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>> THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PRESIDING OVER THIS MORNINGS HEARING. YOU HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT YOUR PROPERTY WAS IN VIOLATION OF A PARTICULAR CITY CODE OR ORDINANCE AND AS OF NOW YOU HAVE NOT DONE THAT.
FOR THOSE THAT WISH TO BE HEARD WE'LL CALL YOUR CASE SHORTLY.
DOES ANYONE HERE NEED A TRANSLATOR? THERE'S ONE HAND IN THE BACK. ALRIGHT.
I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEY AGAINST AND AFTER REMAIN STANDING SO THE CLERK CAN SWEAR IN WHOEVER IS GOING TO OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NOW REMAIN
[A. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES]
STANDING SO YOU CAN BE SWORN. >> ANYONE WHO WILL GIVE TESTIMONY PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU PROVIDE WILL BE
THE TRUTH? >> ALRIGHT WHEN YOU ARE READY.
[A. 19-1451 205 N 18th St JRG Holdings, Inc. Shaun Coss]
>> ALRIGHT. SO OUR FIRST CASE IS 7A CASE 19-1451.
>> GOOD MORNING. ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF.
>> WHEN YOU ARE READY. >> BASICALLY THIS IS A PARTNER THAT MY RETIRED PARTNER AND I OWNED FOR A LONG TIME AND THE OUTSIDE WAS REDONE PROBABLY BACK IN 20 OF 2000.
THE ROOF WAS DONE AND WE LET THE THING SIT THERE FOR 18 YEARS AND FINALLY GLEN RETIRED AND SAID WE NEED TO FINISH THE INSIDE OF THE PROPERTY SO WE HIRED A GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO DO THE INTERIOR AND ELECTRICAL AND FRAMING AND THE WHOLE NINE YARDS AND IN DOING SO, I'M AN IGNORANT LAWYER THAT HE PULLED A PERMIT FOR THE OVERALL THING AND I'M THINKING IT'S LIKE A NEW CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THE HOUSE IS NEW AND HE PULLED THREE SEPARATE PERMITS FOR EACH TRADE. HVAC AND PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL. I WAS ABLE TO DO THAT WITH THE CITY AND I WAS DEALING WITH A LOT OF HELPING OUT AND ULTIMATELY WE GOT A FINAL INSPECTION AND IT'S FINAL SO NOW I'M THINKING EVERYTHING IS FINE. I GET THE PLACE RENTED.
NICEST HOUSE ON THE STREET AND I GET A NOTE SAYING I HAVE A FINAL NOTION THAT I STILL HAVE A FINAL FOR THE BUILDING, BUT THE HVAC WAS NOT CLOSED OUT SO I HAD TO GO AND GET YET ANOTHER PERMIT AND IT WAS AN SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WAS A BLACK STRIP OF MARKER ON THE CLOSET. IT COMES BACK AND BANG WE'RE DONE. LAWYERS DON'T DO THEIR OWN WORK BECAUSE I'M STILL SCRATCHING MY HEAD.
I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT EACH ONE NEEDED TO BE CLOSED AND THAT WAS THE TECHNICAL VIOLATION. ONE OF THE FOUR PERMITS WAS NOT CLOSED OUT. WE'VE OWNED THIS HOUSE FOR 22 YEARS AND I SPENT MORE MONEY ON THE WATER BILL FOR NOT HAVING ANYTHING IN THERE FOR SO MUCH TIME SO THIS ESCALATED TO $10,000. AS I SAY, I DON'T WANT TO PLEAD IGNORANCE BUT MY OWN STUPIDITY TO NOT CLOSE OUT THE HVCA.
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I REALIZE YOUR TIME AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S IS HERE AND THERE'S COSTS INVOLVED AND LOOKING AT I NEW THEY HAD A NEW RULING THAT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO WASTE YOUR TIME FOR ME BUT ONE OF THEM WAS $1600 TO JUST NOT GETTING HERE, AND IF I HAD DONE THAT AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR THEN THAT'S A PENALTY.I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO WORK FOR FREE BUT I WOULD JUST ASK WHATEVER THE LEAST AMOUNT THAT CAN BE DONE AND ARGUABLY I KNOW THEY CHANGED RULE BUT THAT $160 IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY DIDN'T GET AROUND TO IT AND I ASK FOR LEAN AGAINST.
I'M TRYING TO HELP CLEAN UP THE CITY.
WE REDID AFTER THE HURRICANE AND THESE AREN'T PENALTIES FOR ANYTHING WITH THE HOUSE IT'S THE PERMIT.
>> YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO MAKE THIS MISTAKE.
>> YES AND HE EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID I KNOW THEY'RE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BUT THE OTHER ONE IS LIKE A PER DAY CLICK FOR NOT GETTING AROUND TO GETTING THIS DONE.
I'M NOT GOING TO, WELL I'M GOING TO PLEAD IGNORANCE.
>> SOME OF THE FACTS INTO THE RECORD.
THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE YOU OCTOBER 18TH, 2019 AND THERE WAS AN AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COMPLIANCE IN 2021 STARTING FINES AND IMPOSING LEAN WAS RECORDED JANUARY 1TH, 2022 AND A HALF A D OF THE OF COMPLIANCE.
WE RECEIVED A LEAN REDUCTION REQUEST ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2022.
THERE'S 7 CRITERIA TO CONSIDER FOR THE REDUCTION OF THIS LIEN.
MINIMAL VIOLATION, AND THE APPLICANT HAS RECEIVED ALL NECESSARY FINAL AND APPROVED INSPECTIONS.
THREE IS THE LENGTH OF TIME TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WAS 2 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS.
FOUR THE TIMES THE OWNER WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OR ADMITTED GUILT WAS 0 TIMES. FIVE THE NUMBER OF VIOLATION NOTICES IN THE PAST AND THE NATURE AND DISPOSITION WAS 0 PREVIOUS NOTICES. SIX TO WHETHER THERE ARE EXTENUATING FACTORS LIKE UNAVOIDABLE PERSONAL HARDSHIP.
SINCE IT WAS APPROVED JUNE 8TH HE THOUGHT ALL INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETE WHERE EACH TRADE WAS HELD TO THEIR OWN EACH.
ANY PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OWNIFIED RESPONDENT AND THIS RESPONDENT HAS NO OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE CITY FOR RENT.
AS ATTORNEY MILLER IN DIKATED CERTAINLY APPRECIATED THE IMPROVEMENTS HE MADE BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE RULES AMENDED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022, SPECIFIED THAT THE REDUCTIONS WERE TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU WITH AN APPLICATION FEE OF $250 AND STAFF IS TO RECOMMEND THAT THE LEAN NOT BE REDUCED BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST SO IT'S STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO REDUCE THE LEAN TO $2449 AND 45 CENTS INCLUDING THE $200 APPLICATION F FEE.
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>> ANYTHING ELSE? >> THE ONE ON THERE WAS $50.00 A DAY. IT WAS NOT TWO YEARS.
I PULLED THE THING WHEN I REALIZED THE LIEN WAS IMPOSED AND I DID THAT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF GETTING ANOTHER PERMIT.
HAD I KNOWN I HAD A FINAL. IT'S PERPLEXING THAT I HAVE LITERALLY JUST AN INSPECTION AND IN FACT, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE HC THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC WIRE THAT DIDN'T HAVE CONDUIT ON IT AND THAT'S WHEN THE AC GUY SAID YOU NEED TO THE THAT SO THE AC WAS DONE AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED BUT I'M IGNORANT.
>> HE DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT YOU NEEDED A PERMIT.
>> NO THEY HAD A PERMIT. WHAT HAPPENED IS MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU CAN HAVE A GENERAL PERMIT FOR A HOUSE AND SO WHEN YOU GET THE FINAL SO THAT'S EVERYTHING BUT THEY PULLED FOUR PERMITS FOR EVERYTHING AND ULTIMATELY THE TECHNICAL GLITCH WAS THERE AND I DIDN'T CLOSE OUT THE AC AND THE OVERALL PROJECT AND IT WASN'T LIKE THEY HAD NOT INSPECTED THE AC AND I HAD NOT TALKED TO A GUY FROM THE CITY FOR THE AC AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS FINAL. IT WAS JUST THE GUY COMING OUT ON THE SIDE AND THERE'S A THING THAT SAYS HEAT STRIPS AND YOU TAKE A BLACK MAGIC MARKER. I SENT A PICTURE OF THE MARK HE PUT SAYING IT WAS COMPLETE. HE MARKED IT AND WE WERE DONE AND THAT WITH US AS I SAID MY REQUIREMENT BUT $1600 IS A BIT OF A LOT FOR A CLOSE OUT PERMIT THAT I DIDN'T GET IN TIME.
I THOUGHT IT ENCOMPASSED THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR SHOW IMMEDIATE, WELL, THAT'S WHAT THAT BOWLS DOWN TO C. BUT THAT'S $50 A MONTH AND I WOULD ASK LENIENCY BECAUSE THAT'S A PENALTY OF SOMETHING I CAN SOME NOMINAL AND CERTAINLY AN OVERSIGHT ON MY PART.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IF I MAY? I THINK WE RENUMBERED THE RULES WHEN THESE WERE IMPLEMENTED BUT THE NEW RULE IS 15 D RELATED TO THE ORDER THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IT SAYS FOR LIENS IN A REDUCED AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNT FOR COVERING THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST AND THE $250 FEE.
IF YOU GO BACK UP TO EXA 6 THERE'S $250 A DAY SUCH FEE SHALL BE ASSESSED FOLLOWING CONSIDERATION OF THE REQUEST.
