The Code Enforcement Division of the Community Development Department has the following duties: To perform the inspections and investigations, and to take such actions as are necessary to enforce compliance with County ordinances, resolutions, and regulations relating to zoning and land use, grading, public nuisances, including visual blight, recreational vehicles and tents, and other codes and regulations as directed by the Director of Community Development. The Code Enforcement Officer also serves as a Vehicle Abatement and Parking Enforcement Officer and in that capacity, within the County of Del Norte, has the duty and power to enforce any parking ordinance of the County of Del Norte or the State of California.

The County of Del Norte Code Enforcement Division also provides services for the enforcement of ordinances and regulations of the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority, a joint powers authority of the City of Crescent City and the County of Del Norte.