“Be a Good Neighbor, Do Your Part”
October is Code Enforcement Month and the City of Columbia has launched a campaign to help further improve the quality of life within Columbia. National Code Enforcement Compliance Month is a time to highlight the vital role of code enforcement within the city. Throughout the entire month, the Code Enforcement Division will be reiterating the “Top 10 Code Enforcement Residential Concerns” with a chosen theme “Be a good neighbor, do your part”, which will be implemented on all Code Enforcement initiatives for this month.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Please follow the City of Columbia on social media to participate in our month-long code enforcement celebration! You can also learn more about the Code Enforcement Division by visiting https://columbiapd.net/code-enforcement/.
In order to be a good neighbor, make sure you are aware of the top ten residential concerns.
- Overgrown Lots
- Roll Carts
- Outdoor Placement
- Peeling Paint
- Abandoned Cars- License Plate Expired on Homeowners Property and Abandoned on Street
- Front Yard Parking
- House in Extreme Disrepair
- Premise Identification
- Residential Rental Ordinance
- Right-of-Ways
ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT
The Code Enforcement Division enforces various local ordinances related to property maintenance and nuisances on all properties in the city of Columbia. This is done to ensure a healthy and safe environment in order to provide a high quality of life for residents, businesses, and visitors. In addition, the city has adopted the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC).
The IPMC was designed to help code officials recognize the need for a modern, up-to-date property maintenance code governing the maintenance of existing buildings. Their most recent edition was designed to meet this need through model code regulations that contain clear and specific property maintenance requirements which require property improvement provisions.