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ADDRESS: 815 W CORNELIA AVE
| Inspection # 10538797 | ||
|---|---|---|
| VIOLATIONS | BUILDING CODE CITATION | VIOLATION DETAILS |
| CN014012 | Failed to remove closets or storage areas beneath stairways in residential building where stairs and storage space are not separated by noncombustible materials providing one hour fire resistance. (13-196-460) | Under rear porch stairs at grade - storing wood items , doors , and bike - fire hazard. |
| CN015062 | Failed to remove obstruction from exitway that hampers travel and evacuation. (13-160-070, 13-196-080) | Rear porches - personal items , boxes , garbage , junk and debris - hampering egress. |
| CN061014 | Failed to maintain the exterior walls of a building or structure free from holes, breaks, loose or rotting boards or timbers and any other conditions which might admit rain or dampness to the walls. (13-196-530(b), 13-196-641) | Inner courtyard walls - severe brick fractures with washed out mortar and step fractures. South east plywood wall section at grade - peeling paint. Southwest wall at 1st - hole in shingled siding. West wall - spalling bricks with washed out mortar. |
| CN064014 | Failed to maintain cornice in good repair and free from cracks and defects. (13-196-530(e), 13-196-641) | Inner courtyard - cornice - open mortar joints with fractured and broken sections. |
| CN065014 | Failed to maintain lintel in good repair and free from cracks and defects. (13-196-530(e), 13-196-641) | Inner courtyard throughout - severely rusted , sagging , and broken lintels . Permit required for replacement. |
| CN065014 | Failed to maintain lintel in good repair and free from cracks and defects. (13-196-530(e), 13-196-641) | Courtyard - Lintels - Sagging; permit required to replace lintels |
| CN065034 | Failed to maintain window sill in good repair and free from cracks and defects. (13-196-530(e), 13-196-550, 13-196-641) | Inner courtyard stone window sills throughout - fractured and broken sections. |
| CN070014 | Failed to maintain exterior stairways in safe condition and in sound repair. (13-196-570, 13-196-641) | six side stair systems with the following defects, 1) Stringers connections nailed. 2) Stringer connections to masonary wall cut nailed. 3) 2x8 pocketed joists showing signs of rot. 4) Decking showing signs of rot. 5) Scabed 2x4s and added 2x8s where rotting is. 6) Guard rails missing center newel posts. 7) Plans and permits required for repairs or replacement. |
| CN070014 | Failed to maintain exterior stairways in safe condition and in sound repair. (13-196-570, 13-196-641) | Handrails missing at front stairs from grade to 1st floor level |
| CN070024 | Failed to repair or replace defective or missing members of porch system. (13-196-570, 13-196-641) | Rear enclosed and partially enclosed 3 story porches - columns erected on concrete slabs with concrete poured around columns - foundation status unknown. Beams only nailed to columns . Stacked columns only nailed or screwed. 2 x 8 deck joists span 14'8'' and only nailed to rim and header joists . Stringers only nailed to columns , header joists , and masonry. Treads - split , worn , and loose . Treads only 8 1/2'' to 9'' wide. Guardrails only 33'' to 37'' high - loose , pulling , and broken . Handrails - loose with missing sections of handrail. Decking - broken , loose and rotted with some sections covered with plywood and oriented stran board. Plans and permit required for all rear porch repairs. |
| CN073014 | Failed to maintain exterior door in sound condition and repair. (13-196-550(d) and (e), 13-196-641) | Rear metal entry doors - south , east , and west - rusted with 1'' to 3'' gaps at bottom between doors and sills , some doors broken with broken side jambs. |
| CN073024 | Failed to maintain exterior door frames to exclude rain and wind from entering building and otherwise in sound condition and repair. (13-196-550, 13-196-550(f), 13-196-641) | Rear exit doors - Gaps at bottom of doors allowing rats to enter building. |
| CN074014 | Failed to maintain exterior service walks, passage and areaways in clean, sanitary and safe condition. (13-196-630, 13-196-641) | West service walk - fractured and broken with missing concrete. |
| CN074014 | Failed to maintain exterior service walks, passage and areaways in clean, sanitary and safe condition. (13-196-630, 13-196-641) | Servicewalk - Holes, broken concrete; fall. trip hazards |
| CN107015 | Failed to provide and maintain adequate illumination for public hall and stairwell. (13-196-080, 13-196-450, 13-160-660, 13-160-670) | West, east elevations - Rear exits - Exterior illumination missing |
| CN134026 | Install rat stopping around exterior walls. (7-28-660) | Large gaps underneath rear entry doors allowing rats to enter building |
| CN138056 | Remove accumulation of refuse and debris and keep premises clean. (13-196-580, 13-196-630) | Rear porches - storing personal items , book case, boxes , doors , garbage , ironing board , junk and debris stored . |
| CN190019 | Arrange for inspection of premises. (13-12-100) | No entry. Unable to inspect interior, stairwells, apartments, basement, and rear porches. Unverified detectors and occupancy. |
| CN190019 | Arrange for inspection of premises. (13-12-100) | Building interior - most apartments - no response - unverified detectors and conditions. Unable to inspect all interior stairways. |
| CN198019 | File building registration statement with Building Dept. (13-10-030, 13-10-040) | Building not registered for 2013. |
