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May 28, 2021
Michael Rummler
1320 Basseterre Pl
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Re: 1320 Basseterre Pl
Parc el Number: 8618212035
Dear M r. Rumm ler,
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Planning, Development, and T r a nsp ortatio n
C ommunity Deve lopment & Neighborhoo d Ser vices
28 1 N. Coll ege Ave. -PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.416.2740
970.224.6 134 -f ax
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The Larimer County assessor's office lists you as the owner of the above referenced address.
This le tte r is to inform you tha t we recei ved a complaint that a de ck was built at the above-mentioned
address without obtaining a perm it or in spe ctions. Afte r an investigation, it was found that a permit was
never issue d for a deck at t his address. As such, t he deck is in v iolation of t he 2018 International
Residential Code (IRC) as adopted by the City of Fo rt Collins .
2018 IRC Sections :
RlOS .1 Required . Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends t o construct, enlarge, alter, repair,
move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, o r to erect, inst all , enlarge, alter,
repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechan i ca l or plumbi ng system, the install ation of
which is regulated by th is code, or to cause any such work to be performed, sh all first make app l ica t ion to
t he building official and obtain t h e r equired permit.
RlOS.2 Work exempt from permit. Exemption from permit requ ir ements of th is code shall not be deemed
to gr ant au t horization for any work to be done in any manner in v iolat ion of the provisions of this code or
an y other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction. Perm its shall not be req uired for the fol lowing:
Building:
10. Decks that are not more than 30 inche s above grade at any point, are not attached to a
dwelling and do not serve the exit door requ i red by Section R311.4.
The deck is more than 30 inches above grade and is attached to t he house. The deck in question does
require a building permit. T he de ck is also located too close to the property l ine.
This notice allows you 30 days from the date of this letter to obtai n a building permit for the dec k. Pl ea se
notify me within 30 days of the date of this letter to verify that the above items have bee n corrected.
Failure to comply with this notice of violation is grounds for the City of Fo rt Co llins to issue you a citation
to appear in court and fines up to 3,000.00 dollars per day from the date of the violation .
arcus Coldiron
Interim Lead Bui ldi ng Inspector
City of Fort Coll ins
(970)416-2324
mcoldiron@fcgov.com