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City staff outlines code‑compliance tools, AI camera pilot and enforcement process
Summary
Code Compliance Manager Justin Gardner described the city's enforcement framework—education first, then administrative citations and legal escalation—explained the My Cathedral City intake system, and introduced a pilot of CityDetect AI cameras for automated citywide sweeps with contract safeguards for data use.
Justin Gardner, the city’s code compliance manager, gave the Planning Commission a procedural overview of how the division seeks voluntary compliance before escalating to citations or legal action.
Gardner summarized the enforcement ladder: verification of complaints, an initial "knock and talk," administrative citations that escalate (a typical first citation is $100 plus processing, followed by higher…
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