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CITY HALL
215 Church Avenue
P. O. Box 1130
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
54902-1130 City of Oshkosh
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140 HIGH AVENUE
763 VINE AVENUE
769 VINE AVENUE
510 HIGH AVENUE
769 VINE AVENUE
140 HIGH AVENUE
763 VINE AVENUE
769 VINE AVENUE
510 HIGH AVENUE
132-140 HIGH AV.
WATERHEATERS WERE INSTALLED IN THESE UNITS WITHOUT
PERM ITS." FOLLOWING ORDERS TO OBTA I N PERMITS OWNERS
INDICATED TO ME VIA PHONE THEY HAD BEEN OBTAINED
AND CHECKED SHORTLY AFTER EACH ORDER ISSUED BEGINNING
IN 1989. IT WAS RECENTLY NOTED FOLLOWING THE INSPEC-
TION OF 510 HIGH AVENUE THAT ANOTHER WA TERHEATER HAS
BEEN INSTALLED WITHOUT PERMIT. LAST . WEEK A PLUMBER
CAME. IN AND OBTAINED PERMITS FOR WATERHEATERS IN-
STALLED FROM 1989 TO DATE AND ALSO INDICATED ,THAT
PLUMBING VIOLATIONS AT 140 HIGH \"IHICHWERE ORDERS)
CORRECTED OTHE~ THAN THE. WATERHEATERSHAD. NOT BEEN
CORRECTED TO DATE. OPEN SEWERS IN BASEMENT. -
FOLLOvH NG A REQUEST BY THE OWNER TO I NSPECT A PORCH
REPAIR ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE DWELLING} IT WAS NOTED
THAT NE\~ SUPPORT POSTS HAVE BEEN SET ON BRICKS ON THE
GROUND. I INFORMED THE. CARPENTERS THAT FROST FREE
FOOT I NGS WOULD BE REQU I RED.
ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES WERE IN VIOLATION OF THE
REQUIREMENT FOR SCREENS ON ALL OPENABLE WINDoWS EQUAL
TO 4% OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOMS THEY SERVE.
MANY ROOMS WERE WITHOUT SCREENS AND THOSE WHICH HAD
BEEN SUPPLIED DID NOT MEET THE lI% REQUIREMENTS. USED
THOSE$MALL SLIDING REMOVABLE SCREENS.
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ALL BATHROOMS WERE ORDEREDTO BE EQUIPPED WITHGFI
WALL RECEPTACLES IF NO RECEPTACLE EXISTED' TWOPERMITS
HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT} ONE IN APRIL AND ONE 'IN OCTOBER.
NO INDICATION IF ALL UNITS HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WHERE
ORDERED.
132-140 HIGH AV. .. ..' .. OF THREE (3) HEATING COMPLAINTS 1 RECEIVED THIS YEAR
1629 RAINBOW DRIVE . '1WoWERE EOR BRINKMAN APARTMENTS. TENANTS IN BOTH
BUILD'INGS INDlCATED-rO'METHAT'THEY WERE TOLD HEArT
WAS NOT TO BE TURNED ON . UNTI L NOVEMBER. I SPOKE OF
THIS TO BRINKMANS AND THEY DENIED IT.. HEAT WAS TURNED
ON IMMEDIATELY FOLLm~ING MY TWO SETS OF ORDERS.