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Home My WebLink AboutMisc Correspondence 1250 Sullivan Avenue INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: CHRISTOPHER DOUGAN, CHIEF BUILD FFIaAL FROM: WALTER SUNBERS,FIRE MARS SUBJECT: INSPECTION 1250 SULLIVANA . N 10/14/09 DATE: 10/15/2009 CC: PATRICE CARSON,ZEQ ROBERT DEVITO,SANATARIAN;MELISSA LAM1ViERS,HUMAN SERVICES;SARGENT MICHAEL DOBLER,SWPD Orris, As you are aware, the scheduled inspection of the property located at 1250 Sullivan Avenue was conducted at 1:00pm on 10/13/09 by representatives of the Police, Human Services, Health, Zoning, and Fire Marshal offices. There were two purposes for the inspection. One was to respond to a complaint by the homeowner of a tent located on her property that she stated was a safety hazard. The second was to follow up on the report from Police Officer Tina Roy that bedrooms had been constructed in the basement area of the home. This was a concern because no permits or inspection records could be found for this work This memo contains our findings. In review of town records, the current owners, Bonnie Slater and Frieda Slater, purchased the house on January 31, 2008 from Judith A. Roman. I spoke with Judith Roman on 10/13/09. She stated that there were only two bedrooms in the house on the fast floor when the house was sold. The basement had a small recreation room and bar area. The homeowner,Bonnie Slater,met the inspection team at the set time and we looked at the tent fast. The tent is occupied by a Geoffrey Allen Ledden and Kareen Cohan Ledden. The tent is supplied electricity via an extension cord from a nearby garage. See photos 3 & 4. I felt the cord and it was cold to the touch. The interior of the tent was examined. The interior of the tent has a television, work light, and electric heater. See photo 1 & 2. I informed the occupant that the heater should be 3 feet away any combustibles and the bed. I offered the occupant a new smoke detector for the tent to provide some protection. Seeing no immediate risk of death or injury we concluded the tent inspection. The homeowner was asked about the bedrooms in the basement and if we could verify that the smoke detectors in the house were functioning properly. The homeowner agreed and invited the team into the house. The inspection team went to the basement first. In the basement the team found three bedrooms connected by a small corridor.See photo 6.Bedroom one,occupied by one of her sons, has no windows. See photo 5. Bedroom two is occupied by another son and has 2 windows. See photo 7. Bedroom three is the homeowner's room and has one window. See photo 8 &9. The other side of the basement has the oil fired furnace, wood stove and miscellaneous storage. See photos 10 & 11. The basement level has one 9 volt smoke alarm that did test correctly and a carbon monoxide detector. The main floor of the house was inspected next. On this floor, the inspection team was introduced to 3 more occupants of the house. Bonnie introduced one as co-owner Frieda Slater,one as her father,and one as her uncle. This level contained 2 bedrooms. See photos 12 &13. The smoke detector on this floor required a new battery. However, when a new battery was installed it did not function properly. The homeowner was informed that I would be dropping of a new smoke detector later in the day. At this point the inspection team left the house. The inspection team informed Bonnie of the following: Zoning: The Zoning officer will review the accessory structure, bedrooms in the basement,and the connecting of utilities,for possible violations of zoning regulations Human Services: Offered the tent occupants assistance in finding shelters to live in. Sanitarian: Offered guidance on disposal of human waste outside and that the addition of the three bedrooms could require some