Advisory commission urges clearer flowchart and a county code-enforcer role to close enforcement gaps

Commission members told staff the patchwork of letters, hearings and referrals has left residents uncertain where to send complaints and left staff uncertain who enforces structural code violations. "We've kind of done a poor job of that over the years," one commissioner said, noting repeated resident complaints about unsightly or unsafe properties. The commission discussed a three-part approach: clarify which complaints rise to public-health intervention (mold, vermin, sewage), which require a building- or code-inspection for structural unsafety, and which require commissioners to pursue court-ordered abatement.