The Nevada County Grand Jury is releasing a report today that is critical of the county's building department for not enforcing its codes and letting violations linger.
The entire report will be available online at 11 a.m. according to grand jury Foreman Larry Schwartz. Go to
www.civilgrandjury.com and click on the “Grand Jury Reports" link.
Here is a summary of the report released this morning from the grand jury:
“The Nevada County Grand Jury in following up on citizen's complaints and prior jury reports, developed concern regarding the County Code Compliance Division's and Building Department's responses to complaints regarding code violations.
“The current jury finds there is too much emphasis on voluntary compliance versus enforcement and too much opportunity for delay in correction or abatement of violations. The jury observed that this allows some violations to continue for excessive periods of time.
“The jury recommends measures to strengthen both the Code Compliance Division's and the Building Department's approaches in dealing with code violations.
“These recommendations include implementation of existing but under-used authority and establishment of new authorities and procedures for achieving compliance with applicable county codes.”
For the full story, see Tuesday's edition of The Union.
http://www.theunion.com/article/20090608/NEWS/906089996/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1053
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