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NAME IS FRAN ROSS. I WILL BE PRESIDING OVER THIS MORNING'S CASES. YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY, WELL YOU RECEIVED NOTICE THAT YOUR PROPERTY WAS POSSIBLY IN VIOLATION OF A PARTICULAR CITY CODE OF ORDINANCE. YOU WERE GIVEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THAT, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT DONE THAT AND WANT TO DISCUSS IT, WE'LL GET TO YOUR CASES. IF YOU'RE HERE FOR A TRAFFIC CITATION, I WILL HEAR EVERY CASE FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S PRESENT THIS MORNING, BUT I WAN YOU TO UNDERSTAND WITH THE TRAFFIC CITATIONS AND THE ONLY REASON I'M SAYING THIS IS BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST WANT TO COME IN AND TALK, BUT I YOU HAVE A HEARING AND YOU'RE FOUND IN VIOLATION, YOU'RE GOIN TO BE PENALIZED NOT ONLY FOR TH TICKET BUT AN ADDITIONAL $10 FO THE COURT FEES, AND THEN ANOTHE $18 IN MANY CASES. SO IF YOU WANT TO RESOLVE THAT WITHOUT INCURRING ADDITIONAL FEES AND COSTS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT. BUT IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES AND THE COST AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
NOW,DOES ANYBODY NEED AN INTERPRETER? ALL RIGHT. THEN FO THOSE OF YOU WHO WISH TO BE HEARD, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEAS STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
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LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NO PLEASE REMAIN STANDING SO YOU CAN BE SWORN IN. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO TESTIFY.>> IF YOU'LL BE PROVIDING TESTIMONY, IF YOU COULD PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'LL PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
>> ALL RIGHT, MADAME CLERK, WHE YOU'RE READY.
[B. 23-982 2172 N US Hwy 1 Dover Neal Development Inc. Logan Winn]
>> OUR FIRST CASE THIS MORNING IS 5B, CASE 23-982, 2172 NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY ONE, DOVER NEAL DEVELOPMENT INC. IS THE OWNER.
>> I SEE YOU AGAIN. >> I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF DOVER NEAL DEVELOPMENT, AND I AM GOIN TO ASK IF WE CAN CONTINUE THIS SO I CAN MEET WITH MR. MEZZINA, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET IT
RESOLVED. >> IT WILL BE MR. WINN MOVING FORWARD, BUT I WILL ASK MR. COS IF HE'S OKAY WITH THE CONTINUANCE. I DON'T KNOW THE BACKGROUND OF THIS CASE
SPECIFICALLY. >> GOOD MORNING. SO MR. MEZZINA IS NO LONGER WITH THE CITY. MR. LOGAN WINN WILL BE TAKING OVER THIS CASE. ASK YOU, WHAT'S BEEN DONE THUS FAR? ARE YOU AWARE OF WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO BRING THIS INTO COMPLIANCE?
>> YEAH. WHAT HAPPENED HERE -- >> COUNSELOR, WE NEED YOU AT TH
MIC. >> ONE OF THE TENANTS CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ONE OF THE UNITS AT NORTH BRIDGE PLAZA AT THE CORNER OF U.S. ONE AND NORT CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD. THERE IS A CLAIM AGAINST THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PROGRESSIVE FOR THE TENANT, AND WE HOPE TO GET THAT RESOLVED AND COMPLETE THE
CONSTRUCTION PER CODE. >> OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY
TIMELINE? >> I'D ASK IF WE CAN CONTINUE
THIS UNTIL DECEMBER. >> THAT'S ROUGHLY 60 DAYS, SO.
CITY? >> I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER
HEARING DECEMBER 8TH. >> MAGISTRATE, YOUR NEXT HEARIN WILL BE DECEMBER 19TH. STAFF'S IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT, WITH TH CONDITION THAT WHEN THIS COMES BACK, IF IT'S NOT IN COMPLIANCE AT THAT TIME, THAT WE FORMALIZE SOME SORT OF ACTION PLAN TOWARD
COMPLIANCE. >> I'M SORRY, MR. COSS. I'M HAR
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OF HEAR, AND I JUST CAN'T HEAR YOU.>> YOU GOTTA STAY IN FRONT OF THE MIC, COUNSELOR, BECAUSE THI
IS BEING RECORDED. >> YES, MA'AM.
>> AND MR. COSS, SPEAK UP SO HE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO ALLOW THE CONTINUANCE FOR THE NEXT HEARING WOULD BE DECEMBER 19TH WITH THE CONDITION THAT IF IT'S NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANC BY THAT TIME, THAT WE FORMALIZE AN ACTION PLAN FOR COMPLIANCE A THAT HEARING.
>> YES, SIR. THAT SOUNDS VERY REASONABLE.
>> AND THE CONTINUANCE IS GRANTED.
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> AND I'LL GET WITH MR. COSS AND MR. MEZZINA AND TRY AND GET
THIS SQUARED AWAY. >> WELL, NOT MR. MEZZINA BECAUS HE'S NOT HERE. MR. WINN, LOGAN WINN.
>> THANK YOU MUCH. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
[C. 23-1345 2306 Delaware Ave Unit A Surface, Rick & Patty Anthony Jetmore]
[D. 23-1346 2306 Delaware Ave Unit B Surface, Rick & Patty Anthony Jetmore]
>> THE NEXT CASE IS 5C, CASE 23-1345. 2306 DELAWARE AVENUE, UNIT A. RICK AND PATTY SURFACE ARE THE OWNERS. THE NEXT CASE, THE FOLLOWING CASE IS ALSO THE SAME OWNER, THE B UNIT TO THAT SIDE. THE SAME VIOLATIONS, I BELIEVE.
>> DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THEM BOTH AT THIS TIME?
>> THAT WOULD BE UP TO MR. JETMORE.
>> OKAY. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> MY NAME IS ANTHONY JETMORE.
I'M A PLANS EXAMINER AND INSPECTOR FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. SUBJECT IS 23-1345, 230 DELAWARE AVENUE, UNIT A. THE CASE INITIATED MAY 10, 2023. TH OWNER IS RICK AND PATTY SURFACE 1108 SOUTH H STREET, FORT PIERCE. VIOLATIONS, IPMC 111.1.1, 2021. UNSAFE STRUCTURE IPMC 111.1.5, 2021 DANGEROUS STRUCTURE OR PREMISES. IPMC 304.12021, EXTERIOR STRUCTURE.
GENERAL IPMC 304.1.1, UNSAFE CONDITIONS. IPMC 304.7, ROOF AN DRAINAGE. IPMC 304.13, WINDOWS, SKYLIGHT, DOOR FRAMES. IPMC 304.13.1, GLAZING. IPMC 305.1, GENERAL. IPMC 305.1.1, UNSAFE CONDITIONS. IPMC 305.3, INTERIO SURFACES. CORRECTIVE ACTION, OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR SLASH REPLACE ALL FIRE DAMAGED WIRING ELECTRICAL FIXTURES, DRY WALL, SOFTFETTS, FASCIA. SIGN AND SEA REPAIR PLANS TO DESIGN BY A REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL.
RECOMMENDATIONS, THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF SPECIAL MANAGE STRAIT FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FIN
OF $100 PER DAY ASSESSED. >> THANK YOU. IF I MAY, JUDGE.
>> JUST ONE SECOND. DO YOU HAVE IT IN PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> I DO. >> HAS HE SEEN THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> HAVE I SEEN THEM? NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM.
>> OKAY. SHOW HIM THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ACCURATE, JUDGE. I WOULD JUST CONTEND THAT BECAUSE IT'S A DUPLEX, MAYBE WE COULD DEAL WIT APARTMENT A AND APARTMENT B AT THE SAME TIME. IT'S THE SAME BUILDING, AND THE FIRE THAT OCCURRED IS WHAT'S IN QUESTION
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IN BOTH CASES. >> I'LL DO THAT. I'LL AGREE TO THAT. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO IT, DO YOU?
>> I DO NOT. >> NO OBJECTION. WE JUST NEED T SUBMIT THE PHOTOS FOR THE RECORD, MA'AM.
>> THANK YOU. DO THEY ACCURATEL DEPICT THE PREMISES RIGHT NOW?
>> THEN THEY WILL BE ADMITTED. >> YOU NEED THEM BACK?
