2 20 540 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fa73a953e53835a788288b53ec0d091f.pdf 5a05c9289cc440cb77719ebd234163ed Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August 29, 1966 To : Mayor Ivan Allen~ Jr . From: Dan Sweat Subject: J ournal E ditorial of August 25 . 1966 on Urban Renewal Code Enforcement I talked to Reese Cleghorn of the J o urnal Editorial Staff Fr i day about the subject editorial. Reese said he wrote· the editori al and that it was simply a matter of the newspaper ' s calling attention to code enfxfrcement practices of the city over a period of several years and that he felt the time had come to voice the paper ' s opinion more strongly. He says that it goes back to the establishment of the separate insp ctions some six years ago and the placing it back under Mr . Wofford . He gave no indication that anyone from the d p rtment had talked to him recently but d i d m.ention the Lightning situation and the name of Wayne Kelley and Willie Williams which would suggest to me th t he poss ibly has talked to ome of the dissidents in Vine City. He said so f r as he was concerned the editorial w aimed a.t Wofford and the enforcement prog r m and not necessarily the people in the Atlanta H ousing Authority . Since my d iscus sion with him, I have obtained what I believe to b ccurate figures on public housing in Atlant over the last t n years . I have tt ched a su.rnm.ary oi these figures. You will note wid g p between the 7,576 completed hou ing units and the 20, 994 displaced families. This report do s not �Mayor Allen Page TWo August 29, 1966 take into consideration the private sector of the housing market and I would imagi ne that a considerable a mount of low nd moderate income private housing h s been constructed i n Atlanta over this ten year period . \ ' I' I I hope that we can document this information through our CIP study and I will follow up with the CIP to try to make sure that we can obtain this information. Y <.1 U will note I have shown the total figures and also broken out the units constructed or planned inside urban renewal areas . I am afraid that I would have to admit that we don 't show up very well with low income units constructed inside urban renewal projects. H owever , I don 't think this repr sents the true criteria for measuring the succ ss of our urban reney.,al program. I do feel, howev r , th t ther should be a complete s tudy of our housing patterns and th City policy on l ow income nd moderate income housing construction. The CIP should shed much light~ on our current situation d perhap we can use the CIP Housing Study the jumping oll point toward comp1•eh n iv housing pl n for the city. / DS:ly � 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 August 29, 1966 To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. From: Dan Sweat Subject: Journal Editorial of August 25, 1966 on Urban Renewal Code Enforcement I taiked to Reese Cleghorn of the Journal Editorial Staff Friday about the subject editorial. Reese said he wrote the editorial and that it was simply a matter of the newspaper's calling attention to code enffrcement practices of the city over a period of several years and that he felt the time had come to voice the paper's opinion more strongly. He says that it goes back to the establishment of the separate inspections some six years ago and the placing it back under Mr. Wofford. He gave no indication that anyone from the department had talked to him recently but did mention the Lightning situation and the name of Wayne Kelley and Willie Williams which would suggest to me that he possibly has talked to some of the dissidents in Vine City. He said so far as he was concerned the editorial was aimed at Wofford and the enforcement program and not necessarily the people inthe Atlanta Housing Authority. Since my discussion with him, I have obtained what I believe to be accurate figures on public housing in Atlanta over the last ten years. I have attached a summary of these figures. You will note a wide gap between the 7,576 completed housing units and the 20, 994 displaced families. This report does not Mayor Allen Page Two August 29, 1966 take into consideration the private sector of the housing market and I would imagine that a considerable amount of low and moderate income private housing has been constructed in Atlanta over this ten year period. I hope that we can document this information through our CIP study and I will follow up with the CIP to try to make sure that we can obtain this information. You will note I have shown the total figures and also broken out the units constructed or planned inside urban renewal areas. I am afraid that I would have to admit that we don't show up very well with low income units constructed inside urban renewal projects. However, I don't think this represents the true criteria for measuring the success of our urban renewal program, I do feel, however, that there should be a complete study of our housing patterns and the City policy on low income and moderate income housing construction. 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Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 1, Document 28 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f305a8e53a87f39a7e32eff6040c5619.pdf d62269b85dae767335b52d7bd74a0578 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL TEL. JA. 2-4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA Augu t 31, 1966 Mr . H nry l.. ilowdenp Cl~y Attorney 111-4 William OU.v r Building tlanta. Georgi De r Mr. Bawd 30303 11; On July 6, 1966, t rot to you asking t t n ordi nee b pr p r d lo1'3 the lines of the May•Jun Gr d Jury Pre• seit1t11H1Dt in ord · r to req,d.r "' p rformat1c bond of h impro nt contr ctor . I und retood t t c rt in info tion w fr mod 1 ordin • av i l bl to pr rpar th ordi nc fort . City of Atl nt. th it rly dr fti being coll ct d tor ntion d of th · bove b pres nt .4 to the Bo rd V ry truly your , W. • Wof rd Building O fict l cc.o Mr . R. Earl Landers � 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 ay eee eee TE CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS © 800 CITY HALL TEL. JA. 2-4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA August 31, 1966 Mr. Henry L. Bowden, City Attorney 1114 William Oliver Bulliding Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Bowden: On July 6, 1966, I wrote to you asking that an ordinance be prepared along the lines of the May-June Grand Jury Pre- sentments in order to require a performance bond of home improvement contractors. I understood that certain information was being collected from model ordinances available to prepare the aforementioned ordinance for the City of Atlanta, I would appreciate the early drafting of the above ordinance in order that it can be presented to the Board of Aldermen. Very truly yours, W. R. Wofford Building Official WRW: at cc. .Mr. R. Earl Landers a ee oe a ee a ee a i  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 29 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/357a832103f29569557e04b76300bfd6.pdf d9c909c92e6696cd2f37153eb6eeec01 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Building lnspectb'1:i(Department • J The Bui Id i ng 1nspe cti ;/o epartm ent i-s-mv v oo~r~ne;;'(hd wriittlT-rn!rnm;-rem Pte~ m<i~ ~ ~ec1 e flT \:;;,.; r ~m:i:~ sas;~· administers and enforces the Zoning •• Ordina_ncer th e Housing and Slum Clearance Coder the Housing Demolition Ordinancer i"he Georgia Safety Fire Law and the Elevator Ordinance. Its responsibilities generally regulate the private use of private prope rty. 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 tota I community deve loprre nt . / taffingr organie a t ion_, and records must be so developed as to have flexibi Iity r comprehenz ivenessr and sensitivi ty to the needs and requirements of area act ion. ~ e Bui ding lnspect~ jDepartment hcis been the subject of extensive review and reorganization to better prepare it for th eS: role. Implementation of the reorganization is now in the final stage . <fhis pt e s e ~ t !'?'ft.. syste It wou Id be inappropriate to attempt to evaluate performance rf--er-menG.e.tmaQSk!rem:e A' sh:oo:td b d ev-=e bo~ecl • , (?..(' 11 , \.11 2.... / -:, [ I V 1J In 1964 Public Administration- Service prepared a survey report relating to the consolidat ion of inspect ion.- ~erv ic e.:. in the City of Atlanta. This report reviewed and identified all inspectional func ti ons ._.., carr ied out among several departme nts with;ithe City government. The major attention of the report was focused on the Department of Building Inspections. The find ings of the report led to recommendat ions for an expanded department of Building Inspe ctions to include plumbing inspection (from the Construction Departme nt) , e lectrical inspection (from the Department of Electricity) and housing code inspection (from the Departmen t of Urban Renewal). The City adopted the full re port.