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ADDRESS: 813 W WAVELAND AVE
| Inspection # 10969121 | ||
|---|---|---|
| VIOLATIONS | BUILDING CODE CITATION | VIOLATION DETAILS |
| CN010022 | Failed to separate furnace or heating plant from dwelling unit by partitions with at least one hour fire resistance. (13-196-690) | West basement interior boiler room - ceilings missing plaster - exposed wood lath , sheathing , and floor joists. East basement laundry room with gas fired furnace - ceiling and walls - openings - exposed wood lath , sheathing , and wood framing sections. |
| CN012022 | Failed to construct floor over basement with materials of at least one hour fire resistance, other than in single family and two family dwellings. (13-60-200) | West basement storage area - ceilings open holes - missing drywall. |
| CN015062 | Failed to remove obstruction from exitway that hampers travel and evacuation. (13-160-070, 13-196-080) | All porches throughout - furniture , personal items , flower pots , junk and debris - hampering egress. |
| CN040053 | Failed to obtain frontage consent from adjoining property owner within 150 square feet of lot line for installation of tank for storage of flammable liquids. (13-44-080) | West basement boiler room - storing gasoline - DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS. East basement laundry room - storing lighter fluid by gas furnace - DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS. |
| 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) | East , west , and south elevations - walls - washed out mortar with spalling and erroded bricks. |
| CN062034 | Failed to maintain roof coping in good repair and free from cracks defects. (13-196-530, 13-196-530(c) and 13-196-641) | Southwest coping tiles - broken and missing sections. |
| CN063014 | Failed to maintain chimney in safe and sound working condition. (13-196-590, 13-196-530(b) and (c), 13-196-641) | West chimney - washed out mortar / chimney cap washed out mortar. East chimney - shifting bricks with chimney cap missing sections. |
| 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) | Northeast at 1st - stone window sill - loose , fractured , and broken stone sections. |
| CN068014 | Failed to maintain roof structure in sound condition and good repair and free from defects which may admit rain. (13-196-530, 13-196-530(e), 13-196-641) | All elevations - porch roofs - rotted , broken , missing , sagging , and loose sheathing with rafters sagging and broken . Most porch roof sections - peeling paint. |
| CN069034 | Failed to maintain areaway walls in sound condition and good repair. (13-196-530, 13-196-530(b), 13-196-641) | South basement retaining wall - shifting , broken , and fractured concrete sections. |
| CN070014 | Failed to maintain exterior stairways in safe condition and in sound repair. (13-196-570, 13-196-641) | North courtyard basement stairway - grade to basement - handrail and stair rail - missing. East and southeast basement stairways - grade to basement - handrails missing and some concrete steps , floor sections - broken and missing concrete. West and south basement stairways - grade to basement - handrails - missing. |
| CN070024 | Failed to repair or replace defective or missing members of porch system. (13-196-570, 13-196-641) | South 3story open wood porch at 1st - hole burned in decking - trip hazzard. South porch - beam to column connections - only nailed. |
| CN073014 | Failed to maintain exterior door in sound condition and repair. (13-196-550(d) and (e), 13-196-641) | West basement exterior doors - broken with missing frame sections and peeling veneer. |
| CN073014 | Failed to maintain exterior door in sound condition and repair. (13-196-550(d) and (e), 13-196-641) | Northwest porch at 2nd - screen door - broken with missing sections. Door bottom bent. |
| 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) | East basement entry door frames - holes at bottom allowing rats into building. |
| 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) | All elevations - entry and exit doors / frames - rotted with peeling paint. |
| CN074024 | Failed to provide porch which is more than two risers high with rails not less than three and one-half feet above the floor of the porch. (13-196-570(b), 13-196-641 | All elevations - basement stairways - grade to basement - guardrails - missing or ''ladder'' type with 8'' to 18'' between ties. Many basement guardrails - missing pickets. |
| CN102015 | Failed to maintain interior walls, ceilings and woodwork free from flaking, peeling, chipped or loose paint. (13-196-540(d)) | 829 W. front interior stairway top at 3rd - wall - peeling paint with bubbled and cracked plaster. |
| CN103015 | Failed to maintain floor free from holes and wide cracks and free from loose, warped, protruding or rotting floor boards. (13-196-540(a) and (b)) | All west basement floor areas - buckled , broken concrete with missing sections. |
| CN104015 | Replace broken, missing or defective window panes. (13-196-550 A) | Southwest at 1st - window - broken pane. |
| CN104035 | Failed to maintain windows in sound condition and good repair. (13-196-550(b) and (f)) | West at basement window - boarded over with broken hole in plywood. |
| CN134016 | Rid premises of rodents and seal rodent holes. (13-196-530 D, 13-196-540 A, 13-196-630 C) | West basement areas - rat and rat harborage. |
| CN138026 | Deposit refuse in sanitary refuse containers. (7-28-260, 13-196-620 D) | Northwest garbage area with garbage overflowing containers and accumulating on the ground. |
| CN138056 | Remove accumulation of refuse and debris and keep premises clean. (13-196-580, 13-196-630) | Northwest basement area - stairway and surrounding area - accumulation of garbage , personal items , junk and debris. |
