Code Enforcement

Purpose

Code Enforcement is a division of the City Manager's Department.

Functions

  • Animal Control - Coordinate animal control operations with the City’s animal control agency - San Diego Humane Society and SPCA; regulate numbers and types of animals allowed on individual property; and respond to animal nuisance complaints. Vista Animal Control Information
  • Graffiti Abatement - Identify and report locations containing graffiti; work with property owners for the prompt removal of graffiti; and coordinate with the sheriff's department to address graffiti vandalism.
  • Parking Enforcement - Enforce state and City parking regulations; remove abandoned and nuisance vehicles from the public right-of-way; and process all parking citations issued within the City and provide reviews of contested citations.
  • False Alarms - Obtain sheriff and fire department records for identifying false alarms; track all reported false alarms within the City; provide administrative review of contested false alarms; and levy fines for false alarm offenders.
  • Other Duties - Responsible for handling noise concerns; nuisance abatement; abandoned vehicle abatement; zoning enforcement; and property maintenance issues.

Parking Tickets

  • Pay Your Parking Ticket Online
  • To dispute a parking ticket, please go to the Code Enforcement Division, located at City Hall.
  • To pay a parking ticket in person, please go to the Cashier's Office, located at City Hall.

Location

Civic Center - First Floor
(760) 639-6141