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Case: T20DV04033

Case Details

Status:

COURTCMP

Type:

RESIDENTIAL ZONING
Address:

Entered Date:

06/10/2020

Applicant:

LYON OLIVER M

Description:

TPD case 2006050174: Exposed electrical wiring in home; extension cords running from home to power a retired school bus on property that acts as living space for owner and being suspended by a tree branch; large accumulation of property; possible business (cactus sales) w/o proper zoning

Case Violations

Case Number: T20DV04033
Case Status: COURTCMP
Case Description: RESIDENTIAL ZONING
Total Violations: 7
Violation Date Code Statue
06/10/2020 UDC, Sec. 10.2.3. COMPLIANCE REVIEW, EXISTING DEVELOPMENT Any land used or occupied; any site improvement, modification, or construction started; any existing use or structure expanded, reconstructed, changed, or otherwise altered; and any land divided into multiple parcels without certification of compliance with the provisions of the UDC through a zoning review process is considered a violation of the UDC. Enforcement of violations shall be in accordance with Section 10.4, Penalties and Remedies.
06/10/2020 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.
06/10/2020 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.
06/10/2020 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.
06/10/2020 T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-13(c) COMPOSTING Composting permitted on residential property; standards and procedures; violation. The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not prohibit the maintenance of a compost pile on residential property, so long as the compost pile does not create a hazard and is: (1) Contained; (2) Maintained so as not to produce offensive odors or attract flies or vermin; (3) Located, insofar as reasonably possible, so that it is not visible from abutting properties or streets; (4) Maintained in compliance with all rules, regulations and procedures that may be promulgated by the code official. A compost pile not in compliance with all the provisions of this section is in violation of this chapter.
06/10/2020 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.
06/10/2020 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: COURTCMP
Case Number: T20DV04033
Case Description: RESIDENTIAL ZONING
Total Completed Inspections - 2
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
06/10/2020 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT BERMUDEZ Approved ON SITE; THERE IS A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL BUS THAT APPEARS TO BE SUSPENDED BY A DEAD PINE TREE, UNABLE TO VIEW IF THERE IS POWER BEING SUPPLIED TO BUS. BUS HAS SOME ATTACHED SAILS FOR SHADE, THERE IS ALSO A HIGH FENCE BLOCKING VIEW. BUS AND DWELLING IS SET BACK FROM STREET. WAS ABLE TO SEE REAR YARD, THERE APPEARS TO BE UNCONTAINED COMPOST. OUTDOOR STORAGE IN FRONT YARD AND IN REAR YARD NOT PROPERLY SCREENED. WILL CHECK PERMITS PLUS FOR ANY PERMITS FOR SAID BUS, PROPERTY LOCATED IN A R2 ZONING. CACTUS PLANTED IN FRONT OF PROPERTY, NO EVIDENCE OF CACTUS SALES, NO SIGNS, NO WEBSITE, ETC. WILL ISSUED NOV.
07/27/2020 INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE BERMUDEZ Approved ON SITE; VIOLATIONS REMAIN, TOOK PICTURES TO ISSUE CITATION.

Completed Activity Special Conditions

Case Description - RESIDENTIAL ZONING
Case Number - T20DV04033
Case Status: COURTCMP
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 6
Date Name
06/10/2020 CONTACTED BY MAILING
10/26/2020 CONTACTED BY EMAIL
08/19/2020 CERTIFIED RECEIPT CARD
06/10/2020 NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED
07/27/2020 CITATION ISSUED
08/12/2020 COURT HEARING INFO

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