· The De p artme nts of El e c trici ty and Urban Renewal were abolished when the ir few remaining responsibi I ities we re transferred to other departments a nd age ncies. of these re commendat ions. No one lost his job or was reduced in salary du e to the imp leme ntat io n ·I �The Building Inspection Department Page 2 Consolidation began in July of 1964. in-1;,he beginni~ little more could be accomplished than to effect a legal change. The various officer s were spread .from the third floor of City Hall thirteenth floor. t; the In late summer 1965, one year later,major office realignments were made at City Hall w!)jcb resulted Ln the Building lnspecti'on D~partment occupying all of the eighth and ninth floors. ~ C1[tj1c.k ~ ~ ~ '---- 19~(, ~- · · - · · . Priysical provisions were made for a central records an:! statistical unit and the central permits desk·. Staffing for the Records Bureau was provided by cleri ca I personnel formerly assigned fo each of the - .,... .:...~--------------r'..:·.- --------..,-___ ~ i:n~sp~e: c: t~i:o ~n~d: i:v~is~i~o:n:s:. . i \ from the proposed plan in t;,vo minor ways. First there is The present organization dif'{ers no separate zoning . ,_.,-/ -.,u-- 11 - ' ': : ' ( \ I ~ning enforcement is carried out by the B~i !ding Code Enforcement - ~ . . Division. The build_ing inspectors c rry on this dual functi >, u . ~ • IM,s,.Fep'!!ed.'tb gt zgping enforcement • One aspect o the zoning enforcement and control is in the This would be another important step in con oli ating related functions concerning building construction. Another area of responsibility that could proP. r}y be assigned to the Building Inspection Department would be the functions now carried out by epartment of City Hall. The Building De partment and prepares plans and supervises all a ditions an alterations to the City Hall and all oth er City build ings. This new division, to be ail e d a Division of Ci ty Buildings, would be re sponsible for the custod ia l duties at C ity Hall, sup rvising alteration ball City buildings, and tQ\ provide technical · information and assistanc e toot er City de partme nts in the operation and maintenance of their bu i ldings. An O rgani zation Cha rt ind ic ting the prese nt o rganiz tion and incl uding the suggested addi t ion of the Division of City Buildings ·s presented in Chart ---....,,.... �I i:>,) The Building lnspecto~ Department Page 3 Staffing. The Department has a technical staff of 72 and a clerical staff of 16. The technical staff includes the depart~ent head (Building Official), an assistant Building Official, two architect engineers, ten plumbing inspectors, 10 electrical inspectors, 2 elevator inspectors, 9 heating . and vent ilating ins,)ectors and engineers, 16 building inspectors and 15 persons engaged in Housing Code enforcement. Six technicians are either registered engineers or architects. Most of the specialized inspectors are I icenseJ in their trades, Dual Inspections . There is a decided trend throughou·t the county towards the use of dual inspectors. By combining inspectional duties one person inspects two or more inspectional fields providing competent inspection in an economical manner. The most common dual inspections are building and zoning, plumbing and heating, and building and housing. The City of Atlanta has only one type of dual inspection - building and zoning. Efforts to extend combined inspections usually meet strong resistance from craft unions. The use of qua! inspections might necessarily have to be limited to residential buildings. This will involve the greatest volume of work, but also the most routine from the standpoint of technical difficulty. An expanded program of dual inspections requires a well developed in-training program, co?perat ion and understanding of the craft unions, and support from the City administration. Atlanta could probably extend its dual irspections to include Housing Code inspedions to al I its inspectional specialities •. Every inspector, then, wru Id be ,. responsible to note and report to the Housing Code Division any violations observed. Follow-up inspect ions regarding housing code violation would. remain the responsibili ty of the Housing Division. This modificat ion would go far in expanding the ability of the City to identify homes that are deve lop ing features that lead to blight. Work Program lnspe ctiona l services are prov ided to insure the hea lth, safety and genera l welfare of the communi ty. Bu i ld ing inspections insure that structures will be buil t , repaired and altered in accordance with accepted stand~rds. Pl umbing inspections insure that water a nd sewer facil iti~ are installed in a manner that will protect the occupants hea lth. Heating and Ve ntilating inspections assure that heating un its are installed proper~y and includes provisions for smoke a~atement in ord~r to reduce �~ - - - -- - - -- - - - -- - - ---·-·· . I Page 4 The Building lnspectb"t Department 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 standing of living in existing housing. Zoning ordinance enforcement activities support the r~gulation~of land use, control of height and bulk of buildings, establish area requirements for yards and other open spaces. The volume of work undertaken by the department may be measured by the value and number of building permits issued in the past 10 yearsf t Year 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 . Value of Building (mill ions of Dollars) 76 59 59 108 114 91 96 117 109 150 Number of Permits 10,613 9,682 7,791 8,327 8,728 8,311 10,158 9.357 9,168 9,142 JI({,$ Building Codes The City of Atlanta provides through these various codes a high standard of . /L_C.,~:,,{ _.., construction. The National Building Code is basically use d for building. In 1965 a ..r,ewretl Code National ElectricaVwil I be issued which will be adopted by the City" Currently the City is using the existing National Electrical Code with some local amendments. The City is a leader in developing a Heati ng Code . This code has receove d national acclaim and has been widely adopted by other c ities. The Plumbing and the Housing codes are not based.after any mode l code, but do incorporate high standards. G e nerally, the codes provide for e ight inspections to be made during actual cons 1ruction. A final inspection is made upon completion of all work to assure conformance to land use, type of building, area of lot _a nd other requi rements of the zoning and building ordinances a nd codes. A certificate of occupancy is issued at that time. �The Building Inspection Dep_cn:.tm.e.nt Page 5 Budget and Revue. The department collects in fees enough funds to cover al I the expenses of operation. A recent survey of municipal building inspection practices indicated that 72 per cent of 101 cities over 100~000 population receive 75 per cent or more of their operating budget. from .' fees. Thirty-two per cent of these cities receive 100 % or more of their operating budget from fees. Public Conveniencs-. The consolidation of inspectional service and a central building permits desk serves as a public conveniencee 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 a re obtained from 't he Water Department; Sewer permits, Street Opening permits, sewer assessments, curbcut permits and location of sewer foci! ities are obtained from the Construct ion Department . Applications for rezoning and street numbers are provided at the Pl ::mning Department. Copies of the Zoning Code a re purchased from the City Clerk as are Iicenses to engage in the construction Business. Complete consolidation of these information and permit issuing functions requires .considerabl e study and would effect changes that cr:,ss over departmental lines. De rtments have a tende {;, to ts. None prese nt ly exists. �.• [j, .I/L0/ 11/(, j l l/S P /3·c. T,1 c,vs t> r:: ? /) 1'<. r i1 i,,v T 1- -- --- - - - - - - -- - - ---. OFF 1 C111L. a·~-iLj)~;cc--· ·i-1-A/~; -·1 2 1..rJ ,N( 6 t Gc"i l~ l C,,,.~ l._ . D,v, s , .:.,v D,v ,s. , orv · j ,'}1,":l 1-=- t, Lt.. i: -:-- , j V ,-.J i I i j iL _ _ _ _ _ _ __, p1_v ·1"'11~ 1,v (:, D:v1·;. , ,;;,V ,~ ~-DS -:-) ~ ~ ~ i\ \.I l ) f.Jt) CG r.,1 -,("{ ,'\L i'",;'i~, •11 r5 ___ f,~1.. '1 jl-,c~ i . . .:rv- . ,~ cv , ,~ ...J , IV l $ 4.. . I ~- ----·-----· , _ ·~ (\J .'