CODE ENFORCEMENT SURVEY

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Earlier this year, a survey request was sent out to each IACE member community. The survey asked to provide information on the current codes being enforced in each town and to provide some additional information on significant amendments to the property maintenance code. The survey also asked for any other local ordinances that might be of interest to the association. Finally, the survey asked to provide suggestions on future training topics and any current issues each community might be facing that other member cities may be able to provide assistance or guidance on. We got a response from 28 communities. Enclosed is a summary of those responses.

The summary is divided into three sections. In the first section, a chart is provided for each community with the codes that have been adopted. This section may be useful if your community is considering a code update. There are several good reasons to keep your codes up to date. If your community is currently using a code that is more than 5 years old, you should consider an upgrade.

The second section is a list of the local amendments each community has made to their property maintenance code. No town can adopt a national standard without making some local amendments to meet specific issues that impact that town. Some of these amendments may be useful to other member communities who are facing the same problems. This section also includes a list of local ordinances provided by the respondents. Again, some of these local ordinances may be useful to other member communities.

The third section provides a list of suggested future training topics. The Board of Directors will be using this list to help guide future discussions on what training the association would like to see. If you have any other suggestions, please contact a board member. This section also lists a few issues or problems some of our member communities are struggling with. If you see any issues here that your community has dealt with successfully, please contact that community and share your ideas.

This survey was done in an attempt to provide information, help and guidance to all members of our association. In order for IACE to continue being as vital as it has been, it is important for us all to share our ideas and concerns with each other. If you have any questions or can help with any of the issues you see in this survey, please contact the person listed for that community.

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