Code Enforcement

code enforcement.jpg The Code Enforcement Division works to protect residents and visitors to our city by enforcing codes and standards. The city employs 13 staff members to cover all Code Enforcement operations. One Manager, Two Supervisors, Nine Inspectors and One Administrative staff member.

Operations are from 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. Special assignments may take place after hours. Each of the ten Inspectors is assigned a territory that includes over 20,000 residents and dozens of neighborhoods and developments. Inspectors use a variety of sources and databases to determine property ownership and occupant information. In a typical year, the Code Enforcement Division will manage 13,000 cases of which 4,000 are citizen complaints and 9,000 are Inspector generated.

Code Enforcement handles a lot of non-police enforcement of complaints, but not all of them. The following brochure helps answer who to call when you have or see problems.

Code & Standard Enforcement

Some of the codes and standards that are enforced include:

  • Overgrown properties
  • Trashy properties
  • Junk, nuisance & abandoned vehicles
  • Permits for construction & renovations
  • Permits for sheds, fences & signs
  • Sign standards enforcement
  • Zoning enforcement uses of property
  • Minimum standards on dwellings and buildings
  • Heavy truck and trailer parking
  • Graffiti
  • Basketball goals in street

Code Enforcement issues notices to property owners/violators giving time to gain compliance. Failure to comply in most cases will result in the issuance of civil penalties. In some cases, continued violation of the city code can result in criminal charges being filed. In some examples, junk vehicles may be towed and overgrown vacant properties may be cut and cleaned.


Report a Violation

Success Stories

The slideshows below show improvements made to the City of Fayetteville through the Code Enforcement process for demolition of dangerous and sub-standard structures.

Contact Us

433 Hay St.

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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