> ,J . � 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 Building Inspectors Department The Building Inspectors Department i Frewicpaemtem administers and enforces the Zoning Ordinance, the Housing and Slum Clearance Code, the Housing Demolition Ordinance, ihe Georgia Safety Fire Law and ihe Elevator Ordinance. lis responsibilities generally regulate ine 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 developre ni. Biatfing, organization, and records must be so developed as to have flexibility, comprehens iveness, and sensitivity to the needs and requirements of area action. |The Building Inspectéss Department has been the subject of extensive review and reorganization to better prepare it for thé role. Implementation of the reorganization is now in the final stage. This presentrevtews-therefore;-must be timttet io ihereceni-history-of the deparitient, It would be inappropriate to attempt to evaluate performance because cdpoleen “in Community development, a constant t systematic performance.measuremeni-should=be=developedy== OMe AawZaAartuy In 1964 Public Administration Service prepared a survey report relating to the consolidation of inspection servicesin the City of Atlanta. This report reviewed and identified all inspectional functions carried out among several departments withthe City government. The major attention of the report was focused on the Depariment of Building Inspections. The findings of the report led to recommendations for an expanded depariment of Building Inspections to include plumbing inspection (from the Consiruction Depariment), elecirical inspection (from the Department of Electricity) and housing code inspection (from the Depariment 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 deparimenis and agencies. No one lost his job or was reduced in salary due to the implementation of these recommendations. ~ The Building Inspection Department : Page 2 Consolidation began in July of 1964, In-She beginning little more could be accomplished than to effect a legal change. The various officej's were spread from the third floor of City Hall to the thirteenth floor. ? In late summer 1965, one year later,major office realignments were richie at City Hall wajch resulted in the Building Inspecti‘on Deparimenit occupying all of the eighth and ninth floors. tha Wetec’ MNbgrnorsdty wert rele wr 19Gb » an Physical provisions were made for a ceniral records ard statistical unit and the ceniral permits desk. Staffing for the Records Bureau was provided by clerical personnel formerly assigned to each of the inspection divisions. a A ceientiailiaaaimiiain a = = The present organization differs from the proposed plan in two minor ways. First there is fore no separate zoning #7" rneirA, Zoning enforcement is carried out by the Building Code Enforcement Ser we rcement en — Division. The building inspectors carry on this dual function. | \ / # One aspect of the zoning enforcement and conirol is in the Planning Department. Street number assignment and zening certification and applications for \ rezoning are functions of the Planning Department. At seems logical that the zoning information \ \ section of the Planning Department could most ae be assigned to the Building Inspection Department. This would be another important step in congoli ating related functions concerning building construction. Another area of responsibility that could proayrly be assigned to ihe Building Inspection Department would be the functions now carried out by peers of City Hall. The Building Department presenily supplies the Depariment of City/ Hall Bpubabbodbeo@ioyaiddingsox with technical asictunies and prepares plans and supervises all additions ony alterations to the City Hall and all other City buildings. This new division, to be £alled a Division of City Buildings, would be responsible for the custodial duties at City Hall, sup¢rvising alterations to all City buildings, and ta, provide technical \ information and assistance to otfer City departments \in the operation and maintenance of their buildings. An Organization Chart indicgting the present organization and including the suggested addition of the Division of City Buildings js presented in Chart Ley The Building Inspectors Department Page 3 Staffing. The Depariment has a technical staff of 72 and a clerical staff of 1d: The technical staff includes the department head (Building Official), an estefan Building Official, two architect engineers, ten plumbing inspectors, 10 electrical inspectors, 2 elevator inspectors, 9 heating. and ventilating inspectors and engineers, 16 building inspectors and 15 persons engaged in Housing Code enforcement. Six technicians are ities registered engineers or architects. Most of the specialized inspectors are licenseg in their trades, Dual Inspections . There is a decided trend throughout the county towards the use of dual inspectors. By combining inspectional duties one person inspects two or more inspectional fields providing competent inspection in an economical manner. The most common dual inspections are building and zoning, plumbing and heating, and building and hosting. The City of Atlanta has only one type of dual inspection - building and zoning. Efforts to extend combined inspections usually meet strong resistance from craft unions, The use of dual inspections might necessarily have to be limited to resideniial buildings. This will involve the greatest volume of work, but also the most routine from the standpoint of technical difficulty. An expanded program of dual inspections requires a well developed in-training program, cooperation and understanding of the craft unions, and support from the City administration. Atlanta could probably extend ifs dual inspections to include Housing Code inspections to all its inspectional specialities. Every inspector, then, would be responsible to note and report to the Housing Code Division any violations observed. Follow-up inspections regarding housing code violation would remain the responsibility of the Housing Division. This modification would go far in expanding the ability of the City to identify homes that are developing features that lead to blight. Work Program Inspectional services are provided fo insure the health, safety and general welfare of the community. Building inspections insure that siruciures will be built, repaired and altered in accordance with accepied standards. Plumbing inspections insure that water and sewer facilities are in- stalled in a manner that will protect the occupants health, Heating and Ventilating inspections assure that heating units are installed property and includes provisions for smoke abatement in order to reduce  The Building Inspecté*$ Department Page 4 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). li is the general purpose of housing inspection to upgrade the standing of living in existing housing. Zoning ordinance enforcement activities support the regulationtof land use, conirol of height and bulk of buildings, establish area requiremenis for yards and other open spaces. The volume of work undertaken by the department may be measured by the value and number of building permits issued in the past 10 years@, Year Value of Building (millions Number of Permits of Dollars) 1955 76 t 10,613 1956 59 9,682 1957 59 7,79) 1958 108 8,327 1959 4 8,728 1960 91 8,31] 1961 96 10,158 1962 117 9.357 1963 109 9,168 1964 150 9,142 aS x Building Codes . The City of Atlania provides through these Various codes a high standard of construction. The National Building Code is basically used for building. In 1965 wee National Elected be issued which will be adopted by the City, Currently the Ciiy is using the existing National Elecirical Code with some local amendments. The City is a leader in developing a Heating Code. This code has recedved national acclaim and has been widely adopted by other cities. The Plumbing and the Housing codes are not based after any nena code, b ut do incorporate high standards. Generally, the codes provide for eight inspections to be made during actual consiruction. A final inspection ismade upon completion of all work to assure conformance to land use, type of building, area of lot and other requiremenis of the zoning and building ordinances and codes. A certificate of occupancy is issued at that time. The Building Inspection Depariment Page 5 Budget and Revue. The depariment 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 over 100,000 population receive 75 per cent or more of their operating budget from fees. Thirty-two per cent of these cities receive 100 % 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 permiis 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 Depariment} Sewer permits, Street Opening permits, sewer assessmenis, curvcut permits and location of sewer facilities are obtained from the Consiruction Depariment. Applications for rezoning and sireet numbers are provided at the Planning Depariment. 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 permiz issuing functions requires considerable study and would sfisict changes that cross over deparimental lines. Debarimenis have a ‘andagks to hold on to functions. They aim is Puncte their spher of inflvence not to-ransfer it. Realignment of functions, as would Be required if a\gehtral license and)germit activity were desirayhvould require | / J . the participation of a central administrative agent whoAvould have authority over alll deparimenis. \ f ; / None presenily exists.  