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Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Approved
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
Case Number - T10DV05097
Inspection Description - INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
Inspection Status - Approved
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/02/2010 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Approved | I WAS DISPATCHED TO AN EMERGENCY CALL OUT BY TUCSON POLICE. A ROOM IN A VACANT AND NEGLECTED BUILDING WAS BEING USED AS A DWELLING. THERE WERE NO TRESPASS SIGNS ON THE PROPERTY OR ON THE BUILDING. THE POLICE OFFICERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE STRUCTURES STABILITY AND HAD RECEIVED REPORTS OF SOMEONE LIVING IN THE BUILDING. AT THIS TIME I ENTERED THE PROPERTY AND CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF ALL THE OPENINGS. I FOUND ONE ROOM THAT HAD AN OPERABLE SINK, TABLE AND SHELF WITH FOOD CONTAINERS, BED AND CLOTHING. THERE IS A BATHROOM WITH A SINK, TUB, SHOWER AND HYGIENE ITEMS. THERE IS WATER TO THE PLUMBING FIXTURES. NO HOT WATER. THE DISCONNECT HAS NO METER, NO POWER TO THE BUILDING. THIS WAS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT THE BUILDING WAS BEING USED AS A DWELLING. THE EXTERIOR HAS ANOTHER BED IN THE YARD WITH CLOTHES HUNG ON A LINE. THE NEXT ROOM HAD 12 JACKS SUPPORTING THE ROOF RAFTERS TO THE OPENING AND THE INTERIOR OF THE ROOF. THIS ROOM IS ADJACENT TO THE ONE BEING USED AS A DWELLING. I ENTERED THE REMAINING ROOMS AND SAW JUNCTION BOXES WITH EXPOSED CONDUCTORS LOCATED IN THE CEILINGS AND WALLS. NONE OF THE OTHER ROOMS HAD ANY SIGNS OF ANY USE. THE BUILDING HAS BEEN NEGLECTED AND IS DILAPIDATED, PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING HAS HAD THE PLASTER FINISH COLLAPSE EXPOSING THE ADOBE. THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING HAS OPENINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BOARDED. THERE IS A CHAIN LINK FENCE SURROUNDING THE NORTH END OF THE BUILDING WHICH HAS A WALL MADE OF ADOBE THAT HAS COLLAPSED. POLICE CONFRONTED A MALE CAUCASIAN MAN WITH A DOG WHO STATED HE HAS BEEN LIVING IN THE BUILDING FOR OVER 6 YEARS. MY FINAL EVALUATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDING IS AS FOLLOWS. I DEEMED THE BUILDING TO BE UNSAFE TO OCCUPY DUE TO THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND LACK OF POWER. I CALLED GREG CLARK BY PHONE 520 661-1316 WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS THE OWNER THE PROPERTY. I INFORMED HIM OF MY ACTIONS AND POLICE PRESENTS. I DID EDUCATE HIM ON THE CITY ORDINANCES AND THE BUILDING CODE. THE BUILDING WAS POSTED WITH THREE POSTING STATING DO NOT ENTER, UNFIT TO OCCUPY PURSUANT TO TUCSON CITY CODE 16-14. |