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Case Details

Status:

REFERRED

Type:

EMERGENCY

Entered Date:

06/21/2012

Applicant:

SHARON LEE CHESSEN & SAVILLA FRANNEA & BARBARA MOSELEY

Description:

TPD CALL-OUT FOR DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE

Case Violations

Case Number: T12DV05173
Case Status: REFERRED
Case Description: EMERGENCY
Total Violations: 4
Violation Date Code Statue
06/22/2012 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.
06/22/2012 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.
06/22/2012 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).
06/22/2012 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.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T12DV05173
Case Status: REFERRED
Case Description: EMERGENCY
Total Outstanding Inspections - 5
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE None Not Inspected
06/22/2012 NPO(DL)-VACANT & UNSEC.STRUCT GGOODMAN Notice of violation
06/22/2012 NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS GGOODMAN Notice of violation
06/22/2012 NPO - JUNKED/INOP. VEHICLE(S) GGOODMAN Notice of violation
06/22/2012 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES GGOODMAN Notice of violation

Completed Inspections

Case Status: REFERRED
Case Number: T12DV05173
Case Description: EMERGENCY
Total Completed Inspections - 1
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
06/21/2012 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT GGOODMAN Approved TPD REQUEST FOR INSPECTOR AFTER RESPONDING TO A BREAK IN AT THE PROPERTY. TPD FOUND STRUCTURE VACANT AND UNSECURED. WHEN ENTERING THE STRUCTURE FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE DETERIORATING AND THOUGHT IT TO BE UNSAFE. TFD HAD FOUND NAMES OF THREE DAUGHTERS. UPON MY ARRIVAL I CALLED ONE OF THE THREE NUMBERS. THAT PERSON WAS BARBARA MOSELEY, ONE OF THEREE DAUGHTER /OWNERS. MRS MOSELEY AGREED TO MEET US ONSITE. MY FINDINGS OF THE PROPERTY ARE AS FOLLOWS: >FOUND TALL GRASS AND WEEDS, AND TRASH AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. >FOUND JMV IN REAR YARD. A WHITE CADILLAC DE VILLE. >FOUND ALL UTLITIES HAD BEEN TURNED OFF TO THE STRUCTURE. >FOUND LARGE CRACKS AT THE S/E CORNER OF THE EXTERIOR WALL, STUCCO DETERIORATING, ADOBE CRUMBLING. >FOUND SOUTH WALL STUCCO DETERIORATING AND ADOBE CRUMBLING. >FOUND SOME WINDOWS AREADY BOARDED. >FOUND INTERIOR ADOBE WALL WATER DAMAGED, MEANING THE ROOF HAS BEEN LEAKING, AND ADOBE CRUMBLING >FOUND PLASTER FALLING OFF OF EVERY ROOMS CEILING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. >FOUND BATHROOM AND KITCHEN IN NON WORKING ORDER. >HOUSE BEING USED FOR STORAGE AND IS NOT LIVABLE. >OWNER ELECTED TO SECURE THE DOOR AND WINDOW HERSELF. GIVEN 24 HRS TO SECURE. INDEMNIFICATION PAPERWORK ISSUED AND SIGNED. >UNIT WAS POSTED UNFIT TO OCCUPY. NOV WILL BE ISSUED FOR GRASS WEEDS & TRASH DEBRIS, JMV. VANS PROGRAM WAS SUGGEST TO THE OWNER

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - EMERGENCY
Case Number - T12DV05173
Case Status: REFERRED
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 4
Date Name
06/22/2012 CONTACTED BY MAILING
06/22/2012 NOTICE AND ORDER ISSUED
06/22/2012 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
06/29/2012 VIOLATION CLOSED

Documents

File Name Document Type  
NOTICE AND ORDER.PDF DOCUMENTS VIEW