ANY REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF SUCH FEE MAY BE GRANTED UPON SUFFICIENT CAUSE BY THE REQUESTER SO THERE'S NOT THE ABILITY TO GO BELOW THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES BUT IF THE REQUESTER PROVIDES SUFFICIENT CAUSE YOU CAN REDUCE THE $250 APPLICATION FEE IF YOU FIND THAT HAS BEEN MET.
>> ALRIGHT. THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF THE FINE AND THE LIEN BUT THE FINE STOP WAS $13940.
THE CITY IS OFFERING TO REDUCE THAT TO $10494 THAT INCLUDES A $250 APPLICATION FEE. BASED ON THE EVIDENCE COMMITTED
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I THINK THE CITY HAS BEEN QUITE KIND TO REDUCE THIS SO I WILL IMPOSE THE $2439 AND 45 CENTS LEAN AND THAT INCLUDES THE $250 APPLICATION FEE. THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION ONLY AND THIS GOES BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.THIS IS MY FINAL DECISION. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO PAY
>> JUST A SLIGHT CORRECTION THERE IS AN ABILITY TO APPEAL IT DOES INCLUDE ANOTHER $250 APPLICATION FEE.
>> NO, I'LL TAKE MY LICKINGS. >> GOOD SEEING YOU COUNSELOR.
>> MERRY CHRISTMAS. >> YOU TOO.
>> NEXT CASE? >> THE NEXT CASE IS 6A 28501005
[A. 20-850 4815 S US Highway 1 Sutherlin Nissan of Ft. Pierce Shaun Coss]
NORTH 14TH STREET. >> GOOD MORNING I'M MICHAEL KNEW NOZ FOR SUTHERLIN NISSAN OF FT. PIERCE I HAVE THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER AND THE PROJECT ENGINEER AND I BELIEVE HE'LL TESTIFY IF NECESSARY. HE HAS BEEN SWORN.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IF I CAN ASK STAFF, DID WE POST THE MOTION TO CONTINUE WITH THE AGENDA FOR THIS ONE?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO. >> TO WE HAVE A HARD COPY WE CAN PROVIDE TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE? SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AS A WAY OF BACKGROUND THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE YOU ORDERED IT WOULD BE A FINAL CONTINUANCE AND COUNCIL CONTACTED US REGARDING ISSUES REQUESTING A SUBSEQUENT CONTINUANCE AND DID PROVIDE A MOTION I'M GOING TO LOOK AT AND AT THIS POINT I BELIEVE HE'S AGREEABLE TO A 90 DAY EXTENSION BUT WE WOULD ASK THAT A STATUS HEARING BE SET PRIOR TO THAT 90 DAY EXPIRATION. THE PROMOTION IS FOR 180 DAYS AND I'LL LET MR. COST CORRECT ME IF I HAVE MS. STATED HIS POSITION. CORRECT ME IF I HAVE MS. STATED HIS POSITION.S CORRECT ME IF I HAVE MS. STATED HIS POSITION. ARE YOU ALL STILL REQUESTING THE
180. >> WE REQUEST THE 180 AND I WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME DETAIL BUT I'LL WAIT WHENEVER YOU ARE
READY. >> THIS IS AN ON GOING CODE MATTER WITH RESPECT TO MY CLIENT'S CONSTRUCTION OF A VEHICLE STORAGE LOT FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE FOR SALE.
SINCE THE INCEPTION WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY AND HAVE BEEN IN REGULAR CONTACT TO OBTAIN AND APPROVE PERMIT POLICE APPLICATIONS.
WE RECEIVED IT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.
WEATHER FOR ASK FOR 90 DAYS. THE CITY AGREED THEY WOULD AND GRACIOUSLY HAVE INDICATED THEY DON'T APPOSE A FURTHER EXTENSION NOTING THE CIRCUMSTANCES. OUR SITE PLAN WAS APPROVED IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 8TH WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE CITY DEPARTMENT AND SOME THAT WERE SOLVED BY THE CONTRACTOR. SOME COMMENTS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF MY CLIENTS. REACHING OUT TO THE WATER MANA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT THAT IT CAN TAKE A WHILE AND WE ASK FOR 180, AND IF THE MAGISTRATE IS NOT
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INCLINED TO THE 180 WE'LL TAKE 90 TO PROCEED THE EXPIRATION OF THE TIME PERIOD AND JUST BECAUSE I AS A LAWYER CANNOT EXPLAIN THE TECHNICAL STUFF I'D LIKE TO HAVE OUR PRODUCT ENGINEER PROVIDE MORE COLOR TO WHAT'S HAPPENED BEFORE WE GET THIS PERMIT.>> WE'LL HEAR FROM HIM. >> GOOD MORNING.
I'M THE CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THE PROJECT AND I JUST WANT TO GO.
EVENTS HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE IN 15 MONTHS AGO.
IN JANUARY 82 WE APPLIED FOR A PERMIT AND RECEIVED THEM ALL IN MAY OF 022. IN JULY WE APPLIED FOR LANDSCAPE MODIFICATION AND THEY GAVE US APPROVAL IN OCTOBER OF 2082.
SUBSEQUENT TO THAT WE APPLIED FOR A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO BE REVIEWED BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WOULD DO IT DEPENDING ON WHAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVED.
WE RECEIVED COMMENTS CONTRADICTING TO WHAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVED IN REFERENCE TO THE STORAGE YARD.
DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS TO THE SITE PLAN TO THE NORTH AND DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO CLARIFY OR ADDRESS THE OUTSTANDING COMMENTS THROUGH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY.
MR. COSS, YOU WANT TO RESPOND? >> AS THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY INDICATED IT'S STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THAT WE CONTINUE THIS CASE FROM 90 DAYS TO THAT EXPIR
ANYTHING FURTHER? >> I DO AGREE WITH THE CITY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO STOP YOU FROM WORKING BUT I'LL EXTEND IT FOR 90 DAYS AND WE'LL HAVE A REVIEW BETWEEN THE 60 AND THE 90.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? >> THAT'S FINE WITH US.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY NO TO MORE TIME.
THANK YOU. WHEN YOU ARE READY?
[D. 22-2294 2514 Avenue Q AG & JM LLC Logan Winn]
>> NEXT CASE IS 5 D. CASE 22-22 22-2294, 2514 AVENUE Q. A
>> I'M LOGAN WINNSBORO. THE CASE WAS INITIATED IN JULY OF 022. THE OWNER IS -
>> I'M SORRY. >> THAT IS NOT, I THINK WE'RE CONFUSED AS TO WHO WAS COMING UP HERE.
I BELIEVE THIS IS THE CASE THAT NEEDS THE INTERPRETER SO IF WE CAN GET THE INTERPRETER. SIR, SPANISH?
>> OKAY. >> THIS IS YOUR SPANISH
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INTERPRETER. I WILL BE INTERPRETING EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID AND IT WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.FOR BEST QUALITY THEY SHOULD SPEAK IN SHORT SENTENCES.
IS HE PRESENT? >> THERE'S NO CONFIDENTIALITY
THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPLAINED. >> ALRIGHT.
LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF REAL QUICK.
>> CASE NUMBER 22 DASH 2294 OF 2514 AVENUE Q.
THE CASE WAS INITIATED JULY 20TH OF 2022.
THE OWNER IS A AND G AND GNM OF 51, 41 NORTHWEST DUNN ROAD.
FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 34981. >> MAY I HAVE A REPEAT OF THE
>> FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34981. VIOLATIONS IPMC 111.1.
2021 UNSAFE STRUCTURE. IPMC 1 1 1.1.2, UNSAFE EQUIPMEN.
IPMC 111.1.3, STRUCTURE UNFIT FOR HUMAN OKCCUPANCY.
IPMC 111.1.5 PARAGRAPH THREE, 2021 DANGEROUS STRUCTURE ON PREM PREMISES.
>> IPMC PARAGRAPH 6, 2021, DANGEROUS PREMISES.
IPMC 304.1, 2021 EXTERIOR STRUCTURE.
CONDITIONS. STRUCTURES AND MEMBERS.
IPMC 304.1.1 PARAGRAPH 7, UNSAFE CONDITIONS EXTERIOR WALLS.
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IPMC 304.2, 2021 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT.IPMC 304.3, 2021 PREMISE IDENTIFICATION.
IPMC 2004.4, 2021 STRUCTURAL MEMBERS.
IPMC 304.6, EXTERIOR WALLS. IPMC 304.7, 2021, ROOFS AND DRAINAGE. IPMC 304 POINT 13, 2021, WINDOWS, DOORS AND FRAMES. IPMC POINT 1301, 2021, GLAZING.
IPMC - I'M SORRY. IPMC 305.1, 2021 INTERIOR STRUCTURE. IPMC 305.1.1, PARAGRAPH 4, INTERIOR STRUCTURE UNSAFE CONDITIONS., UNSAFE CONDITIONS. IPMC 305.2, 2021, STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. IPMC 305.3 INTERIOR SURFACES.
IPMC 306.1 COMPONENT SERVICE. IPMC 306.1.1, 2021 UNSAFE CONDITIONS. IPMC 604.1, FACILITIES REQUIRED.
IPMC 604.3.2.1, 2021 FIRE DAMAGED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR AND REPLACE ALL FIRE DAMAGED WIRING. ELECTRICAL FIXTURES, DRY WALL, AND FASCIA. ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REQUIRED SIGNED AND SEALED REPAIR PLANS. DESIGNED BY A REGISTERED DESIGN PROFES PROFESSIONAL.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION IS THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE
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SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATIONS EXIST, THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PE PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS. UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS. AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED. THIS IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED.THERE ARE NO PERMITS FOR THIS PROPER PROPERTY. AND I DO HAVE A SET OF PICTURES.
