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Case: T13DV06948

Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

WEEDS
Address:

Entered Date:

09/16/2013

Applicant:

THOMAS SHORT & MARY JANE SHORT

Description:

WEEDS

Case Violations

Case Number: T13DV06948
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: WEEDS
Total Violations: 2
Violation Date Code Statue
09/16/2013 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.
09/16/2013 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: T13DV06948
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: WEEDS
Total Outstanding Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
10/03/2013 NPO - JUNKED/INOP. VEHICLE(S) DCOX Item closed
10/03/2013 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES DCOX Item closed

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T13DV06948
Case Description: WEEDS
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
09/16/2013 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT DCOX Approved Weeds/grass in excess of 6" in height on the property. Inoperable vehicle in front yard.
10/03/2013 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE DCOX Approved Abated

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - WEEDS
Case Number - T13DV06948
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 3
Date Name
09/16/2013 CONTACTED BY MAILING
09/16/2013 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
10/03/2013 VIOLATION CLOSED