517 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/819be45bf107d266d7d9131238c55c6d.pdf b905fe228af4f317ffcb7466eeca2d84 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY 0 ATLANTA OF F ICE OF INSPE CTO R OF BUILDINGS Atlanta 3 , Georgia WILL IAM R. WOFFORD, P .E., R . A. January 18, 1967 INSPECTOR OF BUILD I NG S ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P . E. ASST, I NSPECTOR OF BU ILD I NGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM • R. Earl L:~~:rs f W.R.Wof~ I am returning the annual report of 1966 which reflects the disposition of the Housing Code Court activities as prepared by the Prosecutor, Mrs. Dusthimer. This report emphasizes two pertinent facts, one being that the City did not lose one case in the H~using Court and that an increasing number of cases has been represented by qualified counsel. I am also attaching the annual report for 1966 as prepared by the Codes Compliance Officer which is comprehensive in scope, and reveals that many more properties were referred to the Codes Compliance Officer in 1966 than in any previous year. It reflects the fact that a definite trend has been established to organize a movement to defeat the present Code. It also points out the need for a complete revision of the present Housing Code which is now in the final stages of preparation and should be ready to present for adoption in the near future. There are some minor differences in the figures shown in the two above reports, but in general they are the same. I would like to have this report returned when you have finished with it. Attachment ATLANTA THE DOGWOOD CITY � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Atlanta 3, Georgia WILLIAM R. WOFFORD, P.E,, R.A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS January 18, 1967 ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P.E. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM TO : R. Earl Landers FROM : W. Re Wofford | o. / I am returning the annual report of 1966 which reflects the disposition of the Housing Code Court activities as prepared by the Prosecutor, Mrs. Dusthimer, This report emphasizes two pertinent facts, one being that the City did not lose one case in the Housing Court and that an increasing number of cases has been represented by qualified counsel. I am also attaching the annual report for 1966 as prepared by the Codes Compliance Officer which is comprehensive in scope, and reveals that many more properties were referred to the Codes Compliance Officer in 1966 than in any previous year. It reflects the fact that a definite trend has been established to organize a movement to defeat the present Code. It also points out the need for a complete revision of the present Housing Code which is now in the final stages of preparation and should be ready to present for adoption in the near future. There are some minor differences in the figures shown in the two above reports, but in general they are the same. I would like to have this report returned when you have finished with it. Attachment ATLANTA THE DOGWOOD CITY  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 2, Document 7 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 2 Folder topic: Building department | 1967-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/781a8040077ea1221a2c5f09128e5a76.pdf f1897bad6598d8da044079de1b33d459 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 10, 1967 TO : Judge R. E . Jones FROM: Mrs . Colette Dusthimer SUBJECT: Annual Repo r t - 1966 I am enclosing my annual report for 1966 reflecting the disposition of all c ases wherein I represented the City of Atl anta as Solicitor . I would like to bring to your attention the fact that we have not lost one case in the Housing Court and we have had some very formidable opposing counsel . All of the cases dis missed were on motion of the City for various reasons , such as service not perfected , cooperation of parties not legally responsible, and defendants who complied , or who never received notice by the City. The preparation of t hese 823 cases included interviews with witnesses; research law , title; trial; preparation of the calendar , court orders; inspection of some of the properties; and two appearances in Fulton Superior Court . My representation of police and detectives in trial of cases has decreased due to the fact that most of my time is devoted to the Wednesday and Thursday Courts . In addition to the above , I researched law and prepared briefs, maintained the law library, and manual for the three judges. Yours very truly, (Mrs.) Colette Dusthimer, MUNICIPAL COURT, General Division, City of Atlanta o CD/dj Enclosure � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document January 10, 1967 TO: Judge R. E. Jones FROM: Mrs. Colette Dusthimer SUBJECT: Annual Report - 1966 I am enclosing my annual report for 1966 reflecting the disposition of all cases wherein I represented the City of At- lanta as Solicitor. I would like to bring to your attention the fact that we have not lost one case in the Housing Court and we have had some very formidable opposing counsel. All of the cases dis- missed were on motion of the City for various reasons, such as service not perfected, cooperation of parties not legally responsible, and defendants who complied, or who never received notice by the City. The preparation of these 823 cases included interviews with witnesses; research law, title; trial; preparation of the calendar, court orders; inspection of some of the properties; and two appearances in Fulton Superior Court. My representation of police and detectives in trial of cases has decreased due to the fact that most of my time is devoted to the Wednesday and Thursday Courts. In addition to the above, I researched law and prepared briefs, maintained the law library, and manual for the three judges, Yours very truly, * (Mrs.) Colette Dusthimer, MUNICIPAL COURT, General Division, City of Atlanta. cD/dj Enclosure i J a. ee, ee ee eee Se Cee le RM ®. CU e es S eeee eee ee S ee.L.hlULU UU, eh whl,  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 2, Document 6 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 2 Folder topic: Building department | 1967-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/43456dba70d3f2690b07e30e8ede2c2a.pdf 068238086887b65509454165865a0bef Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ANNUAL REPORT - 1966 Total Cases WEDNESDAY COURT - Building, Plumbing , Zon ing, Heating and Ventilating , Electrical , Sanitary , and He alth Departments •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 199 Dispos i tion: Penalty imposed •••••• 91 Penalty suspended •••• 61 Dismissed , d ischa r ged . 43 Fai led to a ppe ar ••••• 4 ... . . .. . $4 ;757.00 3,532.00 199 THURSDAY .COURT - Housing Division ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 624 1966 cases ••••••••••••••••••••• 616 1965 cases set for trial •••• &••• 8 Disposition : Penalty imposed •••••••••• 213 ••••• $15 , 828 . 00 6 , 280 . 00 Penalty suspended ••••••• 173 ••••• Dismissed , discharged ••• 148 Failed to appear (unresolved ) ••••••••• 9 Continued or sentence withheld to 1967 ••••• 16 Injoined (Joe Shaffer cases •••••••••••••••• 65 624 TOTAL CASES - Wedne day and Thursday courts ••••••••••••~••• 823 . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 436 Cases C rtiorari Superior Court ....... .• .•......•• ., ...•.•••• 9 Total Court orders issued Cases represented by attorney ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 215 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ANNUAL REPORT - 1966 Total Cases WEDNESDAY COURT =- Building, Plumbing, Zoning, Heating and Ventilating, Electrical, Sanitary, and Health Departments Seeeeces eee eee ee eeeeoebesoeoeeeeeeeeeooe 199 Disposition: Penalty imposed ..ceee 91 oeoe $4,757.00 Penalty suspended .eo-e 61 weee 3,532.00 Dismissed, discharged. 43 Failed to appear ..... 4 199 THURSDAY COURT - Housing Division eoboereseeeceeceseeeeooereeneae 624 1966 cases *eeoeooeoocoeoegceooeceseoeeoeseeen eo 616 1965 cases set for trial w.ccsscee 8 Disposition: Penalty imposed.ccccscsee 213 seoee $15,828.00 Penalty suspended ..eeseee 173 seoses 6,280.00 Dismissed, discharged ... 148 Failed to appear (unresolved) eoooeeevas 9 Continued or sentence withheld to 1967 eevee 16 Injoined (Joe Shaffer cases eoeooeocaoeosenocaeseoaoesn 65 624 TOTAL CASES = Wednesday and Thursday CourtS ceccscsceccscees 823 Cases Certiorari Superior COUFE scssetsesnsssesacanBacoasssce 9 Cases represented by attorneys SoSH SHED SESH OHOSHEHR HEH HEE EOD 215  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 2, Document 5 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 2 Folder topic: Building department | 1967-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3c5ecd97cf3271258f0b36a430fe267a.pdf cd46ab60e4f0bf67a93f20033d80077d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. C ·ITY OF ATLANTA MUNICIPAL COURT General Division 165 DECA TUR STREET, S. E. - .JAckso n 4-7890 Atlanta 3, Georgia E D WAR D T . B RO C K Assoc i ate J udge ROBERT E. JONES January 10, 1967 Ch i ef J udge T . C. LITTLE Assoc i a t e Jud ge Mr. Earl Landers, Administrative Assistant to the Mayor, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Earl: I am enclosing the annual report for the year 1966 reflecting the activity of the Housing Court. This report was prepared by the Prosecutor, and, I think, speaks for itself. Yours very truly, (ht)- -- R. E. Jones, Chief Judge, MUNICIPAL COURT, General Division , City of Atlanta. REJ/dj Enclosure � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document nee MUNICIPAL COURT General Division 165 DECATUR STREET, S.E. — JAckson 4—7890 og WEE La — Atlanta 3, Georgia EDWARD T. BROCK Associate Judge ROBERT E. JONES January 10, 1967 T. Cc. LITTLE Associate Judge Chief Judge Mr. Earl Landers, Administrative Assistant to the Mayor, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Earl: I am enclosing the annual report for the year 1966 reflecting the activity of the Housing Court. This report was prepared by the Prosecutor, and, I think, speaks for itself. Yours very truly, (Beb- = R. E. Jones, Chief Judge, MUNICIPAL COURT, General Division, City of Atlanta. REJ/dj Enclosure  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 2, Document 4 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 2 Folder topic: Building department | 1967-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/93e42bf5803eb3080b032821bf87d3bf.pdf 3712d5c2f95e5422d0ffd0df712369c6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Ci ty 0£ A!: lc2r,ta '\. ... HOUSING CODE COlvQ LV.:\CE PROGRA11 Policy and Pr o cedure Guide J anuary 1, 1967 I. Goals : A. t-:::.xL.1um efforts immediately to secur e uublic understanding of the ;:;o .:i.ls 2~1d · enef its of the Housing Cod e Comp liance P rog r am through use o-;: 1_J c rs ona l contact, pamphlets, press r elease s and other public i nforir,a t ion T:2 i3 . B. -.dxir.,um c oordinat ion irrmediat e l y wit h all other public a g encies ,-.'.10 Hill be a~~e cted by, and need to assist in, the conduct and result ~ o~ th is · C. Conservation of those residential structures in goo d condition tG p re ent t~e spread o f blight and decay throug h encouragement o f ma int enance e~fo rts a:i.d pro te ction from those condit i ons such as overcrowd i ng and unf..l.: '.: or ized c onve rsion whi ch l ead to blight . D. 1ehah ilitation of a ll substandard res identi al structures which a rc ? rese ntly u :-Lsu it o.b le for human hab it ation but where improvements c an be made a t a ~cas o nab le cost to bring them up to standard and where such rehabilitation ~oc s n ot conflict with other commu nity goals by 197 1 . .:.. -,"!r:o"Li~ ion within the q.ty limits o f Atlanta of all resid entia l s c:r;..:c tures whic:·, a re unfit for human habitat ion and where rehabi l itation w ':1 1' be pr oh "bitively expens ive or would otherw is e co nflict wi th ot her cu,:G,uni :.. y g oab by 1971. 'i: J~ 1' . leviow and re-evaluation beginning in 196 7 on a continuing bas i s u , those �r c 1 b ilitat ion areas whi ch have been t reated in previou s years t o dcter~ine their need for possible futur e systematic reinitiation of total rehabi l itat ion effort. II o Ar e as and Priorit i es : A. T e Housing Condi tions Map refl e cting t he survey made in 1963 ha:; be e n brought up - to - date. In this revision, close coordinat ion has be e n d eveloped between the Plauning Department, the Ho us ing Code Divi sion a nd t h e Director of Governmental Liaison. This has resul t ed i n an i mprove d plan fo r a city- wide , systematic, comp rehensive Housir.g Cod e Complia nce Prog ram . The basic map o f the revised survey indi c ates on a block bas is the f ollowing c ategories . 1. Cons ervation (Areas wh ich principally require e i ther no i mp r ovements or only mino r i mp roveme nts with occasional rehabilitation). 2. Intensive Conservat ion (thos e areas which bec a use of certa i n f actors such as age, tr a nsition in occup ancy or use, or adverse fringe influenc es, etc . , requi r e a greater amount of surveillance i n orde r t o foresta ll blight a nd decay. These a re as will normally re uire on ly minor improvements and s pot rehab i litation). 3. Reh ab il i t a tion (those areas in which the ma jority o f struc tures require rehab ilit a tion whi c h does not exceed 50 perc ent of their value ; some sp ot clearanc e is anticipated). 4. Clear a nce - Code Enforcement (predominately s maller areas whe r e the ma jority o f structures should be cle ared and the area re de ve loped. It is anticipated that these areas would be c leare d 2 1- 1- 6 7 �t 1rough code comp lianc e with emphas i s on demol i t i on. The only othe r correct ive a ctions to be t aken are t hose to a l lev iate haza r ds and to protect the he a lth a nd safety of resid e nts i n th e are a ) . 5. Clea r a nce - Ti tle T Urban Renewa l (those are a s in wh ich t he m.:ij or i ty o f struc t u r es should b e demolished, with some rehabilit ation , and where t he si ze a nd cost of the contemplated action jus tif i e s th~ use of Title I federal funds). B. The map a l s o shows division of t he city into halves, f or supervi so r re spo ns i bi lit y; each of t he s e ha lve s is sub-divided i nto fi ve Sec ~or s . Each o f these Se ctors is a ssigned to a Housing Code Ins pect or , a s h is a r e a of i ndividu a l responsibility. Co The map a l s o h a s on it area s o f v a rious si zes outlined s howing t he ne i ghbo rho od des i gnat ion with numbe rs r ang ing f rom 1 65 t o 1 69 . T:,ese areas indic ate where and whe n a n i n t e ns ive program o f s ys t e ma~ i c hou sing code comp lianc e is to be unde r taken on a house t o hous e basis . The ta r ge t date ass i gned to a particul ar area i nd ic a t es i ts r e l at i ve p riority . Those wi th a high pr iority hav e an early d a t e ; t ho s e wi th a lower pr i ority , a later dat e . Pr i orities f or the areas have been based on : 1. The numb er of compl i a nce inspections which the Housing Code c'. ivis ion c a n unde rt ake in one ye ar, wh i le maint a ining fu l l cit y- wide c0ve rage . 2" The relat io nship o f rehabil i t a tion a reas t o surroundi ng or internal commun i ty a ctivit i es, community f a cility development or Ti tle I Urban Renewa l Proj e cts . 3 1-1- 6 7 �3. Gene ral conditions in the particular area. Tho se with t he mos t pre ssing rehabilitation needs will be undertaken first. 4. The long range goal of compl ete housing code inspection of s~bstand a rd dw ellings by 1970 and comp liance in all designated rehabilitation are as by 1971. 5. An additional consideration in subsequent revisions will be t h e need in the future for more treatment in areas previously covered as bl i ght reoccurs. This item represents the first step in the c hangeover from a program with a fixed completion date to one on a continuing basis . D. Propo sed Community Facility Locations : map has been prepared which indicates the location of all proposed corrrrnunit y fa cilities and highways (exclusive of urban renewal projects) in the City of Atlanta . The locations have been indexed and color c oded to identify them and to indicate the agency responsible for their exe cution. III. Organ iz a tion and Adm inistration _A. Organization and Personnel for Housing Code Compliance, Department of Bu i ldings 1. Superv isor of Inspection Serv ices Fersonnel , Hou sing Coe Division a. Ch ief Inspector (1) b. Field Supervisors (2) c. Housing Code Sector Inspectors (10) d. Housing Code Ins pe ctors General (6) e. Housing Code Inspector II (1) Compliance Officer) f. Concentration Area Inspectors (10) 4 (assigned to Codes 1- c-o7 �- - - - -- ·-- -- - -- -· ··-· . g. 3. B. Clerical Personnel (8) Re lated Personnel 2 . Rehab ilit at ion Specialist b. Codes Comp liance Officer (1) (1) Duti e s and Responsibilities : 1. Supervisor of Inspection Services. Overall s upervision o f all forms of code enforcement such as plumbing and building with p rimary emphas is on Housing Code Enforcement, including coordinat ion with other Departments . 2. Personnel, Housing Code Division: a. Chief Inspector (1) Overall supervision o f inspections, field work a nd administration. (2) Coordination o f reloca tion efforts with Atlanta Hous i ng Authority . ( 3) Pursuit o f resolution o f difficult c ases . (4) Direct supervision of clerical personnel (5) Coo rd i nation with Codes Compliance Officer; 1 ehabiHt ab.an Specialis . (6) Tra ining program for new Hou s ing Code Inspectors. ( 7) Coordination with other Divisions of Department o f Buildings . b. Fie ld Supervis ors (1 ) Direct supervision o f five inspectors and their sectors compr ising one-half (};2) o f the City. 5 1-1-67 �(2) Supervision oi i ntensive program tea.ns and I nspectors General when operating in t he ir one-half( \ ) of t he Ci cy . (3) In- Service tra ining for ins pectors to include principl es of Housing Code Enforcement, select ion and schedu lin6 of work , and standardization of requirements and a cc eptances . (4) Ge neral conduct o f housing code compliance program \·.'.i. t:hin their one-half(~ ) of the City . (5) Assistance in resolution of difficult cases. (6) Ass istance in preparatio n o f court c ases when r equested by Code Compliance Officer . (7) c. Other special duties as assigned by Chief Inspector. Hou sing Code Inspe ctor II (1 ) As signed to Codes Compliance Officer to assist in preparat ion o f ca ses for Court. d. Housing Code Sector Inspe ctors : (1) Conduct of Housing Code Comp liance Program in their sector . (2) Primar y respo1,sibility for r es olution of all cases and comp liants in their sectors. (3) Prepare cases for pr sentation before the Better Housing Conuuission a nd City Attorney . (4) e. Assis t in preparing court c ase s. Housing Code Inspectors General (1) Inv estig a te, document and prepare c ases for presentation to Court and appear as witnes s . at t i me of trial (three i nspec tors and one Housing Code Inspector II assigned for this purpose ) (2) Preparation of cases for "In Rem" proceeding s and Demolition Grant Program (three inspectors assigned to these functions . 6 1- 1- 67 �f. Intensive Prog ram Housing Code Inspectors (1) Operate as team members (2) Conduct housing c ode comp lia nce pro gram in rehabili ta tion areas a ccording to scheduled priorities. g. Cleri c a l Personne l (1) Process notices, letters, records a.nd pre p are period ic reports . (2) Re ceive telephone c alls , prepare lists for Better Eo us ing Commission hearings, Ci ty Att orney he aring s and Cu u Y~ . (3) h. Re cord minutes of Better Ho using Commission meetings . Relat ed Personnel (1) Rehabilitation Sp e cia list (a) Public relations- - (promot ing g ood maintenance and Ho u sing Code Enforcement). (b) (2) Inspection o f ap art me nt deve lo pments ( 30 unit s and up) . Co des Comp liance Off icer (a) Re s p onsible for preparation and co nduct (i nclu di ng attendance in Court) o f Hou s ing Code Cou rt c a s t'.S ,, ith assist ance from Housi ng Code Inspectors and Supervisory Personnel . (b ) Advises Housing Code Division on re quirements for pro se cu tion of c ases in court, appropriatene ss of specific c ases for Court a ction a nd p r eparatio n of charges. 7 1- 1-6 7 �r--(c) Prepares Court calendars and reports on results o f Housing Code Court hearings. C. Notices and Fo llow-up Action I nspect ors will use standard methods and prescribed time intervals as a gu ide for their processing of cases. Written procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division. D. Coordination 1. Re location: Inspectors will fill out slips (on AHA standard form) to be signed a nd forwarded by the Chief Inspector to the Housing Authority for relo cation assistance to the families threatened with displacement by Hou s ing Code Enforcement, such as placarding occupied units, when a direct ive is is sued to reduce the number of occupants and/or units , when demo lit ion is :imminent, and for other reasons. 2. Community Facilities Chie f Inspector wi ll. cons ult map showing location of propos ed and scheduled conu-nunity facilities; will determine agency resp ons i b le for execution ; and consult and coordinate with that agency t o de termine exact extent and statu s of project and the appropr i ate Housing Code Comp liance Program for the areas at that time . 3. Public Housing No Hous ing Code Inspe ctions required. ( Existing units 8874; unde r construction 650; planned 1140). 4. Municipal Services In conduct o f the Hou sing Code Compliance Program , Inspe ctor s wil l 8 i.-1 - 6 7 �L. - be alert f or needed improveme nts in municipal services and other such prob l ems . Need will be recorded and r eferred b y the Ch ief Ins pec tor to the appropriate governiuental agency. Poss i b le re fe rr al age ncies are: 5. a. Sanit ary Department b. Cons truction Depart me nt c. Traf f ic & Street Lights De partment d. Police Department e. Wat er Departme nt £. Fire Departme nt g. Parks Department h. Board of Education i. County Departme nts of Family and Children Services j. County Health Depar t me nts Data Bank The Ho using Code Division will participate continually in furnishing certain types of information, obtained in connection wi t h its normal activit i e s, to be placed in the data b a nk. E. Comp l a int s All Housing Code comp l aints received wil l be recorded on forms provided and i n vestig ated within.one week and appropriat e action initiated i mme d i a t e ly. F. Written procedure is on file in the Ho using Code Division. Handling Unresolved Cases At t he e nd of each quarter, Sector Inspectors will thoroughly revi ew their unres o lved c a se files and determine what positive action s h ould b e t ake n . 9 1-1-67 �Proc edure f or handl i ng unre solved c a ses is on file in the Housir. g Code Division . IV.· Area Rousing Code Comp liance Policies A. Gene r a l: 1. Placard promptly vacant subst a ndard units and structure s considered unfit for occupancy and cause utility servic es to be discontinued. 2. Promptly report to the Be tt er Housing Commission and to t he Atlanta Housing Authority Relocation Housing Office (for relocation of families) those occupied units and structures cons idered unf it for occupancy. 3. In order to keep abreast of chang ing conditions conducive to deterioration and blight, each Inspector will endeavor to observe his entire Sector and initiate corrective act io n as needed. 4. It is anti cipated that each Sector Inspector wil l proce s s a minimum o f 20 new Housing Code ma jor i mprovement c ases per calendar month, and comply an equal number per month out side of rehabil it ation areas in which teams are working . Effort should be made where feasible to keep each Sector Inspect or's work load of uncomplet ed active notices to app roximate l y 200 . All Sector Inspect ors combined should comply at least 3500 units per year . B. Conservation Area s (See Hous i ng Map ): 1. Inspector will encourage maintenance and cons ervation 10 1-1-67 �verb ally wh ere e a rly sig n s of b light appear b u t no vali d c ode vio lat i on ex ists. 2. Hou s i ng Code ins p ection to b e made primarily on a complaint bas is. C. Intens ive Co ns e r vation Are as (S e e Housing Map) 1. Hous i ng Co d e inspectio n s to be made based on a n a p p ar ent need . Acc e nt t o b e cons ervation rather than waiting until rehabilitatio n i s ne c e s sary; Inspector will g ive more attention to details to discover a ny sig nific a nt chang es conducive to blight i n these areas . 2. I n s pe ctor will encourag e ma intenance and conserva ti on verbally where ear ly signs o f blight ap pear but whe re no v a l id cede v iola tio n exists. 3. The s e areas will b e c l o se l y examine d f o~ c o n s ideration as po ssible f ut ure federa lly a ss isted code enf orcement proj e ct s u nd er the 19 64 Ho u s i ng Ac t . D. Rehabilitat i on Areas ( See Hous i ng Map ) 1. These areas have· been designat e d a c co r ding to priority of need and pl aced on a schedule . 2. (See Map) These areas wi l l b e i ntensive l y covered ho us e by house by inspectors of an intensive pr ogram team ( 2 - 4 men). 3. Conduct of Comp lianc e Prog ram a. Al l Housing un i ts in rehab ilit ation areas will be inspe cted and ne c essary compl i ance notices issued or st atement issued that property is in satisfactory condition. 11 1-1- 67 �b. It is anticipated that three large areas (approximate l y 7000 unit~ and three small areas (app roximately 1900 unit~ will be covered this year (approximate total 8900) . Any cases remaining unresolved at the end o f this year will be assigned to Sector Inspector io r reso l ution . c. It is anticipated tlwt each Team Inspector will rnakC! approxi mately 7 new inspections or 7 first follow - up inspections per day. 4. These areas will be closely examined for consideration as possible future federally assisted code enforcement projects under t h e 1964 Housing Act. E. Cleara nce - Code Enfor c ement Areas (See Housing Map) 1. 2. Enforce Code only to: a. Placard where warr anted and seek demolition. b. Correct h azards. c. Reduce overcrowding . d. Vac a te unfit unit s . e, Clean up premises , Dis courag e rehabilitation a ction in ind ustri a lly zoned areas, especially in marginal cases. 3. Seek maximum coordination with other divisions of Building Department to discourage improvements other than to correct hazards of any housing units and structures in areas. 12 1-1-67 �f. Clear a nce - Title I Urban Renewal l. Proposed and Planning Stage Proje cts (See Housing Map) : Enforce Code only to: 2. a. Placard where warranted and seek demolition. b. Corre ct hazards . c. Re duce overcrowding . d. Vacate unfit units. e. Cle an up premi ses . Urban Renewal Projects in Execu tion (See Housing Map) : a. Issue no notices unless instructed othen,ise by Chi ei Ins pector (usually upon request o f At l anta Housing Authority) . G. Community Facility Locations, i ncluding Publi c Housing (S ee Conu~ unity Facility Map ): 1. Scheduled for construction or property being a cquired a. Ch ie f Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled cormnunity facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to determi ne exact extent and status of project and the appropri a t e Housing Co de Compliance Program for the areas at t ha t time. b. Normally Inspector will issue no notices unless instru cted othen,ise by Chief Inspector. 13 1-1-67 �'-- ·- - - - -- 2. Planne d - co nstruction anticipated but not scheduled a. Ch ief Inspector will consult map showing location of p roposed and scheduled coITu-nunity facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution ; and consult and coordinat e with that agency to det ermine exact extent and status of pr oject and the appropr iate Housing Code Compliance Program f or the areas at that time. b. Normal action will be to enforc e Code only to : (1 ) Placard where warranted and seek demo lit io n. (2) Correct hazards. (3) Reduce overcrowding . (4) Vacate unfit units. (5) Clean up premises. 14 1-1- 6 7 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document City of Atlanta HOUSING CODE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM Policy and Procedure Guide January 1, 1967 I.. Goals: A. Maximum efforts immediately to secure public understanding of the goals and benefits of the Housing Code Compliance Program through use of personal contact, pamphlets, press releases and other public information media, B. laximum coordination immediately with all other public agencies who will be ailected by, and need to assist in, the conduct and results of this program. ~C, Conservation of those residential structures in good condition te srevent the spread of blight and decay through encouragement of maintenance efforts and protection from those conditions such as overcrowding and unauthorized conversion which lead to blight. D. Rehabilitation of all substandard residential structures which are presently unsuitable for human habitation but where improvements can be made at a ccasonable cost to bring them up to standard and where such rehabilitation dees not conflict with other community goals by 1971. 2. Jlerolition within the City limits of Atlanta of all residential structures which are unfit for human habitation and where rehabilitation would be prohibitively expensive or would otherwise conflict with other community goals by 1971. JU f. Review and re-evaluation beginning in 1967 on a continuing basis of those A rehabilitation areas which have been treated in previous years to determine their need for possible future systematic reinitiation of total rehabilitation effort. Ii. Areas and Priorities: A, The Housing Conditions Map reflecting the survey made in 1963 hax been brought up=to-date, In this revision, close coordination has been developed between the Plaiming Department, the Housing Code Division and the Director of Governmental Liaison. This has resulted in an ais proved plan for a city-wide, systematic, comprehensive Housing Cade Compliance Program. The basic map of the revised survey indicates on 4 oe bs block basis the following categories. Conservation (Areas which principally require either no improvements or only minor improvements with occasional rehabilitation). intensive Conservation (those areas which because of certain factors such as age, transition in occupancy or use, or adverse fringe Kn influences, etc., require a greater amount of surveillance in orde to forestall blight and decay. These areas will normally requir only minor improvements and spot rehabilitation). Rehabilitation (those areas in which the majority of structures require rehabilitation which does not exceed 50 percent of their value; some spot clearance is anticipated). Clearance = Code Enforcement (predominately smaller areas where the majority of structures should be cleared and the area rede- veloped. It is anticipated that these areas would be cleared through code compliance with emphasis on demolition, The only other corrective actions to be taken are those to alleviate hazards and to protect the health and safety of residents in the area), 5. Clearance - Title I Urban Renewal (those areas in which the majority of structures should be demolished, with some rehabilitation, and where the size and cost of the contemplated action justifies the use of Title I federal funds). The map also shows division of the city into halves, for supervisor vi responsibility; each of these halves is sub-divided into five Sector mae ha ach of these Sectors is assigned to a Housing Code Inspector, as hi El wo area of individual responsibility. The map also has on it areas of various sizes outlined showing the neighborhood designation with numbers ranging from ‘65 to '69. Tuese areas indicate where and when an intensive program of systematic housing code compliance is to be undertaken on a house to house basis. The target date assigned to a particular area indicates its relative priority. Those with a high priority have an early date; those with a lower priority, a later date. Priorities for the areas have been based on: The number of compliance inspections which the Housing Code civision Ke . can undertake in one year, while maintaining full city-wide coverage. 2 The relationship of rehabilitation areas to surrounding or internal comunity activities, community facility development or Title I Urban Renewal Projects. General conditions in the particular area, Those with the most lo pressing rehabilitation needs will be undertaken first. 4, The long range goal of complete housing code inspection of substandard dwellings by 1970 and compliance in all designated rehabilitation areas by 1971. 5. An additional consideration in subsequent revisions will be the need in the future for more treatment in areas previously covered as blight reoccurs. This item represents the first step in the changeover from . ), foush lhe . i ; i528 i he & program with a fixed completion date to one on a continuing basis, te be ae 7 D. Proposed Community Facility Locations: A map has been prepared which indicates the location of all proposed community facilities and highways (exclusive of urban renewal projects) in the City of Atlanta. The locations have been indexed and color coded to identify them and to indicate the agency responsible for their execution. ITI. Organization and Administration A. Organization and Personnel for Housing Code Compliance, Department of Buildings 1. Supervisor of Inspection Services Z. Personnel, Housing Code Division a. Chief Inspector (1) b. Field Supervisors (2) c. Housing Code Sector Inspectors (10) d. Housing Code Inspectors General (6) e. Housing Code Inspector II (1) (assigned to Codes Compliance Officer) Concentration Area Inspectors (10) Fh s o g. Clerical Personnel (8) Related Personnel a. Rehabilitation Specialist (1) b. Codes Compliance Officer (1) Duties and Responsibilities: l. i) Supervisor of Inspection Services. Overall supervision of ail forms of code enforcement such as plumbing and building with primary emphasis on Housing Code Enforcement, including coordination with other Departments. Personnel, Housing Code Division: a. Chief Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Overall supervision of inspections, field work and administration. Coordination of relocation efforts with Atlanta Housing Authority. Pursuit of resolution of difficult cases. Direct supervision of clerical personnel Coordination with Codes Compliance Officer; Rehabilitation Specialist. Training program for new Housing Code Inspectors. Coordination with other Divisions of Department of Buildings. b. Field Supervisors (1) Direct supervision of five inspectors and their sectors comprising one-half (%) of the City. uw Ee i rw 1 oa ~, c. (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Supervision of intensive program teams and Inspectors General when operating in their one-half (%) of the Cicy. In-Service training for inspectors to include principles o£ Housing Code Enforcement, selection and scheduling of work, and standardization of requirements and acceptances, General conduct of housing code compliance program within their one-half (%) of the City. Assistance in resolution of difficult cases. Assistance in preparation of court cases when requested by Code Compliance Officer. Other special duties as assigned by Chief Inspector. Housing Code Inspector ITI (1) Xssigned to Codes Compliance Officer to assist in preparation of cases for Court. Housing Code Sector Inspectors: (1) (2) (3) (4) Conduct of Housing Code Compliance Program in their sector. Primary respousibility for resolution of all cases and compliants in their sectors, Prepare cases for presentation before the Better Housing Commission and City Attorney. Assist in preparing court cases, Housing Code Inspectors General (1) (2) Investigate, document and prepare cases for presentation to Court and appear as witness. at time of trial (three inspectors and one Housing Code Inspector II assigned for this purpose) ® Preparation of cases for "In Rem" proceedings and Demolitian Grant Program (three inspectors assigned to these functions. 6 1-1-67 h. Intensive Program Housing Code Inspectors (1) Operate as team members (2) Conduct housing code compliance program in rehabilitation areas according to scheduled priorities. Clerical Personnel (1) Process notices, letters, records and prepare periodic reports. (2) Receive telephone calls, prepare lists for Better Housing Commission hearings, City Attorney hearings and Cuurt. (3) Record minutes of Better Housing Commission meetings. Related Personnel (1) Rehabilitation Specialist (a) Public relations--(promoting good maintenance and Housing Code Enforcement), (b) Inspection of apartment developments (30 units and up). (2) Codes Compliance Officer (a) Responsible for preparation and conduct (including attendance in Court) of Housing Code Court casus with assistance from Housing Code Inspectors and Supervisory Personnel. (b) Advises Housing Code Division on requirements for prosecution of cases in court, appropriateness of specific cases for Court action and preparation of charges, 7 i-L-67  (c) Prepares Court calendars and reports on results of Housing Code Court hearings. Notices and Follow-up Action Inspectors will use standard methods and prescribed time intervals as a guide for their processing of cases. Written procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division, Coordination 1. Relocation: Inspectors will fill out slips (on AHA standard form) to be signed and forwarded by the Chief Inspector to the Housing Authority for relocation assistance to the families threatened with displacement by Housing Code Enforcement, such as placarding occupied units, when a directive is issued to reduce the number of occupants and/or units, when demolition is imminent, and for other reasons. 2, Community Facilities Chief Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled community facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to determine exact extent and status of project and the appropriate Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time. 3. Public Housing No Housing Code Inspections required. (Existing units 8874; under construction 650; planned 1140). 4, Municipal Services In conduct of the Housing Code Compliance Program, Inspectors will Ee ta be alert ror needed improvements in municipal services and other such problems. Need will be recorded and referred by the Chief Inspector to the appropriate governmental egency. Possible referral agencies are: a, Sanitary Department b. Construction Department c. Traffic & Street Lights Department d. Police Department e. Water Department £. Fire Department g. Parks Department h. Board of Education i. County Departments of Family and Children Services j. County Health Departments 5. Data Bank The Housing Code Division will participate continually in furnishing certain types of information, obtained in connection with its normal activities, to be placed in the data bank. Complaints All Housing Code complaints received will be recorded on forms provided and investigated within.one week and appropriate action initiated imme- diately. Written procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division. Handling Unresolved Cases At the end of each quarter, Sector Inspectors will thoroughly review their unresolved case files and determine what positive action should be taken, 9 L-1=67 Procedure for handling unresolved cases is on file in the Housing Code Division, IV. Area Housing Code Compliance Policies A. General: i. Placard promptly vacant substandard units and structures considered unfit for occupancy and cause utility services to be discontinued. Promptly report to the Better Housing Commission and to the Atlanta Housing Authority Relocation Housing Office (for relocation of families) those occupied units and structures considered unfit for occupancy. In order to keep abreast of changing conditions conducive to deterioration and blight, each Inspector will endeavor to observe his entire Sector and initiate corrective action as needed, It is anticipated that each Sector Inspector will process a minimum of 20 new Housing Code major improvement cases per calendar month, and comply an equal number per month outside of rehabilitation areas in which teams are working. Effort should be made where feasible to keep each Sector Inspector's workload of uncompleted active notices to approximately 200. All Sector Inspectors combined should comply at least 3500 units per year. B. Conservation Areas (See Housing Map): dw Inspector will encourage maintenance and conservation 10 1-1-67  verbally where early signs of blight appear but no valid code violation exists. Housing Code inspection to be made primarily on a complaint basis. Intensive Conservation Areas (See Housing Map) Ly Housing Code inspections to be made based on an apparent need. Accent to be conservation rather than waiting until rehabilitation is necessary; Inspector will give more attention to details to discover any significant changes conducive to blight in these areas, Inspector will encourage maintenance and conservation verbally where early signs of blight appear but where no valid cede violation exists. These areas will be closely examined for consideration as possible future federally assisted code enforcement projects under the 1964 Housing Act. Rehabilitation Areas (See Housing Map) L. These areas have been designated according to priority of need and placed on a schedule. (See Map) These areas will be intensively covered house by house by inspectors of an intensive program team (2 - 4 men). Conduct of Compliance Program a. All Housing units in rehabilitation areas will be inspected and necessary compliance notices issued or statement issued that property is in satisfactory condition. ty L. So b. It is anticipated that three large areas (approximately 7000 units) .- and three small areas (approximately 1900 units) will be covered this year (approximate total 8900). Any cases remaining unresolved at the end of this year will be assigned to Sector Inspector ror resolution. e. It is anticipated that each Team Inspector will make approximately 7 new inspections or 7 first follow-up inspections per day. These areas will be closely examined for consideration as possible future federally assisted code enforcement projects under the 1964 Housing Act. Clearance - Code Enforcement Areas (See Housing Map) Enforce Code only to: a. Placard where warranted and seek demolition, b. Correct hazards. ec. Reduce overcrowding. d. Vacate unfit units. e, Clean up premises. Discourage rehabilitation action in industrially zoned areas, especially in marginal cases. Seek maximum coordination with other divisions of Building Department to discourage improvements other than to correct hazards of any housing units and structures in areas. 12 1-1-67 hey Clearance - Title I Urban Renewal 1. Proposed and Planning Stage Projects (See Housing Map): Enforce Code only to: a. Placard where warranted and seek demolition. b. Correct hazards. c. Reduce overcrowding. d. Vacate unfit units. e. Clean up premises. 2. Urban Renewal Projects in Execution (See Housing Map): a. Issue no notices unless instructed otherwise by Chier Inspector (usually upon request of Atlanta Housing Authority). Community Facility Locations, including Public Housing (See Community Facility Map): 1. Scheduled for construction or property being acquired a. Chief Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled community facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult sad dbanatnate with that agency to determine exact extent and status of project and the appropriate Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time. b. Normally Inspector will issue no notices unless instructed otherwise by Chief Inspector. 13 l=1-67 2. Planned - construction anticipated but not scheduled a. Chief Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled community facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to determine exact extent and status of project and the appropriate Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time. b. Normal action will be to enforce Code only to: (1) Placard where warranted and seek demolition. (2) Correct hazards, (3) Reduce overcrowding. (4) Vacate unfit units. (5) Clean up premises. 14 1-1-67  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 2, Document 3 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 2 Folder topic: Building department | 1967-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0039f2a59b87b6e1900479b3dc6f938c.pdf 4f5bfbe3cacd8fc1b6331a55382a82a6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. XE ..' .20~:. < · ... . u ci ... c .. _.....::.. E:...:--::..-:·'-.. .. l_ _ J =· »:s ') _, I _, , _) i " ';, • ..c ng ..S  .o~: I nspector Inspe c tor J;I   ,ec .: or I .) ' C - �rli:.i·J POSITIO!':S ::._~.) E (> I U1 GET BUILD):, ;; r:~S1' ·. ;·,.·G1<. 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Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 2, Document 1 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 2 Folder topic: Building department | 1967-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/eab2690f1314c742c60441794dab4e5d.pdf 0669720c718e66361e96a096d798264b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. .•' ~,. ( ,, . . .; ·' '• �XE ..' .20~:. < · ... . u ci ... c .. _.....::.. E:...:--::..-:·'-.. .. l_ _ J =· »:s ') _, I _, , _) i " ';, • ..c ng ..S  .o~: I nspector Inspe c tor J;I   ,ec .: or I .) ' C - �rli:.i·J POSITIO!':S ::._~.) E (> I U1 GET BUILD):, ;; r:~S1' ·. ;·,.·G1<. Cla ss Cod,J ifo .. _;, c r 2 Typi t c:er~ I I 1 .S c~r:. ~, CL_·: · II l A.c~ - ~ c c ~~J i n c cr 2 Co des C m~ l ia 1ce Off i cer P lL•2 , i n 2 1 1 1 ., • J.. 1 "'; r -J..U 50 1 562 i vi s :o n Pl u:-.:bi:1g In c t o:!.·s 90 Electr i c ~: Div i i o1 2 Ele .: t .. ical L. sp ectors He ati n ~ ~n 2 5 17 Ve ~t ila ting Division e ating 2nd V ntilating Inspect ors 5 82 Housi n~ : ~de 0iv 's i on 2 l 10 2 Ty? i _ Ci _--·~ : I Stert.· ., · ~:.-:· I "" Ho us : -~ C...1u .: I .sp ector I Hou i.g Code Inspec t or II ,.L -!_ ,_ Eu 57 !.... 575 Building Div isi on 2 29 Build i ng :nspe c tor I 568 �Ci ty 0£ A!: lc2r,ta '\. ... HOUSING CODE COlvQ LV.:\CE PROGRA11 Policy and Pr o cedure Guide J anuary 1, 1967 I. Goals : A. t-:::.xL.1um efforts immediately to secur e uublic understanding of the ;:;o .:i.ls 2~1d · enef its of the Housing Cod e Comp liance P rog r am through use o-;: 1_J c rs ona l contact, pamphlets, press r elease s and other public i nforir,a t ion T:2 i3 . B. -.dxir.,um c oordinat ion irrmediat e l y wit h all other public a g encies ,-.'.10 Hill be a~~e cted by, and need to assist in, the conduct and result ~ o~ th is · C. Conservation of those residential structures in goo d condition tG p re ent t~e spread o f blight and decay throug h encouragement o f ma int enance e~fo rts a:i.d pro te ction from those condit i ons such as overcrowd i ng and unf..l.: '.: or ized c onve rsion whi ch l ead to blight . D. 1ehah ilitation of a ll substandard res identi al structures which a rc ? rese ntly u :-Lsu it o.b le for human hab it ation but where improvements c an be made a t a ~cas o nab le cost to bring them up to standard and where such rehabilitation ~oc s n ot conflict with other commu nity goals by 197 1 . .:.. -,"!r:o"Li~ ion within the q.ty limits o f Atlanta of all resid entia l s c:r;..:c tures whic:·, a re unfit for human habitat ion and where rehabi l itation w ':1 1' be pr oh "bitively expens ive or would otherw is e co nflict wi th ot her cu,:G,uni :.. y g oab by 1971. 'i: J~ 1' . leviow and re-evaluation beginning in 196 7 on a continuing bas i s u , those �r c 1 b ilitat ion areas whi ch have been t reated in previou s years t o dcter~ine their need for possible futur e systematic reinitiation of total rehabi l itat ion effort. II o Ar e as and Priorit i es : A. T e Housing Condi tions Map refl e cting t he survey made in 1963 ha:; be e n brought up - to - date. In this revision, close coordinat ion has be e n d eveloped between the Plauning Department, the Ho us ing Code Divi sion a nd t h e Director of Governmental Liaison. This has resul t ed i n an i mprove d plan fo r a city- wide , systematic, comp rehensive Housir.g Cod e Complia nce Prog ram . The basic map o f the revised survey indi c ates on a block bas is the f ollowing c ategories . 1. Cons ervation (Areas wh ich principally require e i ther no i mp r ovements or only mino r i mp roveme nts with occasional rehabilitation). 2. Intensive Conservat ion (thos e areas which bec a use of certa i n f actors such as age, tr a nsition in occup ancy or use, or adverse fringe influenc es, etc . , requi r e a greater amount of surveillance i n orde r t o foresta ll blight a nd decay. These a re as will normally re uire on ly minor improvements and s pot rehab i litation). 3. Reh ab il i t a tion (those areas in which the ma jority o f struc tures require rehab ilit a tion whi c h does not exceed 50 perc ent of their value ; some sp ot clearanc e is anticipated). 4. Clear a nce - Code Enforcement (predominately s maller areas whe r e the ma jority o f structures should be cle ared and the area re de ve loped. It is anticipated that these areas would be c leare d 2 1- 1- 6 7 �t 1rough code comp lianc e with emphas i s on demol i t i on. The only othe r correct ive a ctions to be t aken are t hose to a l lev iate haza r ds and to protect the he a lth a nd safety of resid e nts i n th e are a ) . 5. Clea r a nce - Ti tle T Urban Renewa l (those are a s in wh ich t he m.:ij or i ty o f struc t u r es should b e demolished, with some rehabilit ation , and where t he si ze a nd cost of the contemplated action jus tif i e s th~ use of Title I federal funds). B. The map a l s o shows division of t he city into halves, f or supervi so r re spo ns i bi lit y; each of t he s e ha lve s is sub-divided i nto fi ve Sec ~or s . Each o f these Se ctors is a ssigned to a Housing Code Ins pect or , a s h is a r e a of i ndividu a l responsibility. Co The map a l s o h a s on it area s o f v a rious si zes outlined s howing t he ne i ghbo rho od des i gnat ion with numbe rs r ang ing f rom 1 65 t o 1 69 . T:,ese areas indic ate where and whe n a n i n t e ns ive program o f s ys t e ma~ i c hou sing code comp lianc e is to be unde r taken on a house t o hous e basis . The ta r ge t date ass i gned to a particul ar area i nd ic a t es i ts r e l at i ve p riority . Those wi th a high pr iority hav e an early d a t e ; t ho s e wi th a lower pr i ority , a later dat e . Pr i orities f or the areas have been based on : 1. The numb er of compl i a nce inspections which the Housing Code c'. ivis ion c a n unde rt ake in one ye ar, wh i le maint a ining fu l l cit y- wide c0ve rage . 