of advising the owner of the discovered violation, providing a tenure to conform, verifying if compliance has been achieved by the due date, filing charges in Municipal Court for those that are still non-compliant, verifying prior to the court’s hearing date if the owner complied or not, representing the city at the court level, and then following up with the conditions of the court, which may involve a re-set of the case to a new docket which will involve the verification efforts all over again.

Examples of Standards & Nuisance Violations - Click Here!

Penalty for noncompliance:

In the event of the failure of the owner or occupant or person in control of the property to bring property into compliance with the minimum standards, the City will file charges in Municipal Court and/or contract the work for compliance to be performed and a lien filed on the property or request that the fine be in the amount the city incurred for bringing the violation into compliance.

Important Notes and Terms:

Motor Vehicles - no abandoned or discarded motor vehicle/boats and recreational vehicles is prohibited from being parked, kept or stored on any premises in a state of major disassembly, disrepair or in the process of being stripped, dismantled or painted unless completely enclosed inside a structure.

Accumulation of rubbish or garbage - all exterior property and premises, and the interior of every structure, shall be kept free from any accumulation of rubbish or garbage.

Rubbish - to include combustible and noncombustible waste materials, the term shall include waste, the residual from burning, the burning of wood, coal and other combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral waste, glass, crockery, appliances and any materials or items not specifically designed, listed or approved by the manufacture listings to be stored outside in the elements to include appliances, furniture, cloths and other materials or items.

Infestation/Rodent - it the presence, within contiguous to, a structure or premises of insects, rats, vermin or other pests.