| CN138106 | Remove and stop nuisance. (7-28-060) | Basement boiler room - storing wood trim , junk and debris. West under middle porch south of west chimney - ground collapsing. |
| CN190019 | Arrange for inspection of premises. (13-12-100) | Building interior - no response - unverified detectors and conditions. Unable to inspect interior stairways or verify complaints of unsanitary conditions and crumbling ceilings. |
| CN190020 | Arrange for entry to inspect construction work authorized by recently issued building permit. (13-12-100) | Porch permit # 100294906 , ISD 07 / 01 / 2009 - not finalized. |
| CN197019 | Install and maintain approved smoke detectors. (13-196-100 thru 13-196-160) Install a smoke detector in every dwelling unit. Install one on any living level with a habitable room or unenclosed heating plant, on the uppermost ceiling of enclosed porch stairwell, and within 15 feet of every sleeping room. Be sure the detector is at least 4 inches from the wall, 4 to 12 inches from the ceiling, and not above door or window. | West basement storage areas with gas fired furnaces - smoke detectors - missing. |
| CN197087 | Install carbon monoxide detector within 40 feet of every sleeping room in residential structure. (13-64-190, 13-64-210) A carbon monoxide detector is needed whenever there is a heating appliance on the premises that burns fossil fuel such as gas, oil, or coal, or air that is circulated through a heat exchanger. Install according to manufacturer instructions. A hard wired model requires an electrical wiring permit. In a single family residence, be sure the detector is on or below the lowest floor with a place to sleep. In a multiple dwelling residence heated by a boiler, install a detector in the same room as the boiler. Otherwise, each apartment follows single family guidelines. The owner is responsible for installation and written instructions, the tenant for testing, maintenance, and batteries. | West basement storage areas with gas fired furnaces - carbon monoxide detectors - missing. |
| EL0036 | Install cover on outlet or junction box. (18-27-370.25) | Several porch areas and at basement areas - open electrical junction boxes with exposed wiring. |
| EL0036 | Install cover on outlet or junction box. (18-27-370.25) | Basement boiler room , storage rooms , and laundry room - walls and ceilings - open electrical junction boxes. |
| NC2011 | Performed or allowed work to be performed without submitting plans prepared, signed and sealed by a licensed architect or registered structural engineer for approval and without obtaining a permit to perform the work. (13-32-010, 13-32-040, 13-40-020, 13-12-050) | Basement areas throughout - new plumbing and new electrical installed - no plans submitted and no permit obtained. |
| PL170017 | Provide floor drain with metallic strainer. (18-29-402.5) | West basement floor areas - floor drain strainer covers - missing. |
| CN010022 | Failed to separate furnace or heating plant from dwelling unit by partitions with at least one hour fire resistance. (13-196-690) | West basement interior boiler room - ceilings missing plaster - exposed wood lath , sheathing , and floor joists. East basement laundry room with gas fired furnace - ceiling and walls - openings - exposed wood lath , sheathing , and wood framing sections. |
| CN012022 | Failed to construct floor over basement with materials of at least one hour fire resistance, other than in single family and two family dwellings. (13-60-200) | West basement storage area - ceilings open holes - missing drywall. |
| CN015062 | Failed to remove obstruction from exitway that hampers travel and evacuation. (13-160-070, 13-196-080) | All porches throughout - furniture , personal items , flower pots , junk and debris - hampering egress. |
| CN040053 | Failed to obtain frontage consent from adjoining property owner within 150 square feet of lot line for installation of tank for storage of flammable liquids. (13-44-080) | West basement boiler room - storing gasoline - DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS. East basement laundry room - storing lighter fluid by gas furnace - DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS. |
| 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) | East , west , and south elevations - walls - washed out mortar with spalling and erroded bricks. |
| CN062034 | Failed to maintain roof coping in good repair and free from cracks defects. (13-196-530, 13-196-530(c) and 13-196-641) | Southwest coping tiles - broken and missing sections. |
| CN063014 | Failed to maintain chimney in safe and sound working condition. (13-196-590, 13-196-530(b) and (c), 13-196-641) | West chimney - washed out mortar / chimney cap washed out mortar. East chimney - shifting bricks with chimney cap missing sections. |
| 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) | Northeast at 1st - stone window sill - loose , fractured , and broken stone sections. |
| CN068014 | Failed to maintain roof structure in sound condition and good repair and free from defects which may admit rain. (13-196-530, 13-196-530(e), 13-196-641) | All elevations - porch roofs - rotted , broken , missing , sagging , and loose sheathing with rafters sagging and broken . Most porch roof sections - peeling paint. |
| CN069034 | Failed to maintain areaway walls in sound condition and good repair. (13-196-530, 13-196-530(b), 13-196-641) | South basement retaining wall - shifting , broken , and fractured concrete sections. |
