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Case: T11DV00730

Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Address:

Entered Date:

02/04/2011

Applicant:

ESPARZA ANTHONY B & VEDA J JT/RS

Description:

UNIT #3, TOILET BACKING UP, NO HEAT BUT USING A SPACE HEATER

Case Violations

Case Number: T11DV00730
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Total Violations: 3
Violation Date Code Statue
02/07/2011 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(a)(3) Every existing dwelling unit shall be provided with smoke detectors in good operating condition as required by the Tucson Fire Code of the City of Tucson.
02/07/2011 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(b) (1) HEATING. Every habitable room within a dwelling unit, guest room, and congregate residence shall be provided with safe heating facilities which are properly installed and maintained in a sound condition and are capable of providing adequate heating, appropriate for the climate, to assure a safe living environment. All heating facilities shall be free from health hazards associated with ventilation, mounting, electrical and gas connections and other defects. Unvented fuel-burning heaters must be of a listed and approved type, and are prohibited as the sole source of heating. Ovens, stoves or ranges, or other cooking appliances cannot be used for the purpose of heating any portion of a dwelling. Listed, portable space heaters may only be used as the sole source of heating on a temporary basis when the permanent heating system is being repaired or replaced.
02/07/2011 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.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T11DV00730
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Total Outstanding Inspections - 4
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
06/29/2011 NPO(PL)-PLUMBING SYSTEM & FX ESTEVENS Item closed
06/29/2011 NPO(HC)-HEATING & VENTILATION ESTEVENS Item closed
06/29/2011 NPO - SMOKE ALARMS ESTEVENS Item closed
06/29/2011 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES ESTEVENS Item closed

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T11DV00730
Case Description: RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
02/04/2011 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT ESTEVENS Approved At site, spoke to tenant, said he is staying with friends. 1. toilet will not flush properly and backs up into the tub. 2. no heat in unit. 3. overgrown vegetation throughout the property. F/U 30 days
06/29/2011 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE ESTEVENS Approved At site, issues abated, close case.

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Case Number - T11DV00730
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 4
Date Name
03/23/2011 CONTACTED BY PHONE
02/23/2011 CONTACTED BY MAILING
02/23/2011 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
07/01/2011 VIOLATION CLOSED