Code Enforcement

Since Hinesville’s establishment in 1837, we have grown in not only population, but also in our commitment to serve our residents. Part of our mission as a city government is to provide the highest quality of life to our residents, businesses and visitors. The community and environment we live in affect our quality of life as much as individual efforts. Our Code Enforcement Officers strive each day to improve our community to help accomplish that mission. While some may view Code Enforcement as an annoying intrusion in how they maintain their private property, others see it for what it is - an important function which enforces codes that make the entire community a better place to live. Nuisance laws and property maintenance codes are a large part of that goal for Code Enforcement Officers.

Maintaining grass and other vegetation is a challenge for all of us in coastal Georgia. The majority of complaints called into Code Enforcement during the spring growing season is overgrowth. Although Code Enforcement is quite busy addressing complaints, they also have assigned neighborhoods in which they address code violations they monitor. They rotate around the city to ensure they cover each and every map grid of the city. To see what sections of the City of Hinesville Code Enforcement has recently performed its random canvassing, where they are presently in progress, and where they might be inspecting next, please feel free to view an interactive map provided by our GIS department.

(LINK) Monthly Canvassing Grid Map

Some of the code violations they look for are excessively overgrown and neglected properties, unenclosed junk and litter, inoperable vehicles, and vehicle parts, residential parking restrictions (i.e. commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, and trailers parked in the front of a property), safety concerns (i.e. obstruction of view & missing address numbers), and right-of-way encroachments (i.e. temporary signs and basketball goals).

For a comprehensive view of the City of Hinesville Code of Ordinances, please feel free to view from the link provided.

(LINK) Mini TOC: PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES | Code of Ordinances | Hinesville, GA | Municode Library

If you have any questions, please contact our Code Enforcement Officers at ce_contact@cityofhinesville.org or (912) 876-4147.

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