Code Enforcement Board

Responsibilities

The City of West Melbourne Code Enforcement Board hears and decides cases referred by a city official (inspector, code enforcement officer) when a violation continues beyond the time specified by the City official for correction. The city official notifies the office of the City Clerk in writing and requests a hearing before the Code Enforcement Board.

The board may issue orders imposing administrative fines and liens against an alleged violator and/or property owner. A board order may be recorded in the public records and thereafter constitutes a lien against the land on which the violation exists and upon other real or personal property owned by the violator. A search of the public records by a title search company should reveal any Code Enforcement lien.

Composition

There is one Code Enforcement Board for the City of West Melbourne. The board is limited to seven members and two alternates who are appointed by the West Melbourne City Council. The board is governed by Florida Statute, Chapter 162 and City Ordinance, Chapter 2.

Board vacancies will be posted on this web page, The Sun Newsletter, and within City Hall.  If you are interested in serving on the Code Enforcement Board please complete the Application for Board Vacancy (PDF) form, attach your resume and submit the form and your resume by email to Cynthia Hanscom, City Clerk, or by mail to:
City of West Melbourne
2240 Minton Road
West Melbourne, FL 32904.

Questions & Comments

City Clerk Cynthia Hanscom and Building Official Tom Forbes are the staff liaisons to the Board and can be contacted at 321-837-7774, and 321-837-7776, respectively.  You can also email Cynthia Hanscom or email Tom Forbes with any questions.

If you wish to file a complaint against a property, call 321-837-7776.  Please be sure to provide the property address and the nature of the complaint.