Thursday, October 14, 2010

Code Enforcement Update- September 2010

Here is an update of the Steuben County Plan Commission's code enforcement actions for September 2010.

Previous updates are still available for review.
January/February 2010
March/April 2010
May/June 2010
July/August 2010



Environmental Nuisance. (Ordinance 658)
The Plan Commission has received 4 new environmental nuisance complaints in September, 2010. During the same period of 2009, a total of 11 new environmental nuisance complaints were received. For 2010, the Plan Commission has received a total of 50 new complaints.

The following graph shows the new environmental nuisance complaints received by the Steuben County Plan Commission per month since January 2009.




Abandoned Vehicles. (Ordinance 771)
The Plan Commission has received 3 new abandoned vehicle complaints in
September, 2010. During the same period of 2009, a total of 0 new abandoned vehicle complaints were received. For 2010, the Plan Commission has received a total of 21 new complaints.

The following graph shows the new abandoned vehicle complaints received by the Steuben County Plan Commission per month since January 2009.





Sign Violations.

The Plan Commission has opened 6 new cases for sign violations in
September, 2010. No tracking data is available to compare this period to the same period of 2009. For 2010, the Plan Commission has opened a total of 36 new sign violation complaints.

Prior to January 2010, sign violations were included in the "other ordinance violations" category. It was created as its own category to improve tracking abilities. These numbers do not include temporary signs that have been removed.

The following graph shows the sign violation cases opened by the Steuben County Plan Commission per month since January 2010.




Other Ordinance Violations.
The Plan Commission has opened 24 new cases for other ordinance violations in
July & August, 2010. During the same period of 2009, a total of 12 new cases were opened. For 2010, the Plan Commission has opened a total of 89 new complaints.

The most typical "other ordinance" violation is building without a permit. It can also include un-permitted uses of property. Starting in January 2010, the Plan Commission began a separate tracking category for illegal signs/signs installed without a permit. Previously, signs had been included in this category.

The following graph shows the new other ordinance violation cases opened by the Steuben County Plan Commission per month since January 2009.




Resolved Violations.
The Plan Commission has closed 15 violation cases in September, 2010. During the same period in 2009, a total of 20 open cases were closed. For 2010, the Plan Commission has resolved a total of 241 violation cases.

Reforms are underway that will reduce the length of time that complaints are open to no more than 90 days. We are pleased to note that since January 2009, the Plan Commission has closed more cases than it received in 14 of the 20 months.

The following graph shows the cases closed by the Steuben County Plan Commission per month since January 2009.