Description
The owner of 435 Red Cedar Ct, preparing his home for sale, piled a substantial amount of earth around the base of a very large tree behind his property on land that is a designated preserve. This seriously altered drainage in violation of Sec. 16.20.160 of the city code; backyards to either side are now failing to empty of runoff from rains. The homeowner knows of the prohibition against such alterations (he has long served on the board of the neighborhood HOA) but has refused to remedy the situation in what appears to be an instance of self-dealing. The board president has deflected responsibility to an outside property manager who hasn't acted either. The runoff has dug a growing channel to either side of the tree; the channel is now clogged with debris which is preventing drainage. Standing water has now backed up into neighboring backyards, attracting mosquitoes and in at least one instance partially washing out a brick walkway.
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A. Property Maintenance Issues
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Acknowledged Customer Support (Verified Official)
Codes Compliance 6 (Verified Official)
Update from the Codes Compliance Department: a case has been opened and is being investigated for this reported location. Any further updates or action will be handled by the Codes department. To track the status of this case, or to find contact information for the assigned investigator, use this link:
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or call 727-893-7373 and refer to the above case number or to the property address.
Codes Compliance 6 (Verified Official)
Closed Customer Support (Verified Official)
Update from Codes Compliance: this old SeeClickFix report is being closed as part of an effort to address issues that were submitted in the past, have since been resolved, and the corresponding cases have already been closed.
If you believe that this complaint that was submitted in the past might still be unresolved, or that the same issue is happening again, please feel free to submit a new report with the SeeClickFix St. Pete application using the ‘Codes Compliance’ category, include the appropriate name/address information in the complainant field, and we will make sure the issue is investigated as soon as possible. You may also call 727-893-7373 to submit a new complaint.