Code Enforcement
The City of Belle Isle transferred all Code Enforcement duties under the Belle Isle Police Department (BIPD) effective October 1, 2021.
Effective October 1, 2021, the City of Belle Isle transferred all Code Enforcement duties to the Belle Isle Police Department (BIPD) which will be covering the City seven days a week.
The Code Enforcement/Community Service officers’ primary duties include;
- Investigating all code violation complaints, including residential rentals, building permits, overgrown lots, and inoperable vehicles.
- Issuing Notice of Violations to educate and solicit compliance
- Responding to non-hazardous calls for service and directing traffic
- Patrolling City streets, parks, and boat ramps, looking for parking violations or other suspicious activities
Please direct all future calls and questions regarding Code Enforcement issues directly at (407) 849-8450 or via email to mrabeau@belleislepolice.org, or call the BIPD office from 8 am-4 pm at 407-240-2473.
- Senate Bill No. 60 - Effective July 1, 2021, Senate Bill No. 60 prohibited code enforcement officers from addressing complaints submitted anonymously. Below is a summarization of the bill: “A person designated as a code inspector may not initiate an investigation of a potential violation of a duly enacted code or ordinance by way of an anonymous complaint. A person who reports a potential violation of a code or an ordinance must provide his or her name and address to the governing body of the respective board of county commissioners before an investigation occurs. This paragraph does not apply if the person designated as a code inspector believes that the violation presents an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare or imminent destruction of habitat or sensitive resources.”
- New Florida Code Enforcement Law - F.S. 125.69 Penalties; enforcement by code inspectors.
(b) A person designated as a code inspector may not initiate an investigation of a potential violation of a duly enacted code or ordinance by way of an anonymous complaint. A person who reports a potential violation of a code or an ordinance must provide his or her name and address to the governing body of the respective board of county commissioners before an investigation occurs. This paragraph does not apply if the person designated as a code inspector believes that the violation presents an imminent threat to public health, safety, welfare, or imminent destruction of habitat or sensitive resources.