City of Ottumwa issued the following announcement on October 5.
As the leaves start to turn, the Ottumwa Building and Code Enforcement is celebrating a banner year for nuisance inspections.
“Across the board, our number of completed inspections are up,” reported Community Development Director Zach Simonson. Tall grass inspections totaled 429 inspections between April and September, a 37% increase from the same period in 2020. Junk motor vehicle inspections also grew by 34% from 115 in summer 2020 to 155 in summer 2021. Simonson credits inspections staff for the increases. “Each of those cases require a minimum of two on-site inspections as well as the time to prepare and follow up on notices.” Simonson also said that this year the department was able to reinstate the Seasonal Code Enforcement Inspector position for added boots on the ground. “Our Seasonal Inspector Jonathan Ball and our full-time Housing and Code Enforcement Inspector Jeremy Lipe should be proud of the work they did this season.”
The Building and Code Enforcement Department is tasked with enforcing the city’s building, housing and nuisance codes. Most nuisance cases, such as tall grass and junk vehicle cases, are generated by tips from neighbors. The Building and Code Enforcement Department can be reached at 641-683-0650 or at ottumwapermits.com.
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