>> MR. WINN WIN DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICT THE PROPERTY
AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> CAN WE HAVE THAT INTERPRETED PLEASE?
>> OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEFERRING DIRECTLY TO HIM. MR. WINN WIN DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY AS YOU OBSERVED IT? DO FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY AS Y DO THE PHOTOGRAPH FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY AS Y DO THE PHOTOGRAPH FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY AS YDO THE PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY AS YOU OBSERVED IT? THESE WILL BE MOVED AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE.
>> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. ANYTHING FURTHER MR. WINN WIN?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> AND HOW DO YOU RESPOND?
>> I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE PROPERTY I ALREADY HAVE IT UNDER
CONTRACT FOR SELLING. >> UNTIL IT'S SOLD IT'S STILL YOUR PROPERTY AND YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.
>> THE THING IS TO GET A PERMIT IT TAKES A LOT OF DAYS AND RIGHT NOW I HAVE THE SELLING CONTRACT CLOSING IN SOME DAYS.
I HAVE THE SELLING CONTRACT HERE WITH ME.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IT COUNSELOR?
THAT'S IT. >> THIS IS A HOUSE THAT BURNED DOWN PRETTY MUCH? WHEN DID THE FIRE HAPPEN?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA WE PURCHASED IT LIKE THAT.
>> WHEN DID YOU PURCHASE IT? >> LIKE SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS AGO.
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>> AND YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT ANYTHING WITH THIS HO HOUSE?
>> CAN THIS HOUSE BE REBUILT OR DOES IT NEED TO DE DEMOLITIONED?
>> HAVE YOU TRIED TO GET ANY INSPECTIONS ON THIS HOUSE AFTER
THE FIRE? >> HAVE YOU TRIED TO GET ANY
INSPECTIONS ON THIS HOUSE AFTER THE FIRE?>> HAVE YOU TRIED TO G INSPECTIONS ON THIS HOUSE AFTER THE FIRE?
>> THIS CASE WAS INITIATED BACK IN JULY.
JULY 20, 2022. >> HE RECEIVED A NOTICE 30 DAYSING A WHERE I GOT TO HEARING DATE DIIRE
DIRECTLY. >> ANYTHING FURTHER?
AND THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA? >> YES.
>> WAS IT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE?
>> NO. >> SIR? PLEASE SPEAK UNDER VOTE. YOU'LL HAVE YOUR CHANCE.
GO AHEAD. >> I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS
OCCUPIED OR EMPTY. >> DID YOU BUY IT IN THE CURRENT
>> AND WHEN WAS THAT? >> LIKE SIX MONTHS AGO.
>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID EARLIER.
SO YOU'VE DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR SEVEN MONTHS? AND THEN YOU GET SIGHTED AND HERE WE ARE.
WHAT DOES THIS CORPORATION DO? >> FOR REAL ESTATE.
>> YOU KNOW HOW LONG THEY'VE DONE THAT?
>> SEVERAL YEARS DOING THAT. >> ALRIGHT.
>> I FIND THAT PACED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED
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THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT AVENUE Q AND THEY ARE REPRESENTED THIS MORNING BY A REPRESENTATIVE AND I FIND THE PARTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION AND I'LL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PER METH OR A FINEOF $100 A DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. >> THE INTERPRETER IS SPEAKING AND I NEED YOU TO SPEAK IN SHORTER SEGMENTS.
THERE IS A VIOLATION. THERE'S 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED.
COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDI CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.
>> SIR, IF YOU RUN INTO PROBLEMS TRYING TO GET THIS PERMIT PULLED. I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU PLAN FOR YOUR SALE TO TAKE PLACE. BUT IF YOU RUN INTO ANY PROBLEM CONTACT MR. WINN OR SOMEBODY FROM HIS OFFICE AND LET THEM KNOW. ANY QUESTIONS?
YOU'RE WELCOME. >> THE INTERPRETER SPEAKING, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN HELP YOU WITH?
THIS IS YOUR SPANISH INTERPRETER SIGNING OFF.
>> THANK YOU. >> HAVE A GOOD ONE.
[A. 22-2101 304 N 17th St Macedo, Juan C Vega, Ramona Logan Winn]
>> NEXT CASE? >> THE NEXT CASE IS 5A.
22-2101, 1005 NORTH 14TH STREET M
JUAN MACEDA IS THE OPENER. >> 22-2101.
1005 NORTH 14TH STREET. THE CASE WAS INITIATED IN JUNE OF 2021. JUAN MACEDO AND RAMONA VEZA.
IPMC UNSAFE STRUCTURE. IPMC, EXTERIOR STRUCTURE AND GENERAL. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN EXTERIOR STAIRS.
THE CITY REQUEST AS SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE VIOLATORS HAVE NO LESS THAN 60 DAYS TO CURE VIOLATIONS PRESCRIBED IN THE ORDER OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY BE
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ASSESSED. THERE WAS A PERMIT APPLIED FOR ON 12/15 OF 2022. THERE WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE'S NO CONTRACTOR ON THE PERMIT.I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS BEEN IN FRONT OF THE MAGISTRATE PREVIOUSLY.
>> TO REMIND YOU AND MR. WINN, CORRECT ME, THIS IS THE ONE WHERE THE RESPONDENT HAD SHOWN THAT HE CORRECTED THE STAIRS.
>> RIGHT. I HAVE THIS, AS WELL.
>> SO AT THIS POINT WE'LL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE AS COMPOSITE ONE EXHIBIT OUR PHOTOGRAPHS AND HIS WILL BE RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT
ONE, HIS PHOTOGRAPHS. >> WE'LL MOVE THEM IN AGAIN JUST
TO BE SAFE. >> WHAT'S OUTSIDE THESE STEPS
RIGHT HERE? >> ARE YOU ASKING WHAT'S BESIDE
THE HOUSE? >> THE INCIDENT WAS A CAR THAT IMPACTED THE STAIRWAY IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
ADMITTED AS EXHIBIT A. >> THE PACKET IS THE RESPONDENTS PHOTOGRAPHS HE PROVIDED AT THE LAST HEARING.
MR. WINN DO YOU HAVE THE DATE OF THE LAST HEARING?
>> IT WAS ON NOVEMBER 15TH OF 2022.
>> SO THESE ARE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> WERE THEY SWORN? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU ARE GOING TO TESTIFY? Y HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE
ALLEGATION? >> WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS I NEEDED TO GET ENGINEER'S LETTERS AND THAT'S WHAT I DID.
I WAS GOING TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE PERMIT BUT THEY TOLD ME TO SUBMIT IT AND SEND IT IN.
>> YOU SUBMITTED REQUESTS FOR PERMIT?
>> YES, MA'AM AND WE PAID THE FEES.
AND I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CHECK THE UPDATE.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I BELIEVE MR. WINN SAID THE APPLICATION IS FOR AN OWNER BUILDER AND HE'S NOT AN OWNER BUILDER AND DOES NOT RESIDE THERE SO I BELIEVE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THAT PERMIT WILL BE REJECTED BECAUSE IT'S THE WRONG PERMIT.
>> HE WOULD HAVE TO HIRE A CONTRACTOR TO DO THE PERMIT.
>> I SAW WHERE THE STEPS HAD BEEN DONE AND WONDERED IF ALL THE REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO BE MET.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO GET THE PROCESS GOING, YES?
ANYTHING FURTHER. I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 3014 NORTH 17 STREET AND THAT JUAN AND RAMONA VEGA ARE THE
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PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION.I'LL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND APPROVAL FOR ALL INSPECTIONS EVERY 80 DAYS UNTIL ALL CONDITIONS ARE CURED.
OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY WILL BE ASSESSED.
THE CITY WILL WORK WITH YOU. YOU CAN CHECK ON YOUR PERMIT AND SEE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. RIGHT NOW THE PERMIT THAT YOU APPLIED FOR SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT THE RIGHT ONE SO YOU ARE STILL AT GROUND ZERO. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL AND
GOOD LUCK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU.
[G. 22-2453 510 S 10th Street Walker, Anthony Walker, Patty Frank Remling ]
>> THE NEXT CASE IS 5 G CASE 22-2453, TENNESSEE AND ANTHONY
WALKER IS THE OWNER. >> WERE YOU ALL SWORN?
>> YES. >> WHEN YOU ARE READY.
>> I'M FRANK REMBLING AND I WORK AS A BUILDING INSPECTOR AND HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SWORN IN. THIS CASE NUMBER IS 222453 AND IT INITIATED AUGUST 11TH AND THE OWNER IS ANTHONY WALKER AND PATTY WALKER. THE VIOLATION IS 105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE SHED INSTALLED WITHOUT A PERMIT AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS THE CITY.
REQUEST THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO GET A PERMIT AND COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
A DAY BE ASSESSED. >> IT WAS REJECTED AT 111821.
I WAS CALLED OUT TO THIS ON A COMPLAINT AND I DO HAVE PICTURES
SHOWING THE SHED. >> HAVE THE WALKERS SEEN THOSE PHO PHOTOS?
>> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICT THE VIOLATION?
>> YES. >> AT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE INTO
COMPOSITE ONE THE PHOTOGRAPHS. >> THEY'LL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
ANYTHING ELSE MR. REMBLING. >> NO, MA'AM.
>> WHO WILL RESPOND? >> ANTHONY WALKER.