testing of the septic system S w% t& 4 vv Fire Marshal: Will inform the Chief Building Official of the findings. The bedrooms in the basement are a serious concern for egress in an emergency. Police: Will provide guidance to her on whether or not the occupants of the tent can be denied access to the house for sanitary facilities. When I stopped by later in the afternoon to drop off the smoke detectors, Bonnie admitted that she used a professional electrician to do the wiring for the bedrooms. She also admitted that she did not take a permit out for the work nor did the electrician. I informed her that you would be contacting her to go over the issues of the bedrooms, egress from the basement,and setting up an inspection. Her contact number is 860-995-1534. Attached are the deed and assessors' card for the property. 2 DESCRIPTION AREA RATE COST MAIN 1232 102.86 126720 r:. DORMER PLUMBING 3974.88 3970 SEMI FIN BS 500 6.73 3370 GARAGE,1.0 484 23.88 11560 22 lSFR+ 28 22 2CGAR- BUILDING CLASS 8 5 REPLACEMENT COST PHYSICAL DEPRECIATION 152900 FUNCTIONAL DEPRECIATION 24 % 116200 4 % 111550 BDR 3 % OB 0% HTG 0 % OK 0% BI 1 % IN % SD 0 % WL 0% SIZE 1% LOC/OTHER DEPRECIATION 0 % 111550 INDICATED BLDG VALUE INDICATED OUTBLDG VALUE 111550 INDICATED LAND VALUE 7720 FINISHED LIVING AREA 1232 ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE 95040 214310 TYPE CONSTRUCTION FINISH STORY LGTH WDTH AREA AGE CONDITION REPLACEMENT PHYS. FUNC VALUE SHED AVERAGE SHED 1.5 18 14 252 1950 AVERAGE CARPORT FRAME 1.5 18 12 216 1950 AVERAGE 2950 35 30 1340 GARAGE FRAME 1.0 20 18 360 1950 AVERAGE 1920 35 1250 7890 35 5130 TYPE VALUE ZONE RR TOTAL ACRES 0.55 SANITATION AND WATER WELL&SEPTIC 6-1:FARM LAND SIZE MARKET 6-2:FOREST SIZE UNIT ADJ TOPO/AMN VALUE 6-3:OPEN SPACE HOUSE LOT 0.55 120000 0.88 FRONT ACREAGE 0.10 95040 TOTAL 490 LAND REAR ACREAGE 18000 0.50 EXCESS ACREAGE 0.00 18000 0.70 TOTAL 490 PRICE TOPOGRAPHY CLEAR 0 0.00 0.00 0 LAND TOTAL VALUE 95040 TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR CONNECTICUT 1 OF 1 0007578 873011250 1250 SULLIVAN AVENUE 2T1A 8925 mmm 4874 RR SLATER BONNIE&FRIEDA 1250 SULLIVAN AVE 1957/335 02/01/2008 205000 U SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074 ROMAN FELIX JR EST OF 904/084 07/24/1996 ROMAN FELIX JR DESCRIPTION UNIT ACREAGE ASSESSMENT BUILDING CLASS 8 / 5 RESIDENTIAL LOT 0.55 66530 TYPE 1 FAMILY/ 1.0 1 B FINISH AREA S/F AREA 500 RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS 1 78090 DESIGN RANCH SEMI FIN% 70 WET/LOW BSMT RESIDENTIAL OUTBUILDING 2 5400 OCCUPANCY FAMILY RESIDENCE BSMT FINISH QUALITY LOWER QUALITY #'CARS/BSMT GARAGE FOUNDATION POURED CONC. TOTAL ASSESSMENT 150020 BASEMENT FULL CRAWL% PART% SLAB% HOT WATER OIL CONDITION/DESIR/UTIL AVERAGE EXTERIOR SIDING -1 ALUMINUM YEAR BUILT 1978 -2 RENOVATION YEAR -3 HEATING%. 100 AIR COND% ADDITION YEAR BRICK/STONE . LN HGT INSULATION 100 % FIXTURES BATH TYPE FIXTURES LAV TYPE EXTERIOR MILLWORK PLAIN 3 MOD-PLAIN TUB 2 MODERN-PLAIN KIT DR I LR BR I FRI OTHER TOTAL I BATH ROOF TYPE GABLE BASEMENT 1 1 DORMER(L.F.) 1ST FLR 1 1 2 1 5 1.5 ROOFING ASPHALT 2ND FLR PLAIN FIREPLACES 3RD FLR DETAILED FIREPLACES HEATING DEPRECIATION MODERN TOTAL 2 1 6 1.5 CHIMNEY(S) 1 SINGLE CARD YES INTERIOR MILLWORK PLAIN PERMIT NUMBER PERMIT STATUS REFER ACCT# %OF INTERIOR FINISH 100 % LAST UPDATE 04/01/2008 PERCENT COMPLETE DATE OF CERTIFICATE INSPECTION DATE 09/07/1993 INSPECTOR FT WALL FINISH FLOOR FINISH PERMIT STATUS ENTRY EC BASEMENT DRY WALL CARPET NEW ROOF OVER EXISITNG#27984;CERT OF NO TAX:VOL 19 PREVIOUS GROSS ASSESSMENT 118840 1ST FLOOR DRY WALL HARD WOOD lmillill 2ND FLOOR NIL NIL YEAR GROSS REASON UPDATE 3RD FLOOR NIL NIL GARAGE IS FINISHED;WOOD DECK 4X5+SHED 7X9 NO CHARGE; Prophecy One,LLC }- Book: 1957 Page: 335 2 of 2 S y Fes. voL. 1957PAGE 336 SCHEDULE A That certain piece or parcel of land,with the