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Case: T11DV02037

Case Details

Status:

REFERRED

Type:

RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Address:

Entered Date:

03/29/2011

Applicant:

ROBERT DRAPER

Description:

Vacant and dilapidated structure.

Case Violations

Case Number: T11DV02037
Case Status: REFERRED
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Violations: 5
Violation Date Code Statue
06/20/2011 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.
06/20/2011 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.
06/20/2011 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.
06/20/2011 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).
06/20/2011 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-33. PLACING REFUSE UPON THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER OR PUBLIC PROPERTY; ILLEGAL LITTERING OR DUMPING PROHIBITED; PERSONS RESPONSIBLE. (a) No person shall place any refuse upon any private or public property not owned or under the control of that person. In addition to any penalty that may be imposed by this chapter or the Tucson Code, such person shall be liable for all costs for the removal, abatement or enjoining of the refuse. (b) No person shall litter, discard refuse, or allow refuse to be discarded except at the places and in the manner authorized in Chapter 15 of this Code. (c) The following persons are jointly and individually liable for a violation of subsection (b): (1) The resident of the property upon which the debris has been discarded; (2) The person who discarded or allowed the debris to be discarded; (3) The person who owns or maintains a refuse container in which refuse is improperly placed or discarded; and (4) The person who generated the refuse. When an item contained in refuse discarded in violation of this section identifies a person, the item creates a rebuttable presumption that the person so identified generated the refuse.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T11DV02037
Case Status: REFERRED
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Outstanding Inspections - 4
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
06/22/2011 NPO(DL)-DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE HLOPEZ Notice of violation
06/22/2011 NPO(DL)-VACANT & UNSEC.STRUCT HLOPEZ Notice of violation
06/22/2011 NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS HLOPEZ Notice of violation
06/22/2011 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES HLOPEZ Notice of violation

Completed Inspections

Case Status: REFERRED
Case Number: T11DV02037
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
06/13/2011 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT HLOPEZ Approved VIOLATIONS PRESENT Site inspection found large amounts of dried overgrown, unattended vegetation through out property along w/large amounts of discarded combustable trash, refuse, garbage & debris piled along back chain-link fencing. Several windows broken & allow easy access into structure to unauthorized tresspassers. Chain-link fencing has been allowed to deteriorate into a dilapidated state, Several fence post are broken allowing fencing to sag, top railing has detached from endcaps. Nuisance property w/long history. Will review w/admin to place on VANS project list.
02/28/2012 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE HLOPEZ Approved referred to T11DV05792, T11DV02037 closed

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Case Number - T11DV02037
Case Status: REFERRED
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 3
Date Name
06/22/2011 CONTACTED BY MAILING
06/22/2011 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
02/28/2012 RESEARCH