Del Norte County Grand Jury • 2025-2026

Del Norte County Code Enforcement, Jail, and Pelican Bay State Prison*

Published: July 28, 2026 14 pages

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Findings 5 findings

The Del Norte County Civil Grand Jury finds that: A lack of funding and adequate enforcement resources and procedures has led to unsanitary and unsafe conditions throughout the county.

The Del Norte County Civil Grand Jury finds that: Code Enforcement violations left unresolved have led to citizen complaints and concerns regarding safety, property values, and environmental hazards.

The Del Norte County Civil Grand Jury finds that: Insufficient code enforcement staffing and procedures have resulted in an increasing number of open cases throughout the year.

The Del Norte County Civil Grand Jury finds that: The requirement for code enforcement officers to have a complaint prior to processing a code violation has hindered the ability of code enforcement officers to proactively investigate nuisance properties.

The Del Norte County Civil Grand Jury finds that: Lack of authority and resources to provide code enforcement has resulted in increased costs to county taxpayers due to a multitude of incidents which require sheriff and police department resources to respond to unmanaged properties and the properties surrounding them.

Recommendations 6

R1

The County Board of Supervisors approve the recruitment and the hiring of at least one more full time code enforcement officer
R2

The County Board of Supervisors approve the recruiting and hiring of a part-time grant writer to increase the available resources within the code enforcement budget
R3

The County Board of Supervisors recommend and approve an increase in fines for repeat code enforcement violations to hold property owners responsible for said code violations
R4

The County Board of Supervisors approve and direct the appropriate county officials to create a mechanism by which they can hold property owners accountable for repeat code enforcement offenses which are depleting county resources
R5

The County Board of Supervisors direct the Community Development Department Director to create and implement a procedure to proactively initiate investigations and abatements into violating properties without a citizen complaint
R6

The County Board of Supervisors approve the creation and implementation of a procedure to levy a fine to recover costs for abandoned vehicles by December 30, 2026 and have the procedure implemented

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