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The committee asked for clarification on what “vacant” and “lot” mean in the list. Vicky and AJ explained that the list was generated from property-maintenance case referrals and building-office records; some entries labeled “lot” are undeveloped parcels in residential zones, and others are parcels with structures but an active property-maintenance case. The committee asked staff to follow up to confirm ownership, whether permits are active and whether properties are under active construction, and to return clearer definitions in a future report.

AJ presented abatement invoice and lien summary figures provided by finance. For 2023 AJ said the city’s abatement vendor invoice total was $51,457 and the city’s administrative fees were $12,008.64; the total invoice listed for 2023 was $64,003.21. AJ said 2024 vendor fees and administrative fees were lower overall and noted that some large abatement actions remain in process. AJ described the county lien process: when owners do not pay abatement invoices the county records liens, assesses county fees and pursues recovery; city staff said the county holds the lien and the city’s out-of-pocket costs are typically recovered through the county process.

Committee members raised neighborhood concerns about long-running construction sites, unattended dumpsters and long-standing “eyesores.” Staff pointed to Title 11 (time-for-completion and permit-voiding rules) and Title 16 (dumpster/temporary-storage rules) and the International Property Maintenance Code as the regulatory framework. Vicky said permits may be void if work has not commenced within six months of issuance unless an extension has been granted; the committee asked staff to research benchmarks other municipalities use to limit multi-year unfinished sites.

Ending: Staff agreed to provide a follow-up with property-by-property ownership and permit-status checks for the 18 items on the vacant-residential list and to bring sample permit timelines and enforcement benchmarks from peer cities back to the committee.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Code Enforcement Advisory Committee 02-19-2025 Meeting Recording","oneSentenceSummary","The city attorney’s office provided a list of 18 vacant residential properties and a summary of abatement invoices, administrative fees and county lien recovery processes; committee members asked for clearer ownership and permit-status information for specific parcels.","taxTitle","Englewood City, Arapahoe County, Colorado","taxId",52219,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6689330,"Englewood code enforcement reports stable 2024 trends; staffing and seasonals affected weeds, parks and animal calls",2733,77000,2810000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2358938-d2653bb5666c4ee6788376d81b8e36e2&start=77&end=2810","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2358938-d2653bb5666c4ee6788376d81b8e36e2/thumbnail_77000.jpg","/articles/6689330/Englewood-City/Arapahoe-County/Colorado/Englewood-code-enforcement-reports-stable-2024-trends-staffing-and-seasonals-affected-weeds-parks-and-animal-calls","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6689330-de64efa1b7ccd71aee7d479aa3d389ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1771177534&Signature=G4y~6j6QiTq3kW7h6u4JdWoO-Pbj-v8CBqfQj-Egr2abslRhErOf~ln1Ul-61TBlaS7K-EErnCPae4TAYjVnTMdPryl2T24nWjXgUSt6zvKalwbym-ephpXwq~TvcV3fA7GkreKWwAKfbnllwbDWUh4eXb6CTwpjczUMkAE4RHgPa-HygPT7axFFQZg1-xpwuqTZoeowwhaClQG8a3MQ2FNi1VUkMz6GXY6X-835G5IPGI42MdEouwNSVyIZ~mWwWB4ykMTdljdCj0Kitb5G90YbgpiRiyOP4Ft3SYaVl775xdH2zx7hzezSzPJ72qiXEeXleI4emGxizosJ-z2n1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Code Enforcement Advisory Committee heard a high-level review of Englewood City’s 2024 year-end code enforcement report and was told overall trends were similar to 2023, with differences driven mainly by seasonal staffing and shifting priorities.

AJ, a code enforcement manager, told the committee the department was short on seasonal staff for much of 2024 and that one dedicated seasonal was reassigned early in the season. The late start and a delayed second seasonal reduced staff time devoted to weeds and right-of-way enforcement, AJ said, and parks case counts were also lower when the city lacked a park ranger for part of the spring and summer.

Committee members asked about the distribution of calls for service. AJ said roughly 75% of calls were officer-initiated and roughly 25% came from citizens or dispatch. AJ described proactive officer-initiated work — extra patrols, outreach to businesses and education-focused contact with residents — as the goal for reducing violations, and said the department would prefer a higher proactive share “but realistically, just with staffing ... especially the animal control side, those are always going to be reactive.”

Seasonal officers were singled out for their high-volume, narrow-focus work: AJ explained the seasonal’s case load is concentrated on weeds, grass and right-of-way notices and can produce dozens of short reports per day, which accounts for spikes in monthly officer-initiated counts during summer months when seasonals were active.

Committee members flagged some data anomalies. A January spike to 90 “nuisance” cases was identified as targeted business-enforcement for snow-and-ice removal after a heavy early-January weather event; those cases were recorded separately as business nuisance enforcement. AJ agreed to check other anomalies on request.

Members also queried categories such as abatements and “summons pending.” AJ and staff explained abated cases were those abated by the city (removal of illegal signs, towing of vehicles, mowing blighted lots) and “summons pending” entries represent cases where the investigation is complete and a summons or next procedural step awaits contact with an owner.

On animal-control processes, committee members asked about impounds and retrieval. AJ said impounded animals are transported to the contracted shelter and shelter staff attempt owner identification (microchip lookups and database checks). If an owner is identified, code staff issue a violations-bureau ticket and the owner then collects the animal from the shelter. AJ noted the shelter, as a contractor, has discretion over impound and daily-care fees and may waive fees in some short-duration recoveries.

Microchipping proved a recurring concern. AJ and other members said chip databases are fragmented and proprietary; reading a chip returns only a number and often requires contacting the chip manufacturer or shelter databases to trace ownership. Committee members asked staff to research ways to improve owner-identification processes and to consider bringing a discussion back to a future meeting.

The committee also reviewed case-status definitions and data sources. AJ said the report’s finer breakdowns were pulled from the department’s case-management system and the city’s partners had requested the current format. Committee members asked for follow-up explanations where monthly spikes or category definitions were unclear.

The presentation closed with committee feedback that the city’s main workload remains parks, weeds and animal control, and that the department is “managing” with current staffing though more staff would expand proactive work and reduce backlogged or lower-priority cases.

Ending: Committee members asked AJ to return with clarifications on several data points at a later meeting and to pursue research on microchip/owner-identification options for impounded animals.","City staff told the Code Enforcement Advisory Committee that 2024 patterns largely matched 2023 but that seasonal staffing shortages and shifting priorities changed volumes for weeds/right-of-way, parks and animal-control cases.","actionData","errors"]

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Englewood reports 18 vacant residential properties; committee reviews abatement invoices and county lien recovery

Englewood code enforcement reports stable 2024 trends; staffing and seasonals affected weeds, parks and animal calls