Code Enforcement Officer I

City of Vista • Vista, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Vista is seeking a personable, resilient, and effective individual to join its Code Enforcement team. The primary duties of the vacant position will include parking enforcement, abandoned vehicle abatement, and varied routine code compliance functions involving a narrow area of code enforcement. This position reports to the Code Enforcement Manager. Under general supervision, a Code Enforcement Officer I will investigate and inspect circumstances and conditions involving citizens' or businesses' noncompliance with applicable laws, City ordinances, and City directives. The incumbent may conduct routine fire inspections and educational activities. Officers are expected to define procedures to bring delinquent and offending citizens and businesses into compliance. Officers prepare reports and perform related work as required. The initial anticipated work schedule is Tuesday - Saturday, 8-hour shifts.

Requirements

• Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License.
• Possession of a current P.C. 832 Certificate.
• Experience performing investigative, code enforcement, or other work involving extensive public contact and enforcement of established standards or requirements.
• Knowledge of municipal ordinances and state laws pertaining to assignment.
• Knowledge of record keeping techniques; basic English usage.
• Knowledge of basic map reading; basic elements of public relations.
• Knowledge of basic arithmetic.
• Knowledge of general office equipment.
• Knowledge of appropriate safety precautions and procedures.
• Ability to conduct inspections, ascertain facts, and apply appropriate codes.
• Ability to enforce codes and regulations with firmness and tact.
• Ability to keep logs, write simple inspection reports, and prepare documentation of inspections.
• Ability to prepare clear reports.
• Ability to make arithmetical computations.
• Ability to work in the field without immediate supervision.
• Ability to read, understand, and apply moderately difficult materials.
• Ability to operate a vehicle observing legal and defensive driving practices.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Responsibilities

• Enforces posted parking regulations on City-operated parking facilities, street sweeping, and time-limit parking on streets.
• Investigates and inspects dwellings, buildings, vacant lots, grasslands, businesses, commercial properties, and building construction projects that represent an abridgement, offense, or violation of a municipal ordinance, a state law, or a City directive.
• Issues citations and directives to offending citizens stating the law or ordinance violated, the specific condition to be remediated, replaced, restored, or cleaned, and the deadline for taking the action.
• Makes periodic surveys or inspections of property and buildings.
• Identifies owners and mails or delivers citations; arranges for compliance procedures to be executed by the City or by contractor and bills owners for services rendered; patrols designated parking areas.
• Writes and issues citations to violators for vehicles parked beyond the legal time limit, double-parked, illegally parked in red zones, bus zones, loading zones, and other restricted parking areas; reports vehicles parked in an unsafe or illegal manner, such as blocking driveways.
• Inspects construction sites for contractor and subcontractor licenses and permits; receives and takes action on consumer complaints about work performed by construction contractors; monitors reports of false burglar alarms, communicates with businesses and residents, and computes fees for excessive burglar alarm incidents; performs field inspections and investigations of medium and high-risk stormwater pollution-generating activities or sites.
• Checks stormwater hotline on a regular basis; responds in a timely manner to inquiries or complaints relative to construction activities, sewer spills, illegal discharges at industrial/commercial sites, as well as resident complaints; maintains logs.
• Maintains reference volumes of codes, ordinances, and standards.
• Operates calculators and computers.
• Orders materials and supplies.
• Communicates with various departments in the City.
• Maintains a pleasant and positive bearing while communicating with the public.
• May represent the City in routine court enforcement of citations.
• Operates City vehicles.
• Performs related work as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed