About Codes
Code Services Office is a part of Managing Director’s
Office of the City of Reading, PA.
If you want to make a complaint about a run down property
in your neighborhood, you may email us or call us: 610-655-6283.
All complaints will be investigated promptly and the
name of the complainant will be held in confidence.
Who to call when your neighborhood needs help:
Codes Services Department: 610-655-6283
Blighted Properties
Construction Noise
Improper Drainage
Tenant Complaints
Construction without Permits
Illegal Dumping
Overcrowding
Unsafe Conditions
Junk Cars, Inoperable Vehicles on Private Areas
High Grass or Weeds
Improper Storage of Trash
Blocked exits (in business and apartment buildings)
Exterior Maintenance (paint,shutters,roof,gutters,etc)
Graffiti
Police Department: 610-655-6116
Animals
Loud Parties
Commercial Vehicles Parked on Residential Streets
Drug Activities
Any Suspicious Activity
Vandalism
Zoning Department: 610-655-6343
Operation of Business From Home
Residential Overcrowding
Improper use of a Building or Lot
Signs Placed in City Right of Way
Vehicles without City Decal (may be Treasurer)
Fire Department: 610-655-6080
Fire Incident Occurrence
Suspicious Activity Around Abandoned Buildings
Blocked Exits in Commercial Buildings and Retail Strips
One Stop Shop Information Center (Effective Date
01-03-06) - 610-655-6284
In an effort to create a customer friendly environment
for City of Reading Development Projects, we have streamlined
our existing permit operations and have created an office
which will include staff from Building/Trades Division,
Zoning Division, Planning Division, Engineering Division,
and Fire Department. The office will meet with Citizens,
Builders, Developers, and Contractors once
a week by appointment with the following schedule:
Thursday: 9AM – 12PM
The basic purpose of this effort is to make all decision
makers available for our clients at one place which in
turn will help the clients to eliminate any uncertainties
from site development review process point of view. This
type of process help us to bring flexibility to our regulatory
process and enhance communication between all stakeholders
and key players in this process.
We always welcome your comments and suggestions for any
improvements to City of Reading regulatory process.
