Code Inspectors Earn Fire Inspector 1 Certification
Recently, Code Compliance Inspectors Ricardo Alvarez, Jeremy Kleparski, and Danis Pelmore attended Fire Inspector training at the Illinois Fire Service Institute. The training included a certification test and all three inspectors are now certified as Fire Inspector 1 by the State of Illinois. Through a reciprocal process the inspectors will receive International Code Council (ICC) […]
Neighborhood Services Department Celebrates 30 Years
The Neighborhood Services Department (NSD) was created in 1992 to address neighborhood needs by utilizing the City’s Neighborhood Wellness Action Plan, coordinating neighborhood-based City services, and taking the lead on public information and citizen participation activities. The Department provides services and programs that directly contribute to healthy, thriving neighborhoods. NSD is comprised of three unique […]
Campus Move In-Move Out Cleanliness
The City of Champaign’s Neighborhood Code Compliance Staff will increase enforcement in the campus area from August 8 through September 9, 2022, in an attempt to prevent large accumulations of trash and overflowing dumpsters. Property owners will receive notices giving them short response times in which to remove accumulations of trash. If the trash remains […]
2022 Code Compliance Mid-Year Update
The Code Compliance Division of the Neighborhood Services Department handles several different types of cases. The three most generated case types are tenant inspection cases, housing inspection cases, and nuisance cases. The tenant inspection cases are interior inspections of residential properties that are occupied by tenants. The housing inspection cases include exterior housing inspections, fire […]
City Abatement
Two Administrative Search warrants were obtained by the Code Compliance Division of Neighborhood Service Department to clean up two properties that had been cited for refuse and unapproved outdoor storage. Neighbors had been concerned about properties for some time, and the owner has continued to not comply with notices of violation. The two properties are […]
Campus Move In-Out Cleanliness
The City of Champaign’s Neighborhood Code Compliance Staff will increase enforcement in the campus area from August 10th through September 4th in an attempt to prevent large accumulations of trash and overflowing dumpsters. Property owners will receive notices giving them short response times in which to remove accumulations of trash. If the trash remains after […]
Code Compliance Division Resumes Additional Code Inspections
The Code Compliance Division has added additional inspections types beginning June 15, 2020.These additional inspection types include housing and nuisance cases. Examples of housing cases that will now be addressed are interior tenant inspection requests, exterior housing complaints, and vacant structure cases. Some examples of nuisance cases that will now be addressed are inoperable vehicles, […]
City of Champaign Resumes Additional Code Compliance Inspections
Following a short pause while the City developed procedures to ensure the safety of the public and City inspectors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Champaign’s Code Compliance Division has now implemented virtual interior code inspections of residential dwelling units and resumed limited-contact inspection of vacant units. The City has also resumed exterior code violation inspections for […]
City of Champaign Announces Additional Suspensions to Services
Today, the City of Champaign announced additional service changes to promote social distancing and to proactively support the prevention and management of COVID-19. Changes are temporary, and an announcement will be made once the City is able to return to normal business. The Code Compliance Division (Neighborhood Services) is suspending all inspections except for cases […]
Code Compliance Staff Issues Condemnation of Uninhabitable Space
On February 7, 2019, Property Maintenance Inspectors Cliff Peete and Robert Simmons responded to a referral from the Champaign Fire Department due to observations made when responding to a call for service. During the property maintenance inspection, the property owner was present, and inspectors discovered there were no smoke or carbon monoxide detectors located inside […]