>> YES. YOU HAVE COPIES OF THEM >> I DO NOT. I WAS HOPING MAYBE
I COULD KEEP THAT COPY. >> WE'LL PULL THEM UP ON THE
SCREEN FOR YOU, SIR. >> THE COPIES, I DON'T BELIEVE NEED THE COPIES NECESSARILY TO MAKE MY COMMENTS. ARE YOU READY
TO HEAR FROM ME, JUDGE? >> STATE YOUR NAME AGAIN FOR TH
RECORD. >> MY NAME IS RICK SURFACE. I'M THE OWNER OF THIS DUPLEX AT 230 DELAWARE AVENUE IN FORT PIERCE, AND WE DID HAVE A FIRE. AS THAT PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS, THE FIRE WAS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, IT WA RIGHT AT THE METER CANS, AND IT TOOK OUT THE ELECTRIC, AND MY TENANTS DID HAVE TO MOVE OUT. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO BODILY INJURIES. ALL THE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PREMISES. AND I DO HAVE, I DO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. THEY HAVE SUBMITTED AND I HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM. THE REASON THEY HAVEN'T MOVED FORWARD AT THIS TIME IS BECAUSE I'M HAVING A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY ACCEPTING PAU DAVIS' ESTIMATION OF WHAT IT SHOULD COST TO REPAIR THE PREMISES. MR. DAVIS, OF COURSE, I BELIEVE BECAUSE HE IS A LICENSED CONTRACTOR, I THINK HE'S FULLY AWARE OF WHAT THE CITY IS GOING TO REQUIRE TO HAV THESE PREMISES REPAIRED, BUT TH INSURANCE COMPANY CAN'T SEEM TO AGREE WITH HIS ESTIMATE. SO I BELIEVE I HAVE TRIED TO WORK BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN MY CONTRACTOR AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY. AND AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO HELP ME OUT BECAUSE I JUST CAN'T GET AN AGREEMENT. SO I WAS GOING TO AS MAYBE FOR A THREE-MONTH EXTENSION. DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU ALL MEET EVERY MONTH TO DO THIS. IT SOUNDS LIKE I HEARD MR COSS SAY THAT THE NEXT HEARING WAS IN TWO MONTHS. BUT I WAS HOPING TO MOVE IT INTO THE FIRS OF NEXT YEAR, AND THAT WOULD GIVE ME TIME, GIVE MY ATTORNEY TIME TO NEGOTIATE BETWEEN THE CONTRACTOR AND MY INSURANCE
COMPANY, HOMEOWNERS CHOICE. >> OKAY. IF I DIDN'T SAY THIS EARLIER, THESE WILL BE ADMITTED WHAT I'LL DO, UNLESS THE CITY
HAS AN OBJECTION TO HIS REQUEST >> THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY BEFORE YOU IN AUGUST, AND IT WAS CONTINUED UNTIL TODAY'S HEARING BECAUSE THE RESPONDENT INDICATE THAT HE DID HAVE A CONTRACTOR, AND INSURANCE WAS ABOUT TO PAY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE BETWEEN AUGUST AND TODAY. SIR, HAS ANY PROGRESS BEEN MADE, OR ARE WE ESSENTIALL IN THE SAME POSITION WE WERE TW
MONTHS AGO? >> WELL, WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THAT TIME IS I HAVE WENT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE CONTRACTO AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY KIND OF BOUNCE, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, BOUNCE ME BACK AND FORTH. THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAID THAT, BY THE WAY, THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS THE ONES THAT SUGGESTED PAUL DAVIS CONSTRUCTION. I WENT WITH THEM SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOUL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM, BUT MR. DAVIS, PAUL DAVIS, THEY'VE GOT A PRICE OF $244,000 FOR THE REPAIRS. AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY, THEY'RE SAYING IT'S $145,000. THEY KEPT ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM PAUL DAVI RESTORATION, AND SOMETIMES THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WAS VERY SLOW ON GETTING THEM THE INFORMATION THAT THEY WANTED BACK. I THINK IN ONE CASE, IT WAS THEY WANTED TO HAVE A SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC ITEMS FROM THE ELECTRICIAN TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY THOUGHT NEEDED TO BE
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DONE TO REMEDY THE ELECTRIC THA WAS DAMAGED. AND SO HE HAD TO CONTACT THE ELECTRICIAN BECAUSE THEY SUBCONTRACT THE ELECTRIC OUT, THEY HAD TO GO BACK AND FIND THE ELECTRICIAN, AND THE ELECTRICIAN TOOK THEIR TIME ABOUT GETTING THEM THE INFORMATION. IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WHAT WAS ASKED FOR JUST TOOK A LONG TIME FOR ANYBODY TO RESPOND. I MEAN, JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE GOT THEIR FINGERS IN IT. SO CONSEQUENTLY, I KEPT, SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE CONTRACTOR AND SAY WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR? AND THEN TH CONTRACTOR WOULD GIVE IT TO THEM, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAID WELL, THAT WASN'T EVERYTHING WE WANTED. THEY WOUL ASK THE CONTRACTOR FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. SEEMS LIKE A BIG ITEM IS THE TRUSSES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTRACTOR IS TRYING TO TELL TH INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THERE'S, I GUESS THERE'S SOMETHING CALLE LAW AND ORDINANCE, AND THE CONTRACTOR SAYS I'VE GOT TO REPLACE THESE TRUSSES AS THE CITY IS GOING TO REQUIRE ME TO DO SO, AND THE INSURANCE COMPAN SAYS WE DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE TRUSSES SINCE THEY WEREN'T ALL DAMAGED. AND SO YOU KNOW, IT'S CONVERSATIONS LIKE THAT GOING BACK AND FORTH, AND OF COURSE THEY DON'T GO BACK AND FORTH AS FAST AS I COULD JUST TALK ABOUT THEM. EVERYBODY HAS TO CONTACT THEIR BOSS, SO IT'S TAKEN THIS LONG JUST TO HAVE THAT BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATION. AT THIS POINT, I STILL DON'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO SATISFY A CLAIM THAT I THINK IS ADEQUATE TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY. I HAVE NOT AT THI POINT CONTRACTED AN ATTORNEY, BUT MY INTENTION IS TO CALL ONE TODAY.>> AND HAVE YOU OR YOUR CONTRACTOR CONTACTED AN ARCHITECT OR AN ENGINEER IN REGARD TO THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
THE TRUSS DAMAGE THERE? >> NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
>> OKAY. >> HE THOUGHT, THE CONTRACTOR DID MENTION HOW HE THOUGHT AN ENGINEER SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BUT HE SEEMED TO THINK THAT SINCE THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS THE ONES THAT DIDN'T AGREE WITH HIM, THAT THEY SHOULD BE THE ONES TO HIRE THE ENGINEER TO GO OUT AND DO THE INSPECTION.
>> OKAY. ENGINEERED REPAIR DRAWINGS WILL BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE REPAIR PERMIT. THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE TRUSS COMPANY TO DEVELOP THEIR SHOP DRAWINGS AS WELL. SO SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IN LIEU OF CONTINUING THIS AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 60 DAYS, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT WE PROVIDE, THAT A VIOLATION BE FOUND, AND WE PROVIDE 120 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND COMPLY
WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. >> ANYTHING?
>> NOT AT THIS TIME, THANK YOU. >> IF I UNDERSTOOD MR. COSS, HE'S RECOMMENDING THAT I HAVE A EXTENSION OF 120 DAYS TO ACQUIR
THE PERMIT? >> HE IS, BUT HE'S ALSO ASKING
THAT YOU BE FOUND IN VIOLATION. >> I THINK I AM IN VIOLATION.
THAT I DON'T DISPUTE. I'M JUST DISPUTING HOW.
>> I DISAGREE WITH YOU. I THINK YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN
>> OH. I'LL GO ALONG WITH YOU, JUDGE.
>> I THINK YOU'RE CAUGHT BETWEE WHAT MY GRANDMA WOULD SAY IS A
ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. >> EXACTLY.
