DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This is the chapter for overgrown lots, junk cars, run-down houses and condemned buildings. It sets minimum standards for homes and rentals, like working plumbing, heat and hot water, and lays out how the city can take an owner to court, clean up or tear down a property, and put a lien on it. It also covers erosion control for land clearing and construction, protection zones around the city's water wells, and outdoor watering days.
What's in here
- Sec. 38-51 Enforcement generally
- Sec. 38-52 Coordination of enforcement
- Sec. 38-53 Civil liability
- Sec. 38-54 Notice of violations, etc
- Sec. 38-55 Inspections
- Sec. 38-56 Inspection warrant
- Sec. 38-57 Owner's right of entry
- Sec. 38-58 Records
- Sec. 38-59 Stopping work
- Sec. 38-60 Placarding premises
- Sec. 38-61 Correction of violation by city at expense of property owners—Generally
- Sec. 38-62 Duties of owners; appointment of public officer; procedures for determining premises to be unsafe or unhealthful
- Sec. 38-63 Determination by public officer that under existing ordinances dwellings, buildings, or structures are vacant and sample conditions of nuisances
- Sec. 38-64 Service of complaints
- Sec. 38-65 Powers of public officers2
- Secs. 38-66—38-100 Reserved
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTIICOOR_CH38EN_ARTIIPRMAOR_DIV2ADEN
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH38EN_ARTIIPRMAOR_DIV2ADEN
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