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Case: T14DV00304

Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Address:

Entered Date:

01/16/2014

Applicant:

RAY SAARELA & MARI HEISKANEN CP/RS

Description:

Vacant home- unsecure property from the rear. May have someone squatting on property at night. Inoperable vehicle - rear property. Weeds/grass. East fence- has fallen over. CE13 Area. 4/1/14-COMPLAINTANT CALLED TO FOLLOW UP ON ISSUE DUE TO ISSUE CONTINUING.

Case Violations

Case Number: T14DV00304
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Violations: 5
Violation Date Code Statue
02/04/2014 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-14. Dilapidated structures; vacant and unsecured structures; buildings and structures constituting a nuisance. (a) Dilapidated structures. Buildings or structures that are so deteriorated, damaged, dilapidated, or in need of repair so as to present a threat to the health, safety and welfare of the community constitute a nuisance and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation or demolition as provided in Article VI of this chapter.
02/04/2014 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-12(e) ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. All accessory structures, including but not limited to detached garages, fences and walls, must be structurally sound and free of disrepair. Examples of disrepair include missing slats, posts or blocks, or damage, deterioration or rot. Fences and walls cannot be constructed or covered with materials not designed or commonly used for that purpose, such as pallets and tarps. Fences and walls must be properly anchored so as not to be in danger of failure or collapse.
02/04/2014 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.
02/04/2014 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.
02/04/2014 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: T14DV00304
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Outstanding Inspections - 5
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
10/17/2014 NPO - UNSECURED BUILD OR STRUC GOODMAN Follow-up inspection
10/17/2014 NPO(DL)-DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE GOODMAN Follow-up inspection
10/17/2014 NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS GOODMAN Follow-up inspection
10/17/2014 NPO - JUNKED/INOP. VEHICLE(S) GOODMAN Follow-up inspection
10/17/2014 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES GOODMAN Follow-up inspection

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T14DV00304
Case Description: RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
01/16/2014 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT GGOODMAN Approved VISITES SITE, SPOKE WITH NEIGHBOR TO THE WEST, SHE MENTIONED THAT HER BROTHER CALLED TPD BECAUSE OF PEOPLE HANGING OUT INSIDE THE STRUCTURE THE NIGHT BEFORE. SHE MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN PEOPLE QUITE A BIT DRINKING INSIDE, PEOPLE STEALING THINGS ETC.. VISITED SITE WALKED THE FRONT YARD AREA FOUND TALL GRASS AND WEEDS THRU OUT, DEAD VEGETATION AND TRASH AND DEBRIS THRU OUT. FRONT DOOR AND WINDOWS WERE SECURED. DROVE AROUND THE ALLEY TO THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE, FOUND A JMV IN THE REAR YARD NO TIRES, BROKEN WINDOWS AND DASH RIPPED OUT , REAR FENCE PARTIALLY DOWN. FOUND REAR SLIDING GLASS DOOR OPEN AND A REAR WINDOW MISSING. INSIDE ALL DRYWALL HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CEILING AND WALLS, LOOKED LIKE NEW ROOF JOISTS HAD BEEN ADDED, NEW DUCT WORK STARTED, AND NEW PLUMBING WORK STARTED, INCLUDING THE GAS LINE. ALL UTILITIES HAD BEEN SHUT OFF. **RESEARCH HAD FOUND THERE WAS A FIRE TO THE BUILDING IN 2006 AND PERMITS OPENED AND RE OPENED, AND PROPERTY HAD CHANGED HANDS. WATER WAS TURNED OFF IN 2008. SEVERAL INSPECTORS HAVE BEEN TO THE PROPERTY.
10/17/2014 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE GOODMAN Approved MET DAMIEN ON SITE, HELPED SECURE THE FOLLOWING DOOR AND WINDOW OPENINGS: > (2) 4 FT X 4FT WINDOWS > (1) 4FT X 3FT WINDOW > (1) 5 FT X 5FT WINDOW > (1) 3FT X 3FT WINDOW > (1) 3FT X 4FT WINDOW > (2) 6 FT X 6'-8" SLIDING GLASS DOORS >PINNED (1) 3-0 X 6-8 DOOR AND 3-0 X 7-0 DOOR.

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RES: VACANT & ABANDONED
Case Number - T14DV00304
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 7
Date Name
07/30/2015 CONTACTED BY PHONE
02/06/2014 CONTACTED BY MAILING
02/06/2014 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
09/09/2016 VIOLATION CLOSED
02/11/2015 SEC LETTER OF BILLING FOR $??? SENT TO OWNERS
10/22/2014 STRUCTURE SECURED BY ???
10/22/2014 8-5 CITY COMM EMERGENCY