>> SO HERE'S WHAT I'M WILLING T DO. THE HOLIDAYS ARE QUICKLY
>> AND SO THANKSGIVING COMING, I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT HALLOWEEN. THAT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT THING, ALTHOUGH I ENJOY HALLOWEEN. BUT YOU'VE GOT THANKSGIVING AND YOU'VE GOT CHRISTMAS, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE VACATIONS DURING THAT TIME WHAT I WILL DO, AND THEN YOU HAVE NEW YEAR'S, WHAT I'LL DO, I'LL CONTINUE THIS UNTIL THE JANUARY DOCKET OF 2024 BECAUSE THINK YOU'RE DOING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN WORKING WITH THESE TWO
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AGENCIES. SO SEE WHAT YOU CAN GET DONE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU THOUGH, TO TALK WITH THE CITY S THAT THEY CAN KIND OF NOT TELL YOU WHAT TO DO BUT OFFER YOU SOME ASSISTANCE TO GET THIS MOVING. AND WE'LL COME BACK AND SEE WHERE YOU ARE IN JANUARY.>> WILL I GET DOCUMENTATION OF THAT?
>> YES. >> TO BE CLEAR, THE JANUARY
HEARING IS ON JANUARY 16TH. >> OKAY.
>> AND SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THE CITY IS NOT IN AGREEMENT TO A CONTINUANCE UNTIL JANUARY. THE CITY IS OBJECTING TO A CONTINUANCE AND ASKING THAT A FINING OF VIOLATION BE DONE
TODAY. >> I UNDERSTAND. AND I HEAR YOU OBJECTION. I UNDERSTAND. BUT HE'S DOING ALL HE CAN. HE HIRED AN INSURANCE COMPANY. HE HIRED SOMEBODY ELSE TO HELP HIM OUT, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THESE PEOPLE ARE JUST NOT MEETING TOGETHER.
SO YOU CAN GET WITH THEM AGAIN, BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHERE THIS I
IN JANUARY. >> JANUARY 16TH. I MADE A NOTE
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS I'LL GET PAPER WORK?
>> YOU WILL. >> WILL THAT COME THROUGH U.S.
>> COULD I JUST ASK ONE MORE QUESTION, JUDGE? I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S OBJECTION. COULD THAT BE EXPLAINED TO ME? BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE CITY.
>> SURE. OUR OBJECTION IS THAT THE TIME THAT MR. COSS ASKED FO YOU, ASKED FOR YOUR VIOLATION I THAT YOU WOULD HAVE HAD FOUR MONTHS ESSENTIALLY TO BRING YOU PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITHOU ANY SORT OF FINES RUNNING ON TH PROPERTY. SO THE ISSUE THAT THE CITY IS FACING IS WE ARE CONTINUING CASES AND CONTINUING CASES, AND THEY SIT THERE AND OUR INVESTIGATORS ARE BEING SLAMMED WITH CASES. SO FOR US T CONTINUE THE CASE, THAT MEANS IT'S GOING TO SIT ON ONE OF OUR INVESTIGATOR'S DESKS INSTEAD OF THE VIOLATION BEING FOUND, AND THEN YOU BRING IN THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. SO THAT'S THE BASIS FOR THE OBJECTION. HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY, AN HOPEFULLY IF IT IS IN COMPLIANC BY JANUARY, THEN YOU WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO COME BACK IN JANUARY.
>> I CERTAINLY INTEND FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. AND SHOULD I THEN BE
WORKING WITH MR. JETMORE? >> YES.
>> OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK.
>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> I THINK IT CAN ALL BE WORKED OUT.
>> HOLD ON. WE CALLED 13-45, BU THERE'S A 13-46. SO THE HEARINGS, TESTIMONY THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED WILL APPLY TO BOTH CASES. GOOD LUCK TO YOU, SIR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIAT IT.
>> AND MAGISTRATE, JUST FOR OUR RECORDS, SAME ORDER OF CONTINUANCE, AND SAME OBJECTION NOTED FROM THE CITY.
>> NOTED FOR THE RECORD. >> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.
[H. 23-1631 210 N 25th St JLEMIX LLC Miles Keller]
>>> NEXT CASE, MADAME CLERK. >> NEXT CASE IS 5-H, CASE 23-1631, 210 NORTH 25TH STREET. JLEMIX, LLC IS THE OWNER.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> MORNING. WHEN YOU'RE READY.
HOLD ON. HE PRESENTS FIRST, AND THEN YOU GUYS WILL HAVE YOUR
>> MILES KELLER, I'M THE INVESTIGATOR, INSPECTOR FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. THE SUBJEC IS 2316-31, ADDRESS 210 NORTH 25TH STREET. I GUESS IT'S JLEMIX, LLC FOR THE OWNER. THE 15003 SOUTHWEST 34 STREET DAVIE FLORIDA, 331, THE VIOLATION IS FBC 105.1, 2020 PERMIT REQUIRED OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR SEAL COATIN AND STRIPING IN THE PARKING LOT CITY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION IN EXISTENCE. THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH AL
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OTHER PERMITS, CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF$100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. >> DO YOU HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF
>> HAVE THE RESPONDENTS HAD A CHANCE TO SEE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> I'M THE OWNER OF THE 210. >> WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE PICTURES
>> HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HAVE YOU SEEN THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> SO THE QUESTION IS DO YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THEM BEING ACCURATE? DO YOU THINK THEY'RE INACCURATE IN SOME WAY OR LEGALLY NOT PERMITTED TO BE ENTERED INTO EVIDENCE?
>> NO. >> OKAY. SO WE'LL TAKE THOSE
BACK FROM YOU, MR. KELLER. >> STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE
>> YOU SAY THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION THE CITY WILL MOVE IN PHOTOGRAPHS AS COMPOSITE EXHIBI
ONE. >> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER? DO YOU HAV ANYTHING FURTHER TO SAY?
>> NO. >> ALL RIGHT. AND WHO'S GOING T
>> AND YOUR NAME? >> SADIRA MENDOZA. AND WE JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE, THE CONTRACT WE HAD WE CALLED THEM TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE LETTER. THEY NEVER RESPONDED, SO WE HAD TO GET A NEW COMPANY, SURE LINES. WE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THEM YESTERDAY TO GET THIS GOING AND FIXING THE PROBLEM WE HAVE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT FOLLOWS AFTER THAT.
PROVIDING TO THE CITY? >> YES. YOU GUYS CAKEEP THAT.
>> THANK YOU. >> DO YOU WANT THIS MOVED IN AS AN EXHIBIT SO THAT IT'S IN THE RECORD?
>> YES. >> OKAY. SO I WILL MARK THIS FO YOU AS RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT ONE AND ON THEIR BEHALF, MOVE THAT
IN. >> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
FOR 202 NORTH 25TH. >> YES. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SUR TO CLARIFY THAT WITH THIS NEW CONTRACTOR TO DO IT FOR THE ADDRESS, WHAT IS IT? THE 210 NORTH 25TH STREET. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY PUT THE ADDRESS WHERE WE RECEIVEE THE E-MAILS, WHICH IS A STORE. WE'LL MAKE SURE THEY DO THE CONTRACT FOR
THE CORRECT ADDRESS. >> WHAT IS THE SETUP OF WHERE
202 IS TO 210? >> I GUESS IT'S THE WHOLE STRIP SO IT'S LIKE THE GROCERY STORE, AND THEN IT USED TO BE THE LAUNDROMAT. I BELIEVE THAT'S TH ADDRESS 210. THAT'S THE ADDRESS I GUESS THE CITY HAS, SO WE HAD TO DEAL WITH THAT WHEN THEY DO
THE. >> ALL OF THE PARKING LOTS ARE
CONNECTED? >> THAT INCLUDES HOUSE OF MEATS
AND METRO PCS. >> WHO IS JOSE?
>> THAT IS THE HUSBAND. >> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH IF I HAVEN'T SAID IT. ANYTHING FURTHER? ANYTHING?
