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Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

VACANT AND NEGLECTED PROGRAM

Entered Date:

06/18/2012

Applicant:

DES CAMP RICHARD B

Description:

RESIDENTIAL FIRE

Case Violations

Case Number: T12DV05068
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: VACANT AND NEGLECTED PROGRAM
Total Violations: 7
Violation Date Code Statue
06/18/2012 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-4. PERMITS REQUIRED. Unless otherwise exempt pursuant to section 301 of the Administrative Code, as adopted by reference per section 6-1 of this Code, or pursuant to any other ordinance or statute, no building, structure or building service equipment regulated by this chapter or by the technical codes adopted by the city shall be built, erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished unless a permit first has been obtained from the building official in the manner provided in the administrative and building codes adopted by the city. The purpose of a permit is to ensure that all construction is inspected by qualified City of Tucson personnel as directed by ordinance to verify compliance with city codes. Failure to obtain proper permit with inspections and approvals shall deem the construction to be unsafe.
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.
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.
06/18/2012 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.
06/18/2012 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.
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: (1) The building or structure lacks safe and adequate means of exit in case of fire or panic.
06/18/2012 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).

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T12DV05068
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: VACANT AND NEGLECTED PROGRAM
Total Outstanding Inspections - 7
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
12/28/2012 NPO(DL)-VACANT & UNSEC.STRUCT ESTEVENS Follow-up inspection
12/28/2012 NPO - EXT. HAZ/ATTRACT NUISANC ESTEVENS Follow-up inspection
12/28/2012 NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS ESTEVENS Follow-up inspection
12/28/2012 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES ESTEVENS Follow-up inspection
12/28/2012 NPO - OBSTRUCTION ROW ESTEVENS Follow-up inspection
12/28/2012 NPO - BOARDING EXCEEDING 180 D ESTEVENS Follow-up inspection
12/28/2012 NPO - WORK WITHOUT PERMIT ESTEVENS Follow-up inspection

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T12DV05068
Case Description: VACANT AND NEGLECTED PROGRAM
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
06/17/2012 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT WNAVARRO Approved VISITED SITE, MET TUCSON FIRE INVESTIGATORS, FIRE STARED IN BACK YARD AND WAS STATED THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAD STATED THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT FOR OVER ONE YEAR, AND THAT FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN THERE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO EMPTY OUT HOME, BUT IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS NO ONE HAS BEEN THERE AND HOME HAS BEEN VACANT. I CALLED OUT BOARD UP COMPANY AND HAD UNIT SECURED, 1 SHEET OF PLY WOOD AND SCREWED GATES CLOSED, UNIT IS SECURED. WILL RESEARCH
12/28/2012 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE ESTEVENS Approved At site, no progress on home, Called realtor, Sherry. She said that the sale was pushed back to January. F/U 1/31/2013.

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - VACANT AND NEGLECTED PROGRAM
Case Number - T12DV05068
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 9
Date Name
08/28/2012 CONTACTED BY PHONE
06/22/2012 CONTACTED BY MAILING
06/22/2012 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
05/12/2014 VIOLATION CLOSED
01/15/2013 SEC LEIN PLACED ON PROPERTY IN THE AMOUNT OF ???
08/14/2012 SEC LETTER OF BILLING FOR $??? SENT TO OWNERS
06/18/2012 STRUCTURE SECURED BY ???
06/18/2012 RESEARCH
06/22/2012 CALLBACK

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