Microfiche records prior to 2006 have not been completely digitized and may not be available yet on PRO. If you can not find what you are looking for please submit a records request.
Case: T21DV02788
Case Details
Entered Date:
05/10/2021
Applicant:
RETRO CITY LLC
Description:
COMMUNITY SURVEY WITH TPD AT THE REQUEST OF TPD FOR ALL EXTERIOR VIOLATIONS AS WELL AS INTERIOR HALLWAYS OF BUILDINGS, SOUTH AND NORTH TOWERS, TO INLCUDE PROPERTY GROUNDS AND OFFICE.
Case Violations
Case Number: T21DV02788
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: PROP MAINT MULTIPLE TYPES
Total Violations: 13
| Violation Date | Code Statue |
|---|---|
| 05/11/2021 | 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. |
| 05/11/2021 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(c) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. (3) Every habitable room must have at least two electrical receptacle outlets, or one outlet and one electric light fixture. Every bathroom, water closet compartment, and laundry room must have at least one electric light fixture. |
| 05/11/2021 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(d) MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. All mechanical equipment and appliances shall be properly installed, maintained in a safe, working, operating condition, and shall be free of any defect that impairs operability. |
| 05/11/2021 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(f)(1) Every wall or vertical support must be sufficient to carry imposed loads safely, and must not lean, buckle, or split due to defect or lack of maintenance. |
| 05/11/2021 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(f)(2) Every ceiling, roof, and ceiling and roof support must be sufficient to carry imposed loads safely, and must not buckle, sag or split due to defective material or deterioration. |
| 05/11/2021 | 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. |
| 05/11/2021 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(f)(5) All interior coverings, finishes, surfaces including walls, ceilings and floors shall be maintained in a good, clean and sanitary condition. Peeling, chipping, flaking or abraded paint shall be repaired, removed or covered. All walls, ceilings or floors shall be free from holes, breaks and loose or rotting materials. Cracked or loose plaster, wallboard, decayed wood or other defective surface conditions shall be corrected. |
| 05/11/2021 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(g) INTERIOR SANITATION. (1) The interior of every building or structure shall be maintained free from any unsafe or unsanitary accumulation of refuse. (2) All sanitary facilities shall be installed and maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. (3) Every dwelling unit must have a kitchen, which shall include a sink. Sink drain boards and countertops adjacent to the kitchen sink shall be made of non-absorbent materials, or must be covered by a non-absorbent material. |
| 05/11/2021 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-11(j) ACCESS CONTROL. (1) Exterior doors, including sliding glass doors, must have an operable locking mechanism. Double cylinder dead bolt locks or other mechanisms that prevent rapid egress in case of fire or other emergency are prohibited. (2) All windows must have an operable locking mechanism. |
| 05/11/2021 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-12(b)(5) STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. All structural members shall be maintained free from deterioration and shall be capable of safely supporting the imposed dead and live loads. |
| 05/11/2021 | 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. |
| 05/11/2021 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-13 (i) SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS, PARKING AREAS. All paved sidewalks, walkways, stairs, steps, driveways and parking areas shall be kept in a proper state of repair and maintained free from hazardous conditions. |
| 05/11/2021 | 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. |
Completed Inspections
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T21DV02788
Case Description: PROP MAINT MULTIPLE TYPES
Total Completed Inspections - 2
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/10/2021 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | BERMUDEZ | Approved | ON SITE WITH TPD OFFICERS YORK AND HIRSCHL FOR COMMUNITY SURVEY REQUESTED BY TPD; VIOLATIONS FOUND ARE AS FOLLOWS: NORTH AND SOUTH BUILDINGS, 1-5 FLOORS; MULTIPLE CEILING TILES ARE STAINED FROM WATER DAMAGE, BOWING, CRACKED, MISSING AND BROKEN PORTIONS LEAVING GAPS AND EXCESS SPACING, ALLOWING FOR FIREWALL BREACH. CEILING TILE FRAMING APPEARS TO NOT BE ANCHORED PROPERLY ALLOWING FOR CEILING TILES TO ENCROACH ON THE REQUIRED CEILING HEIGHT, THEY ARE ALSO BENT, BOWING AND OR NOT PROPERLY HOLDING THE LOAD OF THE TILES. MULTIPLE SPRINKLER HEADS APPEAR TO BE UNMAINTAINED, THEY ARE MISSING THEIR HOUSINGS, THOSE THAT HAVE THEIR HOUSING IN TACT ARE SITTING WITHIN A DAMAGED TILE FAR AWAY FROM HEAD AND HOUSING ALLOWING FOR FIRE WALL BREACH. MULTIPLE SPRINKLER HEADS ARE RECESSED FROM TILE SO MUCH SO YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE HEAD AND SOME MISSING HOUSING AS WELL. OTHER SIDE OF THE MISSING TILES, ARE EXPOSED WIRING AND PLUMBING. MULTIPLE BREAKER BOXES SCREWED SHUT ON ALL FLOORS AND BUILDINGS, SOME WITHOUT PROPER LABELING, MISSING BREAKERS, NO SPACERS, BREAKER BOX WITH MAKESHIFT SPACER OF HARD WOOD AND SCREWS. UNAPPROVED WIRING METHODS AND EXPOSED WIRING THAT ARE NOT CAPPED OFF FOUND IN THE CEILING WHERE TILES ARE MISSING, OUTSIDE IN THE COURT YARD LEADING TO OUTSIDE POST LAMPS AS WELL AS IN THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFFICE, JUNCTION BOXES WITH OPENINGS THAT SHOULD BE CAPPED OFF AND OR FILLED ALLOWING WIRING TO BE EXPOSED TO WATER AND OR FIRE. ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ARE PAINTED OVER NOT ALLOWING FOR USE OF THE RECEPICLE IN MULTIPLE AREAS OF THE BUILDINGS. EMERGENCY EXIT DOORS ARE BEING PROPED OPEN, ALLOWING FOR FIREWALL BREACH. HANDICAP DOOR ACCESS NOT WORKING AT FIRE EXIT DOORS IN EACH HALLWAY OF EVERY BUILDING, SOME DOORS ARE BROKEN AND NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY TO CLOSE AS THEY SHOULD FOR FIRE EGRESS SAFETY AND FIREWALL. MISSING FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, DAMAGED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS. DRYERS IN LAUNDRY ROOMS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, VENTS ARE DISCONNECTED FROM APPLIANCE AND WALLS ABOVE THE DRYERS NEAR CEILING, ALLOWING LINT AND HOT AIR TO REMAIN IN ROOM. GRAFFITI THROUGHOUT EXTERIOR OF BUILDINGS, PERIMETER WALLS, STEPS AND WALLS IN STAIRWELLS AND IN HALLWAYS OF BUILDING TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO WINDOWS AND OTHER COVERINGS AND FIXTURES. REFUSE, TRASH AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT EXTERIOR OF COMPLEX AS WELL AS INTERIOR OF BUILDING AND STAIRWELLS, TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO DEBRIS FOUND HANGING FROM TREE, APPLIANCES, CEILING TILES ALONG SIDE HALLWAY WITH NO MAINTENCE PERSON WITHIN THE AREA, SHOPPING CART, CONTRUCTION MATERIALS, HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE, CLOTHES AS WELL AS HUMAN FECES, URINE AND ANIMAL FECES WITHIN STAIRWELL. LIGHT FIXTURES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED, NO PERMITS FOUND, LED LIGHTS FOUND WITHIN THE BUILDING ALSO ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS. ALL EXTERIOR LIGHT FIXTURES DO NOT HAVE PROPER SHEILDS, LIGHTS POSITIONED SO AS TO SHINE TOWARDS NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES AND STREETS, NOT IN DOWNWARD POSTION OR SHEILDED SO AS TO PREVENT LIGHT TRESSPASS. MULTIPLE FIXTURES MISSING COVERS IN HALLWAYS AND EXTERIOR OF STAIRWELLS. SOME FIXTURES ARE TAPPED AND OR MISSING. WILL ISSUE 30 DAY NOV AND REPORT FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS TO TFD. |
| 09/03/2021 | INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE | BERMUDEZ | Approved | ON SITE; WITH MGR JUSTIN, WORK HAS BEEN DONE, SOME ITEMS ARE STILL BEING WORKED ON, DUE TO NEW OWNER WILL REISSUE THE NOV. |
Outstanding Case Activity Conditions
| Date | Name | Approved |
| 05/11/2021 | Section 104 Permits and Plan Submission Requirements 104.1 Permits required. Any owner or authorized agent who intends to install, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, or change any outdoor lighting within Pima County jurisdiction, the installation of which is regulated by this code, shall first make application to the Building Official for Pima County and obtain the required permit. Section 401 Total Outdoor Light Output and Shielding Requirements 401.1 General. Table 401.1 provides requirements of the total light output permitted per acre for the different lighting areas and the fixture shielding requirements for, lamp type and lighting area. These requirements shall be met for all lighting installations subject to this code, unless specifically exempted by Chapters 6, 7 and 8. 401.3 Shielding requirements. All light fixtures that are required to be shielded shall be installed in such a manner that the shielding is effective and permanent. 401.3.1 Light trespass. Light fixtures on the residential side of commercial property adjacent to residential property shall be full cutoff and shall be installed not higher than 10 feet above grade at the property line and no higher than a line rising 20 degrees above the 10 feet until 100 feet from the property line, measured perpendicular to the lot line. 401.3.2 House Side Shields. Outdoor lighting fixtures closer to the lot line than the mounting height of the fixture, measured perpendicular to the lot line, adjacent to residential areas, shall have internal house-side shields. 401.3.3 Fixtures within 25 feet of residential lot lines. Residential and commercial luminaires shall be full cutoff within 25 feet of adjacent residential property lines, measured perpendicular to the lot line. 401.3.4 Flood and spot lamps. Flood or spot lamps shall be aimed no higher than 45 degrees to the horizontal (half-way between straight down and straight to the side) when the source is visible from any adjacent residential property. Section 402 Outdoor Lighting Source Color Temperature 402.1 Rated Color Temperature. The rated color temperature of light sources (lamps and fixtures) shall not exceed 3500K. Exception No. 1: Recreation and Special Use Lighting complying with Chapters 6 and 7 of this Code. Exception No. 2: Existing legal, non-conforming light fixtures may be relamped with greater than 3500K rated lamps when 3500K or lower rated lamps are not manufactured for such fixtures. | Not Approved |
Completed Activity Special Conditions
Case Description - PROP MAINT MULTIPLE TYPES
Case Number - T21DV02788
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 5
| Date | Name |
| 05/20/2021 | CONTACTED BY PHONE |
| 05/11/2021 | CONTACTED BY MAILING |
| 05/11/2021 | CONTACTED BY EMAIL |
| 05/11/2021 | NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED |
| 04/11/2022 | VIOLATION CLOSED |