>> UM, NO. >> ALL RIGHT. THEN BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 210 NORTH 25TH STREET AND JLEMIX, LLC IS THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. I'LL GIVE YOU 60 DAY TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED
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INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMI OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, JUST CALL THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THEY REALLY WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, WHATEVER THE QUESTION IS, AND HELP YOU. YEAH, ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS?>> NO. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK. THANK
[I. 23-1634 109 Fisherman's Wharf Miller, Joseph G (Tr) Frank Remling]
>>> NEXT CASE, MADAME CLERK. >> NEXT CASE IS 5I, CASE 23-1634, 109 FISHERMAN'S WHARF, JOSEPH G. MILLER IS THE
>> GOOD MORNING, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
>> WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> MY NAME IS FRANK. I WORK FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AS A BUILDING INSPECTOR SLASH INVESTIGATOR. 109 FISHERMAN'S WHARF, CASE INITIATED JUNE 6, 2023. THE OWNER IS JOSEPH G. MILLER, 5500 ORANGE AVENUE, FOR PIERCE, FLORIDA. VIOLATIONS ARE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 105.1, 2020 PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIV ACTIONS, OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR TH BLOCK WALL BEING BUILT WITHOUT PERMIT. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THE CITY REQUEST THAT A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITION, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. AND AT THIS TIME, THERE HAS BEEN NO PERMIT FOR THIS HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR. AND DO HAVE SOME PHOTOS OF THE BLOC WALL.
>> ARE YOU MR. MILLER? >> NO. I'M RICK.
>> WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY?
>> I'M THE BUSINESS OWNER. >> HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SEE
THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, I HAVE.
>> MR. REMLING, DO THEY FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? MOVING IN COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE
THE PHOTOGRAPHS. >> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. REMLING?
>> UH, NO, MA'AM. YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURES OF THE BLOCK WALL
THERE THAT WAS BUILT. >> SIR, HOW DO YOU RESPOND?
>> WELL, WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS THAT WAS A WOODEN FENCE. IF YOU SEE ON THAT PICTURE DOWN THE SIDE, IT WAS ALL ACROSS THE FRONT. ONE OF THE STORMS BLEW THROUGH AND DID A BUNCH OF DAMAGE, WHICH WHEN I WAS TOLD T STOP THE BLOCK WALL, YOU CAN SE WHERE WE STOPPED ON THE END THERE, AND HAVE NOT CONTINUED UNTIL WE DO GET A PERMIT IN PLACE. I HAVE A PERMIT HERE. AL THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE IS WE ALSO ARE IN VIOLATION OF, I BELIEVE, ELECTRICAL CODE THAT'S COMING UP. WE ARE OBTAINING A PERMIT FOR ALL THE PROJECTS THA NEED TO BE DONE AT THE PROPERTY I JUST HAVEN'T HAD, BETWEEN THE LANDLORD AND MY BUSINESS, WE JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET TOGETHER. HE HAS JUST DELIVERED THE APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR THE WALL. WE KEEP CALLING IT WALL. I CALL IT A FENCE. SO I'M NOT SURE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THAT' GOING TO LIE ONCE THEY DO GET THE APPLICATION FOR THE PERMIT.
SEE, SOME OF THE WALL, IF YOU LOOK BEHIND THE BLUE WALL IN THAT FIRST PICTURE HE'S LOOKING AT, IT'S A 41-INCH WALL THAT IS WAS BUILT PREVIOUSLY THAT USED TO HOLD INSIDE THE BOOTHS AT SOMETIME IN THE LAST HOWEVER MANY YEARS IT'S BEEN THERE. I DID, I FILLED IN BETWEEN WHERE THE BOOTH WALL WAS AND THE END OF THE FENCE, JUST TO BE ABLE T SECURE THE PROPERTY AFTER THAT STORM. IT WASN'T, WE DIDN'T EVE HAVE PLANS TO CONTINUE THAT AVENUE OF REPAIR. WE'RE HOPING TO GET PEOPLE, WE'RE PLANNING A FULL REMODEL, SO WE'RE TRYING T GET PEOPLE, A CONTRACTOR IN THERE TO GIVE US A COMPLETE, YO KNOW, HERE'S WHAT WE CAN BUILD, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING, THIS IS JUST ACCELERATING IT. WE ARE GOING TO BE PULLING PERMITS FOR BOTH THE VIOLATIONS THAT THEY
HAVE NOTIFIED US OF. >> THIS CASE STARTED BACK IN
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>> THAT'S WHAT'S ON MY FACT SHEET.
>> I JUST GOT THE PAPER WORK, WHAT, 30 DAYS AGO? I THINK I GO THE LETTER, I'VE GOT A COPY OF THE LETTER. YEAH, THE ONLY AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS, WAS THAT THE GREEN? WAS THAT THIS? SO APPROXIMATELY I BELIEVE 30 DAYS BEFORE THIS I WHEN I GOT THE VIOLATION. BUT LIKE I SAY, I JUST NEED, WE JUS NEED TIME TO, FIRST OF ALL, SUBMIT THIS PERMIT, SUBMIT THE PERMIT, MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BUILD THE WALL IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY, AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH THE CONTRACTOR
CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALL, RIGHT >> IT'S NOT COMPLETELY CONSTRUCTED. ALL WE DID WAS SECURE THE FRONT DAMAGED FENCING. THE ACTUAL WALL IS BUILT WITHIN THE OLD WALL STRUCTURE. SO IN A MATTER OF A WEEK, WE LEFT THE DAMAGED FENCE UP, FILLED IN WHERE WE NEED TO, WHICH WAS ABOUT 86 BLOCKS TO MAKE IT SO WE CAN PUT THE WOOD THAT CLOSES UP AND SECURES THE PROPERTY. I BELIEVE, AFTER TALKING TO THE BUILDING AND ZONING, BEFORE I DID THE ACTUAL REPAIR OF THE FENCING, I SHOULD HAVE PULLED AN EMERGENCY REPAIR PERMIT. AGAIN, IF I CAN GET A CONTINUANCE, I CAN GET THE PERMIT FILED, WE CAN FIGURE OUT IF WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHA WE WANT TO BUILD. IT'S A FENCE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING T CONSIDER IT A WALL AT THIS POINT. IT'S 41 INCHES OF BLOCK, AND THEN THE BALANCE I THINK IS
44 INCHES OF WOOD. >> WHAT'S THE NATURE OF YOUR
BUSINESS? >> IT'S A RESTAURANT. IT'S AN OUTDOOR VENUE. THE WHOLE RESTAURANT IS A PATIO.
>> WHO DID THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHATEVER YOU HAVE UP THERE NOW?
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHO DID THE ACTUAL FENCE CONSTRUCTION, BUT I ACTUALLY DID, I FILLED IN THE BLOCK BETWEEN WHAT USED TO BE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THEY HAD A BLOCK WALL ON THE INSIDE THERE. I CONTINUED THAT ANOTHER LIKE, 60, 66 BLOCKS TO FILL IN
THE GAP. >> BUT YOU DIDN'T PULL A PERMIT
>> I DID NOT BECAUSE I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET THE PROPERTY SECURED AFTER THE STORM. AND THEN WE STOPPED THERE, SO WE CA FIGURE OUT ONE, THERE'S A PLANNED REMODEL FOR THAT EXTERIOR OUTSIDE AREA OF THE RESTAURANT. SO NOW WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THE FIRST ITEM WOULD BE THE FENCE THAT WE'RE COMPLIANT WITH THE REST OF THE REMODEL AS WE
MOVE FORWARD. >> BUT NO PERMIT HAS BEEN
APPLIED FOR? >> NO. I HAVE IT HERE NOW. I
JUST GOT IT ON THURSDAY. >> ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NO. NO, MA'AM. >> MR. REMLING? ALL RIGHT, BASE ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THAT JOSEPH MILLER IS THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. I'LL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A 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 OF THE VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO
[J. 23-1642 2005 Avenue P Henri, Raphael H Frank Remling]
>> THE NEXT CASE IS 5-J, CASE 23-1642, 2005 AVENUE P, RAPHAEL HENRI IS THE OWNER.
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>> CASE NUMBER IS 23-1642, 2005 AVENUE P, CASE INITIATED JUNE 6 2023. THE OWNER IS RAPHAEL HENRI, 1251-2009.
>> MIAMI, FLORIDA. >> I GOT YA. MIAMI, FLORIDA.
33179, VIOLATION IS 309.1, 2021 INFESTATION. IPMC 304.7, 2021 ROOFS AND DRAINAGE. IPMC 301.13.2, 2010, OPEN WINDOWS.
