03 - Ordinance Enforcement Report – May 2013 Costa Mesa Sanitary District
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Memorandum
To: Operations Committee
From: Isidro Gallardo, Ordinance Enforcement Officer
Date: June 18 , 2013
Subject: Ordinanc e Enforcement Report – May 2013
This report summarizes major points for three ordinance enforcement top ics covering
Scaven ging, Graffiti, and Trash Container Enforcement .
Scavenging : In the m onth o f May, there were zero c all s made to the District HQs to report
scavenging activity . There were no citatio ns issued for the month.
Areas and times were scav enging was observed by the OEO:
DATE TIME ADDRESSES Citation
Issued
05/06 /13
05/07 /13
05/13 /13
05/14 /13
05/22 /13
05/24/13
1250p
0335p
0825a
0100p
0135p
0245p
0315p
0215p
1035a
0745a
0815a
500 Blk Knowell Pl
2150 Blk Charle Dr
2000 Blk Mesa Dr
250 Blk Avocado St
300 Blk Ra lcalm Pl
500 Blk Bernard St
850 Blk W. 19 th St
200 Blk Knox Pl (alley)
200 Blk Virginia Pl
1100 Blk Corona Ln
2900 Mendoza Dr (alley)
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
Graffiti : No update.
Trash Container Enforcement : In the month of May , there was one c omplaint that came
into the District HQ s to report an address that leave s their trash bins (t/b) in public sight
(p/s). I made a site visit to the following address :
2220 Pacific Ave #A – Tagged w/ a 1 st Notice (Yellow)
In addition, the Eastside of Costa Mesa continues to be a priority; addresses on Santa Ana
Ave, Knox Pl, Orang e Ave, Knox St, and Ogle St. I continue d to patrol the area and as of
June 1, 2013, a total of 17 1 st Notices (yellow) have been issued.
In the next few weeks I will follow up o n the addresses that were issued a 1 st Notice and
determine if a 2 nd Notice is needed to achieve compliance.
A summary of the courtesy notice process for the District OEO is provided in the following
chart and demonstrates the effectiveness of a “1 st N ot ice”:
May 1 -31 , 2013 1 st
Notice
2 nd
Notice
Courtesy
Letter
South of Wilson St. 7 0 0
Wilson St. to Adams Ave. 0 0 0
Adams Ave. to Sunflower Ave. 0 0 0