Nick Criss

Our Mission
The mission of the Code Compliance Specialist is to preserve, protect and enhance the unique scenic, historic, geologic and recreational aspects of our county to create a safe and desireable environment to live, work and play through compliance with the Mono County Code of Ordinances.

This includes responding to complaints, helping to design conditions and provisions of permits, reclamation plans and environmental documents, and monitoring and enforcing those same codes, conditions and provisions.

Our Goals
We strive to provide enhanced service to the community by the following actions:

• Increase public outreach and education to assure compliance
• Investigate citizen complaints in a timely manner as resources permit
• Develop creative solutions for correction of violations
• Encourage voluntary compliance for correction of violations
• Utilize enforcement procedures when voluntary compliance fails
• Assist department staff in drafting permit conditions to ensure feasible compliance
• Assist department staff at the front counter in answering questions and reviewing application submittals
• Coordinate field inspections and field investigations with department staff

Other Services
In addition to code compliance, this division directs other various planning specialties, including: business licenses (submittal and inspection), erosion and sediment control, mining and reclamation inspections, and special event permits.

This website provides many tools you'll need to answer code compliance questions.

The Mono County Code of Ordinances will soon be available on this website.

In November 2000, as part of the General Plan update, Chapter 19 of the Mono County Code was incorporated into the General Plan Land Use Element, thereby eliminating it from the County Code book. Chapter 19 dealt with land use and development zoning. Surf our General Plan for information on zoning.

Code Complaint Form -Please do not e-mail Mono County with any code complaint issues. This form is provided to you in .pdf format so that you may print it at home and fill it out at your leisure. Complaint forms MUST be signed. No action will be taken for your complaint without a legitimate signature. Complaint forms are kept confidential. Public review of this form will not be allowed unless required by a court of law.