2" The relat io nship o f rehabil i t a tion a reas t o surroundi ng or internal commun i ty a ctivit i es, community f a cility development or Ti tle I Urban Renewa l Proj e cts . 3 1-1- 6 7 �3. Gene ral conditions in the particular area. Tho se with t he mos t pre ssing rehabilitation needs will be undertaken first. 4. The long range goal of compl ete housing code inspection of s~bstand a rd dw ellings by 1970 and comp liance in all designated rehabilitation are as by 1971. 5. An additional consideration in subsequent revisions will be t h e need in the future for more treatment in areas previously covered as bl i ght reoccurs. This item represents the first step in the c hangeover from a program with a fixed completion date to one on a continuing basis . D. Propo sed Community Facility Locations : map has been prepared which indicates the location of all proposed corrrrnunit y fa cilities and highways (exclusive of urban renewal projects) in the City of Atlanta . The locations have been indexed and color c oded to identify them and to indicate the agency responsible for their exe cution. III. Organ iz a tion and Adm inistration _A. Organization and Personnel for Housing Code Compliance, Department of Bu i ldings 1. Superv isor of Inspection Serv ices Fersonnel , Hou sing Coe Division a. Ch ief Inspector (1) b. Field Supervisors (2) c. Housing Code Sector Inspectors (10) d. Housing Code Ins pe ctors General (6) e. Housing Code Inspector II (1) Compliance Officer) f. Concentration Area Inspectors (10) 4 (assigned to Codes 1- c-o7 �- - - - -- ·-- -- - -- -· ··-· . g. 3. B. Clerical Personnel (8) Re lated Personnel 2 . Rehab ilit at ion Specialist b. Codes Comp liance Officer (1) (1) Duti e s and Responsibilities : 1. Supervisor of Inspection Services. Overall s upervision o f all forms of code enforcement such as plumbing and building with p rimary emphas is on Housing Code Enforcement, including coordinat ion with other Departments . 2. Personnel, Housing Code Division: a. Chief Inspector (1) Overall supervision o f inspections, field work a nd administration. (2) Coordination o f reloca tion efforts with Atlanta Hous i ng Authority . ( 3) Pursuit o f resolution o f difficult c ases . (4) Direct supervision of clerical personnel (5) Coo rd i nation with Codes Compliance Officer; 1 ehabiHt ab.an Specialis . (6) Tra ining program for new Hou s ing Code Inspectors. ( 7) Coordination with other Divisions of Department o f Buildings . b. Fie ld Supervis ors (1 ) Direct supervision o f five inspectors and their sectors compr ising one-half (};2) o f the City. 5 1-1-67 �(2) Supervision oi i ntensive program tea.ns and I nspectors General when operating in t he ir one-half( \ ) of t he Ci cy . (3) In- Service tra ining for ins pectors to include principl es of Housing Code Enforcement, select ion and schedu lin6 of work , and standardization of requirements and a cc eptances . (4) Ge neral conduct o f housing code compliance program \·.'.i. t:hin their one-half(~ ) of the City . (5) Assistance in resolution of difficult cases. (6) Ass istance in preparatio n o f court c ases when r equested by Code Compliance Officer . (7) c. Other special duties as assigned by Chief Inspector. Hou sing Code Inspe ctor II (1 ) As signed to Codes Compliance Officer to assist in preparat ion o f ca ses for Court. d. Housing Code Sector Inspe ctors : (1) Conduct of Housing Code Comp liance Program in their sector . (2) Primar y respo1,sibility for r es olution of all cases and comp liants in their sectors. (3) Prepare cases for pr sentation before the Better Housing Conuuission a nd City Attorney . (4) e. Assis t in preparing court c ase s. Housing Code Inspectors General (1) Inv estig a te, document and prepare c ases for presentation to Court and appear as witnes s . at t i me of trial (three i nspec tors and one Housing Code Inspector II assigned for this purpose ) (2) Preparation of cases for "In Rem" proceeding s and Demolition Grant Program (three inspectors assigned to these functions . 6 1- 1- 67 �f. Intensive Prog ram Housing Code Inspectors (1) Operate as team members (2) Conduct housing c ode comp lia nce pro gram in rehabili ta tion areas a ccording to scheduled priorities. g. Cleri c a l Personne l (1) Process notices, letters, records a.nd pre p are period ic reports . (2) Re ceive telephone c alls , prepare lists for Better Eo us ing Commission hearings, Ci ty Att orney he aring s and Cu u Y~ . (3) h. Re cord minutes of Better Ho using Commission meetings . Relat ed Personnel (1) Rehabilitation Sp e cia list (a) Public relations- - (promot ing g ood maintenance and Ho u sing Code Enforcement). (b) (2) Inspection o f ap art me nt deve lo pments ( 30 unit s and up) . Co des Comp liance Off icer (a) Re s p onsible for preparation and co nduct (i nclu di ng attendance in Court) o f Hou s ing Code Cou rt c a s t'.S ,, ith assist ance from Housi ng Code Inspectors and Supervisory Personnel . (b ) Advises Housing Code Division on re quirements for pro se cu tion of c ases in court, appropriatene ss of specific c ases for Court a ction a nd p r eparatio n of charges. 7 1- 1-6 7 �r--(c) Prepares Court calendars and reports on results o f Housing Code Court hearings. C. Notices and Fo llow-up Action I nspect ors will use standard methods and prescribed time intervals as a gu ide for their processing of cases. Written procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division. D. Coordination 1. Re location: Inspectors will fill out slips (on AHA standard form) to be signed a nd forwarded by the Chief Inspector to the Housing Authority for relo cation assistance to the families threatened with displacement by Hou s ing Code Enforcement, such as placarding occupied units, when a direct ive is is sued to reduce the number of occupants and/or units , when demo lit ion is :imminent, and for other reasons. 2. Community Facilities Chie f Inspector wi ll. cons ult map showing location of propos ed and scheduled conu-nunity facilities; will determine agency resp ons i b le for execution ; and consult and coordinate with that agency t o de termine exact extent and statu s of project and the appropr i ate Housing Code Comp liance Program for the areas at that time . 3. Public Housing No Hous ing Code Inspe ctions required. ( Existing units 8874; unde r construction 650; planned 1140). 4. Municipal Services In conduct o f the Hou sing Code Compliance Program , Inspe ctor s wil l 8 i.-1 - 6 7 �L. - be alert f or needed improveme nts in municipal services and other such prob l ems . Need will be recorded and r eferred b y the Ch ief Ins pec tor to the appropriate governiuental agency. Poss i b le re fe rr al age ncies are: 5. a. Sanit ary Department b. Cons truction Depart me nt c. Traf f ic & Street Lights De partment d. Police Department e. Wat er Departme nt £. Fire Departme nt g. Parks Department h. Board of Education i. County Departme nts of Family and Children Services j. County Health Depar t me nts Data Bank The Ho using Code Division will participate continually in furnishing certain types of information, obtained in connection wi t h its normal activit i e s, to be placed in the data b a nk. E. Comp l a int s All Housing Code comp l aints received wil l be recorded on forms provided and i n vestig ated within.one week and appropriat e action initiated i mme d i a t e ly. F. Written procedure is on file in the Ho using Code Division. Handling Unresolved Cases At t he e nd of each quarter, Sector Inspectors will thoroughly revi ew their unres o lved c a se files and determine what positive action s h ould b e t ake n . 9 1-1-67 �Proc edure f or handl i ng unre solved c a ses is on file in the Housir. g Code Division . IV.· Area Rousing Code Comp liance Policies A. Gene r a l: 1. Placard promptly vacant subst a ndard units and structure s considered unfit for occupancy and cause utility servic es to be discontinued. 2. Promptly report to the Be tt er Housing Commission and to t he Atlanta Housing Authority Relocation Housing Office (for relocation of families) those occupied units and structures cons idered unf it for occupancy. 3. In order to keep abreast of chang ing conditions conducive to deterioration and blight, each Inspector will endeavor to observe his entire Sector and initiate corrective act io n as needed. 4. It is anti cipated that each Sector Inspector wil l proce s s a minimum o f 20 new Housing Code ma jor i mprovement c ases per calendar month, and comply an equal number per month out side of rehabil it ation areas in which teams are working . Effort should be made where feasible to keep each Sector Inspect or's work load of uncomplet ed active notices to app roximate l y 200 . All Sector Inspect ors combined should comply at least 3500 units per year . B. Conservation Area s (See Hous i ng Map ): 1. Inspector will encourage maintenance and cons ervation 10 1-1-67 �verb ally wh ere e a rly sig n s of b light appear b u t no vali d c ode vio lat i on ex ists. 2. Hou s i ng Code ins p ection to b e made primarily on a complaint bas is. C. Intens ive Co ns e r vation Are as (S e e Housing Map) 1. Hous i ng Co d e inspectio n s to be made based on a n a p p ar ent need . Acc e nt t o b e cons ervation rather than waiting until rehabilitatio n i s ne c e s sary; Inspector will g ive more attention to details to discover a ny sig nific a nt chang es conducive to blight i n these areas . 2. I n s pe ctor will encourag e ma intenance and conserva ti on verbally where ear ly signs o f blight ap pear but whe re no v a l id cede v iola tio n exists. 3. The s e areas will b e c l o se l y examine d f o~ c o n s ideration as po ssible f ut ure federa lly a ss isted code enf orcement proj e ct s u nd er the 19 64 Ho u s i ng Ac t . D. Rehabilitat i on Areas ( See Hous i ng Map ) 1. These areas have· been designat e d a c co r ding to priority of need and pl aced on a schedule . 2. (See Map) These areas wi l l b e i ntensive l y covered ho us e by house by inspectors of an intensive pr ogram team ( 2 - 4 men). 3. Conduct of Comp lianc e Prog ram a. Al l Housing un i ts in rehab ilit ation areas will be inspe cted and ne c essary compl i ance notices issued or st atement issued that property is in satisfactory condition. 11 1-1- 67 �b. It is anticipated that three large areas (approximate l y 7000 unit~ and three small areas (app roximately 1900 unit~ will be covered this year (approximate total 8900) . Any cases remaining unresolved at the end o f this year will be assigned to Sector Inspector io r reso l ution . c. It is anticipated tlwt each Team Inspector will rnakC! approxi mately 7 new inspections or 7 first follow - up inspections per day. 4. These areas will be closely examined for consideration as possible future federally assisted code enforcement projects under t h e 1964 Housing Act. E. Cleara nce - Code Enfor c ement Areas (See Housing Map) 1. 2. Enforce Code only to: a. Placard where warr anted and seek demolition. b. Correct h azards. c. Reduce overcrowding . d. Vac a te unfit unit s . e, Clean up premises , Dis courag e rehabilitation a ction in ind ustri a lly zoned areas, especially in marginal cases. 3. Seek maximum coordination with other divisions of Building Department to discourage improvements other than to correct hazards of any housing units and structures in areas. 12 1-1-67 �f. Clear a nce - Title I Urban Renewal l. Proposed and Planning Stage Proje cts (See Housing Map) : Enforce Code only to: 2. a. Placard where warranted and seek demolition. b. Corre ct hazards . c. Re duce overcrowding . d. Vacate unfit units. e. Cle an up premi ses . Urban Renewal Projects in Execu tion (See Housing Map) : a. Issue no notices unless instructed othen,ise by Chi ei Ins pector (usually upon request o f At l anta Housing Authority) . G. Community Facility Locations, i ncluding Publi c Housing (S ee Conu~ unity Facility Map ): 1. Scheduled for construction or property being a cquired a. Ch ie f Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled cormnunity facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to determi ne exact extent and status of project and the appropri a t e Housing Co de Compliance Program for the areas at t ha t time. b. Normally Inspector will issue no notices unless instru cted othen,ise by Chief Inspector. 13 1-1-67 �'-- ·- - - - -- 2. Planne d - co nstruction anticipated but not scheduled a. Ch ief Inspector will consult map showing location of p roposed and scheduled coITu-nunity facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution ; and consult and coordinat e with that agency to det ermine exact extent and status of pr oject and the appropr iate Housing Code Compliance Program f or the areas at that time. b. Normal action will be to enforc e Code only to : (1 ) Placard where warranted and seek demo lit io n. (2) Correct hazards. (3) Reduce overcrowding . (4) Vacate unfit units. (5) Clean up premises. 14 1-1- 6 7 �C ·ITY OF ATLANTA MUNICIPAL COURT General Division 165 DECA TUR STREET, S. E. - .JAckso n 4-7890 Atlanta 3, Georgia E D WAR D T . B RO C K Assoc i ate J udge ROBERT E. JONES January 10, 1967 Ch i ef J udge T . C. LITTLE Assoc i a t e Jud ge Mr. Earl Landers, Administrative Assistant to the Mayor, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Earl: I am enclosing the annual report for the year 1966 reflecting the activity of the Housing Court. This report was prepared by the Prosecutor, and, I think, speaks for itself. Yours very truly, (ht)- -- R. E. Jones, Chief Judge, MUNICIPAL COURT, General Division , City of Atlanta. REJ/dj Enclosure �ANNUAL REPORT - 1966 Total Cases WEDNESDAY COURT - Building, Plumbing , Zon ing, Heating and Ventilating , Electrical , Sanitary , and He alth Departments •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 199 Dispos i tion: Penalty imposed •••••• 91 Penalty suspended •••• 61 Dismissed , d ischa r ged . 43 Fai led to a ppe ar ••••• 4 ... . . .. . $4 ;757.00 3,532.00 199 THURSDAY .COURT - Housing Division ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 624 1966 cases ••••••••••••••••••••• 616 1965 cases set for trial •••• &••• 8 Disposition : Penalty imposed •••••••••• 213 ••••• $15 , 828 . 00 6 , 280 . 00 Penalty suspended ••••••• 173 ••••• Dismissed , discharged ••• 148 Failed to appear (unresolved ) ••••••••• 9 Continued or sentence withheld to 1967 ••••• 16 Injoined (Joe Shaffer cases •••••••••••••••• 65 624 TOTAL CASES - Wedne day and Thursday courts ••••••••••••~••• 823 . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 436 Cases C rtiorari Superior Court ....... .• .•......•• ., ...•.•••• 9 Total Court orders issued Cases represented by attorney ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 215 �January 10, 1967 TO : Judge R. E . Jones FROM: Mrs . Colette Dusthimer SUBJECT: Annual Repo r t - 1966 I am enclosing my annual report for 1966 reflecting the disposition of all c ases wherein I represented the City of Atl anta as Solicitor . I would like to bring to your attention the fact that we have not lost one case in the Housing Court and we have had some very formidable opposing counsel . All of the cases dis missed were on motion of the City for various reasons , such as service not perfected , cooperation of parties not legally responsible, and defendants who complied , or who never received notice by the City. The preparation of t hese 823 cases included interviews with witnesses; research law , title; trial; preparation of the calendar , court orders; inspection of some of the properties; and two appearances in Fulton Superior Court . My representation of police and detectives in trial of cases has decreased due to the fact that most of my time is devoted to the Wednesday and Thursday Courts . In addition to the above , I researched law and prepared briefs, maintained the law library, and manual for the three judges. Yours very truly, (Mrs.) Colette Dusthimer, MUNICIPAL COURT, General Division, City of Atlanta o CD/dj Enclosure �CITY 0 ATLANTA OF F ICE OF INSPE CTO R OF BUILDINGS Atlanta 3 , Georgia WILL IAM R. WOFFORD, P .E., R . A. January 18, 1967 INSPECTOR OF BUILD I NG S ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P . E. ASST, I NSPECTOR OF BU ILD I NGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM • R. Earl L:~~:rs f W.R.Wof~ I am returning the annual report of 1966 which reflects the disposition of the Housing Code Court activities as prepared by the Prosecutor, Mrs. Dusthimer. This report emphasizes two pertinent facts, one being that the City did not lose one case in the H~using Court and that an increasing number of cases has been represented by qualified counsel. I am also attaching the annual report for 1966 as prepared by the Codes Compliance Officer which is comprehensive in scope, and reveals that many more properties were referred to the Codes Compliance Officer in 1966 than in any previous year. It reflects the fact that a definite trend has been established to organize a movement to defeat the present Code. It also points out the need for a complete revision of the present Housing Code which is now in the final stages of preparation and should be ready to present for adoption in the near future. There are some minor differences in the figures shown in the two above reports, but in general they are the same. I would like to have this report returned when you have finished with it. Attachment ATLANTA THE DOGWOOD CITY �January 24, 1967 Mr . M . B. Satterfield Exec utive Director Atlanta Housing Authority 824 Hu:rt Building Atlanta , Georgia 30303 Dear Mr . Satterfieldi As you recall , last September we experienced serious disorders along Boulevard betwe n Forrest Avenue and North Avenue . The people participating in these disorders and other Boulevard citizens who were not directly involved pointed to dilapidated and unsanitary ho-u sing conditions, over .. crowding and high rents as among th most serious problem which helped to create the conditions which generated the disturb nces. The City is anxious to proceed with a comprehensive Housing Code Compliance program along this street. We feel that through intensive enforcement of our housing codes we c n make a substantial impact on the improvement of living conditions in this rea. Since Boulevard fall within the proposed Bedford .. Pine Urban Redevelopment Project we ar-e anxious not to institute any programs contrary to the urban red velopment plan for th area. Would trict en£orcement of the housing cod long both sides of Boul vard between Forr t Av nue and North Avenue or Ponce d Leon be in conflict with the urban redevelopment plan for reh bUitation of tructure in this r ? Sincer ly yours, Iv n Allen, J~. Mayor �• ,•' ,.4.-. i . f' January 30, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522 -4463 Arca Cod e 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR ., Director of Governm ental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford .' / From: Ivan Allen·, Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you recall, last September the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious di.sorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponce de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were projected by the shooting incident, conditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an explosion occurring had been pi·esent for some time. The main probl e ms pointed out by residents of the area were primarily c e ntered around housing conditions including overcrowdedness, high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. Sinc e the September incident we have made some progress toward better g arbage and trash collection, enforcement of health measures, and e limination of major criticisms in the area of traffic safety. There has also been much planning in the area of providing for recreational programs. However, the major problem still existing is one which can o nl y b e solved by strict enforcement of the Housing Code, Therefore, �M r . W offord P age T w o January 30, 1967 I arn r e que stin g that your d e p a rtment imme diate ly initiate comp re h e nsiv e H ousin g Codes-insp e ctio ns a l o n g b oth s id e s of Boul e vard f ro1n F o rr e st A ve nue to Ponc e de L e o n an d that property ow n e rs by r e quir e d to comply with th e City's codes. Y ou m a y b e assured of full coop e r a tion of m y' of fice, the Housing Authority, EOA and other a g enc ie s co n c e rn e d with e limination o f unfit housi ng con'ditions and r e loca ti on of residents into s t andard d w ellings. Pl e as e inform m e as to how s oon y o u c a n initia t e inspe ctions alon g this str e et and the anticipate d l ength of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �\ .. . . ...·\ R JL ITY f, ..r-" - January 30, 1967 cf/, • • CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522·4463 Arca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford ., ., From: Ivan Allen', Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you recall, last September the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponce de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were proj"ected by the shootin,g incident, conditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an explosion occurring had been pres e nt for some time. The m in probl ms pointed out b y r sidents of the area w :re pr ima r i ly centered around hous ing conditions includin g over crow dedness, high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. S_ince t he S e pte mber incide nt we have made some pro g ress toward b e tter garb age and trash collection, enforcement of h ealth m ea sures, and e limination of major criticisms in the area of t raffic safety. There has also been much planning in the area of providing for recreational pro grams. Howe v er, the major problem still existing is one whi h can only b e solved b y s t r ict enforcement of the H ousing Code. Therefore, �Mr. Wofford P age T'\VO January 30, 1967 I am r e questin g that your departme nt immediately initiate compreh e nsive Housing Codes.inspectio ns a lon g both sides of Boulevard fro1n Forrest Avenue to Ponc e d e Leon and that property owners by required to comply with the City's codes. You may be assured of full coope ration of my' office, the Housing Authority, EOA and other agencies concerned y,ith elimination of unfit housing conditions and r e location of residents into standard dwellings. Please inform 1ne as to how soon you can initiate inspections along this street and the anticipated l eng th of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �r ' . .. , ,I'~,' ,./'.,. ~ 1: y _8 1 J a nuary 30, 196 7 CITY H ALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522·4463 Arca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Ass istant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR. , Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To : Mr. W i lliam R. Wofford ' ., ', Fr o m: Iva n Alle n ·, Jr. S ubj e ct: Hous i ng Code Enforc ement - Boul evard As you r e c a ll, l as t S e pte mber the sho oti ng o f two N eg ro you t hs by a whi te man on B oule vard touched off seve ral d a ys of serious disorders i n that area from F orrest Av e nue t o P once de Leon Av e n u e . Although t h e disorders we r e proj e cted by the shooting incident, conditi on s in the area we re such that the pos sibility o f such an explosion o c curring h a d b een present for some t i me. The main problems pointed out by r - sidents of the ar a were primarily cent e r e d around housing conditions including over crowd edness, hi gh rents , roaches and r ats, and other sanitation factors. Sinc e t he September incident we have made some pro gress towar d better garbage and trash collection, enforcement of health meas ur es, and elimination o f major criti cisms in the area of traffic safety. There has also been m u ch planning in the area of providing fo r recreational prog rams. However, the major problem still existing is one which can only be solv ed by strict enforcement of the Housing Co e . Therefore, �Mr. Wofford P age Two January 30, 1967 I arn r e questing that your department immediately initiate comprehensive Housing Codes.inspection s a lon g both sides of Boulevard fron1. Forr es t Avenue to Ponc e de Leon and that property owners by required to comply with th e City 1 s codes. You may be assured of full coope r ation of my office, the Housing Authority, EOA and other agencies concerned with elimination of unfit housing conditions and relocation of .residents into standard dwellings. Ple as e inform me as to how soon you can initiate inspections along this street and the anticipated l e ngth of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �,. , ./,. '• F January 30, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522 -4463 Ar ca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrat ive Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Execut ive Secret ary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford ,f( From: Subject: Ivan Allen', Jr. Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you recall, last September the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponce de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were proj e cted by the shooting incident, conditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an explosion occurring had been present for some time. The main p roble m s pointe d out b y res i d nts of t h e a r ea w e r e primarily centered around housing conditions including overcrowdedness, high rents, roach e s and rats, and other sanitation factors. Since the Septe mber incident we have made some progress toward b e tte r g arbage and trash collection, e nforcement of health m e asures, and elimination of major criticisms in the area of traffic safety. The r e has also been much planning in the area of providing for r e cr e ational programs. Howe v er , t h e major problem still exis t i ng is one w hich can o nly be solved by strict enfo rcement of the Housing Co-de. T h e r e fore , �. ,.. Mr. W offord P age Two January 30, 1967 I a n,. r e questin g tha t your d e p a rtme nt i m m e di a tely i n itiate compre h e ns iv e H o usin g C o d e--inspe ctions a lon g both sides of Boule vard frorn F o rr e st Av e nue to Ponc e d e L e on a nd that property owners by r e quir e d to comply with the City's code s. You m ay b e ass ur e d of full coope r a tion of m y" offic e , the H ousing Auth ority, EOA and othe r agen cies conc e r ne d with e limination of unfit housing cori'ditions and relocation of residents into standard dwellings. Plea s e inform m e as to how soon y o u can init i a te inspections along th i s str ee t and the anticipated l e n g th o f time which will b e r e qui re d to c omple t e such c ode enforc e m e nt. IAJ r :fy �r I .,·' { ; ..' . ~ / ( I,·., C T CITY HALL January 30, 1967 ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Arca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANOERS, Administrative As sistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM ,• To: ·~ Mr. William R. Wofford ·, ' I From: Ivan Allen·, Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you recall, last S e ptember the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponc e de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were proj e cted by the shooting incident, conditions in the area were _s uch that the possibility of such an explosion occurring had been pr e sent for some time. The n1ain problems pointed out by 1·es idents of the area were primarily centered around housing conditions including overcrowdedness , high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. Since the S e ptemb er incide nt we have made some pro gress toward b e tter garb age and trash collection, enforcement of health meas ur es, and e limination of major criticisms in the area of traffic safety. There has also been much planning in the area of providing for recreational programs. However, the major probl em still e x isting is one which can only b e solve d by strict enforcement of the Hous ing Code. Therefore, �Mr. Wofford Pag e Two January 30, 1967 I a rn r e questing that your department immediately initiate comp re h en sive Housing Cod e , inspections a lon g both sid e s of Boulevard £ran, Forr e st Avenue to Ponce de Leon and that property owne rs by r e quired to comply with the City 1 s codes. You may be assured of full coop e ration of m ·y"' office, the Ho.u sing Authority, EOA and other agencies concerned with elimination o f unfit housing conditions and relocation of residents into standard dwellings. Please inform me as to how soon you can initiate inspections along this street and the anticipated len g th of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �..' . ,, '· . January 30, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 /\rea Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Adm in istrat ive Ass istant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford ·' :' From: Ivan Allen·, Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you r e call, last S e ptember the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponce de Leon Avenu e . Although the disorders were projected by the shooting incident, conditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an explos ion occurring had been present for some time. The m a in problems pointed out by r e sidents_3Lth e--area wer e primarily c e nte red around housing con ditions includin g ov e rcrowdedness, high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. Since the S e ptember incident w e h a v e m a d e some pro g r e ss towar d b e tte r garb age and trash colle cti o n, enfo rc e m e nt o f h ealth m eas u re s, and e limina tion of m a jor criticisms in the a r e a of tr a ffic safety. T here has also be e n much planning in the area of providing for r ec r e ational pro g rams. Howe v er , t he major probl em still exi sting i s o ne whi c h can onl y be solv ed by strict enfo rcement o f the Housing Co e . Therefore , �Mr . W o f ford P a ge T w o J a nuary 30, 19 6 7 I arn r e questin g that your d e p a r t m e nt imme di a t e ly initia te compreh en s i v e Ho usin g C o d - i n spe ction s a long both s ide s of Boulevard fron1. F o rr e st Av e nue to Ponc e d e L e on a nd that property ow ners by r e quir e d to comply with the City 1 s code s. You m a y be assur e d of full coope ration of m y' office, the Housing .Auth ority, EOA and other agenci e s conc e rne d with elimination of unfit housing co n ditions and r e location of residents into standard dwellings. Pl e as e inform me as to how s oon you can initiate inspe ctions alon g this str e et and the anticipated len g th of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �. J" ,,.~ ·' ,,,·,,,,.; /,, C January 30, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Arca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Admi nistrative Assistan t MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford From: Ivan Allen·, Jr. Subj e ct: Housing Code Enforc ement - Boulevard As you r e call, last S eptember the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Av enue to Ponce de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were proj ected by the shooting incident, conditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an explosion occurring had been present f or some time. The main problems pointe d out by r es idents of the area were primarily centered around housing conditions including ov er crowdedness, high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. Since the September incident we hav e made some progress toward better g arb a ge and trash collection, enforcement of health m e asures, and e limination of major criticisms in the area of traffic safety. There has also been much planning in the area of providing for recreational programs. Howe '('er, the major problem still existing is one which can only b e s olv e d b y s t r i c t e nforc e m ent of the H ousin g Code. Ther e fore, �• Mr. Wofford Page T w o January 30, 1967 I am r e ques ting that your department imme diate ly initiate comprehensive Housing Cod e-.insp e ctions along both sides of Boulevard fro1n Forr e st Avenue to Ponc e de L eon and that property owners by r e quired to comply with th e City's codes . You m ay b e assured of full coop e ration of my· office, the Housing Authority, EOA and other agenci e s conc erne d with elimination of unfit housing conditions and relocation of residents into standard dwellings. Pl ea se inform me as to how soon you can initiate inspections along this stre e t and the anticipated l ength of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �Y-OF r. January 30, 1967 , ~. CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Arca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS : ANN M. MOSES, Executi ve Secretary · DAN E. SWEAT, JR ., Director of Governm ental Lia ison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford -. ' I From: Ivan Allen·, Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you recall, last S eptember the shooting of tw_o Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponce de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were projected by the shooting incident, c o nditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an e x plosion occurring had been present for some time . Th main pr-obl mo point cl out by r sidents of th area we r e primarily centered around housing conditions in cludin g overcrowdedne ss, high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. Since the September incident we have made some progress toward better garbage and trash collection, enforcement of health measures, and elimination of major criticisms in the area of traffic safety. There has also been much planning in the area of providing for recreational programs. H owe v er, t he major problem still exis t ing is one w hich can only be solv e d b y strict enforceme n t of the Hous i n g C o de. 'J;herefore , �Mr. W offo rd Page Two January 30, 1967 I an'1 r e que sting that your department i mn1e diately initiate compreh en siv e Housing Code-..inspec ti on s a lon g both sides of Boulevard frorn Forr e st Avenue to Ponc e de L e on and that property owners by requir ed to comply with the City's code s. You may be assured of full coope ration of my' office, the Housing Authority, EOA and other agencie s concerne d w ith elimination of unfit housing co:n'ditions and r e location of r e sidents into standard dwellings. Pl ease inform me as to how soon you can initiate inspections alon g this str ee t and the anticipated length of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �' I February 1, 1967 Mr. C . O . Emmerich Administrator Economic Opportwuty Atlanta , Inc. 101 Marietta Street, N . W . Atlanta,. Georgia 30303 Dear Cha:rlie : Attached is a eopy of a mem.orandum to Mr. William Wofford; Building Official. Mr. Wofford informs me th.at initiation of Housing Code enforcement will begi n today. We realize that ueh comprehensive enforcement of the Code will produce some problems for many of the residents who might be forced to relocate should it b necessary to order the demolition of structures which are so deteriorated that they cannot be brought up to Code standards . The emerg ncy hou ing as istance progr m conducted by EOA and the Atlanta Hou lng Authority the last four months in 1966 ptovid d much n ed d help to more than 140 £ milie who were forced to reloca.t bee use of eviction by 1 ndlords or as a re ult of Code nforcement. I hope that EOA will be able to provide the same servic to r sident of the B oulevard are ~ Mr. Johnny Robinson, Community Development Coordinator of my office, ha been in cont ct with your East Central EOA eta.ff and aleo with the Be ford.Pine Urban Renewal Project of!ic • He will b available to as i t your p ople in seeing that the needs of the families in this are ar met. �______________________ ,_ M r. Emmerich Page Two February l , 1967 We will appreciate lines . nything you might be able to do along these Sincerely yours ; Ivan Allen, Jr . Mayoi- lAJr :fy Enclosure ( 1) �February 1, 196 7 Mr. M . B . Satterfield Executive Director Atlanta Housing Authority 824 Hurt Building Atl anta, Georgia 30303 Dear Satt: Attached is a copy of a memorandum. to Mr. William Wofford, Building Official. Mr. Wofford informs me that initiation of Housing Code enfoJ."cement will begin today. We realize that such comprehensive enfo:tcement of the Code will produce some problems for n-iany of the residents who might be forced to relocate should it be necessary to order the demolition of structures which are so deteriorated that they cannot be brought up to Cod standards . The emergency housing assist nee progr m conducted by the H ou ing Authority nd EOA the last four months of 1966 provided much needed help to more than 140 familie who were forced to relocate because 0£ viction by landlord or as a result of Cod enforeem nt. I hope that the Housing Authority will be able to provid the same services to resid nt of the Boulevard area. Mr. Johnny Robinson. Community Dev lopment Coordinator of my office, h been in contact with your Befiford... Pine Urban R newal :Proj ct tafi d also with the East Central EOA offic • He will be availabl to assist youl' peopl in seeing th t th ne ds of. the f milt s in this ar-ea ar m t. �Mr. Satterfield ·Page Two February 1, 1967 We will appreciate anything you might be able to do along these lines . Sincerely yours , Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAJ:r:fy Enclosures (1) �l February 3, 1967 MEMORANDUM To, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. From: Dan Swe t Les Persells and I have d i scussed ways and means to attempt to move up the date whereby residents in the Bedford .. Pine area might be qualified for the Loan and Gr nt Rehabilitation Program. Las has written to th powers in HUD attempting to get a letter of consent on the project and a policy ruling which would llow th Loan and Grant Program to be in effect prior to initiation of execution of the project under the letter of consent. We don't think this has ever been done befor but if w are successful in g tting this authority nd e tablishment of eligibility. we will b able to lick one of the main problems which will constantly rise in an rea such this where we try to do Code Enforcement in a pl nned Urban Renewal are · • DS:fy �February 2, 1967 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of the City of Atlanta City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: The best current estimate of the initiation of execution activities in the Bed.ford-Pine Urban Redevelopment Project is approximately November 1, 1967. Your l etter of January 24 calls our attention to the problems which have been experienced. in the Boulevard. area between Forrest Avenue and. North Avenue. Because of the length of time before execution activities can begin, we agree that it would. be helpful to initiate strict housing code enforcement along both sides of Boulevard. from Forrest Avenue all the way to Ponce de Leon. Such action would. be in keeping with the Urban Redevelopment Plan for the area. Since some structures fronting on Boulevard. are in such condition as to be uneconomical to rehabilitate or constitute non-conforming land. uses, our staff should. consult with the Housing Code Enforcements s taff in order to avoid. requi r ing owners to demolish structures which the Plan will propose for acquisition. It should. be clearly understood. that owners of s tructures Bedford-Pine Project area will not be eli gible for the special of Federal assistance until a loan and. grant contract has been These special forms of assistance are Section 312 low-interest loans and. Section 220 FHA insured. rehabilitation loans. in the f orms executed.. rate It is our hope that housi ng code enforcement action will be ins trumental in alleviating some of the more serious problems in thi s area. Very truly yours, Executive Directo �r ~ TY OF ~TLANTA CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING COLLIER B. GLADI N , Dire c tor February 3, 1967 TO: ill Wofford Earl Lender Colli r Gl din SUBJBCT: ~~ 1967 Hou lng Cod Compli nc Progr ic di gr 1th then w cone pt of din CCP policy nd procedur ====::-..-.....;:=;.;;:;....==::,.:;;;=:.= a1967. · expr H Thi r f ·r ctfically to IV. E. 2. on pag 12. 2 and 3 • W reelu t t ub tan rd houa in induatri lly zo r••• ~ a probl but do not f 1 that this 1 •n c.c ptabl u. r. the rd "ult t•ly" i too va and tndefinit nd only s rv, s _t.o further poat one solutio of th probl • Accordin to th to ing Ordinance con ~ruction of n i emitted tn •l nd M•2 dlatrieta and exl tin re are nonconfo ln u s . Tor abilitat ny of these tub would re ui~• atructural alteratto w tch would 1 onconf 1"1111 ue prov111ona of the Zonl Ordl ce. the clty supporti policy of rehabilitation tn the• in co flict with• eity ordinance . l f 1 t two v-ro • right in thie case •nd pro oae to au i t • ch• policy tot Att y fl' bi ~niew and eval atio ~ ln • y ev t, • strict not �Hm«>RAND Page 2 interpretation must be de of the provision of the policy that in full with _ll. codes and ordinances , 11 and enforced with no devi tion wh ~ oever . tates "provided he co lie If this int rpret tion 1 follo ed and full compliance is in isted latter is no st ted in the cited draft, theu in chc jority of c see the property owner would not be lloted to rehabilitate upon, · e th t 11. Thi department formally propose that the nonconfo use provisions of the Zoning Ordin nee be cl rif ed and strengthen d right y to pemit a better Tesolution of the entir probl The Planning D rtment ill do this and striv to h ve them ready for adoption within 30 d ys. �SOLUTION BY: BUIU>I the WIIIR&\S , old and liance Progr Hou i ia now two re ye inc rtain conditi ns hav chan d and ot h r probl a have occurr d and , WHBIBAS , to llow for th• c d eolv t ition probl ce aary and, arts of the WlllWCAS , tvo Hance are ( 1) dat d J anuary 1, 1 65, 0 revloualy adopted Hou 1 Policy Procedure Guide" twalv ( 2) or Houaina Code Coiaplianc C 1i JasN&l'7 l , 1 6 , e elate lllS , t Cod ( 12) pages , titled" eviaed Bou 1 map bowl C itiona" d dat priority area• for • effect the •• l th progr it • ed arts , uro IIOW, 1 65, a ti t r aoluti , UlTII e Progr a elate the o au •• t r Cctwplt. Cl ) a •., pn I • ' u y rit7 area• () a-, t1tl9' acc~capa1ayi liat 1. lt 7, .,,, . t �I nt of Plannt ent of Buildings and th e o 1 and atiafy requir tmprov ent PUI.THB . p rt o d" which will chieve ta of the orkabl Program CCIIIIlldllty ,, , the abov th Kouai COde ntionecl r vis d doc lt previous ver io s ar r peal d. and thi nt are r eoluti de , . �~.;:<' -. ·- ·- ·"=-••• . -- ..... • - - - -- . • .. T ' \.. - - ·- ........ •• -- ~ 1--=-~~='---"-"-......~==~-~- - - - - -- -- City of Atlanta HOUSING CODE COMP~IANCE PROGRAM Policy and Procedure Guide February l, 1967 r , I. Goals: A. Maximum efforts immediately to secure public understanding of the g oals and benefits of the Housing Code Compliance Program through use of personal contact. pamphlets, press releases and other public information media. B. Maximum coordination immediately with all other public agencies 'Who will be affected by, and need to assist in. the conduct and results ' of this program. C. Conservation of those residential structures in good condit143.215.248.55 to prevent the spread of blight and decay through encouragement of maintenance efforts and protection from those conditions such as overcrowding and unauthorized conversion which lead to blight. D. Rehabi litation of all substandard residential structures which are presently unsuitable for human habitation but where improvements can be made at a reas onable cost to bring them up to standard and where such rehabilitation does not conflict with other community goals by 1971. E. Demolition of all residential structures 'Which are ·unfit for human habi ta• t ion and 'Where rehabilitation would be prohibitively expensive or would otherwise conflict with other community goals by 1971. Fe Review and re-evaluation beginning .i n 1967 on a continuing basia of t hose ,:,.,. �rehabilitat ion areas which have been covered in previous years to determine their need for possible future systematic reinitiation of total rehabilitation effort~ II. Areas and Priorities: A. The Housing Conditions Map reflecting the survey made in 1963 has been br ought up•to•date. In this revision. close coordination has .been . developed between the Planning Department. the Housing Code .Divis ion and the Director . . of Governmental Liaison. This has resulted ;nan • • 1, ; . improved plan for a city-wide, systematic. comprehensive Housing Code Compliance Program. The baaic map .of the revise4 survey. indicates on a block .basis ' the following categories. . . ' ' 1 •.. Cons"rvation (Areas ~hich principally require either no improvements or only minor improvements with occasional r .e habilitation) •. 2. Intens ive Conservation (those areas which .because of .c~rtain factors such as .ige • trans it ion in .occ.upancy or use, or adver se fringe influences. et c., require a greater amount of ourveillance i n order , , . , • to f orestal,l blight and .decay. '"t These areas will normally requi r e only minor . improvements and spot . r ehabili t ation). 3. Rehabilitation (those area& in wh ich the .majority of structures require rehabi litation whi ch .does not exceed !>0 .per cent of their value ; some spot clearance is anticipated). 4. Clearance • Code Enforcement. (predominatel y smallex- areas where the majority of structures ultimately should be cleared and the area redeveloped . These areas wi l l b~ inspected for code compliance with . 2 2/1/67 �• · emphasis on demolition. Should the owne~ elect to rehabilitate a structure he will be permitted to do so provided he complies in full with all codes and ordinances. 5. Title I Urban Renewal (those areas in which the majority of struc• tures ·should be demolished., with some rehabilitation., ·and where the size and cost cf the contempl&ted action justifies the use of 'Iitla I federal funds). B. The map also shows division of the city ' into halves., for supervisor · responsibility; ·e ach of these halves iQ sub•divi4ed 'into five Sectors .. Each of thesP. Sectot"s is assigned to a Housing Code I~pect·o r 11 · c:s his area of individual responsibility~ C. The map also has onit areas ·of various sizes outlined . showing the neighborhood . designation with numbera ranging from '65 to '69~ . These . . ureas indicate where and .wh~n an intensive progrmn of systematic housing codo complianco · 10 to be undertaken ·on a house to house basis~ · Tho target date assigned to a ' particular ' area indicate~ its relative ' priority. Those with a high priority have· an eariy . date; .thoae with a lower ·priority, a later date. Prio1:itie& foi.- the areas have been based on: l. The num.ber ·of compliance inspections which the Housing Code Division can' undertake in on<a year., while maintaining 2. £,•n _"!1.ty•wide coverage. 'r11e l:'elationship of re.hab.i litation areas to surrounding or internal ' ' • • ' • • • I • • community activities., community facility devolopment or Title ·I 1,, , . : 3 2/1/67 �- - - - ---- ...e ~ ... 3. _ -·~ -....._- ~ --==-· -~- ----··- --- - · - _ , . ~ _._, Gor~c;:al conditiono in the particular aI'e~. 'l'hooa \·1 iti1 the moot pi:o:::cing .:ch.o.bilit:~tion ncedo· -will be undQirt.Jkcn fh':3t . ,' ,.. 4. rr:1a lon.3 .:anzo· s~~f'o.f complete b.ouainz cotl0 inspection of oubot~n.;1.o.rd dw~l?.1.l~o by 1970 Lind co.apl1nnce in llll des 1~1ated · rehab1l1t~tion ..i.eao 5. Au ~dditiorwl considorution in sub~e~cnt ~@vi~iona will be th~ need rscccu:.:-D • . This ito:u r~pr~:.onta the first step ·in the chanzcovor fl"om· A ~p has been pr-~pJi:r~d ""-!1ich indi cates tho l oc.ation o f till proposod_ cor..r;;tm:lty .i'.'~ c il1ti<rn .and hiahTJ..:iys (w:clulliW o f uroon ro~·,11 projects) iil tha City of AtlGnta. . The. lutvo l~~tioils bt.>en indexed and color codad . to id.~ntify tl'lAlm and to ir.dicate ~ ·a~en.cy rcaponllible for thei:- e:i:ecution. . . . ' . , :. :-, . . A. .. l°'O.:-Go.mo i . P.spa-rtmm,t of .nuildin~s .. - . , . _·. ' . ' .·,·: ' . . .. ' ' •' ' r • !,' ' . I • • • ' ' ' ,,.,I ., · ( ,: ·,,:,. , ' • , I •, ·, ' ' ',' 1 ' , • .. .. , . 1. ' \' ' ,· · . a. "Chief ll181>ector (l) " b. ',I Fiold Su~ l"Viec~e ,. ' , . d. 2. n. c. Concant r 3t1on Inspectoo:G I c. Inspactors H. f. Clerical . ( ', ; . :, .,·. (10) I , I ,, Arra,a '. (10) . , o. (4) ·. ·1\ I (Goner..al) i ( 2) .. ' . ... (7) Uousi ng P~&bilitntioo · Spscialiat Office .tl . no,~D"-"1.3 Rel~~bilitation S~1~li$t o. u. c. c. I • (l) · f ' InapQCtOi' I ( :i) ,, Steoographa:: (1) ,, 4 \ " l •l0-67 1' - ·... _...~-_ I ... -··. ·- .. -· -- ,. - --- -·· -- ··- . --- �- ·· · - - - - - · - · · · - - · ·· -· - · - · .... - ~.. ... . • • • • • • · ··- · R . .. . _ _. _ _ .l..~ -- -· · :i=, •c1 -.-,-.. .:,;,;,r~ - ·- - - - -- - -- I • ~ I 3. Codoa Compliance Office ~ . . Codeo Compli~ncc Officer a. . b•. c. ll. • , ' 'I (3) '. • . : \ •• ~ ' ' • lnspocto~ l (2) • • , '. • , • ' • • • , • ' I\ j ', J' • • .. .' .. . .: ~ , ·, ,· , (l) c. , - ' .. . > ' ' . ·.: ·· ' · . • •J • . . ~ • '•, B. Duties ~nd Reaponsibilitio&i • l, . 2. • • •• 1 ' ·:-. ····· .. .. .,.. . . ' ; •• ' . Deleted . Personnel. Housing COdo Division, ' . . , ,, , I . .. I , ' I I , ·, ' I > . • • ... • . I '• ' .. ' ' . . .. . . ·. '. .. \: ' j . •. (2) . 1:Coordination of . relocation efforta · • . \ . ,. ·.., .. _w ith At:hmt~ llo~aing Authority~ · · ·.·. ·,· . • • • • I ,•' o ' .' I , , f '· · · • I j ' ' I .. . . , , ., ; . _(5) 1_ •' •, . . :, . . ' . ' ~ . t' (6) . Training program for oow lloueini; Code In~pectors. · . '. ;. ·' • (7) _. _ C ooruimltion with other Divbiono .of 'i>c~artm.ant of Buildings. b. . ,· . ~ordinatio.1 ~ith Codes Complillnce Officer·; . . , · Rehabilitation Specialiat. ' • , : • . . , . (4) . Direct supervisio11 of clcric_a l pero~nnel~ · · · · ' ·; · . . .· .. \ ,' •, Field Supenris_o ra . . (l) · "Direct supervision of five inspectors and tha1r sectors ., ··· . ·comprising one-half (~) of the City, ' (2) · Direct ~uporvi$ion of intensive progr.am teams. (3) ' . In•Sarvice, training for· inspector9 to include principlos ·of llouoing Code Enforcement. Gelect1on .md acheduling of work, ~oo· st~ndordization of requirements and acceptancea • .'.. ,· . ., ., . ' ·, s~. .· . . l 1•18• 67 •. ·' ,· ·•.. ./. • ', 'I ' ·. ' ·, / " . 