IPMC 304.18.1, 2021, DOORS. IPMC 704-2.1.2, 2021, SMOKE ALARMS. GROUPS R-2, R-4, AND I-1. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, TREAT THE PROPERTY FOR ALL PEST INFESTATION, INCLUDING ROACHES, ANTS, AND TERMITES. NUMBER TWO, REPAIR AND REPLACE THE ROOF THA IS LEAKING. NUMBER THREE, MAKE NECESSARY PLUMBING REPAIRS CAUSING A LEAK UNDER THE HOUSE AND INTO THE YARD AND REPAIR TH TOILET THAT KEEPS RUNNING AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. REPAIR THE LEAK UNDER THE KITCHEN SINK. NUMBER FOUR, REPAIR AND REPLACE NON-WORKING WINDOW. NUMBER FIVE REPAIR REPLACED REAR DOOR THAT DOES NOT OPEN. NUMBER SIX, REPLACE THE NON-WORKING STOVE.
NUMBER SEVEN, REPLACE THE MISSING SMOKE ALARMS. RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY, REQUEST THAT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVA 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 IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED. NO PERMITS OR CONTACT FROM THE OWNER AS OF NOW, AND I DO HAVE SOME PICTURES OF EVERYTHING.
>> SIR, HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE T SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> EXCUSE ME? >> HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SEE
THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> NOT YET. THANK YOU, SIR.
PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION
AS YOU OBSERVED THEM? >> YES, THEY DO.
>> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE IN AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ON
THE PHOTOGRAPHS. >> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS
SUCH. >> AND VERY QUICKLY, MR. COSS, IF WE CAN GO BACK TO THE MAIN SCREEN. MR. REMLING, I THINK YO SAID 2020 FOR IPMC 301.13.2. IS IT A 2021 CODE ON THAT?
>> IS ANYBODY LIVING THERE? >> I BELIEVE THERE WAS. THERE WAS SOMEBODY RENTING THERE. THERE WAS A COMPLAINT. IT WAS
CALLED IN AS A COMPLAINT. >> DO YOU KNOW IF CHILDREN LIVE
>> ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. REMLING?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> SIR, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS RAPHAEL HENRI.
>> IS THERE A TENANT IN THE PROPERTY NOW?
ALLEGATIONS? >> MOST OF THEM ARE CORRECT, EXCEPT FOR ITEM SIX. THE STUFF IS THERE. THE SMOKE ALARM IS
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KIND OF HARD TO CHECK BECAUSE THERE IS NO POWER, BUT I HAVE A ELECTRICIAN TO INSTALL THEM. AN I HAD A PERMIT FOR THAT, SO FOR THAT PART, I DON'T HAVE TO WORR ABOUT IT BECAUSE I KNOW THEY WORK. THEY ARE INTERCONNECTED. SO FOR THE ROOF, THERE'S A ROOF I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A ROOFER TO CHECK IT THIS AFTERNOON AT 3:00. THE TERMITE, SOMEBODY IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT MAYBE TOMORROW. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY AT WHAT TIME. AND THE PLUMBING IS THE PROBLEM. NO I HAVE TO GET, I'M WAITING FOR PLUMBER TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. SO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A TOILET THAT DOESN'T STOP RUNNING, SO WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IT. AND THE WINDOWS, WE DON'T NEED TO REPLACE WINDOWS.SOMEBODY SCREWED THEM. I DON'T KNOW WHO DID THAT. YOU SEE THAT RIGHT? THEY HAVE TO SCREWED IT. I HAVE TO UNSCREW THEM. SO THIS IS MINOR STUFF. AND FOR THE DOOR, YOU'RE RIGHT BECAUSE SOMEBODY FOR SOME REASON, THE TENANT PUT SOME MATERIAL BEHIND THE DOOR, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT, SO I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT TOO. SO EVERYTHING IS CORREC ACCORDING TO THE PAPER THAT I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GIVE ME 60
DAYS TO TAKE CARE OF IT, RIGHT? >> THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU THIS THIS CASE WAS INITIATED BACK IN
>> AND YOU DIDN'T RESPOND TO TH CITY?
>> YES. I CALLED, BUT SOMEBODY PUT ME ON HOLD. I CALLED AGAIN, SO I HAD TO COME ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM MIAMI, SO THAT'S THE
PROBLEM. >> WERE YOU LIVING IN MIAMI WHE
YOU PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY? >> YES.
>> SO YOU DIDN'T COME UP TO INSPECT IT?
>> YES, I COME. YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE A TENANT, SOMETIMES YO DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE.
>> AS THE OWNER, YOU HAVE A RIGHT OF INSPECTION.
>> YEAH, I KNOW THAT. >> WOULD YOU LIVE THERE?
>> EXCUSE ME? >> WOULD YOU LIVE THERE? IN THI
HOUSE? >> THE HOUSE WAS IN A VERY GOOD CONDITION WHEN IT WAS RENTED. BUT I HAVE NO CONTROL ON THOSE PEOPLE. THEY DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
>> YES, YOU DO. YOU'RE THE OWNER. YOU HAVE CONTROL. YOU'RE
THE OWNER. >> YEAH. YES, YOUR HONOR.
ROACHES, ANTS, TERMITES. THE ROOF IS LEAKING. NEEDS PLUMBING REPAIRS. NON-WORKING WINDOW. A REAR DOOR THAT DOES NOT OPEN. A NON-WORKING STOVE, AND MISSING SMOKE ALARMS. YOU CAN GO TO ANY STORE AND BUY ONE AND JUST PLUG IT IN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
>> THE SMOKE ALARM, THEY WORK. >> OKAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND PEOPLE BUYING PROPERTY, RENTING IT OUT IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION. YOU COLLECTED RENT O THIS, DIDN'T YOU? YOU DON'T HAV TO ANSWER THAT. HOW DID THIS COME TO CODE?
>> THERE WAS A COMPLAINT. >> A COMPLAINT FROM THE TENANT.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. HENRI? >> YES. I'M WAITING TO WORK OUT THERE'S NO ONE IN THERE NOW, SO I HAVE TIME.
>> NO ONE SHOULD BE IN THERE. >> I KNOW. I KNOW. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SO I'M WORKING, I'M WAITING TO COMPLY.
>> THIS CASE STARTED IN JUNE. I WAS INITIATED IN JUNE WITH THE
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CITY. I DON'T WORK FOR CODE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THEIR RECORDS, BUT I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ANYBODY WOULD RENT PROPERTY AND COLLECT MONEY WITH A PROPERTY IN THIS CONDITION.>> YEAH. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THESE PEOPLE, THEY LEAVE, THEY
OWE ME SIX MONTHS. SIX MONTHS. >> WHY DO THEY OWE YOU MONEY? WHY DO THEY OWE YOU MONEY FOR LIVING LIKE THIS?
>> THE THING IS. >> SIR, SIR, I DON'T WANT TO GE INTO THIS. YOU CAN SEE I'M UPSET, OKAY? THE LEAST YOU SAY IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO HERE RIGHT NOW. THEY DIDN'T PAY YOU MONEY BECAUSE OF THE LIVING CONDITIONS.
>> THAT WAS MY MISTAKE. WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE IS TO GET THEM
OUT. >> AND YOU SHOULD HAVE FIXED TH
PROPERTY. >> THAT WAS MY MISTAKE.
>> YOU SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROPERTY. WOULD YOU LET YOUR CHILDREN LIVE THERE? ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. REMLING?
>> NO. THAT'S OKAY, YOUR HONOR. >> BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED, I FIND THA A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 2005 AVENUE P, AND THAT RAPHAEL HENR IS THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR TH VIOLATION. I'M GIVING YOU 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, AND I SUGGEST YOU GET WITH THE BUILDING OFFICIALS AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO. IF YOU NEED TO EXTEND THE BUILDING, YOU CAN, BUT I'M GIVING YOU 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. AND ONCE YOU GET THAT PERMIT, YOU HAVE 180 DAYS TO COMPLY. IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL TIME, TALK WITH THE CITY. THEY'LL WORK WITH YOU.
COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS, CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $150 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO
APPEAL. >> THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. NOBODY SHOUL LIVE IN CONDITIONS LIKE THAT.
NOBODY. >>> NEXT CASE, MADAME CLERK.
[L. 23-1825 725 S 7th St Galinis, Jeff & Jaimebeth Miles Keller]
>> THE NEXT CASE IS 5-L, CASE 23-1825, 725 SOUTH 7TH STREET.