PYLE D UNE BwuiL oie DE PARTIVE*7 fACSPAEC TH CRS Frick AS36S TAT CRE IrcrAaL Beit OA’ HEvsi/ 6 Pivisier? 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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 TO: Office of the Mayor . ROUTE SLIP FROM: RR. EARL LANDERS For your information Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. Advise me the status of the attached. FORM 25-4-L  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 30 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e143ca75e6ab228767934892262123cc.pdf 2e2071d1022b3c1dd08ec8f84dd032c8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ME MO Prom the desk of - - September 1, 1966 W. R. Wofford, Inspector of Buildings TO: The Honorable Ivan Allen, J- ~ Mayor, City of Atlanta ~ G d / Some time ago you received a report from Norm.an Beckman regarding the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relationso Dan Sweat has the report o The attached is for your information« 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/. 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Beck. an : This is a be l ated acknowled v ent of your l ette r of July 26, l 66 ~a qu sc i, ~ c he us~ of c,e CA ember hip rost e r or ~dd rcssing ae _vice~ fo r circ u ·.t i on of t: ' .e Repo:- t o_ t' e _ dvi ory Commission on l:1tcrgove ::-n rr.en t a l : e a-c i ons con cerni g bui i ng c odes and :r,a· ·ng rec o.::2(!.ndat~o~s for t: ,e co~plete restr ctu _ing o f t he p esent sys -c eu by w'. ~c: . buildi. g c0des a r cevelope o.n aci.a. i ni t e re • T' .e r at ion2.l Coord inati .g Coun c il of .:_ e jj;,.i il ing Off ic.i aL Con fe ... ence of Ame ric a, the Internat io ,al Cc. ference of Builaing o~ ~ic i als n ' t e Sou t hern Building Code Co gr e s toge-c ,e with the b i ldiag · ncustry have po i nte d out that c: e , e.por t i .s incom_ l ete a~~ ba ed pon in fon at ion wl ic h has not been a d uately bac· ed by E.:ic t. From · c a _eful study of the rec o[lll!lendations in th e port, b&sed up on our years of knowledge arid e:-peric.nc e in t e b i lding code c.ctivi y we believe thdt ti e imp l eme. t.:ition o f hese r comffie nd 2tions wou d re sul t in utter c hao nd r at er t~a c uing a leged buildi cod ctivity _p ro::>lems would c reate new and gre problems. 1 A LT CR The use c,f the BOCA embersh i p list for i tr i but i on of .:.n.:o mat ion is r stricted by c1:,rt~in conditio s establi hed by ·our E. ecutive Com2ittee. Und r the se cond i t: ions I aro ot t liberty to r e. le as e t is ·n f orma tion fo= the use of the A ·visory Corrmis io o I.tergov rn · ntal Rel · tions for the circulation of this reporto If you desire an d so i,dicate I will be please d to place this · ru tter before ou r EAecutive Commite::.e at its mid-year meeting in Dec mb r for a ruling r cgar ing pol i c y. In the mean time I· ave ot the au ori y to r an t ereques c i1 you r l et t er of July 26, 1 966 . S . 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Text Any textual data included in the document oy oP \; r1y¥ 4 Vv a Cas VU \ +19 312 ¢ Se Rd in Fairfax 4-3400-3414 GFFICERS ae Vice EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FiFGT PAST PRESISENT 301 “Wi PRESTON STREET GALTIMOGRE, MARYLAND BOCOND PAST PRESIDENT 1iN SALTZMAN 20 AYERVE | LYN, KEW YORK ASCHENGRAND CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR BEAGCHFPIELO, NEW JOASEY JOSEPH ©. BARTELL HEMET H o& BROWN 5 COMMISSIONER » MISSCURL +. DEPARTMENT TY, NEW YorR VINCENT DIMASE if, DEPT BLOG. INSPECTION PAOVIDENCE, RHOOL IsLaNo o WALTER E. GRAY SUPT. PUBLIC SUILGINGS WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS PAUL HOLLERAN CHIEF OUILDING in LEAINGTORN, SPECTOR KENTUCKY LOINGS ROAANORE, vi RGA OWEN PERKINS GHIEF (NSPECTOR ROYAL OAK. MicH.can ‘ FRANK £. WELLWOO COMMISSIONCA OF BUILOINGS TORONTO, ONTAA)S, CANADA STAFF FRSCUTIVE DIRECTOR PAUL E. BASELER Cope CORAMLATOR — Boca Coses TECHNICAL SIRECTSR RICHARD L. SANDERSON BUILD Ne OFFICIALS CONFERENCE of AMERICA, Inc. EXECUTIVE OFFICE; 1313 EAS TH STREET + CRICAGO, ILLINGIS 60637 FOUNEES 1515 . OE é Mr. Norman Beckman, Asst. Director ~ ‘ Hy bay ; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations ps ey chien. tea Washington, D. C.-20575 Dear Mr. Beckman: This is a belated acknowledgment of your letter of July 26, 1966 re- questing the use of the BOCA membership roster or addressing services for circulation of the Report of the Advisory Commission on Inter governmental Relations concerning building codes and making recommenda- tions for the complete restructuring of the present system by which building codes are developed and administered. The National Coordinating Council of the Building Officials Conference of America, the International Conference of Building officials and the Southern Building Code Congress together with the building industry have pointed out that the Report is incomplete ‘and based upon inforiwation which has not been adequately backed by fact. a rom a careful study of the recommendations in thd Report, based upon \ our years of knowledge and experience in the building code activity we believe that the implementation of these recommendations would re- I | ty sult in utter chaos and rather than-curing the alleged building code | | activity problems would create new and greater problems. J} The use of the BOCA membership list for distribution of information is restricted by certain conditions established by our Executive Committee. Under these conditions I am not at liberty to release this information for the use of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmenta Relations for the circulation of this report. If you desire and so indicate I will be pleased to place this matter before our Executive Commitee at its mid-year meeting in December for a ruling regarding policy. In the meantime I have not the authority to grant the re- quest in your letter of July 26, 1966. A Very truly yours, peb/ft Paul E. Baseler Executive Director aes he : tl a  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 32 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ee13760b56ccbf57dd40644b49872a5c.pdf b428e9c036397404fc36437d59059572 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMO Fr?m the desk of - - Sept ember 1, 1966 W. R. Wofford, Inspector of Buildings '1'0: !be lloDorabl e lftll Allen, Jr. llayor, City of At lallta / ~ SaN time ago you recei ft41 a report frca Norman BeckaaD regardiag the Acl9isory CClllliaaion OD Intergneraental _h lat lou. Dan Sweat baa .the report. '1'he attached is for ~ r :lllfomation. FOR M 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 33 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3c2f895495e6cec7c43b076688b2552a.pdf 18354ac3b01939f2d186750de473c363 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -< I I 'I '\ ,'J V I /"1 ,, ,u \i J \ t tI -.I~, I -VI, \, Area C·:iCc 3 ! 2 FA ir~~.\ -~·3~00 -3 .! C. ~~ EXECUTl\'E OFFIC E 13 . 3 E1'ST EGTH STRU • Cr.!C AGO, ILLI NO/S 50 37 Augt st ~J -, OF ?I C::: RS F il e. fi ~l: 0~:0 ~lj~: ~ ;,i _. ~ -. ... ~ ~ \ VM . R . Vi\.) ~ P'OR D >..1: L::.:--1.; :) Ff: ~- , ... 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EL.; C :<HA UG 'fh~s is~ be l ~teu ack:1owl~dgme~t o ~ you r lette _ of J u l y 26, 19£6 - ~ q es·cing r.ile us e of c·,e. BOCA ,emberst:.ip os t e r or addr 0 s in se ~v i c ~ for c ircul~t i on o : t · e ReDo t of t he Advis o ry Co ~ i s s ion on In t c~gove_r:rr.er. ts.l Re l at i ons co ce. n i. g bu i lding c od~ s a ' ma'. · g r cc::.:.::ie.. catics fo r t ' e c0mplete restructu _ ing of t he p _e sent syst m by whic1 bui.l..:!in · codes are ccveloped .:m a d ni. is Le r edo T. e Natio:::al Coo _d ~r.atin g Co ncil of the;. Buildirig Of 1. icials Conferc.,c e f Am rica, t. ' e I:1te.rn2 ional Con :e ~ nee of Buil ing oL:icL1ls a:1 · the So"thern Bu i l "ing Code Co::.g ess tog-::. r.l·e_ w.:.t . the uildir· i. ' us t ry ~.av po i nted ou t that t . aepcr -:: is i .c mµ l e t e ad 2 s e' p on i n fo r, a tio. w· i c . h a s no t be n d e u &.t e l y b c ·ed by fa t . 0 1R . :,.:I"":'. PUO - ,C •'-IPRl.!V,.V C ."'l7S  ; A" "'C. o ..: Y,:, H V_,t.,::, 30: \V . 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WA-Tt,AM, M.,.!. ,ACM .. ~ Ve ::-y truly yours , 7T!; r'r-.L ._ HOLL=,-.AN Crf. • ,.n-.J ..-.. .. ,f,'.°;l'lC.":"VR L ... ..,J~c.·;ot , , t".~.-..T ~ C~Y L.C J;_ G . - ~f,='·: V l -::H cc , .... oi-.c ... .;.. ~i.. _.J1 .vA!'. '-t.L, V·,-~.,-. A. c·.r::.. ~c:~.<IN!> ... , ,_F ROYA- ~ !'<.!...,.CC Tun Ar:. ~ ..... r , GAN .,,,.._ t~ ~ . '/;::LL'l/OO!J -IM:..: :.. .. 'I c;: lj~ .. :.,~: -;s T1.,H_ :. T::: , o ..,-AR . -.Ul. E. CC,:;..: Cc.r.. ~ .. ->.TO,c c~ ,..,,.:;A ··L;:;:. - .... .:..L.A .:cots T .. C,{N CA:.. Oi.t .._-c, C .,_ .A . . 