How does the Building Division prepare for a storm event?
Increased Readiness (Hurricane Watch) is implemented. The Code Compliance Officers join with the Building Inspectors as teams and are assigned a specific zone. They will be looking for loose roof tiles, unsecured building materials, overloaded dumpsters or trash containers, and any other loose materials which could become airborne. When any of these are noted, the office staff is contacted. The office staff will then notify the responsible party, whether it is a contractor or the property owner. If, after 48 hours, the site is not cleaned up or secured, the contractor or property owner is contacted again and informed that the site may be secured by City means and that they will be billed accordingly. The next step is Pre-Storm Activities (Hurricane Warning). The Building Inspector/Code Compliance teams continue to patrol their assigned zones. Some of the office staff may be assigned to the Emergency Operation Center while others remain by the phones in the Building Division. All patrol