JEFF AND JAIMEBETH GALINIS IS THE OWNER.
>> MR. KELLER, WHEN YOU'RE READY.
>> SUBJECT 23-1825, 725 SOUTH 7TH STREET. OWNER IS JEFF AND JAIMEBETH GALINIS. CASE INITIATED WAS A COMPLAINT ON JUNE 21, 23. OWNER, JEFF AND JAIMEBETH GALINIS. 1710 CLOVER AVENUE, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. 34949. FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 105.1, 2020. PERMIT REQUIRED. IPMC 305.3, 2021 INTERIOR
SURFACES. IPMC 604.3. >> I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST DOING THE ONE ON THE SCREEN.
>> SEVERAL OF THE VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED AT THIS POINT, SO THE ONLY OUTSTANDING VIOLATION IS THE FBC-105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. WE'LL BE STRIKING THE OTHER VIOLATIONS FROM THE RECORD, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
>> THANK YOU. SO NOTED. YOU CAN CONTINUE.
>> JUST THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, OBTAIN A PERMIT AND MAKE SAFE FOR THE EXTERIOR ELECTRICAL WOR DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT.
RECOMMENDATIONS IS THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION TO EXIST, THE VIOLATORS BE GIVE
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60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRE INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED. AND I PICTURES OF THEELECTRICAL WORK. >> SOMEONE CONFIRM. YOU'RE GOIN
TO GIVE THEM TO HER. >> WHAT PHOTOGRAPHS DO YOU HAVE
>> ANY OBJECTION? >> I WAS JUST CONFIRMING THAT THE PHOTOS THAT ARE ELECTRONICALLY UP IN THE FILE ARE JUST THOSE PHOTOS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS TH
CASE BEFORE. >> THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO MORE.
>> OH, THANKS. OH, NO. THIS ISN'T.
>> THE ELECTRICAL WORK JUST NEEDS A COUPLE STRAPS.
>> THAT I DIDN'T KNOW. >> AND THEN THE PERMIT. THIS IS
THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL. >> RIGHT, RIGHT. OKAY. OH, OKAY I THOUGHT THIS WAS PART OF THE AC PERMIT THAT WAS CLOSED.
>> IT WAS BUT SINCE WE'RE DOING ELECTRICAL.
>> THAT'S NEW, THOUGH. SO NOW I GOTTA... OKAY, MR. KELLER, DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION
AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, THEY DO.
>> MR. COSS, THERE SHOULD BE A BOX. JUST BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE FILE THAT'S BEING PRESENTED I WOULD SAY THIS FILE INCLUDES PHOTOS THAT WOULD NOT BE ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE FOR
TODAY. >> THE ONES THAT WERE JUST
HANDED? >> NO. THE ONES THAT YOU'RE
ABOUT TO OPEN THERE. >> THESE ARE THE FILES FOR ALL THE CASE, MA'AM. NOT YOURS SPECIFICALLY.
>> WHEN YOU FLOAT OVER, IT SAYS 6.55.
>> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN AS
COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE. >> AND YOU WERE SAYING?
>> THERE'S, I THINK THERE MAY B PHOTOS IN HERE THAT AREN'T INCLUDED. I JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE.
>> THEY ARE NOT. >> THANK YOU.
>> NO. I ONLY HAVE THESE. OKAY. IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? >> UM, WELL, JUST FIRST THAT MILES AND ELIZABETH HAVE BEEN GREAT. AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THIS, IT'S BEEN INTERESTING LEARNING THIS PART OF THE CITY. THIS ELECTRICAL WORK WAS HERE WHEN WE BOUGHT TH BUILDING 10 YEARS AGO, SO THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE INSTALLED. SO JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE CIT WANTS. WE'VE SUBMITTED THE PERMIT I THINK THREE TIMES NOW, AND THREE TIMES IT'S BEEN REJECTED. SO STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. WE HIRED WHAT WAS REFERRED TO US BY MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE CITY AND JUST CONTRACTORS ALL OVER, THE BEST ELECTRICIAN. WE HAVE RICHMOND WORKING ON IT. HE'S ME WITH THE CITY SEVERAL TIMES FIGURING OUT WHAT THE CITY WANT US TO SUBMIT. MILES JUST TOLD M SOMETHING NEW, SO I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. JUST THI MORNING, THE CITY MET WITH RICHMOND AGAIN, AND THEY'RE ASKING US TO BURY THIS LINE THA YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS N -- IT'S ALL CEMENT. THERE'S NO WAY TO BURY IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO GET AN EXEMPTION FROM HAVING TO BURY IT. LIKE IF WE MOVED IT AGAINST THIS FENCE HERE, WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE OUR NEIGHBOR MOVE THEIR FENCE. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHA
WE NEED TO DO. >> I THINK THERE'S A REMEDY FOR
THAT. BUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. >> THAT'S BRAND NEW INFORMATION THEY JUST TOLD RICHMOND THIS MORNING THAT IT FAILED AGAIN THIS MORNING. THE ELECTRICAL PLAN. AND THAT OUR CHOICE IS TO REMOVE ALL THE POWER FROM THE GARAGES, WHICH THIS ELECTRIC GOES TO A STAND-ALONE GARAGE, WHICH IS WHERE WE HAVE LIKE OUR EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND OUR SECURITY CAMERAS FOR THE PROPERTY. SO IT'S NOT REALLY DOING THAT MUCH IN ALL REALITY.
IT IS, I THINK, PROVIDING SAFET TO OUR TENANTS IN A SENSE THAT, THAT'S WHERE THE CAMERAS LIVE, THAT'S WHERE THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FOR BOTH THE PARKING LOT ON BOTH SIDES IS. BUT IF WE HAVE TO REMOVE IT, WE WILL. BUT I WOULD PREFER TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO KEEP IT. RICHMOND THOUGH HE COULD PUT THIS STEEL SQUARE, I DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT WORD, OVER IT TO BE COMPLIANT. THEN THEY SAID THIS MORNING THAT WOULD BE A TRIP HAZARD. IT WOUL
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BE SAFETY. BUT I THINK NOT HAVING THE CAMERAS OR EXTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD ALSO BE SAFETY, SO I'M TRYING TO BALANCE THISNEW INFORMATION OUT. >> OKAY. AT LEAST YOU'RE TRYING
>> I REALLY AM. ELIZABETH AND MILES HAVE BEEN GREAT. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT. THE NEW THING, LIKE I SAID, JUST THIS MORNING, JUST AT 8:30 ON M RIDE OVER HERE, MY HUSBAND CALLED AND SAID RICHMOND GOT ON THE PHONE WITH SOMEBODY AT THE CITY AND OUR CHOICES ARE REMOVE THE EXTERIOR ELECTRIC ALL TOGETHER OR BURY IT. YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S NO WAY TO BURY IT.
IT'S CEMENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FENCE LINE. MY NEIGHBOR BEHIND ME HAS A SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER I'M NOT GOING TO ASK HIM TO MOV HIS FENCE SO I CAN HAVE THAT FOOT OF PROPERTY BACK. I'M JUST
NOT GOING TO DO THAT. >> I THINK THIS CAN BE WORKED
>> YOU GUYS JUST NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT WHAT. S WHAT I'LL DO, HOLIDAYS ARE QUICKLY APPROACHING. I'LL CONTINUE THIS UNTIL THE DECEMBE DOCKET, AND THAT SHOULD GIVE YO ALL TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU >> TO COVER THOSE PIPES. I THIN SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. I'M NOT AN ELECTRICIAN, TRUST ME, BUT I THINK SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. SO GET WITH THE CITY. THEY WILL
WORK WITH YOU. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS I DECEMBER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> GOOD LUCK. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MILES.
[O. 23-1843 1122 Avenue E Eckles, Booker Frank Remling]
WHEN YOU'RE READY. >> NEXT CASE IS 5-O, CASE 23-1843, 1122 AVENUE E. BOOKER ECKLES IS THE OWNER.
HE'S COMING UP. GIVE HIM ONE SECOND. THEY'RE WALKING UP.
>> OH. THESE ARE MY CHURCH MEMBERS.
>> IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU BELIEV YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OR NOT.
