Code Enforcement

The Code Enforcement Division has the primary responsibility for the investigation and enforcement of all Municipal Code violations such as: property maintenance, public nuisances, zoning/land use, substandard rental housing, commercial signage, graffiti, etc. The division also monitors the graffiti abatement and shopping cart removal contracts.

The Division is comprised of a Code Enforcement Manager, three Code Enforcement Officers, Senior Clerk-Typist, and weekend volunteers. Our primary authority is contained in the Monterey Park Municipal Code as well as other various State and County Codes relating to private property.  Violators are given written notification to voluntarily comply within a specified time frame. When a responsible person of a property fails to comply by a given deadline, Code Enforcement Officers have several enforcement options to seek corrections. These compliance tools consist of: Administrative Citations (fines escalate from $100 for the first offense, $250 for a second offense, $500 for the third and $1,000 for the fourth and subsequent violations); City's Prosecutor filing criminal complaints in Superior Court; or having the City's Administrative Hearing Officer declare a property a public nuisance; order the abatement of the nuisance; and assessing a tax lien on the property for the clean up.

Officers take pride in the thousands of yearly inspections they perform by maintaining community standards and preventing the reduction of property values.
 
Residents are always encouraged to contact the Division when a suspected code violation exists in your neighborhood. You may call us at (626) 307-1415, during business hours, or the Code Enforcement 24-hour Hotline at (626) 307-1449, to report a complaint.  Residents are requested to provide an exact address, the nature of the complaint, and a phone number we may reach you for further follow-up.   

CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF

CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER
    Jim Basham

SENIOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
    William Stecyk

CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
    Thomas Reichhardt
                                                   Estela Vargas