Environmental
Public Services Building
1435 S. Washington Ave
This department is responsible for protecting and promoting the public health, sanitation, safety, and general welfare in the City; the suppression of disease and contamination; the prevention of urban blight; to protect against and lessen the danger to human life, health, and property from fire, explosion, noxious fumes, infestations of insects and rodents, accidents, and other hazards on private and public premises; and to protect against and prohibit the creating or continuance of nuisances.
Vehicles which are or hereafter dismantled, partially dismantled, wrecked or inoperative, in places other than junkyards or other appropriate areas tend to interfere with the enjoyment of property, reduce the value of property, create fire hazards, extend and aggravate urban blight and result in hazard to the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, welfare and happiness of the residents of the City. It is the purpose of this department to alleviate and correct such conditions and thereby enhance the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, and welfare of the residents of the City. Furthermore, the purpose of this department is to restrict the outdoor storage, parking or unreasonable accumulation of junk, unused, dismantled (partial/complete) of non-operating motor vehicles upon premises primarily used or zoned for any type of purpose within the City; to thereby avoid injury and hazards to children and others; the devaluation of property values; and the nesting of rodents and bees.
To make a complaint to the Environmental Department, please call the City Clerk's Office at 759-1480.