0 , .... ANDL'..,C~. peb/f Paul E~ Basel er Execucivc Director '"' ,. ,4 }~ . ~-=-·-., . . :..,___, • • . . : - : . _ # . . .... � 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 ! A \v BUILDING OFFICIALS GE I \ ; ' ; { LLY mh tat ten 4° — — IV & CONFERENCE of AMERICA, Inc. V Area Code 3i2 . : oe 7ann.3e14 ewersitore 4 eaTs aToeer ast ih FAirfax 4-3400-3414 EXECUTIVE OFFICE: 1313 EAST GOTH STREET + CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60637 Yas et aie FOUNDED 1315 ; - 7 --, August 30, 2966¢ +37, -. 43 4 Fileoeilster el peso 9 7 SE } ATLANTA, SEQRGIA See cee S . Mr. Norman Beckman, Asst. Director RAYMEND X inceR Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Soh ee we" Washington, De C. 206575 “cea SECOND Vice PRESIDENT Dear Mr. Beckman: i This is a belated acknowledgment of your letter of July 26, 19€6 r apc hetare questing the use of the BOCA membership roster or addressing services | WICLIAM H. LINDSAY. JR. for circulation of the Report of the Advisory Commission on Inter- peeuTr “i vars Ih EH & INSRECTIONS governmenta 1 Relations concerning building codes and making recommenda- WlES.GVILGINS PHILADELPHIA. PENNEY AVANIA tions for the complete restructuring of the present ae by which TREASURER building codes are developed and administered. The National Coordinating aon oe Council of the Building Officials Conference of Anerieas the International Nols Conference of Building officials and the Southern Building Code Congress together with the building industry have pointed out that the Report is EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE incomplete and based upon information which has | not been adequately FIRST raat eee backed by Fact. kK en Ud pede ae our years of knowledge and experience in the building code activity we believe that the implementation of these recommendations would re- sult in utter chaos and rather than curing the alleged building code } activity problems would create new and greater problems. * SECOND PAST PAE SENJAMIN SAL 1620 AVENUE BROOKLYN, Atw You BACKHAUS ic IMPROVEMENTS To DE MAR iYLAND ~ 5 - - 20! W. PRESTON StALET From a careful study of the recommendations in thé Report, based upon \\ | BERNARD T. ASCHENGRAND CH EF DUILDING INSPECTOR BERGENFiELS, NEW JERSEY The use of the BOCA membership list for distribution of information is restricted by certain conditions established by our Executive Bi MARYERH Committee. Under these conditions I am not at liberty to release this Pee ra eee ee information for the use of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental 7 y Relations for the circulation of this reporte If you desire and so dove: diver ben aenant indicate I will be pleased to place this matter before our Executive CARDEN EAT Aan CER n Commitee at its mid-year meeting in December for a ruling regarding ca, MINCENT DIMASE §=§©=6—Sss policy. In the meantime I have not the authority to grant the re- PROVIDENCE. RNOSE ISLAND quest in your letter of July 26, 1966. ’ WALTER E. GRAY d SUPT. PUBLIC BVILOINGSS WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS Very truly yours, ROANOKE, VIAG:NIA peb/t Paul E. Baseler OWEN PERKINS Executive Director CHIEF (NSPECTOR ROYAL OAK, MiChIGAN n FRANK ELLWOOD ccHM 469 OF BUILOINGS TORONTO, ONTARIC., CANADA STAFF BARCUTIVE DIRECTOR PAUL E. GASELER Core CORNELATON — Goca Coors TECHNICAL DIRECTOR RICHARD L. SANDERSON  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 34 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3ac401b326d2da2d7436f6910e4753d5.pdf 7de9d98e050f99173ca8eef4d1a4266a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. September 22 , 1966 Mr . David R . Beecher Associate A dm inistrator .. Operations E conomic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc . 101 Mar ietta S treet, N . W . Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Dave : Attache d is a copy of a li st of properties which have been referred to the A tlanta Housing Authority by the Housing C ode D ivision of the City of Atlanta Office of Inspecto r of Buildings for relocation ass istance. Since your center people are working very closely in this cooperative effort to provi de relocati on in the most badly needed areas , I thought you might want to pass this along for follow up by your fiel d workers. Sincerely yours, Dan Sweat DS :fy Enclo ure ( 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 September 22, 1966 Mr. David R. Beecher Associate Administrator - Operations Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 101 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Dave: Attached is a copy of a list of properties which havé been referred to the Atlanta Housing Authority by the Housing Code Division of the City of Atlanta Office of Inspector of Buildings for relocation assistance. Since your center people are working very closely in this cooperative effort to provide relocation in the most badly needed areas, I thought you might want to pass this along for follow up by your field workers, Sincerely yours, Dan Sweat DS: fy Enclosure (1)  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 35 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/225a86b5e5320294aef70f5cbbf846af.pdf c2c54303e80795750490db1da3ef29e7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. C A LA TY O F A OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Atlanta, Georgia 30303 J. S . BUCHANAN WILLIAM R. WOFFORD, P.E., R.A. CHIEF HOUSING CODE INSPECTOR IN SPECTOR OF BUI LDING S E LMER H. M_OON, E.E., P . E. ASS T. IN SPECTOR OF BU IL DINGS September 15, 1966 Mr. Dan Sweat Governmental Liason Officer Second. Floor, City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Dan: The Housing Code Division has requested. the Atlanta Housing Authority Central Relocation Service to offer relocation assistance to the tenants in the herein listed properties. These properties are in the Markham-Haynes Street, Incinerator, and Capitol Avenue Areas. Hopefully the funds now available through the . EOA Program can be utilized to overcome some of the tenant problems in regards to relocating. We will continue to refer these situations to the Atlanta Housing Authority, as they come to light, with special emphasis in the area of Capitol Avenue and Washington Street. Sincerely~ -- () / ~ . ' J.S. Buchanan . Chief Housing Code Inspector JSB:mse cc: Sup ervisor of Inspect ion Services 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 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 September 15, 1966 Mr. Dan Sweat Governmental Liason Officer Second Floor, City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Dan: The Housing Code Division has requested the Atlanta Housing Authority Central Relocation Service to offer relocation assistance to the tenants in the herein listed properties. These properties are in the Markham-Haynes Street, Incinerator, and Capitol Avenue Areas. Hopefully the funds now available through the; EOA Program can be utilized to overcome some of the tenant problems in regards to relocating. We will continue to refer these situations to the Atlanta Housing Authority, as they come to light, with special emphasis in the area of Capitol Avenue and Washington Street. Sincerely, J.S. Buchanan | Chief Housing Code Inspector JSB:mse ec: Supervisor of Inspection Services 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 36 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ad5a8548ded84a73a02bad9ae45f2f99.pdf 35253514e57bd1958535bc1cc9710a73 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Properties Referred to the Atlanta Housing Authority 454 Dover's Alley, s .w. 449 Dover's Alley, s .w. 456 Dover's Alley, s .w. 445 Miller's Alley, s.w. 453 Miller's Alley, s.w. s.w. 405 Chapel Street, 409-A Chapel Street , s .w. 409-B Chapel Street, s.w. s .w. 447 Chapel Street, R- 447 Chapel Street, s .w. s .w. 429 Chapel Street, 412 Markham Stre et, s. w. 414 Markham Stree t, s .w. 416 Markham St reet , s.w. 418 Markham Street, s.w. 420 Markham Stre et , s .w. 4 24 Markham Stree t, s.w. 419 Markham Stree t, s.w. 421 Markham Street, s .w. 448 Markham Street, s.w. 4 22 Markham Street , s. w. s.w. 554 Markham Street , 82 Haynes Street, s .w. 80 Haynes St r e e t , s. w. 72 Haynes Stre et, s.w. 74 Haynes St ree t , s.w. �-2- 76 Haynes Street, S.W. 78 Haynes Street, S.W. 38 Haynes Street, S.W. 89 Haynes Street, S.W. 179 Chestnut Street, N.W. 382-384 Foundary Street, N.W. R-359 Magnolia Street, N.W., #1 R-361 Magnolia Street, N.W., #2 106 Randolph Street, N.E. 448 Whitehall Terrace, S.W. 240 Mangum Street, N.W. 242 Mangum Street, N.W. 238 Mangum Street, N.W. 395 Mayes Street, NoW. 501 Edgewood Avenue, N.E. 718 Capitol Avenue, S.E. 460 Arnold Street, N.E. 457 Arnold Street, N.E. 859 Center Hill Avenue, N.W. 721 Tifton Street, N.Wo 780 Capitol Avenue, S.E. 754 Capitol Avenue, S.E. � 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 Properties Referred to the Atlanta Housing Authority 454 Dover's Alley, S.W. 449 Dover's Alley, S.W. 456 Dover's Alley, S.W. 445 Miller's Alley, S.W. 453 Miller's Alley, S.W. 405 Chapel Street, S.W. 409-A Chapel Street, S.W. 409-B Chapel Street, S.W. 447 Chapel Street, S.W. R-447 Chapel Street, S.W. 429 Chapel Street, S.W. 412 Markham Street, S.W. 414 Markham Street, S.W. 416 Markham Street, S.W. 418 Markham Street, S.W. 420 Markham Street, S.W. 424 Markham Street, S.W. 419 Markham Street, S.W. 421 Markham Street, S.W. 448 Markham Street, S.W. 422 Markham Street, S.W. 554 Markham Street, S.W. 82 Haynes Street, S.W. 80 Haynes Street, S.W. 72 Haynes Street, S.W. 74 Haynes Street, S.W. ape 76 Haynes Street, S.W. 78 Haynes Street, S.W. 38 Haynes Street, S.W. 89 Haynes Street, S.W. 179 382- Chestnut Street, N.W. 384 Foundary Street, N.W. R-359 Magnolia Street, N.W., #1 R-361 Magnolia Street, N.W., #2 106 448 240 242 238 395 501 718 460 457 859 721 780 754 Randolph Street, N.E. Whitehall Terrace, S.W. Mangum Street, N.W. Mangum Street, N.W. Mangum Street, N.W. Mayes Street, N.W. Edgewood Avenue, N.E. Capitol Avenue, S.E. Arnold Street, N.E. Arnold Street, N.E. Center Hill Avenue, N.W. Tifton Street, N.W. Capitol Avenue, S.E. Capitol Avenue, S.E.  