Code enforcement officer.
Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 2-82.1
in effect§ 2-82.1 - Code enforcement officer.
(a) The city may designate certain of its employees or agents as Code Enforcement Officers. The city shall determine the training and qualifications of the Code Enforcement Officers. Employees or agents who may be designated as Code Enforcement Officers may include, but are not limited to, code inspectors, law enforcement officers, animal control officers or fire safety inspectors. Designation as a Code Enforcement Officer does not provide the Code Enforcement Officer with the power of arrest or subject the Code Enforcement Officer to the provisions of F.S. §§ 943.085 through 943.255. Nothing in this section amends, alters or contravenes the provisions of any state administered retirement system or any state supported retirement system established by general law.
(b) Code enforcement officers, Building Official, Deputy Building Officials, chief inspectors, building inspectors (regardless of designations), engineering inspectors, city ordinance inspectors, and landscape inspectors of the city's Department of Community Development, law enforcement officers and Public Service Aides of the city's Police Department, financial services director, customer billing services manager(s), business systems analyst(s), customer billing services research specialist(s), and field service representatives of the city's financial services department are hereby designated to be Code Enforcement Officers and are authorized to issue notices of violation as code inspectors and to request the city's special magistrate(s) to hear cases in which there has been non-compliance. Other employees or agents of the city may, by resolution of the City Council, be designated as Code Enforcement Officers.
(c) Code enforcement officers may also issue notices to appear before the County Court of Lee County, Florida, for any violation of the city as provided in Division 4 herein.
(d) Code enforcement officers are hereby designated to administer the provisions of F.S. Chapter 705 pertaining to lost or abandoned property.
(Ord. 30-96, 6-10-1996; Ord. 38-2003, 4-28-2003) (Ord. 80-92, 12-14-1992; Ord. 12-96, 3-11-1996; Ord. 50-96, 9-24-1996; Ord. 38-2003, 4-28-2003; Ord. 40-05, 3-21-2005; Ord. 121-05, 9-6-2005; Ord. 17-06, 2-21-2006) (Ord. 80-92, 12-14-1992; Ord. 30-96, 6-10-1996) (Ord. 80-92, 12-14-1992; Ord. 30-96, 6-10-1996) (Ord. 55-07, 4-30-2007)
Source: City of Cape Coral, Florida, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/cape_coral/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH2AD_ARTVBOCO_DIV3COEN_S2-82.1COENOFFetched: 11/4/2026