| CN070014 | Failed to maintain exterior stairways in safe condition and in sound repair. (13-196-570, 13-196-641) | North courtyard basement stairway - grade to basement - handrail and stair rail - missing. East and southeast basement stairways - grade to basement - handrails missing and some concrete steps , floor sections - broken and missing concrete. West and south basement stairways - grade to basement - handrails - missing. |
| CN070024 | Failed to repair or replace defective or missing members of porch system. (13-196-570, 13-196-641) | South 3story open wood porch at 1st - hole burned in decking - trip hazzard. South porch - beam to column connections - only nailed. |
| CN073014 | Failed to maintain exterior door in sound condition and repair. (13-196-550(d) and (e), 13-196-641) | West basement exterior doors - broken with missing frame sections and peeling veneer. |
| CN073014 | Failed to maintain exterior door in sound condition and repair. (13-196-550(d) and (e), 13-196-641) | Northwest porch at 2nd - screen door - broken with missing sections. Door bottom bent. |
| 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) | East basement entry door frames - holes at bottom allowing rats into building. |
| 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) | All elevations - entry and exit doors / frames - rotted with peeling paint. |
| CN074024 | Failed to provide porch which is more than two risers high with rails not less than three and one-half feet above the floor of the porch. (13-196-570(b), 13-196-641 | All elevations - basement stairways - grade to basement - guardrails - missing or ''ladder'' type with 8'' to 18'' between ties. Many basement guardrails - missing pickets. |
| CN102015 | Failed to maintain interior walls, ceilings and woodwork free from flaking, peeling, chipped or loose paint. (13-196-540(d)) | 829 W. front interior stairway top at 3rd - wall - peeling paint with bubbled and cracked plaster. |
| CN103015 | Failed to maintain floor free from holes and wide cracks and free from loose, warped, protruding or rotting floor boards. (13-196-540(a) and (b)) | All west basement floor areas - buckled , broken concrete with missing sections. |
| CN104015 | Replace broken, missing or defective window panes. (13-196-550 A) | Southwest at 1st - window - broken pane. |
| CN104035 | Failed to maintain windows in sound condition and good repair. (13-196-550(b) and (f)) | West at basement window - boarded over with broken hole in plywood. |
| CN134016 | Rid premises of rodents and seal rodent holes. (13-196-530 D, 13-196-540 A, 13-196-630 C) | West basement areas - rat and rat harborage. |
| CN138026 | Deposit refuse in sanitary refuse containers. (7-28-260, 13-196-620 D) | Northwest garbage area with garbage overflowing containers and accumulating on the ground. |
| CN138056 | Remove accumulation of refuse and debris and keep premises clean. (13-196-580, 13-196-630) | Northwest basement area - stairway and surrounding area - accumulation of garbage , personal items , junk and debris. |
| CN138106 | Remove and stop nuisance. (7-28-060) | Basement boiler room - storing wood trim , junk and debris. West under middle porch south of west chimney - ground collapsing. |
| CN190019 | Arrange for inspection of premises. (13-12-100) | Building interior - no response - unverified detectors and conditions. Unable to inspect interior stairways or verify complaints of unsanitary conditions and crumbling ceilings. |
| CN190020 | Arrange for entry to inspect construction work authorized by recently issued building permit. (13-12-100) | Porch permit # 100294906 , ISD 07 / 01 / 2009 - not finalized. |
| CN197019 | Install and maintain approved smoke detectors. (13-196-100 thru 13-196-160) Install a smoke detector in every dwelling unit. Install one on any living level with a habitable room or unenclosed heating plant, on the uppermost ceiling of enclosed porch stairwell, and within 15 feet of every sleeping room. Be sure the detector is at least 4 inches from the wall, 4 to 12 inches from the ceiling, and not above door or window. | West basement storage areas with gas fired furnaces - smoke detectors - missing. |
| CN197087 | Install carbon monoxide detector within 40 feet of every sleeping room in residential structure. (13-64-190, 13-64-210) A carbon monoxide detector is needed whenever there is a heating appliance on the premises that burns fossil fuel such as gas, oil, or coal, or air that is circulated through a heat exchanger. Install according to manufacturer instructions. A hard wired model requires an electrical wiring permit. In a single family residence, be sure the detector is on or below the lowest floor with a place to sleep. In a multiple dwelling residence heated by a boiler, install a detector in the same room as the boiler. Otherwise, each apartment follows single family guidelines. The owner is responsible for installation and written instructions, the tenant for testing, maintenance, and batteries. | West basement storage areas with gas fired furnaces - carbon monoxide detectors - missing. |
| EL0036 | Install cover on outlet or junction box. (18-27-370.25) | Several porch areas and at basement areas - open electrical junction boxes with exposed wiring. |
| EL0036 | Install cover on outlet or junction box. (18-27-370.25) | Basement boiler room , storage rooms , and laundry room - walls and ceilings - open electrical junction boxes. |
| NC2011 | Performed or allowed work to be performed without submitting plans prepared, signed and sealed by a licensed architect or registered structural engineer for approval and without obtaining a permit to perform the work. (13-32-010, 13-32-040, 13-40-020, 13-12-050) | Basement areas throughout - new plumbing and new electrical installed - no plans submitted and no permit obtained. |
| PL170017 | Provide floor drain with metallic strainer. (18-29-402.5) | West basement floor areas - floor drain strainer covers - missing. |