Job Description

NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION INSPECTOR I

JOB CODE 60670

Effective Date:	05/96A

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to perform field inspections or administrative support work in the investigation of complaints and violations of zoning, property maintenance and environmental safety ordinances, housing safety regulations and stipulations of City Council. Employees in this class have the authority to order the compliance, abatement, discontinuance, removal, or alteration of conditions which violate applicable ordinances, laws, and regulations, and to initiate legal actions for continuing violations. The duties performed require extensive public contact. Neighborhood Preservation Inspectors I work under the general supervision of a Neighborhood Preservation Inspector II.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Inspects properties for compliance with zoning, property maintenance, and environmental safety ordinances and housing safety regulations;
• Investigates complaints of violations of stipulations of the City Council, Rehabilitation Appeals Board, Zoning Administrator and Board of Adjustment;
• Orders the compliance, abatement, discontinuance, removal or alteration of conditions which violate applicable ordinances, laws, and regulations;
• Informs citizens or their legal representatives of violations of applicable regulations and ordinances and explains changes that must be made to achieve compliance;
• Documents efforts to bring property owners into compliance with ordinances, codes, laws, and regulations;
• Initiates legal actions for continuing violations;
• Writes violation reports on structures and properties inspected;
• Makes follow-up inspections to ensure that violations are abated, altered, discontinued, or removed;
• Testifies as primary City witness in court proceedings regarding violations;
• Analyzes technical reports and materials for prosecution of violations;
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Purpose and provisions of the City zoning, property maintenance, and environmental safety ordinances and housing safety regulations.

Ability to:

• Communicate orally with customers, clients or the public in face-to-face one-to-one settings or using a telephone.
• Measure distance using a tape measure or other measuring device.
• Comprehend or make inferences from written material.
• Work in a variety of weather conditions with exposure to the outdoor elements.
• Learn job-related material primarily through oral instruction and observation. This learning takes place mainly in an on-the-job training setting.
• Produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
• Work safely without presenting a direct threat to the incumbent or others.
• Work cooperatively with other City employees and the public, often under difficult, stressful situations.
• Use legal descriptions of real property, construction plans, plot plans, site plans and property markers to establish property lines to ensure that structures comply with ordinances and regulations.
• Plan work load based on established priorities to meet goals.
• Work independently with little direct supervision.

Additional Requirements:

• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• Some positions will require the performance of other essential and marginal functions depending upon work location, assignment, or shift.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
One year of experience in investigative fields, technical trades such as plumbing, electrical, or HVAC, city planning, or building inspections, including some public contact work. Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.