Code Compliance

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You can report a violation directly to the Code Compliance Office by telephone at 678-382-6807, clicking here, emailing compliance@dunwoodyga.gov, or by letter to 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338. 

The Code Compliance Office is a functional area within the Community Development Department. Its focus is the enforcement of the City Codes and the Zoning Ordinance through education and compliance. 

The municipal code of the City of Dunwoody is a municipal charter and a book of ordinances used as a tool in the administration of the City’s affairs and to create an active law for the City of Dunwoody. For more information, please view the Dunwoody Municipal Code

The Code Compliance Office enforces the code when a violation is reported or found. 

In most cases the person responsible for the violation is notified of the violation, briefed on how to correct the violation in order to meet compliance requirements, and given an opportunity to correct the violation with an established time period.

If voluntary compliance efforts are unsuccessful, then the responsible person is issued a citation and ordered to appear before the Judge of the Municipal Court of Dunwoody.

The municipal code of the City of Dunwoody creates structure within the City government and protects the welfare of the citizens and the environment. The Code is accessible to all citizens on the City of Dunwoody website and at the Dunwoody City Hall.