Code Enforcement Board

Conducts hearings to enforce County laws relating to environmental management (storm water, trees and landscaping), zoning and land use, control of junk accumulations in the community, building code, and mowing, etc., and imposes administrative fines and other non-criminal penalties where a violation of a code provision has occurred, with the goal of obtaining Code compliance. The purpose is to provide an equitable, expeditious, effective and inexpensive method for enforcement of local laws and to promote, protect and improve the health, safety and general welfare of the public.

Sections 162.01-162.13, Florida Statutes 
Chapter 6, Article II, Sections 6-27 - 6-36, Leon County Code of Laws

Decision Making Committee

Members must be residents of the County.

Whenever possible, the CEB shall consist of the following:   

• Subcontractor  
• General Contractor  
• Realtor 
• Business Person  
• Engineer  
• Architect
• County Resident  

Members must file a Financial Disclosure Form 1 from the Florida Commission on Ethics within 30 days of being appointed and annually by July 1 thereafter. In addition, when leaving the committee members must file a final Form 1F within 60 days of leaving their public position. The final Form 1F covers the disclosure period between January 1 and your last day of office within that year.

7 members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners with each Commissioner appointing one member.

Whenever possible, the membership of the Code Enforcement Board shall consist of an architect, a business person, an engineer, a general contractor, a subcontractor, a realtor and another County resident.

The County may appoint up to 2 alternate members to serve on the board in the absence of board members, per Statute 162.05 (1).

3-Year(s) Expiring July 31
Maximum Number of Terms: Unlimited
Members may be reappointed for additional terms per Florida Statute.  Vacancies filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Monthly meetings on the 3rd Thursday of each month, 1 p.m. in the Renaissance Building 2nd Floor Conference Room, 435 Macomb Street Tallahassee, FL

Any member of the board who fails to attend two out of three successive meetings during any calendar year shall automatically forfeit such appointment and the Board of County Commissioners shall promptly fill such vacancy.