Kingsport Blogger: Code Violations

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Code Violations

Did you know the City of Kingsport has a special hotline for code enforcement? It’s 224-CODE or 224-2633. You can call that number anytime and report a situation you suspect might be a code violation. Whether it’s an unmowed yard, a longstanding pile of trash, a zoning issue, or you feel a house in your neighborhood is getting rundown beyond repair, feel free to let us know.

If you prefer to use the internet, go to the city’s website www.KingsportTN.gov and look for “I want to”, then “report”, then “a code violation”.

Many times you just don’t know who to call. This centralized number allows a staff member to determine the appropriate department so you don’t have experience the frustration of trying to find out yourself.

We can’t be everywhere all the time, so we need the eyes and ears of the entire community to help make Kingsport a great community to live, work and play.

Hope this helps!

Jeff

Tilden J. Fleming, AICP

Assistant City Manager for Development

Kingsport, Tennessee

423.229.9381 (desk/cell)

JeffFleming@KingsportTN.gov

www.development.KingsportTN.gov

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