Two Categories: Nuisance and Property Maintenance
Code violations relating to real property can be broken down into two main classes: nuisances and property maintenance violations. Broadly speaking, nuisances relate to the property itself, while property maintenance violations tend to relate to structures or improvements on the property.
| TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Nuisance | Litter, trash and rubbish |
| Nuisance | Rank weeds and grass |
| Nuisance | Fallen limbs or brush from greenery |
| Nuisance | Open/inappropriate storage of items such as interior furniture outdoors |
| Nuisance | Parking in unapproved location or without proper license |
| Nuisance | Graffiti |
| Nuisance | Hazardous tree or limbs |
| Property Maintenance | Peeling, cracked or blistered paint |
| Property Maintenance | Damaged siding |
| Property Maintenance | Exterior not protected from weather |
| Property Maintenance | Building not secured against unauthorized entry |
| Property Maintenance | Broken, cracked or missing windows |
| Property Maintenance | Gutters, eaves, soffits or fascia boards in disrepair |
| Property Maintenance | Fence or retaining wall in disrepair |
| Property Maintenance | Failure to register vacant property |
| Property Maintenance | Failure to register rental property |
Multiple Ways to Categorize Code Violations
While the two main categories of code violations help to understand the violations broadly, there is much more to the story. As described in Data Structure, there are four different fields on each record that describe a violation. From the most general to the most specific, these are: Ordinance Chapter, Ordinance Number, Ordinance Code and Ordinance Description. How best to use these different ways of categorizing violations is one of the topics analyzed by the project.