closed #158608
Excessive Growth
219 S Maple ST
- Case Date:
- 4/2/2017
East side of street sidewalk middle of block on Maple between 3rd/4th is mostly blocked by overgrown ivy/weeds/tree
East side of street sidewalk middle of block on Maple between 3rd/4th is mostly blocked by overgrown ivy/weeds/tree
There is a house at 412 W Howe that has a front yard full of yard waste and a front porch full of junk. No one seems to care for this house and it an eyesore on the block. a neighbor
Refers to back yard, yard has no grass, only sticks, afraid of attracting insects, not real clear what she is complaining about
Vegetation from the property at this corner is hanging over the sidewalk, preventing pedestrians from using it.
Excessive growth of grass
This is MY third complaint about this house. I know for a fact other neighbors have complained too. This house is a total junky mess: yard a disaster, junk, old boxes, debris piled everywhere. Backyard never touched by a mower. I cannot believe you can not make them clean this place up. I wonder what they are doing in this house. I will take pictures if I need to.
I work in an IU office at 914 E Atwater. Our parking area is in the alley behind the building. It is reached through either an east-west or a north-south alley. Most of the houses along the alleys are rental properties; at least one is a private residence. There is a lot of overgrowth from the yards that extends into the alleys. I already have a scratch on my brand-new car because of being brushed by some of that overgrowth as I pulled into a place, having had to swing wide enough to fit in between two cars. Is there anything that can be done about brush that grows into an alley? Am I within my legal rights to bring a lopper to work to cut off the brush and small trees that are narrowing the alleyway? My old car had a number of scratches for the same reason, and I was hoping to avoid it with this one. But no such luck. On a related note, it is difficult and a bit dangerous trying to turn right from the east-west alley onto Faculty. Between the power pole and the overgrowth, visibility is terrible. I am happy to do the trimming if I won't get in trouble either with the city or with the homeowners, but it obviously would be better if the city could do it. Please see the included photo, which consists of two different views. Thank you.