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Oakland Property Progress Report: August 2012 Address

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3109

3101

Street

Dawson St

Lawn St

Forbes Ave.

Niagara St

Owner

Peter Terris

David M Sell and Sandra A Sell

Complaint Apartment building was demolished, weeds mostly removed. Owner dumped significant additional fill on the top of a unstable hillside to level the lot and attempted to pave the entire lot without an occupancy permit. He has been ordered by the city to file for a variance if he wants to install a surface parking lot at this location.This site is now an illegally paved parking lot as per current zoning designation. Pending hearing on 3/22/2012 for 3732-3742 Dawson, owner may pursue expansion of his commercial parking lot at 3732 Dawson to include 3738 Dawson. Lot is not landscaped to code.

Vacant lot that appears abandoned, overgrown, collected debris or not properly secured

MRL Associates Owner removed stones on PennDOT owned LLC land. Paved it and is using as a parking lot.

Joseph M Slomnicki

Appears abandoned, overgrown, collected debris or not properly secured

Date of Most Recent Activity Original Entry

History Lack of occupancy permit reported in August; in September to environmental services November for occupancy permit; referred to senior inspector; Reported to BBI again on 12/13: at all times: no BBI violations. As of 2/15, occupancy permit has been revoked.

7/14/2011

311 Number

Abated/ Resolved

Put on Top 10

260410; 266478; 26926

(8/14/12) Per City Solicitor, Terris' attorney missed deadline for progress (3/8/12) Housing Court issued a 90 continuance report but contacted Judge Ricciardi with to get a civil engineer to examine hillside issues. status update. They plan to submit (3/22/12) Zoning board hearing . engineer's report in September.

(4/20/12) OPDC filed FOF/COL brief and is awaiting final ZBA decision.

Oct-11

(5/3/12) Resubmitted Ticket 26926 to 311 on because lot is not landscaped to code.

7/20/2011

1/18/2011

7/20/2011

(8/14/12)Per Julie Reiland report , BBI has offered deceased owner's daughter extension to abate violations since owner recently passed away.

(8/14/12) In Housing Court on August 16th. Community is coordinating testimony with city attorney.

269389 (3/21/2012) Owners cited. Will go through Zoning Board, and Planning board.

(4/18/12) Per Brian Hill report, city attorneys and developer attorneys trying to resolve issue out of court.(6/21/12)Judge Ricciardi issued continuance in Housing Court. Mandated that in interim, owners install parking bumpers.

Residents are getting Councilman Lavelle's office involved as welll as city attorney, Pitt and other stakeholders.

(Jan-Feb 2012) 5 BBI violations submitted for court complaint.

(3/21/12) 30-day continuance issued on (7/12/12): Community Human Services is condition owner reach out to OPDC for solution. in contact with BBI regarding current state (4/3/12) Owner met with Elly Fisher and did not of house. They plan to attempt to express desire to sell house, or to bring up to purchase the home. (6/7/12) Owner fined code using volunteers. Expressed interest in $100,000 at magistrate's court. Plans to faรงade grant program. appeal.

(4/17/12)Owner sent OPDC letter requesting volunteers to clean up debris. OPDC responded on 4/27/12 offering to to buy house and/or recommend landscapers/ contractors to do work if they don't wish to sell.

Oct-11

Jan-12

2693936

Oct-11

Moved off Top 10

MISC: West Oakland

VA Hospital construction causes undue traffic and noise disturbance because of mass number of tractor trailers travelling to and from the site, not following submitted route.

Robinson Street

MISC: 100 Oakland Ave (100 n/a Block BLOCK)

3717

3421

29

2852

Parkview Ave

Michael C. Bupp

Most if not all of businesses do not comply with garbage codes. Place garbage bags without cans and recyclable cardboard out far before pickup, diminishing aesthetic appeal of block and a potential rodent magne (4/15/12) Disruptive property, collecting money for party entry (abated after Officer Bennett visited property); (5/3/12)Trash strewn across front and rear yards for months, upholstered furniture on porch.

Inside- currently occupied with Electric and Gas service shut off. Major water damage on top floor.

Outside- Porch walls falling down, Cars parked in backyard. Side walk littered with large chunks of cement, retaining wall falling down, front steps crumbling, and hole in roof in the rear of the house.

Parkview Ave

Nickolas Solic

Lawn St

Repeated nuisance offendor. Significant Pgh Police drug bust in March 2012. Community Quality Rentals would like to see Disruptive Property ordinance utilized for this property.

Blvd. of the Allies

Fagnelli Plumbing Co, Inc.

Lot has been dumping ground for company' for over five years.

3/26/2012

(4/16/12) City traffic engineer is aware of violations and advised residents to call issue into (8/14/12) Confusing discussion at July 311 before they can send out an inspector, Oakwatch meeting. University of documenting time and place of each incident.

Pittsburgh representative confirmed that Residents have done so and we are waiting for university owns Sutherland Street and further action. (6/20/12): Justin Miller confirmed therefore the street never should have that City Planning has no jursidiction here and been authorized as part of route. City is that he reminded Amanda Purcell of DPW of unsure of which department has issue.(6/29/12) Liz Style has contacted Scott jurisdiction on remedying this-- Police, City Schubert (Zone 6 Commander) who then Planning, City Traffic Engineer? contacted Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit and the Commander of Zone Four

28417; 293827; 29332; 27886

Mar-12

3/12/2012

(8/14/12) An ACHD inspector visited site on 7/17/12. Many citations issued, but none for trash. Larry from ACHD will do personal follow up visit.

(5/17/12) Per 311 email, warning letter issued.

(5/9/12) OPDC re-submitted to 311 with photo of trash out on Sunday, during Pgh Marathon.

(3/13/12) OBID and OPDC have made multiple 311 reports, awaiting updates.

286345; 265521; 27199

Mar-12

4/15/2012

(4/15/12) Disruptive property, collecting money (8/14/12) Appeared in Housing Court in for party entry (abated after Officer Bennett July. Proved he abated building violations, visited property); but due to community testimony that property has been continually disruptive, Judge Ricciardi fined him. Owner gave (5/3/12)Trash strewn across front and rear yards OPDC contact info for communication if for months, upholstered furniture on porch. further problems arise. Should Oakwatch remove from Top 10 at this time?

285319

May-12

6/13/2012

(6/20/12): Per Brian Hill report, BBI has submitted this property to appear in housing court soon.

7/13/2012

(8/14/12) No movement on Zone 4 Police Illegal fireworks have been a repeated problem end for Disruptive Properties ordinance. here since July 2011. Drugs also an issue.

BBI citing them for building issues.

Jul-12

7/13/2012

(8/14/12) BBI looking into citing--challenge is their permit grandfathers in certain Lot has been dumping ground for company' for allowances. Address on file is Ophelia over five years.

Street address.

Jul-12

292559; 28663

Jun-12