Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Code Enforcement Update- October/November 2010

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



Environmental Nuisance. (Ordinance 658)
The Plan Commission has received 4 new environmental nuisance complaints in October & November 2010.

During the same period in 2009, a total of 15 new environmental nuisance complaints were received.

The Plan Commission has received a total of 54 new complaints this year.

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 1 new abandoned vehicle complaints in
October & November 2010.

During the same period in 2009, a total of 1 new abandoned vehicle complaints were received.


The Plan Commission has received a total of 22 new complaints this year.


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 0 new cases for sign violations in October & November
2010.

No tracking data is available to compare this period to the same period of 2009.

The Plan Commission has opened a total of 36 new sign violation complaints this year.

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 8 new cases for other ordinance violations in
October & November 2010.

During the same period of 2009, a total of 34 new cases were opened.


The Plan Commission has opened a total of 97 new complaints this year.


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 68 violation cases in October & November 2010.

During the same period in 2009, a total of 64 open cases were closed.

The Plan Commission has resolved a total of 309 violation cases this year.

We are pleased to note that since January 2009, the Plan Commission has closed more cases than it received in 16 of the past 22 months.

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





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