1' 1"'" ' , ' ·:- -·~ • . I .'. , . . : . . _(3) . Pursuit of resolution o{ difficult casoa·. · ··'· ~' ,, , .. ·.field work and .idministration, \ . . ....... \ ' ... · : .-·: .. . ·, . ·,: · ; ... . ~ ' '. ' Overall superviaion of inopoctio~~-. -. · · .-.. • . ;·, ' ,\.I •'.: •, ~. .Chief In£lpector . (l) ' : · ,. • • I I ~ : ,, ,,. ,· . ' ,·. ' • ,• �- - ------ - ····---·--------- --- (4) Goo~ral con.duct of housing coda compliance program within their one•half (~) of tha City, (5) Assizt~nca in resolution of difficult caa~o. (6) Asoistanco in prop~ration of court caaao when reque~ted , •,, ~ • I • ' ·,,;' . · 1·, '.· by Coda Complionco Officer. (7) ,·.· . Other special duties · as aa~igned ·by Ct~ief Inspector. ' . '··· ' • I• . . ·, . . . . · : , ·: , .. l .• ' , , ' • 1 ' , ' I .. . ' . : ·-~ : ~-·. '• · 1 •. ' ! ',l , · . : · ·. b~fore . the Bet_ter 'uousinz •. . I ' ' ; _: .·· ··· . : .. . .. . . , 1 • ' • • • • • ·, .. . . ~ Houoing Code ln$pectora Gono~~l ' ' ,I • • _.. ' .' ·.. . ! '. - · '. . . :, ' ' . -. . ' . , ' . . ·. . ,• , ' ,' I ' -·. .I :' '·' ,. ,, · (1) · Prim,{rily responsible for conduct o _f _llouo1ng Code Compliance ·-:·· ,• . ' .. - . • / . '.. . l>l:epare ca.oea fo-: presentot ion • d, .·,~ . . ·, · . I, . ·: O (4) · Asgiot in prep~ring court cases, ,, j •, Primat'y responsibility for t'QSOlution of Qll caaes tmd Commisoion ~nd City Attoniay. .. .:... • •: , • •' , t ! . complionta in their aectors, (3) '· . .' • •: t . .· (1) . Conduct of Ifousinr; Code Compli.:.nca Prosram in their sector. · ·- .. ·. -· ~ • ' ·. _... ~ :'. ; : .;. ;~;.. .! • (2) ,' '•. ,;- llousin~ Coda Sector Inspcctorsz . . .. ·' . .. ' ·.> . :. Program in. arealil designated . 11Clear'1llce•Codo Enforcement". . . .·: .: .. .,. ·, (2) . j. \ ' . are.is ·. · . (3) . ,. Pre·p are ctrn(?s 'for present'1.tion to th& Housing Appeala Boa-rd ~nd the City Attorney, .' 1 1 : ', . ', ·..- -- (4) AsGist in prepsring Court caseo. . ,, ' : ,, • o. • Intensive ProgT~m -IIouaifi& .Code ·Inspectors ' / • '1 I , I , '• ' ,\I · ~ . .• , (l) Operate ~s taam member& . (2) ' ' Conduct _housing code compliQnca procr.il.nl in rehabilit&tion areas- according to scheduled priorities. £. Clerical Personnel (l) Proces-s noticao, lattera. records Qnd prepare periodic reports-. . , (2) Receiw telephone calla.-prepare lists for &!tter Housing 6 . ,' . ..' i'r • . ·,.. ·. .' ' I . I· �Commiss ion hcaringo, City Attorney hea:rings and Court. (3) g. Record minutco of Bette.:- Housing Commission meetings. Related Personnel (l) Rehabilitation Specialist Public ~elations ••(promoting good maintenance and (a) Housing Code Enforcement). (2) (b) Inspection of apartment developments (30 units and up) • . (c) ReGponsibla .for urn Rem" proceedings. , ., . , •, , Codes bv~pliance Officers ,( a) . Responsible for preparation and conduct (including atte.ndance in Court) of Housing Coda Court cases with assistanca from Housing Code Inspectors and Supervisory Perao-c.nel. (b) Advises Housing Code Division on requirements for prosecution of Cases in court, appropriateness of l'!peaific caaos for Court action and preparation of charges. (c) Prepares Court calendars and reports on results of Housing Code Court hearings. , C. Notices and Follow-Up Action Inspectors will use standard methods and presc~ibed time intervals as a suide for their processing of caoes .. Written. procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division. D. Coordination l. Relocat ion: Inspectors will fill out slips (on AHA standard form) to be signed and forwarded by the Chiof Inspector to th 7 Housing Authority for 2/1/67 �_ _____ _ _..,. ... - - --- ···.- ·-- - - -- -- ------ relocation assistance to the families to be displaced by Housing Code Enforcement, such as placarding occupied units, ,;men a directive is issued to reduce the number of occupants and/or units, ,;men demolition is imminent, and for other reasons. 2. Community Facilities Chief Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled cormnunity facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution, and consult and coordinate with that agency to deterc:ine exact extent and status of project· and the apprcp~ia,e Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time. 3. Public Housing No Housing Code Inspections required. (Existing units 8874; under construction 650; planned 490i additional allocation 1200). 4. Municipal Services In conduct of the Houaing Code Compliance Program, Inspectors will be alert for needed improvements in municipal services and other such problems . Need will be recorded and referred by the Chief Inspector to the appropriate department or agency. Possible.. refer:,:al agencies are: a. Sanitary Department b. Construction Department c. Traffic and Street Lights Department d. Police Department 6 . Water Department £. Fire Department g. Pa~ks Department h. Board of Education 8 2/1/67 �County Departmauta of Family and Children Services . , . i. ' The Houoing Code ' Division. ' Y1ill p3t'c::icipate continually in fui:niGhing . . 1, , ,•, ,· ccrt~in typQs o~ info~IZlltio~. obt~ined in connection with its normal ,· ..... ~ctivities • . ;~ be placf.ld in tho data bank.' E., Complain::£ . ·: All Houaing Code c_o mpl~ints i'ecoivcd will be recorded on forms provided and investigatod within ona week .ind .appropri&te .action initiated i.m:ne• diately. Written. procedure iG on Hlo in tho Uou&1in3 Code Division. • F. , l ' , . •. ,, •• . Ha:.1dling Unresolv<i?d Csoes · ·. •j. 1 At the time notice e~pire,. Sector Inspectors will thoroughly review their unreoolved case f:Has ..nd det~:r.nine -what positive action Qhould bQ taken.· r ; .' Procedu~a for handling unresolved cases is on file in the Housing Code Division.· IV. Area Housing Code Compliance PoliciGs A. Ge.1aral: l. Placard promptly vacsnt subotandard units and atructurei considered unf it· f or occupancy and causo utility 6ervices to be d1~continued. 2. Promptly report to tho nettar llouoing Comm1sGion and to · the Atlanta _Hou&ing Authority Relocation Housing Office (for relocation of familicg) those occupied units snd ntructure~ considered unfit for occupnncy. 3. In order to keep abreast of changing conditions conducive to date:rioriition and blight. each ,ector Inspector will endeavor to observe his entire SQctor and initiate corrective action as ... needed. 9 ,' ,., I 1•18•67 I . .. . ,: '• ' • ' ' .,1, ' • .: �4. It is anticipated that each Sector Inspector and General Ins,ector will process a minimum of 20 new Housing Code major improvement or demolition cases per calendar month, and comply an equal number per month outside of rehabilitation areas in ·which teams are wo~king. Effort should be made 'Where feasible to keep each Inapector•s workload of uncompleted active notices to approximately 200. All Sector and General Inspectors combined should comply a t least 4000 units per year. (2600 structures at approximat ely ll.! • 2 units per one structure.) B. (11 month basis) Conservation Areas (See Housing Map): 1. Inspector will encourage maintenance and conservation verbally where early signs of blight appear but no valid code violation exists. 2. Housing Code inspection to be made primarily on a complaint basis. C. Intensive Conservation Areas (See Housing Map) 1. ,.--/ Housing Code inspections to be made based on an apparent need./ Accent to be conservation ~ather than waiting until rehabilitation is necessary; Inspector will give more attention to details to discover any significant changes conducive to blight in these areas. 2. Inspector will encourage maintenance and conservation verbally whare early signs of blight appear but where no valid code violation exists. 3. These areas will be closely examined for consideration as possible federally assisted coda enforcement projects under the 1964 Housing Act. 10 2/1/67 �D. Rehabilitation Areas (See Housing Map) l. These areas hava been cesignated according to priority of need and placed on a achedule.(See V.i,ap) 2. These areas will be intensively covered house by house by inspectors of an intensive program team (2 • 4 man). · 3. Conduct of Compliance Program a. All Housing units in rehabilitation areas will be inspected and necess~ry compliance notices issued or statement issued that property is in satisfactory condition. b. It is anticipated that three large areas (approximately \ 7000 units) and three small· areas (approximately 1900 units) will be covered this year (approximate total 8900}. Any cases remaining unresolved at- the end of this year will be assigned · to Sector Inspector for resolution. c. It is anticipated that each Team Inspector will make a minimum of 7 new inspections o~ 7 first follow•up inspections per day. 4. These areas will be closely examined for . consideration as pos sible future ederally as s isJed code enforcement projects under the 1964 Hous ing Act. E. Clearance • Code Enforcement'-Areaa (See Housing Map)' l. Enforce Code t o: a. Placard where warranted and seek demoli t ion . b. Correct hazards. · c. Reduce overcrowding. d. Vacate unfit units. e. Clean up premisea. 11 2/1/67 �2. Should the owner elect to rehabilitate a structure he will be parmitted to do so pr9vided he complies in full with all codes and ordinances. F. Clearance• Title I Urban Renewal 1. Proposed and Planning Stage Projects (See Housing Map): Enforce Code only to: a. . Placard ~mere 't:larranted and seek demolition .. b.- Correct haaar<ls. c. \ Reduce overcrowding. ' ' · 1' ' d • . Vacate unfit units. \ e. · Cleanup premises. · 2. Urban Renewal Projects in E:t~cution (See Housing Map): a. Isoua no notices unless instructad othel"1o1ise by Chief Inspector (usually upon request of Atlanta Housing Authority). G. · Community Facility Locatio~. including Public Housing (See Community Facility Map): 1. - Scheduled for construction or property being acquired a. Chief Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled community facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to determine exact extent and status of project and the appropriate ' ·· Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time. . 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Pol ic y ,2~ _cl P r ocedl.,re: Guide - J a:1.Uary 1, I. 1967 Goals : i . r:2:xh,c:1 effo ts i ,,:ecli2.tely to se cure r:.,,~)l ic u1<.rk ,~st,::md i.n2" of t ,c goc.ls bc nc ~its of the P.ous ing Code Co~?li2.nce P:cog r aill throu ~h use oi ~e rs on2.l co n tact, pamphle ts, pre ss r elease s and other public infor~atio~ ~:e di i3 , 1-:.::.ximum c co r d inc.tion i rr.med i ateiy wit h all other publi c agenc:.. s w ,o ,-::..11 be aff e c ... ed by, and need to assist in , t he conduct al-d :t:esults oft ~ :.. s prog _ 21:.1 . C, Conscrvuti,Yl 0£ t :r n se resid ntial stru ctures in good cond iti on to p:cc ve. t t'1e S?rcad of blight and dec ay through encourag er,:en of 2aint nance -2:::::)~::s and protection Lrom those co ditions such as overc r wd i ng an unautho_iz ed conversion wh ich le a d to blight. D. R2~_bili tation of all substandard reside~ti al structures wh ich are p=c£23tl y unsuitable for human habitation but where i mprovc::mcnts c a n be __ac.e .s.-: ... z-e asonablc c ost to b ring t hem up t o standard a:--.d where u c h :..e· c:b i li~:::t:'..o _ does no t co nf lict with othe r c orr,nunity goals by 1971. E. .:)"n,olition within the City limits of Ltl.:mta of all residential st·.c1..:c-:.::..::-cs wh ic~:. .:.re u nf it for human h abitation end where rchub ilitatior. ,w;_ild "_,_::_ prohi::iit ively expensive or would ot herw ise co nflict ,-:i ith othc·: co::n::.:::..·.:::: ~oals by 1971 . F. P.cvi0-1 -'.lncl __ ,., - ,,v.-:tlu,.,t. i.oa beginnin~ in 1967 on a continuing b;:sis _of -::~ ,:,, __ �2 -er~iu t eir need fo r poss~b ~c fu tu= - ~ys tcmat ic r c i ni t i.:::.~ic~ o1 to a l rehab i litation e f iorc. 1- o !',.re o.:; "'n · ? rioritics : ':'ne Em.:.si 3 Cond .:..tions :tv:ap ref C!ctinz t he: su r vey r.·.ade in l S'63 ~-:.::.s b::::::.-:. In this ~~vis ion , c:0s 2n t r.e Direct or o..: Governr,1ent.:::.l Lio_i son. inproved plan :for a c i t y - wide, Cornpli.::.~ce Program. The basic coor ina tion h2s ~ac~ Tl,is has res\..:lte:d in a:.·_ ystemo.tic , comp~ehe:1sive !lousir.g Cod~ ~2ry o~ he revised surv -y i n ice ·-cs o~ .... bloc:'- bas i s t he following catc:;o::-ie:s . 1. Crn ·crvation (A~eas which princi9.:::.lly require e i her no i~provc=c~t~ or only mi nor i mp roven;ents with occasional re:1abilitatio:.1.). 2. I ut:ensive Conservation (tho.;;e .'.lrec:s w .i ch becaus e of cert ain :cac-:;o::-s such as age , transitio n in occupa:1cy or use , or c:.dve _se fringe iniluenccs, etc . , require a great e r &!Uount of su:;_veillar-ce in o_cc::to forest.:::.11 bl i ght and dec ay. These areas will nonw.lly require only minor improvements nnd spot rehabilitation) . 3. Rcr..c.b ilitaL .on (those areus in wh :!..ch the r.i.::J.jority of s ructurc s rc.c,_u ire rehabilitation which does not exceed 50 percent of thci:.:v~ ue; soffi 4. spot clearance is an icipated). Clccranc e - Code Enforce~ent t ~~ predo~ i nately s malle ::- a re a s where .~jority of structu=es should b e clea r 2d an' the area rcdc- v eloped. It is anticipa ted th3t these a reas would be cle a::-8 2 1- -- - �hazards · an 5. ... ~ t o protec t the ~~alth acd safe y of ~esidcnts i CJ.ca:c a ::cc - Ti:-:l e I U:.:b 2 :1 ~::-.:ual tl10 ::;e , areas :i.n ,-,hie· t.:c r:.a~c:.:- it ~· of structu r e s shoul~ be a~~ol istcd , with soEe rch 2b iliL atio n, w~ere .,_ ~ J.. _._:. &~G le size and cos _ of tle c o~t Epl.::.ted action jusLi~ie:s t ~e: use of 7itle I fcde _al funcs) . B. T~e T:,::·, &lso shm.; s divis i on of ~he ci ·cy into h&lves, fo:;.-- su:,e: _visor sc h~lves is sub - divide re ponsibil i ty; eac h of nto fi v· S cto:.:-3. Each of t esc Sectors i s assi g;::-i.ed to a Eousing Code Inspector, .::.s ' .i s rea o f individual respons i bility. Ca T1e m· p also has on i t reas oi various sizes outlined showing neighborhood designation wit h numb - rs r.::. g in3 from areas indicate where a 1 d when a, 1 65 to i n cns ive progr.::.m of 1 h 69. '.::'i1ese: ys t c: .a~ ic · OciS:'.. .,_; code comp liance is to be undertaken on a house to 1"'.ouse b s is. The: cnrge t d2te assigned to a particul ar area indicate s its relative p ri 0rity . Those with a high priority hav2 an e~rly <laLe; those wit h a lover prio _ic y, u l ate: r date. Prio::it ies :for the are.:.s luve been bo.scd on: 1. Tl,e nureber of compl i ance i nspec'.:ions uhich the Ho-:.is i r-.g Co 0 civ::...:.::..o:-, c2n undertake in o ne yeo.:.:-, 1:1h ile maintc..inin;; ful 1 city-wide covc::-~::, tc:. 2a ~h~ relationship of rehabilitation areas to surroundin~ o:.:- co,.:1.-:J.nity a c-iviti es , community :.::..icility developn:ent 0.1. ~ ~~er ~ ~, T::..~lc I L::";)~n ::lenewal Pr ojects. 3 . - .i.,-u . �cone i·i: io,-..s ...., .,,. r •. \..,,...-. ,._.;...... - .. ,_" ·'- - .: by 197 1. s. ~cvisions \;:.ll Oc. r oc cu - . D. -- -- -.· ...;·-·. -- i -~ .:::.::cas i i."J. L fl~ "- -' T:.is · ter:-, ::--c:·1:t·csc~1ts t :.--"2 fi:::-st stc:p in the c b;:::::,-..ov2:c ~-.:c-::. ?ropos c· Co:::1. unit y Fac ili y Loc a ions: co:.r:nunit' facili :.. ics and hif;i".,-7.:1ys (e:::clus::.ve of urban rer:ew.::.l :)ro~ec.:c:) in the Ci·cy of A lanta . The loc.s.tions :1.:1v2 bee . ir:dexed and color c:::C:.cc ~o iden ify the~ and to i.dica III. t he a3e:1cy responsible for t i,ei:t e::: 0r'!.'.l,1:i.zc.t:.on and /.d:-:cinist1· ation A. Organization and Personnel for r·ousing Code Compliance, Depart~snt 0£ Bu ilding s 1. Supervisor of Inspection Services 2. Personnel, Housing Code Divisiou <.... Chief Insp ·ctor (1) b. Field Superviso~s (2) c. Eousing Code Sector Inspectors (10) c:.. Housing Code Inspectors General (6) e. Eou~ir::; Code Inspector II (1) Cor~plir,::ce Officer) Concentration ~::-ca~ sp8Ctors 4 assigned to Cedes 10) c~.:::.0:1. �z. 3. Clc=ical Pe rsonnel (8) ,e:l o.tcd Pc:i..·so,mc.;l Reho.b il it:::.'.: ion Sp2c ial is b. 3. Code s Coffipiia:1ce O£ficc_ (1) ( 'l.)\ Dut i es and Responsibil::.t ~ s : 1. Su?erv i sor of I nspection ~e~viccs . for:-ns of c od enfo r c er..cnt sue. z,s plu"·.": Jin0 .:i.nci build · ;:-,g ,.-1ith prir:mry emphas i s on Hou::;in; Co de Enfor c -ce1 t, inch.1 i n:; coo d ination with other Dep =t~ents . 2. Pcr so~nel , Hous ing Code Divis·on : .:i.. Ch i ef I1spcctor (1) O·er~ll supervision of in3)2C ions , f i eld work and administr.:i.tion. (2) Coordination of relocation effor ts with \.t lanta Housin 6 P.utho it y. (3; Pursuit of resolution of difficult c.:i.ses. (L;.) Direct supervision of cl erical personnel (5) Coordination with Codes Con~p liance Office -; Rehabili ~ation Specialist. (6) Training prograr.1 for new Housing Code Insp ·ctors . (7) Coordination with other D"visions of Dc? artrucnt o~ Buildings. b. Field Supervisors (1) Direct supervision oE fiv e ii..:::pectors and their sectors co~p risin~ one-half(~) o~ th 5 Ci::y. 1 - -, - : - · - - 1,.J / �cf t he ir sclcc~i on ~:-:.:l 0 1, -·1.::! ~..: (1.i) of '.: l1c Ci ty . (5) Ass istencc in rc solu~::.on o ~ d i ff icul c ase • (6) Assistance :n prc9~ratio~ of c ourt c cscs v~en racues::e by Code Cov.pl i c nce Office r . (7) c. Other special du -ics as assigned by Ch i ef Ins pec ~or. Housins Code I nspe ctor II (1) £s si~ned to Codes Cocpliancc Office _ to assist in prc?a=acio~ of c ases for Court . d. Housing Code Sector Ins?ectors: (1) Conduct of Housing Code Conpliance Pro~:::-am in the::.r sac::or . (2) Pri1.:ary responsibility fo:::- resolut:;_on of all cases .::..,_d cornpliants in their secto:rs. (3) P:::-cpare c ases for presentatio~ bcfc=e che J2t::2r ~ousin~ Commission and City Attorney . (4) l..ssist in prepciring courc. cases. (l) Investigate , docun~ent 2.nd 1;repa.,:a ca~cs for ~)rcscr:·c c..:::.0r-, to Cou::::: a nd a )pe:.:r LS i-;ii::-i-.2ss at ti::,c:. for (2) n 0£ tri:1.l (:.::::: .... a In J..... 6 . .' ~ ~ lo 1- : -\. -; ,, ~~• • �f. Intensive Progra~ Eous i n3 Cole I0spect o rs (1) OiJcratc us t c.::.:·: :·c:..':-le:·.c.·!3 (2) Condu ct hoi...si g ~o c cor.,;, l::.a r..ce prograr.: in rehab ilit 2.tio:-. areas according t o sc· cduled priorities . g. Clerical Personnel (1) Process notices, lette~s, records and prepare per~odi2 reports . (2) _eceive telephone calls, prepare lists for Bette r Hous i ~~ Co1r..mission hea_ i ng s, City At orney hearings :ind Cour . (3) h. _ccord minute s of Bet t er Housing Commission m2etin3 s . 'elat ed Personne l (1) Reh bilitation Specia li st (a) Public r e lations--(promo ing good main ena nce and Hous ing Code Enf rc e~ent1 (b) (2) I nspection of a pa rt ment deve l opments (30 uni ts anci. ,.:p) . Codes Compliance Off icer (a) Respons i bl f or pre paration and conduct (includin~ atte ndance i n Court) of Housing Co~e Cour L c ases t1ith a s sis tance from Housi .~ Code Inspec t o r s and Supervisory Personnelo (b ) Advis e s Housing Code Divis ion on requ i reIJents for pro se cut i on of cases in court , appro riatcness of spec ific c ases f or Court ac ion and prcparetion of cha r ges. 7 l-l-61 �(c) Pre)ares Court cal e~dar~ and repo ts on re su~ts o~ Housing Code Court hearin6 s. C. i·otices ;ind Follow- up Action Insp2c ors will use standa r d met o·s a guide for their proc essin; of cases. in D. h n· prescribed tiffie int ervals ~s Written procedure i s o~ f:lc Housing Code Division . Coordina t i on 1. Rcloca ·ion : I nspe ctors will fi 1 out slips (o n Afl...1-\. standard fon:i) t o be signed ad forwarded by the Chief Insp ctor to the Housing Authority f or reloca · ion a ss i stance to t he fan il ies thre a tened · with displ ace~ect by Hous ing Code Enforce ent , suc h as placarding occupied units, when a · irective is issued to reduce t he nu ber of occupants and/or i.;ni · s, when demo lit ion is 2. i;m inent, and for other reasons . Commun i ty Facilities Chief Inspector will consult mp showing locat ion o f proposed and scheduled conn unity facilities ; .-il l de t ermine a genc y r esponsibl · for exe cution; a nd consu lt and coordinate with that agency to d:.:t rmine exact extent and st atus o f project and the appropriate Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time . 3. Public Housing No Hous ing Code Inspections required . (Existing units 887~ ; under const ruction 650 ; planned 1140) . 4. }unicipal Services In conduct of the Housing Code Compliance Program, Inspectors will 8 l-:i.-67 �be a lert for needed i mprovements in mun icip al s ervic es ad ot he r such proble~s . Ned will he record e d and rcie rrc by t~c Chief Inspector to ... : c · p propria te govcrnn;e ntal &g cncy . ? ossi~ le referral a gencies a rc : 1 5. a. Sanitary Depart~cn b. Construction Department c. Traffic & Street Lights Dep arLnent d. Police Department e. '\tater Department f. Fire Depart ment g. Parks Department h. Board of Educ ation i . County Department s of Family and Children Servic es j. County Health Dep artme nts Data Bank The Housing Code Division will particip ate c ontinua lly in furnishin; c ertain types of i nformation, obtained in co nne ction with its normal activities , to be placed in t he data b a nk . E. Complaints All Housing Code corr~laints r e c eived will be recorded on forms provided and investigated within one week and appropriate action initiated i~EC diatcly. F. Written procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division. Handling Unresolved Cas es At t he end of each quarter, Sector Inspectors wi ll thoroughly review their unresolved c ase f iles and deterrnine what positive action should be taken. 9 1-1-67 �Pro c ed'J :::e for hm1dl ing unresolved c ases is on file i n the Hous ::. •.2; Co c IV. ivision. Are a Ho u s i ng Code Comp liance .:\ . olicies Gc.:i.eral: 1. Placard promptly v&can· s ub st andard units and structures considered unfit for occupancy and cause utility services to be discont i nued. 2. Promp tly report to the Better Housing Commission and tote Atlanta Housing Authority Relocation Housing Office (for reloca i on of families) t ose occupied units and structures considered unfit for occupancy . 3. In ord er to keep abreast of c hang ing conditions conducive to deterioration and blight , each Inspe cto r will endeavor to ob serve his e ntire Sector and initiate correct ive a ction as needed . 4. It is anticipated that each Sector Ins pecto r will process a mini mum of 20 new Hous ing Code major i mprovement c ases per calendar month, and comply an equal nunber per month outside of rehabilitat ion areas in which teams are working. Effort should be made where feas ible to keep each Se ctor Inspector's workload of uncompleted active notices to approximately 200 . All Sector Inspectors combined should comply at least 3500 units per year . B. Conservation Areas (See Housing Map): 1. Inspector will encourage maintenance and conserva tion 10 1- 1- 67 . �ve rb al ly whe r e earl y signs of bligh t appear but no val i d code vio lat ion exist s . 2. Hou s i ng Code i nspec t ion to be made primar i ly on a comp l aint b a sis . C. I ntc, s i ve Conserva t i on Ar e a s ( See 1. ous i ng Map ) Hous i ng Code inspe ctions to be made bas e d on a n apparent . e c d . Acc ent to be cons e rvation r athe r than waiting u ntil r ehabilit a c i on i s ne c essary ; Inspe ctor will g ive more a t tent i on to details to di scover a ny significa nt change s conducive t o b l i ght i n t hes area s . 2. Inspe c t or wi l l encourage ma i nt enance and c onse r vation ve r bal ly i-1·,ere e a rly signs of blight app e a r but where no v alid code viola tion e x i sts . 3. These a reas wi ll be close l y exami ned fo~ cons ider a tion as poss i b l e future fede rally ass isted code enfor c ement pro j e cts unde r t he 1964 Ho us i ng Act . D. Rehabilit a tion Ar eas (See Hous i ng Map ) 1. Thes e areas have b een des i gnated according t o pr i ority of need a nd pla ced on a schedu le . 2. ( See Map ) These areas will be intensively c ove red house by house by inspe ctors o f an i nt e nsive prog r am t e.:1ra__( 2 - 4 men) . 3. Conduc t o f Complianc e Pr ogr am a. Al l Housing u n i ts in rehab i litation areas will be inspecte d and ne cessary c omp liance not i ces is s ue d or statement issued that prope rty i s in s~t i sfactory. c ond i tion . 11 1- 1- 67 �b. It is anticipated that t · .r~c large .::-ireas (.'.lpp r o:-:i::.atcly 7000 units) ·· nd t hree small a reas (a!1 nozi1-;-:a tcl:y 1900 unit~ will be cover ed t his y ear (approximat~ tot a l 8900) . Any cases re a ining unresolved a t ~~c enrl o f this year will be assigned to Sector Inspector for . . resolution . c. It is antici pated that each Team Ins pector will make a pprm;:imately 7 new inspections or 7 first follou - up insp ections per day . Li-. Thes e areas will be clo sely exaiuined for considerat i on as poss i ble future federally as s ist e d code enforcement projects under t he 1964 Housing Act. E. Clearance - Code Enfo rcement Areas (See Housing Hap ) 1. 2. Enforce Code only to : a. Pl a card where warra nted and seek demolit ion . b. Correct hazards . c. Redu ce overcrowding . d. Vacate u nf it un its. e. Clean up p r emises. Dis courage rehabilitat io n action in industrially zoned areas, especially in marginal cases . 3. Seek maximum coo rdination with other divisions of Buil ing Department to discourage i mprovements other than to correct hazards of any housing units and structures in areas. 12 1- 1-67 �ClQaranc e - Title I Urb a n ~enewal 1. Proposed and Planni ng Stage Projects (See Housing I'iap) : Enforc e Code onl y to : 2. a. Placard where warrant e d and seek demolition . b. Correct hazards . c. Reduce overcrowd ing . d. Vacate unfit units . e. Clean up premis es . Urban Renewa l Proj e cts in Execu ion (See Housing Map) : a. Issue no notices unles s i nstruc ted otherwise by Ch ief Ins pector (usual l y upon request of Atl ~.:t:~ Hous i ng Authority). G. Comrrillnity Fac ility Loc ations, inc luding Public Housing ( See Comiuunity F· cility Map ) : 1. Scheduled f or cons truction or propert y be ing a cquired a. Chief Insnector will co nsult map showing location of proposed and scheduled c ommunity facilitie s; will determine agency responsib le for execution ; and cons u lt and coordinate with tha t a gency to determine exact extent and status of project and the appropriate Hous ing Code Comp liance Program for t he areas at that time . b, Normally Inspector will issue no notices unless i nstructed othe"rwise by Chief Inspector . 13 1-1- 67 �2. Pla nned - construction anticipated but not schedu l ed a. C ief Inspector will consu lt n,ap showi ng loc a t ion of proposed and schedule d community facilities ; will determine agency responsib le for execution ; a nd consult and coordina te wit h t h at a gency to etermi ne exact extent and s t atus of project a nd the app r opriate Housing Code Comp liance Program for the areas a t t at time. b. Normal action will be to e n f orce Code only t o: (1) Placard where warranted and seek demolition . (2) Corre ct hazards. (3) Reduce ove rcrowd ing. (4) Vacate unf it units . (5) Clean up premis e s. lL; 1- 1-67 �C TY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Atlanta 3, Georgia WIL LI A M R . WO FFORD, P.E . , R . A. I N SP ECTO R O F B UILD I N GS February 10, 1967 E L ME R H. MOON , E.E ., P , E . ASS T . I NS P EC T OR O F B U I LD I NGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM The Honor ab l e Ivan Allen ) Jr . W.R. Woff ~ RE "In Rem" Act ivit i es I would like to report that since we started our "In Rem" proc eedings to get owners to demo l i sh slum houses after the City has exhausted every legal remedy, in July, 1966 we held hearings on 23 buildings; in August, 27 ; in September, 40 and in October, 39 - a total of 129 buildings. In accordance with the " In Rem" ordinanc e we must give public notice and a fter 90 days from the date o f the public hearing we can proceed to demo lish the house and place a lien agains t the property. We are fi nding our "In Rem" proceedings very productive. Following the Ju ly hearing 9 of the 23 buildings involved were demolished before the 90-day limit expired; from the August hearing , 9 were demolished; from the September hearing, 21 and from the October hearing , 19 - 59 buildings out of a total of 129 that were notified and on which pub lie hearings wer e held. We are proceeding now to award contracts for demolition of those houses where owners have failed to demolish the building involved. ATLANTA THE DOGWOOD CITY • �. .. • A· LL-1 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. 101 MARIETTA STREET BLDG. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 525-4262 C, 0, EMMERICH ACMINISTRATOR February 15, 1967 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ivan: Thank you very much for your letter regarding Housing Code enforcement and for the copy of your memorandum to Mr. William Wof f ord. Your request that we cooperate in seeing that the needs of the families in the Boulevard area are met, will certainly be complied with. I a m instructing Mr. Harold Barre tt, EOA Associ ate Administrator for Operations, to make all housing assistance service in the ·East Central Neighborhood Service Center available. Our director at East Central , Mr. George Dodd, will be working very closely with Mr . John Robinson a nd the At lanta Housing Au thori ty in taking e v e ry possible action t o mak e t h is p r o g ram s u c c essful. Your leadership in matters suc h as this is of paramount importance to all of the citi z ens of our gre a t c ity . We a pprec i ate it. Warm personal regards, c . o. WGT : kd cc : Mr . Harold Barrett Emmerich �- \ . ' '. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. 101 MARIETTA STREET BLDG. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 525-4262 C, 0, EMMERIC:H AOM1NISTRATOR February 15, 1967 ---.. I ·I The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ivan: Thank you very much for your l etter regarding Housing Code enf orcement and for the copy o f your memorandum to Mr. William Wofford. Your request that we cooperate in seeing that the needs o f the fami l ies in the Boulevard area are met, will certainly b e complied with. I am instructing Mr. Harold Barrett, EOA Associate Administrator for Operations , to make all hous ing assistance service in the East Central Neighborhood Service Cente r ava il able. Our director at East Central, Mr. Ge o rge Dodd , will b e working very close ly with Mr. John Robinson and the Atlanta Housing Authority in taking every possible action to make thi s program successful. Your l ead e rship in matte rs such as this is of p a ramount i mpor tance t o a ll o f t he citi ze n s o f our great city. We appre ciate it . Warm persona l regards , c. WGT:kd cc : bee: Mr. Har o l d _Barr ett Mr ~ Dan Sweat O. Emme rich 'i _j__ �I·I I I cc-TY OF .ATL February 1, 1967 T CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Admini stra tive Assi st ant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secre tary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liai son I I I i I Mr . C. 0. Emme rich Admin i s tr a tor ~d onomi c O p po r t unity A t l ant a , I n c. 101 Marie tta Stre e t, N. W. Atlanta, G e orgia 30303 I D e ar Cha rli e : Attach e d i s a copy of a m emor an dum t o Mr. W i llia m W o ffo rd, Building Officia l. Mr. W o fford informs m e that i n itiation of H ou s i ng C ode enfo rc ement w ill b egi n to d a y. We r eal ize t hat such comprehensive enforcement of t he C ode w ill produce some problems for many of t h e resident s who might b e forced to r e l ocate shou ld i t be necessa r y t o o r de r the demol iti on of structures which a r e so de t e ri o r ated that t hey cann o t b e b rought up t o C ode standards . The emergency housing assistan c e program conduc t ed by E OA and th e Atlanta Housing Authority the last four months in 1966 p rovid e d much ne e ded hel p to more than 14 0 families who were fo rc ~d t o rel ocat e b e cause of evi ction by l andl ords o r as a result of C ode enforcement. I hop e that EOA will be abl e to provide the same service to resid e nts of the Boulevard area. Mr. Johnn y Robins on, C ommunity D evelopment C o ordinator of my offic e , has b een in contact with your East Central E OA staff and also w ith the B e dford-Pine Urb a n R enewal Project offic e . He w ill b e avail a bl e to assist your people in se e ing that th e n ee ds of the famili es in thi s area a r e me t. �f I I I Mr. Emmerich I . . Page Two February 1, 1967 We will appreciate anything you might be able to do along these lines. Sincerely yours, IAJr:fy Enclosure (1) �CITY HALL January 30, 1967 ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Ar ea Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR ., MAYOR R. EARL LAN DE RS, Administrative Assis tan t MRS. AN N M. MOS ES , Exe cutive Sec retary DANE. SWEAT, JR ., Director of Gove rnm ental Liaison .. To: Mr. William R. Wofford 1,1 From: Ivan Allen', Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcern.e nt - Boulevard As you r e call, last S e pt e mb e r th e sho o ting of t w o N e gro youths by a white m a n on Boulevard touch e d off s e veral days of serious disord e rs in th a t ar e a fron'l For r e s t Av e nue to Ponc e de L e on Avenue . Although th e disorde,rs wer e proj e cte d by the shooting incid e nt, conditi on s in th e area w er e such that th e pos s ibility of such an e x plosi o n occurring had b ee n pr e s ent for some time , The nvti n proble m § pgint e d out by r c Bid ent~ of thQ ~:r0r1 w~r ~ prima rily ce n te r e d a r ound h o usi ng c o nditi o ns includ in g o ve rcrow d ed n e s s , hi gh r e nts, ro a ch es an d r a ts, and othe r sanitation f a ctor s. Sinc e t he S epte mb er incid e nt we h ave made some progr e ss t owar d b e tte r ga r bage and tr a sh coll e cti on , en fo rc ement of h e alth me a s u re s , an d elim i na ti on of m a j o r criticisms in t he ar e a of traffic safe ty. T he r e ha s a l so b een m uch plannin g in th e ar e a of providi11g for r e cr eational p rograms . However , t he ma j or p r obl em still exi sting is one w hich c an onl y be s olved by strict enfor c cn1e nt of th e Housi n g C ode. T her e fore, �.I ! ' -" r-_1 I I Mr. Wofford Page Two · January 30, 1967 I I I i I ! I am requesting that your d e partment imme diately initiate comprehensive Housing Code, inspections along both sides of Boulevard fron1 F~ ±- rest Av e nue to Ponce de Leon and that property owners by requited to comply with the City's codes. You may be assured of full cooperation of my· office, the Housing Authority, EOA and other agencies concerned with elimination of unfit housing conditions and relocation of residents into standard dwellings. Please inform me as to how soon you can initiate inspections along this street and the anticipated length of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy 4ll (\ \.,,~ 1/f j.1 1 Y"\ / I ...-/ .. .- •" ~\I I '( ..\ ,#t'.1/ \ ,ff /i'< /,/,.- _.(/; i (:;,,.,./ e ~ --~ ~v· l ll ....,,,p / ., ~ -• Ji'~ i1 r - " 'Ii / ' �CITY OF .ATLANTA. CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING C OLLIER B. GLADIN, Dir e ctor r, 2,3, 1967 • rlt• Leftvich I ro • S. I . Atlant, Geo~at 30315 1 tS 3o ff • Leftwich: • • Ii ~- . • nl7. �ATLANTA, GE:ORGIA ROUTE SLIP TO: _.._O\cw._,_____.,,..~(ll....._.- - - ' " " - ~ ~ ~ - - - - - - - \ M: Dan E. Sweat, Jr. For your information 0 Please refer to the attached correspondence and -make the necessary reply. D Advise me the status of the attached. FORM 25·4-S �·· - ., l - , - - l .• ,' .~ - ., -- - - -- ·u,:-1 · •• ,_.; CITY HALL February 24 , 1967 ATLA1'TA, GA. 303 03 Tel. 522-41; 63 /\rea Cod e 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. E/\RL LANDERS, Admin istrat ive Assist ant MRS. ANN rA . MOS ES, Exe cutive Secret ary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Dire ctor of Govern me ntal Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr . Bill Wofford From: Dan Sweat Attached is a letter to Mayor A ll en with a copy of the "Advance Notice of Revised Code R e quirements for a Workable Program for C om1nunity Improvement. 11 It is my und e rstandin g tha t you hav e taken th e initia l ste p s to m eet the r e vis e d standa rd s . You will notice t hat the guidelines contain interim standards for a six months peri od be ginning March 2 , 1967, so it will be ne c essa ry for us to take s ome action immediately if we have not already done so. If the r e i s anything this offic e c an d o t o h e lp you e x p e dite this action, please feel free to call up on us. DS: fy cc: Mr. Collier Gladin �~- ,-· -,,... . • - I t,i_., ' - - _,.. \, ' .... ~ - . --· -· - ....J.L . ' .. ! -· ../. ~. - February 24 , 1967 C ITY I-IALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-446 3 Ar ea Code ~04 IVAN ALLE N, J R., MAYOR R. EAR L LA NDER S, Admin is tr at ive Assi stan t MRS. ANN M. MOS ES, Ex ec ut ive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR. , Direc tor of Governm ent al Li aison Mr. E d ward H. Baxter R e g ional A d ministrator D epa r h n e nt of Housing and Urban Development R eg ion III P ea chtr e e -Seventh Building Room 6 4 5 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Dear M r. Bax t e r: W e hav e r e c e iv e d your. l e tt e r of F eb rua r y 21 e nclosing the "Ad v a nce Notice of R e vis e d Code R e quireme nts for a W o rkabl e Program for Community Improvement. 11 W e ar e takin g the ste ps nec e ssary t o complete action on th e revised requirements. Sinc ere ly yours, I van All e n, Jr ..... Mayor IAJ r :f y �DEPARTM ENT OF HOUSI NG AND URBAN DEVELOPMEN T ru.cHTREE-SEVrNTII DUI LDI NO. ATLA NTA, G[OR(; l,0. 30) 1.J Room 611.5 0 f :f'i_ce o:f the :Re~ional J February 21 , 196r( dminis tr 3.t or REGI ON Ill In re ply refe~ t o: Code 3 ADW Ho.::1orable I vo...11 Allen, J 1· . -:::~-or o .i' the City o f Atlant a Ci_ t :t · i .:-. 11 , t lant~ , Georgia - 30303 De x c ;.1:.:yor _· llen : Enclosed herewith 2.s an 11Advance Notice of Rev _s .d Code Requirements for a Workabie Progrem for Community Im;)rovc,.1ent . u Because thes e new standards considerabl y tighten the requ irements £or c odes and code enforcement we wanted you t o have a c opy a,::, eaid.y as possib le . Please note t hat the effec tive date of then w pr ovisions the l aw is September 2, 1967, but that the enclos ed public6tion al so contains interim standards for t he six-month period N.arch 2, 195 7, to September 2, 1967. or We urge you and your staff to c arefully study the re v ised standards and take any nec essary a c tions immediately . These revisions relate to only one of t h e s~ven ele~ents of the Workable Program . Continuing progress must be a chieved in all elements before recertification c an be granted. Please let us know if you have any question3 conce ..·ning the revised standards for c odes adoption and enforceme nt or on any of the other phases of your Workable Program for Communit y Impr ovement . This office stands ready to be of assistance L~ t his regard . S incerely yo/rs, £v1 ~ rtv·t·t-1/ 1 .l-10<~~ Edward H. Raxter/ · Regio Enclosure 1 Adm_inistrator • �~ -.. ;::-, - " ........ . ... ~ .. , D~\/ ~: · O!1 .\ '1;~;-!T ,\DV Ai\'Ct: NOTI CE OF , t.V l S ED CODE RiQU IR EMENTS FO R A \.JOR ABLE P ROG RAM fO COMMU NITY I 1 ' ROVEMENT Sec t i o n 3 O1 ( a ) o f the Housing Ac t of 1 964 a me nd e d S e c tion l Ol(c ) of th e Housi n g .-\ct of 194 9 t o r equ ir e tha t , eff e ctive S e pt e mbe r 2 , 1 96 7, " . • .. no ,,,o r '·sbl e ~ ro g r am sh a l l b e c e r t i fi e d or r e c e r t ified u n l es s ( A) t h e l o c a lity c:s h,, ci in e :fe c t, for a t l ea s t s i x I o n th s prior to such c e r t i fi c a t ion or r ece~tif ication , a mini mum st a n d a r s housing cod e , r e l a t e d bu t no t l i mi t e d t o he2.lt'1 , s ~ n ita ti on , a nd o cc up a ncy r equir eme n ts, \-hich is deem e d a d equa te by c he S e c r e ta ry , a nd (B ) th e Sec r etary is s t i s fi e d t ha t the loc a lit y i s c a r r y ing o u t a n ef f e c t ive pro g r a m o f enfo rceme n t t o a c h i e v e comp l i a nc e wi th su c h h ou s in g c ode ." Th i s Gu i de line s p rov i de s ad v an c e no tic e of rev i se d r e quirements f or loc al co d e adopti on a nd enfo r c e me nt under S e ct i on l Ol ( c) a s am e nded . In ad~ itio n , i t se ts forth a n int e r im set o f st a n da r d s e ff e ctive Ma rc h 2, 1967 . T1ese in te r i 1 s t a n d a r ds a r e bei n g estab li s h ed t o p r ovide a n ord e rly a nd equi t ab l e t r ans ition f rom t he pre s e nt co de r e u ireme nts o f t h e Work ab l e ~rogram to t hose effe ctive o n S e pt e mb e r 2 , 1 96 7 . An y community which do es not no w mee t the r e vis ed r e quire me nts shou ld und e r s t a nd th e mi nimum standa rd s for ap pro v a l a n d thei r effe ct ive d a t e s, un d ~ r bo th t he int e rim standard s a n d t hos e r eq u i r e d un de r th e a me n ded S e ction lO l ( c) . Wh i l e S e ction 3O l ( a ) of th e 19 6 4 Ac t cite s only a r e qu i r e me nt fo r th e adoption a n d e n fo rc e me n t o f a hou si n g cod e ; b ui ld ing , p l umb i n g , e l e ct rica l a n d f ire pre v e ntion c ode s a r e e qu a l l y pertin e nt t o t h e int e nde d pu rpos es o f t h is S e ct i o n . Und e r th e l ang uage o f S e cti o n l Ol ( a ) o f the Hou si n g Ac t o f 1949 , a s amen ded , which cit e s ".. . th e adoption, mo de rni za tion, admin i stra tion a nd enf o r c eme nt o f hou s in g , zo n in g , bu i l d i ng a n d othe r lo c a l laws , c odes and rogulntions, . , .. ' ' as a ma j or e l ement in the development of " .... positive programs . . . f or p re ventin g the spread o r re cu rrenc e in th e commun ity of slums and blighted areas , .• . e ncou r ag in g h ou si n g c o s t reduction s ... a nd t he e l imi nat io n of r es tri c tive p r a ctice s whi ch unn e c e ss a rily in c rease hou s i n g co s ts; an d un der th e ge n e r a l a ut h orit y o f S e ction l Ol(c), th e adoption a nd en f orc eme nt , i n c o nc er t, of a ll fiv e b a s ic c o d e s h as h e r et o fore b ee n a part of Wo rkab l e Pro gram po li cy . Th e r ef ore , th e re qu iremen t s with r espet t to . the adoption and enforceme n t o f the ho usin g co de will a p ply also to the ado pt ion a n d enforc ement of building , plumbi n g , e l e ctri ca l, an d fi r e pre v en tion co d es . INTERIM STANDARDS FO R CODES AND ORDINANCES EL EJ1ENT In an ticipatio n o f th e September 2, 1967, effective date of th e amen d men t, at which time ade q uate codes must have bne n in effect for at l east 6 mon ths , an d in order to prov ide for an order .:J equitable transition f rom �2 t\ e p1· ~sen~ co e adoption a nd code enforcem~nt r~quirements unde r the Workab l e re r ev ised as follows, effective e prese nt requirements l' rogr.::1:;, , a ?l ie l'a-::c .1 2, _9n 7 : pplicat ion for initial c ertifi c a F0r i~itial ccrtificRtion . t · on of H \forkRble J?rog r am wi 11 not be accepted fo r process ing by HUD eg iona l Off ices unless tie locality (1) has in effect, building, plumbing, e lectric al, housiig, .'.lad fire pre v ention co de s deemed adec uate by tie S ecr2Lnry, and ( 2 ) is enf orcing or c o:-:11:iits itself to enforce wit 1out del y) the bui ldin g , plumbing, elect ric a l and fire prevention codes, and has initiated (o r commits its e lf to initiate without delay) an iiterim housing code comp li a nce program, i .c luding the devel o~mcnt of a planne d, systematic, comprehe nsive c o1 mun ity - wide housing c ode comp liance program. Fr first rece r tification. Applications for first recertific at ion of a Wo rkab le Pro g ram will not be acc e pted for process i ng by HUD Rebi onal Offices unless the lo c ality (1) has in effe ct building , p umbing , ele ctric a l, and fire prevention codes deemed a cceptable by the Se cretary, and submits acceptable evidence tha t it has retained s u ffi c ien t trained staff to effectively administer these codes, and (2) has in effe c t a housin g co de deemed adequa t e by the S e c retary , an d submits a cceptable eviderrce that it has been conducting a n effective int erim housing code complian c e pro g r am , incl u ding th e development of a planned, systemati c, comp r ehensive , long- range housing cod e compliance prog-::am. For second and subsequent recertifications. No change in applicable present requirements. REQUIREME~'TS TO BECO½E EFFECTIVE SEPT&\.fBER 2, 1967 For initial certification . Applications for initial certification will not be accepted for processing by HUD Regional Offices unl ess the locality (1) has had in effect for at least 6 months (or will have had by the expected c ertification date) building, plumbing, ele ctrical, ho using, a nd fire prevention codes deemed adequate by the Secretary, (2) submits acceptable evidence that it has initiated an interim housing code compli ance progrp.m;- an .(3) submits acceptable evidence that it has established an appr6priate administrative organization, which c an effectively carry out code enforce ment activities . For first recertification . Applications for first recertification will not be accepted for processing by HUD Regional Offic1s unless the locality (1) has had in effect, for at least six months (or If �3 h"i ll h ..w e h ad by the exJ e ct ed r ec 2 rtificc,t ion date ) bui ld ing, p iu1nbi ng, electric,:11 , housi ng, nn: i:ire pn, v c ntio n codes d eemed a de quate by t h e S ec r eta ry, ( 2 ) submits wi t it s app licat ion a cc ep t ab l e e vid c n e that it h:is i n c xist f,nce a n effe cti ve p r o i::; ra m for e nforceme nt of it s buildin1_; , plumbin g , ele c trical , and fi r e p r eve ntion codes , includi ng an ndequnt e budge t, s uf fici e nt t r aine st · ff, a nd an a pp ropriate syste, of forms , records , a d eporting so as to make t he pro g ram operati v e , (3) s u b mits wi th its ppli c a tion ac c eptabl e eviden c e t a t it h as been conducti n g a succe ssful interi m hou sing cod e comp li a nce prog ram, i n cl uding the es t a blishmen t of an appropri a t e system of forms , r e cords , and r ep orting a nd the employme nt of an adequate sta ff for in spections , record - keeping, a nd compliance a ctions to make the p r o g r am o pe r ative , a n d (4) has prepa red , adopte d, a nd sub itte d a pl anne d, sys temat ic, area- by - a r ea , commun ity-wide , c omprehensive, long - r nge housin g co de comp lian c e prog r a m de signed to se cure compliance with th e provi si on s o f the adop t e d housin g code within a r eason a ble numbe r of years and to ma int ai n al l r esident ial properties u p t o t e mi nimu m housi n g standards es t abl ish e d in the c ommun i t y , to ge ther with an est imated budget to c a rry out the program as planned and s chedule d . Subs eq uent r e c ert ifica tion s will depend largely on (1) the a ctio n s taken by the communi ty to keep its co des u p to date , ( 2 ) th e mc.in tena nce of an effe ctive en f orce,ent organiza tion and pro g ram for adminis tration of a ll co des, and (3 ) the suc c es s of the community in making r easona ble progress in meeting the schedules established in its long-range housing c ode compli anc~ pro gram . ( Not e : Revisions a nd a djustmen t s may be ~ade in the lon g -range hou sing cod e compliance pro g r a m as circumstan c es may r equ ire, so long as they do not limit e n f orcement or extend the comp li a nc e s c h e d ul es a nd staff ing commi tme nts. Such adj u s t ments shou ld be based up on an a nnual eva l uation of p rogress as rel ated t o t he estab lishe d l ong -range g oals, t aki n g into a ccount all proposals affec ti n g local housing conditions a nd the availability o f standard hou s ing in the communi t y .) The materia l unde r t h e f ol lowing h eadings f u rth e r d ef ines and exp lains the cr ite ria for acceptable adoption and e nforc emen t of codes under the Wo r kab le Prog r am : .,. HOUSING CODE--CRITERIA FOR ADOPTION To be d eemed adequate by th P Secretary, a h ousi ng code must (1) be the latest published edition of on e of th e nationally reco g nized ~ode l housing codes or (2) be a State or locally d eveloped housin g code which cont ains t e chnical �4 i.1d :1J::1i : istr:,tiv ._, provisions t h a t a r c n':1soi 1,bly cornp:Jr:11l e to thos e in th e '!..1tc;st '..)Gr.> lisi1e,i cditior s of th e mo de l cod es , .'1nd (3 ) co t . in the fol lowin g ~)rovisions , whet he r or not th ese arc provid , cl for in tlw mode l code ad opt e d er u sed :Js a 6 uide : (~) Be fully appl icabl e , from th e da t e of its adoption , to all 1ous · ng in the commun it y , r egar l ess o wh e r or und e r ~~at co de su ch ho usin g was ori g inally con s tructed . (b) Re t:ire a fully equi pp ed ba th a,d toi l e t facil ity for e ve r y dwe 11 ing unit. Cc) P r ovide for an adequate means of eg r es s . (d) Provide f or a n effective adminis trati ve and appea ls procedure . OTHiR COD i S-- CRITER IA FOR ADOPTION A~option of the lates t pub li shed ed ition of the nationa lly r ecogn iz e d ~odel buildin£ , p lumbing , elect ric a l, and fire prevention co des , without ~evision or mo di f ication excep t for minor adm inistrat ive adj ustments, will be deemed adeq ua te by the Secre tar y . Adoption of a Sta t e or locall y developed build in g, plumbing , elec t ri cal, or fire - preve ntion code whi ch cont a in s t e chnica l a nd adm inistrative provisions r ea sonably comparab l e to thos e containe d in the l a tes t publish ed ed itio ns of the nationa lly r e cognized mo del codes may a lso, upon r eview and ana lysis, be de eme d adequate by t he Secre t a r y , ex c e pt that no such code will be deeme d acceptab le wh ich cont a ins deviations, or r e visions wh ich are unr eas on ab l y incompat ible with th e s t andards establ ishe d by the model co de s, o r w;-,ic'1 conta in s de viations or r es tric tiv e practic es so numerous or of such magnitude as to materia l l y and unre as ona bly incr ease the cost o f constructi on or r ehab ilit u tion . The provisions of thes e codes shall a l so become effe cti ve from the dnt@ g f 4p9pti n, INTERI M HOUSING CODE COMPLIANCE ~ROGRAM The details of a n ac c e ptable i nt erim housing co de comp li ance program , a s referred to above , a re set forth in Guidel ines G- 9, "Hol\_Sing Co de Complian c e During the First Year Following Adopti on of the Housing Code, 11 · A PLA~:NED AND SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM OF HOUSING CODE COMl'LIANCE The details of a planned and systematic p ro gram of housing co de co~piiance, as referred to above , are s et forth in P-c-ogram Guide No. 1, "Answers on Codes and Ordinances 11 , and Guidelines G-8, "S ystematic Hous ing Code Co:np·liance. 