Vacant House Secured After Multiple Intrusions and Fire
A fire occurred at a vacant house in the 300 block of West Maple St. on January 11, 2016. The Neighborhood Code Compliance Division (NCCD) cited the property as being open to intrusion three times during the previous 30 days. The owner of the house lives out of state and was unable to secure the property. […]
Sinkhole on West Hill Street
In June, Public Works contacted the Code Compliance Division about a sinkhole in the 900 block of West Hill Street, caused by a private sewer line that was broken prior to connecting to the main sewer line. Public Works requested that Code Compliance Division cite the property owner for the broken sewer line when the […]
Certified Housing Inspections
Neighborhood Code Compliance began Private Certified Housing inspections on September 8, 2015. A total of 53 private certified housing facilities are scheduled to be inspected during the 2015/2016 cycle under contract with the University of Illinois Housing office. The initial inspections for all the facilities will be complete by October 20, 2015. Property Maintenance Inspectors […]
UIUC Tenant Services & Landlord Resources Conference
Code Compliance Manager David Oliver co-presented with Property Maintenance Inspector Stephen Chrisman from Urbana at the University of Illinois Tenant Union Tenant Services and Landlord Resources Conference on Friday, May 29, 2015. There were two goals for the conference: For attendees to share their collective expertise in the field, and to build bridges with both […]
Home Brought to Code – 2807 Heritage
The property at 2807 Heritage was purchased by a new owner in early May. The new owner made exterior repairs to the property and has removed the damaged tree from the backyard. The case for the exterior housing violations was opened in October 2011 and referred to the Legal Department in March 2012. The property […]
Wellness Spring Fling & Community Resource Fair
The CommUnity Matters team partnered with Neighborhood Programs Division staff to host the 2015 Wellness Spring Fling on May 18th at Garden Hills Elementary School. Numerous vendors were on hand to provide valuable information to nearly 100 Unit 4 families and community members. The CUperStars provided live entertainment showcasing the talents of local youth. There […]
Alternative Vegetation – Running Bamboo
Neighborhood Code Compliance made a presentation on running bamboo to the Champaign City Council during a study session on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. The study session was in response to recent complaints of running bamboo becoming invasive and not contained to an owner’s property. Code Compliance Manager David Oliver presented facts on running bamboo to […]
Garden Hills Landlord Roundtable Breakfast
On Tuesday, August 19th, the Neighborhood Services Department sponsored a Garden Hills Neighborhood Landlord Round Table Breakfast at El Toro Bravo in Champaign. The landlord engagement activity was the first outreach activity to engage landlords as part of the Code Compliance Action Plan for the Garden Hills Neighborhood. Property Owners in the Garden Hills Neighborhood […]
505 W Bradley
Property Maintenance Inspector Tim Spear issued a Housing Violation Notice on July 2, 2013 for the property located at 505 W Bradley. Follow up inspections resulted in no work being done to correct the violations. As the property has been vacant for several years and the owner has been unresponsive, Code Compliance Manager David Oliver […]
Garden Hills Clean and Green
The Garden Hills Clean and Green committee held a street clean-up on Saturday, May 24, 2014. David Oliver, Code Compliance Manager, was on hand to assist the group with litter removal along Paula Drive. The group was assisted by Councilmember Will Kyles and a group of youth from Restoration Urban Ministries. Prior to the clean […]