HELLO. FROM THE TOP THERE YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A HOUSE THAT'S IN OAKLAND PARK A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU UNDERSTAND THIS IS A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD SO WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE HISTORIC BOARD AND THEY'VE BEEN HELPING US TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT BUILDING THAT MATCHES THE HISTORIC NATURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT OR WE WOULD NOT HAVE PROCEEDED.
THERE'S NO MENTION OF THAT. ARE WE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THAT? THE APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO FIT WITH THE HISTORIC SURROUNDING AREAS.
>> I THINK YOU'RE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THAT. >> DO YOU KNOW THE NAMES OF THE LADIES UPSTAIRS. THEY'RE VERY FRIENDLY.
I'VE HELD UP MY CREDIT CARD AND PAY FOR MY PERMIT AND I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. THIS DOES NOT REFLECT THE EFFORT I'VE MADE. I'M A COLLEGE EDUCATED PERSON AND I'VE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE HISTORIC BOARD AND I THINK THEY TRIED TO HELP GUIDE ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS BUT I THINK YOU HAVE A HIGHER RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP GUIDE SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY GET A PERMIT AND I'VE TRIED AND I THINK YOU ARE ATTACKING ME.
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YOU'RE GOING TO FINE ME AND I'VE BEEN DILIGENT AND VERY CAREFUL AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE PERMIT PEOPLE AND THE HISTORIC BOARD.I SPEAK AND I CAN UNDERSTAND AND I'VE TRIED TO SPEAK TO THEM AND THEY'VE GIVEN ME FORMED THAT I FILLED OUT AND THAT'S NOT REFLECTED HERE EITHER. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE WOUND UP HERE? I'D LIKE TO BUY A PERMIT.
>> HOLD ON. DID YOU BUILD THE SHED OR BUY
>> MOST OF THE TIME IN MY EXPERIENCE IS WHEN I DID BUY A SHED RIGHT AWAY THE SALES PEOPLE TOLD ME YOU NEED A PERMIT.
>> WHERE DOES THAT FIT IN? THERE'S A WHOLE PRESENTATION.
>> THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
THEY PROBABLY LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE PLACE UP, BUT THE THING IS HERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PERMITTING.
AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IS GET WITH THE CITY.
>> WHICH I DID. >> KEEP TALKING TO THEM AND SAY WHAT IS IT THAT WE REALLY NEED TO DO.
BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS HERE.
>> IT'S NOT SO EASY. JUST GO UPSTAIRS AND YOU'LL SEE.
>> I WANT TO PUT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
YOU MAY HAVE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
SOMEONE CAN STEER YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THIS IS THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. IT SAYS HERE YOUR PERMIT WAS
REJECTED. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT EITHER. WE TRIED TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
WE'RE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AND HERE WE ARE.
>> DO YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE REJECTED PERMIT.
>> NO. I'M HOPING THAT YOU ALL WILL BE
SMART ENOUGH. >> EH, YOU'RE NOT VERY BRIGHT
RIGHT NOW WITH THAT. >> WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD AND MARIA SIGN OUTFIELD ON THAT AND THEN THE CONFUSION STARTED.
>> I THINK YOU ARE CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING SO HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THIS UNTIL MY NEXT DOCKET AND IN THE MEANTIME YOU HAVE GOT TO GET WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND SEE WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO DO.
I'LL TRY AGAIN. >> EVIDENTLY THERE WERE A MISS COMMUNICATION. IF THERE WEREN'T YOU WOULD BE
HERE. >> BUT I THINK YOU HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH US.
>> I WORK FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUT I'M SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE. >> MUCH RESPECT TRYING TO HELP TODAY BUT IT'S ODD. I HAVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION AND I'VE BEEN UP THERE SEVERAL TIMES TO SPEAK TO THOSE VERY NICE LADIES BUT THEY WILL NOT LET ME BEGIN THE PROCESS TO GET A PERMIT. THEY WON'T.
>> TRUST ME. I HAVE DONE THIS FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS AND THIS CITY, TO ME BENDS OVER BACKWARDS.
I'M GOING TO CONTINUE YOUR CASE TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO GET THE PAPERWORK BUT THESE ARE ALL EDUCATED PEOPLE TOO.
>> SO FAR I'VE SEEN THIS ELEMENT THROUGH EACH THING.
THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ELEMENT OF MISCOMMUNICATION WHERE A SIMPLE
US ALL FROM BEING HERE TODAY?ED- >> I'M NOT - THERE YOU GO.
THIS IS A TWO-WAY STREET. I GET ON THE PHONE AND CALL FOLKS. I'M CHECKING ON THIS OR THAT OR
THE OTHER. >> THAT OFTEN WORKS.
>> KEEP DOING IT. THERE'S THINGS I HAVE HAD TO DO A NUMBER OF TIMES AND COVID SLOWED DOWN A LOT OF STUFF.
>> SUPPOSE I COULD GO UPSTAIRS RIGHT NOW AND SPEAK TO THEM?
>> WHY DON'T YOU TALK TO ONE OF THE CODE OFFICERS.
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STEER YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND IF YOU GET IT DONE YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK IN THE 30 DAYS BUT YOU WILL GETA NOTICE IN THE MAIL. >> THANK YOU.
[H. 22-2469 2433 Okeechobee Road Unit B Morgan Automotive LLC Frank Remling ]
>> THE NEXT CASE IS 5 H, CASE 22-2469 OKEECHOBEE OFFICE WAREHOUSE COMPLEX LLC, MORGAN AUTOMOTIVE L.L.C. IS THE OWNER.
>> MR. REMBLING? >> THIS CASE 22-2469 INITIATED AUGUST 20, 2022. THE VIOLATIONS ARE I IPMC TO 304 EXTERIOR STRUCTURE GENERAL, IPMC, UNSAFE CONDITIONS.
IPMC 304.2, 2021 PROTECTIVE TREATMENT.
IPMC EXTERIOR WALLS. IPMC WINDOWS, SKYLIGHT AND DOOR FRAMES. IPMC 2021, GLAZING.
IPMC 2021, COMPONENT SERVICE IN GENERAL.
>> IPMC 2021 UNSAFE CONDITIONS. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IS TO REPLACE ALL DAMAGED STRUCTURED AND PLANS DESIGNED BY A REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THEY CAN OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT IS CLOSED AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED.
THIS WAS A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE CAR WENT INTO THE BUILDING AND THERE'S BEEN NO PERMIT PULLED AS OF YET AND I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR WHERE IT CRASHED INTO THE BUILDING.
>> HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> NO BUT I'M AWARE. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICT THE
>> WE'LL MOVE IN AS COMPOSITE ONE FOR EVIDENCE.
>> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. ANYTHING ELSE?
HOW DO YOU RESPOND? >> I HAVE WEIGHTED FOUR MONTHS FOR THE DRIVER'S INSURANCE COMPANY TO COME THROUGH AND NOTHING. SINCE THEN I PAID CHANCEYS AND THEY SHOULD BE PULLING A PERMIT. I PAID THEM A WEEK AGO.
>> IS THAT YOUR CONTRACT WITH THEM?
>> YES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE STRUNG ME ALONG FOR FOUR MONTHS AND STILL THERE'S NOTHING.
>> ARE YOU DOING ANY WORK OUT OF THE PLACE?
>> I HAVE TO WORK IN THE BACK. THAT'S THE OFFICE UP FRONT.
>> IS THIS YOUR ONLY COPY OF THIS?
>> WOULD YOU LIKE FOR US TO MOVE THAT IN TO AN EXHIBIT ON YOUR
BEHALF. >> THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE PROBABLY 13 WEEKS BEFORE THE MATERIAL WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
>> THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT IN TODAY'S MARKET.
>> WE'LL MOVE THIS IN AS RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT ONE.
>> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. >> WHEN I RECEIVE THE FIRST
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LETTER I COMPLETELY OVERLOOK THE 30 DAYS AT THE BOTTOM BUT THEN I SEEN IT WHEN I GOT THE CERTIFIED LETTER.>> THAT'S ALRIGHT. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.
>> AND YOU'RE STILL WAITING ON THAT PERSON'S CAR INSURANCE TO
TAKE CARE OF THIS? >> HAS IT BEEN BOARDED UP?
>> YES. >> IS THERE ANY SECURITY ISSUE?
THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING BUT I FINALLY GOT MY INSURANCE COMPANY INVOLVED BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
>> DON'T START ME ON INSURANCE. >> I DIDN'T THINK MY INSURANCE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE TO STEP IN. YOU FILE A CLAIM AND EVERYBODY HAS AN ISSUE. EVERYTHING.
THINK OF THE MONEY WE SPEND WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANIES? I'M NOT BARBING THEM BUT THEY GOT A SYSTEM THAT'S JAM TIGHT THERE. I TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU ARE MAKING STEPS TO PULL A PERMIT? CHANCEYS IS GOING TO PULL THE PERMIT.
>> I'LL CONTINUE THIS FOR 30 DAYS, WE HAVE TO GIVE HIM TIME TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND OBTAIN A PERMIT AND THEN YOU WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK. GOOD LUCK.
[I. 22-2483 611 S 21st Street La Garita Investments LLC Logan Winn]
22-2483620 SOUTH 620 SOUTH 11T. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> KISS 22-22 OF 811 SOUTH 21ST STREET.
THE OWNERS IS LA GARITA INVESTMENTS L.L.C. FROM FORT ST.