11 �s l:OD i7 C:, "FO'.' C U-;t::i\T IN ~ELAT ION TO l:'LAt N •:o Frnt:RAL - /1.lD PROGl{AMS Iri e stc·,blishi n g its long- r angr· compliance pro g ram , each c ommunity s wuld si ve considcr.:it i on t o i ts l ong- r:11 gc plons for uti l izing t he Fed (:ral h0u~ing ~nd urba n r ene wa l aids in t h e nff,ctcd a r eas . Howeve r , th e se a i ds ~re to be us ~ in comb in at ion wi th , r at h e r t ha n AS s u bs titu t es for , an ~ff~ct ive loc , 1 e nf o r c cme t p ro gram . The use of th e ~Je ra l a id s ay r e ~ :ir~ 1n i nt e n s ifica tion of th e loca l enfor -~munt program i n order t o assur e a suff i cient s upply of s t andard repl acement ho using fo r pe r sons te .. por..i rily disp l c ed f r o. pro je c t areas . -tis i, ~.()ort a nt t1at the local en ~orc eme n t p r ogram i n cl ud e survei l lanc e over areas sch~d ul ed f or future urb~n r e newal tre t nen t in o rde r t o corre ct condi ti o s tha t a r e hazardous or inju rious to health and welfa r e and to pre ve n t furthe r de t e riorat i on ?enciing t. e a ctua l st a rt o f p roj e c t cxe cut i o, . WORL\BL.C: PRO G A:-Vl t.LEMENTS RELAT ED TO COD E ENFORCEMENT Al thou gh spe c if i c r eq ui r eme n ts a re not being chang ed a t th i s time for othe r elements of a Wor kab l e P r ogram, l oc a lities (p a rt ic u l a r ly t hose i n t he ea . ly stages of cod e e nforc eme nt pro g r ams) s hould bea r i n min d t hat the effective ness of any loc a l hou s i ng code e nforc eme nt prog ram will r equire solid comm unity sup port ; coord in ated social , fa il y , a nd we l fare servic es to f mil ies in need o f such se rvic es, and a well - orga niz e d re location service , · n cludin g a p r og r am f or see ing t hat adequate relocati on hous in g i s availabl~ . Therefore , in o rde r to mee t t he n ew code requirem e nts , a commun i ty ,.ay h a v e to ste p up i ts ti min g o f oth e r a ct i viti es unde r th~ Wo r ka b l e P r o g r am . DOCUME/\TATIO N The above eleme n ts o f an effective pro g r am of c odes adopt i on and enfo rc eme nt should be c a r eful l y a n d f u lly doc ume nted i n appropriate sect i on s of the ap plica tio n for Wor ka bl e Pro gram cer t ific a t i on or r e c e rt if ic ation (HUD Form H- 1081 , H- 1082 , H- 108 3, or H- 1084 a s app ro p ri ate ) a n d in t he ne c es sary exhi bi ts to a ccomp a ny the Fo rm. ,.. G-11, 11 / 66 �March 10, 1967 To: Mr. Bill Wofford ~rom: • Earl Land r fa/ Thanks for your randum of March 9th advisiag ua of your conferenc with the HUD p pl • It would ppear that usual you h v Chings 11 und r control. If we can st tin uy way, let us know. t:lp CC: �c~ 0 LA OFFICE O F INS PECTO R A OF BUILDINGS A t lan t a 3, G e orgia WI LLI AM R . WOFFORD, P. E. , R. A. I NSP E CTOR OF BUILD I NGS Marc h 9, 1967 E L MER H. MOON , E.E., P.E. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUI L D I NG S MEMORANDUM TO FROM R. Ea r l Landers • / W.R. Wo f f ~ ~ Our Housing Code Complianc e Map, t oge th e~ wi th the Policy a nd Procedure Guide , was de livered perso nally t o HUD on Marc h 7 , 196 7 . The map and p ol ic i e s were briefl y d i scussed wit~ Mr. Papageorge, Mr. Taylor a n d Mr . Lackey who spoke highl y o f our program and accomplishments in Atlanta. I p u rpo sel y t ook a r e presentative from the Plumbi ng Division (Mr. Mitchell ) with me t o deliver the map as I had been told that our Plumbing Code may be questioned. During our discussion Mr . Papageorge stated that he felt we had no problems with recertification and, in fact, made the statement that Atlanta h ad the be st codes program in the region. Th e other ge n tlemen present agreed but had some reservatio n s about our p lumbing code. We discussed the matter agreeably and were furnished with a review of the code. Mr. Mitchell and I have an appointment with the Codes staf f on Tuesday , March 14, to discuss the code review a nd firm u p plans for impleme ntation of our conclu sion s. As our Housing go a l s are stepped up considerably consistent with the expanded staff, I have adv ise d the Chief Housing Inspector to pl ace particular emphasis on field inspections and supervision. This may cause him to be out of the o ff i ce more than heretofore. ~ If there are any questions or matters concerning our Housing Improvement Program o r policies, I will be ava ilable to assist you or the members of your staff in any way possible. /I AT L A N TA TH E DOGWOO D CI TY �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 June 12, 1967 WILLI AM R. WOFFORD, P,E., R , A. I NSPECTOR OF BUI L D INGS ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P,E. ASST. I NSPECTOR OF B UILDINGS • Mr , Dan, E. Sweat, Jr . Director of Governmental Liaison Mayor's Office Atlanta, Gedrgia RE: 561 ~ 573 West Peachtree Street Life of Georgia Building Dear Mr. Sweat: An inspection of the above building made June 9, 1967, reve~led that the following items will hav~ to be corrected before a State Ceitificate of Occupancy can be issued. 1. An alarm s y stem will have to be installed. 2. An additional stand pipe must be installed , 3. .Additional hose cabinets must be installed w.tth this stand pipe. 4. Additional e xi t lights and directional signs are tieeded . 5. The rail on the fire escape will have to be four feet in hei,ght , l hope that thi s will provide y ou with ~11 the info rma t i on which might be needed to dete rmine if the Community Chest Agencies would desire to use t h e ;building . Very truly y ou r~, J!t/,~~ w.A. Hewes Chief Building Jnspector WAH:rsl �-~. . ..:..:~ ... . ' ~~ . ;. . .;-............ .. , ~-· . . . . . . . . . ,, ,. _..143.215.248.55.;.;t.~-.,. . ,. ~,. ~ ~ -~~\o~·~............... ~-··--·· '1 ., f , l ,._ l '• .,., J s:. -· ff ' 'lt'i=": c..1? J,;;' l . . ; \ ••• ,;.. . ' . !fJk J$¢ \• J ..... ·· -r, ,.. -..,:~ ~ z143.215.248.55 , -- ' t; - C:.;.;::.•. ! . }P' • Jti , ; •.ti, .1,c -,- ~ .. " " . 2ih!, . ~• t - .ivA• >.ot·, : >t " Cd,.~ · ~,,,.!! I _ .,,.;;-=",.-'-;,'li'o'"'·a,.,y;!;'a. . .,...,.....,...,...•,. , ,.-.:i;_..,•_~ ._. -~ '¥ '. ' :t, ·•',::·~--Cl~':.>'t,'I; .;·'·· · , - ..... --- J.-J- .___...._ ... ...__...t. ......\iidbtflfbek::,e d 'l .' I . ,, ..,., 2 clltKLt&f!rrtte:t\tNrt ·Is";,~,, ;,~JI" ,f·!¼ ~ ·w· ···~· ~ i A �.,. ~ CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE F OR T H E ~8=N::T:=H: NO. O F P E RM ITS 0 F Yi A a - 1969 CLASSIFICATION COST NO. OF FAMILIES HOUSED 1 Condami n i um (Addition) _ _.2..,.8=4,.___ _ _ frame Dwellings, 1 Family. $ 613,536 S,BB8,8S3 - - - - - - - M a s o n r y Dwellings, 1 Family $ 8,250 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ frame Dwellings, Duplex. $ 432,175 62 - - - - - - - M a s o n r y Dwellings, Duplex $ _ ___.4..,Q,.._____ Apartment Houses . . . . . $ 49,222,358 4,655 --~----Churches & Religious Buildings . $ 156,196 _ _ 3~2~-- ---Add-Alter-Repair Churches . . . $ 2,597,509 _ __.1,..-2._____ Amusement & Recreation Buildings Busines s Buildings $ 929,993 __]..,.3,..1----Se=cs:Bc::et==Mor-·anit:ile:Bui:ldizrs,a . $ 12,922,814 _ _21 _ _ _ _ _ Service Stations . . . . . . . $ 960,295 __l_J_6_ _ _ _ Residential Garages $ 144,756 ___8_ _ _ _ Parking Garages . $ 1,233,666 _ _ _2_ _ _ _ Garages . . . . . $ 4,433,593 ___J_ _ _ _ Hotel & Motel Buildings . $ 4, t~so, ooo __l_l_ _ _ _ School & $ 20,649,422 Schools . $ 9,097,138 Buildings . . . . · $ 19,698,019 __3_8_ _ _ _ Office & Warehouse . $ 3,439,968 ___l_ _ _ _ Utility Buil~ings . . $ 1,144,000 $ 7,910,839 $ 284,225 Escapes Elevators & Signs $ 1,435,974 Add-Alte r-Repair, Res identia l . . . $ 6,049,054 __9_2_a_ _ _ _ Add-Alter-Repa ir, Busine s s Bldgs .. $ 18,165,316 __J_5_4_ _ _ _ Demolitions-Business Buildings . . $ 114! 11 a _J~,0_7...Q,.____ _ _ De molitions-Re s ide ntial Buildings . $ Educational Buildings . _ _6_9_ _ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair _ _3_2_ _ _ _ office - - - - Indus tria l Buildings . __5~5_ _ _ _ swimming _l_,...,6_8_0_ _ _ _ fire _J_,,...6_3_0_ _ __ 1 l 1 1 1 & Carports Pools . . . J 663 - 387,183 194,290 18,000 3,327,000 100,000 25,000 Ere ct Fire Station Erec t Monumen t Er ec t Georgia Pl aza Erect Post Office Erect N/C Hanger Tota l P e rmits _ _.8.._,,,..3...,6...,0...___ _ 32 284 Tota l Cost 176,093,832 Tota l No. of F a milie s Housed _ _ _ __.5cc..,..,0"-'3"-4 -'--- - W. R. WOFF ORD F O P'-' NO . 4-2 Insp ector o f Buildings �CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE Yi AR - 1969 NO. OF PERM I T S 1 C.L A SSIF ICATION COST NO. OF FAMILIES HOUSED Condominium (Addition) 613,536 32 _ _.2..,8.,,4,___ _ _ Frame Dwellin gs , 1 Family . $ 5,888,853 284 - - - ' - - - - - - Masonry Dwellings, 1 Family $ 8,750 - -~ ----Frame Dwellings , Duplex. $ 432, J 75 62 - - - - - - - Masonry Dwellings , Duplex $ _ ___,,,41-\.()J-----Apartment Houses . . . . . $ 49,222,358 4,655 --=------ Churches $ 156,196 $ 2,597,509 $ 929,993 _ & Religious Buildings . ____..3....9'-.' -----Add-Alter-Repair Churches . . . - ~J-.. ,2_ _ _ _ Amusement & Recreation Buildings Business Buildings _...,l_....;J,...1---- St~::&:,Odt:es~'dce,oaa£:i:le.:iiw~ a;,. . $ U, 922 ,61..4 _ _21 _ _ _ _ _ Service Stations . . . . . . . $ 960,295 __1_3_6_ _ _ _ Residential Garages $ 144,756 ___8_ _ _ _ parking Garages . $ 1,233,666 _ _..;..2_ _ _ _ Garages $ 4,433,593 $ 4, ,~so , ooo ___3_ _ _ _ Hotel & Carports . . . . . & Motel Buildings . _ _l_l_ _ _ _ school & $ 20,649,422 Educational Buildings . 9,097,138 _ _6_9_ _ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair Schools . $ _ __;;3...;;2;..__ _ _ office Buildings . . . . . $ 19,698,019 _ _.:::3c.::8;___ _ _ Office & Warehouse . $ 3,439,968 ---"l,.__ _ _ Utility Buildings . . $ 1.144.000 - - - - - - - - - Industria l Buildings . $ 7,910,839 __5,_5,___ _ _ Swimming Pools . . . $ 284,225 __.J....,,...,6...8u.0,____ _ _ Fire Escapes Elevators & Signs $ 1, 43S, 974 _3._,,,....6,_)..._Q,.__ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair, Residential . . . $ 6,049,054 _...,;9""2...8,.__ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair, Business Bldgs .. $ J8,J65,3'.l6 _ _.J._5...,,4.___ _ _ Demolitions-Business Buildings . . $ 174,110 _J'-,...,,Q~7u.O'---- Demolitions-Residential Buildings . $ 387,183 1 l 1 1 1 Erect Erect Erec t Erect Erect ' 194,290 18,000 3,327,000 100,000 25,000 Fire Station Monument Georgia Pl aza Post Office N/C Hanger Total Permits _ _.8...,,,_3...6...Q..____ J 663 - Total Cost 176,093.832 Total No. of Families Housed _ _ _ _.,,:.5:....,~0;.,.3c;,4'------ W. R. WOFFORD F O R M N O. 4- 2 Inspector of Buildings �CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE FOR THE MOH TH NO . OF PERM IT S .._, »eaembar 0 F 1969 CLASS IFICATION COST , J _,,' ..; NO. OF FAM ILI ES HOUSED $ Masonry Dwellings, 1 Family $ Frame Dwellings, Duplex . $ Masonry Dwellings, Duplex $ Apartment Houses . $ Churches & Religious Buildings. $ Add-Alter-Repair Churches $ Awu s~~.m~e~t & J},e<:rfi tion_ Buildings $ 9 sr143.215.248.55 12:42, 29 December 2017 (EST)-~-~~x. $ 278,000 1 Service Stations . $ 128,000 4 Residential Garages & Carports $ 900 Parking Garages . $ Garages . $ Hotel & Motel Buildings . $ School & Educationa l Buildings . $ Add-Alter-Repair Schools . $ 4,116 , 449 Offic e Buildings . $ 271,000 Office & Warehouse . $ Utility Buil~ings . $ Indus tria l Buildings . $ Swimming Pools . $ Fire Escapes E leva tors & Signs $ Add -Alter-Repair, R esidentia l . $ Add-Alter-Repair, Business Bldgs .. $ Demolitions-Business Buildings . $ De molitions -Residential Buildings . $ 'r ,._ 1 >\.t ~, -- J ..,.J~ 12 5 1 147 192 .\ • . ~n_, 80 11 .H I ~0 '.;GJ 1,J (_ CQ 4,000 14.5 ?620 377 ,517 920,414 11,000 403 1 er ('? ~ Frame Dwellings, 1 Family . Erect Mas. Office Drive-In Bank 886 Total Permits _ _ _ _ __ Tota l Cost .. 130 , 240 -531 80,000 $7,009,516 16 Total No. of Families Housed - - - - - - - - - - - W. R. WOFFORD FO<>M N O . 4- 2 Insp ec tor o f Buildings �Department of Planning MEMO FROM: Collier TO: _ Gladin® DATE : ___,,,E=aC!...r'-1_,,L,,_,,a,_,_n=d=e:..:...r::c..s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [K] For your information O Ple ase make neces s ary re ply D Advise status of the attached 1-6-69 TIME: _ __ _ __ _ _ I met with Bill this morning and I believe we are getting close to a meeting with you. contacting you soon. FORM 30·13 Bill will probably be �\..: -~· > .... r -., . , • I ~ ,, I -.. . [ !,: }'. ' t -. c -T~.- o :F 7 Ar1. - . ·. ,I, 'I) ~ • .. -: !·:! • \, CITY I-IALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING COLLIER B. GLADI N, Dircccor January 6, 1969 Mr. W. R . Wofford Building Official Building Department City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Bi 11: In assessing the status of the Housing Code Compliance Program for 1969, the Planning Department has offered various solutions for design of a new program, all of which have had the basic shortcoming of being based on outdated information. In an attempt to alleviate this problem, the Planning Departm ent submits the following proposal for activities of the Housing Code Compliance Program personnel for the year I969: Because of tremendous efforts on house-by-house inspections in th e most pressing are as of the city during the last year, the Housing Code Compliance Division has made original inspe ctions on a majority of the sub-standard dwelling units within the highest priority areas of the city. However, because of conditions beyond control of the inspe ctors (i.e. insufficient financial abilities, shortage of contractors, legal tieups), many of these recently inspected units have not comp Iied with the city's Housing Code. Therfore, since the program is running ah ead of schedule in original inspect ions, but behind schedule in gaining compliances in th e most deteriorated areas of th e city, th e Planning Department suggests that exJ-ensive time and manpowe r be spent in those areas that have recently been inspected in order to gain lasting comp Iiances and a general upgrade in housing conditions. To accomplish this end, the Planning Department suggests that the ten Concentration Area Inspectors be use d during the first quarter of 1969 to concentrate on more complete efforts toward gaining more and lasting comp I iances "in those areas that have recently been inspected. Sending these men into the areas they have just covered will enable them to comp lete the work that was only begun with the original inspections . �Mr. W. R . Wofford -2- January 6, 1969 After this first three-month pe riod, it is expected that approx imately one-half of the ten inspectors wi 11 be removed from thse recently inspe cted areas and joined with other personnel of the Housing Code Compliance Division to make original inspections in areas corre sponding with Community Improvement Program priorities during the second quarter of 1969. The remaining five inspe ctors wil I spe nd the second quarter on continued completion efforts in those a reas inspected in 1968. Those areas designated by Community Improvement Program priorities, which will be inspected on an original basis during the second quarter of 1969, were, to a large extent, inspected during the first years of the Housing Code Comp Iiance Program. However, the 1969 program will not send inspectors into any area that has been inspected since 1966 for original inspections. The third and fourth quarters for inspections and reinspe ctions at a rate efficiency from the inspectors. These in priority areas determined during the 1969 will mark the beginning of original determined to gain the greatest degree of concentrated area inspections will take place first three months of 1969. Among the top - priority items of the data processing division of the city is an update of the Community Improvement Program information. If th is update is completed, it will include complete · housing condition information and a priority Iisting for housing improvements. Th is new priority Iisting wi 11 determine th e areas for original inspe ctions for the Housing Code Compliance Division. The information compil e d during the first quarter of 1969 will show those areas of the city that must be surveyed in order to realistically determine the top-priority areas for Housing Code inspe ctions . Also during the first three months of the year, if certain areas need to be surveyed, the city can make decisions on surve y techniques and personnel to conduct the survey, including decisions on what type of information must be accumulated by th e survey . Sincerely yours, QJQ~ ~ <¾cR:.~ Collier B. Glad in Planning Director C BG /b ls �January 9, 1969 Mr. W.R. Wofford Building Official Building Department City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 Dear Sir: It is with some reluctance that I ask you to accept this, my letter of resignation, as Building Inspector for the City of Atlanta effective January 27, 1969. I have an opportunity for employment with the Department ¢- f Housing and Urban Development as a Codes Specialist ~ o, ~ 0 '- - 11 with the grade of G. s. 11. After considerable consideration - ~- - of this advancement, as to the welfare of me and my family, ¢ I feel that I must accept this position. ~s---1 1 P 2""J"V~4J'.. ~· u? / o/1- fe:,. (..., ?l<.A..~ ..?'u 3u ~ ~ MU- /4~<-<.A-- ~ ,(/vP -- I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to you, Mr. Smith, Mr. Hewes and all of the employees of the Building Department for their very kind and generous cooperation they have given me as an employee of this department. ~ _,,,~ Z.(1~ With best wishes and thanks to all , ~~ ~-ct II tl/4~~ M. Fr ed Ha r dage �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Atlanta 3, Georgia WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E ., R.A. INSPECTOR OF BU IL D I NGS January 10, 1969 ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P.E. ASST. I NSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen : I will be out of the City the week of January 13 through January 20, 1969, attending the Executive Board meeting and the Code Changes Committee meeting of the Building Officials Conference of America to be held in Miami, Florida. During my absence Mr. C. M. Smith, Assistant Building Official , will be in charge of the office. Very truly yours, W.R. Wofford Building Official WRW:at ATLANTA THE DOGWOOD CITY • �__________________ __________________________ ., __,,.., January 14, 1969 Mr . William R . Wofford In pector of Buildings City Hall Atlanta , G orgia Dear Bill : Sometime 1 t fall, you gre d to allow the Municipal Theat. r to occupy the Alme House loc ted in Cha tain Park Wltil J n thi year. ry of Attached h reto is a letter of January 10, 1969 from Mr . Carl Johnson. Fulton County M n ger, which ii self- xpla tory. Would you pl a dvi r . Johnson r gardin thi r qu t, and send m copy of your letter. Since,: ly your•. R. Ear 1 Land r• Adminietr tive A REL:lp A chm nt CC: Mr. Carl Johnson i tant ._ �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ARCHITECTURAL DIVISION 901 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 January 16 , 1969 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E . , R . A . INSPECTO-R OF BUILDINGS FREDERICK R. SHEPHERD ADDY W. CHAN ELMER H. MOON, E . E. , P.E . ASST . INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Mr . R. Earl Landers Administrative Assistant Mayor ' s Office Atlanta , Georg i a Dear Mr. Landers: Re: White Alms Building In the absence of Mr . W. R. Wofford, Building Official , your letter of January 14, 1969, with attached copy of letter from Fulton County Manager concerning the future of the White Alms Building has been referred to the City Architec t for study. The hazardous conditions which existed and were first reported on or about July 16, 1968, still exist and have not been allievated to date. In view of the potential hazard and possible political implications, a departmental decision concerning the matter is expected to be made upon return of Mr. Woffo rd to the City of Atlanta on or about Tuesday, January 21, 1969. A letter from this office concerning this matter shall be forthcoming. _:;:;;?~ Frederick R. Shepherd Representative of the Architect FRS:gs ATLANTA THE DOGWOOD CITY �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL TEL. JA. 2-4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 1969 . r •. Johnson, ' ~l.l;JQ Jan ry 10, 19 f•~~ tot y ,,.. �(~iTY OF DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 501 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 CHARLES L. DAVIS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE EDGAR A . VAUGHN, JR. DEPUTY DIRECTOR -OF FINANCE GEORGE J. BERRY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE January 16, 1969 Mr. William Wofford Building Department City of Atlanta Dear Bill: In reviewing the City's various funds in preparation of the 1969 budget, I have noted that we have not made significant expenditures from the demolition grant fund. As you are aware, this fund was established to handle the demolition grant project for which we received a grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to our records, we. have only expended a total of $19,229 for the y ears 1967 and 1968. A total of $85,540 was authorized for this project. I have reviewed your Mr. Waddell's report on this project in which he indicates that there were a total of 157 structures to be demolished under the program and that only 42 have been demolished in a two year period. It is a considerable cost to us in both time and effort to carry this f und. It is the sma ll es t f und and has the l ea st activity of any fund in our budget. 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B. -.dxir.,um c oordinat ion irrmediat e l y wit h all other public a g encies ,-.'.10 Hill be a~~e cted by, and need to assist in, the conduct and result ~ o~ th is · C. Conservation of those residential structures in goo d condition tG p re ent t~e spread o f blight and decay throug h encouragement o f ma int enance e~fo rts a:i.d pro te ction from those condit i ons such as overcrowd i ng and unf..l.: '.: or ized c onve rsion whi ch l ead to blight . D. 1ehah ilitation of a ll substandard res identi al structures which a rc ? rese ntly u :-Lsu it o.b le for human hab it ation but where improvements c an be made a t a ~cas o nab le cost to bring them up to standard and where such rehabilitation ~oc s n ot conflict with other commu nity goals by 197 1 . .:.. -,"!r:o"Li~ ion within the q.ty limits o f Atlanta of all resid entia l s c:r;..:c tures whic:·, a re unfit for human habitat ion and where rehabi l itation w ':1 1' be pr oh "bitively expens ive or would otherw is e co nflict wi th ot her cu,:G,uni :.. y g oab by 1971. 'i: J~ 1' . leviow and re-evaluation beginning in 196 7 on a continuing bas i s u , those �r c 1 b ilitat ion areas whi ch have been t reated in previou s years t o dcter~ine their need for possible futur e systematic reinitiation of total rehabi l itat ion effort. II o Ar e as and Priorit i es : A. T e Housing Condi tions Map refl e cting t he survey made in 1963 ha:; be e n brought up - to - date. In this revision, close coordinat ion has be e n d eveloped between the Plauning Department, the Ho us ing Code Divi sion a nd t h e Director of Governmental Liaison. This has resul t ed i n an i mprove d plan fo r a city- wide , systematic, comp rehensive Housir.g Cod e Complia nce Prog ram . The basic map o f the revised survey indi c ates on a block bas is the f ollowing c ategories . 1. Cons ervation (Areas wh ich principally require e i ther no i mp r ovements or only mino r i mp roveme nts with occasional rehabilitation). 2. Intensive Conservat ion (thos e areas which bec a use of certa i n f actors such as age, tr a nsition in occup ancy or use, or adverse fringe influenc es, etc . , requi r e a greater amount of surveillance i n orde r t o foresta ll blight a nd decay. These a re as will normally re uire on ly minor improvements and s pot rehab i litation). 3. Reh ab il i t a tion (those areas in which the ma jority o f struc tures require rehab ilit a tion whi c h does not exceed 50 perc ent of their value ; some sp ot clearanc e is anticipated). 4. Clear a nce - Code Enforcement (predominately s maller areas whe r e the ma jority o f structures should be cle ared and the area re de ve loped. It is anticipated that these areas would be c leare d 2 1- 1- 6 7 �t 1rough code comp lianc e with emphas i s on demol i t i on. The only othe r correct ive a ctions to be t aken are t hose to a l lev iate haza r ds and to protect the he a lth a nd safety of resid e nts i n th e are a ) . 5. Clea r a nce - Ti tle T Urban Renewa l (those are a s in wh ich t he m.:ij or i ty o f struc t u r es should b e demolished, with some rehabilit ation , and where t he si ze a nd cost of the contemplated action jus tif i e s th~ use of Title I federal funds). B. The map a l s o shows division of t he city into halves, f or supervi so r re spo ns i bi lit y; each of t he s e ha lve s is sub-divided i nto fi ve Sec ~or s . Each o f these Se ctors is a ssigned to a Housing Code Ins pect or , a s h is a r e a of i ndividu a l responsibility. Co The map a l s o h a s on it area s o f v a rious si zes outlined s howing t he ne i ghbo rho od des i gnat ion with numbe rs r ang ing f rom 1 65 t o 1 69 . T:,ese areas indic ate where and whe n a n i n t e ns ive program o f s ys t e ma~ i c hou sing code comp lianc e is to be unde r taken on a house t o hous e basis . The ta r ge t date ass i gned to a particul ar area i nd ic a t es i ts r e l at i ve p riority . Those wi th a high pr iority hav e an early d a t e ; t ho s e wi th a lower pr i ority , a later dat e . Pr i orities f or the areas have been based on : 1. The numb er of compl i a nce inspections which the Housing Code c'. ivis ion c a n unde rt ake in one ye ar, wh i le maint a ining fu l l cit y- wide c0ve rage . 2" The relat io nship o f rehabil i t a tion a reas t o surroundi ng or internal commun i ty a ctivit i es, community f a cility development or Ti tle I Urban Renewa l Proj e cts . 3 1-1- 6 7 �3. Gene ral conditions in the particular area. Tho se with t he mos t pre ssing rehabilitation needs will be undertaken first. 4. The long range goal of compl ete housing code inspection of s~bstand a rd dw ellings by 1970 and comp liance in all designated rehabilitation are as by 1971. 5. An additional consideration in subsequent revisions will be t h e need in the future for more treatment in areas previously covered as bl i ght reoccurs. This item represents the first step in the c hangeover from a program with a fixed completion date to one on a continuing basis . D. Propo sed Community Facility Locations : map has been prepared which indicates the location of all proposed corrrrnunit y fa cilities and highways (exclusive of urban renewal projects) in the City of Atlanta . The locations have been indexed and color c oded to identify them and to indicate the agency responsible for their exe cution. III. Organ iz a tion and Adm inistration _A. Organization and Personnel for Housing Code Compliance, Department of Bu i ldings 1. Superv isor of Inspection Serv ices Fersonnel , Hou sing Coe Division a. Ch ief Inspector (1) b. Field Supervisors (2) c. Housing Code Sector Inspectors (10) d. Housing Code Ins pe ctors General (6) e. Housing Code Inspector II (1) Compliance Officer) f. Concentration Area Inspectors (10) 4 (assigned to Codes 1- c-o7 �- - - - -- ·-- -- - -- -· ··-· . g. 3. B. Clerical Personnel (8) Re lated Personnel 2 . Rehab ilit at ion Specialist b. Codes Comp liance Officer (1) (1) Duti e s and Responsibilities : 1. Supervisor of Inspection Services. Overall s upervision o f all forms of code enforcement such as plumbing and building with p rimary emphas is on Housing Code Enforcement, including coordinat ion with other Departments . 2. Personnel, Housing Code Division: a. Chief Inspector (1) Overall supervision o f inspections, field work a nd administration. (2) Coordination o f reloca tion efforts with Atlanta Hous i ng Authority . ( 3) Pursuit o f resolution o f difficult c ases . (4) Direct supervision of clerical personnel (5) Coo rd i nation with Codes Compliance Officer; 1 ehabiHt ab.an Specialis . (6) Tra ining program for new Hou s ing Code Inspectors. ( 7) Coordination with other Divisions of Department o f Buildings . b. Fie ld Supervis ors (1 ) Direct supervision o f five inspectors and their sectors compr ising one-half (};2) o f the City. 5 1-1-67 �(2) Supervision oi i ntensive program tea.ns and I nspectors General when operating in t he ir one-half( \ ) of t he Ci cy . (3) In- Service tra ining for ins pectors to include principl es of Housing Code Enforcement, select ion and schedu lin6 of work , and standardization of requirements and a cc eptances . (4) Ge neral conduct o f housing code compliance program \·.'.i. t:hin their one-half(~ ) of the City . (5) Assistance in resolution of difficult cases. (6) Ass istance in preparatio n o f court c ases when r equested by Code Compliance Officer . (7) c. Other special duties as assigned by Chief Inspector. Hou sing Code Inspe ctor II (1 ) As signed to Codes Compliance Officer to assist in preparat ion o f ca ses for Court. d. Housing Code Sector Inspe ctors : (1) Conduct of Housing Code Comp liance Program in their sector . (2) Primar y respo1,sibility for r es olution of all cases and comp liants in their sectors. (3) Prepare cases for pr sentation before the Better Housing Conuuission a nd City Attorney . (4) e. Assis t in preparing court c ase s. Housing Code Inspectors General (1) Inv estig a te, document and prepare c ases for presentation to Court and appear as witnes s . at t i me of trial (three i nspec tors and one Housing Code Inspector II assigned for this purpose ) (2) Preparation of cases for "In Rem" proceeding s and Demolition Grant Program (three inspectors assigned to these functions . 6 1- 1- 67 �f. Intensive Prog ram Housing Code Inspectors (1) Operate as team members (2) Conduct housing c ode comp lia nce pro gram in rehabili ta tion areas a ccording to scheduled priorities. g. Cleri c a l Personne l (1) Process notices, letters, records a.nd pre p are period ic reports . (2) Re ceive telephone c alls , prepare lists for Better Eo us ing Commission hearings, Ci ty Att orney he aring s and Cu u Y~ . (3) h. Re cord minutes of Better Ho using Commission meetings . Relat ed Personnel (1) Rehabilitation Sp e cia list (a) Public relations- - (promot ing g ood maintenance and Ho u sing Code Enforcement). (b) (2) Inspection o f ap art me nt deve lo pments ( 30 unit s and up) . Co des Comp liance Off icer (a) Re s p onsible for preparation and co nduct (i nclu di ng attendance in Court) o f Hou s ing Code Cou rt c a s t'.S ,, ith assist ance from Housi ng Code Inspectors and Supervisory Personnel . (b ) Advises Housing Code Division on re quirements for pro se cu tion of c ases in court, appropriatene ss of specific c ases for Court a ction a nd p r eparatio n of charges. 7 1- 1-6 7 �r--(c) Prepares Court calendars and reports on results o f Housing Code Court hearings. C. Notices and Fo llow-up Action I nspect ors will use standard methods and prescribed time intervals as a gu ide for their processing of cases. Written procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division. D. Coordination 1. Re location: Inspectors will fill out slips (on AHA standard form) to be signed a nd forwarded by the Chief Inspector to the Housing Authority for relo cation assistance to the families threatened with displacement by Hou s ing Code Enforcement, such as placarding occupied units, when a direct ive is is sued to reduce the number of occupants and/or units , when demo lit ion is :imminent, and for other reasons. 2. Community Facilities Chie f Inspector wi ll. cons ult map showing location of propos ed and scheduled conu-nunity facilities; will determine agency resp ons i b le for execution ; and consult and coordinate with that agency t o de termine exact extent and statu s of project and the appropr i ate Housing Code Comp liance Program for the areas at that time . 3. Public Housing No Hous ing Code Inspe ctions required. ( Existing units 8874; unde r construction 650; planned 1140). 4. Municipal Services In conduct o f the Hou sing Code Compliance Program , Inspe ctor s wil l 8 i.-1 - 6 7 �L. - be alert f or needed improveme nts in municipal services and other such prob l ems . Need will be recorded and r eferred b y the Ch ief Ins pec tor to the appropriate governiuental agency. Poss i b le re fe rr al age ncies are: 5. a. Sanit ary Department b. Cons truction Depart me nt c. Traf f ic & Street Lights De partment d. Police Department e. Wat er Departme nt £. Fire Departme nt g. Parks Department h. Board of Education i. County Departme nts of Family and Children Services j. County Health Depar t me nts Data Bank The Ho using Code Division will participate continually in furnishing certain types of information, obtained in connection wi t h its normal activit i e s, to be placed in the data b a nk. E. Comp l a int s All Housing Code comp l aints received wil l be recorded on forms provided and i n vestig ated within.one week and appropriat e action initiated i mme d i a t e ly. F. Written procedure is on file in the Ho using Code Division. Handling Unresolved Cases At t he e nd of each quarter, Sector Inspectors will thoroughly revi ew their unres o lved c a se files and determine what positive action s h ould b e t ake n . 9 1-1-67 �Proc edure f or handl i ng unre solved c a ses is on file in the Housir. g Code Division . IV.· Area Rousing Code Comp liance Policies A. Gene r a l: 1. Placard promptly vacant subst a ndard units and structure s considered unfit for occupancy and cause utility servic es to be discontinued. 2. Promptly report to the Be tt er Housing Commission and to t he Atlanta Housing Authority Relocation Housing Office (for relocation of families) those occupied units and structures cons idered unf it for occupancy. 3. In order to keep abreast of chang ing conditions conducive to deterioration and blight, each Inspector will endeavor to observe his entire Sector and initiate corrective act io n as needed. 4. It is anti cipated that each Sector Inspector wil l proce s s a minimum o f 20 new Housing Code ma jor i mprovement c ases per calendar month, and comply an equal number per month out side of rehabil it ation areas in which teams are working . Effort should be made where feasible to keep each Sector Inspect or's work load of uncomplet ed active notices to app roximate l y 200 . All Sector Inspect ors combined should comply at least 3500 units per year . B. Conservation Area s (See Hous i ng Map ): 1. Inspector will encourage maintenance and cons ervation 10 1-1-67 �verb ally wh ere e a rly sig n s of b light appear b u t no vali d c ode vio lat i on ex ists. 2. Hou s i ng Code ins p ection to b e made primarily on a complaint bas is. C. Intens ive Co ns e r vation Are as (S e e Housing Map) 1. Hous i ng Co d e inspectio n s to be made based on a n a p p ar ent need . Acc e nt t o b e cons ervation rather than waiting until rehabilitatio n i s ne c e s sary; Inspector will g ive more attention to details to discover a ny sig nific a nt chang es conducive to blight i n these areas . 2. I n s pe ctor will encourag e ma intenance and conserva ti on verbally where ear ly signs o f blight ap pear but whe re no v a l id cede v iola tio n exists. 3. The s e areas will b e c l o se l y examine d f o~ c o n s ideration as po ssible f ut ure federa lly a ss isted code enf orcement proj e ct s u nd er the 19 64 Ho u s i ng Ac t . D. Rehabilitat i on Areas ( See Hous i ng Map ) 1. These areas have· been designat e d a c co r ding to priority of need and pl aced on a schedule . 2. (See Map) These areas wi l l b e i ntensive l y covered ho us e by house by inspectors of an intensive pr ogram team ( 2 - 4 men). 3. Conduct of Comp lianc e Prog ram a. Al l Housing un i ts in rehab ilit ation areas will be inspe cted and ne c essary compl i ance notices issued or st atement issued that property is in satisfactory condition. 11 1-1- 67 �b. It is anticipated that three large areas (approximate l y 7000 unit~ and three small areas (app roximately 1900 unit~ will be covered this year (approximate total 8900) . Any cases remaining unresolved at the end o f this year will be assigned to Sector Inspector io r reso l ution . c. It is anticipated tlwt each Team Inspector will rnakC! approxi mately 7 new inspections or 7 first follow - up inspections per day. 4. These areas will be closely examined for consideration as possible future federally assisted code enforcement projects under t h e 1964 Housing Act. E. Cleara nce - Code Enfor c ement Areas (See Housing Map) 1. 2. Enforce Code only to: a. Placard where warr anted and seek demolition. b. Correct h azards. c. Reduce overcrowding . d. Vac a te unfit unit s . e, Clean up premises , Dis courag e rehabilitation a ction in ind ustri a lly zoned areas, especially in marginal cases. 3. Seek maximum coordination with other divisions of Building Department to discourage improvements other than to correct hazards of any housing units and structures in areas. 12 1-1-67 �f. Clear a nce - Title I Urban Renewal l. Proposed and Planning Stage Proje cts (See Housing Map) : Enforce Code only to: 2. a. Placard where warranted and seek demolition. b. Corre ct hazards . c. Re duce overcrowding . d. Vacate unfit units. e. Cle an up premi ses . Urban Renewal Projects in Execu tion (See Housing Map) : a. Issue no notices unless instructed othen,ise by Chi ei Ins pector (usually upon request o f At l anta Housing Authority) . G. Community Facility Locations, i ncluding Publi c Housing (S ee Conu~ unity Facility Map ): 1. Scheduled for construction or property being a cquired a. Ch ie f Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled cormnunity facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to determi ne exact extent and status of project and the appropri a t e Housing Co de Compliance Program for the areas at t ha t time. b. Normally Inspector will issue no notices unless instru cted othen,ise by Chief Inspector. 13 1-1-67 �'-- ·- - - - -- 2. Planne d - co nstruction anticipated but not scheduled a. Ch ief Inspector will consult map showing location of p roposed and scheduled coITu-nunity facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution ; and consult and coordinat e with that agency to det ermine exact extent and status of pr oject and the appropr iate Housing Code Compliance Program f or the areas at that time. b. Normal action will be to enforc e Code only to : (1 ) Placard where warranted and seek demo lit io n. (2) Correct hazards. (3) Reduce overcrowding . (4) Vacate unfit units. (5) Clean up premises. 14 1-1- 6 7 �C ·ITY OF ATLANTA MUNICIPAL COURT General Division 165 DECA TUR STREET, S. E. - .JAckso n 4-7890 Atlanta 3, Georgia E D WAR D T . B RO C K Assoc i ate J udge ROBERT E. JONES January 10, 1967 Ch i ef J udge T . C. LITTLE Assoc i a t e Jud ge Mr. Earl Landers, Administrative Assistant to the Mayor, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Earl: I am enclosing the annual report for the year 1966 reflecting the activity of the Housing Court. This report was prepared by the Prosecutor, and, I think, speaks for itself. Yours very truly, (ht)- -- R. E. Jones, Chief Judge, MUNICIPAL COURT, General Division , City of Atlanta. REJ/dj Enclosure �ANNUAL REPORT - 1966 Total Cases WEDNESDAY COURT - Building, Plumbing , Zon ing, Heating and Ventilating , Electrical , Sanitary , and He alth Departments •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 199 Dispos i tion: Penalty imposed •••••• 91 Penalty suspended •••• 61 Dismissed , d ischa r ged . 43 Fai led to a ppe ar ••••• 4 ... . . .. . $4 ;757.00 3,532.00 199 THURSDAY .COURT - Housing Division ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 624 1966 cases ••••••••••••••••••••• 616 1965 cases set for trial •••• &••• 8 Disposition : Penalty imposed •••••••••• 213 ••••• $15 , 828 . 00 6 , 280 . 00 Penalty suspended ••••••• 173 ••••• Dismissed , discharged ••• 148 Failed to appear (unresolved ) ••••••••• 9 Continued or sentence withheld to 1967 ••••• 16 Injoined (Joe Shaffer cases •••••••••••••••• 65 624 TOTAL CASES - Wedne day and Thursday courts ••••••••••••~••• 823 . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 436 Cases C rtiorari Superior Court ....... .• .•......•• ., ...•.•••• 9 Total Court orders issued Cases represented by attorney ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 215 �January 10, 1967 TO : Judge R. E . Jones FROM: Mrs . Colette Dusthimer SUBJECT: Annual Repo r t - 1966 I am enclosing my annual report for 1966 reflecting the disposition of all c ases wherein I represented the City of Atl anta as Solicitor . I would like to bring to your attention the fact that we have not lost one case in the Housing Court and we have had some very formidable opposing counsel . All of the cases dis missed were on motion of the City for various reasons , such as service not perfected , cooperation of parties not legally responsible, and defendants who complied , or who never received notice by the City. The preparation of t hese 823 cases included interviews with witnesses; research law , title; trial; preparation of the calendar , court orders; inspection of some of the properties; and two appearances in Fulton Superior Court . My representation of police and detectives in trial of cases has decreased due to the fact that most of my time is devoted to the Wednesday and Thursday Courts . In addition to the above , I researched law and prepared briefs, maintained the law library, and manual for the three judges. Yours very truly, (Mrs.) Colette Dusthimer, MUNICIPAL COURT, General Division, City of Atlanta o CD/dj Enclosure �CITY 0 ATLANTA OF F ICE OF INSPE CTO R OF BUILDINGS Atlanta 3 , Georgia WILL IAM R. WOFFORD, P .E., R . A. January 18, 1967 INSPECTOR OF BUILD I NG S ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P . E. ASST, I NSPECTOR OF BU ILD I NGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM • R. Earl L:~~:rs f W.R.Wof~ I am returning the annual report of 1966 which reflects the disposition of the Housing Code Court activities as prepared by the Prosecutor, Mrs. Dusthimer. This report emphasizes two pertinent facts, one being that the City did not lose one case in the H~using Court and that an increasing number of cases has been represented by qualified counsel. I am also attaching the annual report for 1966 as prepared by the Codes Compliance Officer which is comprehensive in scope, and reveals that many more properties were referred to the Codes Compliance Officer in 1966 than in any previous year. It reflects the fact that a definite trend has been established to organize a movement to defeat the present Code. It also points out the need for a complete revision of the present Housing Code which is now in the final stages of preparation and should be ready to present for adoption in the near future. There are some minor differences in the figures shown in the two above reports, but in general they are the same. I would like to have this report returned when you have finished with it. Attachment ATLANTA THE DOGWOOD CITY �January 24, 1967 Mr . M . B. Satterfield Exec utive Director Atlanta Housing Authority 824 Hu:rt Building Atlanta , Georgia 30303 Dear Mr . Satterfieldi As you recall , last September we experienced serious disorders along Boulevard betwe n Forrest Avenue and North Avenue . The people participating in these disorders and other Boulevard citizens who were not directly involved pointed to dilapidated and unsanitary ho-u sing conditions, over .. crowding and high rents as among th most serious problem which helped to create the conditions which generated the disturb nces. The City is anxious to proceed with a comprehensive Housing Code Compliance program along this street. We feel that through intensive enforcement of our housing codes we c n make a substantial impact on the improvement of living conditions in this rea. Since Boulevard fall within the proposed Bedford .. Pine Urban Redevelopment Project we ar-e anxious not to institute any programs contrary to the urban red velopment plan for th area. Would trict en£orcement of the housing cod long both sides of Boul vard between Forr t Av nue and North Avenue or Ponce d Leon be in conflict with the urban redevelopment plan for reh bUitation of tructure in this r ? Sincer ly yours, Iv n Allen, J~. Mayor �• ,•' ,.4.-. i . f' January 30, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522 -4463 Arca Cod e 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR ., Director of Governm ental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford .' / From: Ivan Allen·, Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you recall, last September the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious di.sorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponce de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were projected by the shooting incident, conditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an explosion occurring had been pi·esent for some time. The main probl e ms pointed out by residents of the area were primarily c e ntered around housing conditions including overcrowdedness, high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. Sinc e the September incident we have made some progress toward better g arbage and trash collection, enforcement of health measures, and e limination of major criticisms in the area of traffic safety. There has also been much planning in the area of providing for recreational programs. However, the major problem still existing is one which can o nl y b e solved by strict enforcement of the Housing Code, Therefore, �M r . W offord P age T w o January 30, 1967 I arn r e que stin g that your d e p a rtment imme diate ly initiate comp re h e nsiv e H ousin g Codes-insp e ctio ns a l o n g b oth s id e s of Boul e vard f ro1n F o rr e st A ve nue to Ponc e de L e o n an d that property ow n e rs by r e quir e d to comply with th e City's codes. Y ou m a y b e assured of full coop e r a tion of m y' of fice, the Housing Authority, EOA and other a g enc ie s co n c e rn e d with e limination o f unfit housi ng con'ditions and r e loca ti on of residents into s t andard d w ellings. Pl e as e inform m e as to how s oon y o u c a n initia t e inspe ctions alon g this str e et and the anticipate d l ength of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �\ .. . . ...·\ R JL ITY f, ..r-" - January 30, 1967 cf/, • • CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522·4463 Arca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford ., ., From: Ivan Allen', Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you recall, last September the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponce de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were proj"ected by the shootin,g incident, conditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an explosion occurring had been pres e nt for some time. The m in probl ms pointed out b y r sidents of the area w :re pr ima r i ly centered around hous ing conditions includin g over crow dedness, high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. S_ince t he S e pte mber incide nt we have made some pro g ress toward b e tter garb age and trash collection, enforcement of h ealth m ea sures, and e limination of major criticisms in the area of t raffic safety. There has also been much planning in the area of providing for recreational pro grams. Howe v er, the major problem still existing is one whi h can only b e solved b y s t r ict enforcement of the H ousing Code. Therefore, �Mr. Wofford P age T'\VO January 30, 1967 I am r e questin g that your departme nt immediately initiate compreh e nsive Housing Codes.inspectio ns a lon g both sides of Boulevard fro1n Forrest Avenue to Ponc e d e Leon and that property owners by required to comply with the City's codes. You may be assured of full coope ration of my' office, the Housing Authority, EOA and other agencies concerned y,ith elimination of unfit housing conditions and r e location of residents into standard dwellings. Please inform 1ne as to how soon you can initiate inspections along this street and the anticipated l eng th of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �r ' . .. , ,I'~,' ,./'.,. ~ 1: y _8 1 J a nuary 30, 196 7 CITY H ALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522·4463 Arca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Ass istant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR. , Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To : Mr. W i lliam R. Wofford ' ., ', Fr o m: Iva n Alle n ·, Jr. S ubj e ct: Hous i ng Code Enforc ement - Boul evard As you r e c a ll, l as t S e pte mber the sho oti ng o f two N eg ro you t hs by a whi te man on B oule vard touched off seve ral d a ys of serious disorders i n that area from F orrest Av e nue t o P once de Leon Av e n u e . Although t h e disorders we r e proj e cted by the shooting incident, conditi on s in the area we re such that the pos sibility o f such an explosion o c curring h a d b een present for some t i me. The main problems pointed out by r - sidents of the ar a were primarily cent e r e d around housing conditions including over crowd edness, hi gh rents , roaches and r ats, and other sanitation factors. Sinc e t he September incident we have made some pro gress towar d better garbage and trash collection, enforcement of health meas ur es, and elimination o f major criti cisms in the area of traffic safety. There has also been m u ch planning in the area of providing fo r recreational prog rams. However, the major problem still existing is one which can only be solv ed by strict enforcement of the Housing Co e . Therefore, �Mr. Wofford P age Two January 30, 1967 I arn r e questing that your department immediately initiate comprehensive Housing Codes.inspection s a lon g both sides of Boulevard fron1. Forr es t Avenue to Ponc e de Leon and that property owners by required to comply with th e City 1 s codes. You may be assured of full coope r ation of my office, the Housing Authority, EOA and other agencies concerned with elimination of unfit housing conditions and relocation of .residents into standard dwellings. Ple as e inform me as to how soon you can initiate inspections along this street and the anticipated l e ngth of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �,. , ./,. '• F January 30, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522 -4463 Ar ca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrat ive Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Execut ive Secret ary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford ,f( From: Subject: Ivan Allen', Jr. Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you recall, last September the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponce de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were proj e cted by the shooting incident, conditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an explosion occurring had been present for some time. The main p roble m s pointe d out b y res i d nts of t h e a r ea w e r e primarily centered around housing conditions including overcrowdedness, high rents, roach e s and rats, and other sanitation factors. Since the Septe mber incident we have made some progress toward b e tte r g arbage and trash collection, e nforcement of health m e asures, and elimination of major criticisms in the area of traffic safety. The r e has also been much planning in the area of providing for r e cr e ational programs. Howe v er , t h e major problem still exis t i ng is one w hich can o nly be solved by strict enfo rcement of the Housing Co-de. T h e r e fore , �. ,.. Mr. W offord P age Two January 30, 1967 I a n,. r e questin g tha t your d e p a rtme nt i m m e di a tely i n itiate compre h e ns iv e H o usin g C o d e--inspe ctions a lon g both sides of Boule vard frorn F o rr e st Av e nue to Ponc e d e L e on a nd that property owners by r e quir e d to comply with the City's code s. You m ay b e ass ur e d of full coope r a tion of m y" offic e , the H ousing Auth ority, EOA and othe r agen cies conc e r ne d with e limination of unfit housing cori'ditions and relocation of residents into standard dwellings. Plea s e inform m e as to how soon y o u can init i a te inspections along th i s str ee t and the anticipated l e n g th o f time which will b e r e qui re d to c omple t e such c ode enforc e m e nt. IAJ r :fy �r I .,·' { ; ..' . ~ / ( I,·., C T CITY HALL January 30, 1967 ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Arca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANOERS, Administrative As sistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM ,• To: ·~ Mr. William R. Wofford ·, ' I From: Ivan Allen·, Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you recall, last S e ptember the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponc e de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were proj e cted by the shooting incident, conditions in the area were _s uch that the possibility of such an explosion occurring had been pr e sent for some time. The n1ain problems pointed out by 1·es idents of the area were primarily centered around housing conditions including overcrowdedness , high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. Since the S e ptemb er incide nt we have made some pro gress toward b e tter garb age and trash collection, enforcement of health meas ur es, and e limination of major criticisms in the area of traffic safety. There has also been much planning in the area of providing for recreational programs. However, the major probl em still e x isting is one which can only b e solve d by strict enforcement of the Hous ing Code. Therefore, �Mr. Wofford Pag e Two January 30, 1967 I a rn r e questing that your department immediately initiate comp re h en sive Housing Cod e , inspections a lon g both sid e s of Boulevard £ran, Forr e st Avenue to Ponce de Leon and that property owne rs by r e quired to comply with the City 1 s codes. You may be assured of full coop e ration of m ·y"' office, the Ho.u sing Authority, EOA and other agencies concerned with elimination o f unfit housing conditions and relocation of residents into standard dwellings. Please inform me as to how soon you can initiate inspections along this street and the anticipated len g th of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �..' . ,, '· . January 30, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 /\rea Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Adm in istrat ive Ass istant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford ·' :' From: Ivan Allen·, Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you r e call, last S e ptember the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponce de Leon Avenu e . Although the disorders were projected by the shooting incident, conditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an explos ion occurring had been present for some time. The m a in problems pointed out by r e sidents_3Lth e--area wer e primarily c e nte red around housing con ditions includin g ov e rcrowdedness, high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. Since the S e ptember incident w e h a v e m a d e some pro g r e ss towar d b e tte r garb age and trash colle cti o n, enfo rc e m e nt o f h ealth m eas u re s, and e limina tion of m a jor criticisms in the a r e a of tr a ffic safety. T here has also be e n much planning in the area of providing for r ec r e ational pro g rams. Howe v er , t he major probl em still exi sting i s o ne whi c h can onl y be solv ed by strict enfo rcement o f the Housing Co e . Therefore , �Mr . W o f ford P a ge T w o J a nuary 30, 19 6 7 I arn r e questin g that your d e p a r t m e nt imme di a t e ly initia te compreh en s i v e Ho usin g C o d - i n spe ction s a long both s ide s of Boulevard fron1. F o rr e st Av e nue to Ponc e d e L e on a nd that property ow ners by r e quir e d to comply with the City 1 s code s. You m a y be assur e d of full coope ration of m y' office, the Housing .Auth ority, EOA and other agenci e s conc e rne d with elimination of unfit housing co n ditions and r e location of residents into standard dwellings. Pl e as e inform me as to how s oon you can initiate inspe ctions alon g this str e et and the anticipated len g th of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �. J" ,,.~ ·' ,,,·,,,,.; /,, C January 30, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Arca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Admi nistrative Assistan t MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford From: Ivan Allen·, Jr. Subj e ct: Housing Code Enforc ement - Boulevard As you r e call, last S eptember the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Av enue to Ponce de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were proj ected by the shooting incident, conditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an explosion occurring had been present f or some time. The main problems pointe d out by r es idents of the area were primarily centered around housing conditions including ov er crowdedness, high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. Since the September incident we hav e made some progress toward better g arb a ge and trash collection, enforcement of health m e asures, and e limination of major criticisms in the area of traffic safety. There has also been much planning in the area of providing for recreational programs. Howe '('er, the major problem still existing is one which can only b e s olv e d b y s t r i c t e nforc e m ent of the H ousin g Code. Ther e fore, �• Mr. Wofford Page T w o January 30, 1967 I am r e ques ting that your department imme diate ly initiate comprehensive Housing Cod e-.insp e ctions along both sides of Boulevard fro1n Forr e st Avenue to Ponc e de L eon and that property owners by r e quired to comply with th e City's codes . You m ay b e assured of full coop e ration of my· office, the Housing Authority, EOA and other agenci e s conc erne d with elimination of unfit housing conditions and relocation of residents into standard dwellings. Pl ea se inform me as to how soon you can initiate inspections along this stre e t and the anticipated l ength of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �Y-OF r. January 30, 1967 , ~. CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Arca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS : ANN M. MOSES, Executi ve Secretary · DAN E. SWEAT, JR ., Director of Governm ental Lia ison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford -. ' I From: Ivan Allen·, Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you recall, last S eptember the shooting of tw_o Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponce de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were projected by the shooting incident, c o nditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an e x plosion occurring had been present for some time . Th main pr-obl mo point cl out by r sidents of th area we r e primarily centered around housing conditions in cludin g overcrowdedne ss, high rents, roaches and rats, and other sanitation factors. Since the September incident we have made some progress toward better garbage and trash collection, enforcement of health measures, and elimination of major criticisms in the area of traffic safety. There has also been much planning in the area of providing for recreational programs. H owe v er, t he major problem still exis t ing is one w hich can only be solv e d b y strict enforceme n t of the Hous i n g C o de. 'J;herefore , �Mr. W offo rd Page Two January 30, 1967 I an'1 r e que sting that your department i mn1e diately initiate compreh en siv e Housing Code-..inspec ti on s a lon g both sides of Boulevard frorn Forr e st Avenue to Ponc e de L e on and that property owners by requir ed to comply with the City's code s. You may be assured of full coope ration of my' office, the Housing Authority, EOA and other agencie s concerne d w ith elimination of unfit housing co:n'ditions and r e location of r e sidents into standard dwellings. Pl ease inform me as to how soon you can initiate inspections alon g this str ee t and the anticipated length of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy �' I February 1, 1967 Mr. C . O . Emmerich Administrator Economic Opportwuty Atlanta , Inc. 101 Marietta Street, N . W . Atlanta,. Georgia 30303 Dear Cha:rlie : Attached is a eopy of a mem.orandum to Mr. William Wofford; Building Official. Mr. Wofford informs me th.at initiation of Housing Code enforcement will begi n today. We realize that ueh comprehensive enforcement of the Code will produce some problems for many of the residents who might be forced to relocate should it b necessary to order the demolition of structures which are so deteriorated that they cannot be brought up to Code standards . The emerg ncy hou ing as istance progr m conducted by EOA and the Atlanta Hou lng Authority the last four months in 1966 ptovid d much n ed d help to more than 140 £ milie who were forced to reloca.t bee use of eviction by 1 ndlords or as a re ult of Code nforcement. I hope that EOA will be able to provide the same servic to r sident of the B oulevard are ~ Mr. Johnny Robinson, Community Development Coordinator of my office, ha been in cont ct with your East Central EOA eta.ff and aleo with the Be ford.Pine Urban Renewal Project of!ic • He will b available to as i t your p ople in seeing that the needs of the families in this are ar met. �______________________ ,_ M r. Emmerich Page Two February l , 1967 We will appreciate lines . nything you might be able to do along these Sincerely yours ; Ivan Allen, Jr . Mayoi- lAJr :fy Enclosure ( 1) �February 1, 196 7 Mr. M . B . Satterfield Executive Director Atlanta Housing Authority 824 Hurt Building Atl anta, Georgia 30303 Dear Satt: Attached is a copy of a memorandum. to Mr. William Wofford, Building Official. Mr. Wofford informs me that initiation of Housing Code enfoJ."cement will begin today. We realize that such comprehensive enfo:tcement of the Code will produce some problems for n-iany of the residents who might be forced to relocate should it be necessary to order the demolition of structures which are so deteriorated that they cannot be brought up to Cod standards . The emergency housing assist nee progr m conducted by the H ou ing Authority nd EOA the last four months of 1966 provided much needed help to more than 140 familie who were forced to relocate because 0£ viction by landlord or as a result of Cod enforeem nt. I hope that the Housing Authority will be able to provid the same services to resid nt of the Boulevard area. Mr. Johnny Robinson. Community Dev lopment Coordinator of my office, h been in contact with your Befiford... Pine Urban R newal :Proj ct tafi d also with the East Central EOA offic • He will be availabl to assist youl' peopl in seeing th t th ne ds of. the f milt s in this ar-ea ar m t. �Mr. Satterfield ·Page Two February 1, 1967 We will appreciate anything you might be able to do along these lines . Sincerely yours , Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAJ:r:fy Enclosures (1) �l February 3, 1967 MEMORANDUM To, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. From: Dan Swe t Les Persells and I have d i scussed ways and means to attempt to move up the date whereby residents in the Bedford .. Pine area might be qualified for the Loan and Gr nt Rehabilitation Program. Las has written to th powers in HUD attempting to get a letter of consent on the project and a policy ruling which would llow th Loan and Grant Program to be in effect prior to initiation of execution of the project under the letter of consent. We don't think this has ever been done befor but if w are successful in g tting this authority nd e tablishment of eligibility. we will b able to lick one of the main problems which will constantly rise in an rea such this where we try to do Code Enforcement in a pl nned Urban Renewal are · • DS:fy �February 2, 1967 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of the City of Atlanta City Hall 68 Mitchell Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: The best current estimate of the initiation of execution activities in the Bed.ford-Pine Urban Redevelopment Project is approximately November 1, 1967. Your l etter of January 24 calls our attention to the problems which have been experienced. in the Boulevard. area between Forrest Avenue and. North Avenue. Because of the length of time before execution activities can begin, we agree that it would. be helpful to initiate strict housing code enforcement along both sides of Boulevard. from Forrest Avenue all the way to Ponce de Leon. Such action would. be in keeping with the Urban Redevelopment Plan for the area. Since some structures fronting on Boulevard. are in such condition as to be uneconomical to rehabilitate or constitute non-conforming land. uses, our staff should. consult with the Housing Code Enforcements s taff in order to avoid. requi r ing owners to demolish structures which the Plan will propose for acquisition. It should. be clearly understood. that owners of s tructures Bedford-Pine Project area will not be eli gible for the special of Federal assistance until a loan and. grant contract has been These special forms of assistance are Section 312 low-interest loans and. Section 220 FHA insured. rehabilitation loans. in the f orms executed.. rate It is our hope that housi ng code enforcement action will be ins trumental in alleviating some of the more serious problems in thi s area. Very truly yours, Executive Directo �r ~ TY OF ~TLANTA CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING COLLIER B. GLADI N , Dire c tor February 3, 1967 TO: ill Wofford Earl Lender Colli r Gl din SUBJBCT: ~~ 1967 Hou lng Cod Compli nc Progr ic di gr 1th then w cone pt of din CCP policy nd procedur ====::-..-.....;:=;.;;:;....==::,.:;;;=:.= a1967. · expr H Thi r f ·r ctfically to IV. E. 2. on pag 12. 2 and 3 • W reelu t t ub tan rd houa in induatri lly zo r••• ~ a probl but do not f 1 that this 1 •n c.c ptabl u. r. the rd "ult t•ly" i too va and tndefinit nd only s rv, s _t.o further poat one solutio of th probl • Accordin to th to ing Ordinance con ~ruction of n i emitted tn •l nd M•2 dlatrieta and exl tin re are nonconfo ln u s . Tor abilitat ny of these tub would re ui~• atructural alteratto w tch would 1 onconf 1"1111 ue prov111ona of the Zonl Ordl ce. the clty supporti policy of rehabilitation tn the• in co flict with• eity ordinance . l f 1 t two v-ro • right in thie case •nd pro oae to au i t • ch• policy tot Att y fl' bi ~niew and eval atio ~ ln • y ev t, • strict not �Hm«>RAND Page 2 interpretation must be de of the provision of the policy that in full with _ll. codes and ordinances , 11 and enforced with no devi tion wh ~ oever . tates "provided he co lie If this int rpret tion 1 follo ed and full compliance is in isted latter is no st ted in the cited draft, theu in chc jority of c see the property owner would not be lloted to rehabilitate upon, · e th t 11. Thi department formally propose that the nonconfo use provisions of the Zoning Ordin nee be cl rif ed and strengthen d right y to pemit a better Tesolution of the entir probl The Planning D rtment ill do this and striv to h ve them ready for adoption within 30 d ys. �SOLUTION BY: BUIU>I the WIIIR&\S , old and liance Progr Hou i ia now two re ye inc rtain conditi ns hav chan d and ot h r probl a have occurr d and , WHBIBAS , to llow for th• c d eolv t ition probl ce aary and, arts of the WlllWCAS , tvo Hance are ( 1) dat d J anuary 1, 1 65, 0 revloualy adopted Hou 1 Policy Procedure Guide" twalv ( 2) or Houaina Code Coiaplianc C 1i JasN&l'7 l , 1 6 , e elate lllS , t Cod ( 12) pages , titled" eviaed Bou 1 map bowl C itiona" d dat priority area• for • effect the •• l th progr it • ed arts , uro IIOW, 1 65, a ti t r aoluti , UlTII e Progr a elate the o au •• t r Cctwplt. Cl ) a •., pn I • ' u y rit7 area• () a-, t1tl9' acc~capa1ayi liat 1. lt 7, .,,, . t �I nt of Plannt ent of Buildings and th e o 1 and atiafy requir tmprov ent PUI.THB . p rt o d" which will chieve ta of the orkabl Program CCIIIIlldllty ,, , the abov th Kouai COde ntionecl r vis d doc lt previous ver io s ar r peal d. and thi nt are r eoluti de , . �~.;:<' -. ·- ·- ·"=-••• . -- ..... • - - - -- . • .. T ' \.. - - ·- ........ •• -- ~ 1--=-~~='---"-"-......~==~-~- - - - - -- -- City of Atlanta HOUSING CODE COMP~IANCE PROGRAM Policy and Procedure Guide February l, 1967 r , I. Goals: A. Maximum efforts immediately to secure public understanding of the g oals and benefits of the Housing Code Compliance Program through use of personal contact. pamphlets, press releases and other public information media. B. Maximum coordination immediately with all other public agencies 'Who will be affected by, and need to assist in. the conduct and results ' of this program. C. Conservation of those residential structures in good condit143.215.248.55 to prevent the spread of blight and decay through encouragement of maintenance efforts and protection from those conditions such as overcrowding and unauthorized conversion which lead to blight. D. Rehabi litation of all substandard residential structures which are presently unsuitable for human habitation but where improvements can be made at a reas onable cost to bring them up to standard and where such rehabilitation does not conflict with other community goals by 1971. E. Demolition of all residential structures 'Which are ·unfit for human habi ta• t ion and 'Where rehabilitation would be prohibitively expensive or would otherwise conflict with other community goals by 1971. Fe Review and re-evaluation beginning .i n 1967 on a continuing basia of t hose ,:,.,. �rehabilitat ion areas which have been covered in previous years to determine their need for possible future systematic reinitiation of total rehabilitation effort~ II. Areas and Priorities: A. The Housing Conditions Map reflecting the survey made in 1963 has been br ought up•to•date. In this revision. close coordination has .been . developed between the Planning Department. the Housing Code .Divis ion and the Director . . of Governmental Liaison. This has resulted ;nan • • 1, ; . improved plan for a city-wide, systematic. comprehensive Housing Code Compliance Program. The baaic map .of the revise4 survey. indicates on a block .basis ' the following categories. . . ' ' 1 •.. Cons"rvation (Areas ~hich principally require either no improvements or only minor improvements with occasional r .e habilitation) •. 2. Intens ive Conservation (those areas which .because of .c~rtain factors such as .ige • trans it ion in .occ.upancy or use, or adver se fringe influences. et c., require a greater amount of ourveillance i n order , , . , • to f orestal,l blight and .decay. '"t These areas will normally requi r e only minor . improvements and spot . r ehabili t ation). 3. Rehabilitation (those area& in wh ich the .majority of structures require rehabi litation whi ch .does not exceed !>0 .per cent of their value ; some spot clearance is anticipated). 4. Clearance • Code Enforcement. (predominatel y smallex- areas where the majority of structures ultimately should be cleared and the area redeveloped . These areas wi l l b~ inspected for code compliance with . 2 2/1/67 �• · emphasis on demolition. Should the owne~ elect to rehabilitate a structure he will be permitted to do so provided he complies in full with all codes and ordinances. 5. Title I Urban Renewal (those areas in which the majority of struc• tures ·should be demolished., with some rehabilitation., ·and where the size and cost cf the contempl&ted action justifies the use of 'Iitla I federal funds). B. The map also shows division of the city ' into halves., for supervisor · responsibility; ·e ach of these halves iQ sub•divi4ed 'into five Sectors .. Each of thesP. Sectot"s is assigned to a Housing Code I~pect·o r 11 · c:s his area of individual responsibility~ C. The map also has onit areas ·of various sizes outlined . showing the neighborhood . designation with numbera ranging from '65 to '69~ . These . . ureas indicate where and .wh~n an intensive progrmn of systematic housing codo complianco · 10 to be undertaken ·on a house to house basis~ · Tho target date assigned to a ' particular ' area indicate~ its relative ' priority. Those with a high priority have· an eariy . date; .thoae with a lower ·priority, a later date. Prio1:itie& foi.- the areas have been based on: l. The num.ber ·of compliance inspections which the Housing Code Division can' undertake in on<a year., while maintaining 2. £,•n _"!1.ty•wide coverage. 'r11e l:'elationship of re.hab.i litation areas to surrounding or internal ' ' • • ' • • • I • • community activities., community facility devolopment or Title ·I 1,, , . : 3 2/1/67 �- - - - ---- ...e ~ ... 3. _ -·~ -....._- ~ --==-· -~- ----··- --- - · - _ , . ~ _._, Gor~c;:al conditiono in the particular aI'e~. 'l'hooa \·1 iti1 the moot pi:o:::cing .:ch.o.bilit:~tion ncedo· -will be undQirt.Jkcn fh':3t . ,' ,.. 4. rr:1a lon.3 .:anzo· s~~f'o.f complete b.ouainz cotl0 inspection of oubot~n.;1.o.rd dw~l?.1.l~o by 1970 Lind co.apl1nnce in llll des 1~1ated · rehab1l1t~tion ..i.eao 5. Au ~dditiorwl considorution in sub~e~cnt ~@vi~iona will be th~ need rscccu:.:-D • . This ito:u r~pr~:.onta the first step ·in the chanzcovor fl"om· A ~p has been pr-~pJi:r~d ""-!1ich indi cates tho l oc.ation o f till proposod_ cor..r;;tm:lty .i'.'~ c il1ti<rn .and hiahTJ..:iys (w:clulliW o f uroon ro~·,11 projects) iil tha City of AtlGnta. . The. lutvo l~~tioils bt.>en indexed and color codad . to id.~ntify tl'lAlm and to ir.dicate ~ ·a~en.cy rcaponllible for thei:- e:i:ecution. . . . ' . , :. :-, . . A. .. l°'O.:-Go.mo i . P.spa-rtmm,t of .nuildin~s .. - . , . _·. ' . ' .·,·: ' . . .. ' ' •' ' r • !,' ' . I • • • ' ' ' ,,.,I ., · ( ,: ·,,:,. , ' • , I •, ·, ' ' ',' 1 ' , • .. .. , . 1. ' \' ' ,· · . a. "Chief ll181>ector (l) " b. ',I Fiold Su~ l"Viec~e ,. ' , . d. 2. n. c. Concant r 3t1on Inspectoo:G I c. Inspactors H. f. Clerical . ( ', ; . :, .,·. (10) I , I ,, Arra,a '. (10) . , o. (4) ·. ·1\ I (Goner..al) i ( 2) .. ' . ... (7) Uousi ng P~&bilitntioo · Spscialiat Office .tl . no,~D"-"1.3 Rel~~bilitation S~1~li$t o. u. c. c. I • (l) · f ' InapQCtOi' I ( :i) ,, Steoographa:: (1) ,, 4 \ " l •l0-67 1' - ·... _...~-_ I ... -··. ·- .. -· -- ,. - --- -·· -- ··- . --- �- ·· · - - - - - · - · · · - - · ·· -· - · - · .... - ~.. ... . • • • • • • · ··- · R . .. . _ _. _ _ .l..~ -- -· · :i=, •c1 -.-,-.. .:,;,;,r~ - ·- - - - -- - -- I • ~ I 3. Codoa Compliance Office ~ . . Codeo Compli~ncc Officer a. . b•. c. ll. • , ' 'I (3) '. • . : \ •• ~ ' ' • lnspocto~ l (2) • • , '. • , • ' • • • , • ' I\ j ', J' • • .. .' .. . .: ~ , ·, ,· , (l) c. , - ' .. . > ' ' . ·.: ·· ' · . • •J • . . ~ • '•, B. Duties ~nd Reaponsibilitio&i • l, . 2. • • •• 1 ' ·:-. ····· .. .. .,.. . . ' ; •• ' . Deleted . Personnel. Housing COdo Division, ' . . , ,, , I . .. I , ' I I , ·, ' I > . • • ... • . I '• ' .. ' ' . . .. . . ·. '. .. \: ' j . •. (2) . 1:Coordination of . relocation efforta · • . \ . ,. ·.., .. _w ith At:hmt~ llo~aing Authority~ · · ·.·. ·,· . • • • • I ,•' o ' .' I , , f '· · · • I j ' ' I .. . . , , ., ; . _(5) 1_ •' •, . . :, . . ' . ' ~ . t' (6) . Training program for oow lloueini; Code In~pectors. · . '. ;. ·' • (7) _. _ C ooruimltion with other Divbiono .of 'i>c~artm.ant of Buildings. b. . ,· . ~ordinatio.1 ~ith Codes Complillnce Officer·; . . , · Rehabilitation Specialiat. ' • , : • . . , . (4) . Direct supervisio11 of clcric_a l pero~nnel~ · · · · ' ·; · . . .· .. \ ,' •, Field Supenris_o ra . . (l) · "Direct supervision of five inspectors and tha1r sectors ., ··· . ·comprising one-half (~) of the City, ' (2) · Direct ~uporvi$ion of intensive progr.am teams. (3) ' . In•Sarvice, training for· inspector9 to include principlos ·of llouoing Code Enforcement. Gelect1on .md acheduling of work, ~oo· st~ndordization of requirements and acceptancea • .'.. ,· . ., ., . ' ·, s~. .· . . l 1•18• 67 •. ·' ,· ·•.. ./. • ', 'I ' ·. ' ·, / " . 1' 1"'" ' , ' ·:- -·~ • . I .'. , . . : . . _(3) . Pursuit of resolution o{ difficult casoa·. · ··'· ~' ,, , .. ·.field work and .idministration, \ . . ....... \ ' ... · : .-·: .. . ·, . ·,: · ; ... . ~ ' '. ' Overall superviaion of inopoctio~~-. -. · · .-.. • . ;·, ' ,\.I •'.: •, ~. .Chief In£lpector . (l) ' : · ,. • • I I ~ : ,, ,,. ,· . ' ,·. ' • ,• �- - ------ - ····---·--------- --- (4) Goo~ral con.duct of housing coda compliance program within their one•half (~) of tha City, (5) Assizt~nca in resolution of difficult caa~o. (6) Asoistanco in prop~ration of court caaao when reque~ted , •,, ~ • I • ' ·,,;' . · 1·, '.· by Coda Complionco Officer. (7) ,·.· . Other special duties · as aa~igned ·by Ct~ief Inspector. ' . '··· ' • I• . . ·, . . . . · : , ·: , .. l .• ' , , ' • 1 ' , ' I .. . ' . : ·-~ : ~-·. '• · 1 •. ' ! ',l , · . : · ·. b~fore . the Bet_ter 'uousinz •. . I ' ' ; _: .·· ··· . : .. . .. . . , 1 • ' • • • • • ·, .. . . ~ Houoing Code ln$pectora Gono~~l ' ' ,I • • _.. ' .' ·.. . ! '. - · '. . . :, ' ' . -. . ' . , ' . . ·. . ,• , ' ,' I ' -·. .I :' '·' ,. ,, · (1) · Prim,{rily responsible for conduct o _f _llouo1ng Code Compliance ·-:·· ,• . ' .. - . • / . '.. . l>l:epare ca.oea fo-: presentot ion • d, .·,~ . . ·, · . I, . ·: O (4) · Asgiot in prep~ring court cases, ,, j •, Primat'y responsibility for t'QSOlution of Qll caaes tmd Commisoion ~nd City Attoniay. .. .:... • •: , • •' , t ! . complionta in their aectors, (3) '· . .' • •: t . .· (1) . Conduct of Ifousinr; Code Compli.:.nca Prosram in their sector. · ·- .. ·. -· ~ • ' ·. _... ~ :'. ; : .;. ;~;.. .! • (2) ,' '•. ,;- llousin~ Coda Sector Inspcctorsz . . .. ·' . .. ' ·.> . :. Program in. arealil designated . 11Clear'1llce•Codo Enforcement". . . .·: .: .. .,. ·, (2) . j. \ ' . are.is ·. · . (3) . ,. Pre·p are ctrn(?s 'for present'1.tion to th& Housing Appeala Boa-rd ~nd the City Attorney, .' 1 1 : ', . ', ·..- -- (4) AsGist in prepsring Court caseo. . ,, ' : ,, • o. • Intensive ProgT~m -IIouaifi& .Code ·Inspectors ' / • '1 I , I , '• ' ,\I · ~ . .• , (l) Operate ~s taam member& . (2) ' ' Conduct _housing code compliQnca procr.il.nl in rehabilit&tion areas- according to scheduled priorities. £. Clerical Personnel (l) Proces-s noticao, lattera. records Qnd prepare periodic reports-. . , (2) Receiw telephone calla.-prepare lists for &!tter Housing 6 . ,' . ..' i'r • . ·,.. ·. .' ' I . I· �Commiss ion hcaringo, City Attorney hea:rings and Court. (3) g. Record minutco of Bette.:- Housing Commission meetings. Related Personnel (l) Rehabilitation Specialist Public ~elations ••(promoting good maintenance and (a) Housing Code Enforcement). (2) (b) Inspection of apartment developments (30 units and up) • . (c) ReGponsibla .for urn Rem" proceedings. , ., . , •, , Codes bv~pliance Officers ,( a) . Responsible for preparation and conduct (including atte.ndance in Court) of Housing Coda Court cases with assistanca from Housing Code Inspectors and Supervisory Perao-c.nel. (b) Advises Housing Code Division on requirements for prosecution of Cases in court, appropriateness of l'!peaific caaos for Court action and preparation of charges. (c) Prepares Court calendars and reports on results of Housing Code Court hearings. , C. Notices and Follow-Up Action Inspectors will use standard methods and presc~ibed time intervals as a suide for their processing of caoes .. Written. procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division. D. Coordination l. Relocat ion: Inspectors will fill out slips (on AHA standard form) to be signed and forwarded by the Chiof Inspector to th 7 Housing Authority for 2/1/67 �_ _____ _ _..,. ... - - --- ···.- ·-- - - -- -- ------ relocation assistance to the families to be displaced by Housing Code Enforcement, such as placarding occupied units, ,;men a directive is issued to reduce the number of occupants and/or units, ,;men demolition is imminent, and for other reasons. 2. Community Facilities Chief Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled cormnunity facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution, and consult and coordinate with that agency to deterc:ine exact extent and status of project· and the apprcp~ia,e Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time. 3. Public Housing No Housing Code Inspections required. (Existing units 8874; under construction 650; planned 490i additional allocation 1200). 4. Municipal Services In conduct of the Houaing Code Compliance Program, Inspectors will be alert for needed improvements in municipal services and other such problems . Need will be recorded and referred by the Chief Inspector to the appropriate department or agency. Possible.. refer:,:al agencies are: a. Sanitary Department b. Construction Department c. Traffic and Street Lights Department d. Police Department 6 . Water Department £. Fire Department g. Pa~ks Department h. Board of Education 8 2/1/67 �County Departmauta of Family and Children Services . , . i. ' The Houoing Code ' Division. ' Y1ill p3t'c::icipate continually in fui:niGhing . . 1, , ,•, ,· ccrt~in typQs o~ info~IZlltio~. obt~ined in connection with its normal ,· ..... ~ctivities • . ;~ be placf.ld in tho data bank.' E., Complain::£ . ·: All Houaing Code c_o mpl~ints i'ecoivcd will be recorded on forms provided and investigatod within ona week .ind .appropri&te .action initiated i.m:ne• diately. Written. procedure iG on Hlo in tho Uou&1in3 Code Division. • F. , l ' , . •. ,, •• . Ha:.1dling Unresolv<i?d Csoes · ·. •j. 1 At the time notice e~pire,. Sector Inspectors will thoroughly review their unreoolved case f:Has ..nd det~:r.nine -what positive action Qhould bQ taken.· r ; .' Procedu~a for handling unresolved cases is on file in the Housing Code Division.· IV. Area Housing Code Compliance PoliciGs A. Ge.1aral: l. Placard promptly vacsnt subotandard units and atructurei considered unf it· f or occupancy and causo utility 6ervices to be d1~continued. 2. Promptly report to tho nettar llouoing Comm1sGion and to · the Atlanta _Hou&ing Authority Relocation Housing Office (for relocation of familicg) those occupied units snd ntructure~ considered unfit for occupnncy. 3. In order to keep abreast of changing conditions conducive to date:rioriition and blight. each ,ector Inspector will endeavor to observe his entire SQctor and initiate corrective action as ... needed. 9 ,' ,., I 1•18•67 I . .. . ,: '• ' • ' ' .,1, ' • .: �4. It is anticipated that each Sector Inspector and General Ins,ector will process a minimum of 20 new Housing Code major improvement or demolition cases per calendar month, and comply an equal number per month outside of rehabilitation areas in ·which teams are wo~king. Effort should be made 'Where feasible to keep each Inapector•s workload of uncompleted active notices to approximately 200. All Sector and General Inspectors combined should comply a t least 4000 units per year. (2600 structures at approximat ely ll.! • 2 units per one structure.) B. (11 month basis) Conservation Areas (See Housing Map): 1. Inspector will encourage maintenance and conservation verbally where early signs of blight appear but no valid code violation exists. 2. Housing Code inspection to be made primarily on a complaint basis. C. Intensive Conservation Areas (See Housing Map) 1. ,.--/ Housing Code inspections to be made based on an apparent need./ Accent to be conservation ~ather than waiting until rehabilitation is necessary; Inspector will give more attention to details to discover any significant changes conducive to blight in these areas. 2. Inspector will encourage maintenance and conservation verbally whare early signs of blight appear but where no valid code violation exists. 3. These areas will be closely examined for consideration as possible federally assisted coda enforcement projects under the 1964 Housing Act. 10 2/1/67 �D. Rehabilitation Areas (See Housing Map) l. These areas hava been cesignated according to priority of need and placed on a achedule.(See V.i,ap) 2. These areas will be intensively covered house by house by inspectors of an intensive program team (2 • 4 man). · 3. Conduct of Compliance Program a. All Housing units in rehabilitation areas will be inspected and necess~ry compliance notices issued or statement issued that property is in satisfactory condition. b. It is anticipated that three large areas (approximately \ 7000 units) and three small· areas (approximately 1900 units) will be covered this year (approximate total 8900}. Any cases remaining unresolved at- the end of this year will be assigned · to Sector Inspector for resolution. c. It is anticipated that each Team Inspector will make a minimum of 7 new inspections o~ 7 first follow•up inspections per day. 4. These areas will be closely examined for . consideration as pos sible future ederally as s isJed code enforcement projects under the 1964 Hous ing Act. E. Clearance • Code Enforcement'-Areaa (See Housing Map)' l. Enforce Code t o: a. Placard where warranted and seek demoli t ion . b. Correct hazards. · c. Reduce overcrowding. d. Vacate unfit units. e. Clean up premisea. 11 2/1/67 �2. Should the owner elect to rehabilitate a structure he will be parmitted to do so pr9vided he complies in full with all codes and ordinances. F. Clearance• Title I Urban Renewal 1. Proposed and Planning Stage Projects (See Housing Map): Enforce Code only to: a. . Placard ~mere 't:larranted and seek demolition .. b.- Correct haaar<ls. c. \ Reduce overcrowding. ' ' · 1' ' d • . Vacate unfit units. \ e. · Cleanup premises. · 2. Urban Renewal Projects in E:t~cution (See Housing Map): a. Isoua no notices unless instructad othel"1o1ise by Chief Inspector (usually upon request of Atlanta Housing Authority). G. · Community Facility Locatio~. including Public Housing (See Community Facility Map): 1. - Scheduled for construction or property being acquired a. Chief Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled community facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to determine exact extent and status of project and the appropriate ' ·· Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time. . 't; 12 2/1/67 �~• • • - · -· · · -- - I.---·.. . . . •--·- .- ---·-'-· ....- - - .. ... ... _ . ........ - - - -- -- - ~ . - . .... - - 1---=.; ·· ~ . --- -- ~--·- ···· ... · - --..:.._:: ,,.·.-·- . .,.,u. ._. .- -- ~--- - - - - -- .... ,~~ .. - other-;iiso by Chiof Inope_c tor. 2. ·· l?larmcd .. constl."UCtion .:mt:Z.cifiated but not i;;chcdu.led G. : Chief !uGpoctor ~ill -consult tM? ~howinz lcc~tion. af . · propoDcd and schodulod cornrrrun:i.ty. facilitios; .' will • • • • I detormina e;:z;anc:, r..-:lsponsible for Cl.lcccution; and ,. · ·· ·. consult and coordinate with- th8t .:izonc.y to dotct"i'llina ·. . ·. · : ',. ru~cz 'exto~t -and otatus . of.project an,:i' _tho 'api:,::--opri~to ., i I , . llot.rnins· Code Complianccf .Progr.am tor the ~reas, at th.at . ·' .·..'• .. ,•, . b~: No~l .action Yill be to enforca Code cmly tQs ., · (l) .:_. Placa1.·d wha:ro w..in:.intad &nd seok demolitio~ •. .· <:··.··.. /· (2) · Cortect lwzardo. ' .' •• .. / 1 • ,·! I .. .. . 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Pol ic y ,2~ _cl P r ocedl.,re: Guide - J a:1.Uary 1, I. 1967 Goals : i . r:2:xh,c:1 effo ts i ,,:ecli2.tely to se cure r:.,,~)l ic u1<.rk ,~st,::md i.n2" of t ,c goc.ls bc nc ~its of the P.ous ing Code Co~?li2.nce P:cog r aill throu ~h use oi ~e rs on2.l co n tact, pamphle ts, pre ss r elease s and other public infor~atio~ ~:e di i3 , 1-:.::.ximum c co r d inc.tion i rr.med i ateiy wit h all other publi c agenc:.. s w ,o ,-::..11 be aff e c ... ed by, and need to assist in , t he conduct al-d :t:esults oft ~ :.. s prog _ 21:.1 . C, Conscrvuti,Yl 0£ t :r n se resid ntial stru ctures in good cond iti on to p:cc ve. t t'1e S?rcad of blight and dec ay through encourag er,:en of 2aint nance -2:::::)~::s and protection Lrom those co ditions such as overc r wd i ng an unautho_iz ed conversion wh ich le a d to blight. D. R2~_bili tation of all substandard reside~ti al structures wh ich are p=c£23tl y unsuitable for human habitation but where i mprovc::mcnts c a n be __ac.e .s.-: ... z-e asonablc c ost to b ring t hem up t o standard a:--.d where u c h :..e· c:b i li~:::t:'..o _ does no t co nf lict with othe r c orr,nunity goals by 1971. E. .:)"n,olition within the City limits of Ltl.:mta of all residential st·.c1..:c-:.::..::-cs wh ic~:. .:.re u nf it for human h abitation end where rchub ilitatior. ,w;_ild "_,_::_ prohi::iit ively expensive or would ot herw ise co nflict ,-:i ith othc·: co::n::.:::..·.:::: ~oals by 1971 . F. P.cvi0-1 -'.lncl __ ,., - ,,v.-:tlu,.,t. i.oa beginnin~ in 1967 on a continuing b;:sis _of -::~ ,:,, __ �2 -er~iu t eir need fo r poss~b ~c fu tu= - ~ys tcmat ic r c i ni t i.:::.~ic~ o1 to a l rehab i litation e f iorc. 1- o !',.re o.:; "'n · ? rioritics : ':'ne Em.:.si 3 Cond .:..tions :tv:ap ref C!ctinz t he: su r vey r.·.ade in l S'63 ~-:.::.s b::::::.-:. In this ~~vis ion , c:0s 2n t r.e Direct or o..: Governr,1ent.:::.l Lio_i son. inproved plan :for a c i t y - wide, Cornpli.::.~ce Program. The basic coor ina tion h2s ~ac~ Tl,is has res\..:lte:d in a:.·_ ystemo.tic , comp~ehe:1sive !lousir.g Cod~ ~2ry o~ he revised surv -y i n ice ·-cs o~ .... bloc:'- bas i s t he following catc:;o::-ie:s . 1. Crn ·crvation (A~eas which princi9.:::.lly require e i her no i~provc=c~t~ or only mi nor i mp roven;ents with occasional re:1abilitatio:.1.). 2. I ut:ensive Conservation (tho.;;e .'.lrec:s w .i ch becaus e of cert ain :cac-:;o::-s such as age , transitio n in occupa:1cy or use , or c:.dve _se fringe iniluenccs, etc . , require a great e r &!Uount of su:;_veillar-ce in o_cc::to forest.:::.11 bl i ght and dec ay. These areas will nonw.lly require only minor improvements nnd spot rehabilitation) . 3. Rcr..c.b ilitaL .on (those areus in wh :!..ch the r.i.::J.jority of s ructurc s rc.c,_u ire rehabilitation which does not exceed 50 percent of thci:.:v~ ue; soffi 4. spot clearance is an icipated). Clccranc e - Code Enforce~ent t ~~ predo~ i nately s malle ::- a re a s where .~jority of structu=es should b e clea r 2d an' the area rcdc- v eloped. It is anticipa ted th3t these a reas would be cle a::-8 2 1- -- - �hazards · an 5. ... ~ t o protec t the ~~alth acd safe y of ~esidcnts i CJ.ca:c a ::cc - Ti:-:l e I U:.:b 2 :1 ~::-.:ual tl10 ::;e , areas :i.n ,-,hie· t.:c r:.a~c:.:- it ~· of structu r e s shoul~ be a~~ol istcd , with soEe rch 2b iliL atio n, w~ere .,_ ~ J.. _._:. &~G le size and cos _ of tle c o~t Epl.::.ted action jusLi~ie:s t ~e: use of 7itle I fcde _al funcs) . B. T~e T:,::·, &lso shm.; s divis i on of ~he ci ·cy into h&lves, fo:;.-- su:,e: _visor sc h~lves is sub - divide re ponsibil i ty; eac h of nto fi v· S cto:.:-3. Each of t esc Sectors i s assi g;::-i.ed to a Eousing Code Inspector, .::.s ' .i s rea o f individual respons i bility. Ca T1e m· p also has on i t reas oi various sizes outlined showing neighborhood designation wit h numb - rs r.::. g in3 from areas indicate where a 1 d when a, 1 65 to i n cns ive progr.::.m of 1 h 69. '.::'i1ese: ys t c: .a~ ic · OciS:'.. .,_; code comp liance is to be undertaken on a house to 1"'.ouse b s is. The: cnrge t d2te assigned to a particul ar area indicate s its relative p ri 0rity . Those with a high priority hav2 an e~rly <laLe; those wit h a lover prio _ic y, u l ate: r date. Prio::it ies :for the are.:.s luve been bo.scd on: 1. Tl,e nureber of compl i ance i nspec'.:ions uhich the Ho-:.is i r-.g Co 0 civ::...:.::..o:-, c2n undertake in o ne yeo.:.:-, 1:1h ile maintc..inin;; ful 1 city-wide covc::-~::, tc:. 2a ~h~ relationship of rehabilitation areas to surroundin~ o:.:- co,.:1.-:J.nity a c-iviti es , community :.::..icility developn:ent 0.1. ~ ~~er ~ ~, T::..~lc I L::";)~n ::lenewal Pr ojects. 3 . - .i.,-u . �cone i·i: io,-..s ...., .,,. r •. \..,,...-. ,._.;...... - .. ,_" ·'- - .: by 197 1. s. ~cvisions \;:.ll Oc. r oc cu - . D. -- -- -.· ...;·-·. -- i -~ .:::.::cas i i."J. L fl~ "- -' T:.is · ter:-, ::--c:·1:t·csc~1ts t :.--"2 fi:::-st stc:p in the c b;:::::,-..ov2:c ~-.:c-::. ?ropos c· Co:::1. unit y Fac ili y Loc a ions: co:.r:nunit' facili :.. ics and hif;i".,-7.:1ys (e:::clus::.ve of urban rer:ew.::.l :)ro~ec.:c:) in the Ci·cy of A lanta . The loc.s.tions :1.:1v2 bee . ir:dexed and color c:::C:.cc ~o iden ify the~ and to i.dica III. t he a3e:1cy responsible for t i,ei:t e::: 0r'!.'.l,1:i.zc.t:.on and /.d:-:cinist1· ation A. Organization and Personnel for r·ousing Code Compliance, Depart~snt 0£ Bu ilding s 1. Supervisor of Inspection Services 2. Personnel, Housing Code Divisiou <.... Chief Insp ·ctor (1) b. Field Superviso~s (2) c. Eousing Code Sector Inspectors (10) c:.. Housing Code Inspectors General (6) e. Eou~ir::; Code Inspector II (1) Cor~plir,::ce Officer) Concentration ~::-ca~ sp8Ctors 4 assigned to Cedes 10) c~.:::.0:1. �z. 3. Clc=ical Pe rsonnel (8) ,e:l o.tcd Pc:i..·so,mc.;l Reho.b il it:::.'.: ion Sp2c ial is b. 3. Code s Coffipiia:1ce O£ficc_ (1) ( 'l.)\ Dut i es and Responsibil::.t ~ s : 1. Su?erv i sor of I nspection ~e~viccs . for:-ns of c od enfo r c er..cnt sue. z,s plu"·.": Jin0 .:i.nci build · ;:-,g ,.-1ith prir:mry emphas i s on Hou::;in; Co de Enfor c -ce1 t, inch.1 i n:; coo d ination with other Dep =t~ents . 2. Pcr so~nel , Hous ing Code Divis·on : .:i.. Ch i ef I1spcctor (1) O·er~ll supervision of in3)2C ions , f i eld work and administr.:i.tion. (2) Coordination of relocation effor ts with \.t lanta Housin 6 P.utho it y. (3; Pursuit of resolution of difficult c.:i.ses. (L;.) Direct supervision of cl erical personnel (5) Coordination with Codes Con~p liance Office -; Rehabili ~ation Specialist. (6) Training prograr.1 for new Housing Code Insp ·ctors . (7) Coordination with other D"visions of Dc? artrucnt o~ Buildings. b. Field Supervisors (1) Direct supervision oE fiv e ii..:::pectors and their sectors co~p risin~ one-half(~) o~ th 5 Ci::y. 1 - -, - : - · - - 1,.J / �cf t he ir sclcc~i on ~:-:.:l 0 1, -·1.::! ~..: (1.i) of '.: l1c Ci ty . (5) Ass istencc in rc solu~::.on o ~ d i ff icul c ase • (6) Assistance :n prc9~ratio~ of c ourt c cscs v~en racues::e by Code Cov.pl i c nce Office r . (7) c. Other special du -ics as assigned by Ch i ef Ins pec ~or. Housins Code I nspe ctor II (1) £s si~ned to Codes Cocpliancc Office _ to assist in prc?a=acio~ of c ases for Court . d. Housing Code Sector Ins?ectors: (1) Conduct of Housing Code Conpliance Pro~:::-am in the::.r sac::or . (2) Pri1.:ary responsibility fo:::- resolut:;_on of all cases .::..,_d cornpliants in their secto:rs. (3) P:::-cpare c ases for presentatio~ bcfc=e che J2t::2r ~ousin~ Commission and City Attorney . (4) l..ssist in prepciring courc. cases. (l) Investigate , docun~ent 2.nd 1;repa.,:a ca~cs for ~)rcscr:·c c..:::.0r-, to Cou::::: a nd a )pe:.:r LS i-;ii::-i-.2ss at ti::,c:. for (2) n 0£ tri:1.l (:.::::: .... a In J..... 6 . .' ~ ~ lo 1- : -\. -; ,, ~~• • �f. Intensive Progra~ Eous i n3 Cole I0spect o rs (1) OiJcratc us t c.::.:·: :·c:..':-le:·.c.·!3 (2) Condu ct hoi...si g ~o c cor.,;, l::.a r..ce prograr.: in rehab ilit 2.tio:-. areas according t o sc· cduled priorities . g. Clerical Personnel (1) Process notices, lette~s, records and prepare per~odi2 reports . (2) _eceive telephone calls, prepare lists for Bette r Hous i ~~ Co1r..mission hea_ i ng s, City At orney hearings :ind Cour . (3) h. _ccord minute s of Bet t er Housing Commission m2etin3 s . 'elat ed Personne l (1) Reh bilitation Specia li st (a) Public r e lations--(promo ing good main ena nce and Hous ing Code Enf rc e~ent1 (b) (2) I nspection of a pa rt ment deve l opments (30 uni ts anci. ,.:p) . Codes Compliance Off icer (a) Respons i bl f or pre paration and conduct (includin~ atte ndance i n Court) of Housing Co~e Cour L c ases t1ith a s sis tance from Housi .~ Code Inspec t o r s and Supervisory Personnelo (b ) Advis e s Housing Code Divis ion on requ i reIJents for pro se cut i on of cases in court , appro riatcness of spec ific c ases f or Court ac ion and prcparetion of cha r ges. 7 l-l-61 �(c) Pre)ares Court cal e~dar~ and repo ts on re su~ts o~ Housing Code Court hearin6 s. C. i·otices ;ind Follow- up Action Insp2c ors will use standa r d met o·s a guide for their proc essin; of cases. in D. h n· prescribed tiffie int ervals ~s Written procedure i s o~ f:lc Housing Code Division . Coordina t i on 1. Rcloca ·ion : I nspe ctors will fi 1 out slips (o n Afl...1-\. standard fon:i) t o be signed ad forwarded by the Chief Insp ctor to the Housing Authority f or reloca · ion a ss i stance to t he fan il ies thre a tened · with displ ace~ect by Hous ing Code Enforce ent , suc h as placarding occupied units, when a · irective is issued to reduce t he nu ber of occupants and/or i.;ni · s, when demo lit ion is 2. i;m inent, and for other reasons . Commun i ty Facilities Chief Inspector will consult mp showing locat ion o f proposed and scheduled conn unity facilities ; .-il l de t ermine a genc y r esponsibl · for exe cution; a nd consu lt and coordinate with that agency to d:.:t rmine exact extent and st atus o f project and the appropriate Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time . 3. Public Housing No Hous ing Code Inspections required . (Existing units 887~ ; under const ruction 650 ; planned 1140) . 4. }unicipal Services In conduct of the Housing Code Compliance Program, Inspectors will 8 l-:i.-67 �be a lert for needed i mprovements in mun icip al s ervic es ad ot he r such proble~s . Ned will he record e d and rcie rrc by t~c Chief Inspector to ... : c · p propria te govcrnn;e ntal &g cncy . ? ossi~ le referral a gencies a rc : 1 5. a. Sanitary Depart~cn b. Construction Department c. Traffic & Street Lights Dep arLnent d. Police Department e. '\tater Department f. Fire Depart ment g. Parks Department h. Board of Educ ation i . County Department s of Family and Children Servic es j. County Health Dep artme nts Data Bank The Housing Code Division will particip ate c ontinua lly in furnishin; c ertain types of i nformation, obtained in co nne ction with its normal activities , to be placed in t he data b a nk . E. Complaints All Housing Code corr~laints r e c eived will be recorded on forms provided and investigated within one week and appropriate action initiated i~EC diatcly. F. Written procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division. Handling Unresolved Cas es At t he end of each quarter, Sector Inspectors wi ll thoroughly review their unresolved c ase f iles and deterrnine what positive action should be taken. 9 1-1-67 �Pro c ed'J :::e for hm1dl ing unresolved c ases is on file i n the Hous ::. •.2; Co c IV. ivision. Are a Ho u s i ng Code Comp liance .:\ . olicies Gc.:i.eral: 1. Placard promptly v&can· s ub st andard units and structures considered unfit for occupancy and cause utility services to be discont i nued. 2. Promp tly report to the Better Housing Commission and tote Atlanta Housing Authority Relocation Housing Office (for reloca i on of families) t ose occupied units and structures considered unfit for occupancy . 3. In ord er to keep abreast of c hang ing conditions conducive to deterioration and blight , each Inspe cto r will endeavor to ob serve his e ntire Sector and initiate correct ive a ction as needed . 4. It is anticipated that each Sector Ins pecto r will process a mini mum of 20 new Hous ing Code major i mprovement c ases per calendar month, and comply an equal nunber per month outside of rehabilitat ion areas in which teams are working. Effort should be made where feas ible to keep each Se ctor Inspector's workload of uncompleted active notices to approximately 200 . All Sector Inspectors combined should comply at least 3500 units per year . B. Conservation Areas (See Housing Map): 1. Inspector will encourage maintenance and conserva tion 10 1- 1- 67 . �ve rb al ly whe r e earl y signs of bligh t appear but no val i d code vio lat ion exist s . 2. Hou s i ng Code i nspec t ion to be made primar i ly on a comp l aint b a sis . C. I ntc, s i ve Conserva t i on Ar e a s ( See 1. ous i ng Map ) Hous i ng Code inspe ctions to be made bas e d on a n apparent . e c d . Acc ent to be cons e rvation r athe r than waiting u ntil r ehabilit a c i on i s ne c essary ; Inspe ctor will g ive more a t tent i on to details to di scover a ny significa nt change s conducive t o b l i ght i n t hes area s . 2. Inspe c t or wi l l encourage ma i nt enance and c onse r vation ve r bal ly i-1·,ere e a rly signs of blight app e a r but where no v alid code viola tion e x i sts . 3. These a reas wi ll be close l y exami ned fo~ cons ider a tion as poss i b l e future fede rally ass isted code enfor c ement pro j e cts unde r t he 1964 Ho us i ng Act . D. Rehabilit a tion Ar eas (See Hous i ng Map ) 1. Thes e areas have b een des i gnated according t o pr i ority of need a nd pla ced on a schedu le . 2. ( See Map ) These areas will be intensively c ove red house by house by inspe ctors o f an i nt e nsive prog r am t e.:1ra__( 2 - 4 men) . 