The Town's Code Compliance Division and its officers are responsible for the enforcement of the Town's rules, which are known as the Code of Ordinances. These ordinances provide for the health, safety and welfare of the Town's residents and protect and enhance the visual appearance of the community. Unmaintained properties can depreciate the property values in the Town, thereby increasing the tax burden. These properties may also attract vandalism and crime. Understanding the Town's codes and the need to work together to uphold them is important to the preservation and improvement of Lake Park's property values; the enhancement and promotion of the general health, safety, and welfare of the community; and the improvement of the aesthetics of the Town. Adhering to the Town's codes creates a better quality of life for all.
Some of the most common code violations include:
Landscape violations, such as overgrown lawns (residential) and failure to meet minimum landscape requirements (commercial)
Failure to obtain a business tax receipt (BTR)
Parking violations, such as parking on the swale or sidewalk
Sign violations, including failure to obtain a permit and erecting illegal signs (banners, A-frame signs, window signs, etc.)
Building maintenance violations and failure to obtain permits to commence construction
If you would like to FILE A COMPLAINT regarding a code violation, please click here.
To access complete list of the Town of Lake Park's MUNICIPAL CODES, please click here.
To access an electronic copy of the Town's CODE MANUAL, please click here. To obtain a hard copy, please visit the Community Development Department at Town Hall.
CODE ENFORCEMENT LAW PROHIBITS ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS
Effective July 1, 2021, complaints of alleged code violations are required by law to contain the name and address of the complainant. Anonymous complaints are no longer permitted by law and shall not be investigated. The only exception to this law is if the complaint is in regard to an alleged violation that may present an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare or imminent destruction of habitat or sensitive resources. To read the full text of this law, please click here.
Please click here to access a CODE COMPLIANCE COMPLAINT FORM.
