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CityDetect pilot flagged thousands of right‑of‑way issues; staff say human review precedes enforcement
Summary
City code enforcement staff said CityDetect — a camera/AI system mounted on garbage trucks — has identified thousands of roadway issues and that the city performs manual verification before sending notices or starting enforcement actions.
David Hatcher, who manages the code‑enforcement use of CityDetect, described how image collection from service vehicles has been used to proactively identify right‑of‑way problems such as overgrown yards, illegal dumping, tires and graffiti. Hatcher said the system is reviewed by staff before any case is opened and that initial deployment focuses on public‑right‑of‑way conditions rather than private‑property enforcement.
Hatcher gave year‑to‑date figures for detections: "It detected 2,857 roadside detections. 1,700 of those a little over 1,700 of those were just yard or just debris thrown throughout the right of way. 368 tires ... and about a 100 ... graffiti locations that we identified," he said. Hatcher and council discussed a planned second phase to use the tool to generate courtesy reminder letters for property owners; staff said that phase would be implemented only after approvals from senior management and review of processes to protect privacy.
Council members asked about data hosting, access to stored images and whether the city or vendor would provide images on request; staff said images are hosted in the cloud and would not be released without the city's permission under contract terms.
