Each violation notice will have the code officer's contact information at the bottom. This will be in the form of the code officer's telephone number and email. Please call them directly regarding your notice. You can also call the Duty officer at (714) 754-5638 and they will direct you to the appropriate code staff.

Please call us. Although we may not be directly responsible for the concern you may have, this division partners with other City departments, Local/County agencies, and some State offices. We will try our best to send you in the right direction.

Average Workload Indicators per fiscal year:

• Number Code cases generated: 1,292
• Number of code violations cleared: 1,130
• Number of inspection warrants: 3
• Number of criminal court cases: 15
• Number of court appointed receivership's: 2
• Number of administrative citations issued: 270

In general, Code Staff responds within three business days of the submittal. Due the complexity of some submittals Code staff may take additional time to conduct research prior to responding. This is done in conjunction with balancing their current work load.

Call us.

• Our Duty officer/main hotline is available at (714) 754-5638 from 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
• Need to call about noise after hours? Call (714) 754-5252.

File online.

• Use the City's Costa Mesa Connect online tool here, a simple online form or download the mobile version for your Apple or Android device. Just search for Costa Mesa Connect in the Apple store or Google play.

 

The two areas of State law that code staff enforces are in the CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE SECTION 105.1 as it relates to building permits and the HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE as it relates to substandard housing.

The City's Municipal Code is indexed by Titles 1 through 20. You can find the entire code here: CITY OF COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE.
Code staff is directly responsible for TITLE 20- PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. In addition to this responsibility, Code staff also investigates and enforces violations of TITLE 13 - PLANNING, ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT as it relates to land use and TITLE 9. - BUSINESS REGULATIONS as it relates to business licensing.

Code Enforcement is the prevention, detection, investigation and enforcement of violations of statutes or ordinances regulating public health, safety, business activities, building standards, land-use, and municipal affairs.