A San Juan Bautista fire official accused Creekbridge Homes of
violating fire codes and requested a stop-work order be issued
until the infrastructure for the subdivision on the northwest side
of San Juan is completed.
A San Juan Bautista fire official accused Creekbridge Homes of violating fire codes and requested a stop-work order be issued until the infrastructure for the subdivision on the northwest side of San Juan is completed.
Fire Chief Rick Cokley told the San Juan City Council the order should be issued until all roadways and utilities are in place for the 35-unit subdivision.
“The fact they were not done prior to construction is a violation of the fire code,” Cokley said. “Some people on Council had asked for documentation to that effect, and it’s in your Council packets.”
Rather than issuing the order, the Council directed City Manager Larry Cain to look into the issue. Cain spoke to the developer the next day.
“The infrastruture was competed in two days,” he said.
Faced by angry neighbors living on First, North and Third streets adjacent to or near the Creekbridge subdivision site, the newly seated Council members were put on notice that residents are unhappy with the way the developer is conducting the project.
Resident Kathy Edwards gave a letter to each Councilmember with 32 signatures from residents concerned about the traffic conditions and airborne dust particles from the construction – as much as an inch thick in some homes, the letter said.
“It’s bad – really, really bad,” Edwards said.
Cain said the dust had been brought to his attention and asked the inspector on the site to water more often.
Edwards said when the work crews filled in the land, water trucks were used every day, all day. But once it began to rain, the tanks were removed.
“They were pretty good,” she said. “Last night for the first time I saw somebody sweeping the street. However, prior to that – nothing.”
Another problem cited was that the water was shut off without notifying the residents, leaving them without water while crews connected the new water lines to the subdivision.
“I couldn’t go to work. I couldn’t take a shower. No water,” Irma Dedron said.
