Our inspector has been in contact with the property owner, who has agreed to clean up the yard in the next few days to avoid a second citation. I will leave this open for now until he gets it cleaned up.

I am reopening this as clearly the inspector spent little effort actually inspecting the backyard of this property. There are multiple sources of standing water and there is an infestation of mosquitoes. There IS a great deal of refuse in the back - largely spent cans and liquor bottles, which also fosters mosquitoes. There is a large amount of trash in the front yards that includes cans, discarded clothing, bottles. Whoever went over there and signed off on that needs to clean their glasses.

The inspector did inspect the entire property, but the amount of trash in the back yard did not constitute a violation of the nuisance regulations.

I will check with the inspector about the back yard. We can only require that he remove anything that would constitute a public nuisance under our ordinances. He can leave the property vacant as long as it is secured (boarded or otherwise secured from illegal entry), keeps the grass cut and does not allow trash to accumulate in the yard to the extent that it constitutes a nuisance. The police have more leverage to arrest trespassers if he posts a "No Trespassing" sign. Unfortunately our laws are not designed to turn everyone into a responsible homeowner, only to enforce a set of minimum standards.

Thank you for your attention to this issue. While i am glad that the glass, trash and overgrowth have somewhat been cleared from the sidewalk, I would also like the trash on the property removed including empty beer bottles, liquor bottles from the back yard.
Could you be more specific when you say "stabilize and secure the property?"
I would hope that the owner would be proactive in responding to these issues as opposed to having to respond to them based off of complaints from neighbors every few months. I sincerely hope that I do not have to reopen this issue in 3 weeks due to continued neglect.

We have made a couple of arrests for trespassing, have contacted the property owner and are working with him to stabilize and secure the property and post "No Trespassing" signs.

The glass, trash and overgrowth have been cleared. I am still awaiting a report by the Police.

Yes, absolutely. This wakes me up most nights! It seriously affects the quality of life in Founders Row, at least in the units that face the street.

If it's a violation of the city noise ordinance, then that should absolutely be enforced, even for city services such as recycling pickup.

We need to protect the rights of our downtown residents. I am sorry to hear about your disturbances. Yeah, I have emailed council members before and have never, ever received a single response, unfortunately...

Thank you for the response! I would suggest the intersection of Blake and Martin St. There is no residential building across from/next to that intersection.

Because of the volume of recycling generated in downtown, at the request of the business owners we do a late-night pickup throughout downtown. I will notify the Solid Waste Services Department. Maybe they can work out a different location for these particular cans. I will update when they have responded.

Thanks, the branch has been cut and the light has been fixed some time this week.

Interesting. Another neighbor in SE Raleigh reported an abandoned ice cream truck today in Fort Alley. I will notify Capt. Lull.

I completely understand that this is a low priority, as it should be. The neighborhood is currently on the lookout for an alleged drug-dealing ice cream truck…

Capt. Lull is balancing a lot of responsibility in the SE District with a limited number of officers. They will try to make sure this is on the route of a beat officer, but other priorities may demand that officers be dispatched elsewhere. Please be patient with them and they will try to resolve this issue.

Ok thanks for clarifying the strike system.

Also there are at least four no parking signs along this hill & a red dodge 4x4 is still parked directly beneath one sign, as of this morning.

Only if the case results in an abatement of the nuisance by the City. If the issue is cleared up within the deadline, no strike.

It is a rental — does this case earn the landlord a strike? Thanks a bunch for the speedy replies!

Our Housing and Environmental inspector initiated a public nuisance case here, with a deadline for compliance of May 29. The inspector will follow up until the issue has been resolved.

I have referred the no parking issue to Capt. Lull at the Southwest Police District, and the on-site problems to our Housing and Environmental Division. I will update this issue when they have responded.

Thanks for reporting. I have notified our Public Works Department and will update this issue when they have responded. You can also enter pothole or pavement repair requests directly using our online pothole inbox:

pothole@raleighnc.gov

Small pothole in the street near the mailbox of 8521 Harbor Dr.