LUCY. IPMC INTERIOR SURFACES, ROOF AND DRAINAGE, RECEPTACLES, WATER HEATING FACILITIES, PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ROOF LEAKING AND REPAIR ALL HOLES IN THE CEILING AND MAKE REPAIRS TO ELECTRICAL WIRE LEFT OPEN BY FACE PLATE AND MAKE SAFE AND OBTAIN GAS WATER HEATER INSTALLED WITHOUT A PERMIT. RECOMMENDATIONS IS THE CITY AND THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FOR 180 DAYS UP THE I'LL THE PERMIT IS CLOSED OR A FINE OF $100 PER DATE BE ASSESSED. THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM
THE ORIGINAL. >> IPMC 304.7 ROOFS AND
>> THERE'S AN ELECTRIC PERMIT FOR METER CHANGE ONLY FOR NUMBER THREE. THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY RECTIFY THE FACE PLATE ISSUE THERE. THERE'S NO PERMIT FOR THE OTHER
TWO OUTSTANDING ISSUES. >> SO TWO, THREE AND FOUR ARE
STILL IN VIOLATION? >> CORRECT.
I HAVE A SET OF PICTURES ALSO. >> ARE YOU MR. GUITEREZ.
>> I'M NOT. SHE IS NOT WITH ME.
SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL, SO I ASSIST HER WITH THE CONTRACT.
>> ARE YOU EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION?
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>> NO. I'M JUST A REAL ESTATE AGENT.
>> YOU SAID SHE WAS HERE. >> SHE HAD A REALLY ROUGH NIGHT AND WASN'T SUPPOSED TO COME HERE HERSELF AND SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE HAS.
>> DID SHE ASK YOU TO SPEAK ON HER BEHALF?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT MR. WINN HAS?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> HE CAN SHOW THOSE TO YOU.
>> MR. WINN DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED THEM. AT THIS TIME THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE COMPOSITE ONE THE CITY PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. >> WHAT KIND OF STRUCTURE IS
THIS? >> IT IS A FAMILY RESIDENCE.
>> DID MRS. GUITERREZ EXPLAIN WHERE SHE IS WITH THIS PROJECT.
>> SURE. SHE ACQUIRED IT OVER FOUR MONTHS AGO SO WHEN SHE ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY IT CAME WITH WHAT WE KNOW, RIGHT SO IT HAD THE PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE AND HON HONESTLY, LIKE SHE PURCHASED THIS AND SHE'S TRYING HARD TO DO THIS AND SHE HAS A REGULAR JOB AND WE MANAGED SO FAR TO GET THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE WATER A - HEATER IS A GAS WATER HEATER SO WE TRIED TO FIX IT BUT HONESTLY WE GOT FIVE PEOPLE THERE TO TRY TO FIX SO IT WE WASTED A MONTH AND A HALF. NOW WE DECIDED TO CONVERT EVERYTHING TO ELECTRICAL AND YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TRYING TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY'S NEEDS. WE GOT THE PERMIT FOR IT IT WAS ELECTRICAL, YEAH AND THE PROCESS IS YOU GET A PERMIT AND THEN YOU HAVE TO CALL THE POWER COMPANY AND WE CALL THE POWER COMPANY AND OUR LICENSE ELECTRICIAN AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
WE GOT A PERMIT AND, I'M NERVOUS, THE ELECTRICAL PEOPLE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO COME. THE REASON BECAUSE I'M ON THE PHONE CALLS WITH THEM, THEY SAY THE STAFF AND THEY'RE PREPARING THE POWER TO GO FROM THE TOP AND BACK UNDERNEATH SO THEY'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH SO WE'VE BEEN WAITING TWO WEEKS FOR THE POWER COMPANY TO DO THIS FOR US. YOU SAY THERE'S NO PERMIT FROM THE WATER HEATER? I THOUGHT THERE WAS.
SO I GUESS I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT AND WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT, MA'AM? I'M DONE I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TELL YOU. WE WANT TO ADDRESS IT AS SOON AS
WE CAN. >> THE CASE WAS INITIATED AUGUST 17TH, 2022 AND YOU'RE IN THE PERMIT PULLING PROCESS RIGHT
NOW. >> YEAH, LIKE I SAY SAID WE ADDRESSED SOME THINGS BUT WE REALLY WASTE A LOT OF TIME
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TRYING TO GET THIS WATER HEATER TO ELECTRIC.TWO MONTHS AND WE CONTACTED FIVE DIFFERENT GAS PEOPLE TO COME AND FIX IT AND NOBODY WAS ABLE TO. THEY SAID WE ACTUALLY WENT TO GOOGLE AND ASKED FOR THIS TO WORK AND WE WERE LIKE WE HAVE TO
ADDRESS IT. >> YOU UNDERSTAND YOU NEED A
PERMIT FOR THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THIS FOR 30 DAYS BUT IT STARTED IN AUGUST AND YOU PULLED ONE PERMIT.
REPLACED A ROOF THAT WAS LEAKING AND I'LL DO AN RN D ON THAT AND YOU HAVE OTHER REMAINING VIOLATIONS THAT NEED TAKEN CARE
OF. >> WE DON'T KNOW IF IN 30-DAYS THE CITY WILL COME. WE WAITED FOR TWO WEEKS AND IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME. I'VE BEEN CALLING EVERY DAY TO
THE ELECTRICIAN TO FIX IT. >> DO YOU HAVE A PERMIT FOR THE ELECTRICIAN SO I'M GIVING YOU 30 DAYS.
ONCE YOU START DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS CASE WILL GO AWAY. I KNOW ALL THESE CONTRACTORS ARE MAKING TONS OF MONEY. EVERYTHING IS DAMAGED IN THE WEST COAST BUT THE BUILDING NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
>> IT'S NOT THE CONTRACTOR. THE CITY FOR THE UTILITIES WILL NOT COME AND DISCONNECT AND I HOPE THAT YOUR MONTH RESPECTFULLY WILL BE ENOUGH TO ADDRESS IT BECAUSE MAYBE IT'S
OUT OF OUR HANDS. >> WELL WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN A MONTH. PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE? 30 DAYS WE WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT HEARING SO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE
>> SIR, YOU ALL WILL GET THE NOTICES AGAIN FOR THE NEXT
[B. 22-1062 304 N 8th Street Greater New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Logan Winn]
>> NEXT CASE IS 6B, 22-1062 THERE'S TWO ACTUALLY FOR THIS
[C. 22-1063 305 N 8th Street Greater New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Logan Winn ]
ONE. 304 NORTH 8TH STREET AND 305NORTH EIGHTH STREET. >> GOOD MORNING.
I'LL BE READING IN BOTH CASES AT THE SAME TIME.
THEY HAVE THE SAME FACTS. 22-1062 AND 1063.
BOTH ARE OWNED BY GREATER NEW BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. THIS WAS FOR FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SECTION PERMIT REQUIRED. AUGUST 16TH, 2022 AND AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COMPLIANCE WAS RECORDED NOVEMBER 28TH, 2022.
THERE ARE FINES RUNNING IN THIS CASE.
THIS CASE IS DEALING WITH MILLINGS PLACED ON THE PROPERTY AND THEY WERE SEALED AND STRIPED AS PART OF THE CHURCH.
THERE'S A BIGGER CONVERSATION GOING ON BETWEEN THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF MILLINGS IN THE CITY SO STAFF RECOMMENDS TO STOP THE FINES AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE BY THE APPROPRIATE DIRECTORS WITH DIRECTIONS IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE PERMITTED OR NOT.
>> GOOD MORNING REVEREND. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> YOU HEARD THAT THE FINES BE STOPPED AND YOU ALL ARE WORK G ING ON WAITING TO SEE IF THEY'LL BE
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>> THE CITY AND THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT MILLINGS.
PREVIOUSLY THEY WERE LOUD IN SOME PLACES LIKE CHURCHES.
THE VIOLATION WAS BECAUSE YOU POURED THE MILLINGS AND DID THE STRIPING WITHOUT A PERMIT BUT NOW THERE'S A BIGGER CONVERSATION IF MILLINGS WILL BE LOUD OR NOT.
I EXPECT SINCE YOU POURED THEM THERE WILL BE SOME SORT OF TEMPORARY ALLOWANCE FOR THOSE TO BE THERE BUT I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A DECISION UNTIL WE HAVE FURTHER DIRECTION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER SO I RECOMMEND STOPPING THE FINES THAT ARE ACCRUING AND WE'LL BRING THIS BACK TO THE MAGISTRATE ONCE A DECISION HAS
>> YES. WE WAS ONE TIME, WE WAS GOING TO POUR CONCRETE BUT THEN WE HAD TO DO A WHOLE LOT OF, BUILD A WALL, IT TOOK UP A LOT OF PARKING SO WE DECIDED BACK THEN TO DO THAT SO TO KEEP IT UP WE SEALED AND STRIPED IT.
>> I WOULD STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE CITY TO SEE WHEN, AND IF THAT BOARD MAKES A RECOMMENDATION BUT NO FINES ARE STOPPING RIGHT NOW. THEY'VE BEEN ACCRUING IN BOTH
CASES. >> MR. ROD IS GETTING A PERMIT.
>> YOU HEARD PEOPLE COME IN HERE THIS MORNING SO STAY ON THEM AND CHECK WITH THE ACCOUNTANT TO SEE IF A PERMIT HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER PROCESS FOR APPROVAL BUT THEY'LL WORK
WITH YOU. >> SO AT THIS TIME WE DON'T OWE
ANYTHING? >> WELL YOU HAVE TWO CASES WITH $22020 AGAINST YOU BUT WE'RE GOING TO STOP THE AGAINST YOU B GOING TO STOP THE FINES AND WE'LL ADDRESS THE OTHER THINGS.
[D. 22-1465 1618 Mayflower Road Vadim, Donchu Logan Winn]
>> THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT CASE IS 6D CASE 22-1485 MAYOR H MAYO1615 MAYFLO. THE CASE WAS INITIATED MAY 2ND, 2022. THE OWNER IS DON CHU VADIM.
