Case: T15DV09661
Case Details
Entered Date:
12/15/2015
Applicant:
BUSINESS OWNER / OCCUPANT
Description:
WORK WITHOUT PERMIT, LACK OF C of O. POSSIBLE ILLEGAL USE. PARKING ON NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES WITHOUT APPROVALS. BUSINESS IS LITTERING PARKING AREA EAST WITH BOTTLES THAT BECOME BROKEN. HOOKAH BUSINESS ONLY OPEN10PM -4am 09-19-16 - Citizen complaint - owner using strip poles in a VIP room. This information can be seen on internet per complainant.
Case Violations
Case Number: T15DV09661
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: COMMERCIAL ZONING
Total Violations: 4
| Violation Date | Code Statue |
|---|---|
| 12/30/2015 | T.C. Ch. 3, Sec. 3-57. BANNERS. A piece of fabric permanently attached by one or more edges to a pole, rod or cord. Banners may be attached to a building, where permitted, or placed along a curb. A. Not allowed for nonresidential or home occupation uses. B. The area of curbside banners shall not be included in the calculation of total allowable sign area. C. Removal: Faded or tattered banners must be replaced or removed at the direction of the sign code administrator. D. Right-of-way: Banners may extend or project over a public right-of-way or public property only as provided in section 3-43B. E. Copy limitation: Banners may include logos and pictographs but shall not contain any other lettered copy, except: 1. They may include festive or seasonal proclamations or may announce cultural or civic events that are open to the public. In such case, the banner may devote up to twenty-five (25) percent of the surface area to the name and/or logo of one public, private or commercial sponsor. 2. A banner meeting the criteria for festive or seasonal proclamations may be displayed for sixty (60) days or less and shall be removed within forty-eight (48) hours after the seasonal, cultural or civic event. F. Maximum area: Twenty-five (25) square feet. G. Minimum area: Six (6) square feet. H. Maximum number: One (1) for every fifteen (15) feet of building length per street frontage. On buildings having more than one street frontage, the maximum allowable number of banners is not transferable from one street frontage to another. I. Minimum distance from ground level to bottom of banner: Ten (10) feet. J. Allowable height: May not extend above the facade or eave of the building or structure and shall not exceed forty (40) feet above grade. |
| 01/04/2016 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-4. PERMITS REQUIRED. Unless otherwise exempt pursuant to section 301 of the Administrative Code, as adopted by reference per section 6-1 of this Code, or pursuant to any other ordinance or statute, no building, structure or building service equipment regulated by this chapter or by the technical codes adopted by the city shall be built, erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished unless a permit first has been obtained from the building official in the manner provided in the administrative and building codes adopted by the city. The purpose of a permit is to ensure that all construction is inspected by qualified City of Tucson personnel as directed by ordinance to verify compliance with city codes. Failure to obtain proper permit with inspections and approvals shall deem the construction to be unsafe. |
| 01/04/2016 | UDC, Sec. 10.3.5. VIOLATION OF A SITE PLAN Failure to comply with conditions placed on an approved site plan shall constitute a violation of the UDC. |
| 01/04/2016 | T.C. Ch. 6, IBC adopted. IBC 110.1 USE AND OCCUPANCY. No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the building official has issued a certificate of occupancy therefore as provided herein. |
Outstanding Inspections
Case Number: T15DV09661
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: COMMERCIAL ZONING
Total Outstanding Inspections - 5
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30/2015 | LUC - IlLLEGAL NON-CONFORMNG | STEVENS | Follow-up inspection | |