3. Conduc t o f Complianc e Pr ogr am a. Al l Housing u n i ts in rehab i litation areas will be inspecte d and ne cessary c omp liance not i ces is s ue d or statement issued that prope rty i s in s~t i sfactory. c ond i tion . 11 1- 1- 67 �b. It is anticipated that t · .r~c large .::-ireas (.'.lpp r o:-:i::.atcly 7000 units) ·· nd t hree small a reas (a!1 nozi1-;-:a tcl:y 1900 unit~ will be cover ed t his y ear (approximat~ tot a l 8900) . Any cases re a ining unresolved a t ~~c enrl o f this year will be assigned to Sector Inspector for . . resolution . c. It is antici pated that each Team Ins pector will make a pprm;:imately 7 new inspections or 7 first follou - up insp ections per day . Li-. Thes e areas will be clo sely exaiuined for considerat i on as poss i ble future federally as s ist e d code enforcement projects under t he 1964 Housing Act. E. Clearance - Code Enfo rcement Areas (See Housing Hap ) 1. 2. Enforce Code only to : a. Pl a card where warra nted and seek demolit ion . b. Correct hazards . c. Redu ce overcrowding . d. Vacate u nf it un its. e. Clean up p r emises. Dis courage rehabilitat io n action in industrially zoned areas, especially in marginal cases . 3. Seek maximum coo rdination with other divisions of Buil ing Department to discourage i mprovements other than to correct hazards of any housing units and structures in areas. 12 1- 1-67 �ClQaranc e - Title I Urb a n ~enewal 1. Proposed and Planni ng Stage Projects (See Housing I'iap) : Enforc e Code onl y to : 2. a. Placard where warrant e d and seek demolition . b. Correct hazards . c. Reduce overcrowd ing . d. Vacate unfit units . e. Clean up premis es . Urban Renewa l Proj e cts in Execu ion (See Housing Map) : a. Issue no notices unles s i nstruc ted otherwise by Ch ief Ins pector (usual l y upon request of Atl ~.:t:~ Hous i ng Authority). G. Comrrillnity Fac ility Loc ations, inc luding Public Housing ( See Comiuunity F· cility Map ) : 1. Scheduled f or cons truction or propert y be ing a cquired a. Chief Insnector will co nsult map showing location of proposed and scheduled c ommunity facilitie s; will determine agency responsib le for execution ; and cons u lt and coordinate with tha t a gency to determine exact extent and status of project and the appropriate Hous ing Code Comp liance Program for t he areas at that time . b, Normally Inspector will issue no notices unless i nstructed othe"rwise by Chief Inspector . 13 1-1- 67 �2. Pla nned - construction anticipated but not schedu l ed a. C ief Inspector will consu lt n,ap showi ng loc a t ion of proposed and schedule d community facilities ; will determine agency responsib le for execution ; a nd consult and coordina te wit h t h at a gency to etermi ne exact extent and s t atus of project a nd the app r opriate Housing Code Comp liance Program for the areas a t t at time. b. Normal action will be to e n f orce Code only t o: (1) Placard where warranted and seek demolition . (2) Corre ct hazards. (3) Reduce ove rcrowd ing. (4) Vacate unf it units . (5) Clean up premis e s. lL; 1- 1-67 �C TY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Atlanta 3, Georgia WIL LI A M R . WO FFORD, P.E . , R . A. I N SP ECTO R O F B UILD I N GS February 10, 1967 E L ME R H. MOON , E.E ., P , E . ASS T . I NS P EC T OR O F B U I LD I NGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM The Honor ab l e Ivan Allen ) Jr . W.R. Woff ~ RE "In Rem" Act ivit i es I would like to report that since we started our "In Rem" proc eedings to get owners to demo l i sh slum houses after the City has exhausted every legal remedy, in July, 1966 we held hearings on 23 buildings; in August, 27 ; in September, 40 and in October, 39 - a total of 129 buildings. In accordance with the " In Rem" ordinanc e we must give public notice and a fter 90 days from the date o f the public hearing we can proceed to demo lish the house and place a lien agains t the property. We are fi nding our "In Rem" proceedings very productive. Following the Ju ly hearing 9 of the 23 buildings involved were demolished before the 90-day limit expired; from the August hearing , 9 were demolished; from the September hearing, 21 and from the October hearing , 19 - 59 buildings out of a total of 129 that were notified and on which pub lie hearings wer e held. We are proceeding now to award contracts for demolition of those houses where owners have failed to demolish the building involved. ATLANTA THE DOGWOOD CITY • �. .. • A· LL-1 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. 101 MARIETTA STREET BLDG. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 525-4262 C, 0, EMMERICH ACMINISTRATOR February 15, 1967 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ivan: Thank you very much for your letter regarding Housing Code enforcement and for the copy of your memorandum to Mr. William Wof f ord. Your request that we cooperate in seeing that the needs of the families in the Boulevard area are met, will certainly be complied with. I a m instructing Mr. Harold Barre tt, EOA Associ ate Administrator for Operations, to make all housing assistance service in the ·East Central Neighborhood Service Center available. Our director at East Central , Mr. George Dodd, will be working very closely with Mr . John Robinson a nd the At lanta Housing Au thori ty in taking e v e ry possible action t o mak e t h is p r o g ram s u c c essful. Your leadership in matters suc h as this is of paramount importance to all of the citi z ens of our gre a t c ity . We a pprec i ate it. Warm personal regards, c . o. WGT : kd cc : Mr . Harold Barrett Emmerich �- \ . ' '. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. 101 MARIETTA STREET BLDG. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 525-4262 C, 0, EMMERIC:H AOM1NISTRATOR February 15, 1967 ---.. I ·I The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ivan: Thank you very much for your l etter regarding Housing Code enf orcement and for the copy o f your memorandum to Mr. William Wofford. Your request that we cooperate in seeing that the needs o f the fami l ies in the Boulevard area are met, will certainly b e complied with. I am instructing Mr. Harold Barrett, EOA Associate Administrator for Operations , to make all hous ing assistance service in the East Central Neighborhood Service Cente r ava il able. Our director at East Central, Mr. Ge o rge Dodd , will b e working very close ly with Mr. John Robinson and the Atlanta Housing Authority in taking every possible action to make thi s program successful. Your l ead e rship in matte rs such as this is of p a ramount i mpor tance t o a ll o f t he citi ze n s o f our great city. We appre ciate it . Warm persona l regards , c. WGT:kd cc : bee: Mr. Har o l d _Barr ett Mr ~ Dan Sweat O. Emme rich 'i _j__ �I·I I I cc-TY OF .ATL February 1, 1967 T CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Admini stra tive Assi st ant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secre tary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liai son I I I i I Mr . C. 0. Emme rich Admin i s tr a tor ~d onomi c O p po r t unity A t l ant a , I n c. 101 Marie tta Stre e t, N. W. Atlanta, G e orgia 30303 I D e ar Cha rli e : Attach e d i s a copy of a m emor an dum t o Mr. W i llia m W o ffo rd, Building Officia l. Mr. W o fford informs m e that i n itiation of H ou s i ng C ode enfo rc ement w ill b egi n to d a y. We r eal ize t hat such comprehensive enforcement of t he C ode w ill produce some problems for many of t h e resident s who might b e forced to r e l ocate shou ld i t be necessa r y t o o r de r the demol iti on of structures which a r e so de t e ri o r ated that t hey cann o t b e b rought up t o C ode standards . The emergency housing assistan c e program conduc t ed by E OA and th e Atlanta Housing Authority the last four months in 1966 p rovid e d much ne e ded hel p to more than 14 0 families who were fo rc ~d t o rel ocat e b e cause of evi ction by l andl ords o r as a result of C ode enforcement. I hop e that EOA will be abl e to provide the same service to resid e nts of the Boulevard area. Mr. Johnn y Robins on, C ommunity D evelopment C o ordinator of my offic e , has b een in contact with your East Central E OA staff and also w ith the B e dford-Pine Urb a n R enewal Project offic e . He w ill b e avail a bl e to assist your people in se e ing that th e n ee ds of the famili es in thi s area a r e me t. �f I I I Mr. Emmerich I . . Page Two February 1, 1967 We will appreciate anything you might be able to do along these lines. Sincerely yours, IAJr:fy Enclosure (1) �CITY HALL January 30, 1967 ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Ar ea Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR ., MAYOR R. EARL LAN DE RS, Administrative Assis tan t MRS. AN N M. MOS ES , Exe cutive Sec retary DANE. SWEAT, JR ., Director of Gove rnm ental Liaison .. To: Mr. William R. Wofford 1,1 From: Ivan Allen', Jr. Subject: Housing Code Enforcern.e nt - Boulevard As you r e call, last S e pt e mb e r th e sho o ting of t w o N e gro youths by a white m a n on Boulevard touch e d off s e veral days of serious disord e rs in th a t ar e a fron'l For r e s t Av e nue to Ponc e de L e on Avenue . Although th e disorde,rs wer e proj e cte d by the shooting incid e nt, conditi on s in th e area w er e such that th e pos s ibility of such an e x plosi o n occurring had b ee n pr e s ent for some time , The nvti n proble m § pgint e d out by r c Bid ent~ of thQ ~:r0r1 w~r ~ prima rily ce n te r e d a r ound h o usi ng c o nditi o ns includ in g o ve rcrow d ed n e s s , hi gh r e nts, ro a ch es an d r a ts, and othe r sanitation f a ctor s. Sinc e t he S epte mb er incid e nt we h ave made some progr e ss t owar d b e tte r ga r bage and tr a sh coll e cti on , en fo rc ement of h e alth me a s u re s , an d elim i na ti on of m a j o r criticisms in t he ar e a of traffic safe ty. T he r e ha s a l so b een m uch plannin g in th e ar e a of providi11g for r e cr eational p rograms . However , t he ma j or p r obl em still exi sting is one w hich c an onl y be s olved by strict enfor c cn1e nt of th e Housi n g C ode. T her e fore, �.I ! ' -" r-_1 I I Mr. Wofford Page Two · January 30, 1967 I I I i I ! I am requesting that your d e partment imme diately initiate comprehensive Housing Code, inspections along both sides of Boulevard fron1 F~ ±- rest Av e nue to Ponce de Leon and that property owners by requited to comply with the City's codes. You may be assured of full cooperation of my· office, the Housing Authority, EOA and other agencies concerned with elimination of unfit housing conditions and relocation of residents into standard dwellings. Please inform me as to how soon you can initiate inspections along this street and the anticipated length of time which will be required to complete such code enforcement. IAJr:fy 4ll (\ \.,,~ 1/f j.1 1 Y"\ / I ...-/ .. .- •" ~\I I '( ..\ ,#t'.1/ \ ,ff /i'< /,/,.- _.(/; i (:;,,.,./ e ~ --~ ~v· l ll ....,,,p / ., ~ -• Ji'~ i1 r - " 'Ii / ' �CITY OF .ATLANTA. CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING C OLLIER B. GLADIN, Dir e ctor r, 2,3, 1967 • rlt• Leftvich I ro • S. I . Atlant, Geo~at 30315 1 tS 3o ff • Leftwich: • • Ii ~- . • nl7. �ATLANTA, GE:ORGIA ROUTE SLIP TO: _.._O\cw._,_____.,,..~(ll....._.- - - ' " " - ~ ~ ~ - - - - - - - \ M: Dan E. Sweat, Jr. For your information 0 Please refer to the attached correspondence and -make the necessary reply. D Advise me the status of the attached. FORM 25·4-S �·· - ., l - , - - l .• ,' .~ - ., -- - - -- ·u,:-1 · •• ,_.; CITY HALL February 24 , 1967 ATLA1'TA, GA. 303 03 Tel. 522-41; 63 /\rea Cod e 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. E/\RL LANDERS, Admin istrat ive Assist ant MRS. ANN rA . MOS ES, Exe cutive Secret ary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Dire ctor of Govern me ntal Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr . Bill Wofford From: Dan Sweat Attached is a letter to Mayor A ll en with a copy of the "Advance Notice of Revised Code R e quirements for a Workable Program for C om1nunity Improvement. 11 It is my und e rstandin g tha t you hav e taken th e initia l ste p s to m eet the r e vis e d standa rd s . You will notice t hat the guidelines contain interim standards for a six months peri od be ginning March 2 , 1967, so it will be ne c essa ry for us to take s ome action immediately if we have not already done so. If the r e i s anything this offic e c an d o t o h e lp you e x p e dite this action, please feel free to call up on us. DS: fy cc: Mr. Collier Gladin �~- ,-· -,,... . • - I t,i_., ' - - _,.. \, ' .... ~ - . --· -· - ....J.L . ' .. ! -· ../. ~. - February 24 , 1967 C ITY I-IALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-446 3 Ar ea Code ~04 IVAN ALLE N, J R., MAYOR R. EAR L LA NDER S, Admin is tr at ive Assi stan t MRS. ANN M. MOS ES, Ex ec ut ive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR. , Direc tor of Governm ent al Li aison Mr. E d ward H. Baxter R e g ional A d ministrator D epa r h n e nt of Housing and Urban Development R eg ion III P ea chtr e e -Seventh Building Room 6 4 5 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Dear M r. Bax t e r: W e hav e r e c e iv e d your. l e tt e r of F eb rua r y 21 e nclosing the "Ad v a nce Notice of R e vis e d Code R e quireme nts for a W o rkabl e Program for Community Improvement. 11 W e ar e takin g the ste ps nec e ssary t o complete action on th e revised requirements. Sinc ere ly yours, I van All e n, Jr ..... Mayor IAJ r :f y �DEPARTM ENT OF HOUSI NG AND URBAN DEVELOPMEN T ru.cHTREE-SEVrNTII DUI LDI NO. ATLA NTA, G[OR(; l,0. 30) 1.J Room 611.5 0 f :f'i_ce o:f the :Re~ional J February 21 , 196r( dminis tr 3.t or REGI ON Ill In re ply refe~ t o: Code 3 ADW Ho.::1orable I vo...11 Allen, J 1· . -:::~-or o .i' the City o f Atlant a Ci_ t :t · i .:-. 11 , t lant~ , Georgia - 30303 De x c ;.1:.:yor _· llen : Enclosed herewith 2.s an 11Advance Notice of Rev _s .d Code Requirements for a Workabie Progrem for Community Im;)rovc,.1ent . u Because thes e new standards considerabl y tighten the requ irements £or c odes and code enforcement we wanted you t o have a c opy a,::, eaid.y as possib le . Please note t hat the effec tive date of then w pr ovisions the l aw is September 2, 1967, but that the enclos ed public6tion al so contains interim standards for t he six-month period N.arch 2, 195 7, to September 2, 1967. or We urge you and your staff to c arefully study the re v ised standards and take any nec essary a c tions immediately . These revisions relate to only one of t h e s~ven ele~ents of the Workable Program . Continuing progress must be a chieved in all elements before recertification c an be granted. Please let us know if you have any question3 conce ..·ning the revised standards for c odes adoption and enforceme nt or on any of the other phases of your Workable Program for Communit y Impr ovement . This office stands ready to be of assistance L~ t his regard . S incerely yo/rs, £v1 ~ rtv·t·t-1/ 1 .l-10<~~ Edward H. Raxter/ · Regio Enclosure 1 Adm_inistrator • �~ -.. ;::-, - " ........ . ... ~ .. , D~\/ ~: · O!1 .\ '1;~;-!T ,\DV Ai\'Ct: NOTI CE OF , t.V l S ED CODE RiQU IR EMENTS FO R A \.JOR ABLE P ROG RAM fO COMMU NITY I 1 ' ROVEMENT Sec t i o n 3 O1 ( a ) o f the Housing Ac t of 1 964 a me nd e d S e c tion l Ol(c ) of th e Housi n g .-\ct of 194 9 t o r equ ir e tha t , eff e ctive S e pt e mbe r 2 , 1 96 7, " . • .. no ,,,o r '·sbl e ~ ro g r am sh a l l b e c e r t i fi e d or r e c e r t ified u n l es s ( A) t h e l o c a lity c:s h,, ci in e :fe c t, for a t l ea s t s i x I o n th s prior to such c e r t i fi c a t ion or r ece~tif ication , a mini mum st a n d a r s housing cod e , r e l a t e d bu t no t l i mi t e d t o he2.lt'1 , s ~ n ita ti on , a nd o cc up a ncy r equir eme n ts, \-hich is deem e d a d equa te by c he S e c r e ta ry , a nd (B ) th e Sec r etary is s t i s fi e d t ha t the loc a lit y i s c a r r y ing o u t a n ef f e c t ive pro g r a m o f enfo rceme n t t o a c h i e v e comp l i a nc e wi th su c h h ou s in g c ode ." Th i s Gu i de line s p rov i de s ad v an c e no tic e of rev i se d r e quirements f or loc al co d e adopti on a nd enfo r c e me nt under S e ct i on l Ol ( c) a s am e nded . In ad~ itio n , i t se ts forth a n int e r im set o f st a n da r d s e ff e ctive Ma rc h 2, 1967 . T1ese in te r i 1 s t a n d a r ds a r e bei n g estab li s h ed t o p r ovide a n ord e rly a nd equi t ab l e t r ans ition f rom t he pre s e nt co de r e u ireme nts o f t h e Work ab l e ~rogram to t hose effe ctive o n S e pt e mb e r 2 , 1 96 7 . An y community which do es not no w mee t the r e vis ed r e quire me nts shou ld und e r s t a nd th e mi nimum standa rd s for ap pro v a l a n d thei r effe ct ive d a t e s, un d ~ r bo th t he int e rim standard s a n d t hos e r eq u i r e d un de r th e a me n ded S e ction lO l ( c) . Wh i l e S e ction 3O l ( a ) of th e 19 6 4 Ac t cite s only a r e qu i r e me nt fo r th e adoption a n d e n fo rc e me n t o f a hou si n g cod e ; b ui ld ing , p l umb i n g , e l e ct rica l a n d f ire pre v e ntion c ode s a r e e qu a l l y pertin e nt t o t h e int e nde d pu rpos es o f t h is S e ct i o n . Und e r th e l ang uage o f S e cti o n l Ol ( a ) o f the Hou si n g Ac t o f 1949 , a s amen ded , which cit e s ".. . th e adoption, mo de rni za tion, admin i stra tion a nd enf o r c eme nt o f hou s in g , zo n in g , bu i l d i ng a n d othe r lo c a l laws , c odes and rogulntions, . , .. ' ' as a ma j or e l ement in the development of " .... positive programs . . . f or p re ventin g the spread o r re cu rrenc e in th e commun ity of slums and blighted areas , .• . e ncou r ag in g h ou si n g c o s t reduction s ... a nd t he e l imi nat io n of r es tri c tive p r a ctice s whi ch unn e c e ss a rily in c rease hou s i n g co s ts; an d un der th e ge n e r a l a ut h orit y o f S e ction l Ol(c), th e adoption a nd en f orc eme nt , i n c o nc er t, of a ll fiv e b a s ic c o d e s h as h e r et o fore b ee n a part of Wo rkab l e Pro gram po li cy . Th e r ef ore , th e re qu iremen t s with r espet t to . the adoption and enforceme n t o f the ho usin g co de will a p ply also to the ado pt ion a n d enforc ement of building , plumbi n g , e l e ctri ca l, an d fi r e pre v en tion co d es . INTERIM STANDARDS FO R CODES AND ORDINANCES EL EJ1ENT In an ticipatio n o f th e September 2, 1967, effective date of th e amen d men t, at which time ade q uate codes must have bne n in effect for at l east 6 mon ths , an d in order to prov ide for an order .:J equitable transition f rom �2 t\ e p1· ~sen~ co e adoption a nd code enforcem~nt r~quirements unde r the Workab l e re r ev ised as follows, effective e prese nt requirements l' rogr.::1:;, , a ?l ie l'a-::c .1 2, _9n 7 : pplicat ion for initial c ertifi c a F0r i~itial ccrtificRtion . t · on of H \forkRble J?rog r am wi 11 not be accepted fo r process ing by HUD eg iona l Off ices unless tie locality (1) has in effect, building, plumbing, e lectric al, housiig, .'.lad fire pre v ention co de s deemed adec uate by tie S ecr2Lnry, and ( 2 ) is enf orcing or c o:-:11:iits itself to enforce wit 1out del y) the bui ldin g , plumbing, elect ric a l and fire prevention codes, and has initiated (o r commits its e lf to initiate without delay) an iiterim housing code comp li a nce program, i .c luding the devel o~mcnt of a planne d, systematic, comprehe nsive c o1 mun ity - wide housing c ode comp liance program. Fr first rece r tification. Applications for first recertific at ion of a Wo rkab le Pro g ram will not be acc e pted for process i ng by HUD Rebi onal Offices unless the lo c ality (1) has in effe ct building , p umbing , ele ctric a l, and fire prevention codes deemed a cceptable by the Se cretary, and submits acceptable evidence tha t it has retained s u ffi c ien t trained staff to effectively administer these codes, and (2) has in effe c t a housin g co de deemed adequa t e by the S e c retary , an d submits a cceptable eviderrce that it has been conducting a n effective int erim housing code complian c e pro g r am , incl u ding th e development of a planned, systemati c, comp r ehensive , long- range housing cod e compliance prog-::am. For second and subsequent recertifications. No change in applicable present requirements. REQUIREME~'TS TO BECO½E EFFECTIVE SEPT&\.fBER 2, 1967 For initial certification . Applications for initial certification will not be accepted for processing by HUD Regional Offices unl ess the locality (1) has had in effect for at least 6 months (or will have had by the expected c ertification date) building, plumbing, ele ctrical, ho using, a nd fire prevention codes deemed adequate by the Secretary, (2) submits acceptable evidence that it has initiated an interim housing code compli ance progrp.m;- an .(3) submits acceptable evidence that it has established an appr6priate administrative organization, which c an effectively carry out code enforce ment activities . For first recertification . Applications for first recertification will not be accepted for processing by HUD Regional Offic1s unless the locality (1) has had in effect, for at least six months (or If �3 h"i ll h ..w e h ad by the exJ e ct ed r ec 2 rtificc,t ion date ) bui ld ing, p iu1nbi ng, electric,:11 , housi ng, nn: i:ire pn, v c ntio n codes d eemed a de quate by t h e S ec r eta ry, ( 2 ) submits wi t it s app licat ion a cc ep t ab l e e vid c n e that it h:is i n c xist f,nce a n effe cti ve p r o i::; ra m for e nforceme nt of it s buildin1_; , plumbin g , ele c trical , and fi r e p r eve ntion codes , includi ng an ndequnt e budge t, s uf fici e nt t r aine st · ff, a nd an a pp ropriate syste, of forms , records , a d eporting so as to make t he pro g ram operati v e , (3) s u b mits wi th its ppli c a tion ac c eptabl e eviden c e t a t it h as been conducti n g a succe ssful interi m hou sing cod e comp li a nce prog ram, i n cl uding the es t a blishmen t of an appropri a t e system of forms , r e cords , and r ep orting a nd the employme nt of an adequate sta ff for in spections , record - keeping, a nd compliance a ctions to make the p r o g r am o pe r ative , a n d (4) has prepa red , adopte d, a nd sub itte d a pl anne d, sys temat ic, area- by - a r ea , commun ity-wide , c omprehensive, long - r nge housin g co de comp lian c e prog r a m de signed to se cure compliance with th e provi si on s o f the adop t e d housin g code within a r eason a ble numbe r of years and to ma int ai n al l r esident ial properties u p t o t e mi nimu m housi n g standards es t abl ish e d in the c ommun i t y , to ge ther with an est imated budget to c a rry out the program as planned and s chedule d . Subs eq uent r e c ert ifica tion s will depend largely on (1) the a ctio n s taken by the communi ty to keep its co des u p to date , ( 2 ) th e mc.in tena nce of an effe ctive en f orce,ent organiza tion and pro g ram for adminis tration of a ll co des, and (3 ) the suc c es s of the community in making r easona ble progress in meeting the schedules established in its long-range housing c ode compli anc~ pro gram . ( Not e : Revisions a nd a djustmen t s may be ~ade in the lon g -range hou sing cod e compliance pro g r a m as circumstan c es may r equ ire, so long as they do not limit e n f orcement or extend the comp li a nc e s c h e d ul es a nd staff ing commi tme nts. Such adj u s t ments shou ld be based up on an a nnual eva l uation of p rogress as rel ated t o t he estab lishe d l ong -range g oals, t aki n g into a ccount all proposals affec ti n g local housing conditions a nd the availability o f standard hou s ing in the communi t y .) The materia l unde r t h e f ol lowing h eadings f u rth e r d ef ines and exp lains the cr ite ria for acceptable adoption and e nforc emen t of codes under the Wo r kab le Prog r am : .,. HOUSING CODE--CRITERIA FOR ADOPTION To be d eemed adequate by th P Secretary, a h ousi ng code must (1) be the latest published edition of on e of th e nationally reco g nized ~ode l housing codes or (2) be a State or locally d eveloped housin g code which cont ains t e chnical �4 i.1d :1J::1i : istr:,tiv ._, provisions t h a t a r c n':1soi 1,bly cornp:Jr:11l e to thos e in th e '!..1tc;st '..)Gr.> lisi1e,i cditior s of th e mo de l cod es , .'1nd (3 ) co t . in the fol lowin g ~)rovisions , whet he r or not th ese arc provid , cl for in tlw mode l code ad opt e d er u sed :Js a 6 uide : (~) Be fully appl icabl e , from th e da t e of its adoption , to all 1ous · ng in the commun it y , r egar l ess o wh e r or und e r ~~at co de su ch ho usin g was ori g inally con s tructed . (b) Re t:ire a fully equi pp ed ba th a,d toi l e t facil ity for e ve r y dwe 11 ing unit. Cc) P r ovide for an adequate means of eg r es s . (d) Provide f or a n effective adminis trati ve and appea ls procedure . OTHiR COD i S-- CRITER IA FOR ADOPTION A~option of the lates t pub li shed ed ition of the nationa lly r ecogn iz e d ~odel buildin£ , p lumbing , elect ric a l, and fire prevention co des , without ~evision or mo di f ication excep t for minor adm inistrat ive adj ustments, will be deemed adeq ua te by the Secre tar y . Adoption of a Sta t e or locall y developed build in g, plumbing , elec t ri cal, or fire - preve ntion code whi ch cont a in s t e chnica l a nd adm inistrative provisions r ea sonably comparab l e to thos e containe d in the l a tes t publish ed ed itio ns of the nationa lly r e cognized mo del codes may a lso, upon r eview and ana lysis, be de eme d adequate by t he Secre t a r y , ex c e pt that no such code will be deeme d acceptab le wh ich cont a ins deviations, or r e visions wh ich are unr eas on ab l y incompat ible with th e s t andards establ ishe d by the model co de s, o r w;-,ic'1 conta in s de viations or r es tric tiv e practic es so numerous or of such magnitude as to materia l l y and unre as ona bly incr ease the cost o f constructi on or r ehab ilit u tion . The provisions of thes e codes shall a l so become effe cti ve from the dnt@ g f 4p9pti n, INTERI M HOUSING CODE COMPLIANCE ~ROGRAM The details of a n ac c e ptable i nt erim housing co de comp li ance program , a s referred to above , a re set forth in Guidel ines G- 9, "Hol\_Sing Co de Complian c e During the First Year Following Adopti on of the Housing Code, 11 · A PLA~:NED AND SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM OF HOUSING CODE COMl'LIANCE The details of a planned and systematic p ro gram of housing co de co~piiance, as referred to above , are s et forth in P-c-ogram Guide No. 1, "Answers on Codes and Ordinances 11 , and Guidelines G-8, "S ystematic Hous ing Code Co:np·liance. 11 �s l:OD i7 C:, "FO'.' C U-;t::i\T IN ~ELAT ION TO l:'LAt N •:o Frnt:RAL - /1.lD PROGl{AMS Iri e stc·,blishi n g its long- r angr· compliance pro g ram , each c ommunity s wuld si ve considcr.:it i on t o i ts l ong- r:11 gc plons for uti l izing t he Fed (:ral h0u~ing ~nd urba n r ene wa l aids in t h e nff,ctcd a r eas . Howeve r , th e se a i ds ~re to be us ~ in comb in at ion wi th , r at h e r t ha n AS s u bs titu t es for , an ~ff~ct ive loc , 1 e nf o r c cme t p ro gram . The use of th e ~Je ra l a id s ay r e ~ :ir~ 1n i nt e n s ifica tion of th e loca l enfor -~munt program i n order t o assur e a suff i cient s upply of s t andard repl acement ho using fo r pe r sons te .. por..i rily disp l c ed f r o. pro je c t areas . -tis i, ~.()ort a nt t1at the local en ~orc eme n t p r ogram i n cl ud e survei l lanc e over areas sch~d ul ed f or future urb~n r e newal tre t nen t in o rde r t o corre ct condi ti o s tha t a r e hazardous or inju rious to health and welfa r e and to pre ve n t furthe r de t e riorat i on ?enciing t. e a ctua l st a rt o f p roj e c t cxe cut i o, . WORL\BL.C: PRO G A:-Vl t.LEMENTS RELAT ED TO COD E ENFORCEMENT Al thou gh spe c if i c r eq ui r eme n ts a re not being chang ed a t th i s time for othe r elements of a Wor kab l e P r ogram, l oc a lities (p a rt ic u l a r ly t hose i n t he ea . ly stages of cod e e nforc eme nt pro g r ams) s hould bea r i n min d t hat the effective ness of any loc a l hou s i ng code e nforc eme nt prog ram will r equire solid comm unity sup port ; coord in ated social , fa il y , a nd we l fare servic es to f mil ies in need o f such se rvic es, and a well - orga niz e d re location service , · n cludin g a p r og r am f or see ing t hat adequate relocati on hous in g i s availabl~ . Therefore , in o rde r to mee t t he n ew code requirem e nts , a commun i ty ,.ay h a v e to ste p up i ts ti min g o f oth e r a ct i viti es unde r th~ Wo r ka b l e P r o g r am . DOCUME/\TATIO N The above eleme n ts o f an effective pro g r am of c odes adopt i on and enfo rc eme nt should be c a r eful l y a n d f u lly doc ume nted i n appropriate sect i on s of the ap plica tio n for Wor ka bl e Pro gram cer t ific a t i on or r e c e rt if ic ation (HUD Form H- 1081 , H- 1082 , H- 108 3, or H- 1084 a s app ro p ri ate ) a n d in t he ne c es sary exhi bi ts to a ccomp a ny the Fo rm. ,.. G-11, 11 / 66 �March 10, 1967 To: Mr. Bill Wofford ~rom: • Earl Land r fa/ Thanks for your randum of March 9th advisiag ua of your conferenc with the HUD p pl • It would ppear that usual you h v Chings 11 und r control. If we can st tin uy way, let us know. t:lp CC: �c~ 0 LA OFFICE O F INS PECTO R A OF BUILDINGS A t lan t a 3, G e orgia WI LLI AM R . WOFFORD, P. E. , R. A. I NSP E CTOR OF BUILD I NGS Marc h 9, 1967 E L MER H. MOON , E.E., P.E. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUI L D I NG S MEMORANDUM TO FROM R. Ea r l Landers • / W.R. Wo f f ~ ~ Our Housing Code Complianc e Map, t oge th e~ wi th the Policy a nd Procedure Guide , was de livered perso nally t o HUD on Marc h 7 , 196 7 . The map and p ol ic i e s were briefl y d i scussed wit~ Mr. Papageorge, Mr. Taylor a n d Mr . Lackey who spoke highl y o f our program and accomplishments in Atlanta. I p u rpo sel y t ook a r e presentative from the Plumbi ng Division (Mr. Mitchell ) with me t o deliver the map as I had been told that our Plumbing Code may be questioned. During our discussion Mr . Papageorge stated that he felt we had no problems with recertification and, in fact, made the statement that Atlanta h ad the be st codes program in the region. Th e other ge n tlemen present agreed but had some reservatio n s about our p lumbing code. We discussed the matter agreeably and were furnished with a review of the code. Mr. Mitchell and I have an appointment with the Codes staf f on Tuesday , March 14, to discuss the code review a nd firm u p plans for impleme ntation of our conclu sion s. As our Housing go a l s are stepped up considerably consistent with the expanded staff, I have adv ise d the Chief Housing Inspector to pl ace particular emphasis on field inspections and supervision. This may cause him to be out of the o ff i ce more than heretofore. ~ If there are any questions or matters concerning our Housing Improvement Program o r policies, I will be ava ilable to assist you or the members of your staff in any way possible. /I AT L A N TA TH E DOGWOO D CI TY �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 June 12, 1967 WILLI AM R. WOFFORD, P,E., R , A. I NSPECTOR OF BUI L D INGS ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P,E. ASST. I NSPECTOR OF B UILDINGS • Mr , Dan, E. Sweat, Jr . Director of Governmental Liaison Mayor's Office Atlanta, Gedrgia RE: 561 ~ 573 West Peachtree Street Life of Georgia Building Dear Mr. Sweat: An inspection of the above building made June 9, 1967, reve~led that the following items will hav~ to be corrected before a State Ceitificate of Occupancy can be issued. 1. An alarm s y stem will have to be installed. 2. An additional stand pipe must be installed , 3. .Additional hose cabinets must be installed w.tth this stand pipe. 4. Additional e xi t lights and directional signs are tieeded . 5. The rail on the fire escape will have to be four feet in hei,ght , l hope that thi s will provide y ou with ~11 the info rma t i on which might be needed to dete rmine if the Community Chest Agencies would desire to use t h e ;building . Very truly y ou r~, J!t/,~~ w.A. Hewes Chief Building Jnspector WAH:rsl �-~. . ..:..:~ ... . ' ~~ . ;. . .;-............ .. , ~-· . . . . . . . . . ,, ,. _..143.215.248.55.;.;t.~-.,. . ,. ~,. ~ ~ -~~\o~·~............... ~-··--·· '1 ., f , l ,._ l '• .,., J s:. -· ff ' 'lt'i=": c..1? J,;;' l . . ; \ ••• ,;.. . ' . !fJk J$¢ \• J ..... ·· -r, ,.. -..,:~ ~ z143.215.248.55 , -- ' t; - C:.;.;::.•. ! . }P' • Jti , ; •.ti, .1,c -,- ~ .. " " . 2ih!, . ~• t - .ivA• >.ot·, : >t " Cd,.~ · ~,,,.!! I _ .,,.;;-=",.-'-;,'li'o'"'·a,.,y;!;'a. . .,...,.....,...,...•,. , ,.-.:i;_..,•_~ ._. -~ '¥ '. ' :t, ·•',::·~--Cl~':.>'t,'I; .;·'·· · , - ..... --- J.-J- .___...._ ... ...__...t. ......\iidbtflfbek::,e d 'l .' I . ,, ..,., 2 clltKLt&f!rrtte:t\tNrt ·Is";,~,, ;,~JI" ,f·!¼ ~ ·w· ···~· ~ i A �.,. ~ CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE F OR T H E ~8=N::T:=H: NO. O F P E RM ITS 0 F Yi A a - 1969 CLASSIFICATION COST NO. OF FAMILIES HOUSED 1 Condami n i um (Addition) _ _.2..,.8=4,.___ _ _ frame Dwellings, 1 Family. $ 613,536 S,BB8,8S3 - - - - - - - M a s o n r y Dwellings, 1 Family $ 8,250 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ frame Dwellings, Duplex. $ 432,175 62 - - - - - - - M a s o n r y Dwellings, Duplex $ _ ___.4..,Q,.._____ Apartment Houses . . . . . $ 49,222,358 4,655 --~----Churches & Religious Buildings . $ 156,196 _ _ 3~2~-- ---Add-Alter-Repair Churches . . . $ 2,597,509 _ __.1,..-2._____ Amusement & Recreation Buildings Busines s Buildings $ 929,993 __]..,.3,..1----Se=cs:Bc::et==Mor-·anit:ile:Bui:ldizrs,a . $ 12,922,814 _ _21 _ _ _ _ _ Service Stations . . . . . . . $ 960,295 __l_J_6_ _ _ _ Residential Garages $ 144,756 ___8_ _ _ _ Parking Garages . $ 1,233,666 _ _ _2_ _ _ _ Garages . . . . . $ 4,433,593 ___J_ _ _ _ Hotel & Motel Buildings . $ 4, t~so, ooo __l_l_ _ _ _ School & $ 20,649,422 Schools . $ 9,097,138 Buildings . . . . · $ 19,698,019 __3_8_ _ _ _ Office & Warehouse . $ 3,439,968 ___l_ _ _ _ Utility Buil~ings . . $ 1,144,000 $ 7,910,839 $ 284,225 Escapes Elevators & Signs $ 1,435,974 Add-Alte r-Repair, Res identia l . . . $ 6,049,054 __9_2_a_ _ _ _ Add-Alter-Repa ir, Busine s s Bldgs .. $ 18,165,316 __J_5_4_ _ _ _ Demolitions-Business Buildings . . $ 114! 11 a _J~,0_7...Q,.____ _ _ De molitions-Re s ide ntial Buildings . $ Educational Buildings . _ _6_9_ _ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair _ _3_2_ _ _ _ office - - - - Indus tria l Buildings . __5~5_ _ _ _ swimming _l_,...,6_8_0_ _ _ _ fire _J_,,...6_3_0_ _ __ 1 l 1 1 1 & Carports Pools . . . J 663 - 387,183 194,290 18,000 3,327,000 100,000 25,000 Ere ct Fire Station Erec t Monumen t Er ec t Georgia Pl aza Erect Post Office Erect N/C Hanger Tota l P e rmits _ _.8.._,,,..3...,6...,0...___ _ 32 284 Tota l Cost 176,093,832 Tota l No. of F a milie s Housed _ _ _ __.5cc..,..,0"-'3"-4 -'--- - W. R. WOFF ORD F O P'-' NO . 4-2 Insp ector o f Buildings �CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE Yi AR - 1969 NO. OF PERM I T S 1 C.L A SSIF ICATION COST NO. OF FAMILIES HOUSED Condominium (Addition) 613,536 32 _ _.2..,8.,,4,___ _ _ Frame Dwellin gs , 1 Family . $ 5,888,853 284 - - - ' - - - - - - Masonry Dwellings, 1 Family $ 8,750 - -~ ----Frame Dwellings , Duplex. $ 432, J 75 62 - - - - - - - Masonry Dwellings , Duplex $ _ ___,,,41-\.()J-----Apartment Houses . . . . . $ 49,222,358 4,655 --=------ Churches $ 156,196 $ 2,597,509 $ 929,993 _ & Religious Buildings . ____..3....9'-.' -----Add-Alter-Repair Churches . . . - ~J-.. ,2_ _ _ _ Amusement & Recreation Buildings Business Buildings _...,l_....;J,...1---- St~::&:,Odt:es~'dce,oaa£:i:le.:iiw~ a;,. . $ U, 922 ,61..4 _ _21 _ _ _ _ _ Service Stations . . . . . . . $ 960,295 __1_3_6_ _ _ _ Residential Garages $ 144,756 ___8_ _ _ _ parking Garages . $ 1,233,666 _ _..;..2_ _ _ _ Garages $ 4,433,593 $ 4, ,~so , ooo ___3_ _ _ _ Hotel & Carports . . . . . & Motel Buildings . _ _l_l_ _ _ _ school & $ 20,649,422 Educational Buildings . 9,097,138 _ _6_9_ _ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair Schools . $ _ __;;3...;;2;..__ _ _ office Buildings . . . . . $ 19,698,019 _ _.:::3c.::8;___ _ _ Office & Warehouse . $ 3,439,968 ---"l,.__ _ _ Utility Buildings . . $ 1.144.000 - - - - - - - - - Industria l Buildings . $ 7,910,839 __5,_5,___ _ _ Swimming Pools . . . $ 284,225 __.J....,,...,6...8u.0,____ _ _ Fire Escapes Elevators & Signs $ 1, 43S, 974 _3._,,,....6,_)..._Q,.__ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair, Residential . . . $ 6,049,054 _...,;9""2...8,.__ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair, Business Bldgs .. $ J8,J65,3'.l6 _ _.J._5...,,4.___ _ _ Demolitions-Business Buildings . . $ 174,110 _J'-,...,,Q~7u.O'---- Demolitions-Residential Buildings . $ 387,183 1 l 1 1 1 Erect Erect Erec t Erect Erect ' 194,290 18,000 3,327,000 100,000 25,000 Fire Station Monument Georgia Pl aza Post Office N/C Hanger Total Permits _ _.8...,,,_3...6...Q..____ J 663 - Total Cost 176,093.832 Total No. of Families Housed _ _ _ _.,,:.5:....,~0;.,.3c;,4'------ W. R. WOFFORD F O R M N O. 4- 2 Inspector of Buildings �CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE FOR THE MOH TH NO . OF PERM IT S .._, »eaembar 0 F 1969 CLASS IFICATION COST , J _,,' ..; NO. OF FAM ILI ES HOUSED $ Masonry Dwellings, 1 Family $ Frame Dwellings, Duplex . $ Masonry Dwellings, Duplex $ Apartment Houses . $ Churches & Religious Buildings. $ Add-Alter-Repair Churches $ Awu s~~.m~e~t & J},e<:rfi tion_ Buildings $ 9 sr143.215.248.55 12:42, 29 December 2017 (EST)-~-~~x. $ 278,000 1 Service Stations . $ 128,000 4 Residential Garages & Carports $ 900 Parking Garages . $ Garages . $ Hotel & Motel Buildings . $ School & Educationa l Buildings . $ Add-Alter-Repair Schools . $ 4,116 , 449 Offic e Buildings . $ 271,000 Office & Warehouse . $ Utility Buil~ings . $ Indus tria l Buildings . $ Swimming Pools . $ Fire Escapes E leva tors & Signs $ Add -Alter-Repair, R esidentia l . $ Add-Alter-Repair, Business Bldgs .. $ Demolitions-Business Buildings . $ De molitions -Residential Buildings . $ 'r ,._ 1 >\.t ~, -- J ..,.J~ 12 5 1 147 192 .\ • . ~n_, 80 11 .H I ~0 '.;GJ 1,J (_ CQ 4,000 14.5 ?620 377 ,517 920,414 11,000 403 1 er ('? ~ Frame Dwellings, 1 Family . Erect Mas. Office Drive-In Bank 886 Total Permits _ _ _ _ __ Tota l Cost .. 130 , 240 -531 80,000 $7,009,516 16 Total No. of Families Housed - - - - - - - - - - - W. R. WOFFORD FO<>M N O . 4- 2 Insp ec tor o f Buildings �Department of Planning MEMO FROM: Collier TO: _ Gladin® DATE : ___,,,E=aC!...r'-1_,,L,,_,,a,_,_n=d=e:..:...r::c..s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [K] For your information O Ple ase make neces s ary re ply D Advise status of the attached 1-6-69 TIME: _ __ _ __ _ _ I met with Bill this morning and I believe we are getting close to a meeting with you. contacting you soon. FORM 30·13 Bill will probably be �\..: -~· > .... r -., . , • I ~ ,, I -.. . [ !,: }'. ' t -. c -T~.- o :F 7 Ar1. - . ·. ,I, 'I) ~ • .. -: !·:! • \, CITY I-IALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING COLLIER B. GLADI N, Dircccor January 6, 1969 Mr. W. R . Wofford Building Official Building Department City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Bi 11: In assessing the status of the Housing Code Compliance Program for 1969, the Planning Department has offered various solutions for design of a new program, all of which have had the basic shortcoming of being based on outdated information. In an attempt to alleviate this problem, the Planning Departm ent submits the following proposal for activities of the Housing Code Compliance Program personnel for the year I969: Because of tremendous efforts on house-by-house inspections in th e most pressing are as of the city during the last year, the Housing Code Compliance Division has made original inspe ctions on a majority of the sub-standard dwelling units within the highest priority areas of the city. However, because of conditions beyond control of the inspe ctors (i.e. insufficient financial abilities, shortage of contractors, legal tieups), many of these recently inspected units have not comp Iied with the city's Housing Code. Therfore, since the program is running ah ead of schedule in original inspect ions, but behind schedule in gaining compliances in th e most deteriorated areas of th e city, th e Planning Department suggests that exJ-ensive time and manpowe r be spent in those areas that have recently been inspected in order to gain lasting comp Iiances and a general upgrade in housing conditions. To accomplish this end, the Planning Department suggests that the ten Concentration Area Inspectors be use d during the first quarter of 1969 to concentrate on more complete efforts toward gaining more and lasting comp I iances "in those areas that have recently been inspected. Sending these men into the areas they have just covered will enable them to comp lete the work that was only begun with the original inspections . �Mr. W. R . Wofford -2- January 6, 1969 After this first three-month pe riod, it is expected that approx imately one-half of the ten inspectors wi 11 be removed from thse recently inspe cted areas and joined with other personnel of the Housing Code Compliance Division to make original inspections in areas corre sponding with Community Improvement Program priorities during the second quarter of 1969. The remaining five inspe ctors wil I spe nd the second quarter on continued completion efforts in those a reas inspected in 1968. Those areas designated by Community Improvement Program priorities, which will be inspected on an original basis during the second quarter of 1969, were, to a large extent, inspected during the first years of the Housing Code Comp Iiance Program. However, the 1969 program will not send inspectors into any area that has been inspected since 1966 for original inspections. The third and fourth quarters for inspections and reinspe ctions at a rate efficiency from the inspectors. These in priority areas determined during the 1969 will mark the beginning of original determined to gain the greatest degree of concentrated area inspections will take place first three months of 1969. Among the top - priority items of the data processing division of the city is an update of the Community Improvement Program information. If th is update is completed, it will include complete · housing condition information and a priority Iisting for housing improvements. Th is new priority Iisting wi 11 determine th e areas for original inspe ctions for the Housing Code Compliance Division. The information compil e d during the first quarter of 1969 will show those areas of the city that must be surveyed in order to realistically determine the top-priority areas for Housing Code inspe ctions . Also during the first three months of the year, if certain areas need to be surveyed, the city can make decisions on surve y techniques and personnel to conduct the survey, including decisions on what type of information must be accumulated by th e survey . Sincerely yours, QJQ~ ~ <¾cR:.~ Collier B. Glad in Planning Director C BG /b ls �January 9, 1969 Mr. W.R. Wofford Building Official Building Department City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 Dear Sir: It is with some reluctance that I ask you to accept this, my letter of resignation, as Building Inspector for the City of Atlanta effective January 27, 1969. I have an opportunity for employment with the Department ¢- f Housing and Urban Development as a Codes Specialist ~ o, ~ 0 '- - 11 with the grade of G. s. 11. After considerable consideration - ~- - of this advancement, as to the welfare of me and my family, ¢ I feel that I must accept this position. ~s---1 1 P 2""J"V~4J'.. ~· u? / o/1- fe:,. (..., ?l<.A..~ ..?'u 3u ~ ~ MU- /4~<-<.A-- ~ ,(/vP -- I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to you, Mr. Smith, Mr. Hewes and all of the employees of the Building Department for their very kind and generous cooperation they have given me as an employee of this department. ~ _,,,~ Z.(1~ With best wishes and thanks to all , ~~ ~-ct II tl/4~~ M. Fr ed Ha r dage �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Atlanta 3, Georgia WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E ., R.A. INSPECTOR OF BU IL D I NGS January 10, 1969 ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P.E. ASST. I NSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen : I will be out of the City the week of January 13 through January 20, 1969, attending the Executive Board meeting and the Code Changes Committee meeting of the Building Officials Conference of America to be held in Miami, Florida. During my absence Mr. C. M. Smith, Assistant Building Official , will be in charge of the office. Very truly yours, W.R. Wofford Building Official WRW:at ATLANTA THE DOGWOOD CITY • �__________________ __________________________ ., __,,.., January 14, 1969 Mr . William R . Wofford In pector of Buildings City Hall Atlanta , G orgia Dear Bill : Sometime 1 t fall, you gre d to allow the Municipal Theat. r to occupy the Alme House loc ted in Cha tain Park Wltil J n thi year. ry of Attached h reto is a letter of January 10, 1969 from Mr . Carl Johnson. Fulton County M n ger, which ii self- xpla tory. Would you pl a dvi r . Johnson r gardin thi r qu t, and send m copy of your letter. Since,: ly your•. R. Ear 1 Land r• Adminietr tive A REL:lp A chm nt CC: Mr. Carl Johnson i tant ._ �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ARCHITECTURAL DIVISION 901 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 January 16 , 1969 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E . , R . A . INSPECTO-R OF BUILDINGS FREDERICK R. SHEPHERD ADDY W. CHAN ELMER H. MOON, E . E. , P.E . ASST . INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Mr . R. Earl Landers Administrative Assistant Mayor ' s Office Atlanta , Georg i a Dear Mr. Landers: Re: White Alms Building In the absence of Mr . W. R. Wofford, Building Official , your letter of January 14, 1969, with attached copy of letter from Fulton County Manager concerning the future of the White Alms Building has been referred to the City Architec t for study. The hazardous conditions which existed and were first reported on or about July 16, 1968, still exist and have not been allievated to date. In view of the potential hazard and possible political implications, a departmental decision concerning the matter is expected to be made upon return of Mr. Woffo rd to the City of Atlanta on or about Tuesday, January 21, 1969. A letter from this office concerning this matter shall be forthcoming. _:;:;;?~ Frederick R. Shepherd Representative of the Architect FRS:gs ATLANTA THE DOGWOOD CITY �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL TEL. JA. 2-4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 1969 . r •. Johnson, ' ~l.l;JQ Jan ry 10, 19 f•~~ tot y ,,.. �(~iTY OF DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 501 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 CHARLES L. DAVIS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE EDGAR A . VAUGHN, JR. DEPUTY DIRECTOR -OF FINANCE GEORGE J. BERRY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE January 16, 1969 Mr. William Wofford Building Department City of Atlanta Dear Bill: In reviewing the City's various funds in preparation of the 1969 budget, I have noted that we have not made significant expenditures from the demolition grant fund. As you are aware, this fund was established to handle the demolition grant project for which we received a grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to our records, we. have only expended a total of $19,229 for the y ears 1967 and 1968. A total of $85,540 was authorized for this project. I have reviewed your Mr. Waddell's report on this project in which he indicates that there were a total of 157 structures to be demolished under the program and that only 42 have been demolished in a two year period. It is a considerable cost to us in both time and effort to carry this f und. It is the sma ll es t f und and has the l ea st activity of any fund in our budget. I would appreciate your thoughts on how .we can move forward to complete this project and accomplish the intent of this program. Very truly yours, aL~~ ~-~ Charles L. Davis Director of Finance CLD:cs � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 2, Complete Folder Box 1 Box 1 Folder 2 Folder topic: Building department | 1967-1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/10c77548ac3d87b3d986653f4e415278.pdf efd2c6cae22024867b9fbaa0d77be556 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE FOR THE MONTH NO . OF PERMITS ____l~-- 27 OF DECEMBER, 1966 CLASSIFICATION NO. OF FAMILIES COST o__ob__'..... .bo.....· Condominum $_____.1__ Js__.,..... Frame Dwellings , I F a mily . $ ---+.4,....,2+1-,1...,9.....o--.-oo-- - - - - - - - M a s o n r y Dwellin gs , I F a mily $ -------- - - - - - - - F ra me Dwelling s, Duplex . $-------- - - - - - - - Ma sonry Dwellings , Duplex - - - - - - - Churches & Reli gious Buildings . $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ $ ---+ltti08H-,-t:4rf-i0tttQr-1.Q1-t10't-- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Amusement & Recre ation Buildings $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _..___ _ Stores & Other Merca ntile Buildings . s --2~3,...:;7.,_,""'.,'4;-'A-o...,_o~o~ _ _ _ _.,___ _ Service Sta tions . $ ---1"""6.,_.,-e9.-..5fto_,.o'W'o~ _ _ _ _.,,___ _ Reside ntia l Garages & Ca rports s _____,,,_,-'ll3-Ao•,-,j.o....o~ =l=----- Parking $ ----<6~0",~0"*00-.O""Q,- Ga rages . $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - Ga rage s . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hotel & Motel Buildi ngs . $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __.,.___ _ school & Educa tiona l Buildings . $ ----<7f-fi0f-,+fl0O1-t18,....+011-1Qr- _ _ ___.~-- Add-Al te r-Repair Schools . $ ------t-15-.t0-t-:.-+QIHQr-- _ _ __._ _ _ Qffice Buildings . $ ---t-12~2.,--,-Srt-01110t-.ttQttO- _ _ ____._ _ _ Qffic e & Wa re house . $ - - - - J . - - - Ut ili ty Buildi ngs . s ---4,,_,. .,;florf"l . o.--.ftoo- -__,1...,,4....0....., 0....0-0-......0..... 0- $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - Indu strial Bui ldings. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ swimming Pools. $ -------- 87 - - - - - - - Fire Escapes Elevators & Signs $ _ __..7'-'4~,~9=4=4....,-o-o_ ___ 2_S_O_ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair, Residential . $ _ _4~3~2.....,_s_o_6~·o_o_ ___4_0___ _ $ -~l~i-1...,,_2-s-9_,_o_o_ $ --~1-1~,,-c,4~0~0........0-Q_ Add- Alter-Repair, Business Bldgs . . ____B ____ Demolitions-Business Buildings . ,... 