Code Compliance Volunteer Program

Our Code Compliance Volunteer Program has been temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Code Compliance Volunteer Program allows residents to work together with city staff to help improve and preserve both residential and commercial neighborhoods, and thus, the quality of life for all the community. These efforts also help improve and preserve the aesthetic qualities of our community as well as ensure that our neighborhoods are a good place to live and work.

If you're interested in becoming a code enforcement volunteer, please visit the city hall planning division or call 626-307-1415 to have an application mailed to you.

Responsibilities

As the core and foundation of this program, volunteers assist the Code Compliance Division personnel with various property maintenance issues. Acting as additional "eyes and ears" in the City; these efforts allow staff additional time to better address the needs of the residents and citizens, handle more in-depth cases, and increase work productivity. Specifically, Code Compliance Volunteers assume tasks similar to those performed by Code Compliance personnel. As a volunteer, you will help us protect the value of homes and the quality of life in the neighborhoods through routine inspections for observations of property maintenance issues.

Make a Difference in Your Community

You will not be asked to inspect your own neighborhood, and no interior inspections will be required. As a volunteer, you will help us maintain the high community standards the City Council has adopted in the following areas:

  • Excessive Garage Sales, residents are permitted two garage sales per year
  • Parked vehicles on lawn areas
  • Commercial and oversized vehicles parked in residential neighborhoods
  • Excessive accumulations of trash and debris in visible areas
  • Auto repair and unapproved business activities in the neighborhoods
  • Lack of property maintenance or landscaping
  • Weeds or overgrown vegetation, which are both health and fire hazards
  • Unauthorized posting of signs on street signs, utility poles, etc.

Qualifications and Requirements

Volunteers donate four to eight hours per month. Work schedules are flexible and based upon your availability. Initial requirements to volunteer must be the possession of the following:

  • High school diploma or equivalency
  • A valid California Driver's License

No specific job experience is required. You will be thoroughly trained prior to assuming any duties. Generally, you will be assigned to work out in the field (driving throughout the city) with a partner. There are no financial expenses on your part, a marked city vehicle and necessary supplies will be provided by the city in order for you to accomplish your tasks.

Application Process

After submitting a completed application, reference checks and a screening through the Department of Motor Vehicles will be conducted. Those whose interests match needed skills and who qualify through the records checks will then be invited to a personal interview. This allows both the Division and the applicant an opportunity to become better acquainted, to gain a better understanding of the program, and to determine if interests match the expectations.

  • Selected applicants may be asked to undergo a medical evaluation, at the city's expense, to ensure that all duties and tasks can be carried out.
  • Selected applicants will then undergo a training course and be issued a city identification card.
  • Once this is completed, you will then become a part of the Code Compliance Team to beautify the community.