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Case: T11DV04918

Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Address:

Entered Date:

06/28/2011

Applicant:

RAYMOND F KINGSTON

Description:

Vacant, transients, vegetation, possible abandoned trailers, gate unlocked.

Case Violations

Case Number: T11DV04918
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Violations: 6
Violation Date Code Statue
07/01/2011 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.
07/01/2011 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.
07/01/2011 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.
07/01/2011 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-12(e) ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. All accessory structures, including but not limited to detached garages, fences and walls, must be structurally sound and free of disrepair. Examples of disrepair include missing slats, posts or blocks, or damage, deterioration or rot. Fences and walls cannot be constructed or covered with materials not designed or commonly used for that purpose, such as pallets and tarps. Fences and walls must be properly anchored so as not to be in danger of failure or collapse.
07/01/2011 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-14(b)(3) ABATEMENT OF VACANT AND UNSECURED BUILDINGS. When ordered abated, a vacant and unsecured building shall be cleaned and secured as follows: a. All accumulated refuse that poses a fire or health hazard within or upon the property or premises shall be removed; and b. All unsecured doorway, windows, or exterior openings shall be barricaded in accordance with standards established by the code official, which shall be kept on file with the city clerk, and in accordance with section 16-12(a)(3) of this chapter; and c. Both the structure and the exterior premises shall be posted with signs that provide reasonable notice prohibiting entry (i.e., "No Trespassing" signs).
07/01/2011 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-30. GRAFFITI PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REMOVAL. (a) Graffiti prohibited, abatement procedures, penalty. No person who owns or is in control of any real property within the city shall maintain, permit or allow graffiti to remain on any building, fence, structure or otherwise on such property where the graffiti is visible from the street or other public or private property. (b) Notice of violation and abatement. Upon the receipt of notice requiring abatement from the graffiti abatement official, any person owning or otherwise being in control of the property shall remove or abate all graffiti within the time frame specified in such notice. The graffiti abatement official shall give notice utilizing the procedures set forth in section 16-45 of this chapter, except that the notice need not include a statement describing the right to an administrative appeal, since none exists. The graffiti abatement official may cause the removal of graffiti from private property should the property owner or person in control fail to remove graffiti after the required notice. The city or its authorized representative is expressly authorized to enter private property and abate graffiti.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T11DV04918
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Outstanding Inspections - 5
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
11/03/2011 NPO(DL)-VACANT & UNSEC.STRUCT LPUMPHRE Item closed
11/03/2011 NPO - GRAFFITI LPUMPHRE Item closed
11/03/2011 NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS LPUMPHRE Item closed
11/03/2011 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES LPUMPHRE Item closed
11/03/2011 NPO - EXT. BUILDING MAINTENANC LPUMPHRE Item closed

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T11DV04918
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
06/28/2011 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT LPUMPHRE Approved Gates are locked, but fence on east side is dilapidated and leaning. Section of corrugated metal of quonset hut on south side has been pried open. Graffit on building. Accumulation of vegetation over 6" and refuse on property and abutting sidewalk areas. Property is vacant, but does not appear to have been boarded per TPD report. No trailers on property.
11/02/2011 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE LPUMPHRE Approved Compliant; dilapidated structure will be referred to the VANS program and enforcement under a new case number.

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Case Number - T11DV04918
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 6
Date Name
08/29/2011 CONTACTED BY PHONE
07/12/2011 CONTACTED BY MAILING
06/28/2011 CONTACTED BY EMAIL
07/01/2011 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
11/03/2011 VIOLATION CLOSED
09/21/2011 REINSPECTION FEE - FIRST