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 37 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/2d5c8d3944ea5feee48136a1418473ec.pdf 8cbd7a29efbd64d35377eb906ea4e93c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF ATLANTA MUNICIPAL COURT General Division 165 DECATUR STREET, S. E. - JAckson 4-7890 Atlanta 3, Georgia EDWARD T . BROCK Assoc i at e Judge September 29, 1966 ROB ER T E. JONES T . C . LI T T LE Assoc i ate Judge C hi ef J udge Mr. Earl Landers, Administrative Assistant to the Mayor, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Earl: There has been some discussion between the Building Inspectors' Office and the Court regarding the Urban Renewal. I am enclosing herewith a copy of the letter that Mrs . Colette Dusthimer, who prosecutes these cases, has sent to Col. Malcolm Jones. Mrs. Dusthime r has discussed this problem with Mr . Bob Lyle, of the City Attorney's Office, and I am sure he will discuss the matter with you. The copy of the letter enclosed is simply for y our information. In the future, if any controversy comes up regarding the Urban Renewal Program where the Courts ·are concerned, I would appreciate it very much if you would give me a ring and allow me the opportunity of discussing. the matter with you . With kindest regards. Sincerely yours, ~- R. E . Jones , Chief Judge, MUNICIPAL COURT, General Division , City of Atlanta . REJ/dj Enc l osure � 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 MUNICIPAL COURT General Division 165 DECATUR STREET, S.E. — JAckson 4—7890 Atlanta 3, Georgia EDWARD T. BROCK Associate Judge September 29, 1966 T. Cc. LITTLE Associate Judge ROBERT E. JONES Chief Judge Mr. Earl Landers, Administrative Assistant to the Mayor, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Earl: There has been some discussion between the Building Inspectors' Office and the Court regarding the Urban Re- newal. I am enclosing herewith a copy of the letter that Mrs. Colette Dusthimer, who prosecutes these cases, has sent to Col. Malcolm Jones. Mrs. Dusthimer has discussed this problem with Mr. Bob Lyle, of the City Attorney's Office, and I am sure he will discuss the matter with you. The copy of the letter enclosed is simply for your information. In the future, if any controversy comes up regarding the Urban Renewal Program where the Courts are concerned, I would appreciate it very much if you would give me a ring and allow me the opportunity of discussing the Matter with you. With kindest regards. Sincerely yours, 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 1, Document 38 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/beed9517b9ad91460c44cf0f1a061939.pdf b324aff14c797fb0bf42c9f8e982fd19 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. • September 20, . 1966 Col. Malcolm Jones, Supervisor of Inspection Services, Building Depart.~ent, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Col. Jonesa As you ltnow, Mr. Milton, Codes Compliance Officer, and I review each case prior to trial each Thursday and determine the penalty and Court order, which I recommend to the Presiding Judge. I am sure you will agree that nine times out of ten, Judge Sparks imposes the sentence and order which I request in behalf of the City. Mr • .Milton and I make our recommendation to the Judge on the following basis& 1. Number of prior notices of deficiencies by the City to the defendant. 2. The severity of the violations (whether or not there are a few minor repairs or numerous violations). 3. Whether or not we feel the defendant's failure to comply is willful, or whether or not the person is financially unable to make corrections. 4. Whether or not the defendant is receiving income from the property, is an owner-occupant, or the building is vacant. 5. The defendant's past record in Court, if any. 6. Whether or not the person we bring into Court has the authority to make repairs (for example, agents, who have only the authority to lease or sell the property, and no authority from the owner to make repairs. Also, in ~ases involved in litigation, estates, incompetents, etc. ). �- .... ,,. . 7. Whether or not the property is ,located in a "Proposed Area". Up to the present time, Mr. Milton has advised that it is th,3 policy of the Housing Di vision to only require minimum standards of the Code to correct hazardous,· unsafe and unsanitary conditions, until such time as the property is acquired. ,Joe Sh,1ffer has received one notice from the City and it is my understanding that this section is in a "Proposed Area". The tenants have also been cited for violating the Code. I presume these tenants are destitute: therefore, if a penalty is imposed, the majority will serve time in the City Jail in lieu of payment of the fine. If possible, I would like to know whether or not suitable housing is available in Atlanta at an amount these people can afford to pay. If we request that these people vacate the premises immediately, I believe this question will arise and I would like to have an answer. In view of the City's policy in "Proposed Areas", and because of the recent riots, I~~ bringing this matter to your attention, so that if you deem it necessary, the Mayor's office and Mr. Wofford might be consulted. It is my suggestion that we have a confe~ence regarding this matter, and I am of the opinion that Mr. Robert Lyle . should be present, inasmuch as he and I have worked on these cases together. Very truly yours, (Mrs.) Colette Dusthimer, MUNICIPAL COURT, General Division, City of: Atlanta. CD/dj CC: Mr . C. L. Milton, v Codes Compliance Officere � 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 September 20, 1966 Col. Malcolm Jones, . Supervisor of Inspection Services, Building Department, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgias Dear Col, Jones: As you know, Mr. Milton, Codes Compliance Officer, and I review each case prior to trial each Thursday and determine the penalty and Court order, which I recommend to thea Presiding Judge. I am sure you will agree that nine times out of ten, Judge Sparks imposes the sen= tence and order which I request in behalf of the City. Mr. Milton and I make our recommendation to the Judge on the following basis: \ 1. Number of prior notices of deficiencies by the City to the defendant. 2. The severity of the violations (whether or not there are a few minor repairs or numerous violations). 3. Whether or not we feel the defendant's failure to comply is willful, or whether or not the person is financially unable to make corrections. 4, Whether or not the defendant is receiving income from the pro=- perty, is an owner-occupant, or the building is vacant. 