Address
Street
3738/ 37323742/ 3746
Owner
Dawson St
Peter Terris
Complaint
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.
Date of Most Recent Activity Original Entry
7/14/2011
History
Abated/ Resolved
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. Lack of occupancy permit reported (5/3/12) Resubmitted Ticket 26926 to 311 on because in August; in September to environmental services lot is not landscaped to code. (SR#260410); November for occupancy permit; referred to senior inspector; Reported to BBI again on 12/13: at all times: no BBI violations. SR#266478 . As of 2/15, occupancy permit has been revoked.
Put on Top Moved off Top 10 10
Oct.
(3/8/12) Housing Court issued a 90 continuance to get a civil engineer to examine hillside issues. (4/20/12) OPDC filed FOF/COL brief and is awaiting final ZBA decision.
(3/22/12) Zoning board hearing . Property Maintenance notice sent, SR#269389 (12/28/11)
53 Lawn St
David M Sell and Sandra A Sell
Appears abandoned, overgrown, collected debris or not properly secured
7/20/2011
Extension for compliance granted to elderly inhabitants per Brian Hill report at meeting (3/21/2012).
Oct. Extension for compliance granted to elderly inhabitants per Brian Hill report at meeting (3/21/2012).
3109 Forbes Ave.
MRL Associates LLC
Owner removed stones on PennDOT owned land. Paved it and is using as a parking lot.
1/18/2011
(4/18/21) Per Brian Hill report, city attorneys and developer attorneys trying to resolve issue out of court.
(3/21/2012) Owners cited. Will go through Zoning Board, and Planning board.
Jan
(Jan-Feb 2012) 5 BBI violations submitted for court complaint. SR#269396;
3101 Niagara St
3203
MISC: West Oakland
Joseph M Slomnicki
Fern & Judith Moscov
Joe Hammer Sq.
VA Hospital Construction
Appears abandoned, overgrown, collected debris or not properly secured
7/20/2011
Refuse/ excessive garbage in front of yard; disregard for garbage collection schedule
3/12/2012
VA Hospital construction causes undue traffic because of mass number of tractor trailers travelling to and from the site.
3/26/2012
(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.
(4/18/12) Brian Hill reported that again, system was down when he tried to look up status.
(3/21/21) 30-day continuance issued on condition owner reach out to OPDC for solution. (4/3/12) Owner met with Elly Fisher and did not express desire to sell house, or to bring up to code using volunteers. Expressed interest in faรงade grant program. (3/3/12) Three residents submitted to 311: ref# 25117; Submitted to 311, ref# 24945; Submitted to 311, ref# 24944
(3/21/12) Brian Hill reported at 3/21/12 meeting that system was down when trying to find this address. Waiting on VA VP of Facilities Susan McCaffrey to be Waiting on VA VP of Facilities Susan McCaffrey to be contacted, contacted, and for Oakland's planner to be brought into and for Oakland's planner to be brought into the conversation the conversation (3/26/2012) (3/26/2012)
Oct-11
Mar-12
Mar-12
(2/27/12) Submitted to 311, ref # 24729
20
Mackey (417 Lawn Street)
multiple owners
The address shows signs of a break-in. The property has been vacant for years.
2/24/2012
(4/18/12) Per Brian Hill report, house was re-boarded up and secured. OPDC looking into getting BBI to cite it, (2/28/12) 311 returned SRI#276270 with no clarification of get ACHD involved, look at potential of Act 90. steps taken.
Apr-12
(3/21/12) BBI is aware of Occupy Pittsburgh Squatters and is navigating legal terrain to evict. MISC: 100 Block
3717
Oakland Ave (100 BLOCK)
Parkview Ave
n/a
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 magnet. PICTURES ATTACHED (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.
3/12/2012
4/15/2012
(5/9/12) OPDC re-submitted to 311 SR286345 with photo of trash out on Sunday, during Pgh Marathon.
(5/3/12) Reubmitted to 311 SR 285319
(3/13/12) OBID and OPDC have made multiple 311 reports, awaiting updates.
(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.
May-12
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