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Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

RES: VACANT & ABANDONED

Entered Date:

05/11/2012

Applicant:

GREGORY P. RIPPENGALE

Description:

House has broken windows, appears to be in bad shape, and looks unsafe. Location had a fire recently.

Case Violations

Case Number: T12DV03948
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Violations: 1
Violation Date Code Statue
06/18/2012 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.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T12DV03948
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Outstanding Inspections - 1
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
11/01/2012 NPO - EXT. BUILDING MAINTENANC LPUMPHRE Item closed

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T12DV03948
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
05/22/2012 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT LPUMPHRE Approved Initial survey; structure is a triplex on two separate parcels (810 & 812 N Seminole, 1571 W Ontario); front properties vacant, no utilities, dilapidation of exterior components visible, windows broken and boarded from interior. See research on history of fires at location; owner may live in rear unit (Ontario). Schedule on site inspection with owner to inspect interior of units. Accumulation of vegetation (weeds) on property.
11/01/2012 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE LPUMPHRE Approved Minimally compliant; unit painted, boards removed, glass repaired.

Outstanding Case Activity Conditions

Date Name Approved
06/18/2012 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-12(b)(3) ROOFS. The roof of every building or structure shall be maintained in a safe condition and shall provide weather protection for that building or structure. Roof coverings shall not be rotted, broken, split, buckled or otherwise deteriorated. Not Approved
06/18/2012 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
06/18/2012 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-12(a)(2) PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. All exterior wood surfaces, except for decay-resistant woods, must be protected from deterioration and from the elements by paint or other protective treatment or covering. Any exterior wood surface that has paint that is peeling, flaking, cracked, blistered or chipped, resulting in bare, unprotected surfaces, the deteriorated condition of that surface must be eliminated and the surface repainted. All metal surfaces subject to corrosion or rust must be treated or coated to inhibit corrosion and rust, unless corrosion or rust is a design element. Not Approved

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Case Number - T12DV03948
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 6
Date Name
05/23/2012 CONTACTED BY PHONE
06/18/2012 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
11/01/2012 VIOLATION CLOSED
05/23/2012 RESEARCH
08/02/2012 REINSPECTION FEE - FIRST
06/18/2012 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-14(c) BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES CONSTITUTING A NUISANCE. All buildings and structures are to be maintained so as not to pose a threat to the health and safety of any person or persons. The condition of a building or structure that meets any or all of the following is a public nuisance, is a violation of this chapter, and subjects the building or structure to abatement as provided in Article VI of this chapter, including demolition as provided in section 16-65: (3) The building, structure or any portion thereof has been damaged by fire, earthquake, wind, flood or any other cause, to such an extent that the structural strength or stability thereof is materially less than it was before the damage and is less than the minimum requirements of the building code for new buildings of similar structure, purpose or location.