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The purpose and objective of the Franklin County Code Enforcement
Program is to provide for the administrative enforcement
of technical codes, ordinances and regulations adopted by
Franklin County. The objective of the program is to benefit
the public as a whole and not any specific person.
The Planning Department’s Code Enforcement Program,
in conjunction with the County Building Department, involves
the enforcement of technical codes which regulate the following:
zoning issues, site preparation, construction, alterations,
moving, demolition, repair, use, occupancy of buildings,
structures and building structure equipment within Franklin
County. The programs also safeguard the health, safety, property
and public welfare by controlling the design, location, use
or occupancy of buildings through the regulated and orderly
development of land and land uses within Franklin County.
If a citizen of Franklin County suspects that there is a
violation of the County Zoning Ordinance on a particular
piece of property, it is necessary to fill out a “Request
for Investigation” form that can be obtained from a
Code Enforcement Officer in the Planning Department. Please
note that these forms are part of the public record and must
be released to any person that requests to see them. However,
these forms do not have to be signed, so the person filling
the form out can remain anonymous. When Code Enforcement
receives a completed form, a Code Enforcement Officer will visit the
property in question and conduct an investigation to determine
if a violation of the County Ordinance exists. If a violation
does exist, the Code Enforcement Officer will contact the property owner
and begin enforcement procedures. Please understand that
Code Enforcement cannot accept verbal requests. An official
written form must be filled out in order for the Code Enforcement Officer
to respond to the alleged violation.
To assist you in obtaining a “Request for Investigation” form,
our office can help you in the following ways:
| 1. Call our office at (509)
545-3521, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00
p.m. and give your name and mailing address
so we can mail you a form to be completed and returned.
(Your name and address are not part of the public record.) |
| 2. E-mail our Code Enforcement Officer at jlingo@co.franklin.wa.us and submit your name and address so we can mail you a
copy of the official form. (Again, your name is not part
of the public record.) |
| 3. Visit our office, located
in the basement of the Franklin County Courthouse at
1016 N. 4th Avenue in Pasco, WA., and fill out
a form. |
| 4. Download a copy of
the official request form to your computer so you can
fill it out and return it to our office.
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If you are experiencing a “Watering on a Public Roadway” problem,
and you would like a Code Enforcement Officer to investigate,
you can obtain a request form for this, the same way as the
above property request forms.
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