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Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

REFUSE
Address:

Entered Date:

09/28/2015

Applicant:

HMS FASTNERS / ATTN: DANIEL GRADILLAS

Description:

REFUSE ON PROPERTY - HOMELESS CAMP 01-14-2015 - Vacant parcel zoning-Received a complaint about the homeless camp activity being a zoning issue and unsafe for the occupants primarily woman. Owner receiving rent to use this property. -No General use permit. Veterans on patrol an organized volunteer group is using shuttle service. Is there an Occupancy ratio on an empty parcel?

Case Violations

Case Number: T15DV07169
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: REFUSE
Total Violations: 1
Violation Date Code Statue
10/05/2015 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.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T15DV07169
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: REFUSE
Total Outstanding Inspections - 3
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
10/06/2015 LUC - IlLLEGAL NON-CONFORMNG GOODMAN Item closed
10/06/2015 NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS GOODMAN Item closed
10/06/2015 LUC - ZONING OTHER GOODMAN Item closed

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T15DV07169
Case Description: REFUSE
Total Completed Inspections - 3
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
09/29/2015 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT GOODMAN Approved VISITED SITE FOUND HOMELESS CAMPERS SETTING UP ALONG THE SOUTH FENCE OF HMS FASTNERS PROPERTY. SPOKE WITH THE CAMPERS GLENN AND TOM WHO GAVE ME A BACK GROUND OF THE SITUATION. SPOKE WITH MANAGERS AT HMS WHO STATED THEY DID ALLOW ONE PERSON TO STAY ON THE ALLEY WAY AND BEFORE THEY KNEW IT, IT GOT OUT OF HAND, MANAGER DANIEL STATED THEY HAVE ALREADY SPOKE WITH TPD AND THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO REMOVE THE CAMPERS. EXPLAINED NOV AND HOW PROCESS OF REMOVING THE CAMPERS WOULD TAKE PLACE.
10/05/2015 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE GOODMAN Approved A FOLLOW UP INSPECTION BY TPD CHIEF, COUNCILMAN FIMBRES, DSD JIM MAZZOCCO, AND CITY MANAGER MIKE ORTEGA PROMPTED CODE ENCORCEMENT TO ALLOW OWNER ADDITIONAL TIME, AND HOMELESS TO STAY ON THE PROPERTY. CASE HAS BEEN PLACED IN OBSERVE STATUS AND PROPERTY HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED ON A RANDOM UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.
10/05/2015 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE GOODMAN Approved RECEIVED A CALL FROM LEWIS OF VETERANS ON PATROL, TRIED EXPLAINING TO ME WHO THEY WERE AND WHAT THEY DID. I WAS UNSURE OF THE NATURE OF THE CALL, ASKED IF I COULD MEET HIM ON SITE, HE SAID HE WOULD. VISITED THE SITE WITH INSPECTOR WILLIAM NAVARRO, UPON ARRIVAL FOUND AL LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS, CONTAINING THE CAMPERS BELONGING, ON THE N/W CORNER OF THE VACANT LOT. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL 4 CAMPERS BELONGINGS WERE TAKEN DOWN AND PLACED ON THE CORNER AND NOW (3) 4-6 MAN TENTS HAD BEEN SET UP ALONG WITH ONE SHADE COVER. I MET WITH LEWIS WHO STATED HE HAD SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ALLOWING THEM TO STAY ON HTE PROPERTY FOR UP TO 22 DAYS. HE ALSO MENTIONED MARTIN ROMERO AND JUAN VALDEZ KICKING THEM OFF A DIFFERENT PROPERTY ON FRIDAY 10/2 AND AFTERWARDS MOVING OVER TO THIS EMPTY LOT. STATED INFORMATION OF THIS EMPTY LOT WAS GIVEN TO THEM BY A TPD OFFICER. UNSURE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD I LATER SPOKE WITH MARTIN ROMERO WHO THEN INFORMED ME ACTION ON THE PROPERTY WOULD TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY 10/07/2015. NOV WAS ALREADY ISSUED ON 10/05 AND TPD OFFICER BUSTAMANTE WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND LEFT A MESSAGE INFORMING HIM OF THE ACTION BEING TAKEN.

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - REFUSE
Case Number - T15DV07169
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 5
Date Name
10/15/2015 CONTACTED BY PHONE
10/15/2015 CONTACTED IN PERSON
10/07/2015 CONTACTED BY MAILING
10/07/2015 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
10/10/2016 VIOLATION CLOSED

Documents

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