5. The defendant's past record in Court, if any. 6. Whether or not the person we bring into Court has the author= ity to make repairs (for example, agents, who have only the authority to lease or sell the property, and no authority from the owner to make repairs. Also, in cases involved in litigation, estates, ine competents, etc.). €, 7. Whether or not the property is located in a "Proposed Area", Up to the present time, Mr. Milton has advised that it is the policy of the Housing Division to only require minimum standards of the Code to correct hazardous, unsafe and unsanitary conditions, until such time as the property is acquired. Joe Shaffer has received one notice from the City and it is my understanding that this section is in a "Proposed Area". The tenants have also been cited for violating the Code. I presume these tenants are destitute; therefore, if a penalty is imposed, the majority will serve time in the City Jail in lieu of payment of the fine. If possible, I would like to know whether or not suitable housing is available in Atlanta at an amount these people can afford to pay. If we request that these people vacate the premises immediately, I believe this question will arise and I would like to have an answer. In view of the City's policy in "Proposed Areas", and because of the recent riots, I am bringing this matter to your attention, so that if you deem it necessary, the Mayor's office and Mr. Wofford might be consulted. It is my suggestion that we have a conference regarding this matter, and I am of the opinion that Mr. Robert Lyle should be present, inasmuch as he and I have worked on these cases together, Very truly yours, (Mrs.) Colette Dusthimer, MUNICIPAL COURT, General Division, City of Atlanta. cD/a3 CC: Mr. C. Le Milton, ~ Codes Compliance Officer. o Pry Re ix | a es | AIR  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 39 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/801ef69fd1727e610ba0e2f30f4d0ded.pdf 6114ab501cd492a3db0cfc3ad6e1cf1a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS The Department of Buildings admini ter Zoning Ordinance , the H o using and Slum Clearanc nd enforces the Code , the Housing .Oamolition Ordinance , the Georgia Safety F ire Law and th Elev - tor Ordin nc • Its res pon ibilitie s generally regulate the p riv te use of pri v tc property. The m anner in which the department doe its job and works with othe r agencies both in and out of the City government will be r fleete d in the quality of t o tal community development. Staffing , o rganiz ation~ and r cords must be so d e veloped as to have flexibility. comprehonsiven ss , and eesnitivity t o the ne ds and rcquil"cments of are The Department of Buildings ha review to been the subject of extensive nd reorganization t o better prepare it for it of the r organization i ction. now in th final stage . rol . Implement tion It would be inappropriate ttempt to evaluate p rformance . 1n 1964 , Public Admini tration S rvic r l tin t o the coneolid tion of in p ction 1 Thh r port .r evi mong • ver d nd l d partm_ente ntifi d pr p r d rvic s in th surv y r port City of Atl nta. 11 inspection 1 fun ctions c rricd out lthin the City ov rrunent. '.lb. major attention 0£ the report w • focused on th Dep rtm nt of Buildin In p ctione. The finding• of th r port 14d to reconunend tlon for an xpend d de rtm nt of �==== = = = ~ -- - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - - - --- Page Two ng Inspections t o include plumbing inspection (fr om th Buil Construction Departnlent) , electri c 1 in pection (fr om the Dep rtment of Electrici ty) and housing code inspection (fr om the Departm.e nt of Urb n Renewal ). adopted the full re port . Th e City l'he Depart ment s of El ctricity nd Urban R newal we re a bolished when the i:r few remaini n g res ponsibilitie t o othe r de p artm ents and ag nc ie . w re transferred No one lost h i s job o r was re duce d in alary due t o the i mplement tion of these recomrn nd ti.ens . C on olidation b gan in Jul y of 196 4. In the beginning little more could be _cc omplishe d th n to e!fect a legal ch ng • er pread fr om the third floor of City Hall to th UIXUn r 1965, one y ar 1 t r , major offic hich re ulted in t Hall permit d r thirte nth fl oor . In 1 te made t City re lignment w r eignm nts made for a e ntr 1 record r d m de in 1966. s 1 ned to ighth Phy ic 1 t ti tic 1 unit and t he c ntral k . St ffing for- th Records Bure u wa p r•onnel formerly v rious offic s Dep t"bnent of Buildin e occupying 11 of th nd n i nth floor • Fu.rther office pro vi ion Th provid d by cl rlc 1 ch of the in p ction divi · i o.oe . Staffing Th Dep rtm nt h s of 16. u t chnic 1 t ff of 72 nd The technical et ft Includes the d partment h cl ric l tall d (Building Official), aaietant Building Official; two rchlt ct ngine r , ten plwnbl g in•p ctor.s, �Page Thre ten electrical inspecto rs , two elevator inspectors , nine heating :.nd ventil ting inspecto rs and ongin ers, sixteen buildin inspectors and - fift en persons engaged in housing code nforcement. Six technicians are ither registered engineers or architects . Must of the specialized inspectors are licensed in their trades. Work Program Inspectional s rvic and re provid d to in ur the he 1th, safety neral welfare of the community. structures will b tand rds . built~ rep ired and alt red in manner that nd ventil ting in p c:tion a El ctrical insp ction (u ually th ith bu.Uding that exlstin bou.•ing. 1' bove in th t ~e bou ing ere built und r lorm r r gul tion In in pection to upgr d th Zoning ordin c itation). enforc: m nt ctiviti n •pace • It ie the nda-rd of living l ulatlon1 of land u . • control of h l ht nd bulk ol buildin quir ment for yards a d other o ir pollution. 11 r duce !ir r quired low r at nd rd of a£ ty nd neral purpoae ot ho r batem nt in order to reduce in.aur th t wiring in tall tions He ting install d prop rly ure that heatin unit ar rd • Hou ing in pectiona di.ff r from th one rned w r facilitie ill protect the occup nts health. nd include provi ion for moke cod i c.cordance with accepted Plum.bing in pecti ons insu1•e that are inst 11 d in h Building insp ctions in urc th t upport the t · bllth ar a �Page F ,;ur The vol ume of work unde r tak en b y the departm.e.nt may be measur ed by t he value and number of b uil ding permits issued i n the past ten ye rs . - Yer Numbe r of Permits Value of Build ing (Million of Dolla r s ) 1955 1956 1957 1958 76 10, 613 59 59 9, 682 7,791 8. 327 8, 728 1959 10 8 114 1960 91 1961 1962 96 8., 311 10 , 158 99;i957 117 109 150 1963 1964 9, 168 9 , 142 1965 Building C Th City of Atl nt stand rd of con tructlon. building. l be various code dop velopl.ng d by the City. He ting C od • Thi are not bu d aft r ndm.ent • SU! _d i Durrently the City is u•in ith aom local ld ly adopt d by o a high The Nation l Building C od 1 ba ic lly us d !or In 1965 a revh _d Nation l El ctrical C od Electric l C od n provi d s tbro·u h thes bich th exi: ting N tional Th City i8 1 der in cod has rec ived n tlon 1 eel im r ciU e . The Plumbing nd th Ho u ing C o d • ny m-od l code, but do incorporate hi · h standard& . / d h s �P ge Five ly, the codes provide for eight i nsp ction Gener construction. a A final inspection .i to b made during actual made upon com.pletion of all work to ure conformance to land use , type of building, area of lot nd other require m ents of the zoning and building ordinance nd codes . A certificate of occupancy is issued at that time . Budget and Rev1.1e The departm nt collects in f ,q,ense of operation. enough fund to cover all the A recent survey of municipal building inspection p ractic e indicat d that 7 2 per c nt of 101 c ities over 100,, 000 popul tion rec i v 75 p r c nt or mor two p r cent of th bud e citi of their op r ting budget from k • rvlc and <:enttal building public con'Vi nienc • A contr ctor or ind ividu rv a a t all buildin p rmlt at on location. H m u st~ ho v iial o the:r loc: tio obt Thirty .. t fr om £ s . pe rmits d r s. receive 100 per cent or tno:re of th ir operating The con oUd tion of in pection 1 can te ithin City H l for other basic lnfor te. rm.it•, ed from th 1 I' ••• v r ., a r meter ater Dep rtrq.entJ e•ment,. c rb c t rm.it d l ocation of r p rmita, d loc tl of • till tlon o to d t,r f eiliti • treet op nlng per er f clltti e ar r ta, �Pg Six obtained from the Construction Dep rtment. pplieations for rezoning nd strc t numbers are provided at the Planning Dep rtment. Copies of the Zon ng Cede are purchas d from tl1e City Cler! as a.re 1-icensee to engag in the construction bu~ ines • C .:>mplete consolid tion of the e information nd permit \issuing function ch.an es that ero require considerable study and would !fed over dep l'tment l line • � 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 ut 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 léd 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). 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 persons 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 eoncerned 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 114 8,728 1960 91 8,311 1961 96 10, 158 1962 117 993537 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 will be issued which will be adopted by the City. Ourrently the City is using the existing National Electrical Code with some 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. 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 cf 101 cities over 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 watér 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, 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.  