Case Date:

7/16/2026

220 W 14th St. This is a repeat of #212155. I need you to understand the methodology behind this photograph. I held my phone pointing directly ahead of me, with both of my feet squarely on the sidewalk (at the edge of the sidewalk). My phone was directly in front of my face. The branch directly in the center of the photo is exactly where my eyes would be if i had continued to walk forwards. Practically, this is a genuine problem because I really do walk along the edge of the sidewalk so that i can walk 2- or 3-abreast with my family. It's a safety problem because if I do not see the branch then it will hit my eye, as has already happened at this location! It's an inconvenience because it is a point where the sidewalk narrows from 5ft to effectively 4ft. Pedestrians are forced to reconfigure their groups at these narrowings. It costs us time and energy and makes conversing difficult. I'm not sure what enforcement authority you're acting under but it's a legal problem as well, for example BMC 12.24.040 requires a clear distance of 8ft above sidewalks. FWIW, I'm asking for 6ft. The transportation plan also weighs in on this, Table 5 Pedestrian Zone Design Parameters "Clear space for all pedestrian travel, should be clear of any and all fixed obstacles." I didn't think it was necessary to be so explicit but they were -- "any and all" definitely includes branches that extend 6 inches into your eye sockets. The specific undesirability of having fixed obstacles extending over the sidewalk exactly at eye height *for any distance* has been explicitly acknowledged and i can't believe i'm trying to point this out today. Anyways i really do appreciate that this has seen already more enforcement action than the whole city put together before about 2022 but if this is what compliance looks like then we have a problem.

Case Date:

7/10/2026

Multiple utility boxes in Woodhaven and all down Leonard Springs to the apartments are damaged destroyed open bare wire

Case Date:

7/18/2026

White non operational BMW parked on grass behind house off of Fairview.

Case Date:

7/23/2026

The property adjacent to me 922 North orris has a huge tree, that I have tried to get them to maintain for nearly 5 years. A week ago a woman that was at the property said there was a new property manager and she would have him call me. No reply. I am disabled and can no longer continue to trim this tree off of the adjoining sidewalk. The sidewalk goes over to the try North swimming pool. It runs between our properties. This tree is so overgrown it's branches get on my roof onto my property all the way down to the ground covering the sidewalk. If we did not constantly trim this you wouldn't be able to walk down the sidewalk to get to the pool or the school. I am so tired of trying to resolve this, I've told the people that cut the grass every week nearly for two years and nobody's done a damn thing. I'm hoping you can help and find out who needs to trim this back. I believe it's rented to disabled guy who's pretty much a recluse. Thank you

Case Date:

7/26/2026

They have limbs and overgrowth hanging on our property line when my brother was mowing our yard got smacked in the face and got a mark on his face from this we've asked the neighbors to resolve this with refusal

Case Date:

7/22/2026

Caller to HAND concerned about overgrowth causing dangerous conditions and driver's unable to see when making a turn. He said that officer has been out in the past and owner is doing nothing. Caller has been cleaning up the litter along the road but not able to do anything about the grass/weeds.

Case Date:

7/28/2026

There's another large piece of equipment parked behind their house in the old alley. It looks like a big fire hazzard

Case Date:

8/2/2026

A week back road and water works were completed. Already the road patch is failing and a large pot hole has appeared... Needs corrected.

Case Date:

8/3/2026

Sidewalk south of Dixie is full of multiply-cracked sections. Msybe put it on a to-be-replaced lost? Also, easier to take care of: greenery is encroaching on the sidewalk; there's even a large branch there. Thanks!

Case Date:

8/5/2026

Extremely bright light with exposed and unguarded element left on 24/7. Illuminates rooms in neighboring homes at night.