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CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE REPORT

Category:

Zoning Code Violation

Property Address:

Parcel ID:

18 240 05 028

Related Cases: Source:

CitySourced

Complainant:

Property Owner:

Print Date:

10/14/2021

Case Number:

CE21-00858

Date Initiated:

2021-09-21

Assigned To:

Orlando Flores

Status;

CLOSED

Date Closed:

10/08/2021

JONATHAN SWEATMAN

Address 1: Address 2:

State:

City:

lea

|zip:

30319

Email:

Home Phone:

Cell Phone:

Occupant/Contact: Business Name:

Address 1: Address 2:

State:

City:

| Zip:

Email: Home Phone:

Cell Phone:

Violation Type:

V-TREEPERM

Code Reference:

Sec. 14-48(1): The removal of three six-inch DBH or greater trees, other than specimen trees, from

Description:

BCO 14-48 Tree Canopy Reduction Permit

owner-occupied, single-family residential property within a single calendar year [is allowed}

density factor of 60 DBH inches of trees per acre is maintained and provided a tree canopy

an

so long asa

reduction

notice {with no fee} for documentation purposes is abtained from the community development

department. Said tree reduction notice shall expire within 180 days and no extensions shali be granted. Trees less than six-inch DBH may be removed from an owner-occupied, single-family residential property

without a permit, so long as a density factor of 60 DBH inches of trees per acre is maintained, Any newly planted trees shall be planted in a manner that provides adequate spacing for nourishment, light and maturation. All stream buffer and floodplain acreage shall be excluded when calculating the

density factor

requirement contained in this subsection.

Corrective Action:

Stop work immediately. Obtain the approval of the City Arborist. The property owner must bring the property into compliance within five (5) days. If violations are not corrected within the specified

timeframe, further actions will be taken by the City of Brookhaven, as authorized by State ordinances, in order to achieve compliance. Follow-Up Gn:

law and City

Violation Type:

C-FNCEWALL

|Description:

| BCO 27-954 Wall/Fence Requirements

Code Reference:

Sec. 27-954(a} Fences and masonry walls may not exceed four feet in height when located in the front yard

or eight feet in height when located in any other {(non-front) yard. Gates may be up to six feet in height in front yards. (b) Gates providing vehicle access shall be set back at least ten feet from the right-of-way or

20 feet from back of curb, whichever results in a greater setback. (c} Fences and masonry wails over three feet in height shall include a column or decorative element at feast every eight linear feet (measured horizontally) to provide architectural variations and eliminate large expanses of blank area. {d} Masonry wail and fence heights are measured from finished grade at the base of the fence or masonry wall to the highest point of the fence or wail. (e) Fence and masonry wail columns, posts and ornaments are permitted to exceed maximum allowed fence and wall heights by up to two feet.

Corrective Action:

The property owner must bring the property into compliance within ten (10) days. if violations are not corrected within the specified timeframe, further actions will be taken by the City of Brookhaven, as authorized by State law and City ordinances, in order to achieve campliance.

Action:

Result:

By:

Date:

Time:

Create Code Case

COMPLETED

Tonya Neal

9/21/2021

3:05:39PM

Initial Investigation

VIOLATION

Orlando Flores

9/27/2021

9:14:40AM

Notes/Observations:

INITIAL INSPECTION WAS DONE ON 9-23, | MET WITH THE OWNER AND: ISSUED A NOTICE FOR THE FENCE AND

FOR THE STONES THAT WERE PLACED AROUND THE BASE OF THE TREES IN

REAR Y/D. DID NOT ADDRESS NEW CONCRETE PATIO AS IT WAS ON THE

SITE PLAN SUBMITTED FOR THE BLDG

PERMIT FOR NEW DECK/SCREENED IN PORCH.

Action Taken

Nov

Orlando Flores

9/27/2021

2:34:16PM

Follow-Up investigation

COMPLY

Orlando Flores

10/8/2021

7:57:39AM

MET WITH OWNER ON 10-7-21. FENCE BEING INSTALLED IS PERMITTED

AND BEING DONE PER PLANS SUBMITTED. ROCKS AROUND TREE BASE IN REAR YARD IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE, THEY HAVE BEEN MOVED A CORRECT DISTANCE FROM ANY

EXPOSED ROOTS. PROPERTY LINE DISPUTE BETWEEN NEIGHBORS IS A CIVIL MATTER.

Follow-Up:

CASE CLOSED.

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