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Case: T15DV03837

Case Details

Status:

COURTCMP

Type:

WEEDS
Address:

Entered Date:

05/19/2015

Applicant:

CECILIA RODRIGUEZ (FINAL NOTICE)

Description:

weeds and refuse throughout property

Case Violations

Case Number: T15DV03837
Case Status: COURTCMP
Case Description: WEEDS
Total Violations: 5
Violation Date Code Statue
06/23/2015 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.
06/23/2015 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.
06/23/2015 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.
06/23/2015 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-30. GRAFFITI PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REMOVAL. (a) Graffiti prohibited, abatement procedures, penalty. No person who owns or is in control of any real property within the city shall maintain, permit or allow graffiti to remain on any building, fence, structure or otherwise on such property where the graffiti is visible from the street or other public or private property. (b) Notice of violation and abatement. Upon the receipt of notice requiring abatement from the graffiti abatement official, any person owning or otherwise being in control of the property shall remove or abate all graffiti within the time frame specified in such notice. The graffiti abatement official shall give notice utilizing the procedures set forth in section 16-45 of this chapter, except that the notice need not include a statement describing the right to an administrative appeal, since none exists. The graffiti abatement official may cause the removal of graffiti from private property should the property owner or person in control fail to remove graffiti after the required notice. The city or its authorized representative is expressly authorized to enter private property and abate graffiti.
12/03/2015 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-14(b)(3) ABATEMENT OF VACANT AND UNSECURED BUILDINGS. When ordered abated, a vacant and unsecured building shall be cleaned and secured as follows: a. All accumulated refuse that poses a fire or health hazard within or upon the property or premises shall be removed; and b. All unsecured doorway, windows, or exterior openings shall be barricaded in accordance with standards established by the code official, which shall be kept on file with the city clerk, and in accordance with section 16-12(a)(3) of this chapter; and c. Both the structure and the exterior premises shall be posted with signs that provide reasonable notice prohibiting entry (i.e., "No Trespassing" signs).

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T15DV03837
Case Status: COURTCMP
Case Description: WEEDS
Total Outstanding Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
08/14/2015 NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS GONZALEZ Follow-up inspection
08/14/2015 NPO - WEEDS/GRASSES GONZALEZ Follow-up inspection

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COURTCMP
Case Number: T15DV03837
Case Description: WEEDS
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
06/23/2015 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT GONZALEZ Approved GRASS AND WEEDS EXCEEDS 6 INCHES IN HEIGHT ON THE PROPERTY AND IN THE ALLEY WAY. TRASH AND DEBRIS ON THE FRONT CURB AREA AND ON THE PROPERTY. GRAFFITI ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING.
08/23/2016 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE GONZALEZ Approved RECEIVED BID FROM CITY CONTRACTOR AND HAS BEEN FOWARD FOR FINANCIAL APPROVAL

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - WEEDS
Case Number - T15DV03837
Case Status: COURTCMP
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 12
Date Name
07/10/2015 CONTACTED BY PHONE
06/16/2016 CONTACTED IN PERSON
06/25/2015 CONTACTED BY MAILING
12/29/2016 CONTACTED BY EMAIL
10/20/2015 CERTIFIED RECEIPT CARD
06/25/2015 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
03/29/2016 POSTING/PUBLICATION
01/19/2017 VIOLATION CLOSED
06/01/2016 COURT HEARING INFO
03/31/2016 SEC LETTER OF BILLING FOR $??? SENT TO OWNERS
01/14/2016 STRUCTURE SECURED BY ???
07/10/2015 RESEARCH