Local government offices that administer and enforce building code statutes which provide minimum standards for homes, office buildings and other structures and help to ensure through a rigorous permitting and inspection process that buildings within the jurisdiction are safe and sanitary. Building codes regulate all aspects of construction projects including the structural design of buildings, sanitation facilities, environmental control, ventilation, light and building materials; and apply to new structures, renovations, demolitions and relocations as well as sheds and other storage structures, walls, fences, decks and swimming pools.

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Programs that are responsible for ensuring the availability and safety of adequate parking facilities for community residents. Activities include planning, developing and controlling the use and maintenance of metered parking, parking lots and garages; providing attendants, guards and meter monitors; maintaining equipment (e.g., meters, bicycle racks and elevators); and developing and implementing procedures for enforcing parking codes.

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Programs that are responsible for maintenance and repair of streets, highways, bicycle paths, bridges, pedestrian overpasses and other public byways; placement and maintenance of pavement markings; curb and gutter repair; sidewalk repair; leaf and debris removal; street cleaning; street salting; snow removal; roadside landscape maintenance; roadside rest stop amenities; removal of traffic and pedestrian obstructions; and other similar street-related services.

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Programs that are responsible for the collection, separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing, treatment and environmentally safe disposal or recycling of solid and liquid waste materials that are produced by households, businesses and industry.

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Programs that are responsible for developing, restoring and otherwise maintaining rivers, canals, channels and other public waterways that are used for shipping and recreation.

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