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Nuisance

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

- ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE -

Environmental Nuisance began under the direction of the Des Moines County Health Department. In the early 1990's, the City of Burlington expanded their Environmental Code in an effort to further maintain a positive image for the community and enforce cleanup of neglected and badly maintained properties. Two environmental nuisance positions were created at the time and are still maintained today.

The Environmental Nuisance Department enforces regulations on the following:
1. Tall Vegetation and Noxious Weeds
2. Unkempt Trash and Garbage
3. Abandoned and Nonconforming Vehicles on Private Property
4. Other Valid Environmental Nuisances

Nuisance Inspectors respond to calls on a daily basis. Violators are given a certain period of time to correct any violations or the property nuisance will be abated by the City and charged back to a property's taxes. Primarily working on a complaint basis, environmental nuisance inspectors respond to a variety of complaints. These complaints may be given directly to the inspectors or they can be handed over from another City office or department.

If you have a questions as to what constitutes a nuisance or wish to report a nuisance, please call a Nuisance Inspector.

¤ Environmental Nuisance Informational Handout

The Environmental Nuisance Department operates primarily on a complaint or call basis. Nuisance Inspectors respond to calls received regarding various nuisance violations. The following table lists the number of nuisance complaints received by the Environmental Nuisance Department for each calendar year, beginning in 2001.

* Environmental Control Report *	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
Number of Nuisance Complaints Received	1,534	1,495	1,440	1,386	1,190
	2002	2001
	1,164	833

Clean Up Burlington - C.U.B. Program
The Environmental Nuisance division began the C.U.B. program in 2007 under the direction of Joe Stewart, Program Coordinator. This program (Clean Up Burlington) developed a working relationship between between the City of Burlington and Community Based Corrections through the 8th Judicial District in Burlington in an effort to maintain unattended areas of right-of-way and public property within the City of Burlington. The program allows residents of the Community Based Corrections facility to assist in the maintenance and clean-up of these public in order to enhance and maintain their qulaity appearnce.