Case: T12DV00546
Case Details
Entered Date:
01/27/2012
Applicant:
BRUCE N. SR & KRISTINA L. BUTCHER CP/RS
Description:
Abandoned house. Home has been vacant for at least four months. Back door not secured. Weeds and trash in the front yard. Kids seen playing near this house. Old boat parked on site as well.
Case Violations
Case Number: T12DV00546
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Violations: 3
| Violation Date | Code Statue |
|---|---|
| 02/21/2012 | 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. |
| 02/21/2012 | 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. |
| 02/21/2012 | 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: T12DV00546
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Outstanding Inspections - 4
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/03/2012 | NPO(DL)-VACANT & UNSEC.STRUCT | GGOODMAN | Item closed | |
| 05/03/2012 | NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS | GGOODMAN | Follow-up inspection | |
| 05/03/2012 | NPO - JUNKED/INOP. VEHICLE(S) | GGOODMAN | Item closed | |
| 05/03/2012 | NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES | GGOODMAN | Item closed |
Completed Inspections
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T12DV00546
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Completed Inspections - 2
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03/2012 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | GGOODMAN | Approved | VISITED SITE, FOUND TALL GRASS AND WEEDS TRASH AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY, FRONT, REAR AND SIDE YARDS. WALKED THE EXTERIOR OF THE MANUFACTURED HOME CHECKING WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS, FOUND ONE SMALL BATHROOM WINDOW AND REAR DOOR UNSECURED, BUT DID FIND A LOCK BOX ON THE FRONT DOOR. CHECKED THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE, DID FIND TRASH AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. CHECKED BOTH WATER AND ELECTRIC, AND BOTH WERE TURNED OFF. FOUND STICKERS ON ALL WATER LINES AND FIXTURES (SINKS, TOILETS, HOT WATER HEATER) FROM SAFEGUARD PROPERTIES MENTIONING THAT PROPERTY HAD BEEN WINTERIZED. NORMALLY WHEN SAFEGUARD HAD BEEN ON THE PROPERTY THEY ALSO CLEANED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY. ** 2/06/12 CONTACTED SAFEGUARD PROPERTIES/ SPOKE TO KRISTY WOOD WHO MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS PRESENTLY WORKING WITH THE MORTGAGE COMPANY TO HAVE PROPERTY CLEANED, HAD STARTED RECEIVING BIDS IN DECEMBER. KRISTY WILL CHECK THE STATUS OF THE BIDS, AND WILL SECURE THE STRUCTURE ASAP. EMAIL IN CASE PACKET. |
| 05/03/2012 | INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE | GGOODMAN | Approved | REVISITED SITE, FOUND ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE AND THE EXTERIOR OF PROPERTY. DEBRIS REMOVED FROM REAR SHED AND SHED SECURED. MAIN STRUCTURE REMAINS SECURED. EXTERIOR GRASS AND WEEDS CUT, OVERGROWN SHRUBS IN FRONT OF HOUSE NOT CUT. SPOKE WITH TRACY WILLIAMS, WHO MENTIONED THE UNCUT/OVERGROWN PLANTS WOULD BE OK. COMPLIANCE CLOSE CASE |
Completed Activity Special Conditions
Case Description - RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Case Number - T12DV00546
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 3
| Date | Name |
| 02/23/2012 | CONTACTED BY MAILING |
| 02/21/2012 | NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED |
| 05/08/2012 | VIOLATION CLOSED |