Code Compliance and Enforcement

Code Enforcement

Services

The Code Compliance Division is committed to improving the quality of life in Eagle Lake through the administration and enforcement of laws that prohibit conditions hazardous to the health, safety and welfare of the community.
 

Responsibilities

To provide an equitable, expeditious, effective and inexpensive method of enforcing any city code or ordinance where a violation exists and  to ensure public health, safety and welfare insofar as they are affected by the continued occupancy and maintenance of structures and premises.

Some areas of responsibility are:

• High Grass, Weeds, Overgrowth
• Sanitation and Storage of Materials (Junk, Trash, and Debris)
• Garbage and Rubbish - Accumulation, Container Placement/Removal, and Commercial Enclosures
• Vehicles or Vessels (Abandoned, Derelict, Inoperable, Commercial Vehicles in a Residential Area)
• Substandard Housing
• Dangerous, Uninhabitable, Unsafe Structures
• Working without Building Permit
• Sign Regulations
• Unlicensed Contractors

Report a Concern or Complaint
If you have a concern or complaint in the City of Eagle Lake, please bnadeau [at] eaglelake-fla.com (subject: Code%20Violation%20) (contact us). Effective July 1, 2021 (Per CS/SB60), a person who reports a potential violation of a code or an ordinance must provide his or her name and address to the respective local government before an investigation may occur.