Enforcement and Priorities
Priority I
Imminent Health and Safety Hazards and Environmental Protection
- Disturbance of coastal bluffs
- Disturbance of historical and archaeological resources
- Illegal grading of Environmentally Sensitive Lands
- Inadequate barriers for swimming pools/spas
- Leaking sewage
- Live, exposed electrical wires
- Uninhabitable living conditions
- Unstable structures and signs
Priority II
Serious Code Violations
- Building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical violations
- Disabled access
- Encroachments in the public right-of-way that are hazardous or block visibility
- Inflammatory graffiti
- Non-permitted demolition
- Non-permitted grading
- Overheight fences or walls that are hazardous or block visibility
- Substandard housing conditions
Priority III
Significant Code Violations and/or Conditions Adversely Impacting Quality of Life
- Condominium conversions
- Garages illegally converted to living space
- Graffiti
- Illegal encampments with structures
- Illegal dwelling units
- Illegal uses
- Mobile Home Park routine inspections
- Noise that disturbs at least two (2) or more separate households
- Non-permitted construction
- Residential care facilities
- Vacant, unsecured structures
Low Priority
- Elimination of off-street parking
- Encroachments in the public right-of-way
- Excessive storage
- Garage sales
- Garages used for storage
- Lighting onto adjacent property
- Newsracks
- Noise that disturbs two (2) or more separate households
- Non-permitted accessory structures (unless safety hazard)
- Outdoor merchandise displays
- Overheight fences (unless safety hazard)
- Removal of required landscaping
- Setback violations
- Signs
- Vehicle repair in residential areas
- Recreational vehicles/boats on private property/Operational vehicles parked in front yard
- Billboards
No Code Compliance Action
- Basketball hoops
- Flag poles
- Odors
- Satellite and radio antennae
Not Under NCCD Jurisdiction and/or Unregulated by the City
- Aircraft noise
- Miramar Airbase: Concerns about noise emanating from military aircrafts can be addressed with the Noise Complaint Office on the base at (858) 577-4277.
- Non-military aircrafts: Concerns about noise from helicopters using Hwy 5 flight path can be addressed with the Flight Standards District Office of the FAA. You may contact them at (619) 557-5281.
- Animal feces
- Blocking of private views
- Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions (CC&Rs)
- Dirty or worn carpets
- Distribution of handbills
- Elevators
- Illegal dumping
- Illegal encampments without structures
- Insect infestations
- Insect swarms
- Mold/mildew
- Property line dispute
- Rats/rodents
- Refrigerators (abandoned)
- Non-removal of trash and recycling containers after collection
- Rubbish
- Shopping carts (abandoned)
- Train noise
- Trash on vacant lots
- Weeds and brush