| 12/30/2015 | LUC - VIOL OF SITE PLAN - COND | STEVENS | Follow-up inspection | |
| 12/30/2015 | NPO - REFUSE/TRASH/DEBRIS | STEVENS | Follow-up inspection | |
| 12/30/2015 | NPO - WORK WITHOUT PERMIT | STEVENS | Follow-up inspection | |
| 12/30/2015 | SIGN - ILLEGAL SIGN | STEVENS | Follow-up inspection |
Completed Inspections
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T15DV09661
Case Description: COMMERCIAL ZONING
Total Completed Inspections - 2
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/29/2015 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | STEVENS | Approved | At site, there is a banner on the front of the building without a permit. I found no refuse or debris. The builidng has frosted windows and is open from 8 PM to 2 AM. F/U 10 days. |
| 12/30/2015 | INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE | GOODMAN | Approved | REVISITED SITE WITH INSPECTOR STEVENS, DID FIND THE BANNER SIGN IN FRONT WITH AND A NOV HAS BEEN SENT TO THE OWNER FROM INSPECTOR STEVENS. SPOKE WITH A PERSON THAT OWNED THE BUSINESS NEXT DOOR WHO STATED THAT EVERY MORNING, EXPECIALLY ON WEEKENDS THERE IS TRASH AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PARKING AREA, BEER BOTTLES AND OTHER ALCOHOL BOTTLES FOUND AND ALOT OF THE TIMES FOUND BROKEN. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THE OWNER OF THE STRIP MALL SENDS SOMEONE TO CLEAN UP THE PARKING AREA, BUT BUSINESS OWNERS ARE NOT DOING THE CLEAN UP OF THE LOT, STRICTLY DONE BY THE OWNER. WE FOUND THE FRONT WINDOWS OF THE HOOKAH BUSINESS WERE COVERED BY PROTECTIVE SHUTTERS, AND THE DOORS HAD A COVERING ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS, WE WERE LIMITED TO LOOKING INSIDE TO A SMALL HOLE FROM THE ADDRESS NUMBER ON THE DOOR. FROM THAT AREA WE WERE ABLE TO SEE IN AND TAKE A PICTURE. WE DETERMINED THAT SEVERAL WALLS HAD BEEN REMOVED AS WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE EXIT SIGN TO THE REAR DOOR. ACCORDING TO THE FLOOR PLAN WE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE PAST THE STOCK ROOM WALL AND DOORS, OR PAST THE OFFICE AND BREAKROOM WALLS. SO THE BUILDING HAS BEEN MODIFIED. ** SPOKE WITH RUSSLYN WELLS ABOUT THE PARKING. HER UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE PARKING FOR THE STRIP MALL TO THE EAST IS SHARED PARKING EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SEPERATE PARCELS FOR THIS PROPERTY 4620 AND THE STRIP MALL THAT IS ADDRESSED TO 4622 THRU 4628. RUSSLYN STATED WE HAVE NO JURISDICTION OVER PAKING TO THE EAST AND WEST AND THAT ILLEGAL PARKING WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT UP BY NOT THE BUSINESS OWNERS BUT THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY, AND ADDRESSED BY TPD. ** RUSSLYN ALSO STATED THAT THE USE OF THE BUILDING FOR THE C/O IS CORRECT. SHE STATED HOOKAH LOUNGES DO FALL UNDER THE RETAIL USE AND OCCUPANCY IS CORRECT. RUSSLYN ALSO STATED IT IS NOT UP TO THE CITY TO MONITER OCCUPANCY, AND THAT PROCESS NEEDED TO BE DONE BY TFD. **IT WAS THEN SUGGESTED BY RICK SALDATE THAT A NOV BE ISSUED FOR THE WORK WITH OUT PERMITS AND POSSIBLE REVISED SITE PLAN AFTER ALL THE GATHERED INFORMATION WAS WENT OVER, WITH RICK SALDATE. **LATER NOTICED IN OUR PICTURES THAT THERE WAS AN AREA SET UP FOR A DJ, SENT AN EMAIL TO RUSSYLN ASKING IF THAT WOULD CHANGE THE USE. A EMAIL WAS SENT BACK AND RUSSLYN STATED THEY WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO GET APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE, AND A VARIANCE, AND BRIEFLY STATED "NOT A GOOD USE FOR THIS SITE" |
Completed Activity Special Conditions
Case Description - COMMERCIAL ZONING
Case Number - T15DV09661
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 6
| Date | Name |
| 03/16/2016 | CONTACTED BY PHONE |
| 09/13/2016 | CONTACTED IN PERSON |
| 01/05/2016 | CONTACTED BY MAILING |
| 01/05/2016 | NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED |
| 11/30/2016 | VIOLATION CLOSED |
| 12/30/2015 | RESEARCH |