Neighborhood Stories
Introduction:
The photo was taken in the backyard of our 1920s bungalow, our home of 25 years, after seven weeks of trying to call attention to building code violations--and being repeatedly ignored and misled by City officials, especially Peter Wysocki, Director of our Planning Department.
Besides being an invasion of privacy, this building's setback was in violation (and that violation was denied for months). The size was almost 100 square feet over the legal limit.
It's slated to be a vacation rental property. The open balcony, aside from invading privacy, also provides no barrier to noise.
Subsequent pages under this heading detail what we had to go through to get to the point of now, January 2018. We feel the building is still in violation as to size and that we have uncovered an additional serious issue - that of inadequate access for fire department equipment if there is a fire at this property.
As of January 2018, we've now included John and Mary Osborn's story on their own page. They live on Cooper Ave., not far from our home. They, too, have been battling City Planning, trying to get them to honor building, fire, and zoning codes and protect citizens' interests on the Westside. Their story involves a developer's continuing quest to build three duplexes in a steep-sloped area that has serious fire safety issues, landslide issues, and more.
The photo was taken in the backyard of our 1920s bungalow, our home of 25 years, after seven weeks of trying to call attention to building code violations--and being repeatedly ignored and misled by City officials, especially Peter Wysocki, Director of our Planning Department.
Besides being an invasion of privacy, this building's setback was in violation (and that violation was denied for months). The size was almost 100 square feet over the legal limit.
It's slated to be a vacation rental property. The open balcony, aside from invading privacy, also provides no barrier to noise.
Subsequent pages under this heading detail what we had to go through to get to the point of now, January 2018. We feel the building is still in violation as to size and that we have uncovered an additional serious issue - that of inadequate access for fire department equipment if there is a fire at this property.
As of January 2018, we've now included John and Mary Osborn's story on their own page. They live on Cooper Ave., not far from our home. They, too, have been battling City Planning, trying to get them to honor building, fire, and zoning codes and protect citizens' interests on the Westside. Their story involves a developer's continuing quest to build three duplexes in a steep-sloped area that has serious fire safety issues, landslide issues, and more.
