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Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

COMMERCIAL ZONING
Address:

Entered Date:

06/13/2013

Applicant:

RAMON VALENZUELA ( BUSINESS OWNER )

Description:

Zoned C-2: Tire Business - Hundred of tires stored up against abutting nieghboring property line. Concern due to amount of mosquitos coming from area. Also at front of property near bus stop illegal sign on or near sidewalk in ROW with 3 tires stacked near it.

Case Violations

Case Number: T13DV04148
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: COMMERCIAL ZONING
Total Violations: 5
Violation Date Code Statue
07/22/2013 Sec. 3-53. PROHIBITED SIGNS ENUMERATED. No person shall erect, alter, or relocate any sign of the type specified in this section, or of the types specified in sections 3-54 and 3-55. A. Animated and intensely lighted signs: 1. No sign shall be permitted that is animated by any means, including flashing, scintillating, blinking, or traveling lights, or any other means not providing constant illumination, except as allowed as a historic landmark sign (HLS) per Sec. 3-71. 2. No sign shall be permitted that because of its intensity of light constitutes a nuisance or hazard to vehicular traffic, pedestrians or adjacent properties. B. Electronic message center: An electronic or electronically controlled message board, where scrolling or moving copy changes are shown on the same message board or any sign which changes the text of its copy electronically or by electronic control more than once per hour. C. Fixed balloon signs: 1. Except as allowed as a temporary sign, as provided in this Article V. 2. Prohibition does not apply to manned hot air balloons. D. Flags or pennants: 1. Flags, other than those of any nation, state or political subdivision, except as allowed as a temporary sign, as provided in this Article V. 2. Propellers, hula strips and pennants, except as allowed as a temporary sign, as provided in this Article V. E. Miscellaneous signs, posters and satellite disks: The tacking, painting, pasting or otherwise affixing of signs or posters of a miscellaneous character, visible from a public way, on the walls of a building, barns or sheds, or on trees, poles, posts, fences or other structures, is prohibited. No signage of any type is permitted on satellite dishes or disks. F. Moving signs: 1. No sign or any portion thereof shall be permitted that moves or assumes any other motion constituting a non-stationary or non-fixed condition, except as allowed as a historic landmark sign (HLS) per Sec. 3-71. G. Roof signs: Signs that are erected upon, against, or directly above a roof, or on top of or directly above the parapet of a building, except as allowed as a canopy sign per Sec. 3-59, or a historic landmark sign (HLS) per Sec. 3-71. H. Sound, odor or visible matter: Any advertising sign or device that emits audible sound, odor or visible matter. I. Vehicle signs: Signs mounted upon, painted upon, or otherwise erected on trucks, cars, boats, trailers or other motorized vehicles or equipment are prohibited, except as specifically provided in section 3-51.H.
07/23/2013 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-35. OBSTRUCTING STREETS, ALLEYS OR SIDEWALKS PROHIBITED. No person shall obstruct any public sidewalk, street or alley in the city by placing, maintaining or allowing to remain thereon any item or thing that prevents full, free and unobstructed public use in any manner, except as otherwise specifically permitted by law.
09/26/2013 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.
09/26/2013 T.C. Ch. 3, Sec. 3-16: A PERMIT IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL A SIGN. A. It shall be a civil infraction for any person to erect, reinstall, alter, change the copy of, repair or relocate a sign within the city limits, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a permit or permits from the development services department, as required by this sign code.
09/04/2014 T.C. Ch. 6, IBC adopted. IBC 110.1 USE AND OCCUPANCY. No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the building official has issued a certificate of occupancy therefore as provided herein.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T13DV04148
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: COMMERCIAL ZONING
Total Outstanding Inspections - 4
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
12/05/2014 LUC - RESIDENTIAL STORAGE VALDEZ Extension granted
12/05/2014 NPO - INSECTS/PESTS VALDEZ Extension granted
12/05/2014 NPO - OBSTRUCTION ROW VALDEZ Extension granted
12/05/2014 SIGN - ILLEGAL SIGN VALDEZ Extension granted

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T13DV04148
Case Description: COMMERCIAL ZONING
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
07/19/2013 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT JVALDEZ Approved THE BUSINESS IS A TIRE REPAIR SHOP. THE BUSINESS HAS TIRE STORAGE AROUND THE BUILDING, IN THE ASSIGNED PARKING SPACES AND ON RACKS. THERE ARE TWO STORAGE CONTAINERS ON SITE. THE TIRE STORAGE IS INCHES AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. THERE IS NO CURRENT SITE PLAN FOR THE TIRE BUSINESS. THE LAST APPROVED SITE PLAN WAS FOR AUTO REPAIR IN 2003. THERE ARE NO PERMITS THE SIGNS ON THE PROPERTY. THE ELECTRICAL MAIN DISCONNECT EQUIPMENT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIRED CLEARANCE DUE TO TIRE STORAGE IN FRONT OF THE SERVICE. THERE IS A STEEL FRAMED ASSEMBLY AT BOTH EXITS WITH LIGHTS.
12/11/2013 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE JVALDEZ Approved FOLLOW UP DUE 1-14-2013 SEE NOTES IN CONDITIONS

Outstanding Case Activity Conditions

Date Name Approved
07/22/2013 CITY OF TUCSON UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE 10: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES 10.3 VIOLATIONS 10.2.3. 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 UDC THROUGH A ZONING REVIEW PROCESS IS CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF THE UDC. ENFORCEMENT OF VIOLATIONS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10.4, PENALTIES AND REMEDIES. Not Approved
07/23/2013 2011 NEC SECTION 110.26 (A-1) (A-2) (A-3) SUFFICIENT WORKING SPACE SHALL BE PROVIDED AROUND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. 1. THE DEPTH OF THAT SPACE IN THE DIRECTION OF ACCESS TO LIVE PARTS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 3-FEET. 2. THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF THAT SPACE IN FRONT OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE THE WIDTH OF THE EQUIPMENT OR 30 INCHES WHICHEVER IS GREATER. 3. THIS WORKSPACE SHALL BE CLEAR AND EXTEND FROM THE FLOOR TO A HEIGHT OF 6.5'. THIS SPACE SHALL NOT BE USED FOR STORAGE. Not Approved

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - COMMERCIAL ZONING
Case Number - T13DV04148
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 8
Date Name
07/22/2013 CONTACTED BY PHONE
07/22/2013 CONTACTED IN PERSON
07/23/2013 CONTACTED BY MAILING
02/26/2014 CONTACTED BY EMAIL
07/23/2013 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
06/16/2014 CITATION ISSUED
01/22/2015 VIOLATION CLOSED
06/25/2014 COURT HEARING INFO

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