This position monitors and enforces a variety of applicable ordinances, codes, and regulations related to zoning, nuisance, rooming house and property maintenance ordinances and serves as a resource and provides information on City regulations to property owners, residents, businesses, the general public, and other City departments and divisions.
Perform a variety of field and office work in support of the City’s local code enforcement program; enforce compliance with City regulations and ordinances.
Investigate complaints of substandard housing, nuisance violations (tall grass/weeds, hazardous trees, junk/trash, and junk vehicles) and directs the correction thereof.
Keep records and make reports on inspections, conditions found, recommendations and subsequent re-inspections. Maintain accurate documentation and case files on all investigations, inspections, enforcement actions, and other job related activities
Prepare forms and letters and correspondence related to enforcement activities.
Prepare court documents and testify to International Property Maintenance Code, zoning and nuisance violations in the Municipal Court or Lorain County Court of Common Pleas.
Prepare evidence in support of legal actions taken by the City; appear in court as necessary; testify at hearings and in court proceedings as required.
Prepare information and assist the Department in obtaining and executing search warrants for nuisance properties.
Inspect, license and monitor all rooming houses, including Oberlin College off-campus student housing and review floor plans of proposed new rooming houses for code compliance.
Investigate complaints and enforce ordinances related to sidewalk snow and ice removal
Perform other related duties as assigned.
