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Case: T11DV01403

Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Address:

Entered Date:

03/08/2011

Applicant:

CRUZ T. GARCIA

Description:

VACANT AND UNSECURED HOME

Case Violations

Case Number: T11DV01403
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Violations: 1
Violation Date Code Statue
06/21/2011 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: T11DV01403
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Outstanding Inspections - 6
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
09/05/2012 NPO(EL)-WIRING/SWITCH/OUTLT/FX JVALDEZ Item closed
09/05/2012 NPO(PL)-PLUMBING SYSTEM & FX JVALDEZ Item closed
09/05/2012 NPO(PL)-GAS SUPPLY/CONNECT JVALDEZ Item closed
09/05/2012 NPO(DL)-DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE JVALDEZ Item closed
09/05/2012 NPO(DL)-VACANT & UNSEC.STRUCT JVALDEZ Item closed
09/05/2012 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES JVALDEZ Item closed

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T11DV01403
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
03/04/2011 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT JVALDEZ Approved WEEDS AND GRASS AT THE CURB AREA EXCEEDS 6 INCHES IN HEIGHT.PILES OF TRASH BRANCHES ON THE PROPERTY. THE DWELLING UNIT IS IN A DILAPIDATED STATE WITH ALL WINDOWS BROKEN AND REAR DOOR BROKEN. THE DWELLING IS VACANT AND UNSECURED. THE DWELLING IS ACCESSIBLE BY WAY OF THE EASEMENT. THERE NO TRESPASSING SIGNS POSTED.
09/05/2012 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE JVALDEZ Approved SPOKE TO OWNER BY PHONE HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING OUT OF STATE. HE STATES HE RAN OUT OF MONEY BUT DOES PLAN ON COMPLETING THE PROJECT IN A YEAR. THE HOME IS SECURED WITH NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS THE PROPERTY HAS A PERIMETER CHAIN LINK FENCE AND THE GROUNDS ARE CLEAN. THE INSPECTION WHICH LACK ARE THE SHEETROCK AND THE FINALS. THE CASE WILL BE CLOSED THE ORIGINAL VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN ABATED. CLOSE CASE

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Case Number - T11DV01403
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 8
Date Name
03/09/2011 CONTACTED BY PHONE
06/21/2011 CONTACTED IN PERSON
03/10/2011 CONTACTED BY MAILING
03/10/2011 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
09/05/2012 VIOLATION CLOSED
03/09/2011 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.
03/09/2011 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.
03/09/2011 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-14(b) Vacant and unsecured buildings or structures are unlawful and are prohibited by this chapter. The requirements of this subsection (b) shall apply to all vacant and unsecured buildings or structures regardless of whether or not the building or structure is surrounded in whole or in part by a fence or wall. (1) Duty to clean, secure and prohibit trespass. The owner or responsible party of a vacant building or structure shall remove any accumulation of weeds, combustible waste, or refuse from the interior of the building or structure and the surrounding yards; and shall secure all doors, windows, and other openings to prevent unauthorized entry. The owner or responsible party also shall post both the structure and the exterior premises with signs to provide conspicuous and reasonable notice prohibiting entry (i.e., "No Trespassing" signs).