Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Approved
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2019 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Approved | VISITED SITE, MET WITH TPD OFFICERS WHO STATED A SMOKE COLORED DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP ENTERED THE WEST WALL OF THE N/W BEDROOM OF THE STRUCTURE. MY FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS: >STUCCO OVER BLOCK CMU WALL DAMAGED AT THE BASE OF THE WALL, UP TO EIGHT FEET IN HEIGHT. APPEARS THERE WAS NO REBAR EVERY 4 FT AND NO SOLID GROUT. THE STRUCTURE IS A OLDER BUILDING. >TOTAL AREA AFFECTED IS 10 FT WIDE BY 8 FT TALL. AT THE BASE OF THE WALL THE 8 X 8 X 16 CMU BLOCK IS DISPLACED, PUSHED INTO THE INTERIOR OF ROOM ABOUT 2 INCHES. >VERY LARGE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED THRU OUT THE WALL RANGING FROM 1/2 INCH IN SIZE TO 1 1/4 INCH IN SIZE ON THE WEST WALL AND 1/4 INCH CRACKS SPIDER THRU OUT THE NORTH WALL. > THE 3-0 X 4-0 WINDOW ON THE WEST WALL, SET IN 10 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF THE NORTH WALL WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND THE CONCRETE SILL HAD A LARGE 1 1/4 CRACK IN THE SILL. >THERE WAS A LARGE BOW IN THE CMU WALL APPROX 6 FT X 4FT THAT INDICATED THE 10 FT X 8 FT SECTION OF WEST WALL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND NORTH WALL AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CONTRACTOR, OWNER AND INSURANCE COMPANY. >WALL WAS PAINTED ON THE INTERIOR, NO DRYWALL. >I SAW NO ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ON EITHER WALL DUE TO THE SHELVING AND PERSONAL ITEMS STACKED ON BOTH WALLS. OCCUPANT HAD JUST MOVED INTO THE STRUCTURE 2 MONTHS AGO. NOV WAS ISSUED TO THE OWNER WHO WAS ON SITE FOR PERMITS REQUIRED. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT A LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR WOULD NEED TO SECURE PERMITS. ARCADIAN SECURED THE DAMAGED WINDOW. CAR WAS REMOVED BY GARY'S TOWING AT THE REQUEST OF TPD. OWNER WAS ARRESTED FOR DUI AND TAKEN TO JAIL. OCCUPANT WAS INFORMED TO REMOVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM THE ROOM. SHE WAS OK TO STAY IN OTHER BEDROOM OR LIVINGROOM BUT THE BEDROOM COULD NOT BE OCCUPIED. INFORMED OWNER THAT HE MAY NEED TO RELOCATE THE OCCUPANT DURING TIME OF CONSTRUCTION. COMPLIANCE/ CLOSE CASE. |