1; .. ; ..... _ ... 27 $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - ~ - - - Add- Alter-Repa ir Churches T"\ _ _ 6 $-------- - - - - - - - Apa rtment Houses . · . 71 HOUSED _n ..... ... :...J ..... _.,;,..., 1 0 .. .. :1...J : ......... ~ 1q_21n_nn -107 _ --- �CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECT OR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE FOR THE MONTH NO. OF PERMITS 1 OF DECEMBER, 1966 CLASSIFICATION COST Condominum $______1__ Js__..__ oo_._b_. ·. ,b= o;._ · ____ 2.._7___ Frame Dwellings, 1 Family . $ ---+-4~2+1-,1....9.....0........... 00""- - - - - - - - M a s o n r y Dwellings, 1 Family $ -------- - - - - - - - F r a m e Dwellings , Duplex. $- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ¥ a s o n r y Dwellings, Duplex $ -------- NO. OF FAMILIES HOUSED 6 27 $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Apartment Houses. · . $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - C h u r c h e s & Reli gious Buildings . _ _ ___._ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair Churches $ ---+1}01+18*"-,--l>4ettOttQ-,.0'*0½- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Amus ement & Recreation Buildings $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _,.___ _ scores & Other Mercantile Buildings . s --21-'13f-T-7-',1~si-flo,....,.of'Wo- _ _ _ _.,___ _ Service Stations . s ---1'H6r-fl9Hi_5cAO-,.Of"l-jO1 - - - ~ - - - R e s i de ntial Garages & Carports $ ----'7r,-'l3~0.... ,-,.of"l-jo- '!=----Parking Garages . $ Garages . $- - - - - - - - ---u6cw-O'""',o,,..o""o.....ok,Ko- $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - H o t e l & Motel Buildings. _ _ ___,,,___ _ school & Educational Buildings . $ ----,17'+-10..,.,H10O1--t10+.-+1811-10- _ _ _____..__ _ Add-Alter-Repa ir Schools . $ t-15""'0+-.-+1811-tO- "'~--Office Buildings . $ --}t-;2,-,;2>-,..... SR,oo-.O*O- _ _ ____,_ _ _ office & Wa rehouse. $ - - 1......4~0-,,QRi()Flf'()½-.-A()AO- ---.......a.---Utility Buildings . $ -----#r4-,51r40'W'0......41 0AO$ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - I n d u s t r i a l Buildings. Swimming Pools . $- - - - - - - - 87 Fire $ _ _....7c..;;:4"-l,....9=4=4:..o.•.w0.... O_ Escapes Elevators & Signs 280 s __4....,J...2...,....a...0.....6....o...,o..__ 40 s -~J.....1....1_,,....2....s"""9....,....o..... o_ 8 s --~1~1...,,~4_0_0___00_ s ___19____.,2_1~0......a_n_ - - - - - - - Add-Alter-Repair, Residential. - - - - - - - A d d -Alter-Repair, Business Bldgs .. Demolitions-Business Buildings . 71 Demolitions-Residential Buildings . Total Perm.its 5_34~---- -107 Total Cost ...$.....__ __,,_2,...1-jl~7u,9,-..,-'J~e~41..e.-1-011-01--Total No. of Families Housed _ _ _ _ _.......,,,__-,!_...,,...... 33 W. R. WOFFORD FO"'M NO . 4-2 I ~/; f) Insp ector o f Buildings �CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE FOR THE MONTH NO. OF PERMITS 1. 27 1 87 280 40 8 71 Total Permits 0 F DECEMBER. 1966 CLASSIFICATION COST Condominum $ bd ·I· .135 , oop .,_.. Frame Dwellings, 1 Family . $ Masonry Dwellings , 1 Family $ Frame Dwellings , Duplex . $ Masonry Dwellings, Duplex $ Apartment Houses . · . $ Churches & Religious Buildings . $ Add-Alter-Repa ir Churches $ Amusement & Recrea tion Buildings $ Stores & Other Mercantile Buildings . $ 237.750.00 Service Stations . $ 16.9:50.00 Residential Garages & Carports $ 7.305.00 Parking Ga rages . $ 60,000.00 Garages . $ Hotel & Motel Buildings . $ School & E duca tiona l Buildings . $ 70,000.00 Add-Alter-Repair Schools . $ 1s0.00 Office Buildings . $ 122,soo.oo Office & Wa reh ouse . $ 140,000.00 Utility Buildings . $ 4,500.00 Industrial Buildings . $ Swimming Pools . $ Fire Escapes E levators & Signs $ 74,944 00 Add-Alter-Repair, Residential . $ 432,806,00 Add- Alter-Repai r, Business Bldgs . . $ 317,259,00 Demolitions-Business Buildings . $ 11,400.QO Demolitions-Residential Buildings . $ 12,210.00 . _5-4.3""'4_____ Total Cos t NO . OF FAMILIES HOUSED 6 421.190.00- 27 108,400.00 -107 ~$----,2~ , l1:-i7~91h,. .,)H!61"14, ., -, 1c181"10-0 Total No. of Families Housed - - - - - - - -......- - - ~ 33 I fo , 1 W. R. WOFFORD FOP'-1 NO. 4- 2 Inspector of Buildings � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE FOR THE MONTH OF —__»ppepvpee te¢6— NO. OF PERMITS CLASSIFICATION COST . NO. OF FAMILIES ——_1+—— Condominum $____135,000.00 era Df Frame Dwellings, 1 Family. 5.50606 ae) 6 «ff ——421;190-00 ~ ———27-———— Masonry Dwellings, 1 Family. ........ $ Frame Dwellings, Duplex. . ......... $ Masonry Dwellings, Duplex. ......... Apartment Houses... . 2 ee se ee eee § Churches & Religious Buildings. ....... $ —_____2_____ Add-Alter-Repair Churches . . ........$ ——108;400-00- Amusement & Recreation Buildings . ..... $ —_____i______ Stores & Other Mercantile Buildings. . ... . $ ——237;5750.00- 2 Sey ice Stations wis. 6 edie. dts. Sea Saas $ ——_+6-950-00- —_______5____ Residential Garages & Carports. ....... $ ——+,303-00- SSS ee Garages. 2 we ee eee eee ee ep $0, 000,00 Garaper yas. 8 GY aides Ride. o che er oe ee Hotel & Motel Buildings. . . ..... +s $ —___l___ School & Educational Buildings. ....... $ —_—#0,000,00-— ——__]_ _ Add-Alter-Repair Schools. 2. 1 1. ee eee $ ———150-00- ee ICE Bulldinge . ok. uy acy fda. ees S ——4322-500-00- oo = ottica’e Warehouse. . .. .. 220 Pe OAg - ——446-860768- Hl Utility Buildings 5-3 0e soe Be. 4 hk ——= ggg 06= Industrial Buildings. . . 2... 2... 2 2 eee § Swimming Pools. .......-.+++2+ $ Spe Oe ess Win Escapes Elevators & Signs ....... $— ——74,944,00 _ 280 Add-Alter-Repair, Residential. ........ $— 432,806.00 40 Add-Alter-Repair, Business Bldgs... .. . .. $— 317,259.00 _ 8 Demolitions-Business Buildings. . . .... . $ —— 11,400.00 _ 71 Tee setaunlDwsldnasial Daitaianws ¢ 19 3910 nn _~1n7  CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE NO. OF PERMITS CLASSIFICATION coOsT NO. OF FAMILIES 1 HOUSED L Condominum $ 135,000.00 6 —___2]7_ ____ Frame Dwellings, 1 Family . Masonry Dwellings, 1 Family. ........¢ Frame Dwellings, Duplex. ..........+ $ Masonry Dwellings, Duplex. .........$ Apartment HouseS'..%. 3) 6) 40 8 pos we ee G Churches & Religious Buildings. . ...... $ ff — Add-Alter-Repair Churches... 2s. 5 ee eo $ —-2085466550- Amusement & Recreation Buildings . ..... $ 4) Stores & Other Mercantile Buildings. . . ~~. $ ——2375750-00- —_____l1_____Service Stations... .- 1. +++ +++ + + $—_46-959-99- s ° —______5_____ Residential Garages & Carports .......-. ° ———3-395-90- , ° AS Patling Gutages fag) Saas Ne sks 3 6090000. Gara geste. leon iii cds ee SS ta, ls Pe Te Hotel & Motel Buildings. . ......... $ —_____1_ __School & Educational Buildings. . . ....- 5 ——_#6,600,08-— ——____}} _ Add-Alter-Repair Schools. . . 2.1.2.6... 4 450-00- ee Office Buildings. %7).teewo, esd ae tey lsd ata S ——423_566-66—- a eee Sc Warehouse .. 4 & cy hss nt Stata oa —§4,6;000-00- eS — Uility, Buildings «20. la Gola sit 382 8 een og Industrial ‘Buildings. 2.0 02 00r eon 2% crs) SwimmingePoolSisajos cx, ice eehe a ante eee a 87 Eire Escapes Elevators & Signs ....... $ 74,944,00 wee OO alate Repair: Residential. ........ $— 432,806.00 Ser dd Wlcer Repairs Business Bldgs...... .. $ ——3127,259,00 Be een © Henialiiore-posiness Buildings. &: Fs, wae S oS 4h 00 | 71 Demolitions-Residential Buildings. . . . ... $——19,210,00 JW _.-197 Total Permits 334 SSE Total Cost $———2, 179, 364.990—_ Total No. of Families Housed 33 / b W. R. WOFFORD Inspector of Buildings FOPM NO, 4-2  CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE NO. OF PERMITS CLASSIFICATION COST NO. OF FAMILIES , Condominus $____135,000.00 ei , : 3! oi) ela ae Frame Dwellings ol Mamily 0.5 es, os toac S —421, 190-00" ———$7 ——_ Masonry Dwellings, 1 Family. ........ 8 Frame Dwellings, Duplex. .......... 8 Masonry Dwellings, Duplex... .......$ Apartment‘Houses:.: .-2 0) S--s5 |.) te: 3 a oe ee |G Churches & Religious Buildings. . ...... $ _ 2 Add-Alter-Repair Churches . . ........- $ ——-108; 460-00- Amusement & Recreation Buildings ...... $ —_____45. Stores & Other Mercantile Buildings. . . .. . $ ——237-750-00- —_—_——__1_____ Service Stations. - - 2 2-2-5. 2-0 $ —i6;950-00- —_____5_____ Residential Garages & Carports. ....... §$ ——4;303700- a = Parking Garages... 1 + 1 eee 2s e's s » $——60,000,00- GaraBes! nes cere gi thas ch st ae, ed Hotel & Motel Buildings. . . ........ $ a School's Educational Buildings +> 2 2 2. 2-2 5 ——_76,606,06-— SD Add- Alter Repair Schoolsc. 2-2 o ave. ae es $ —__—_159-¢6-— 2 Office Buildings). avs ley as 4d acts sce es § ——+122,;506,60-— he kote Warchoustivs 74 ge wanes ad Gite ee Meee ee —\_+t46,600-60— —____1_____ Utility Buildings. . . 2... 2 1... 1+» $—4-509-00- Industrial Buildings:.. 2: 3.0 Se 4¢ ) 2 ee Swimming, Pools 4.2) 6.2.5 3 a or ee ee, eee 87 Fire Escapes Elevators & Signs ....... $— —24,944,00 a OO 8 KadsAteed Repaie, Residential. ........ $— 432,806.00 _ 40 : : ——_____—___—_Add-Alter-Repair, Business Bldgs...... i. $4 28759209 ao Demolitions Business Buildings. 1 . .... . $€—— 13,400.00 71 Demolitions-Residential Buildings. ...... $— 19,210.00 ____.1097 Total Permits 534 SS Total Cost $—__2, 179,364.99 Total No. of Families Housed 34 , »y>— W. R. WOFFORD ‘ Inspector of Buildings FOPM NO, 4-2  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 54 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2698cca648a1b37dd079f3d029c8f180.pdf 3e87f00010a94eda0abfbe5fa9420ef1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. City 0£ .A tl ~nt · .{OUSL. G COD Pol icy an I. G CO. !l)LIL'CE PROG::'-1:,.;_,1 Pr o c edure Guide 2 '.::.::d::,'c!::: eff orts i1mnediatel y t o sec re µubl ic unders t and i ns o.c ,d benefits of the Housing Co d e Complia nce Program throu gl L .. ,: us e .-a.l s 0.:: )c rs ona l contact, pamphlets, pres s releases and other public i r:L, .:-, .. ;:. .::icn E. ',:;.~x i r:i_,m coo r dination i mmediately \·1 it h all other public a g enci.cs F .:o ';) 1;:: aff2 cted by , and need to assist in , the conduct and results or ::::~- ~:; r ogran1 . c. Co n s ervation of those residential structures in g ood conditio n c o ? ~2v2~= t,, e s p read of blig ht and decay through encouragen:ent of maintenance -~ i:::o:::t s _,1d p rote ction from those conditions s uch as overcrowd ing and ur:a_, .:: ~·,,:, :,: ized conver sion whi ch l ead to blight. ~~habilit ation of al l substandard residential structures whi c h ,) - ....·. .._ y ,.:i.suit able for humgn habitation but where i mp rovements c an be ma~2 .c·..:asonable cost o bring them up to standard gnd where such ren.a;~ :. :'.. i.: .::...o. d es not conflict with other c omr,1unity g oals by 1971. ~ emo : ition within the C~ty limit s of At l anta o f all residenti al s =r~c - ~res 1'. ic h are unfit for human habit a tion and where rehabilitation wc _i u j _ t1 rohi · it i vely expensive or would otherwise conflict with other c o::n::..:.,.it: y boab by 1971. ? ·ievi e:,-; and re - evaluation beg innin g in ·1967 on a continuing basis of t:Dse �rehab ilitation areas which have been treate<l in previous ye a r s t o determine their need f or possible f uture systematic re i nitiatio n of total rehab ilitation effort. II. ' -: Ar eas and Pr iorities: A. The Hous ing Conditions Map reflecting the survey made in 1963 has been brought up - to -date. In this revision, close coo rdination has been developed between the Planning Department , the Ho using Code Division and the Direct or of Government a l Liais on. This has re s ul ted i n an i~p roved p l an for a city-wide , systematic, comprehens i ve Hous ing Code Compliance Prog ram. The basic map o f the revised survey indi c a t es on a block basis the following c ategories . 1. Conservat ion (Areas whi ch principally require either no i mprcv e;-;-,ents or only mino r improveme nts with occas ional rehabilitation). 2. Intensive Conservatio n (tho se areas which because of certa in £a c to rs such as age , transition i n occupancy or use, or adverse frin ge influences, etc., require a g r eate r amount of surveill ance i n o rder to fores tall blight and decay. These areas wi ll normally re qu ire only minor i mproveme nts and spot rehabil it ation). 3. Rehab ilitat ion (tho e areas in which the majority of struc ure ' requi re rehabilitation wh ich does not excee d 50 per c ent of t he i~ v al ue; some spot c learance is anticipated) . 4. Clear a nce - Code Enforcement (predominately s maller areas wh~re t he ma jority of structures should be cleared and the area rede veloped. It is ant icip ated that the se areas would be cleared 2 1- 1-67 �through code compl iance wit h emphasis . on demol i tion . The o n i y other co rre ctive actions to be take n are t 1ose to allevia te ha zard s and to protect the hea lth a nd s afe ty of re s idents i ~ t h~ area ). 5. Clearance - Tit l e I Urban Re newa l (tho se areas in which t he r.,aj ority of structures should be demolished, with some rehabilitation, and whe re the size and cost of the cont emplat ed action jus t i f i es ·-he use of Title I federal funds). B. The map als o shows division of the city into halves, for supervi so r re spo ns ibility ; each of these halves is sub-divided into five Sectors . Each of these Se ctors is ass i gned to a Hous ing Code Inspector, as his area of individual responsibility. Co Th e map als o has on it areas of various sizes outlined showing the ne i ghb orho od desi gnation with numbers rang ing from 1 65 to 1 69 . These a re as indic ate where and when an intensive program of systematic housing code compl i ance is to be undertaken on a house to house basi s . Tne target date assigned to a particular area indicates its relative ry riority . Those with a high priority ha ve an ear ly dat e; those with a lower p r iority, a later date . Pr io rit i es f or the areas have been based on: 1. The numbe r of compl i ance inspections which t he Housing Co de division c a n undertake in one year, wh ile maint a ining full cit y-wide cove rage. 2o The relat ionship of rehabilitat i on areas to s ur rounding or i nte rnal c ommunity a ctivities , communi ty facil i ty development or Title I Urban Renewal Projects. 3 1- 1- 6 7 �3. Gene ral conditions in the part icul ar area . Those with t ie wos c pre ssing rehabilitation needs will be undertaken first. 4. The long range goa l of complete housing code ins pection o f subst ~n<lard dwel lings by 1970 and compliance in all designat ed rehab i litation areas by 1971. 5. An add itional consideration in subsequent revisions will be the need in the future for more treatment in areas previously covered as blight reoccurs . This item represents the first step in the changeover fr om a program with a fixed completion date to one on a continuin g ba sis . D. Proposed Community Facility Locations: A map has been prepared which indicates the location of all proposed commu nity facilities and highways (exclusive of urban renewal projects) in the City of Atlanta . The locations have been indexed and co l o r coded to identify them and to indicate the agency responsible for their execution . III. Or Ganizat ion and Administration A. Organiz a tion and Personnel for Housing Code Comp l iance, Department of Buildings 1. Supervisor of Inspection Services 2. Pe rsonnel, Housing Code Division a. Chief Inspector (1) b. Field Supervisors (2) c. Housing Code Sector Inspectors (10) d. Housing Code Insp e ctors General (6) e. Hous ing Code Inspect or II (1) Compliance Office r ) f. Concentration Area Inspectors (10) 4 (assigned to Co des 1-1- 6 7 �r-g. 3. B. Clerical Personnel ( 8) Re lQted Personnel a. ~ehab ilitation Spe ci a list b. Codes Comp liance Officer ( 1) (1) Duties and Resp onsibilitie s: l . Supervis or of Inspection Se r vices. Overall supervision of all f orms of code enforcement such as plumbing and building uit h pr i mary emphasis on Housing Code Enforcement, including c oord ination with other Departments. 2. Pers o nnel , Housing Code Division: ao Chief Insp e ctor (1) Overall supervision of i nspections, field work and administration. (2 ) Coordination of relocation efforts with Atlanta Housing Authorit y . (3) Pursuit of resolution o f di ff icult cases. ( 4) Direct sup e rvision of clerical p er sonnel (5) Coordination with Codes Comp liance Officer; R~habi lit eian Sp ei 11st . (6) Training progra m for new Housing Code Inspectors . (7) Coordinat ion with other Divisions of Departme nt o f Building s. b. Field Supervisors (1) Dire c t supervis ion of five inspectors and their sectors comprising one - half(~) o f the City . 5 1- 1- 6 7 �·(2 ) Supervision o f intensive program teams and Inspectors General when operating in their on~-half (\) of t he Ci ty . (3) In-Service tra ining f or inspectors to include principles of Housing Code Enforcement, selection and scheduling of work, and standardization of requirements and acceptances. (4) General conduct of housing code compliance program within their one-half(~) of the City. (5) Assistance in resolution of difficult cases. (6) Assistance in preparation of court cases when requested by Code Compliance Officer. (7) c. Other special duties as assigned by Chief Inspector. Housing Code Inspector II (1) Assigned to Codes Compliance Officer to assist in preparation of cases for Court. d. Housing Code Sector Inspectors: (1) Conduct of Housing Code Compliance Program in their sector . (2) Primary responsibility for resolution of all cases and comp liants in their sectors. (3) Prepare cases f or presentation before the Better Hous ing Commission and City Att orney. (4) e. Assist in preparing court cases. Housing Code Inspectors General (1) Investig ate , document and prepare cases f or present ation to Court and appear as witness , at time of trial (th ree inspectors and one Housing Code Inspector II assi gned f or this purpose) (2) Preparation of cases for 11 In Rem11 proceeding s and J,:!r~olit ion Gra nt Program (three inspectors assigned to these .::u ac t ions . 6 1- 1-· 6 7 �- - - ------ ---- - - ··- £. Intensive Program Housing Code Inspecto,rs (1) Operate as team me mbers (2) Conduct housing code comp liance prog ram in rehabilitation areas according to scheduled priorities. g. Clerica l Personne l (1) Process notices, letters, records and prepare period ic reports. (2) Receive telephone calls, prepare lists for Better Housing Commission hearings, City Attorney h earings and Court . (3) h. Record minutes of Better Housing Commission meetings. Related Personnel (1) Rehabilitation Specialist (a) Public relations--(promoting good maintenance a nd Housing Code Enforcement~ (b) (2) Inspection o f apartment developments (30 unit s and up) . Codes Compliance Officer (a) Re sponsible for preparation and conduct (including attendance in Court) o f Housing Code Court c as es with assistance from Housing Code Ins pect ors and Suporviso~y Pers onnel. (b) Advises Housing Code Division on requirements f o r pro se cution o f cases in c ourt, appropria tene s s of speci f ic c ase s f o r Court action a nd p r ep a r a t ion o f charg es. 7 1-1-67 �(c) Prepares Court calendars and reports on result s of Housing Code Court hea rings. C. Not ices and Follow-up Action Inspectors will use standard methods and prescribed time interv als as a guide for their processing of cases. Written procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division. D. Coordina tion 1. Re loc ation: Inspectors will fill out slips (on AHA standard form) to be s i gned and forwarded by the Chief Inspector to the Housing Authority for relocation assistance to the families threatened with displacement by Housing Code Enforcement, such as placarding occupied units, when a dire ctive is issued to reduce the number of occupants and/or units, when demo lit ion is :imminent, and for other reasons. 2. Community Facilities Chief Inspector will consult map s howing location of propos ed and s ched ule d conmrunity facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to d rmi ne exact extent and st atus of project and th app r opriate Housing Code Comp liance Program for the areas at that time. 3. Publi c Hous ing No Hous ing Code Inspections required. (Existing units 8874 ; unde r construction 650; planned 1140). 4. Municipal Servi ces In conduct of the Ho using Code Comp li ance Program, Inspecto rs wil l 8 1- 1-67 �be alert for needed improvements in municipal servic es and other such prob l ems . Need will be re cor"d ed and referred by the Ch ief Inspector to the appropriate governi.uental agency. Poss i ble referral agenc i es are: 5. a. Sanit ary Department b. Construc tion Department c. Traffi c & Street Light s Department d. Pol i ce Department e. Water Department f. Fire Department g. Parks Department h. Board of Education i. County Departments of Family and Children Services j. County Health Departments Data Bank The Housing Code Division will participate continua lly ir.. furnish ing certain types of information, obtained in conne ction wit h its normal a ctivities, to be place d in the data bank. E. Comp la int s Al l Housing Code complaints received will be recorded on forms provided and investigated within.one week and appropriate action initiated i mmediately . F. Wr itten procedure i s on file in the Housing Code Divi sion . Handling Unres olved Cases At the end of each quarter, Sector Inspectors will thoroughl y review their unresolved case files and de termine what positive action sho uld be taken. 9 1-1-67 �Procedu re for handling unresolved cases is on file in the Housing Code Division. IV. Area Housing Code Compliance Policies A. Ge neral: 1. Placard promptly vacant substandard units and structures considered unfit for occupancy and cause utility services to be discontinued. 2. Promptly report to the Better Housing Commission and to the Atlanta Housing Authority Relocation Housing Office (for relocation of families) those occupied units and structures considered unfit for occupancy. 3. In order to keep abreast of changing conditions conducive to det erioration and blight, ea ch Inspector will endeavor t o observe his entire Sector and initiate corrective action a s ne ede d. 4. I t is a nticipated that e a ch Sector Inspe ct or will pr oce s s a minimum o f 20 new Housing Code major improvement cases per ca l enda r month, and comply an e qual number per month out s ide of r~ bil i t ation areas in which t ms ar e work ing, Eff ort should b e made where feasible to ke ep each Sector Ins pec tor 1 s workload of uncomp l eted act i ve notice s to approx i mat ely 200 . All Se ct o r Ins pe ctor s combine d should comp ly at l east 3500 units per year . B. Conservation Areas (See Ho us ing Map): 1. Inspecto r wil l encourage maintenance and conserva tio n 10 1-1-67 �verbally where early signs of blight appear but no val id code violation exists. 2. Housing Code inspection to be made primarily on a compl a::_nt basis. C. Intensive Conservation Areas (See Housing Map) 1. Housing Code inspections to be made based on an apparent need. Accent to be conservation rather than waiting until reh abi litation is necessary; Inspector will give more attention to details to discover any signi f icant changes conducive to blight in t hese areas. 2. Inspector will encourage maintenance and conservation verbally where early signs of blight appear but where no valid code violation exists. 3. These areas will be closely examined fo~ consideration as possible future federally assisted code enforcement projects under t he 1964 Housing Act. D. Rehabilitation Areas (See Housing Map) 1. These areas have been designated according to priority of need and pl aced on a schedule. 2. (See Map) The se areas will be intensively covered house by house by insp e ctors of an intensive program team (2 - 4 men). 3. Conduct of Compliance Prog ram a. All Housing units in rehabilitation are a s will be i ns pe ct e d and nece ss a ry comp lia nce notices issued or st a tement issued t ha t p ro pe rty is i n satis f actory condition . 11 1-1- 67 �- - - · - - · · - · - - · b. It is anti c ipated that t hree larg e 3:reas ( appro x i ma · ely 7000 unit~ and t ree s mall areas ( approximately 1900 unit~ will be covere d this year ( approx i reate t o tal 8900 ). Any c ases remaining unresolved a t t h e end o f t h is year will be assigned to Sector Inspector fo r resolution. c. It is anticipated that each Team Inspector will make approximately 7 new insp e ctions or 7 first follow-u p inspections per day . 4. These areas Hill be closely e xamined for consideration as possible future federa lly assisted code enforcement projects under t he 19 64 Hous ing Act . E. Clearance - Code En f orcement Areas ( See Housing Map ) 1. 2. Enforce Code only to: a. Placard where warranted a nd seek demolition. b. Co rre ct h azards . c. Reduce overcrowd ing. d. Vacat e unf it unit s . e. Clean up premises . Discourage rehabi litat i on action in indust rial ly zoned areas , especial ly in marginal cases. 3. Se ek max i mum coordination with other divi s ions of Building Department to discourag e improvements other than to co r r ec t hazards of any housing units and structures in areas. 12 1- 1- 67 �·;, Clearance - Title I Urban Renewal 1. Prop os ed and Planning Stage Projects (See Housjng Map ): Enforce Code only to: 2. a. Placard where warranted and seek demolition. b. Correct hazards. c. Redu ce overcrowding . d. Vacate unf it units. e. Clean up premises. Urban Renewal Projects in Exe cution (See Housing Map): a. Issue no notices unless instructed othen,ise by Chief Ins pe ctor (usually upon request of Atlanta Housing Authorit y ). G. Community Facility Locations, including Public Housing (See Community Facility Map ): 1. Scheduled for construction or property being acquired a. Chief Inspe ctor will consult map showing location o f proposed and schedu l ed community fa cilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate wit h that agency to det ermine exact extent and status of proj ect and the appropriate Housing Code Comp li ance Program for the areas at that time . b. Norma lly Inspector will issue no notices unl ess instructed othen,ise by Chief Inspector. 13 1-1 - 67 �--- - - - ---· - - - ·- ·-- -··-· . 2. Planned - construction anti cipated but ~ot scheduled a. Ch i ef Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled com..rnunity facilities; will determine 2.gency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to determine exact extent and status of project and the appropria te Housing Code Comp liance Program for the areas at that time. b. Normal action will be to enforce Code only to : (1) Placard where warranted and seek demolitio n. (2) Correct hazards, (3) Redu ce overcrowd ing. (4) Vacate unfit units. (5) Clean up premises. 14 1- 1-67 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 3 HOUSING CODE COMPLIANCE PROGRAdI Policy and Procedure Guide January Maximem efforts immediately to secure public understanding of tis and benefits of the Housing Code Compliance Program throug personal contact, pamphlets, press releases and other public ints x4 SeGla. Maminum coordination immediately with all other public agencies wy Conservation of those residential structures in good condition to af ee ~retion to~ ee L VESVETC tue spread of blight and decay through encouragement of maintenance efforts and protection from those conditions such as overcrowding and unaucnorized conversion which lead to blight. Rchabilitation of all substandard residential structures which ar: unsuitable for human habitation but where improvements can be mace reasonable cost to bring them up to standard and where such renaril does not conflict with other community goals by 1971. n Demolition within the City limits of Atlanta of all residential stru which are unfit for human habitation and where rehabilitation we.u prohibitively expensive or would otherwise conflict with other cozy foals by L971. Revicw_and re-evaluation beginning in 1967 on a continuing basis rr ' ¢ tn fo Oi ET. 4 rehabilitation areas which have been treated in previous years to determine their need for possible future systematic reinitiation of total rehabilitation effort. Areas and Priorities: A. The Housing Conditions Map reflecting the survey made in 1963 has been brought up-to-date. In this revision, close coordination has been developed between the Planning Department, the Housing Code Division and the Director of Governmental Liaison. This has resulted in an improved plan for a city-wide, systematic, comprehensive Housing Code Compliance Program. The basic map of the revised survey indicates on a block basis the following categories. 1. Conservation (Areas which principally require either no imprcvements or only minor improvements with occasional rehabilitation). Z. Intensive Conservation (those areas which because of certain factors such as age, transition in occupancy or use, or adverse fringe influences, etc., require a greater amount of surveillance in order to forestall blight and decay. These areas will normally require only minor improvements and spot rehabilitation). 3. Rehabilitation (those areas in which the majority of structures require rehabilitation which does not exceed 50 percent of their value; some spot clearance is anticipated). 4. Clearance - Code Enforcement (predominately smaller areas where the majority of structures should be cleared and the area rede- veloped. It is anticipated that these areas would be cleared through code compliance with emphasis on demolition. The oniy other corrective actions to be taken are those to alleviate hazards and to protect the health and safety of residents in the area). 5. Clearance - Title I Urban Renewal (those areas in which the majority of structures should be demolished, with some rehabilitation, and where the size and cost of the contemplated action justifies the use of Title I federal funds). The map also shows division of the city into halves, for supervisor responsibility; each of these halves is sub-divided into five Sectors. Each of these Sectors is assigned to a Housing Code Inspector, as his area of individual responsibility. The map also has on it areas of various sizes outlined showing the neighborhood designation with numbers ranging from ‘65 to '69. These areas indicate where and when an intensive program of systematic housing code compliance is to be undertaken on a house to house basis. The target date assigned to a particular area indicates its relative priority. Those with a high priority have an early date; those with a lower priority, a later date. Priorities for the areas have been based on: 1. The number of compliance inspections which the Housing Code division can undertake in one year, while maintaining full city-wide coverage, 2. The relationship of rehabilitation areas to surrounding or internal community activities, community facility development or Title I Urban Renewal Projects. 3. General conditions in the particular area. Those with the most skevciae rehabilitation needs will be undertaken first, 4. The long range goal of complete housing code inspection of substandard dwellings by 1970 and compliance in all designated rehabilitation areas by 1971. 5. An additional consideration in subsequent revisions will be the need in the future for more treatment in areas previously covered as blight reoccurs, This item represents the first step in the changeover from program with a fixed completion date to one on a continuing basis. fo D. Proposed Community Facility Locations: a map has been prepared which indicates the location of all proposed community facilities and highways (exclusive of urban renewal projects) in the City of Atlanta. The locations have been indexed and color coded to identify them and to indicate the agency responsible for their execution. Ii. Organization and Administration A. Organization and Personnel for Housing Code Compliance, Department of Buildings 1. Supervisor of Inspection Services 2. Personnel, Housing Code Division a. Chief Inspector (1) b. Field Supervisors (2) c. Housing Code Sector Inspectors (10) d. Housing Code Inspectors General (6) e. Housing Code Inspector II (1) (assigned to Codes Compliance Officer) Concentration Area Inspectors (10) Fh ® of e, Clerical Personnel (8) 3. Related Personnel a. Rehabilitation Specialist (1) b. Codes Compliance Officer (1) Duties and Responsibilities: L. Supervisor of Inspection Services. Overall supervision of ail forms of code enforcement such as plumbing and building with primary emphasis on Housing Code Enforcement, including coordination with other Departments. 2. Personnel, Housing Code Division: a. Chief Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Overall supervision of inspections, field work and administration. Coordination of relocation efforts with Atlanta Housing Authority. Pursuit of resolution of difficult cases. Direct supervision of clerical personnel Coordination with Codes Compliance Officer; Rehabilitation Specialist. Training program for new Housing Code Inspectors. Coordination with other Divisions of Department of Buildings. b. Field Supervisors (1) Direct supervision of five inspectors and their sectors comprising one-half (%) of the City. Ce (2) (3) (7) Supervision of intensive program teams and Inspectors General when operating in their one-half (4%) of the City. In-Service training for inspectors to include principles of Housing Code Enforcement, selection and scheduling of work, and standardization of requirements and acceptances. General conduct of housing code compliance program within their one~half (%) of the City. Assistance in resolution of difficult cases. Assistance in preparation of court cases when requested by Code Compliance Officer. Qther special duties as assigned by Chief Inspector. Housing Code Inspector II (1) Assigned to Codes Compliance Officer to assist in preparation of cases for Court. Housing Code Sector Inspectors: (1) (2) (3) (4) Conduct of Housing Code Compliance Program in their sector. Primary responsibility for resolution of all cases and compliants in their sectors, Prepare cases for presentation before the Better Housing Commission and City Attorney. Assist in preparing court cases. Housing Code Inspectors General (1) (2) Investigate, document and prepare cases for presentation to Court and appear as witness. at time of trial (three inspectors and one Housing Code Inspector II assigned for this purpose) Preparation of cases for "In Rem proceedings and Derolitian Grant Program (three inspectors assigned to these ‘unctions. 6 L-1L-67 intensive Program Housing Code Inspectors (1) Operate as team members (2) Conduct housing code compliance program in rehabilitation areas according to scheduled priorities. Clerical Personnel (1) Process notices, letters, records and prepare periodic reports. (2) Receive telephone calls, prepare lists for Better Housing Commission hearings, City Attorney hearings and Court. (3) Record minutes of Better Housing Commission meetings. Related Personnel (1) Rehabilitation Specialist (a) Public relations--(promoting good maintenance and Housing Code Enforcement) (b) Inspection of apartment developments (30 units and up). (2) Codes Compliance Officer (a) Responsible for preparation and conduct (including attendance in Court) of Housing Code Court cases with assistance from Housing Code Inspectors and Supervisory Personnel, (b) Advises Housing Code Division on requirements for prosecution of cases in court, appropriateness of specific cases for Court action and preparation of charges. (c) Prepares Court calendars and reports on results of Housing Code Court hearings. Notices and Follow-up Action Inspectors will use standard methods and prescribed time intervals as 4 a guide for their processing of cases. Written procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division. Coordination Ie Relocation: Inspectors will fill out slips (on AHA standard form) to be signed and forwarded by the Chief Inspector to the Housing Authority for relocation assistance to the families threatened with displacement by Housing Code Enforcement, such as placarding occupied units, when a directive is issued to reduce the number of occupants and/or units, when demolition is imminent, and for other reasons. Community Facilities Chief Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled community facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to determine exact extent and status of project and the appropriate Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time. Public Housing No Housing Code Inspections required. (Existing units 8874; under construction 650; planned 1140). Municipal Services In conduct of the Housing Code Compliance Program, Inspectors will 8 L-1-67 be alert for needed improvements in municipal services and other such problems. Need will be recorded and referred by the Chief Inspector to the appropriate governmental agency. Possible referral agencies are: a. Sanitary Department b. Construction Department c. Traffic & Street Lights Department d. Police Debereuene: e. Water Department f£. Fire Department g. Parks Department h. Board of Education i. County Departments of Family and Children Services j. County Health Departments 5. Data Bank The Housing Code Division will participate continually in furnishing certain types of information, obtained in connection with its normal activities, to be placed in the data bank, Complaints {11 Housing Code complaints received will be recorded on forms provided and investigated within,.one week and appropriate action initiated imme- diately. Written procedure is on file in the Housing Code Division. Handling Unresolved Cases At the end of each quarter, Sector Inspectors will thoroughly review their unresolved case files and determine what positive action should be taken, 9 L-1-67 Procedure for handling unresolved cases is on file in the Housing Code Division. IV. Area Housing Code Compliance Policies A. General: 1. Placard promptly vacant substandard units and structures considered unfit for occupancy and cause utility services to be discontinued. 2. Promptly report to the Better Housing Commission and to the Atlanta Housing Authority Relocation Housing Office (for relocation of families) those occupied units and structures considered unfit for occupancy. 3. In order to keep abreast of changing conditions conducive to deterioration and blight, each Inspector will endeavor to observe his entire Sector and initiate corrective action as needed, 4. It is anticipated that each Sector Inspector will process a minimum of 20 new Housing Code major improvement cases per calendar month, and comply an equal number per month outside of rehabilitation areas in which teams are working. Effort should be made where feasible to keep each Sector Inspector's workload of uncompleted active notices to approximately 200. All Sector Inspectors combined should comply at least 3500 units per year. B. Conservation Areas (See Housing Map): 1. Inspector will encourage maintenance and conservation 10 L-1-67 4 verbally where early signs of blight appear but no valid code violation exists. Housing Code inspection to be made primarily on a complaint basis. Intensive Conservation Areas (See Housing Map) Ls Housing Code inspections to be made based on an apparent need. Accent to be conservation rather than waiting until rehabilitation is necessary; Inspector will give more attention to details to discover any significant changes conducive to blight in these areas, Inspector will encourage maintenance and conservation verbally where early signs of blight appear but where no valid code violation exists. These areas will be closely examined for consideration as possible future federally assisted code enforcement projects under the 1964 Housing Act. Rehabilitation Areas (See Housing Map) These areas have been designated according to priority of need and placed on a schedule. (See Map) — These areas will be intensively covered house by house by inspectors of an intensive program team (2 - 4 men). Conduct of Compliance Program a. All Housing units in rehabilitation areas will be inspected and necessary compliance notices issued or statement issued that property is in satisfactory condition. il L-1-67 b. It is anticipated that three large areas (approximately 7000 units). .. and three small areas (approximately 1900 units) ' will be covered this year (approximate total 8900). Any cases remaining unresolved at the end of this year will be assigned to Sector Inspector for resolution, ce. it is anticipated that each Team Inspector will make approximately 7 new inspections or 7 first follow-up inspections per day. These areas will be closely examined for consideration as possible future federally assisted code enforcement projects under the 1964 Housing Act. E, Clearance - Code Enforcement Areas (See Housing Map) kL. Enforce Code only to: a. Placard where warranted and seek demolition. b. Correct hazards. c. Reduce overcrowding. d. Vacate unfit units. e, Clean up premises, Discourage rehabilitation action in industrially zoned areas, especially in marginal cases. Seek maximum coordination with other divisions of Building Department to discourage improvements other than to correct hazards of any housing units and structures in areas, 12 L=1-67 Clearance - Title I Urban Renewal 1. Proposed and Planning Stage Projects (See Housing Map): Enforce Code only to: a. Placard where warranted and seek demolition, b. Correct hazards, c. Reduce overcrowding. d. Vacate unfit units. e. Clean up premises. 2. Urban Renewal Projects in Execution (See Housing Map): a. Issue no notices unless instructed otherwise by Chief Inspector (usually upon request of Atlanta Housing Authority). Community Facility Locations, including Public Housing (See Community Facility Map): 1. Scheduled for construction or property being acquired a. Chief Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled community facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to determine exact extent and status of project and the appropriate Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time. b. Normally Inspector will issue no notices unless instructed otherwise by Chief Inspector. 2s Planned - construction anticipated but not scheduled a. Chief Inspector will consult map showing location of proposed and scheduled community facilities; will determine agency responsible for execution; and consult and coordinate with that agency to determine : exact extent and status of project and the appropriate Housing Code Compliance Program for the areas at that time. b. Normal action will be to enforce Code only to: (1) Placard where warranted and seek demolition, (2) Correct hazards, (3) Reduce overcrowding. (4) Vacate unfit units. (5) Clean up premises. 14 1-1-67  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 53 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/56983544c5f0ec38bb1374bd96d666b8.pdf 18c11b27002ad606524d2137cbc4fbf2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF. ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of PLANNING 700 CIT Y - HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WYONT B . B EAN PLANNING ENG I NEER CO LLI ER B. GLADIN ASS I STANT PLANNING ENGIN E ER 10: t atl Colltei- .• 1967 jot' t~ • r t A. l. Coals 2. ,. U.cta, �t ... • 1 .. .• Jor a to iJ co4~ 2. C 3. ( ) ) (c) s. Ti 1 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document WYONT B. BEAN PLANNING ENGINEER CITY OF. ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of PLANNING 700 CITY- HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 ; ow go December 9, 1966 f). COLLIER B. GLADIN ASSISTANT PLANNING ENGINEER 0: FROM: SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM Dan Sweat Collier B, Gledin e B)\ 1967 Housing Code Compliance Program The following major changes ere recommended; A. Policy and Procedure Guide l. 2. 3. Goels Addition of a new gosl of review and re-evaluation in anticipation of oa need for basic changes in the program in 1968 and afterwards. Observation from HUD and Atlenta's experience have indicated that it will be necessary to repeat our rehabilitation effort in areas previously covered several years ago. This feature is also vecosmended for inclusion as a factor to be considered in determining priorities. (Addition of F te Section L) Orgenization and Administration Changes in organizetion and administration are recommended to reflect personnel additions in 1967. The Mayor's public statement in favor of these increases provides the basis upon which the changes were considered. (General changes as they apply throughout Section III). Area Housing Code Compliance Policies The abandonment of the specific objective of once « month sector coverage by the Sector Inspector is recommended. Present heavy case load requires this change. However, the objective is partially reached by the inspector in the course of handling his usual case load, (A.3 under Section IV). (Continued on Page 2) Memorandum to Dan Sweat Page 2 B. Housing Code Complience Prograw Mep - Mejor Changes For Consideration: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The annexed Adamsville area has been added to the map and a program for ite treatment will be developed in 1967, East Atlanta has been chenged from rehabilitation end code clearence to Title I Urban Renewal. The Candler Park area north of McLendon Avenue, between Moreland Avenue and the Park, has been changed from rehabilitation in 1967 to intensive conservetion. In view of the city's current inability to initiate urban renewal ection within the next five years in areas previously deemed suitable for this type of treatment, the following adjustments have been meade: (e) Howard High eree (old Fourth Ward) has been changed from Title I Urben Renevel to Rehabilitation, 1967D. (b) Cabbage Town (Sevanueh Street) hes been chenged from Title I Urban Renewal to Rehabilitation, 1967B. (c} Summerhill hes been changed from Title I Urban Renewal to Rehabilitation, 1967A, | Since present plans of Georgie Tech do not call for expansion north . of Eighth Street in the near future, the area between Eighth end Tenth Streets has been designated for rehabilitation action under vesponsibility of the Sector Inspector. Areas along Ormond end Atlanta Avenues have been changed from intensive conservation to 1967 and 1968 rehabilitation treatment. CG... Pierce Williem R. Wofford J. 3. Suchanen Earl Landers  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 52 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/573bbe434478b77d068107c3a8729981.pdf 1018c9f12df092d5091d187ebc99fc66 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Nov 2, 1966 My Dear Mayor Ivan Allen, I do not know too much about the laws governing the housing code and am embarrassed to approach the subject concerning the aunt of mine who has a mind of her own and has not wanted us to get her away from her home on Pryor St. We tried to no avail to get her to sell 10 years ago, but she insisted she had to keep it on account of her animals. I have responsibilities of my own and I can't support her large number of animals and her. She gets old age assistance now. She says she is to get out by Dec 28, this year. She insists it will kill her and calls me every day saying she is too sick to move. Really I don't know what to do. My health is so I can't take on more worries. I have exhausted all efforts to get her to give up her dogs, but she won't. She has tied my hands because of this. I don't know what can be done, but I also know she is stubborn and could resort to harming herself if she has to move. I can't understand why she prefers to live without heat, light, or any way to cook, so she can keep these animals. I would appreciate anything done, but if she wants to remain in this old house, she may die, but she says she had rather die and she may. I have reached my wits' end as to what is the best to do. I shall leave this up to you, since she is old, sick, and obstinate. Respectfully yours, Mrs. Lillian Chancellor 128 Marietta St NW Re Miss Camilla Stipe 741 Pryor St SW Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document rv. 2, /96¢ a3, — CG __ | 2 DO Khe qe Boa Are Hteecel— alrrY Ia, Mawes | Te speed Ake — emt tthez oo Ceding! as gh L-eclrasrecacd _ | ta, the Seaseeee 41tt-Bt. es: hed On fy Stee ttrtbed ee ply of cee ge Foye Steel | ic neces ge e- here ae - Lae hme om fagee SF J Le as Bi. "Dt Civ ke Fe St ee asda | Yo ca os Get. Giese axe eZ the eke eee chalk on ae Cf | aaah WV hee Gay! es Gieiels I= SA snp) he eens Vloen 29, Thai | seerhet tL ee bent S ee fool py ge tital & Be. | eT eS 4? © Caccdd Hehe om hire _ oko, 2 oe a } Cee ae pee ee pidge ea” a aha Biche a ies | .  ele Cac ii Pash a i oid has Sf Sippel 11 (Mian ch cre By. ype Aarectl, A gk. WB secede a Li Dog aa Rehan : C— hez, hal eben. (Fee ple tad. pf TR sseeree he Mtee Men A, oe Boiss ae x Py ne ae See old y Botclcm 9 hop ¢ ~ Dee, oo F774, par eid —_ fea apes pM ape ‘Due sie a bluallor = _ TOF nanstln.» A, Be Tithe mee DB Lepr 2¢/ Fogo 97.2.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 51 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 code compliance Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 housing letters https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7686b4c4fa2cc28c6e224e00a00f6342.pdf 420926bcddab279c6c502a479cb6f837 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. C TY OF A LA TA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R. WOFFORD, P.E., R . A. J . S. BUCHAN AN I NSPECTOR OF BUILD IN GS CHIEF HOUSING CODE INSPECTOR ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P.E. ASS T. INSPECTOR OF BU IL D IN GS November 21, 1966 Mr. Dan E. Sweat Director, Governmental Liason Room 209 City Hall RE: 741 Pryor Street, S.W. Camilla B. Stipe, Owner Dear Dan: The Housing Code Division has an extensive file on this property dating back to April 2, 1963. The case has been presented to the Municipal Court on two different occasions; and because of age and infirmity, the Court did not choose to impose a penalty. Miss Stipe lives alone in the property, and she does have several dogs as pets. Miss Stipe is apparently two years in arrears on her mortgage payments. The mortgage holder refuses to foreclose although at one time he agreed to work with us for the benefit of Miss Stipe. There have been numerous efforts to assist Miss Stipe, and she has consistently refuted· all attempts to ass ist. This property was a part of the "In Rem" hearing conducted in City Hall on September 28, 1966 at which time it was determined that the building is unfit for human habitation or occupancy, that it should be demolished, and the owners and parties in interest were so notified of those facts. Mrs. Lillian Chancellor, addressee of the letter you received, is Claim Supervisor for the State De partment of Labor . In my opinion, Miss Stipe needs to be removed from this property because of the hazardous and unsanit ary condit ion of the building; and she is a l so the sou l remaining white woman living in an all Negro connnunity. The December 28 date mentioned in Mrs. Cha ncellor's letter is the expiration date of the notice forwarded stating the results of the "In Rem" hearing. There is quit e a bit of additional information on file if it is needed. JSB:mse ATLANTA Tl-IE DOGWOOD CITY � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS H | ae ry ie Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R. WOFFORD, P.E., R.A. J. S. BUCHANAN INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS CHIEF HOUSING CODE INSPECTOR ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P.E. