Case: T22DV05226
Case Details
Status:
Closed - Resolved
Type:
refuse being dumped in huge volumes on lot. trucks and large vehicles will come on lot and dump refuse onto lot and leave. Lot is being used as a landfill and is creating a great smell issue
Address:
Entered Date:
09/09/2022
Applicant:
N/A
Description:
Case Violations
Case Number: T22DV05226
Case Status: Closed - Resolved
Case Description: refuse being dumped in huge volumes on lot. trucks and large vehicles will come on lot and dump refuse onto lot and leave. Lot is being used as a landfill and is creating a great smell issue
Total Violations: 4
| Violation Date | Code Statue |
|---|---|
| 09/21/2022 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-14(b)(1) VACANT AND UNSECURED BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES, DUTY TO CLEAN, SECURE AND PROHIBIT TRESPASS Duty to clean, secure and prohibit trespass. The owner or responsible party of a vacant building or structure shall remove any accumulation of weeds, combustible waste, or refuse from the interior of the building or structure and the surrounding yards; and shall secure all doors, windows, and other openings to prevent unauthorized entry. The owner or responsible party also shall post both the structure and the exterior premises with signs to provide conspicuous and reasonable notice prohibiting entry (i.e., No Trespassing signs). |
| 09/21/2022 | 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. |
| 09/21/2022 | T.C. Ch. 16, Sec. 16-15(a) JUNKED OR INOPERABLE VEHICLES Prohibited Storage: (1) No person owning or having custody of any junked or inoperable vehicle may store such vehicle on private property, or on any sidewalks, streets or alleys, within the city, except as otherwise permitted under this section; (2) No person owning, occupying or in control of any private property within the city may store any junked or inoperable vehicle on the owned or occupied property, or on any abutting sidewalks, streets or alleys, except as otherwise permitted under this section; (b) Permitted Storage: This section shall not apply to any junked or inoperable vehicle stored on private property if the vehicle: (1) Is on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place and manner and licensed by the City under chapter 19 of the Tucson Code, and the storage of the vehicle is necessary to the operation of the business enterprise; or; (2) Is lawfully enclosed within: a. An enclosed garage or other permanent building lawfully constructed of opaque materials without openings, holes or gaps other than doors and windows; b. A carport, and an opaque car cover designed for that purpose (and not including tarps, bed sheets, plastic sheeting, or similar materials) completely covers the body of the vehicle; or c. The rear yard or side yard and screened by any fence, wall or barrier, not less than five (5) feet in height, constructed of opaque materials which screens it from view from any adjacent properties and the public right-of-way, and is equipped with self-latching gates or doors. Such fence, wall or barrier must comply with section 16-12(e). |
| 09/21/2022 | 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: Closed - Resolved
Case Number: T22DV05226
Case Description: refuse being dumped in huge volumes on lot. trucks and large vehicles will come on lot and dump refuse onto lot and leave. Lot is being used as a landfill and is creating a great smell issue
Total Completed Inspections - 2
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/15/2022 | COT - ENFC - Code Enforcement - Initial | Passed | {Activity date: 09/15/2022; Status: Approved; Inspector: VIDAL; Comment: Entered by VIDAL - The property is vacant land with trash and debris, J.MV.s, has a trailer, has a metal building that appears to being scrapped. Did talk to people on the property and stated that they are trying to clean the property. Did go over on the City of Tucson cleaning the site and has piles through out. Did ask on getting a dumpster or several dumpsters. Has a masonry building towards the rear of the property that the people are stating will be removed. The masonry wall being used for the property line barrier is being knocked down on the front wall on the south side by the neighbors property. Will do N.O.V. RV.} | |
| 02/17/2023 | COT - ENFC - Code Enforcement - Follow Up | In Violation |
Completed Case Activity
Case Number - T22DV05226
Case Status: Closed - Resolved
Case Description: refuse being dumped in huge volumes on lot. trucks and large vehicles will come on lot and dump refuse onto lot and leave. Lot is being used as a landfill and is creating a great smell issue
| Description | Date | Status |
| CONTACTED BY MAILING | 09/21/2022 | Passed |
| NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED | 09/21/2022 | Passed |