THE FINDINGS ORDER OF VIOLATION AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COMPLIANCE.
ACTION DATES SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING 2022.
THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE GAVE 30 DAYS OR FINES WOULD A CREW.
AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COMPLIANCE WAS GIVEN AND FINES A CREW AND NOW TOTAL $2120. A LETTER DATED DECEMBER FIRST WAS RECEIVED CONTESTING THE FINES AND A MASSIE NOTICE WAS SENT DECEMBER FIRST 2022. THERE ARE THREE CRITERIA CONTESTING THE FINES. NUMBER ONE IS GRAVITY OR SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATION IS MINIMAL.
NUMBER TWO ANY AND ALL CORRECTIONS TAKEN, WHAT ACTION WAS TAKEN BY AN OWNER AND PARTY OF INTEREST TO BRING IT IN COMPLIANCE. THE OWNER STATES HE WAS NOT REPLACING THE CITING AND WISHES TO GET A PERMIT FOR STUCK O INSTEAD OF SIDING. THEY WERE DONE BY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD OR OTHER QUASI JUDICIAL MATTER.
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>> MR. WINN IF WE CAN GO BACK TO THE MAIN AGENDA ITEM.
SO AT THIS POINT THE PROPERTY IS STILL IN VIOLATION, CORRECT?
>> CORRECT. >> AND THE MAIN ISSUE IS RELATED
TO THE SIDING ON THE HOUSE? >> CORRECT.
>> WHETHER THE VIOLATOR DECIDED TO REPLACE THE SIDING OR STUCK O THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WILL HE STILL OBTAIN A PERMIT?
>> NOT THAT I KNOW OF. >> TODAY WE'RE ASKING THE FINES AND A LIEN BE IMPOSED AND WHAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT?
>> $2120. >> IT WILL BE HIGHER ADDING THE DATES. ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> WE HAVE PICTURES. >> IS THAT THE ORIGINAL
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DO YOU NEED TO SEE THESE?
>> I'LL LOOK AT THEM. >> WE'VE MOVING THOSE IN AS
COMPOSITE NUMBER ONE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE VIOLATION IS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE.
>> WERE YOU SWORN? >> YES, OF COURSE.
I DON'T REALLY SEE A VIOLATION. >> SIR IS DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS Y AUTHENTIFICATION SO WE'LL MOVE THEM IN AS COMPOSITE ONE. YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO ASK. MR. WINN ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. AND HOW YOU RESPOND TO THE ALLEG ALLEGATIONS.
>> GUILTY OR NOT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS MY FIRST HOUSE AND I PULLED AN OWNER PERMIT FOR WINDOWS AND NOW I'M HEARING THAT ABOUT THE SIDING BUT IT SHOWS THAT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT WAS. THE WINDOWS WERE CHANGED AND THE SIDING AROUND THE WINDOWS WAS THRONE AWAY BECAUSE IT WAS
>> YES. >> COUNSELOR YOU WANT TO
EXPLAIN? >> YOU'VE BEEN FOUND IN
VIOLATION ALREADY. >> I WASN'T AWARE OF IT.
>> THE VIOLATION AND THE HEARING DATE ACCORDING TO THIS WAS
DECEMBER 20TH OF 2022. >> NOBODY TOLD ME THAT AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTERS AND SOME LETTERS SENT TO ME WERE
GOING TO 1819 MAYFLOWER DRIVE. >> SIR?
>> GIVE US ONE SECOND. >> I ALSO WASN'T READY.
>> SIR? SIR? IF YOU DO NOT STOP TALKING I'LL HAVE THE BAILIFF ESCORT YOU OUT.
I'M SORRY I HAVE TO GO TO THE RESTROOM.
THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO HURRY. >> YOU MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T I'LL PROCEED WITHOUT YOU.
>> WHERE IS IT? >> RIGHT OUT THERE IN THAT
LITTLE OPENING. >> ARE WE OFF THE RECORD?
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DO WE NEED TIME OFF THE RECORD? OKAY.BACK ON THE RECORD. SO SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THE RESPONDENT INDICATED HE HAD NO NOTICE AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE FOURTH PICTURE THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON HIS PROPERTY.
IT'S DATE AND TIME STAMPED SEPTEMBER 8TH AND THE HEARING NOTICE EXPLAINS WHEN TO HEARING WAS TO TAKE PLACE.
>> YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, SIR? >> THERE WAS SOMETHING ON MY
DOOR ON MY PROPERTY? >> YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE PHOTOGRAPH? >> YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE MICROPHONE SO WE CAN PICK YOU UP.
THIS WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. CITY'S EXHIBIT COMPOSITE ONE.
NOW YOU WERE NOTIFIED. >> I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT.
HOWEVER I DID PULL A PERMIT FOR THE WINDOWS AND THERE'S NO VIOLATION FOR THE SIDING THAT EXISTS.
IT IS THE SAME SIDING. >> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO,
>> I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, OKAY? YOU NEED A PERMIT.
WHAT KIND OF PERMIT? YOU NEED TO DISCUSS IT WITH THE CITY AND FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO GET THIS DONE.
THIS CASE STARTED MAY 2ND OF 2022 AND WE'RE IN DECEMBER AND THAT'S A LONG TIME. I GAVE YOU BACK IN SEPTEMBER 60 DAYS TO GET A PERMIT OR YOU WOULD BE FINED $100 A DAY.
YOU'RE IN NON-COMPLIANCE SO I CAN'T EVEN ENTERTAIN THIS UNTIL
YOU COMPLY. >> BUT I'M NOT IN COMPLIANCE OF
GETTING THE PERMIT FOR WHAT? >> I WILL TELL YOU WHAT.
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I FIND YOU'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE SO I WON'T GRANT YOUR REQUEST.YOU NEED TO GET WITH THE CITY AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO AND YOU NEED TO LISTEN.
YOU ARE CONSTANTLY INTERRUPTING ANYBODY UP HERE SPEAKING.
>> I PURCHASE THIS HOUSE WITH EXISTING SIDING AND I WENT TO THE CITY ONCE I RECEIVED THE LETTER A FEW WEEKS AGO AND WITH MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS OKAY TO HAVE THE SIDING.
THE STUCK O WILL GO OVER THAT. >> I'M NOT GOING TO GRANT YOUR REQUEST YOU CAN SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU
NEED TO DO. >> I WAS AT THE CITY RIGHT
BEFORE I CAME HERE. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE TO BE CLEAR WE'RE GOING TO ENTER THE LIEN.
>> IS THE CITY REQUESTING A LIEN?
>> OKAY. THEN I'LL GRANT THE LIEN FOR
NON-COMPLIANCE. >> DO I GET THE CONTINUANCE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A FORMAL THING.
>> NEXT CASE? >> THERE IS NO NEXT CASE.
WHAT DO I DO? THAT'S IT? IT'S OVER? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? GO TO THE CITY WHERE I WAS ALREADY.
I'M NOT DONE. THERE IS NO NEXT CASE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. ARE YOU HERE TO HELP ME.
>> WE HAVE OTHER CASES ON OUR DOCKET.
>> I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU JUST KEEP RUNNING YOUR MOUTH.
>> YOU SAID I RUNNING MY MOUTH. I PAID $5,000.
[F. 22-2378 3008 Carver Street Anderson, Ebony M Gerard Mezzina]
>> HAVE THE CALL THE NEXT CASE. >> 5 F, 22-2378, CARVER STREET.
>> MR. COSS IS GOING TO COME AND EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO HIM IN THE HALLWAY.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M GERARD AND I'M AN INSPECTOR/INVESTIGATOR FOR THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE.
CASE NUMBER THIS 3008 CARVER STREET.
CASE INITIATED JULY 29TH, 2022. VIOLATIONS FOUND FLORIDA BUILDING CODE PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IS OBTAIN PERMIT FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICE REPLACED WITHOUT A PERMIT.
RECOMMENDATIONS, THE CITY REQUESTS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE VIOLATOR HAS BEEN GIVEN 60 DAYS FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS EVERY 80 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED AND COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY
WILL BE ASSESSED. >> REAL QUICK I WANT TO CLARIFY
THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3008. >> I APOLOGIZE.
>> AND THEN REQUIRED INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS.
>> YES. AND OWN EERS EBONY ANDERSON IS E
>> DO YOU HALF PHOTOGRAPHS AND THEY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS?
>> YES. >> AT THIS TIME THE CITY WILL
MOVE INCOME SU EVIDENCE COMPOSI. >> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM MRS. ANDERSON?
>> NO I HAVEN'T. I PUT THE VIOLATION ON HER WINDOW AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE? SHE DID CALL THE BUILDING
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DEPARTMENT ON DECEMBER NINTH AND SAID SHE WOULD APPLY FOR A PERMIT ONLINE BUT WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING.>> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM.
>> ALRIGHT. I FIND THAT EBONY ANDERSON IS NOT PRESENT OR A REPRESENTATIVE ON HER BEHALF BUT SHE DID CALL THE CITY WHICH MAKES HER AWARE OF THIS SITUATION.
I FIND SHE'S THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION AND I'LL GIVE HER 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 UNTIL IT'S CLOSED AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED.
30 DAYS TO APPEAL. >> THANK YOU.
[J. 22-2489 527 N 10th Street Unit B Seamons, Jacob A Gerard Mezzina]
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> THE NEXT CASE IS 5
>>, 504 NORTH 26TH STREET UNIT B, JACOB SEAMONS IS THE OWNER.
