City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MARCH 5, 2025
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: KARL MORITZ, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING
GREGG FIELDS, DIRECTOR, CODE ADMINISTRATION
ADRIANA CASTA?EDA, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
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Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Section 1-1-11 of Chapter 1 (USE AND INTRODUCTION) of Title 1 (GENERAL PROVISIONS) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended, to increase interdepartmental enforcement flexibility.
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ISSUE: Consideration of an ordinance to increase interdepartmental enforcement flexibility.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Introduce and pass on first reading of the ordinance (Attachment 2) to amend and reordain Section 1-1-11 of Chapter 1 of Title 1 of the Code of the City of Alexandria to increase interdepartmental enforcement flexibility; and
2. Set the ordinance for public hearing and final passage on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
BACKGROUND: Currently, section 1-1-11(c)(1) of the City Code states that only the department or office head responsible for the administration or enforcement of any provision of the Code may delegate to subordinate employees the authority to issue a notice of violation. This structure poses limitations in circumstances where enforcement is required for more than one section of the Code and/or when enforcement staff encounter violations of the Code related to their own subject matter areas for which they do not have the authority to address.
Additionally, in the past, City Council members have expressed support for broader enforcement coordination amongst relevant departments.
DISCUSSION: Certain Code sections pertaining to civil violations...
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