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McKinney In McKinney, there are several inspectors who address commercial and residential buildings. These inspectors are the people who come look at your new construction, whether it is an apartment complex or a pool in your back yard. As far as code enforcement is concerned, there are three code enforcement officers employed by the city of McKinney. These are the people who make sure that your fence is in good condition; that your grass isn't too high; and that you don't have a broken down car parked in your driveway. If any of these things or a list of other infractions exist, you are given a warning and a time period to alleviate the problem. Clean up problem solved.Leave your mess, a ticket follows. Depending on the severity of the infraction, other legal action may follow. Plano In Plano, citizens can go online at www.buildinginspections.org/property.html and register a complaint for many infractions. Property standard specialists are assigned to certain areas, charged with the job of educating residents and business owners regarding property standards, code and ordinance compliance. While most cities deem this code compliance, Plano and many other cities in Collin County use zoning ordinances to enforce certain ordinances that require land to be used in certain ways. According to the city of Plano, the most common violation for code compliance is high grass and weeds. Property owners or tenants in Plano are also responsible for maintaining the area between the curb in front of a building to the middle of the alley or back property line free from trash or debris. Plano city officials said that the biggest concern when it comes to code enforcement, is health and safety. The point of imminent danger is when code enforcement is really stepped up. Imminent danger can result in an owner not only being fined, but a building being condemned. When condemning occurs, the building is often destroyed. Richardson In Richardson, city officials have begun a program to help property owners who are not able to maintain their properties due to physical or financial problems. The program was developed by the code enforcement division of the city. The program uses volunteers to assist with routine exterior home maintenance projects such as painting, tree trimming, raking and clean up. As with other cities in Collin County, Richardson code enforcement officers inspect properties for violations and inform owners via warnings or tickets. If corrective action is taken, the case is cleared. If action is not taken, ticketing and fines can result. Again, health and safety are the issues that prompt more stringent action on the part of the city, according to city employees. So just how far can you go when it comes to a property needing a facelift. Each city differs on this, but all cities maintain that health and safety are the primary issues when it comes to stepped up code enforcement. If a building is falling down, if an area contains hazardous materials, or if an area is deemed irreparable, code enforcement can and will be moved beyond ticketing and fining. While many people view this as a way for cities to keep up appearances, the fact is, property values decrease when building maintenance is neglected. Accidents also occur when building maintenance is neglected. So while code enforcement officials based their inspections on health and safety, the ideas behind the codes include value and economic development. Kay Colley is a freelance writer for Inside Collin County Business.
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