JANUARY 2023 FREQUENTLY REQUESTED NUMBERS
Mayor’s Message
MAYOR’S OFFICE
Grant Elementary . . . . . . 801-264-7416
Code Enforcement
mayor@murray.utah.gov 801-264-2600 5025 S. State Street Murray, Utah 84107
Heritage Center (Senior Programming) . . 801-264-2635 Hillcrest Jr. High . . . . . . . 801-264-7442 Horizon Elementary . . . . 801-264-7420 Liberty Elementary . . . . . 801-264-7424 Longview Elementary. . . 801-264-7428 Ken Price Ball Park . . . . . 801-262-8282 Miss Murray Competition (Lindsey D. Smith) . . . . . . 801-699-2288 McMillan Elementary . . . 801-264-7430 Murray Area Chamber of Commerce.. . . . . . . . . . 801-263-2632 Murray Arts Advisory Board (Lori Edmunds) . . . . . . . . 801-264-2614 Murray Boys & Girls Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-268-1335 Murray City Cemetery . . . 801-264-2637 Murray Community Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-264-7414 Murray High School . . . . 801-264-7460 Murray Museum . . . . . . . 801-264-2589 Murray Parks and Recreation Office . . . . . . . 801-264-2614 Murray Parkway Golf Course . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-262-4653 Murray Park Aquatics Pool . . . . . . . . . 801 290-4190 Mick Riley Golf Course (SL County). . . . . . . . . . . . 801-266-8185 Parkside Elementary . . . . 801-264-7434 Riverview Jr. High . . . . . . 801-264-7446 Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation . . . . . . . . 801-468-2560 Salt Lake County Ice Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-270-7280 The Park Center . . . . . . . . 801-284-4200 Viewmont Elementary . . 801-264-7438
Have you ever driven by a yard filled with junk cars and weeds and wondered why the property owners are allowed to have that mess? Truthfully, they aren’t allowed. There are many types of violations that the City can enforce. Those violations include parking issues, weeds, yard waste and debris, inoperable vehicles, abandoned vehicles, yard parking, sidewalk and street obstructions, illegal dumping, pest control, storm drain pollution, homeless camps, people living in trailers, business license violations, illegal camping, failure to remove snow, additions to a building without a permit. and other similar issues. The issues are often brought to the attention of the City’s Code Enforcement officials when complaints are filed. Code enforcement is a broad term used to describe actions that city staff take to ensure that city ordinances are followed. These ordinances often address operation of businesses, environmental issues, maintaining properties, parking, and other concerns of public health, safety and welfare. If such a yard or other problems exist in your neighborhood, here are some things to consider and possible ways to handle the situation. There are issues that code enforcement cannot address: • Property line disputes. • Unkempt properties, i.e., peeling paint, failing roof, dead grass, fallen fence, broken concrete. • Landlord’s failure to repair the roof or control parking issues at an apartment. • Tree branches or limbs hanging over the property line. • Legal parking on a public street (there are rules about what type and how long a vehicle can be parked on a street). • Barking or dangerous dogs or other animals. These concerns should be directed to Murray City Animal Control. • Certain actions on private property such as vehicle impounds are outside a code enforcement officer’s jurisdiction. Many other violations such as the ones listed above, however, are enforceable in residential yards and business yards/lots. • Although citations may be issued, code enforcement officers are not able to perform or facilitate the actual clean-up of waste/debris or vehicles from residential and/or business yards.
Brett A. Hales -Mayor
The best way to file a complaint is through the City’s website, www.murray. utah.gov. Look for the “Report a Concern” option. Clicking on this link will bring up a fillable form. Using the website is the fastest way to make sure all the different City staff who help with code enforcement can see the complaint and respond. It also helps us to track progress as a team, and keep you informed. A complaint can also be filed by calling the following: • Police department dispatch at 801-840-8400, for immediate attention after hours, please call 801-840-4000. • Police department receptionist at 801-264-2673 • Community & Economic Development at 801-270-2420
Enforcement officers respond to most complaints within 1-2 working days. If necessary, the property owners are given notice with a reasonable amount of time to resolve the violation. But if the property owner is unwilling to cooperate, the item may be taken through court proceedings, which could take months to resolve. Are new property owners responsible for violations that existed prior to the purchase of the property? Yes. The new owner is responsible to bring the property into compliance. Code enforcement officers spend most of their time responding to complaints. However, they also follow up on issues that came to their attention while they are working on the other complaints or issues.