Queen Creek, AZ Code Violation Reporting: Response Times (2026)

Section 10-2-6 sets two response clocks for a Town Code notice of violation. A nuisance abatement notice, covering rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris or dilapidated structures, gives the responsible party not less than thirty days from the mailing of the notice to comply. Every other code enforcement violation notice gives not less than fourteen days. The notice itself must identify the property, describe the violation in enough detail to fix it, name the code enforcement officer who issued it, give a cost estimate if abatement is involved, and explain the right to appeal.

If the deadline passes without compliance, a Civil Hearing Officer can hold a hearing and authorize the Town Manager to abate the condition, with orders good for repeat abatement over as long as 180 days. A property owner has ten business days, excluding weekends and holidays, to appeal the notice and order to abate to the Town of Queen Creek Board of Adjustment, and the Town takes no abatement action while that appeal is pending. If the order is affirmed and no timely appeal is filed, the Town still gives a final five-day notice before it or its contractors enter the property to abate the violation.

After abatement, the Town issues a written order of assessment within thirty days, adding a $300 inspection fee and the actual abatement cost, and the owner gets ten business days to appeal only the amount of that assessment before it becomes a recorded lien on the property.