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TIGARD
City of Tigard
October 21, 2024
Thompson Living Trust
By Thompson, J Ronald & Cecilia I Trs
Manchester Llc
1121 W Lindner Ave
Mesa, AZ 85210
RE: Code Compliance Record Number: HCC2024-00055
Dear Thompson Living Trust:
This requests your cooperation in resolving a complaint that we have received
regarding your property at 12625 SW HALL BLVD 42, TIGARD, OR 97223 in Tigard.
Code compliance is an important aspect of neighborhood livability and community
pride. The City of Tigard values the quality of our neighborhoods and favors timely
response to code compliance requests. The city particularly appreciates having your
voluntary cooperation and compliance and we look forward to hearing from you.
The complaint indicates that your property is in violation of Tigard Municipal Code
provisions regarding:
14.16.080 Housing Maintenance Requirements, Generally.
14.16.110 Roofs.
14.16.330 Maintenance of Facilities and Equipment.
14.04.030 State Codes Adopted
1101.2 Where Required. (Storm Drainage)
12.02.040 Clean Water Services Rules Adopted. Clean Water Services
Resolution and Orders No. 91-47
18.910.100 Storm Drainage.
CWS DISCHARGE INTO STORMWATER SYSTEM
Specifically, it has been reported that a lack of maintenance of clogged storm drains
is causing flooding in the parking lot area of your property.
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Please conduct appropriate maintenance to mitigate flooding on your property.
We have not yet verified these violations nor have we assessed any penalties. If you
can confirm that no violation exists or if you correct it voluntarily within 20 days as
discussed below, we will not assess penalties and there will be no court record.
Each violation described above constitutes a Class One Civil Infraction under the
code and is subject to a penalty of up to $250 per day per violation and/or abatement
by the city at the property owner's expense.
Included below are the relevant regulations pertaining to property use and
maintenance, as well as a description of the city's code compliance process.
14.16.080 Housing Maintenance Requirements, Generally.
No owner shall maintain or permit to be maintained any residential property
which does not comply with the requirements of this chapter. All residential
property shall be maintained to the building code requirements in effect at the
time of construction, alteration, or repair and shall meet the minimum
requirements described in this chapter.
(Ord. 99-02)
14.16.110 Roofs.
The roof shall be structurally sound, tight, and have no defects which might
admit rain. Roof drainage shall be adequate to prevent rainwater from causing
dampness in the walls or interior portion of the building and shall channel
rainwater into approved receivers.
(Ord. 99-02)
14.16.330 Maintenance of Facilities and Equipment.
A. In addition to other requirements for the maintenance of facilities and
equipment described in this chapter:
1. All required facilities in every dwelling shall be constructed and maintained to
properly and safely perform their intended function.
2. All non-required facilities or equipment present in a dwelling shall be
maintained to prevent structural damage to the building or hazards of health,
sanitation, or fire.
(Ord. 99-02)
14.04.030 State Codes Adopted
A. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following codes, standards
and rules are adopted and shall be in force and effect as part of this municipal
code. The provisions of these codes, in addition to their individual scoping
provisions found therein, shall also apply to demolition of structures, equipment
and systems regulated by such codes:
1. Under the authority of ORS 455.150 (effective 9/5/95), the City of Tigard
administers those specialty codes and building requirements adopted by the
state which the City of Tigard is granted authority to administer, including: the
Structural, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Residential Specialty Codes;
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mobile or manufactured dwelling parks requirements; temporary parks
requirements; manufactured dwelling installation, support and tiedown
requirements and park or camp requirements (as listed in ORS 455.153);
1101.2 Where Required. (Storm Drainage)
Roofs, paved areas, yards, courts, courtyards, vent shafts, light wells, or
similar areas having rainwater, shall be drained into a separate storm sewer
system, or into a combined sewer system where a separate storm sewer
system is not available, or to some other place of disposal satisfactory to the
Building Official.
12.02.040 Clean Water Services Rules Adopted.
Clean Water Services Resolution and Orders No. 91-47 (excluding Chapter 2)
as amended, construction standards and regulations pertaining to the sanitary
sewerage and storm and surface water management systems are adopted and
shall be in full force and effect as part of this code.
(Ord. 94-19; Ord. 02-28)
18.910.100 Storm Drainage.
A. General provisions. The Director and City Engineer shall issue a
development permit only where adequate provisions for stormwater and
floodwater runoff have been made, and:
1. The storm water drainage system shall be separate and independent of any
sanitary sewerage system;
2. Where possible, inlets shall be provided so surface water is not carried
across any intersection or allowed to flood any street; and
3. Surface water drainage patterns shall be shown on every development
proposal plan.
B. Easements. Where a development is traversed by a watercourse,
drainageway, channel or stream, there shall be provided a stormwater
easement or drainage right-of-way conforming substantially with the lines of
such watercourse and such further width as will be adequate for conveyance
and maintenance.
C. Accommodation of upstream drainage. A culvert or other drainage facility
shall be large enough to accommodate potential runoff from its entire upstream
drainage area, whether inside or outside the development, and the City
Engineer shall approve the necessary size of the facility, based on Clean
Water Services requirements.
D. Effect on downstream drainage. Where it is anticipated by the City
Engineer that the additional runoff resulting from the development will overload
an existing drainage facility, the director and engineer shall withhold approval
of the development until provisions have been made for improvement of the
potential condition or until provisions have been made for storage of additional
runoff caused by the development in compliance with Clean Water Services
requirements.
(Ord. 17-22 §2)
CWS ORDINANCE NO. 27
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SECTION 3 . RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SEWERAGE
SYSTEM AND STORMWATER SYSTEM
A. Sewerage System
B. Stormwater System
No user shall contribute or discharge or cause to be contributed or discharged,
directly or indirectly, into the storm and surface water system of the Agency,
sanitary sewage, septic tank leakage or overflow, animal waste, or any other
substance, the discharge of which is prohibited or limited under Section 3A
above, except: noncontact cooling water, rainwater, groundwater, surface
drainage, roof drainage, water from yard fountains, ponds
or pools, except filter backwash from swimming pools, subject to regulation of
the quantity, quality, and timing as further provided in this Ordinance.
You have 20 calendar days from the date of this letter to respond to this compliance
request. The city requires confirmation that your property is in compliance with all
regulations cited above in one of two ways:
• If your property is not currently in compliance, please take appropriate action
to bring your property into compliance and notify the city of this action.
• If you believe you have received this letter in error or you believe your property
is not out of compliance, please contact us so we can discuss this further.
Please respond in writing and reference record number HCC2024-00055. You can
send photos or other documentation to codecompliance@tgard-or.gov, or mail it to
City of Tigard Code Compliance, 13125 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR 97223. If you do
not contact us, we will have no way of knowing that the potential code infraction has
been resolved or that the request was in error and we may then follow up with other
actions including on-site inspection and a possible summons and complaint.
This letter also serves as your first formal notice that the City of Tigard may use an
abatement service to correct persistent code infractions. The cost of such abatement
is at the expense of the property owner and can include a lien on the property. This
is in addition to the potential civil penalties discussed above.
Your prompt response will be appreciated. It is important to us that Tigard remain a
safe, clean, and attractive community. Thank you for your assistance in maintaining
Tigard as "A Place to Call Home."
Sincerely,
Code Compliance
City of Tigard
13125 SW Hall Blvd. • Tigard, Oregon 97223 • 503.639.4171
TTY Relay: 503.684.2772 • www.tigard-or.gov