| NC5042 | Failed to provide 1-1/2 hour Class B fire door with self-closing device. (15-8-180) | Rear entry door - Closer arm loose and protruding |
| CN014012 | Failed to remove closets or storage areas beneath stairways in residential building where stairs and storage space are not separated by noncombustible materials providing one hour fire resistance. (13-196-460) | Under rear porch stairs at grade - storing wood items , doors , and bike - fire hazard. |
| CN015062 | Failed to remove obstruction from exitway that hampers travel and evacuation. (13-160-070, 13-196-080) | Rear porches - personal items , boxes , garbage , junk and debris - hampering egress. |
| CN061014 | Failed to maintain the exterior walls of a building or structure free from holes, breaks, loose or rotting boards or timbers and any other conditions which might admit rain or dampness to the walls. (13-196-530(b), 13-196-641) | Inner courtyard walls - severe brick fractures with washed out mortar and step fractures. South east plywood wall section at grade - peeling paint. Southwest wall at 1st - hole in shingled siding. West wall - spalling bricks with washed out mortar. |
| CN064014 | Failed to maintain cornice in good repair and free from cracks and defects. (13-196-530(e), 13-196-641) | Inner courtyard - cornice - open mortar joints with fractured and broken sections. |
| CN065014 | Failed to maintain lintel in good repair and free from cracks and defects. (13-196-530(e), 13-196-641) | Inner courtyard throughout - severely rusted , sagging , and broken lintels . Permit required for replacement. |
| CN065014 | Failed to maintain lintel in good repair and free from cracks and defects. (13-196-530(e), 13-196-641) | Courtyard - Lintels - Sagging; permit required to replace lintels |
| CN065034 | Failed to maintain window sill in good repair and free from cracks and defects. (13-196-530(e), 13-196-550, 13-196-641) | Inner courtyard stone window sills throughout - fractured and broken sections. |
| CN070014 | Failed to maintain exterior stairways in safe condition and in sound repair. (13-196-570, 13-196-641) | six side stair systems with the following defects, 1) Stringers connections nailed. 2) Stringer connections to masonary wall cut nailed. 3) 2x8 pocketed joists showing signs of rot. 4) Decking showing signs of rot. 5) Scabed 2x4s and added 2x8s where rotting is. 6) Guard rails missing center newel posts. 7) Plans and permits required for repairs or replacement. |
| CN070014 | Failed to maintain exterior stairways in safe condition and in sound repair. (13-196-570, 13-196-641) | Handrails missing at front stairs from grade to 1st floor level |
| CN070024 | Failed to repair or replace defective or missing members of porch system. (13-196-570, 13-196-641) | Rear enclosed and partially enclosed 3 story porches - columns erected on concrete slabs with concrete poured around columns - foundation status unknown. Beams only nailed to columns . Stacked columns only nailed or screwed. 2 x 8 deck joists span 14'8'' and only nailed to rim and header joists . Stringers only nailed to columns , header joists , and masonry. Treads - split , worn , and loose . Treads only 8 1/2'' to 9'' wide. Guardrails only 33'' to 37'' high - loose , pulling , and broken . Handrails - loose with missing sections of handrail. Decking - broken , loose and rotted with some sections covered with plywood and oriented stran board. Plans and permit required for all rear porch repairs. |
| CN073014 | Failed to maintain exterior door in sound condition and repair. (13-196-550(d) and (e), 13-196-641) | Rear metal entry doors - south , east , and west - rusted with 1'' to 3'' gaps at bottom between doors and sills , some doors broken with broken side jambs. |
| CN073024 | Failed to maintain exterior door frames to exclude rain and wind from entering building and otherwise in sound condition and repair. (13-196-550, 13-196-550(f), 13-196-641) | Rear exit doors - Gaps at bottom of doors allowing rats to enter building. |
| CN074014 | Failed to maintain exterior service walks, passage and areaways in clean, sanitary and safe condition. (13-196-630, 13-196-641) | West service walk - fractured and broken with missing concrete. |
| CN074014 | Failed to maintain exterior service walks, passage and areaways in clean, sanitary and safe condition. (13-196-630, 13-196-641) | Servicewalk - Holes, broken concrete; fall. trip hazards |
| CN107015 | Failed to provide and maintain adequate illumination for public hall and stairwell. (13-196-080, 13-196-450, 13-160-660, 13-160-670) | West, east elevations - Rear exits - Exterior illumination missing |
| CN134026 | Install rat stopping around exterior walls. (7-28-660) | Large gaps underneath rear entry doors allowing rats to enter building |
| CN138056 | Remove accumulation of refuse and debris and keep premises clean. (13-196-580, 13-196-630) | Rear porches - storing personal items , book case, boxes , doors , garbage , ironing board , junk and debris stored . |
| CN190019 | Arrange for inspection of premises. (13-12-100) | No entry. Unable to inspect interior, stairwells, apartments, basement, and rear porches. Unverified detectors and occupancy. |
| CN190019 | Arrange for inspection of premises. (13-12-100) | Building interior - most apartments - no response - unverified detectors and conditions. Unable to inspect all interior stairways. |
| CN198019 | File building registration statement with Building Dept. (13-10-030, 13-10-040) | Building not registered for 2013. |
| NC5042 | Failed to provide 1-1/2 hour Class B fire door with self-closing device. (15-8-180) | Rear entry door - Closer arm loose and protruding |