>> SUBJECT IS 22-2489, 527 NORTH 10TH STREET UNIT B.
JACOB SEAMONS IS THE OWNER. THE VIOLATIONS ARE IPMC 305.3, INTERIOR SURFACES. IPMC 309.1, INFESTATIONS.
THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE TREAT THE PROPERTY FORFEST INFESTATIONS WHICH HAD NOT BEEN COME APPLIED.
THE REPAIR OF THE ROOF AND THE LEAKING WAS REPAIRED AND COMPLIED. MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE WATER DAMAGE AND REPAIR ALL HOLES IN CEILINGS.
PART OF THAT WAS COMPLIED BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF DAMAGE LEFT. THE REPAIRS OF THE AC UNIT LEAKING INTO HOME THAT WAS COMPLIED WITH AND MAKE NECESSARY FIXS TO TOILET AND LEAKING, THAT WAS ALSO COME APPLIED.
RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CITY REQUESTS IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 0 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND REQUIRED INSPECTIONS FOR AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN ORDER TO REQUIRE A PERMIT OR ALL FINES FOR $100 A DAY WILL BE ASSESSED.
>> WE ORIGINALLY HAD IPMC ROOFS AND DRAINAGE AND THEN GENERAL AND THEN MECHANICAL APPLIANCE. ARE THOSE ALL IN COMPLIANCE AT
THIS POINT? >> THOSE ARE COMPLIED.
>> DO YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VIOLATIONS? DO THEY FAIRLY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED THEM?
>> YES. >> AT THIS TIME THE CITY WILL MOVE THESE INTO COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
JUST FOR MY RECORD HERE, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.
TWO HAS BEEN COMPLIED WITH? >> THREE.
NUMBER 2, 4 AND 5. >> ALRIGHT ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO, MA'AM. AND THE OWNER IS NOT HERE OR A REPRESENTATIVE BASED ON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED AND TESTIMONY I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 527 NORTH TENTH STREET AND HE'S THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION.
I WILL REVIEW A DETERMINATION THAT REPLACE AND REPAIR THE ROOF
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HAS BEEN COME APPLIED WITH AND THE AC UNIT HAS BEEN COMPLIED WITH AND THE TOILETS LEAKING HAS BEEN COMPLIED WITH.AS TO THE REMAINING ALLEGATIONS, NUMBER ONE TREAT THE PROPERTY FOR PEST INFESTATION AND REPAIR THE HOLES IN THE WALLS AND THE CEILING AND MR. SEAMONS IS RESPONSIBLE.
I WILL GIVE HIM 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND APPROVAL FOR THE VIOLATIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT IS CLOSED AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED. HE HAS 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.
>> THANK YOU SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> WHEN YOU ARE READY?
[C. 22-2237 510 N 6th Street Cruickshank, Cephus Logan Winn]
>> OKAY. THE NEXT CASE IS A CALL AND IT'S 5C, 22-2237. 510 NORTH 6TH STREET AND THE
OWNER IS CEPHUS CRUICKSHANK. >> I HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF.
I KNOW HER. ONCE YOU GET HER ON THE PHONE I'LL RECUSE MYSELF.
>> DO WE ONLY HAVE THE ONE NUMBER.
I THINK YOUR RECUSE SALVATION ON THE RECORD SO WE'LL RESET THIS AND NOTICE THEM FOR THE NEW HEARING DATE.
[E. 22-2374 2428 Mohawk Avenue Kirkland, Rudolph V II Kirkland, Lawanna Logan Winn]
>> THE NEXT CASE IS ALSO A CALL IN CASE.
IT'S 5E CASE 22-2374. 2428 MOHAWK AVENUE, RUDOLPH AND LA WANNA KIRKLAND ON THE OWNERS. [DIALING]
>> I'LL TRY IT WITH A ONE. IT IS A LOCAL NUMBER.
>> HELLO? >> MRS. KIRKLAND? THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
YOU ARE IN AUDIO ATTENDANCE OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING.
I WILL HAVE TO SWEAR YOU IN FOR TESTIMONY SO PLEASE RAISE YOUR
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RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH?>> YES. >> THE NEXT VOICE YOU'LL HEAR
WILL BE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> WE'LL HAVE THE CASE PRESENTED
CASE 22-2374 OF 2428 MOHAWK AVENUE.
THE CASE WAS INITIATED JULY 18TH OF 2022.
THE OWNER IS RUDOLPH AND LA WANNA KIRKLAND.
VIOLATION IS PERMIT REQUIRED. OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING BEING TURNED INTO A BOARDING HOUSE.
THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO GET APPROVAL EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL EVERYTHING IS CLOSED AND CLOSE OUT OTHER VIOLATIONS OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY WILL BE
ASSESSED. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICT THE
VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES.
>> AT THIS TIME THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE AS COMPOSITE
ONE THE PHOTOGRAPHS. >> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
>> DID YOU RECEIVE THE PHOTOGRAPH?
>> I DID. >> MR. WINN CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW YOU CAME TO GET INVOLVED WITH THIS PROPERTY?
>> ORIGINAL THELY THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED US BECAUSE THEY HAD A COUPLE OF RESCUES ON THE PROPERTY.
I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ENTRYLY O E DEPARTMENT CONTACTED US BECAUSE THEY HAD A COUPLE OF RESCUES ON THE PROPERTY.
I WAS UNABLE Y 3NTY FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED US BECAUSE THEY HAD A COUPLE OF RESCUES ON THE PROPERTY. I WAS UNABLE Y THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED US BECAUSE THEY HAD A COUPLE OF RESCUES ON THE PROPERTY. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ENTRYLY TH DEPARTMENT CONTACTED US BECAUSE THEY HAD A COUPLE OF RESCUES ON THE PROPERTY. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ENTRY AND THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS PASSED AND THEN I WAS ASKED TO INSPECTION ON THE AIR-CONDITIONING AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE ENTRY AND TAKE PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY.
>> THERE ARE MULTIPLE BEDROOMS BEING USED?
>> YES. THE GARAGE HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A BEDROOM AND THERE'S MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN THE PROPERTY.
THE PICTURES DESCRIBE THE USE IN REGARDS TO DOING LAUNDRY.
THERE'S PADLOCKS ON THE REFRIGERATORS.
>> WERE THERE MULTIPLE PEOPLE SLEEPING IN THE BUNK BEDS.
>> RIGHT. THERE'S ACTUALLY PEOPLE SLEEPING
IN THE BEDS. >> ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> ABOUT HOW MANY ROOMS OR PEOPLE ARE PAYING RENT IN THIS
PLACE TO THEM? >> ONE TENANT TOLD ME THEY HAVE TEN OR 12. I DIDN'T MAKE ENTRY TO EVERY ROOM BECAUSE SOME ROOMS THE DOORS WERE CLOSED AND TENANTS
WERE IN THERE. >> I SEE A LOT OF INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO ACT AND BEHAVE INSIDE THE HOUSE.
ANYTHING FURTHER MR. WINN? MRS. KIRKLAND HOW DO YOU
RESPOND? >> WELL YES, SO I DON'T KNOW MR. WINN WHOEVER HE IS BUT SOME OF THE STUFF HE'S SAYING IS NOT TRUE. HE DID SEE TWO PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM AND WE DID NOT CONVERT A GARAGE IN A BEDROOM.
WE BOUGHT THE HOME AS IS. I DO HAVE A MINISTRY IN MY HOUSE. YOU HAVE ROOMS IN RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS AND AIR BNBS. THAT'S WHAT I DO.
>> WHY IS THIS A ROOMING HOUSEIF YOU BOUGHT IT AS IS.
>> IT'S NOT A ROOMING HOUSE. >> IT IS A MINISTRY.
>> WHAT KIND OF MINISTRY? >> WE NOW HAVE ANOTHER VOICE THAT'S NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED OR SWORN IN.
>> THIS IS THE HUSBAND MR. RUDOLPH KIRKLAND.
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>> MRS. BECK IS GOING TO SWEAR YOU IN.
MR. KIRKLAND COULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR OR A THE FIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE IS
THE TRUTH? >> I HEARD HIM SAY SOMETHING ABOUT 12 PEOPLE. THAT'S NOT TRUE.
HE HAS TWO PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AND THAT'S CORRECT WHERE THE BUNK BEDS ARE. YES I DO PROVIDE AND LET THEM HAVE REST SO I DO OF THEM TO COME IN AND HAVE A LITTLE REST
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. >> DO YOU CHARGE THEM FOR COMING
THIS IS AN OUTREACH. I WAS DOING IT IN THE STREETS AND THEN THE PANDEMIC CAME ALONG I DECIDED THEY NEED MORE THAN TALKING TO, SOME OF THEM NEED REST.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE WENT AROUND MY HOUSE TAKING PICTURES BUT WE HAVE ROOMS AND REGULATIONS.
THEREFORE, YOU SEE THE RULES UP THERE AND SOME OF THE STUFF THEY WROTE ON THE WALLS FOR THEMSELVES BECAUSE I MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE FAMILY. I'M CONFUSED ABOUT THE WHOLE THING AND WHY WOULD THAT STATEMENT BE MADE AND WHY WOULD HE SAY 12 PEOPLE WERE IN HOME. IF HE TOOK PICTURES OF EVERYTHING ELSE THEN WHERE'S THE OTHER 12 PEOPLE?
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT THE HOUSE AND HOW IT'S BEING USED AND THAT'S, I MEAN THERE'S A PADLOCK ON THE REFRIGERATOR?
>> THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS THERE BUT YEAH.
YEAH. >> THERE ARE ALL KIND OF PAPERS SIGNED BY YOU MRS. KIRKLAND ON RULES AND STUFF.
