Background

This project was supported by grant funding from the NYS Attorney General’s Office, via the Enterprise Community Partners’ Cities RISE program. The program is intended to support innovative projects to advance equitable code enforcement. The Property Manager/Owner scoring system was envisioned to provide an objective and transparent public scoring system that could be used to drive improvements in code compliance. It could be used by City staff to target enforcement, as well as provide tenants better insight when making decisions on who to rent from. 

Project Background

Currently, downtown Rochester is experiencing a surge of investment with numerous high profile redevelopment efforts underway. These projects together will bring considerable new retail opportunities to Center City, along with new residents, workers, dozens of new hotel rooms, and scores of new visitors.

City Celebrates Legacy of Frederick Douglass with Statue Restoration 

In continued celebration of Frederick Douglass’ legacy, the City of Rochester has acquired 10 of the Frederick Douglass statues originally created for the “Year of Douglass” Bicentennial Commemoration in 2018.

The statues will be temporarily removed to undergo repair and restoration before returning to the community in new indoor locations where they will be protected from the elements and continue to bring life to Douglass’ legacy for years to come.

The City owns over 3000 vacant lots. Check the City Owned Real Estate Map to see if the property is available (only properties shown in Blue are available for inquiry). 

Select lots may bought for development, others may be bought to combine with your improved residential lot, and some may be available for temporary uses.  

If you think speed is a factor on your street and are interested in participating in the process to apply for speed humps, please follow the instructions below.

The following multi-step speed hump procedure is used to approve future speed hump locations in the City of Rochester:

Corporate Cost Control (CCC Verify) 

On January 1, 2021, The City of Rochester chose CCC Verify.com to handle your requests for a verification of employment and/or income of a City of Rochester employee.

The City of Rochester utilizes CCC Verify, provided by Corporate Cost Control, for all of our verifications.  CCC Verify provides immediate verification of employment and income on-line, 24/7.

The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (also known as HR 218) permits the nationwide carrying of concealed handguns by qualified current and retired law enforcement officers.  It is the policy of the RPD to comply with HR 218 for those members who meet the qualifications established by this law. You can Download the instruction sheet.