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS November 21, 1966 Mr. Dan E. Sweat Director, Governmental Liason Room 209 City Hall RE: 741 Pryor Street, S.W. Camilla B. Stipe, Owner Dear Dan: The Housing Code Division has an extensive file on this property dating back to April 2, 1963. The case has been presented to the Municipal Court on two different occasions; and because of age and infirmity, the Court did not choose to impose a penalty. Miss Stipe lives alone in the property, and she does have several dogs as pets. Miss Stipe is apparently two years in arrears on her mortgage payments, The mortgage holder refuses to foreclose although at one time he agreed to work with us for the benefit of Miss Stipe. There have been numerous efforts to assist Miss Stipe, and she has consistently refuted all attempts to assist. This property was a part of the "In Rem" hearing conducted in City Hall on September 28, 1966 at which time it was determined that the building is unfit for human habitation or occupancy, that it should be demolished, and the owners and parties in interest were so notified of those facts, Mrs. Lillian Chancellor, addressee of the letter you received, is Claim Supervisor for the State Department of Labor. In my opinion, Miss Stipe needs to be removed from this property because of the hazardous and unsanitary condition of the building; and she is also the soul remaining white woman living in an all Negro community, The December 28 date mentioned in Mrs. Chancellor's letter is the expiration date of the notice forwarded stating the results of the "In Rem" hearing. There is quite a bit of additional information on file if it is needed, Sincerely J.S,. Buchanan JSB:mse aoe hief Inspector 4 ore ia CR: ATLANTA THE DOGWOOD CITY  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 50 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e56b5eaa53c0a90e3a3f499f9b0e9dea.pdf 88bfb4ee5ddf6228a27894c4995213ed Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. TELEPHONE To MESSAGE 8 f2 Name-~~- ~ ~ · -~ { ,..___.;2 _= 8_3_______ _ _ Telephone No. _ _ _ _ ~ Wants you to call 0 0 Returned your call 0 0 Is here to see you Came by to see you Left the following message: By--------1------------- - - - - - - - -- F O R M 25 • 5 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document five te Mayor . TELEPHONE MESSAGE To DEL Name Beek =. Telephone No. K was [2 Wants you to call (-] Is here to see you {_] Returned your call {_] Came by to see you [_] Left the following message: Besoh fhect, st weputd be QA book sia. 44, OO eile ucasted thes Vebevee Date: fe l Time F'.30 a.m./ p.m. By. f FORM 25-5  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 49 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/52751fb388c2cd8a524b4ccf4d102d42.pdf 3af98bca3304a3cda57f0934e6ea0d5e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ..., ,.--- ---------- Annual Awards Program fo r I nnovations in Intergovernmental Relations PURPOSE This Awards Program is designed: to identify outstanding cooperative effor ts between local governme nts and acti ons to impr ove State- l ocal relations, which too of t en go unobserved; and to provide for these effor ts a measure of the publicity which they rightly des erve, and to make available t hrough publication, a selected number of the out s t andi ng actions reported ea ch year under the program. WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE? Any local governme ntal body , organization of elected off icials, units of governments acti ng Joi ntly, school distri ct s in cooperatio n with gener al unit s of gover nment, regional bodies, or State governments , may participate . JUDGMENT CRITERIA I. The "improved i ntergovernment al effort i n urban developme nt" should invol ve areas of interes t t o the Department of Housing a nd Ur ban Development and organizations of publ i c offi cials (e. g., meet i ng slum probl ems , encouraging orderl y ·urban development, rel ating physi cal development needs t o s ocial, educational and economic needs in an area, reducing the cos t of providing publ i c services , etc.). II . The activity should be i nnovative or precedent-making and mus t have t aken pla ce in the peri od from January, 1965 t o the present. III . The activit y should be appl i cabl e in other communit i es , regions , or Stat es . Examples mi ght i ncl ude such developments as these : the est abl ishment , in many Cali f or nia counties , of local area formation commissions , with regulatory power over t he creation ~r new municipalities, annexations, and special dist r icts ; �-2- • legislation authorizing local governments to cooperate in the collection of local taxes in Michigan; · • the establishment of a State-authorized metropolitan area study ccrnmission in Portland, Oregon; • studies initiated by the State of California, designed to apply aero-space technology to urban problems; • the proposed vesting of regional planning and continuing transportation planning process responsibilities in the Washington Regional Council of Governments; the proposed agreement by 13 municipalities in Nortlu~rn New Jersey, to establish a single regional urban renewal agency, and to share property taxes resulting fran new industrial development within the entire region. WHO WILL JUOOE? Distinguished persons in the field of intergovernmental relations, including representatives of the various levels of government, will be invited by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to evaluate entries and recommend awards. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Annual Awards Program for Innovations in Intergovernmental Relations PURPOSE This Awards Program is designed: to identify outstanding cooperative efforts between local governments and actions to improve State-local relations, which too often go unobserved; and to provide for these efforts a measure of the publicity which they rightly deserve, and to make available through publication, a selected number of the outstanding actions reported each year under the program. WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE? Any local governmental body, organization of elected officials, units of governments acting jointly, school districts in coop- eration with general units of government, regional bodies, or State governments, may participate. JUDGMENT CRITERIA I. The "improved intergovernmental effort in urban devel- opment" should involve areas of interest to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and organizations of public officials (e.g., meeting slum problems, encouraging orderly urban develop- ment, relating physical development needs to social, educational and economic needs in an area, reducing the cost of providing public services, etc.). II. The activity should be innovative or precedent-making and must have taken place in the period from January, 1965 to the present. III. The activity should be applicable in other communities, regions, or States. Examples might include such developments as these: - the establishment, in many California counties, of local area formation commissions, with regu- latory power over the creation of new municipalities, annexations, and special districts; <-2= « legislation authorizing local governments to cooperate in the collection of local taxes in Michigan; e the establishment of a State-authorized metro- politan area study commission in Portland, Oregon; » Studies initiated by the State of California, designed to apply aero-space technology to urban problems; e the proposed vesting of regional planning and continuing transportation planning process re- sponsibilities in the Washington Regional Council of Governments; » the proposed agreement by 13 municipalities in Northern New Jersey, to establish a single regional urban renewal agency, and to share property taxes resulting from new industrial development within the entire region. WHO WILL JUDGE? Distinguished persons in the field of intergovernmental relations, including representatives of the various levels of government, will be invited by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to evaluate entries and recommend awards. GPO 914-632  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 48 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5bd7214af97dbd1dac5afb12f945540a.pdf ea044a3effe0188f8e48b2130c4c71cc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, D .C. 20410 r;~~:f~ U\llbl':!;'-cal, Dear Public Official: U c,;'VJ B. 0 . C. A. The Department of Housing and Urban Devel opment wishes to announce the initiation of an annual Awards Program for outstanding contributions to intergovernmental relations in the field of urban development. This 1966 Intergovernmental Awards Program will recognize superior , cooperative achievements between local governments and a ctions to improve State-local relations which further the national objective of helping to improve the living environment of our citizens. This invitation to participate in the canpetition is being distributed by. the Department in cooperation with the following organizations: The National League of Cities The United States Conference of Mayors The National Association of Counties The International City Managers• Association The National School Boards Association The American Association of School Administrators The Council of State Governments Awards for the First Annual Ccmpetition will be made at the National League of Cities' Annual Congress, December 6, 1966, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sul:nissions to this canpetition are invited. The deadline is .Applications should be sulnitted to the . Departmmt of Houaing and Urban Dffelopment, 1626 I Street, H. November 18, 1966 • w., Washington, D. C. 20410. Activities which have been initiated since January, 1965 are eligible for this :rear's canpetition. Kore specific infOl"lllation on eligible participants and criteria tor making awards ia enclosed. SUbmission statements should be limited to two pages; supporting documents will be accepted as enclosm-es. Please accept this invitation to submit your reccmnendations We are eager to recogni;e and encourage those outstanding contributiana to intergovernmental relations which increase our ability to meet m-ban needs. for these awards. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, D.c, 20410 | AME AY fife OCT 31 1966 , Niscacare ia Dear Public Official: BO.C.A. The Department of Housing and Urban Development wishes to announce the initiation of an annual Awards Program for outstanding con- tributions to intergovernmental relations in the field of urban development. This 1966 Intergovernmental Awards Program will recognize superior, cooperative achievements between local govern- ments and actions to improve State-local relations which further the national objective of helping to improve the living environ- ment of our citizens. This invitation to participate in the competition is being distri- buted by. the Department in cooperation with the following organ- izations: The National League of Cities The United States Conference of Mayors The National Assotiation of Counties The International City Managers’ Association The National School Boards Association The American Association of School Administrators The Council of State Governments Awards for the First Annual Competition will be made at the National League of Cities' Annual Congress, December 6, 1966, in Las Vegas 9 Nevada. Submissions to this competition are invited. The deadline is November 18, 1966. Applications should be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1626 K Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 2010. Activities which have been initiated since January, 1965 are eligible for this year's competition. More specific information on eligible participants and criteria for making awards is enclosed. Submission statements should be limited to two pages; supporting documents will be accepted as enclosures. Please accept this invitation to submit your recommendations for these awards. We are eager to recognize and encourage those outstanding contributions to intergovernmental relations which increase our ability to meet urban needs. Sincerely yours, oe Robest C. Weaver  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 47 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a48d81d62721deefe2e9e3d16cc1bcd1.pdf 70c2ce8e6aca57bb763564372416743d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - -- - - - ---- - OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF. BUILDINGS MEMO From the desk of· · W. R. Wofford, Inspector of Buildings November 4, 1966 TO: Dan Sweat, Liaison Officer The attached was sent to BOCA by the National League of Cities through our contact with that association in the "1313 Urban Affairs Center"o I am forwarding it to you for information purposeso Enco FORM 4 • 22 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 46 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/003eab2c25b4a7a325c6c428f8374f6c.pdf ad30b0912211377dbb0ad400d53567fb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS Superv i s or of Ins pec tion Services In Rem St a t i s t ic s , 19 66 (Thr ough November 1, 1966 ) I t em July 27 Hear i n5 Aueus t 24 Hearinp; Sept ember 28 He ar in8 Oct ober 26 He ar ing Novembe r 30 Hear i n?, December 2 1 Hearin,,. To t al Sour ce Hous i ng Code Division Code s Compl ia nce Of fice I n Rem Off ice Ot her 'ro t al Not Schedu led Not qua li f ied under c urr ent policy Othe r solut ion mor e appr opriate Postponed To ta l Not i ce s Issued (Ovme r s and Part ies i n Interest) Hearing s conducted-S tr uctures ) (Family Units Decis ion s Render ed Demolish Demo lish or Rehab ilit a te Rehabilita te Tota l Or ders Issued (Ovmers and Par tie s i n Int ere st) 23 0 0 0 23 31 19 5 0 55 22 12 9 0 43 15 0 0 0 4 4 0 4 4 3 0 5 2 0 30 47 70 65 2 12 23 (43) 28 (53) 40 (5 6) (69) 40 131 ( 221) 18 2 3 25 1 2 33 6 1 34 6 0 110 15 6 30 39 62 72 203 8 0 23 20 10 4 20* 10* 0 34 30 131 51 26 0 208 1 1 14 0 8 6 Structures Compl ied Demolished Cleaned and Clo sed Rehabilitated Tota l 2 2 2 2 Fami l ies Referred f or Re location 5 Note: ~·:Re quested by November 10 .."!:*Schedu l ed 1 8 1 15 ,I �Remarks: All properties are inspec ted, pictures taken and condition reports prepared prior t o hearings . and Orders, mailed to owners and known parties in interest, properties are advertised legal ly. posted, both before and after the hearings . In addition to Notices They are also i nd i v idually Upon completion of specified time for correction, all properties are again inspected for compliance, before Ordinance is r equested dL:ecting the Enforcement Officer to proceed with Demolition or Cleaning and Closing . 269 properties were contained on the Conso lidated Master List of Buildings Unfit f or Occupancy Rev ised June 15, 1966. 85 additional properties have been added to the List as of November 1, 1966. 354 Total. lt is estimated that an additional 300 structures are currently eligibla f or inclusion on the List. The structura l value (exclusive of land) before d eterioration of the 153 structures scheduled f or the first f ive hearing s is conservatively estimated to have amounted to $750, ©00 which has been completely lost due to neg lect and laclt of timely maintenance. The estimated annual rental on these pr®perties would have amounted to $180, 000 which has been lost to the owners, due to neglect, and the annual City-County ta;,r: loss amounts to approximately $ 15,000. r~ ·'7" . /) c '. .e..c-.c--d ~ /, .,,c ~ Malcolm D Jones ~ · Superv isor of Inspection Services 2. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document DEPARTMENT OF BULLDINGS Supervisor of Inspection Services In Rem Statistics, 1966 (Through November 1, 1966) July 27 August 24 September 28 October 26 November 30 December 21 Item Hearing Hearing Nearing Hearing Hearing Hearinz Total Source Housing Code Division 23 31 22 15 20 20% 131 Codes Compliance Office 0 19 12 0 10 10% "P15: In Rem Office 0 5 9 8 4 26 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total . 23 55 43 23 34 30 208 Not Scheduled Not qualified under current policy 0 4 4 5 1 14 Other solution more appropriate 0 0 3 2 1 6 Postponed 4 4 0... 0 0 8 Total Notices Issued 30 47 70 65 212 (Owners and Parties in Interest) ie XN Hearings conducted-§tructures 23 28 40 40 320% 134 § Cras ey Units) (43) (53) (56) (69) (221) Decisions Rendered ‘ Demolish 18 25 33 34 110 Demolish or Rehabilitate 2 1 6 6 : 15 Rehabilitate 3 2 1 0 6 Total Orders Issued (Owmers and Parties in Interest) 30 39s 62 72 a 203 Structures Complied Demolished 2 2 Cleaned and Closed Rehabilitated Total 5 9 Families Referred for Relocation 5 1 8 1 15 Note: *Requested by November 10 **Scheduled  Remarks: All properties are inspected, pictures taken and condition reports prepared prior to hearings. In addition to Notices and Orders, mailed to owners and known parties in interest, properties are advertised legally. They are also individually © posted, both before and after the hearings. Upon completion of specified time for correction, all properties are again inspected for compliance, before Ordinance is requested dixvecting the Enforcement Officer to proceed with Demolition or Cleaning and Closing. 269 properties were contained on the Consolidated Master List of Buildings Unfit for Occupancy Revised June 15, 1966. __85 additional properties have been added to the List as of November 1, 1966. 354 Total. | It is estimated that an additional 300 structures are currently eligible for inclusion on the List. The structural value (exclusive of land) before deterioration of the 153 structures scheduled for the first five hearings is conservatively estimated to have amounted to $750,000 which has been completely lost due to neglect and lack of timely maintenance. The estimated annual rental on these properties would have amounted to $180, 000 which has been lost to the owners, due to neglect, and the annual City-County tax loss amounts to approximately $15,000. Z alee E2T> Malcolm D Jones / Supervisor of Inspéction Services  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 45 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/dc9f1ccbf2b897363955c5d9b0fb66c5.pdf 019a6d66d99405ef1b269eb54fed3a24 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. .) CITY OF ATLANTA HOUSING CODE COMPLIANCE P~ROGRAM POLICY AND PROCEDURE GUIDE JANUARY 1, 1965 �Mr. Landers Pag.e Two October 14, 1966 CITY OF ATLANTA HOUSING CODE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCEDURE GUIDE JANUARY 1, 1965 I. Goals: A. MAXIMUM EFFORTS IMMEDIATELY TO SECURE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE GOALS AND BENEFITS OF THE HOUSING CODE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM THROUGH USE OF PERSONAL CONTACTS, PAMPHLETS, PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION MEDIA. II 11 Critique The unfavorable publicity of the newspapers and the constant delegations from various communities indicate little attention has been given to this provision. While there has been considerable personal contact on the part of housing code inspectors, and some handing out of pamphlets, there have been no press releases issued and little or no ,attempt to use other available press media to gain support and understanding of the Housing Code Compliance Program. Recommendation I would recommend that provision be made immediately to utilize the press media. Some positive steps could include : �Mr. Landers Page Three Oct;ober 14, 1966 1. Get agreement of newspapers to run weekly court calendar of code violation cases with names of defendents. Also run follow-up report on court verdict. 2. Develop press releases on major Housing Code Division responsibilities and goals to go to city editors, editorial writers and other news media representatives who have shown particular interest in the Housing C ode program. 3. Request WSB-TV to prepare 30 minute documentary on Housing Code Compliance . City could purchase copies of the film for showing to clubs and groups. 4. D evelop public s e rvic e spot announcements for radio and TV on keeping houses in repair. The Board of Education ETV station could produce the spots. B. "MAXIMUM COORDINATION IMMEDIATELY WITH ALL OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY, AND NEED TO ASSIST IN, THE CONDUCT AND RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM." Critique Herein lie s the major problem with the H ousing Code Compliance �Mr. Landers Page Four October 14, 1966 Program. There is a general lack of understanding among City departments of the goals and responsibilities of the program. An even bigger problem is lack of proper cooperation among the various divisions within the D epartment of Inspections. S ome of the key factors which contribute to inefficiency or confusion are: 1. Permit values through the years are used as the main criterion for successful operation of the department. Subsequently, new construction assumes major importance and Housing Code C omplianc e is relegated to a secondary existence. 2. The Supervisor of I nspection Service is a line supervisor and coordinator of all divisions and units except the Liaison and Architect Divisions. In practice, however, this official is allowed supervisory authority only over the Chief Housing Inspector, C odes Complianc e Officer and Rehabilitation Specialist. The result is lack of cooperation among divisions, improper issuing of permits, an almost total disr e gard of us e of central r e cords and l e ss �Mr. Landers Page Five October 14, 1966 than vigorous prosecution of code violations. Specific examples of lack of coordination and/ or cooperation include: (a) There are too many cases where the 6-o·de ·e<irrr]:rlia-n-ce Officer has issued1 orde~ s for demolition of an unsound structure and the permit desk has subsequently issued permits for repair of the same structures without the, ' ~ \ lgiow le.d.g.e....oL the_ C_o_des Complian-e- effhG~ ol;" Housing Inspector. .. (b) Pr e -permit ins p e ctions ar e r e quire d b e for e issuance of a permit for rehabilitation of a sub-standard structure. This is not being followed and permits are being issued w ithout conside r a tion of the H o using Code Compliance Program Policy and Procedure Guide. (c ) Electrica l Divi sion Inspe ctor s r e fus e to si gn inspe ction cards on H - using C o de Compliance cases, requiring Housing C o d e Inspe ctors to spe nd c onside rabl e w aste mot ion obtaining re quir e d s i gnatu re s. Th e Electri cal Div ision gi ve s only token coope ration to the H ou s ing D ivision. The W ater D e p artmen t and G as C ompany, on �Mr. Landers Pag~ Six October 14, 1966 the other hand, cooperate to the maximum. (d) The Central Records are not located near the permit desk so they can be utilized whenever a permit is issued. The Central Records are maintained strictly as files or archives and no attempt is made to utilize them for permit issuance. Some of these points were touched upon in the Survey Report "Government of the City of Atlanta, Georgia" by the Public Administration Service in 1965. The following quotations are found on page 34 of the PAS report: BUILDING AND HOUSING INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT IN 1964 ATLANTA TOOK A LOGICAL STEP IN CONSOLIDATING ITS VARIOUS BUILDING INSPECTION AND EXAMINING FUNCTIONS INTO A SINGLE DEPAR TMENT. FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS MOVE HAS NOT YET BEEN ACHIEVED AND PROGRESS • APPEARS TO BE SLOW. FRICTION REPORTEDLY EXISTS BETWEEN THE FORMERLY INDEPENDENT AGENCIES. COOPERATION BETWEEN THE HOUSING CODE ENFORCEMENT SECTION AND THE BUILDING CODE SECTION HAS NOT YET BEEN FULLY REALIZED. THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN THE HOUSING CODE SECTION CONDEMNS PROPERTY FOR DEMOLITION OR F OR MAJOR REPAIRS, AND THE CENTRAL PERMITS SECTION SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUES REPAIR PERMITS 11 �Mr,. Landers Page Seven October 14, 196 6 FOR MINOR OR PARTIAL REPAIRS . INTERNAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES TO INSURE THE ENFORCEMENT OF HOUSING CODE INSPECTIONS ARE DEFICIENT. THERE IS A BACKLOG OF SOME 4,000 NOTICES TO COMPLY WITH THE HOUSING CODE AND AN A VE RAGE OF FEWER THAN 10 CASES WEEKLY ARE TAKEN TO COURT. "THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT USES A MULTIPLE PERMIT CARD FOR STRUCTURES BEING REPAIRED DUE TO HOUSING CODE ACTIONS . THIS CARD PROVIDES A RECORDING FOR ALL TYPES OF REPAIRS. WHEN REPAIRS ARE INSPECTED AND APPROVED, THE INSPECTOR SIGNS THE MUTLIPLE CARD, WHICH IS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THIS FORM SERVES THE PURPOSE OF INSURING THAT ALL NECESSARY PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND WORK HAS BEEN SATISFACTORILY ACCOMPLISHED. SOME INSPECTORS REFUSE TO SIGN THE CARD . IN ADDITION, THE MULTIPLE PERMIT FORM IS USED ONLY ON REPAIRS ORDERED BY THE HOUSING DIVISION BUT NOT FOR OTHER REPAIRS . THEREFORE , SOME REPAIR JOBS HAVE CARDS WHILE OTHERS DO NOT. THIS SITUATION CREATES CONFUSION EVEN AMONG THE INSPECTORS . 11 R e c o mme n dation : 1. Spe ll out the duti e s a n d r e sponsibilitie s of the Supe r v is o r of Inspe ction S e r v ic es a n d gi ve t his position the auth ority to c o ordinate all In specti on S ervi ce s a s the j ob t itl e a n d orga niz ati on ch a rt i m ply. This would include autho rity to or d er co operati on a mong divis ions and change s in procedures of di visions to c o rre c t probl ems . f (' �Mr. Landers Page Eight Oct'?ber 14, 1966 2. Transfer of the Codes Compliance Officer and the Rehabilitation Specialist to the Housing Division, reporting to the Chief Housing Code Inspector. These two functions cannot be separated from the Housing Inspection functions and the coordination of the Inspectors. Court cases and rehabilitation efforts are vital to the success of a vigorous housing code enforcement program. 3. The Central Records Section should be near the Permit Desk to provide maximum utilization of records in determining whether or not a permit should be issued. The building records lend themselves nicely to a computer application and should be computerized at the earliest possible date. The work done by the CIP at great expense to the City and HUD in placing records of every parcel and structure on the City computer must not be allowed to become outdated and simply electronic archives. The Building Inspection Department should be charged with the responsibility for updating computerized r building codes data. A remote display station should be planned as a part of the City's new IBM 360 System for ready access by the Permit Desk from central computer records . �Mr. Landers Page Nine Octobe r 14, 1966 4. An agressive prosecution policy must be adopted and followed if we expect to achieve even minimum compliance. The backlog of pending Housing Code violations will require the services of a fulltime prosecutor if the Div ision is ever to hope to become current. A fulltime As s istant City Attorney is recommended. I". \ ("Ii r. ,. ( • r.,. ,,., J l'£ ,vt( C. ~ 'µ('" ,J") d/ I C ,(' I r;1· -r S' � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA HOUSING CODE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCEDURE GUIDE JANUARY 1, 1965 Mr. Landers Page Two October 14, 1966 CITY OF ATLANTA HOUSING CODE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCEDURE GUIDE JANUARY 1, 1965 I. Goals: A. "MAXIMUM EFFORTS IMMEDIATELY TO SECURE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE GOALS AND BENEFITS OF THE HOUSING CODE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM THROUGH USE OF PERSONAL CONTACTS, PAMPHLETS, PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION MEDIA," Critique The unfavorable publicity of the newspapers and the constant delegations from various communities indicate little attention has been given to this provision. While there has been considerable personal contact on the part of housing code inspectors, and some handing out of pamphlets, there have been no press releases issued and little or no attempt to use other available press media to gain support and understanding of the Housing Code Compliance Program, Recommendation I would recommend that provision be made immediately to utilize the press media. Some positive steps could include: Mr. Landers Page Three October 14, 1966 1. Get agreement of newspapers to run weekly court calendar of code violation cases with names of defendents. Also run follow-up report on court verdict. 2. Develop press releases on major Housing Code Division responsibilities and goals to go to city editors, editorial writers and other news media representatives who have shown particular interest in the Housing Code program. 3. Request WSB-TV to prepare 30 minute documentary on Housing Code Compliance. City could purchase copies of the film for showing to clubs and groups. 4. Develop public service spot announcements for radio and TV on keeping houses in repair. The Board of Education ETV station could produce the spots. B. "MAXIMUM COORDINATION IMMEDIATELY WITH ALL OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY, AND NEED TO ASSIST IN, THE CONDUCT AND RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM," Critique Herein lies the major problem with the Housing Code Compliance Mr. Landers Page Four October 14, 1966 Program. There is a general lack of understanding among City departments of the goals and responsibilities of the program. An even bigger problem is lack of proper cooperation among the various divisions within the Department of Inspections. Some of the key factors which contribute to inefficiency or confusion are: 1. Permit values through the years are used as the main criterion for successful operation of the department. Subsequently, new construction assumes major importance and Housing Code Compliance is relegated to a secondary existence. 2. The Supervisor of Inspection Service is a line supervisor and coordinator of all divisions and units except the Liaison and Architect Divisions. In practice, however, this official is allowed supervisory authority only over the Chief Housing Inspector, Codes Compliance Officer and Rehabilitation Specialist. The result is lack of cooperation among divisions, improper issuing of permits, an almost total disregard of use of central records and less Mr. Landers Page Five October 14, 1966 than vigorous prosecution of code violations. Specific examples of lack of coordination and/or cooperation include: (a) (b) (c) There are too many cases where the Godes Compliance Officer has is sued ordess’ for demolition of an unsound structure and the permit desk has subsequently issued permits for repair of the same structures without the knowledge of the C aie. Compliance Officersor Housing Inspector. Pre-permit inspections are required before issuance of a permit for rehabilitation of a sub-standard structure. This is not being followed and permits are being issued without consideration of the Housing Code Compliance Program Policy and Procedure Guide. Electrical Division Inspectors refuse to sign inspection cards on H using Code Compliance cases, requiring Housing Code Inspectors to spend considerable waste motion obtaining required signatures. The Electrical Division gives only token cooperation to the Housing Division, The Water Department and Gas Company, on Mr. Landers Page Six October 14, 1966 the other hand, cooperate to the maximum, (d) The Central Records are not located near the permit desk so they can be utilized whenever a permit is issued. The Central Records are maintained strictly as files or archives and no attempt is made to utilize them for permit issuance, Some of these points were touched upon in the Survey Report "Government of the City of Atlanta, Georgia'' by the Public Administration Service in 1965. The following quotations are found on page 34 of the PAS report: BUILDING AND HOUSING INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT "IN 1964 ATLANTA TOOK A LOGICAL STEP IN CONSOLIDATING ITS VARIOUS BUILDING INSPECTION AND EXAMINING FUNCTIONS INTO A SINGLE DEPARTMENT, FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS MOVE HAS NOT YET BEEN ACHIEVED AND PROGRESS , APPEARS TO BESLOW, FRICTION REPORTEDLY EXISTS BETWEEN THE FORMERLY INDEPENDENT AGENCIES, COOPERATION BETWEEN THE HOUSING CODE ENFORCEMENT SECTION AND THE BUILDING CODE SECTION HAS NOT YET BEEN FULLY REALIZED, THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN THE HOUSING CODE SECTION CONDEMNS PROPERTY FOR DEMOLITION OR FOR MAJOR REPAIRS, AND THE CENTRAL PERMITS SECTION SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUES REPAIR PERMITS Mr. Landers Page Seven October 14, 1966 FOR MINOR OR PARTIAL REPAIRS, INTERNAL ADMINIS TRATIVE PROCEDURES TO INSURE THE ENFORCEMENT OF HOUSING CODE INSPECTIONS ARE DEFICIENT, THERE IS A BACKLOG OF SOME 4,000 NOTICES TO COMPLY WITH THE HOUSING CODE AND AN AVERAGE OF FEWER THAN 10 CASES WEEKLY ARE TAKEN TO COURT, "THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT USES A MULTIPLE PERMIT CARD FOR STRUCTURES BEING REPAIRED DUE TO HOUSING CODE ACTIONS, THIS CARD PROVIDES A RECORDING FOR ALL TYPES OF REPAIRS, WHEN REPAIRS ARE INSPECTED AND APPROVED, THE INSPECTOR SIGNS THE MUTLIPLE CARD, WHICH IS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY, THIS FORM SERVES THE PURPOSE OF INSURING THAT ALL NECESSARY PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND WORK HAS BEEN SATISFACTORILY ACCOMPLISHED, SOME INSPECTORS REFUSE TOSIGN THE CARD, IN ADDITION, THE MULTIPLE PERMIT FORM IS USED ONLY ON REPAIRS ORDERED BY THE HOUSING DIVISION BUT NOT FOR OTHER REPAIRS, THEREFORE, SOME REPAIR JOBS HAVE CARDS WHILE OTHERS DO NOT, THIS SITUATION CREATES CONFUSION EVEN AMONG THE INSPECTORS," Recommendation: 1. Spell out the duties and responsibilities of the Supervisor of Inspection Services and give this position the authority to coordinate all Inspection Services as the job title and organization chart imply. This would include authority to order cooperation among divisions and changes in procedures of divisions to correct problems. Mr. Landers Page Eight October 14, 1966 Transfer of the Codes Compliance Officer and the Rehabilitation Specialist to the Housing Division, reporting to the Chief Housing Code Inspector. These two functions cannot be separated from the Housing Inspection functions and the coordination of the Inspectors. Court cases and rehabilitation efforts are vital to the success of a vigorous housing code enforcement program. The Central Records Section should be near the Permit Desk to provide maximum utilization of records in determining whether or not a permit should be issued. The building records lend themselves nicely to a computer application and should be computerized at the earliest possible date. The work done by the CIP at great expense to the City and HUD in placing records of every parcel and structure on the City computer must not be allowed to become outdated and simply electronic archives. The Building Inspection Department should be charged with the responsibility for updating computerized building codes data, A remote display station should be planned as a part of the City's new IBM 360 System for ready access by the Permit Desk from central computer records, Mr. Landers Page Nine October 14, 1966 4, An agressive prosecution policy must be adopted and followed if we expect to achieve even minimum compliance. The backlog of pending Housing Code violations will require the services ofa fulltime prosecutor if the Division is ever to hope to become current. A fulltime Assistant City Attorney is recommended.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 44 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b4638add15aa3b5e772ee22c73b6287f.pdf 61b5e142ac5aae3ae7cf08727a16d2ba Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS The Department of Buildings administers and enforces the Zoning Ordinance, the Housing and Slum Clearance Code, the Housing P.emolition Ordinance, the Georgia Safety Fire Law and the Elevator Ordinance. property. Its responsibilities generally regulate the private use of private The manner in which the department does its job and works with other agencies both in and out of the City government will be reflected in the quality of total community development. Staffing, organization, and records must be so developed as to have flexibility, comprehensiveness, and sesnitivity to the needs and requirements of area action. ), The Department of Buildings has been the subject of extensive review and reorganization to better prepare it for its role. of the reorganization is now in the final stage. Implementation It would be inappropriate to attempt to evaluate performance. Organization In 1964, Public Administration Service prepared a survey report relating to the consolidation of inspectional services in the City of Atlanta. This report reviewed and identified all inspectional functions carried out among several departments within the City government. The major attention of the report was focused on the Department of Building Inspections . The findings of the report led to recommendations for an expended department of �Page Two Building Inspections to include plumbing inspection (from the Construction Department), electrical inspection (from the Department of Electricity) and housing code inspection (from the Department of Urban Renewal). adopted the full report. The City The Departments of Electricity and Urban Renewal were abolished when their few remaining responsibilities were transferred to other departments and agencies. No one lost his job or was reduced in salary due to the implementation of these recommendations. Consolidation began in July of 1964. In the beginning little more could be accomplished than to effect a legal change. The various offices l were spread from the third floor of City Hall to the thirteenth floor. In late summer 1965, one year later, major office realignments were made at City Hall which resulted in the Department of Buildings occupying all of the eighth and ninth floors. Further office assignments were made in 1966. Physical provisions were made for a central records and statistical unit and the central permits desk. Staffing for the Records Bureau was provided by clerical .. 'h, • ' personnel formerly assigned to each of the inspection division . Staffing 13 The Department has a technical staff of 72 and a clerical staff of 16. The technical staff includes the department head (Building Official), an assistant Building Official , two architect engineers, ten plumbing inspectors ; �Page Three ten electrical inspectors, two elevator inspectors, nine heating and ventilating inspectors and engineers, sixteen building inspectors and J ,.,~,J . . 0 i f.teen persons engaged in housing code enforcement. either registered engineers or architects. Six technicians are Most of the specialized inspectors are licensed in their trades. Work Program Inspectional services are provided to insure the health, safety and general welfare of the community. Building inspections insure that structures will be built, repaired and altered in a-ccordance with accepted standards. Plumbing inspections insure that water and sewer facilities are installed in a manner that will protect the occupants health. Heating and ventilating inspections as sure that heating units are installed properly and include provisions for smoke abatement in order to reduce air pollution. Electrical inspections insure that wiring installations will reduce fire hazards. Housing inspections differ from the above in that the housing code is concerned with buildings that were built under former regulations (usually these required lower standards of safety and sanitation). It is the general purpose of housing inspe ction to upgrade the standard of liv ing in e x isting housing. Zoning ordinance enforcement activities support the r e gulations of land use , control of h e ight and bulk of buildings, establish area re qui re m e nts fo r ya r ds and other ope n spaces. �Page Four The volume of work undertaken by the department may be measured by the value and number of building permits issued in the past ten years. Value of Building (Milli ons of Dollars) Year 76 59 59 10.8 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 Number of Permits 10,613 9,682 7, 791 8,327 8,728 114 91 96 8, 311 10, 9, 9, 9, 117 109 150 158 357 168 142 Building C o des The C ity of Atlanta p r ov ides through the s e vari ous c odes a hi gh standard of constru c t ion. The N ational Building Cod e is ba s ically us e d for building.( :n 1965 a r e v ise d National Ele ctri cal C o d e wHi will be adopte d by the C it0 C urre ntly the C ity is us i n g the existin g National E l e c trical C ode w ith som e l ocal amendment s . d e vel o ping a H e a t ing C o de. e, i s sue d which The C i ty is a l e ader i n This code has rec e ive d n ati ona l acclaim and has b een wid e ly a dopte d by othe r citie s . The Plumbing and the H o using C o d es a r e not bas e d aft e r any mode l co d e , b u t do incorpo rate high s t a n dards. ,. f ( i , l �Page Five Gene rally, the codes provide for eight inspections to be made during actual construction. A final inspection is made upon completion of all work to assure conformance to land use, type of building, area of lot and other requirements of the zoning and building ordinances and codes. A certificate of occupancy is is sued at that time. Q.tJ eJJJ e,, Budget and ~ ~ The department collects in fees enough funds to cover all the exp e ns e s of ope ration . A recent surve y of m uni cipal building inspe ction practices indicated that 72 per cent of 101 cities ove r 100, 000 population r e c e i ve 75 per c ent or more of the ir oper ating budge t fro m fe es. Th irty - t wo p er c ent of these cities rece i ve 100 per cent o r more of thei r operating budget from fees. Public C on veni e nc e The con solidation of i n spe ctional s e r v ice and a central building p ermits desk serves as a p ub li c convenience. can get all b uilding permits at one l ocation. A contractor o r i n d ividua l He must, however, still go to several other loca tions within C ity Hall for othe r basi c information a n d p e rmits. Water permits, water meters and location of water facilities are obtained from the Water D epartment; sewer permits, street opening permits, sewer assessments, curb cut permits and l ocation of sewer facil ities are �Page Six obtained from the Construction Department. Applications for rezoning and street numbers are provided at the Planning Department. Copies of the Zoning Code are purchased from the City Clerk as are licenses to engage in the construction business. Complete consolidation of these information and permit issuing functions requires considerable study and would effect changes that cross over departmental lines. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ‘ - DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS The Department of Buildings administers and enforces the Zoning Ordinance, the Housing and Slum Clearance Code, the Housing Demolition Ordinance, the Georgia Safety Fire Law and the Elevator Ordinance. Its responsibilities generally regulate the private use of private property. The manner in which the department does its job and works with other agencies both in and out of the City government will be reflected in the quality of total community development. Staffing, organization, and records must be so developed as to have flexibility, comprehensiveness, and sesnitivity to the needs and requirements of area action. . The Department of Buildings has been the subject of extensive review and reorganization to better prepare it for its role. Implementation of the reorganization is now in the final stage. It would be inappropriate to attempt to evaluate performance. Or ganization In 1964, Public Administration Service prepared a survey report relating to the consolidation of inspectional services in the City of Atlanta. This report reviewed and identified all inspectional functions carried out among several departments within the City government. The major attention of the report was focused on the Department of Building Inspections. The findings of the report led to recommendations for an expended department of Page Two Building Inspections to include plumbing inspection ivom the Construction Department), electrical inspection (from the Department of Electricity) and housing code inspection (from the Department of Urban Renewal). The City adopted the full report. The Departments of Electricity and Urban Renewal were abolished when their few remaining responsibilities were transferred to other departments and agencies. No one lost his job or was reduced in salary due to the implementation of these recommendations. Consolidation began in July of 1964, In the beginning little more could be accomplished than to effect a legal change. The various offices were spread from the third floor of City Hall to the thirteenth floor. In late summer 1965, one year later, major office realignments were made at City Hall which resulted in the Department of Buildings occupying all of the eighth and ninth floors. Further office assignments were made in 1966. Physical provisions were made for a central records and statistical unit and the central permits desk. Staffing for the Records Bureau was provided by clerical personnel formerly assigned to each of the inspection divisions. Staffing The Department has a technical staff of 72 and a clerical staff of 16. The technical staff includes the department head (Building Official), an assistant Building Official, two architect engineers, ten plumbing inspectors, Page Three ten electrical inspectors, two elevator inspectors, nine heating and ventilating inspectors and engineers, sixteen building inspectors and fifteen Batecks engaged in housing code enforcement. Six technicians are either registered engineers or architects. Most of the specialized inspectors are licensed in their trades. Work Program Inspectional services are provided to insure the health, safety and general welfare of the community. Building inspections insure that structures will be built, repaired and altered in accordance with accepted standards. Plumbing inspections insure that water and sewer facilities are installed in a manner that will protect the occupants health. Heating and ventilating inspections assure that heating units are installed properly and include provisions for smoke abatement in order to reduce air pollution, Electrical inspections insure that wiring installations will reduce fire hazards, Housing inspections differ from the above in that the housing code is concerned with buildings that were built under former regulations (usually these required lower standards of safety and sanitation). It is the general purpose of housing inspection to upgrade the standard of living in existing housing. Zoning ordinance enforcement activities support the regulations of land use, control of height and bulk of buildings, establish area requirements for yards and other open spaces. Page Four The volume of work undertaken by the department may be measured by the value and number of building permits issued in the past ten years. Year Value of Building Number of Permits (Millions of Dollars) 1955 76 10, 613 1956 59 9, 682 1957 59 7,791 1958 108 8, 327 1959 > pe 8,728 1960 91 8,311 1961 96 10, 158 1962 117 9, 357 1963 109 : 9, 168 1964 150 9, 142 1965 Building Codes The City of Atlanta provides through these various codes a high standard of construction. The National Building Code is basically used for building In 1965 a revised National Electrical Code Win -be issued which will be adopted by the City. ) Currently the City is using the existing National Electrical Code with sone local amendments. The City is a leader in developing a Heating Code. This code has received national acclaim and has been widely adopted by other cities. The Plumbing and the Housing Codes are not based after any model code, but do incorporate high standards, Page Five Generally, the codes provide for eight inspections to be made during actual construction, A final inspection is made upon completion of all work to assure conformance to land use, type of building, area of lot and other requirements of the zoning and building ordinances and codes. A certificate of occupancy is issued at that time. Reven c Budget and- Revue The department collects in fees enough funds to cover all the expenses of operation. A recent survey of municipal building inspection practices indicated that 72 per cent of 101 cities spate 100, 000 population receive 75 per cent or more of their operating budget from fees. Thirty- two per cent of these cities receive 100 per cent or more of their operating budget from fees. Public Convenience The consolidation of inspectional service and a central building permits desk serves as a public convenience. A contractor or individual can get all building permits at one location. He must, however, still go to several other locations within City Hall for other basic information and permits. Water permits, water meters and location of water facilities are obtained from the Water Department; sewer permits, street opening permits, sewer assessments, curb cut permits and location of sewer facilities are Page Six obtained from the Construction Department. hoeite seas for rezoning and street numbers are provided at the Planning Department. Copies of the Zoning Code are purchased from the City Clerk as are licenses to engage in the construction business. Complete consolidation of these information and permit issuing functions requires considerable study and would effect changes that cross over departmental lines.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 43 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966