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Precision Tune plans revamp of corner shop
The hearing board reduces fines due to 'good faith efforts'
By Mary Spicuzza
After several years of negotiations with code enforcement officers, owners of Precision Tune Auto Care proposed a solution last week that seems workable for everyone involved.
At last week's meeting of the San Jose Appeals Hearing Board, an attorney representing Mohammad and Bahram Hedayati reported that the shop owners have agreed to revamp their shop. The full-service car care center, at the corner of Lincoln and Curtner avenues in Willow Glen, has been cited for several code violations, including non-permitted vehicle lifts.
Precision Tune owners now have until May 12 to submit plans for their improved car-care center at the busy commercial intersection.
"I think that the whole area will benefit so much from the new developments," says Code Enforcement Inspector Cindi Gil-Blanco.
Problems with non-permitted alterations date back to 1996, when Gil-Blanco received complaints. After trying to contact owners for several months, Gil-Blanco visited the site last November and found two vehicle lifts under tarps behind the shop, as well as awnings jutting out from the front of the building.
Gil-Blanco learned that owners hadn't received the necessary building permits, nor had they met requirements on safety inspections for the lifts.
Last Monday's hearing board meeting was scheduled after the Hedayati's missed both the Dec. 18 and Dec. 30 compliance dates.
At the hearing, Hedayati's attorney, Christopher Schumb, reported that all non-permitted alterations had been removed from the shop. He brought tentative plans for a major renovation of the property. Schumb also reported that Mr. Hedayati has been suffering from medical problems that have complicated the compliance process.
According to Gil-Blanco, the owners' "good faith efforts" led to a drastic reduction of the code violations fines, which had grown to more than $2,500. They are only expected to pay a fraction of that, and about $500 for city administrative costs.
The property owners now have until May 12 to completely remove all non-permitted alterations and contact the San Jose Building division to obtain a demolition permit, complete all work and schedule a final inspection.
Gil-Blanco says that she believes the surrounding neighborhood will benefit most of all.
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Willow Glen, California Since 1992
