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Inspectional Services details 2025 workload, council requests lists of expired permits and snow fines
Summary
Inspectional Services reported 1,423 building permits processed and ~17,000 inspections in 2025; councilors asked ISD to provide a list of businesses with expired permits, days outstanding and any fines, and requested snow-sidewalk/awning fines reports for the last two storms.
Director Pat Ruiz delivered the Inspectional Services Department’s 2025 annual summary to the Public Safety Committee on March 2, listing a high-volume year for permitting and enforcement and promising follow-up data at the committee’s request.
Ruiz said the department processed 1,423 building permits in 2025, completed about 17,000 inspections and recorded 19,328 code-enforcement activities while overseeing food-safety compliance for more than 400 licensed establishments. Ruiz said ISD has continued digital-permitting and inspection modernization and improved coordination with fire and public-safety partners for emergency responses.
Councilors asked for more granular enforcement data. Vice Chair Anna Levy and others requested a report listing every business with an expired permit or license, the number of days each has been out of compliance, and any outstanding fines or 40U penalty tickets. Ruiz said the city’s permitting software (CitizenServe) can run reports showing compliance status, violations and ticket history and agreed to email the committee a detailed report.
On snow-related enforcement, Ruiz summarized municipal code enforcement for sidewalk/awning clearance: single-family violations are $100; two-family and commercial properties are $200. ISD will provide a storm-by-storm breakdown of citations issued, separated where possible into residential and commercial fines, for both recent storms.
Counselors also discussed food trucks, temporary event permits and the need for more night enforcement capacity; Ruiz said a planned roving inspector position (3–11 p.m. Wed–Sun) has passed but awaits union and staffing clearance. The committee moved to table the ISD portion of item 4526C while requiring the requested reports.
