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Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

RES: VACANT & ABANDONED

Entered Date:

10/15/2012

Applicant:

OROZCO GEORGE C & BLANCA N

Description:

Vacant and unsecured structure, Possible skwaters

Case Violations

Case Number: T12DV09640
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Violations: 4
Violation Date Code Statue
10/23/2012 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).
10/23/2012 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.
10/23/2012 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.
10/23/2012 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.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T12DV09640
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Outstanding Inspections - 4
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
10/22/2012 NPO(DL)-VACANT & UNSEC.STRUCT JVALDEZ Notice of violation
10/23/2012 NPO(DL)-DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE JVALDEZ Item initialized
10/23/2012 NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS JVALDEZ Item initialized
10/23/2012 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES JVALDEZ Item initialized

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T12DV09640
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
10/22/2012 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT JVALDEZ Approved THE HOME IS VACANT AND UNSECURED. TRASH AND DEBRIS ARE LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY. GRASS AND WEEDS EXCEED 6 INCHES IN HEIGHT ON THE PROPERTY. GRASS AND WEEDS EXCEED 6 INCHES IN HEIGHT TO INCLUDE TRASH AND DEBRIS LOCATED FROM THE PROPERTY LINE TO THE ABUTTING STREET. THE FRONT AND REAR EXIT DOORS WERE OPENED. THREE WINDOW PANES WERE MISSING IN THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THE INTERIOR OF THE HOME IS TRASHED. FOOD CONTAINERS AND DRINKS WERE PRESENT. NEIGHBOR STATED THAT THE OWNER WAS ELDERLY AND PASS AWAY, THE HOME HAS BEEN VACANT FOR OVER A YEAR. HE DID STATE THAT THERE ARE TRANSIENTS ENTERING THE HOME. PHOTOS IN SIRE, SCHEDULE A 30 DAYS FOLLOW UP INS
05/21/2013 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE JVALDEZ Approved ON SITE INSPECTION THE ENTIRE PROPERTY HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. THE DWELLING IS SECURE. THERE IS A BANK NOTICE ON THE WINDOW. CLOSE CASE

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Case Number - T12DV09640
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 8
Date Name
10/23/2012 CONTACTED BY PHONE
10/25/2012 CONTACTED BY MAILING
10/23/2012 NOTICE AND ORDER ISSUED
04/18/2013 POSTING/PUBLICATION
05/21/2013 VIOLATION CLOSED
05/22/2013 SEC LETTER OF BILLING FOR $??? SENT TO OWNERS
11/19/2013 SEC BILLING - PAID
10/23/2012 STRUCTURE SECURED BY ???