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DEPARTMENT / DIVISION FUND
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES – CODE COMPLIANCE GENERAL
PROGRAM NAME
SUBSTANDARD HOUSING
DESCRIPTION / MISSION
The Code Compliance Division is charged with identifying substandard structures within the city and ensuring that
they are repaired to meet the minimum standards or demolished.

GOALS
• To ensure the safety of occupants and the public by eliminating unsafe structures within the City of North Richland Hills. (Quality
Community Development and Revitalization)
• To reduce the number of substandard structures within the City. (Quality Community Development and Revitalization)
• To cause the overall condition of housing to improve by reducing the number of substandard homes. (Quality Community
Development and Revitalization)

OBJECTIVES
• Achieve 92% voluntary compliance through education, communication and cooperation.

2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
PERFORMANCE MEASURES ACTUAL REVISED ESTIMATED
Goal: Quality Development and Revitalization
# Of substandard building board cases/year 8 9 9
# Of substandard structures worked/year 70 106 60
# Of structures brought into compliance 60 105 50
# Of structures/ unoccupied-demolished by owner 2 2 3
# Of structures/unoccupied-demolished by the city/year 0 0 1
# Of occupied structures demolished 0 0 0
% Of structures brought into compliance 85.00% 99.00% 83.00%
Substandard/deteriorating housing- rarely or never 2 N/A N/A N/A

1. The Housing Survey is not performed annually.
2. The Citizen Survey is not performed annually. 2013/14 survey avail.

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