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Case: T10DV05165

Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

WEEDS
Address:

Entered Date:

08/05/2010

Applicant:

MATTHEW GEE

Description:

vegetation debris cholla/palm fronds strewn all over sidewalk and property.

Case Violations

Case Number: T10DV05165
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: WEEDS
Total Violations: 6
Violation Date Code Statue
08/23/2010 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-13(a) ACCUMULATION OF VEGETATION PROHIBITED. Each owner, lessee, tenant, resident or occupant shall maintain a property so it is free of the accumulation or untended growth of vegetation. The accumulation or untended growth of vegetation means the presence of plants on property that create a fire, safety or health hazard, or that attract vermin either on the property, on neighboring properties, or on both, and includes but is not limited to: (1) Any lawn grass that exceeds 6 inches in height; (2) All weeds that exceed 6 inches in height; (3) Dead trees and dead shrubs; (4) Dead palm fronds within ten feet of the ground, a structure, a fence or wall, or of any combustible other than the tree from which the fronds have grown; (5) Any tree, shrub, or other form of vegetation of any kind on the property or on the adjoining right-of-way, street, or alley that extends over or under the sidewalk space or roadway in a manner that may interfere with the reasonable use of the street, sidewalk, or alley for pedestrian or vehicular traffic of any kind or that may obstruct the view or light distribution of traffic-control devices or luminaries. Vegetation must be trimmed and maintained to provide an unobstructed pedestrian path a minimum 48 inches in width and 80 inches in height from grade.
08/23/2010 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-13(b) ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE PROHIBITED. Each owner, lessee, tenant, resident or occupant shall maintain a property so it is free of accumulated refuse and debris. Accumulated refuse and debris means contained or uncontained refuse and debris that is present on the property in a manner not authorized by the Tucson Code. Material recycling facilities meeting the requirements of section 15-24.7 are exempt from this prohibition.
08/23/2010 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-13(d) DUTY TO REMOVE WEEDS AND REFUSE FROM ABUTTING SIDEWALKS, STREETS AND ALLEYS UPON NOTICE. Upon receipt of notice served pursuant to section 16-45, the owner, lessee, tenant or occupant of any premises shall remove from the premises and the abutting portions of contiguous sidewalks, streets and alleys, all weeds, garbage, debris or other refuse which may endanger the health, safety or welfare of the persons in the vicinity of such premises. This duty extends to and includes any abutting sidewalk area and one-half (½) the width of abutting alleys, from the property line to the center line of the alley.
08/23/2010 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-35. OBSTRUCTING STREETS, ALLEYS OR SIDEWALKS PROHIBITED. No person shall obstruct any public sidewalk, street or alley in the city by placing, maintaining or allowing to remain thereon any item or thing that prevents full, free and unobstructed public use in any manner, except as otherwise specifically permitted by law.
08/23/2010 T.C. Ch. 16, SEC. 16-21. REGISTRATION OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY. An owner of residential rental property shall maintain with the assessor in the county where the property is located information required by this section in a manner to be determined by the assessor. (c) Residential rental property shall not be occupied if the information required by this section is not on file with the county assessor. This subsection does not affect any lease existing on August 6, 1999. (e) A person who fails to comply with any provision of this subsection is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be assessed a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), plus an additional one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each month after the date of the original violation until compliance occurs. The court shall not suspend any portion of the civil penalty provided by this subsection.
11/02/2010 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-4. PERMITS REQUIRED. Unless otherwise exempt pursuant to section 301 of the Administrative Code, as adopted by reference per section 6-1 of this Code, or pursuant to any other ordinance or statute, no building, structure or building service equipment regulated by this chapter or by the technical codes adopted by the city shall be built, erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished unless a permit first has been obtained from the building official in the manner provided in the administrative and building codes adopted by the city. The purpose of a permit is to ensure that all construction is inspected by qualified City of Tucson personnel as directed by ordinance to verify compliance with city codes. Failure to obtain proper permit with inspections and approvals shall deem the construction to be unsafe.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T10DV05165
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: WEEDS
Total Outstanding Inspections - 6
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
11/17/2010 NPO - EXT. HAZ/ATTRACT NUISANC DJOHNSTO Notice of violation
11/17/2010 NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS DJOHNSTO Notice of violation
11/17/2010 NPO - VEGETATION NUISANCE DJOHNSTO Notice of violation
11/17/2010 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES DJOHNSTO Notice of violation
11/17/2010 NPO - WORK WITHOUT PERMIT DJOHNSTO Notice of violation
11/17/2010 NPO - REGISTER RENTAL PROPERTY DJOHNSTO Notice of violation

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T10DV05165
Case Description: WEEDS
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
08/20/2010 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT DJOHNSTO Approved High grass/weeds along the sidewalk area. Cactus is growing over the sidewalk and impeding pedestrian traffic. Refuse and debris on the sidewalk and along the west side of the property. Property is an unregistered rental property. Send 10 day notice to property owner for unregistered rental and 30 day notice for all other violations. Schedule follow up inspection.
12/20/2010 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE DJOHNSTO Approved All clean up work has been completed. No permit has been applied for for the storage building in the rear at this time. No reinspect fee at this time. Contact owner and advise they have a 30 day extension to remove or permit the structure.

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - WEEDS
Case Number - T10DV05165
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 8
Date Name
08/23/2010 CONTACTED BY PHONE
11/18/2010 CONTACTED BY MAILING
11/18/2010 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
01/26/2011 VIOLATION CLOSED
08/23/2010 RESEARCH
10/07/2010 REINSPECTION FEE - FIRST
11/18/2010 REINSPECTION FEE - SECOND
05/17/2011 REINSP FEE - PAID IN FULL

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