On 05/10/17 the Code Officer inspected this property. He posted and mailed a Courtesy Notice for Section 38-65 to the owner (an LLC in VA). The code officer gave them until midnight 05/25/17 to screen the cans from view.

If no action is taken, the owner will receive a notice of violation.
If that is ignored, the matter will be directed to the code enforcement board

05/09: Posted and mailed a Courtesy Notice to the VA address of the owner.
05/15: Owner called from Virginia. He will pull a permit and erect a vinyl fence for screening.

05/09: Posted and mailed a Courtesy Notice to the VA address of the owner.
05/15: Owner called from Virginia. He will pull a permit and erect a vinyl fence for screening.
05/09: Posted and mailed a Courtesy Notice to the VA address of the owner.
05/15: Owner called from Virginia. He will pull a permit and erect a vinyl fence for screening.

Why was this issue closed? The owner only made a statement of intent to resolve. As per usual, the deadline for remedying the issue has been missed and the city has done NO FOLLOW up to ensure that violations have been resolved. What is the next step with this violation, what cost is this owner been levied , etc?

Code Enforcement Officer posted and mailed a courtesy notice to the owners in VA. On 05/15, the owner called from VA and said he would take care of this. On 05/19 the owner came in and picked up a permit application for a fence. He did not have a survey of the property with him so he did not submit the permit application at that time.

There is no fine levied until a issue goes to the Code Enforcement Board, The person is either found in violation or not and then the code board gives the person additional time (days or weeks) to come into compliance. Only if the person does not come into compliance by that date set by the code board, will the code board levy a daily fine against the property.

The Code Enforcement Officer will prepare and mail a Notice of Violation today to the property owner

Homeowner called today. He has a contractor that will do the job. Contractor will come in for a permit next week.

Maybe you should travel down the block to see all of the trash cans that you can see from the street. Also why waite for a complaint.

On 06/19, a contractor applied for a fence permit to enclose the trash cans. Permit is valid for six months. On 06/19, I noted that the homeowner has moved the cans to the rear of the building where they are not visible from the street.

Homeowner had a fence contractor pull a permit and erect a fence screening the trash cans. The property is now in compliance.