>> YES. >> DO YOU THINK THAT'S
NECESSARY. >> WELL IN THE BEGINNING I WAS NEW AT THIS AND I'M NEW AT HAVING MINISTRY IN MY HOME SO AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS NECESSARY, THAT WAS BACK IN JULY BUT EVERYTHING SINCE HAS BEEN REMOVED.
IT'S JUST RULES AND REGULATIONS. BUT IT KEEPS THEM IN LINE AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO RESPECT THE HOME.
I HAD ONE GUY I RAN INTO WHO WAS SLEEPING IN THE BACK OF THE GARBAGE CAN AND HE THOUGHT HE HAD TO STILL EAT OUT OF THE GA
TRASH CAN. >> HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE
HOUSE NOW? >> RIGHT NOW I HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT CAME. BUT IT FLUCTUATES I MIGHT HAVE
FOUR OR THREE. >> THE PROBLEM HERE IS THAT IT SAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT TO CONVERT A SINGLE DWELLING INTO A
BOARDING HOUSE. >> IT'S NOT A BOARDING HOUSE.
THIS IS WHAT I DO FOR MINISTRY. >> WELL DID YOU TALK TO THE CITY ABOUT OBTAINING A PERMIT FOR THIS?
>> I HAVE NOT. I WAS TOLD THAT OUTREACH WAS SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T NEED A PERMIT.
I MEAN I DROVE DOWN AVENUE D AND THERE WERE PEOPLE LITERALLY SLEEPING ON THE SIDEWALK SO I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT BUT YOU ARE IN VIOLATION AND YOU NEED TO TALK TO THE CITY.
>> I'M IN VIOLATION OF WHAT? >> MR. WINN READ THINGS TO YOU.
YOU NEED A PERMIT. >> TO DO MINISTRY OUT OF YOUR
HOME? >> IT'S NOT THE MINISTRY THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE CONVERSION OF THE SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING WITHOUT A PERMIT.
>> THE CONVERSION. >> CAN YOU EXPLAIN A SI
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING? >> THAT'S FOR SAY YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND. FOR ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE COMING TO STAY THERE THAT CHANGES IT FROM NOT A SINGLE FAMILY
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RESIDENCE. YOU HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE STAYINGTHERE OR LIVING THERE. >> WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT SOMEONE FROM RESCUE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT
WERE LIVING THERE. >> COUNTY RESCUE ALERTED US TO THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY RAN A CALL THERE IN REGARDS OF A MEDICAL ISSUE THAT WAS DRUG RELATED AND THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ALERTED US TO HAVING MULTIPLE RESIDENTS IN THE
PROPERTY. >> THERE WAS NO DRUGS INVOLVED IT WAS MISCOMMUNICATION AND IT WAS A MEDICATION.
>> MEDICATION IS A DRUG ONE LEGAL OR THE OTHER.
ONE CATEGORY OR THE OTHER. ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> I'D LIKE TO SPEAK. THIS IS MR. KIRKLAND.
I HAVE A QUESTION. TO RUN A BUSINESS OUT OF YOUR HOME, MINISTRY, NONPROFIT. WE CAN'T DO THAT IN OUR OWN HOME? WE HELP HOME RESCUE, ADDICT RESCUE. PEOPLE HAVE PET RESCUE AND PEOPLE DO IT ALL THE TIME AND RUN AIR BNBS OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
YOU NEED A PERMIT TO HAVE TEMPORARY GUESTS IN OUR HOME.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. >> HOLD ON MR. KIRKLAND.
>> SORRY, SIR. SO YOU'VE ASKED MULTIPLE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS. TO RUN VACATION RENTALS THERE ARE APPLICATIONS AND FEES LIKE T THAT, THAT WILL APPLY BUT IN SPEAKING WITH MR. COSS WE'LL LOOK INTO THE CLAIMS AND BRING THIS BACK BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SO MR. AND MRS. KIRKLAND IF YOU WILL, WELL CHRISTMAS IS COMING UP BUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS CALL THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL DISCUSS THIS CASE WITH YOU FUR FURTHER.
>> WE CALL THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WHEN?
>> I SAID WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEK, SO THAT WOULD BE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS CALL THEM AND THEY WILL DISCUSS WITH YOU EXACTLY WHAT PERMITS YOU NEED TO OPERATE.
>> AND IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH WHATEVER THE RECOMMENDATION IS CHANCES ARE YOU'RE GOING TO END UP BACK IN FRONT OF THIS
>> A LOT OF COMPLAINTS COME FROM PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I THINK YOU HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE CONCERNED. EXCUSE ME? CAN I FINISH WITHOUT BEING INTERRUPTED?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> YOU NEED TO BE IN TOUCH WITH THE CITY BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T COMPLY YOU'LL BE BACK BEFORE ME.
BECAUSE A LOT OF FOLK ARE HAVING THESE DUPLEXES WITHOUT A PERMIT AND THE CITY IS TRYING TO STOP THAT.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT. >> CAN I SAY SOME THING ALSO.
>> WE HAVE TO MOVE ON. WE HAVE A BUNCH OF CASES HERE.
[B. 22-2103 417 El Rancho Drive Neilson, John D & Christina M Logan Winn]
WE HAVE 5B, 22-2183. ELISEO COLOREL RANCHO DRIVE. MR. WINN? >> CASE 22-2103.
CASE WAS INITIATED JUNE 28TH, 2022.
THE OWNER IS JOHN NEALSON. THE VIOLATIONS ARE PERMIT
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REQUIRED, IPMC 1.1, 2021, UNSAFE STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR STRUCTURE GENERAL, UNSAFE CONDITION. IPMC 4041 STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, ROOFS AND DRAINAGE.IPMC, COMPONENT SERVICE, UNSAFE CONDITIONS.
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR ALL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DESIGNED BY PLANS FROM A PROFESSIONAL.
THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WE ASK FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE RESPONDENT HAS TO COMPLY WITH PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. THERE'S NO PERMIT ON THIS PROPERTY AND NO CONTACT. I DO HAVE A SET OF PICTURES.
>> DO THEY FAIRLY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED THEM?
>> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. ANYTHING ELSE MR. WINN?
>> NO, MA'AM. AND NO ONE RESPONDED.
>> NO ONE RESPONDED. >> HE WAS HERE LAST MONTH AND THIS WAS THE GUY THAT WAS THE BOY SCOUT LEADER.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER. WORKED THE COUNTY.
>> YEAH. BOY SCOUT LEAD ER, PREACHERS, YU KNOW, YEP. THE DO GOODERS.
I FIND THAT NEITHER JOHN OR CHRISTINA NELSON IS PRESENT BUT BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND PRESENTATION I FIND THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THEY'RE THE PARTIES RESPONSIBLE.
I WILL GIVE THEM 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTION EVERY 180 AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED AND THEY HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.
[A. 21-665 1215 Boston Ave National Debt Relief Services Inc. Logan Winn]
>> OUR LAST CASE IS A CALL IN CASE.
8A, 21-665, 1215 AUSTIN AVENUE. I'LL BE CALLING ANTHONY MARTINEZ. [DIALING]
>> MR. MARTINEZ? THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
YOU ARE IN AUDIO ATTENDANCE OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING AND I NEED TO SWEAR YOU IN FOR TESTIMONY.
WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE? DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE IS
>> THE NEXT VOICE YOU'LL HEAR IS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
>> GOOD MORNING, SIR. MR. COSS?
>> THIS IS CASE 21-665 FOR 1215 BOSTON AVENUE AND THIS IS A CONTINUATION FROM A LIEN HEARING.
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AS YOU MAY RECALL THE LAST TIME THIS CASE CAME BEFORE YOU NOVEMBER 15TH, 2022 THE FINES WERE STOPPED AND CONTINUED TO, TODAY. THE CONTRACTOR HAS OBTAINED AN APPROVAL FOR TWO INSPECTIONS AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS TO CONTINUE THIS CASE AGAIN UNTIL THAT PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED OUT AND AT THAT TIME WE CAN BRING THIS CASE BACK BEFORE YOU FOR A FINE
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REDUCTION. I WOULD RECOMMEND THE RESPONDENT NOTIFY US ONCE THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED OUT.WE'LL CONTINUE TO CHECK ON THIS, AS WELL, EVERY SO OFTEN.
>> WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE IT TO?
>> TENTATIVELY WE'LL CONTINUE IT UNTIL THE MARCH HEARING.
IF IT'S COMPLIED BEFORE WE CAN BRING IT BACK BEFORE THEN.
THE MARCH HEARING WOULD BE MARCH 21ST.
>> OKAY. SIR DID YOU HEAR THAT?
>> YES, I DID. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NOT AT THIS TIME. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND HAPPY
>> THAT'S IT. >> IN SO FAR AS THE PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT PRESENT, HOW WERE THEY NOTI
NOTIFIED? >> THEY WERE NOTIFIED FOR STATUTE 162 POINT 12 A NOTICE WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL.
IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED SIGNED IT'S STARTS, AND IF IT IS NOT A NOTICE IS SENT REGULAR U.S. MAIL WITH AN AFFIDAVIT ATTACHED AND COPYS ARE PLACED IN THE OFFICE FILE AND A NOTICE OF HEARING POSTED IN THE LOBBY OF CITY HALL AND THE PROPERTY OF QUESTION WITH AN AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING.
IF THE CERTIFICATION CARD IS NOT RETURNED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WITHIN TEN DAYS IT WOULD BE THE SAME AS IF THE CARD
WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. >> THANK YOU.
THERE
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