closed #154447
Excessive Growth
1016 W Kirkwood AVE
- Case Date:
- 8/2/2016
Overgrown in front and backyard. House looks abandoned.
Overgrown in front and backyard. House looks abandoned.
Tags on bim fence along the b-line.
This house has been abandoned since bob raper died over two years ago. The roof is caving in and the neighbors are concerned about squatters. What is the status? This is a blight on our neighborhood.
Trash in the yard, a real eyesore for the neighborhood. They should be told to clean up this mess! See photo!
Bamboo untrimmed growing over 20 ft tall, stalks drooping into neighbor's yard.
Bamboo overgrowth 1115 W 6th Street's SouthEast corner fence line is spilling over to easements of the three adjacent neighbors yards and easements. In addition to the rampant spread of this address's bamboo cluster, there is very serious concern that the utility pipes, water and gas lines, that run along the easements will be damaged or impinged upon. There is a city policy that overgrowth in yard cannot exceed a height of 8". Some of this bamboo overgrowth is over 15 feet! I love plants and I don't want to have bad relations with my neighbors, but bamboo is a terrifyingly overly successful plant species that belongs in a container. After hearing a story about bamboo on WFIU, I was heartened to learn that there might be some support from the city to help with this very insistent bamboo problem.
The owners of this residence are continuing to let this building fall into disrepair and are possibly pursuing a "demolition through neglect". There has been substantial improvement to this structure since I moved within view of this building in March of 2013. This has led to the building becoming a public safety hazard for both the Near Westside and Prospect Hill neighborhoods.
Trash is accumulating both in front and back of the household
Overgrown and trash in front and back, dying bamboo into alley, falling down porch.