The goal of proactive code enforcement rounds is to identify nuisance problems before complaints come in and before the malaise spreads.
For obvious safety reasons, this damaged step into a High St. rental property is a violation of City of Janesville code. While Kim Sheldon doesn't usually handle this type of violation herself, she'll note it and other issues with the structure referring them to someone else in her office.
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While most people consider peeling paint on a structure an eyesore, the City of Janesville considers it enough of a problem to mention it in ordinances.
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A pair of mattresses and other trash clutter the terrace outside an apartment building on W. High St. City staff reports the property owner seems to be trying to be cooperative, but this violation caused by tenants is still his responsibility
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Code official Kim Sheldon was complimentary of someone that has obviously been renovating a High St. property. However this carpet padding and other old carpeting outside the home caught her eye and earned a contact card. Sheldon says that most people are cooperative and correct things well before they become serious problems.
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Janesville police officer checks out a damaged car stored next to an apartment building on Race St.. A resident of the building said the car is being repaired. While the vehicle is not currently in violation of any codes, if it exceeds a specific time limit, it will become a violation.
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JPD officer Todd Bailey (l) and city code official Kim Sheldon (r) discuss code issues with renter Kellie Everhart on the porch of her High St. residence. Everhart is moving from the location which has numerous violations of the structure itself, and others that Everhart says are created by unsupervised neighbor children trespassing into a shed full of toys.
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When Janesville code officer Kim Sheldon discovers a violation and cannot make direct contact with a resident or property owner, she leaves a contact card. The card describes the violation, imposes a time limit for correction, and lists her contact information for questions.
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Janesville police officer Todd Bailey and city code official Kim Sheldon approach a section of W. High St. that experiences numerous and repeating code violations. While toys outside are not a problem, when they prevent safe use of the sidewalk that's a possible ordinance issue. Piles of garbage, like mattresses that won't be taken by city pick-up, are a clear violation.
