Do you have the passion and experience for enforcing the North Carolina General Statutes pertaining to the City of Burlington’s Code of Ordinances, thus ensuring residents and visitors with safe, clean, and healthy places to live, work, and play? If so, we want you to join our team as a Code Enforcement Officer!

About us: The Planning Department is responsible for the land use management and regulations pertaining to development and growth in the City of Burlington and its Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction. Through daily management involving a range of activities, the Planning Department seeks to maximize the health, safety, and economic well-being of Burlington.

What you will do: Performs technical work enforcing City codes pertaining to land use, zoning, nuisance abatement, and minimum housing. Must be able to work independently and collaboratively.

Interprets codes and enforces the municipal ordinances as needed, with a primary focus on the public safety and health of the residents of City of Burlington.
Interprets and applies technical knowledge to situations covered in the ordinances such as dilapidated buildings, high grass, illegal accumulation of junk motor vehicles, and illegal home occupations.
Inspects houses and buildings within the City of Burlington that are in disrepair and are dangerous to the community.
Determines if buildings are fit for human habitation.
Advises contractors, engineers, architects, lawyers, and the public on zoning, minimum housing, and other code requirements for existing and new construction.
Responds to questions from citizens, contractors, and builders regarding the codes and compliance processes.
Researches and validates property locations and ownership by examining tax records, GIS maps, and property deeds.
Investigates complaints on alleged nuisances or violations of minimum housing, zoning, and other code violations.
Interviews residents and neighbors, takes photos of property or nuisance conditions, and gather any other relevant information to give full assessment of complaint.
Advises property owners of restrictions on the use and zoning of land and property; gives notice of violations, appeals process, and re-inspection dates if violations are resolved.
Consults with supervisor on the process for taking enforcement action through the court; testifies in court on work performed and interpretations of the various codes and ordinances.
Patrols an assigned area of the City, proactively looking for violations and initiates cases based on those finding and;
Performs related duties as required and assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Communication: Effective oral and written communications techniques when interacting with the public, contractors, and others.
Technological skills: Thorough knowledge of common office-based technology such as programs for word processing, printing, and database management.
Detailed oriented: Demonstrated ability to prepare detailed inspection reports.

Minimum Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalency and a minimum of two (2) years’ work experience in code enforcement, construction, or inspections.
Valid North Carolina Driver’s License

Special Requirements

Ability to obtain CZO certification within 1 year.
Ability to obtain NCAHCO certification within 1 year.

Physical Requirements

Work in this class is described as light using a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects and may occasionally require some physical exertion to complete tasks.
Work typically involves the ability to physically perform the basic life operational functions of stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, walking, pushing, pulling, fingering, grasping, feeling, and repetitive motions.
Employee is required to have close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal, perform extensive reading, perform visual inspection of small defects and parts, and user measurement devices.
Employee is subject to both inside and outside environmental working conditions.

Working Conditions

The employee is subject to extreme weather conditions, noise and frequently works in close quarters, crawl space, shafts, manholes, small, enclosed rooms, small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.

Inclement Weather Classification: Nonessential

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Code Enforcement Officer