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Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

RES: VACANT & ABANDONED

Entered Date:

12/12/2011

Applicant:

RUTHANN JACOX

Description:

TPD report: Residence is not occupied, as resident died in November. Home unsecured at time of arrival. Trash piled up on floor in every room. Animal feces and food on floor. Two JMVs parked in the driveway.

Case Violations

Case Number: T11DV09926
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Violations: 5
Violation Date Code Statue
01/17/2012 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-12(a)(3) BOARDED WINDOW OR DOOR OPENINGS. a. No occupied structure may have boarded window or door openings, except as necessary on a temporary basis to keep the structure secure while under repair. b. While vacant structures may temporarily be secured by boarding up window and door openings in accordance with section 16-14(b), having or maintaining boarded window or door openings on a vacant structure for 180 days or more in any one-year period is prohibited.
01/17/2012 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.
01/17/2012 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.
01/17/2012 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-15. JUNKED OR INOPERABLE VEHICLES. (a) Prohibited Storage: (1) No person owning or having custody of any junked or inoperable vehicle may store such vehicle on private property, or on any sidewalks, streets or alleys, within the city, except as otherwise permitted under this section; (2) No person owning, occupying or in control of any private property within the city may store any junked or inoperable vehicle on the owned or occupied property, or on any abutting sidewalks, streets or alleys, except as otherwise permitted under this section; (b) Permitted Storage: This section shall not apply to any junked or inoperable vehicle stored on private property if the vehicle: (1) Is on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place and manner and licensed by the City under chapter 19 of the Tucson Code, and the storage of the vehicle is necessary to the operation of the business enterprise; or; (2) Is lawfully enclosed within: a. An enclosed garage or other permanent building lawfully constructed of opaque materials without openings, holes or gaps other than doors and windows; b. A carport, and an opaque car cover designed for that purpose (and not including tarps, bed sheets, plastic sheeting, or similar materials) completely covers the body of the vehicle; or c. The rear yard or side yard and screened by any fence, wall or barrier, not less than five (5) feet in height, constructed of opaque materials which screens it from view from any adjacent properties and the public right-of-way, and is equipped with self-latching gates or doors. Such fence, wall or barrier must comply with section 16-12(e). (c) Persons Responsible: Whenever the city finds that any junked or inoperable vehicle is stored on private property or on any abutting sidewalks, streets or alleys in violation of this section, the persons responsible for the violation include the recorded owner, occupant or person in control of the private property, as well as the registered owner or custodian of the vehicle.
01/17/2012 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).

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T11DV09926
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Outstanding Inspections - 8
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
12/12/2011 NPO - UNSECURED BUILD OR STRUC GGOODMAN Item closed STRUCTURE SECURED BY BATHCREST PER C. PORTILLO DIRECTION/APPROVAL.
12/12/2011 NPO(EL)-WIRING/SWITCH/OUTLT/FX GGOODMAN Notice of violation POSTED
12/12/2011 NPO(PL)-PLUMBING SYSTEM & FX GGOODMAN Notice of violation POSTED
12/12/2011 NPO - EGRESS GGOODMAN Notice of violation POSTED
12/12/2011 NPO - EXT. HAZ/ATTRACT NUISANC GGOODMAN Notice of violation POSTED
12/12/2011 NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS KERICKSO Item initialized
12/12/2011 NPO - JUNKED/INOP. VEHICLE(S) KERICKSO Item initialized
12/12/2011 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES GGOODMAN Notice of violation POSTED

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T11DV09926
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
12/12/2011 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT GGOODMAN Approved VISITED SITE, FOUND GRASS & WEEDS, DEAD VEGETATION, AND TRASH & DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT AND REAR YARDS. FOUND (2) JMV'S IN THE FRONT DRIVE AND ONE IN THE CARPORT. ALSO TRASH AND DEBRIS IN THE CARPORT AREA. FOUND FOUR SHEDS IN THE REAR OF PROPERTY ALL FILLED WITH DEBRIS, 2 OF THEM WERE LOCKED. WALKED THE PERIMETER OF THE STRUCTURE CHECKED ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS, FRONT DOOR WAS FORCED OPEN BY TPD, AND WINDOWS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DOOR WERE NOT SECURED. FOUND DEBRIS AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY. FOUND WATER HAD BEEN RE TAGGED AND SHUT OFF. TURNED POWER OFF AT THE MAIN SERVICE PANEL. CALLED CARLOS PORTILLO TO OK SECURING THE WINDOWS AND DOORS AND ONE REAR GATE. CARLOS AGREED TO SECURE AND BATHCREST WAS CONTACTED FOR THE BOARD UP. POLICE REPORT MENTIONED THAT OWNER IS DECEASED. NOV WILL BE ISSUED AND CASE WILL BE PLACED ON THE CLEAN UP LIST AFTER 30 DAYS.. STRUCTURE WAS POSTED UNFIT TO OCCUPY. REAR GATE WAS ALSO SCREWWED SHUT AS IT WAS FALLING OFF THE HINGES ALLOWING ENTRY TO THE PROPERTY FROM THE IRVINGTON SIDE. SPOKE WITH NEIGHBORS MATT PIMPLE, 4860 S CHAMPLAIN, AND LISA WILSON 4872 S CHAMPLAIN, BOTH KEEPING AN EYE ON THE PROPERTY, KNOW OF NO NEXT OF KIN, BOTH CALLED TPD WHEN THEY SAW PEOPLE INSIDE THE STRUCTURE, AND BOTH MENTIONED THAT OWNER HAD DIED DUE TO NEGLECT OF CAREGIVERS. GAVE CARD TO 3RD NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR TO THE NORTH, AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION OF STRUCTURE BEING SECURED AND NOBODY TO BE ON PROPERTY, ASKED THEY CALL TPD.
07/02/2012 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE GGOODMAN Approved FOLLOW UP INPSECTION TO THE PROPERTY FOUND ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS REMOVED FROM THE INTERIOR AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY. ALL SHEDS WERE ABATED OF THRASH AND DEBRIS, 4 SHEDS. CARS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY, (3) CARS. FRONT WINDOW AND DOOR REPLACED AND STRUCTURE PROPERLY SECURED. ALL GRASS, WEEDS AND SHRUBS CUT AND REMOVED. ALL WORK COMPLETED BY LPS FIELD SERVICES. HOUSE IS NOW UP FOR SALE BY THE BANK. COMPLIANCE CLOSE CASE.

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Case Number - T11DV09926
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 7
Date Name
01/19/2012 CONTACTED BY PHONE
01/20/2012 CONTACTED BY MAILING
12/19/2011 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
07/05/2012 VIOLATION CLOSED
01/17/2012 SEC LETTER OF BILLING FOR $??? SENT TO OWNERS
10/26/2012 SEC BILLING - PAID
12/19/2011 STRUCTURE SECURED BY ???

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