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Case: T12DV01547
Case Details
Entered Date:
02/29/2012
Applicant:
TERRA SOLMAR LLC, ATTN: J DAVID FRANKLIN
Description:
Junked vehicles on site. Every car window is smashed in. Graffiti on site. Loose trash and weeds. Please see previous case, T09DV05740. Caller would like to be contatced with updates. 3rd complaint submitted on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 09:29:11 Address: 3110 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ Intersection: Oracle and Delano Description: Dozens of junk and inoperable vehicles ARE LITTERED in a former auto lot. Over the past 2 years, we have witnessed a worsening of the condition of the building and of the vehicles remaining on the lot. The abandoned vehicles are being vandalized and cannablized. Worse, the neighborhood (commercial and residential) is suffering from this eyesore and potential public safety and fire hazard--what with all the vehicles and residual gasoline in the vehicle tanks. Additionally Spray paint Taggers are running rampant in the lot as well....
Outstanding Inspections
Case Number: T12DV01547
Case Status: COURTCMP
Case Description: COMMERCIAL ZONING
Total Outstanding Inspections - 7
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/14/2012 | NPO - GRAFFITI | LPUMPHRE | Court | |
| 11/14/2012 | NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS | LPUMPHRE | Court | |
| 11/14/2012 | NPO - JUNKED/INOP. VEHICLE(S) | LPUMPHRE | Court | |
| 11/14/2012 | NPO - VEGETATION NUISANCE | LPUMPHRE | Court | |
| 11/14/2012 | NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES | LPUMPHRE | Court | |
| 11/14/2012 | LUC - ZONING OTHER | LPUMPHRE | Court | |
| 11/14/2012 | NPO - BOARDING EXCEEDING 180 D | LPUMPHRE | Court |
Completed Inspections
Case Status: COURTCMP
Case Number: T12DV01547
Case Description: COMMERCIAL ZONING
Total Completed Inspections - 2
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/02/2012 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | LPUMPHRE | Approved | Commercial property in C2 zone comprised of two parcels 3100 & 3120 N Oracle, both owned by Terra Solmar. Vacant property with a large accumulation of junked and inoperable vehicles, excessive graffiti (on building and vehicles), boarded office building that has broken windows on west side; accumulation of vegetation over 6" on property and abutting sidewalk and right of way; accumulation of refuse including scattered car parts, pallets, tires, tarps, paper, metal, plastic, etc. Office building appears to have been vacant for at least 3 years; original C of O application T98OT00227 for vehicle sales was not approved. C2 zoning does not allow for storage of vehicles nor junk vehicle storage or salvaging. See research. |
| 11/13/2012 | INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE | LPUMPHRE | Approved | No compliance. |
Outstanding Case Activity Conditions
| Date | Name | Approved |
| 03/05/2012 | 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 fee 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. 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. | Not Approved |
| 03/05/2012 | 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. | Not Approved |
| 03/05/2012 | LUC, Sec. 5.5.2.3 COMPLIANCE REVIEW, EXISTING DEVELOPMENT. Any land used or occupied; any site improvement, modification, or construction started; any existing use or structure expanded, reconstructed, changed, or otherwise altered; and any land divided into multiple parcels without certification of compliance with the provisions of the Land Use Code (LUC) through a zoning review process shall be considered a violation of the LUC. Enforcement of violations shall be in accordance with Sec. 5.5.3. | Not Approved |
| 03/05/2012 | 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. | Not Approved |
| 03/05/2012 | 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. | Not Approved |
Completed Activity Special Conditions
Case Description - COMMERCIAL ZONING
Case Number - T12DV01547
Case Status: COURTCMP
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 10
| Date | Name |
| 11/15/2012 | CONTACTED BY PHONE |
| 02/06/2013 | CONTACTED IN PERSON |
| 03/05/2012 | CONTACTED BY MAILING |
| 03/01/2012 | CONTACTED BY EMAIL |
| 03/14/2012 | CERTIFIED RECEIPT CARD |
| 03/05/2012 | NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED |
| 05/10/2012 | LONG FORM CITATION |
| 07/02/2012 | COURT HEARING INFO |
| 03/05/2012 | RESEARCH |
| 04/27/2015 | REFERENCE |