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 4 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7164aaeadc3aa5cb399df21919313c7d.pdf f140c13bb5b7f5a2809b1dfb6f6029cf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I, October 3, 1966 D-R AFT M EMORANDUM To : M ayor I v an Allen, Jr. From: Dan Sweat Subje ct: L :-w Income H using Program, City of A tl anta In accordance with your verbal d irection of Septe mber 28 , 1966, the following program i s recommended to meet the requirenients outlined for acceleration of the City's hous ing code c omplian ce program an adequat e and devel opment of :io:xasri:Ewp:J supply of l ow inc ome housing . The program as outlined herein is deeitmed to accomplish two major objectives: 1. Relocation of a maximum number of low income families from the worst slum areas and demolition of substand rd structures prior to J une 1, 1967. 2. A cceleration of construction of authoi-ized public housing �Page Two units and d e ve l opment of new publi c hous i ng r e sour ces with tar get d ate s of June 1, 196 7, and J une 1, 1968 . In o r der to a cc omplish t hese goal s the following maj or re c omme ndati on s must be c ons i der e d : 1. A d opti on by the May or and B oa r d of Aldermen of a s tr on g polic y o f Ho u sing C ode Enfo rcement and is sua n ce of a clear implementing directive to a ll offici a l s charged w ith such i mplem e n tation and opera tion of t he Housing C o d e C ompli ance Program. (C opy cf proposed policy a tta c hed) 2. The Housing Code Compliance Policy adopted January 1, 1965 , be revi sed to provide for priority treatment to "cle a r a n c e , code enforcement" areas and firm designation of Title I Urban Renewal r as on a 2-year maximum delay schedule . (Copy of prope sed revision att ched.) 3. A d dition of minimum of 14 new positions in the Housing C ode C ompliance Division, including 10 additional inspectors and four cleric employees . 4. Adoption by the Atlanta H o using Authority of an innov tiv d energetic progr m of public housing using all v il bl resource �Page Three of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including lease and pur chase of renovated private hous i ng under the ' 'turnkey" pr o gram. 5. Encouragement of and assistance to private,,. non-profit and profit housing developers by the Atlanta Housing A uthority for the c onstruction and d evelopment of private and semi-public housing resources for low income and moderate income families , utilizing the 11 221" programs as well as private capital. 6. Imm.edi te review of all pending and authorized public housing projects and initiation of necessary action ·to complete all scheduled proFcts prior t o June 1, 1968. � 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 October 3, 1966 DRAFT MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. From: Dan Sweat Subject: Low Income Housing Program, City of Atlanta In accordance with your verbal direction ‘of September 28, 1966, the following program is recommended to meet the requirements outlined for acceleration of the City's housing code compliance program an adequate ‘ and development of imaciexnate supply of low income housing. The program as outlined herein is desigged to accomplish two major objectives: 1. Relocation of a maximum number of low income families from the worst slum areas and demolition of substandard structures prior to June 1, 1967. 2. Acceleration of construction of authorized public housing ~ a 4 A ; Page Two units and development of new public housing resources with target dates of June 1, 1967, and June 1, 1968. In order to accomplish these goals the following major recommendations must be considered: 1. Adoption by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of a strong policy of Housing Gods Enforcement and issuance of a clear implementing directive to all officials charged with such implementation and operation of the Housing Code Compliance Program. (Copy of proposed policy attached) 2. The Housing Code Compliance Policy adopted January 1, 1965, be revised to provide for priority treatment to ''clearance, code enforcement'' areas and firm designation of Title I Urban Renewal areas on a 2-year maximum delay schedule. (Copy of propesed revision attached. ) 3. Addition of a minimum of 14 new positions in the Housing Code Compliance Division, including 10 additional inspectors and four clerical employees, 4, Adoption by the Atlanta Housing Authority of an innovative and energetic program of public housing using all available resources Page Three of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including lease and purchase of renovated private housing under the ''turnkey'"' program. 5. Encouragement of and assistance to private,, non-profit and profit housing developers by the Atlanta Housing Authority for the construction and development of private and semi-public housing resources for low income and moderate income families, utilizing the '221" programs as well as private capital. 6. Immediate review of all pending and authorized public housing projects and initiation of necessary action to complete all ‘ scheduled projects prior to June 1, 1968.  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 40 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3288cb360067d3d29291d3e8ed5c5d03.pdf f8ffb7cd929e0c167d57d32aff9b500a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October 13 , 196 6 MEMORANDUM To : Mr . Bill W o fford From : Dan Sweat Thanks for the copy of Dr. Weaver's speech to the Building Officials C onference . He had some interesting ren~arks which I am certainl y glad to get for my file . DS :fy � 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 October 13, 1966 MEMORANDUM To: Mr. Bill Wofford From: Dan Sweat 4 Thanks for the copy of Dr. Weaver's speech to the Building Officials Conference, He had some interesting remarks which I am Sine glad to get for my file. DS:fy 2 SE a atte  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 41 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 1 Folder topic: Building department | 1964-1966 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b3a918b628eb10ef7bd688d6b5c0e1dc.pdf 0555601c002d4e9d33d07bd2268b0a5d Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. '· } CITY OF .ATLANT.A CITY HALL October 14, 1966 ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liai son MEMORANDUM To: Mr. Earl Landers From: Dan Sweat Subject: Housing C o de Compliance Program In an effort to comply with your request that I look into the problems and complaints regarding the Housing Code Compliance Program, I have attempted to analyze the major sources of difficulty and suggest possible corrective measures. I am submitting an analysis of the Housing Code Compliance Program Policy and Procedure Guide adopted January 1, 1965, pointing out areas where the Guide should be updated and also areas where the Guide is not being followed or cannot be met because of inter-departmental or e x tradepartmental problems. �Mr. Landers Page Two October 14, 1966 Included in this report is a brief history of recent changes in the Department of Inspection and an outline of current organization and operations. I have not attempted to analyze the various divisions of the Building Inspection Department, but to point out areas of concern in the administration of the Housing Code Compliance Program. Where the method of operation of another division adversely affects the operation of the Housing Division, howeve r, this is noted and in most cases, suggestions are made for improvements. DS:fy � 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 | ’ a) “CITY OF ATLANTA CITY HALL ATLANTS, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 October 14, 1966 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. Earl Landers From: Dan Sweat Subject: Housing Code Compliance Program In an effort to comply with your request that I look into the problems and complaints regarding ie Housing Code Compliance Program, I have attempted to analyze the major sources of difficulty and suggest possible corrective measures. Iam submitting an analysis of the Housing Code Compliance Program Policy and Procedure Guide adopted January 1, 1965, pointing out areas where the Guide should be updated and also areas where the Guide is not being followed or cannot be met because of inter-departmental or extradepartmental problems. Mr. Landers Page Two October 14, 1966 Included in this report is a brief history of recent changes in the Department of Inspection and an outline of current organization and operations. I have Ot attempted to analyze the various divisions of the Building Inspection Department, but to point out areas of concern in the administration of the Housing Code Compliance Program. Where the method of operation of another division saver By affects the operation of the Housing Division, however, this is noted and in most cases, uggestio are made for improvements. s stions ar de f pr t DS:fy  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 42 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 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