buildings'thereon,situated on the northerly and easterly sides of Sullivan Street in the'napping Section of the Town of South Windsor,said premises being more particularly bounded and described as follows: Commencing at a point in the easterly line of Sullivan Street,being the northwesterly � } corner of the promises herein described and the southwesterly comer of land now or t formerly of John Collins;the line runs thence easterly in a straight line along a fence, ` being the southerly line of land now or formerly of said John Collins,One Hundred Ninety-three(193)feet,more or less,to a merestone marking the northeasterly corner of the premises herein described;from thence the line rums southerly at approximately right angles in a straight line along the westerly line if land now or formerly of Asher Collins, Three Hundred Sixty--two(362)feet,more or less,to a merestone;and from thence the line continues southerly in the same line to the northerly line of Sullivan Street;from thence the line runs westerly and northerly along the northerly and easterly line of the curve of Sullivan Street to the point and place.,of beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM: Said premises are situated in the Town of South Windsor,County of Hartford,and State of Connecticut,on the easterly side of Present Route 194,and bounded: {- t Westerly&Southwesterly: By Present Route 194,469 feet,more or less' _y Northerly: By land now or formerly of Leslie M.Collins, 12 feet more or less: Northeasterly: By owner's r gaining land,a total distance of 379 feet, more or less,by a line designated as"Taldng Lime"as shown on a map hereinafter referred to; . , Southeasterly: By land now or formerly of Porter A.Collins et al,75 feet And said parcel contains O.SS of an acre,more or less,together with all buildings and f appurtenances,all of which more particularly appears on a map on file_a the South Windsor Land Records entitled:"Town of South Windsor,Map Showing Land Acquired from Felix Roman.Jr_et al by The State of Connecticut,Route 194,Scale 1"=40',Mar. 1977,Karl F.Crawford,Transportation Chief Engineer-Bureau of Highways".(132-83- 8) Said premises were taken together with the right to remove portion of two story frame Sry building on owners'remaining land,situated approximately opposite station 33+00 right, (Center Line Route 194),as shown on said map. Said right automatically terminates upon completion of said work by the State. 1 RECEIVED FOR RECORD 2' e2ao8 ,AT RE—COR�D�ED CT I J l r r OX-1 n� TOW CLOIK Y r t; S ; 1 _ V ON - - Book 1957 Page: 335 1 of 2 VOL AL95 i PACE 335 EXECUTRIX DEED-STATUTORY FORM 424 { KNOW YE,that 1,JUDITH A.ROMAN,duly qualified and authorized Executrix of the Last Will and Testament dated April 19, 2005 of the ESTATE OF FELIX ROMAN,JR.,late of the Town of South VNindsor,County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, in consideration of the sum of TWO HUNDRED 1VE THOUSAND AND NO/100($205,000.00)DOLLARS,do give,grant, bargain and confirm unto BONNIE SLATER AND FRIEDA SLATER of the Town of South Windsor,County of Hartford and State E.. .of Connecticut with AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP WITH EXECUTRIX , "COVENANTS. " A certain piece or parcel of land more particularly described on Schedule A attached hereto,and known ^ es 1250 Sullivan Ave,South Windsor,Connecticut. Being the same premises conveyed to Felix Roman,Jr.in a Deed dated September 25, 1951 and y recorded in the South Windsor Land Records. �- Said premises are conveyed subject to: Any and all provisions of any ordinance,municipal regulation,public or private law,building and building line restrictions of record and zoning regulations as established by the Town of South _ Windsor. ''..2. Taxes due the Town of South Windsor on the List of October 1,2007 and thereafter,which taxes the grantee herein assumes and agrees to pay as part consideration for this deed. 3. A zoning variance dated 1/5/78 recorded 1120/78 in Volume 237 at Page 154 of the South Windsor Land Records. CONVEYANCE TAX F=CE d g- STATE$ No. g 31 day of January,2008 (6c _ Si red this Witness y TOWN CL.RK 0 F SGilTH VVi\ tX �J n?F ees Judith A. Roman, Execu x • Doe ID: 001492630002 Type: LAN K` , ` sol*MI424 Peg* Z35 - 336 'STATE OF CONNECTICUT) )ss. Manchester January_ 3I . 