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Collaborative Inspection Group Process Outline:
THE “COLLABORORATIVE INSPECTION GROUP” (CIG)
The Collaborative Inspection Group is a designated team of inspectors from the Denver Fire Department
(DFD); Community Planning and Development (CPD) – consisting of construction, mechanical, plumbing,
electrical inspectors as well as Zoning and Neighborhood Inspection Services (ZNIS); Denver Department
of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE); and Excise & Licenses (E&L). When needed, either by
issuance of a complaint, anonymous tip, request from a landlord, request from a tenant, or other form
of notification indicating a potential unsafe (non-compliant) condition, a CIG team will respond. It is
proposed that these team members place a hold in their calendar (between 9:00AM and 12:00PM)
Tuesdays and Thursdays whereby no regular meetings and/or inspections will be scheduled enabling all
designated team members to be available for these CIG inspection visits.
It is the intent to have a consistent and small group of inspectors take on this responsibility. To hold the
number of inspectors to a minimum and create less of an overwhelming impression on the
tenant/occupants, each agency will have only one representative attend these inspections. It is
important to work collaboratively to create an approach where an Order to Vacate is the absolute last
resort. An Order to Comply with 10, 20, and 30-day compliance dates will be the preferred course of
action. The length time given to comply dependent upon the severity of the issue or non-compliant
item.
We ask each member of the group to become familiar with the existing conditions and allowances on
that specific property and complete their own internal investigation within their discipline. Verification
can include proper use, outstanding permit(s), previous construction projects, notice from last fire
inspection, and other relevant information. It is the intent of the group to work collaboratively and a
complete list of non-compliance issues, in one notice; not overwhelm the tenant/occupants/landlord
(DDPHE will be the exception) by way of each agency issuing a separate notice. The goal is to work as a
team and present the property’s stakeholders with one unified message from the City and County of
Denver.
The initial compliance notice from each section can be handwritten and delivered at the time of the site
visit. A subsequent more formal notice signed by, as applicable, the Chief of the DFD Fire Prevention
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