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Case: T14DV04640

Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

RESIDENTIAL STORAGE
Address:

Entered Date:

07/10/2014

Applicant:

RUDY R & GREGORIA ORTIZ

Description:

EXTREME AMOUNTS OF REFUSE/STORAGE ON PROPERTY EXCEEDING 25% RULE

Case Violations

Case Number: T14DV04640
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RESIDENTIAL STORAGE
Total Violations: 4
Violation Date Code Statue
08/26/2014 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.
08/26/2014 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-13(h) OUTDOOR STORAGE Outdoor storage on residential properties is prohibited under the following conditions: 1. When stored in the front yard. 2. When stored in the side yard or rear yard and is not screened by a minimum five foot high solid wall or opaque fence. 3. When exceeds 25% of the total lot area. 4. When stored in an open covered porch that is visible from beyond the boundaries of the lot. 5. When stored in an open carport that is visible from beyond the boundaries of the lot where the amount of storage restricts an automobile from being properly stored within the carport. A double carport will require enough space to store two automobiles. 6. When storage items include garbage, refuse or debris.
08/26/2014 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.
08/26/2014 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16.3. DEFINITIONS JUNK OR INOPERABLE VEHICLE Junked or inoperable vehicle means any vehicle including any motor vehicle and any other device in, upon or by which a person or property may be transported or drawn on a street, including but not limited to trailers and camper shells but excluding devices moved by human power, that exhibits one or more of the following conditions: wrecked, partially or fully dismantled, abandoned, stripped, inoperative, inoperable, scrapped, or unable to be safely operated.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T14DV04640
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: RESIDENTIAL STORAGE
Total Outstanding Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
11/18/2014 LUC - RESIDENTIAL STORAGE MMENDOZA Item closed
11/18/2014 NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS MMENDOZA Item closed

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T14DV04640
Case Description: RESIDENTIAL STORAGE
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
08/13/2014 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT MMENDOZA Approved Large amount of storage in front yard and carport area, old furniture and construction material. Tall grass and weeds exceeding 6in in height on front right of way. 3 junk motor vehicles in front yard , white 4dr lincoln town car,white chevrolet work van, white work trailer with rack.
11/18/2014 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE MMENDOZA Approved All refuse and personal storage remove from front yard and carport area. ALL VIOLATIONS ABATED-CLOSE CASE

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RESIDENTIAL STORAGE
Case Number - T14DV04640
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 3
Date Name
08/26/2014 CONTACTED BY MAILING
08/26/2014 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
11/26/2014 VIOLATION CLOSED