Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Approved
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/12/2012 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Approved | VISITED SITE, MET WITH TPD OFFICERS WHO METIONED THE TEAL MITSUBISHI, DIAMANTE, WAS HEADING NORTH ON FLOWING WELLS, CROSSED TRAFFIC, HIT A CITY LIGHT POLE, PROCEEDED FORWARD, HIT A LIGHT BLUE CHEVY IMPALA THEN PROCEEDED INTO THE WEST BRICK WALL OF APT #2. IN THE PROCESS IT PUSHED A CONCRETE CURB STOP FORWARD INTO A MAIN WATER LINE, BREAKING THE GALVANIZED LINE. WATER WAS SHUT OFF BY MANAGER NINA KOPEC IN TURN SHUTTING OFF WATER TO THE NORTH SIDE, EIGHT UNITS OF THE 14 UNIT COMPLEX. NINA HAD ALSO CONTACTED SPARTAN PLUMBING TO MAKE PLUMBING REPAIRS. NINA CONTACTED THE OWNER TWICE AND NEVER RECEIVED AN ANSWER BACK. DOORS TO THE UNIT WERE LOCKED HOWEVER FRONT WINDOW HAD BEEN BROKEN OUT. TPD ENTERED THE UNIT AND UNLOCKED FRONT DOOR, ALLOWED ENTRY AFTER CHECKING THE UNIT. INSIDE I FOUND CABINETS DIPLACED, UPPER CABINETS DAMAGED BUT NOT YET OFF THE WALLS. WATER HEATER CABINET PUSHED AWAY FROM THE WALL, HOT WATER HEATER TILTED BUT NOT FALLEN (HELD UPRIGHT BY THE PLUMBING LINES) INTERIOR BRICK DOUBLE BRICK WALL WAS OBVIOUSLY PUSHED INWARDS, DISPLACED BY 1/12 INCHES. CAR WAS REMOVED BY FRONTIER TOWING, CITY OF TUCSON WAS CONTACTED TO REMOVE THE LIGHT POLE, CAME OUT AND WOULD NEED TO RETURN MONDAY. SPARTAN PLUMBING ARRIVED, DID NOT HAVE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND WOULD NEED TO COME BACK ON MONDAY. THEREFORE INSPECTOR CONTACTED RED CROSS AFTER DETERMINING HOW MANY UNITS WOULD REQUIRE ASSISTANCE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE. RED CROSS DID COME OUT, GOT EVERBODY TOGETHER GAVE THEM THE OPTION OF STAYING WERE THEY WERE AT OR BEING HOUSED AT THEIR EMERGENCY FACILITY WHICH HAD NO SHOWERS. ALL ELECTED TO STAY, RED CROSS PROVIDED EACH UNIT WATER, WATER FOR THE COOLERS WAS PROVIDED BY UNITS ACROSS THE WAY. NOV ISSUED TO UNIT TWO FOR EMERGENCY ABATED DUE TO WATER, DAMAGED WEST WALL AND UNSANITARY CONDITIONS. NOV POSTED WITH "KEEP VACANT" POSTING. MANAGER NINA KOPAEC SIGNED FOR NOV AND INDEMNIFICATION, ELECTED TO BOARD THE WINDOW. TENANT IN UNIT #2 WAS PRESENTLY IN THE HOSPITAL. |