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Case: T19DV08809

Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

EMERGENCY
Address:

Entered Date:

11/12/2019

Applicant:

CABALLERO AC & JOSEPHINE & RYAN MARTY ALL JT/RS

Description:

HAZARDOUS ELECTRIC/ LIVING CONDITIONS/ PERSON LIVING IN THE CARPORT.

Case Violations

Case Number: T19DV08809
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: EMERGENCY
Total Violations: 8
Violation Date Code Statue
11/13/2019 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(a)(3) Every existing dwelling unit shall be provided with smoke detectors in good operating condition as required by the Tucson Fire Code of the City of Tucson.
11/13/2019 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(c) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. (1) All dwellings and dwelling units shall be provided with electrical service. Electrical facilities connected to or in any building or structure are to be maintained hazard-free and in a state of good repair. The electrical system shall be free from such hazards as bare wiring; overloaded circuits or services; equipment not properly grounded; over-fused circuits; misuse of wiring, including the use of extension cords in lieu of permanent wiring; non-approved wiring; and wiring exposed to moisture or extreme heat. Broken, loose, frayed, inoperable, defective or missing portions of the electrical service, lines, switches, outlets, fixtures and fixture coverings shall be repaired or replaced. (2) All electrical equipment, wiring and appliances shall be installed and maintained in a safe manner and in accordance with all applicable laws.
11/13/2019 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(e) PLUMBING SYSTEMS. (3) All plumbing systems are to be maintained safe and hazard free and in a state of good repair. Every dwelling or dwelling unit shall have an adequate potable water supply. Every plumbing fixture, water and waste-pipe, and gas connection shall be properly installed in accordance with all applicable laws and maintained in good and sanitary working condition so as to prevent structural deterioration or health hazards, and are to be free from leaks and obstructions.
11/13/2019 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(f)(4) Every interior door, cabinet, and other feature shall be maintained in a safe and structurally sound condition.
11/13/2019 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-12(a)(3) BOARDED WINDOW OR DOOR OPENINGS. a. No occupied structure may have boarded window or door openings, except as necessary on a temporary basis to keep the structure secure while under repair. b. While vacant structures may temporarily be secured by boarding up window and door openings in accordance with section 16-14(b), having or maintaining boarded window or door openings on a vacant structure for 180 days or more in any one-year period is prohibited.
11/13/2019 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.
11/13/2019 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.
11/13/2019 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.

Completed Inspections

Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T19DV08809
Case Description: EMERGENCY
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
11/08/2019 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT GOODMAN Approved VISITED SITE, MET WITH TPD OFFICERS WHO STATED THEY FOUND ELECTRICAL HAZARDS THRU OUT THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE AND THE CARPORT. TPD STATED THERE HAD BEEN SOMEONE LIVING IN THE CARPORT BUT THAT PERSON HAD BEEN ARRESTED. TPD ALSO STATED THEY HAD SENT THE OTHER OCCUPANTS OFF SO THAT THEY COULD COMPLETE THEIR INVESTIGATION. MY FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS: >FOUND MISSING COVER PLATES, AND SWITCH PLATES THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE. >LIGHT FIXTURES THRU OUT NOT COMPLETED >NO WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS. >S/E BDRM CLOSET HAD THE ORIGINAL FUSE BOX WITH THE INTERNAL PARTS REMOVED AND THE WIRES HARD WIRED TO THE NEW 200 AMP SERVICE UPGRADE. WIRES WERE FRAYED AND WIRE NUTS LOOSE- NO ELECTRICAL TAPE TO SECURE THEM >CARPORT WAS BEING LIVED IN EXTENSION CORD WERE BULLED THRU OUT TO POWER THE COOLER, HEATER, SMALL REFRIGERATOR, STEREO, LIGHTS, FANS, AND COMPUTER. >PROPANE TANK COOK STOVE ACTING AS HEATER UNDER THE CARPORT. >CARPORT HAD TARPS PULLED TO ACT AS COVERING FOR WALLS AND CEILING. NEED TO BE REMOVED. >EXTERIOR FENCING MADE UP FROM PALLETS. >TRASH, DEBRIS,APPLIANCES, THROUGHOUT THE REAR YARD. TRAILER FILLER WITH DEBRIS IN THE REAR YARD. CUT ELECTRICAL AT THE POLE AND REMOVED THE METER. TPD REQUESTED THE HOUSE BE SECURED DUE TO OCCUPANT TERRORIZING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HOUSE WAS SECURED BY ARCADIAN, 8 WINDOWS AND 2 DOORS. NOV ISSUED BUT NOT YET SET OR POSTED DUE TO UNABLE TO CONTACT THE OWNER. STUCTURE POSTED WITH "DO NOT ENETER, UNFIT TO OCCUPY" PLACARDS CONTACTED OWNER WILL MEET ON THE PROPERTY ON FRIDAY 11/15
11/15/2019 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE GOODMAN Approved HAD LOCATED THE OWNERS DAUSGHTER, MADE A APPOINTMENT AND MET HER AND HER HUSBAND AT THE PROPERTY, ALONG WITH TENNANTS SON WHO WAS REMOVING TRASH AND DEBRIS ON THE PROPERTY AND TAKING DOWN THE CARPORT LIVING AREA. OWNER WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HAD TO BE DONE, I EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THEY REMOVED ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY AND REMOVE THE CARPORT LIVING AREA AS WELL BEFORE MOVING TO THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE. AFTER MUCH CONVERSATION THE OWNERS AGREED TO PROVIDE A 40 YD DUMPSTER AND OCCUPANTS SON WOULD GET HELP AND CLEAN THE PROPERTY. I EXPLAINED THAT NO ONE WAS TO ENTER THE STRUCTURE, THE SON STATED THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED AND THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRUCTURE STAYING SECURED. C/E HAS NO FURTHER ISSUES. OWNERS DID CALL FOR A DUMPSTER AND WILL BE DELIVERED 11/18/19. COMPLIANCE / CLOSE CASE.