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Deltona staff outline code enforcement, abatement and animal-control processes to citizens
Summary
City staff reviewed how code compliance officers respond to complaints and use education and formal steps — courtesy notices, civil citations and special-magistrate hearings — and described animal-control services including traps, transport and wildlife handling.
City of Deltona staff told a Citizens Academy audience that code compliance and animal-control work combines education, voluntary correction and formal enforcement when necessary. Mark Gibson, a code compliance manager, described an initial process of investigation and a seven‑day window for property owners to correct violations before staff pursues contractors or a special magistrate hearing. “We give them 7 days to give them due process to bring the property into compliance,” Gibson said.
The explanation was meant to clarify a common public perception that “codes not doing anything.” Brandy (staff member) and presenters emphasized that officers work seven days a week in zones across the city, often on 12‑hour shifts, and use both complaint response and proactive patrols to identify parking violations, overgrown yards and debris. Gibson…
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