Code Enforcement

When larger issues arise, the City of Lakewood’s Public Nuisance and Property Abatement Team gets involved.

The city team includes a special assignment officer, city code enforcement officers and a city prosecutor, working together to identify and “clean-up” nuisance single or multiple housing units and businesses that are creating a haven for criminal activities, that are unsightly or disturbing the peace and safety of Lakewood neighborhoods.

Common property code violation examples

• Unsightly or deficient exterior building materials, like peeling paint or missing surface materials.
• Litter or debris in public view.
• Garage conversions.
• Additions/alterations made to property without a building permit.
• Businesses operating out of homes without a permit.
• Inoperative vehicles parked anywhere other than the garage.
• Accessory structures such driveway canopies.
• Parking vehicles on the front lawn.
• Inadequate ground cover.
• Overgrown vegetation that may be unsightly to neighbors or dangerous to public safety.
• Trash cans in the parkway before 4 p.m. on the day before pick-up or left in the parkway 12 hours after pick-up.