closed #184956
Excessive Growth
- Case Date:
- 8/9/2023
This is an apparently abandoned house, boarded up (except basement door is open) and yard is severely overgrown, encroaching on sidewalk.
This is an apparently abandoned house, boarded up (except basement door is open) and yard is severely overgrown, encroaching on sidewalk.
Owners/occupants of this address continuously neglect their yard. Excessively tall grass and plants in front and back of property. Invasive bamboo is spreading rapidly into neighboring properties due to their carelessness. Property is a constant eyesore and is negatively affecting neighbors on all sides.
We've had a problem with invasive Tree of Heaven ever since the city came a couple years ago to clear the overgrowth in the "alley" space at the northwest corner of the property. Since then, the overgrowth has of course returned, but it's now more aggressive, with the inclusion of Tree of Heaven, which is spreading to the rest of the property. It might be a good idea to clear that overgrowth again. Perhaps there are other preventative measures that can be taken.
Property is so overgrown with invasive, noxious plants along alley that a tree is now leaning and is in contact with electric service wires. Also, utility pole on SE corner of lot has vines growing up near the transformer and just a few feet away from high voltage distribution lines. Property owner has let the entire property degrade so that what was once a good example of 1890s architecture is now a hovel/shack that is an embarrassment for the entire neighborhood.
When uReport case #184684 was submitted, the interface assigned it to the wrong address when the map was clicked on. The tree of issue is on the east side of Dunn, right by the parking lot for 502 E. 12th Street and standing on the NW corner of the lot for 820 N. Dunn. There is poison ivy on the north side of the tree, with many other invasive plants growing all around the base of it.
Throughout this area are low-hanging tree branches over the streets. A firetruck on an emergency run will need to reduce speed to thread this needle and lose precious seconds in what may be a life or death situation. Alternatively, the truck will just plow through and damage the equipment. What is the timeline to remedy this problem? (Pickup in photo for scale)
Excessive growth and weeds significantly exceeding 8".
This is the 2nd time I have reported this house. This house still does not mow the grass and they still throw trash in front yard. By trash I mean broken plastic boxes, broken furniture. Back yard has never been mowed I do not believe. They obviously don't understand how to live in a house in a neighborhood or dispose of items correctly.
lots of overgrowth and invasive plants coming over their fence into my yard at 611 W Clover Terrace (behind them). Reported once, they never cut any of it.
Yard overgrowth of weeds, etc.