The City of Imperial Beach Community Development enforces code compliance, approves building proposals, and issues…More building and coastal permits. Approximately 75 percent of Imperial Beach is considered coastal zone. Come here for anything related to redevelopment or zoning laws.Greg Wade runs the department along with a small staff. </p> <p> </p>

Imperial Beach Cab is a taxi service, available to take customers anywhere within Imperial Beach OR outside city…More limits.</p> <p>Please call to arrange a ride, any time day or night.</p>

The clerk for the city of Imperial Beach is charged with managing city records and providing city documents and…More records to the public.</p> <p>All public records requests for the city of Imperial Beach come through the clerk's office, who have 10 days to respond by law. </p> <p>Records requests from any city department require filling out a records request form available at the city clerk's office or on the city's website. The city clerk's office also take minutes at city council meetings and post council agendas or public notices. Record copies cost .35 cents for the first page and .10 cents for every page after that.</p>

This park sits at the city's center and at nearly six acres, is the largest in Imperial Beach.

A stage and…More shade area occupy space next to the playground and swings while on the park's edges are the Imperial Beach Senior Center and the library. There's plenty of grass for football, soccer or other games. There are no public restrooms.</p> <p>Across the street is the sheriff's station, City Hall and the Imperial Beach Fire Department. The Boys and Girls Club of Imperial Beach is directly north of the park.</p>

The Civic Center includes city council chambers, public meeting space and the offices of the city clerk, city…More manager, community development and finance departments.</p> <p>The city council, which also acts as the city's Planning Commission, Redevelopment Agency and Personnel Board, generally meets every first and third Wednesday of the month but can vary greatly; check the city calendar to confirm.</p> <p>The Imperial Beach Fire Department and sheriff substation are next door.</p>

The City of Imperial Beach Lifeguard Service strives to keep beachgoers safe but is also composed of trained…More emergency responders.</p> <p>About 10 surfboards line the walls of the station's second floor. Each was donated by local residents or board makers, including a personal board of Dempsey Holder made at the old lifeguard station.</p> <p>The Dempsey Holder Room on the second floor acts as a meeting space for local non-profit organizations. Requests to use the space may be submitted to the city of Imperial Beach. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department has an office in its building as well.</p> <p>The city manager is responsible for running the station and is assisted by the Lifeguard Captain and the Public Safety director, who is the chief of the Imperial Beach Fire Department.</p>

As the head of public safety for the city, the fire department also oversees lifeguard services, animal control and…More the Community Emergency Response Team or CERT. The fire department has an ambulance, two fire trucks and primarily responds to medical calls.</p> <p>Residents may visit during office hours for fire safety prevention tips and literature. The fire department inspects the community's buildings for fire safety compliance. Animal services are contracted out to the Chula Vista Animal Shelter Program.</p> <p>The city's fire chief and director of Public Safety is Tom Clark.</p>

Here people can report crime or abuse of any kind. Deputies respond to emergency calls 24 hours a day and patrol the…More city, while detectives investigate crimes. Volunteer officers, as part of the YANA (You Are Not Alone) program, make house calls to homebound seniors and local residents in need. A crime prevention specialist informs the public of ways to prevent crime. An emergency phone outside the substation may be used 24 hours a day.</p> <p>Tickets are not paid at the substation but in the City Finance Department next door.</p>

Public Works is in charge of city maintenance, including streets and sewage and keeping city parks, grounds and…More facilities in shape.</p> <p>Call Public Works to report a streetlight in need of care or environmental hazards like chemical spills or gas line breaks.</p>