Code
Enforcement
Critical Groundwater Taskforce
Flood Hazard Info
Umatilla County Courthouse,
216 SE 4th ST
Pendleton, Or 97801
Info: 541-276-7111
Courts: 541-278-0341
The Courthouse is open 8 am. to 5 pm. Mon. through Fri.
The Code Enforcement Division's primary goal is to work towards improving the quality of life for all residents of Umatilla County by protecting the landscape. We seek to provide valuable service to all citizens while faithfully supporting the ordinances that govern land use for our county. We strive to promote voluntary compliance on code violations, and focus on providing education and opportunities to property owners for a satisfactory and lasting result.
Code Enforcement is
responsible
for enforcing the Solid Waste and Development Code of Ordinances for
Common
types of violations
handled by Code Enforcement include, but are not limited to:
Accumulation
of Solid Waste
Abandoned vehicles on private property
Land
Use / Zoning Permits
Illegal
placement of Manufactured Homes
Unsightly
conditions
Unlicensed
and/or Inoperable Vehicle Storage
Water
on Roadway
Operation
of non permitted businesses
Examples of Solid
Waste: refuse, garbage, scrap
metal/wood,
rubble, tires, automotive parts, animal waste, construction/demolition
materials, household appliances, hazardous or industrial waste, junk
vehicles, dilapidated structures
The VOLUNTEER
CLEAN UP PROGRAM is also available for groups to participate
in cleaning up areas in Umatilla County. Learn more and take
advantage of this opportunity!
Complaints may be
filed by:
In
Person:
Visit
the Code Enforcement Office in
the
By Phone:
Call the
Code Enforcement Offices at (541)
278-6300; you
may leave a message after hours.
In Writing:
you can print out the Complaint
Form and mail to the
Code Enforcement Office
By Email:
Send an email
to ceo@co.umatilla.or.us;
send an
email describing the complaint with detail.
Complaint
Form, complete the Complaint Form with enough detail to allow a
proper investigation. Complaints are held confidential.
Complaints are normally handled in the order in
which they
are received, but some complaints may be handled more urgently if
timeliness is
an important issue to the safety of the public or environment. Please provide as much information as
possible in the complaint; describe the
exact nature of the violation, the duration of the violation, and
complete
directions to the site. If the
Officer
determines that a Code Violation does exist, a 30 day Warning will be
issued to
the property owner. Our department does
make every effort to encourage voluntary compliance with the property
owner. Time extensions may be
granted
if the property owner is demonstrating attempts to bring their property
into
compliance. If there is no attempt
at
compliance or no progress in an agreed upon amount of time, the Officer
will
then issue a Citation to the property owner to appear in Circuit Court.