2008 COUNTY OF HARTFORD ) t r- _ t. Personally appeared Judith A. Roman,Executrix of the fate of Felix Roman,Jr.,Signer and +u Sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the as her a act and deed,before me. f �g Ro -Megg n; Commis,10ner of th Superior Court ` :Grantee's Mailing Address: 1250 Sullivan Ave ; South Windsor, CT 06074 ` �r 3- r lio N/F It <. �,�` N/F .PORTER A. COLLINS ET A� LESLIE M. `' \ it `~-,- 4 '�`.. Sao` / - � .• /J/�/��"t ��, 1000 GAL* 0 wail TANif ` I . 110 w s 10'CAA mix ��,,.••a oltYW *•-'�+ 194 � it �K; • . A t A CONSULTING ENGINEERS 3 OAKLAND (ROAD SOUTH. WMU-c4W Conk. 203-644-2802 3�&AR60 hn N*JR CERTIFIED SUBSTANTIAL EMAN.UEL W. LUC1EK 'C I co ;7d Tau� 0-P siou� ?dti� 5 - - - - - �� • • w`' 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE• SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074 �OSOR-c°T'� TELEPHONE(860) 644-2511 October 15, 2009 CERTIFIED/FIRST-CLASS MAIL Bonnie and Frieda Slater 1250 Sullivan Avenue South Windsor, CT 06074 Re: Basement bedrooms, 1250 Sullivan Avenue This letter is in response to a notice issued by the Town of South Windsor's Zoning Department;that several basement bedrooms were observed in your home. Review of our Building Department records indicate that no application or permits exist, for any habitable use of the basement area. Please be advised that it is illegal to pursue construction of habitable space in your home without application for building permits per Section R 105, of the 2003 International Residential Code Portion of the 2005 State Building Code. It has been alleged bedrooms exist in your basement. This correspondence serves as a formal directive for you to cease to occupy the above basement for bedroom purposes. Failure to comply with this directive will result in legal action taken against you. If you wish to use the basement area for habitable or bedroom use please contact.the South Windsor Building Department, so that we may discuss related code compliant issues for that purpose. It is imperative you contact my office immediately (within 24 hours) and arrange an appointment for this office to observe the alleged use of your basement. A non-compliant code use of a basement space for bedroom purposes endangers the safety of life and property. We can be reached at(860)644-2511 x230, 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday thru Friday. Sin ly yours t w opop r O-n Chief Buildi g O cial Cc: Patrice L. Carson,AICP,CZET Zoning Enforcement Officer �. Y: y Aw 40 ilk .^ . LA ok �R sl iel � e lti fi % 1 c r* m� a r 1 1 pp L w� u 4 b $ x u � n's r _ ➢ I� I'��`u1m�l it n�sa �ia im .................... 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PERCOLATION 3 BEDROOM RESIDENCE ® ��® RED'D 3e5 SF LEADINS AREA _ USE 2-10` DIAMETER LEACKINS DRYWELLS -6' DEEP-3717 SF LEACHING AREA USE I000 CALLON SEPTIC TANK i9A �00� Foundation located 8-3-78 No zoning regulations- violated PROPERTY OF FELIX ROMAN JP, Owl I250 SULLIVAN AVE. SOUTH WIND OR, CONN. CON EMIL W . LUCEK ASSOCIATES NO. REVISIONS DATE �{� s SCALE 1BB m4®@ DATE 6-9-7E CONSULTING ENGINEERS Ii AS BUILD 10-3 78 4 5 OAKLAND ROAD DRAWN A.V.H. CHECKED EM L �a s yNO.GZ93 SOUTH WINDSOR, CONN. FCil RF 4�`. 203 644-2802 '- - PROJECT 78^75 SHE EUR CERTIFIED SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT - DEGREE OF ACCUR CY D ) Z,/ 71 1---' L EMANUEL W. LUCEK CONN. REG. LAND SURVEYOR 6293