>> NO. I KNOW THESE GUYS. I KNO FATHER AND SON. ARE YA'LL OKAY
WITH ME SITTING UP HERE? >> YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MR. REMLING, I'M OKAY WITH EVERYBODY HERE
>> THIS CASE NUMBER IS 23-1843, 1122 AVENUE E, CASE INITIATED JUNE 26TH, 2023. THE OWNER IS BOOKER ECKLES. THE VIOLATION I IPMC 504.1, 2021 GENERAL. IPMC 304.7, 2021 ROOFS AND DRAIN AGE IPMC 305.3, 2021 INTERIOR SURFACES. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION ARE NUMBER ONE, MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE OPEN SEWER LINE.
NUMBER TWO, REPAIR AND REPLACE THE ROOF THAT IS LEAKING. NUMBE THREE, MAKE REPAIRS TO THE CEILING THAT IS DAMAGED FROM TH ROOF LEAK. NUMBER FOUR, REPAIR, REPLACE THE LEAKING WATER HEATER. RECOMMENDATION IS THE CITY REQUESTS THAT A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS. THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN APPROVAL, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRE INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMI OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED. NO PERMITS TO THIS ADDRESS HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR. AND I DO HAVE SOME PICTURES OF
WHAT WE WERE DISCUSSING THERE. >> CAN YOU TELL US BOTH OF YOUR
NAMES, PLEASE? >> MY NAME IS IVAN ECKLES.
>> BOOKER ECKLES. >> HAVE YA'LL HAD A CHANCE TO
SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> I'VE SEEN THEM ON THE E-MAIL
BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM. >> MR. REMLING, DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION
AS YOU OBSERVED THEM? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
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>> THIS WAS CALLED IN AS A COMPLAINT.
>> ALL RIGHT. WHO'S GOING TO RESPOND?
>> I CAN RESPOND. >> OKAY, IVAN.
>> UM, WE'VE ALREADY REPAIRED THE SWELL OUTSIDE THE WATER LINE, THE DRAIN. THE ACTUAL TENANT PUT THAT DRAIN THERE WITHOUT, WE DIDN'T ASK HIM TO PUT THAT THERE. HE RAN HIS OWN WATER LINE BECAUSE HE WANTED TO PUT A WASHER AND DRIER INSIDE.
THAT WAS HIS WORK. WE'VE HAD THAT REPAIRED ALREADY. THE HOT WATER TANK HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THEY PULLED A PERMIT FOR IT.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE INSPECTION FOR IT. THE PLUMBER ALREADY REPAIRED IT. IT'S A NEW HOT WATER TANK. THAT WAS LAST MONTH. WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH ONE OAK HOME IMPROVEMENT FOR TH ROOF. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INSTALLED SEPTEMBER 8TH, BUT THEY BACKED UP FOR WHATEVER REASON, BUT WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM. I TALKED TO THE GUY, THE CONTRACTOR, AND HE TOLD ME IT SHOULD BE COMING UP SOON. THEY SHOULD BE PULLING THE PERMIT FOR THE ROOF, AND WE SHOULD HAVE THAT REPAIRED
HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH >> DO YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE REPAIRS YOU'RE SAYING YOU'VE DONE?
>> OF THE HOT WATER TANK? >> YEAH.
>> I DON'T THINK I DO. I CAN CHECK MY PHONE.
NO, I DON'T, BUT I CAN GET THOS PICTURES IF YOU NEED THEM FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THEM IN YOUR PHONE?
>> YOU SAID THIS CONTRACT WAS CANCELED?
>> NO, IT'S NOT CANCELED. WE'RE JUST WAITING. THEY SAID THEY'RE
BEHIND BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. >> OKAY, SORRY. IS THIS YOUR
ONLY COPY? >> NO. I MADE A COPY FOR YOU.
THIS IS THE NEW HOT WATER TANK TOO.
>> CAN YOU SHOW THAT TO MR. REMLING? DO YOU WANT THIS MOVED
IN AS AN EXHIBIT? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO I WILL MARK THIS SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AS RESPONDENTS EXHIBIT ONE AND MOVE THIS ON THEIR BEHALF.
>> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
>> WE CAN'T DO THE CEILING REPAIR UNTIL AFTER THE CONTRACTORS DO THE ROOF BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE. ONCE THEY FINISH THE ROOF, THEN I CA HAVE THE CEILING REPAIRED.
>> CAN I ASK MR. REMLING, WERE YOU ABLE TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPH? DOES THE WATER HEATER APPEAR TO BE IN PROPER REPAIR?
>> YES. >> MR. COSS, DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON THE CASE AT THIS POINT?
>> THE WATER HEATER PERMIT NEED AN INSPECTION FOR THAT VIOLATIO TO BE PROPERLY CLOSED OUT. ALSO MR. REMLING, THE PERMIT FOR THE WATER HEATER WAS ONLY FOR THE WATER HEATER. THEY ALSO NEED A PERMIT TO REPAIR THE OPEN SEWER LINE.
>> I THINK THAT'S JUST A, DID THAT RUN A NEW ONE, OR JUST FIX
WHAT WAS THERE? >> JUST FIXED WHAT WAS THERE.
THEY DID HAVEN'T TO RUN A NEW ONE. HE DIDN'T PUT THE RIGHT THINGS ON THERE, SO IT WAS JUST A TWO-MINUTE FIX.
>> THAT'S JUST MAINTENANCE. >> SO YOU GOT A CONTRACT FOR TH
ROOF, BUT HE HASN'T? >> THEY HAVEN'T STARTED. THEY'R DELAYED. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DON BY SEPTEMBER. WE FOUND SOMEBODY TO GET THE ROOF REPAIRED, BUT IT'S BEEN THEIR DELAY.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHEN THEY WILL, HAVE THEY TOLD YOU WHEN THEY
THINK THEY CAN COME OUT? >> I TALKED TO THEM LAST MONTH, AND THEY SAD IT COULD BE AS EARLY AS OCTOBER, WHICH IS THIS MONTH. SO WE'RE JUST PRAYING THAT HOPEFULLY THIS MONTH THEY CAN GET THE PERMIT AND GET GOING. I'M JUST GOING TO STAY O THEM. THAT'S ALL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO.
>> SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DO THAT, IVAN. LET'S CONTINUE THIS UNTIL THE NEXT DOCKET, WHICH WILL BE NOVEMBER.
>> YES, NOVEMBER 21ST. >> SO STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE CITY, MR. REMLING, LET HIM KNOW WHAT YA'LL ARE DOING. AND IF EVERYTHING IS STARTED, THEN YOU WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
[P. 23-1892 428 N 11th St Wilson, Jerry & Theresa Logan Winn]
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>> ALL RIGHT. >>> NEXT CASE IS 5-P, CASE 23-1892, 428 NORTH 11TH STREET, JERRY AND THERESA WILSON ARE TH
>> MORNING. >> WHEN YOU'RE READY.
>> CASE NUMBER IS 23-1892, 428 NORTH 11TH STREET. CASE WAS INITIATED JUNE 29, 2023. THE OWNER IS JERRY AND THERESA WILSON OF 5714 MYRTLE DRIVE, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATIONS, IPMC 305.4, 2021 STAIRS AND WALKING SURFACES.
IPMC 605.2 RECEPTACLES. IPMC 304.13.1, 2021 GLAZING. IPMC 605.1, 2021 INSTALLATION. IPMC 304.1, 2021 EXTERIOR STRUCTURES GIN. IPMC 702.4, 2021 EMERGENCY ESCAPE OPENINGS. REPAIR THE HOL IN THE FLOOR. TWO, REPLACE THE MISSING FACE PLATES. THREE, MAK NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE WALL BEHIND THE TOILET. FOUR I REPLACE THE MISSING WALL TILES AND FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM. FIVE REPAIR AND REPLACE THE BROKEN WINDOWS. SIX, MAKE REPAIRS TO THE BREAKER PANEL BOX THAT WILL NOT CLOSE. SEVEN, REPLACE THE ROTTED FASCIA. EIGHT, MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO EXTERIO SIDING. NINE, REMOVE OR REPLACE THE WINDOW PROTECTION THAT IS NOT UNLOCKABLE FROM THE INSIDE. IF REPLACED, BARS OR OTHER PROTECTION MUST BE UNLOCKABLE WITHOUT A KEY OR A TOOL.
RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO ACQUIRE A PERMIT. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. THE OWNER HAS STATED THAT THE PROPERTY IS VACANT, THAT HE DOESN'T PLAN TO FIX IT, AND HAS IT UP FOR SALE. I DO HAVE A SET OF PICTURES FROM THE PROPERTY AS WELL.
>> ARE YOU MR. WILSON? >> YES.
>> HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> THE BROKEN WINDOWS. >> OH, OKAY. AND THIS? IT'S JUST THE STAIRS? WHAT DO THEY WANT DONE TO THE STAIRS?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I'D HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP.
FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT TH VIOLATIONS?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> THE CITY WILL MOVE IN AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
HOW DID THIS COME BEFORE CODE? >> THE COMPLAINT FROM THE
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TENANT. >> THANK YOU, MR. WINN. AND SIR THE TENANT HAS SINCE MOVED OUT?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> WHEN DID THE TENANT MOVE OUT
>> UM, THEY MOVED OUT, THEY RECEIVED AN EVICTION, AND THAT' WHEN THEY CALLED CODE ENFORCEMENT. BECAUSE WE WERE TELLING THEM, MY WIFE HAVE FAILING HEALTH. SHE'S NOW ON DIALYSIS, SO SHE DOESN'T WANT T DEAL WITH THE PROPERTY ANYMORE, SO SHE DECIDED TO SELL, AND SHE GAVE THEM SIX MONTHS COLLECTING NO RENT TO TRY TO FIND THEM A PLACE. AND EVERY TIME THEY WENT OVER THERE, SHE WOULD TALK MY WIFE OUT OF IT. SO FINALLY, MY WIFE GAVE THEM THEIR FINAL CHANCE, COLLECTING NO RENT, GAV THEM THE EVICTION NOTICE, AND THAT'S WHEN THE COMPLAINTS STARTED. BUT I HAVE STARTED MAKING SOME REPAIRS, BUT WE ARE
STILL IN THE MARKET TO SELL. >> THE TENANTS WHO WERE THERE,
DID THEY HAVE CHILDREN? >> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S ONE REASO WHY MY WIFE NEVER TRIED, SHE ALWAYS WAS BEHIND ON RENT. MY WIFE NEVER TALKED ABOUT PUTTING HER OUT OR ANYTHING, GAVE HER SIX MONTHS COLLECTING NO RENT T TRY TO GET THEM A PLACE BECAUSE MY WIFE CAN'T DO IT NO MORE. SH WAS THE ONE THAT WAS COLLECTING THE RENT. SIX MONTHS, EXCUSE ME NO RENT BECAUSE MY WIFE GOT FAILING HEALTH. SHE'S NOW ON DIALYSIS, AND SHE CAN'T DO IT
ANYMORE. >> HOW DID THIS COME TO CODE?
TENANT COMPLAINT? >> YES. AFTER THE EVICTION
NOTICE, THEY MADE THE COMPLAINT >> THESE PROBLEMS EXISTED BEFOR
THE COMPLAINT WAS MADE. >> YES, MA'AM. AND WE ALSO TOLD THEM THAT THE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, THAT WE COULDN'T DO THEM WHILE THEY WAS LIVING THERE, AND WE KEPT TELLING THEM THAT. AND THEY HAD PROBLEMS, BUT WE COULDN'T FIX
THEM WHILE THEY WERE THERE. >> WHY NOT?
>> BECAUSE HOW CAN YOU DO REPAIRS WHERE THE FAMILY LIVING INSIDE THE HOUSE? YOU CAN'T DO THE TYPE OF REPAIRS THAT NEED T BE DONE INSIDE THE HOUSE WHILE FAMILY IS LIVING THERE.
>> PEOPLE MAKE REPAIRS INSIDE FOLKS' HOUSE EVERY DAY, AND PEOPLE ARE LIVING THERE. THEY JUST TELL THEM WHAT TIME THEY'R GOING TO BE THERE, THEY COME IN AND THEY DO THE REPAIRS. DON'T
BURY YOURSELF ANY FURTHER. >> UH-HUH.
>> THE ROTTED FASCIA, THAT'S OUTSIDE.
>> WELL, I WAS HERE JUST FIVE MONTHS AGO FOR THE OUTSIDE, AND BROUGHT EVERYTHING UP TO CODE. PROBABLY FIVE OR SIX MONTHS AGO I WAS HERE FOR THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE, AND I BROUGHT
EVERYTHING UP TO CODE. >> WHAT ABOUT THE HOLE IN THE
FLOOR? >> THE HOLE IN THE FLOOR?
>> IT SAYS HERE. >> YEAH, WELL, I DON'T TAKE CAR OF THAT. I DIDN'T NEVER GO IN THEIR HOUSE.
>> IT'S YOUR HOUSE. >> OH. WELL, MY WIFE DID. I
DIDN'T GET INVOLVED WITH THAT. >> IT'S YOUR HOUSE AND YOUR WIFE'S HOUSE.
MR. WINN, ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM.
>> MR. WILSON, ANYTHING FURTHER >> NO, MA'AM.
>> I'M GOING TO FIND THAT YOU'R IN VIOLATION, THAT THERE ARE VIOLATIONS HERE WITH THIS PROPERTY. I'LL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED
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INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMI OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO>>> NEXT CASE, MADAME CLERK. >> THE NEXT CASE IS 5-Q, 23-1894, 1300 LAWNWOOD CIRCLE. SORRY. IT'S LOGAN'S CASE, SO.
>> WE CAN SKIP IT AND LET HIM D THAT AND GO TO ANOTHER CASE.
>> OKAY. >>> ALL RIGHTY. SO WE WILL DO.
>> WE CAN MOVE TO A MASSEY IF YOU LIKE.
[B. 21-3585 1815 Melaleuca Dr Celentano, Frank Shaun Coss]
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL DO 6-B, CASE 21-3585. 1815 MELALEUCA DRIVE, FRANK CELENTAN IS THE OWNER.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THIS IS CASE 21-3585 FOR 1815 MELALEUCA DRIVE. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY FRANK CELENTANO OF THE SAME ADDRESS. THE VIOLATIONS AT THE PROPERTY ARE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SECTION 105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED. THIS MATTER PREVIOUSL CAME BEFORE YOU JUNE 22, 2022 I AN ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION WAS ENTERED. A PERMIT WAS OBTAINED BY THE OWNER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THAT PERMIT EXPIRED AND ON AUGUST 24, 2023, AN AFFIDAVIT O NON-COMPLIANCE STARTING THE FINES WAS RECORDED. WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO THE MASSEY LETTER ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2023. SINCE THAT TIME, SORRY, THE PERMIT HA BEEN RENEWED AGAIN. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO STAY THE ACCRUAL ON THE FINES UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN PROPERLY CLOSED OUT. AT THAT TIME, THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN COME BACK AND REQUEST A REDUCTION. HOWEVER, IF THE PERMIT EXPIRES AGAIN, THAT THE FINES RESUME AT THAT POINT.
YOUR NAME. >> FRANK CELENTANO.
>> AND DID YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT MR. COSS SAID?
>> YES. >> THAT THE FINES HAVE BEEN STAYED, AND THEY'VE BEEN, I GUESS THEY'VE BEEN PREVIOUSLY STAYED, AND WE'RE GOING TO STAY THEM AGAIN.
>> FINES WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY STARTED. THEY JUST BEGUN AUGUST
24TH WHEN HIS PERMIT EXPIRED. >> OKAY. SO HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT THE REQUEST BY THE CITY? >> UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
ABOUT THAT. >> DO YOU WANT THEM TO STOP THE
FINES FROM RUNNING? >> OH, FOR SURE.
>> OKAY. AND YOU UNDERSTAND THA IF I GRANT THAT REQUEST FROM BOTH OF YOU, YOU'VE GOT TO BRIN THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE.
>> CORRECT. >> AND IF YOU DON'T, THEN THE
FINES WILL RESUME. >> UNDERSTAND.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A TIME PERIOD THAT YOU'RE
REQUESTING TO STAY THE FINES? >> UNTIL THE PERMIT IS PROPERLY CLOSED OR IF IT EXPIRES AGAIN, MA'AM. EACH TIME HE HAS AN APPROVED INSPECTION, THAT WOULD EXTEND THE LENGTH OF THE PERMIT SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A DATE CERTAIN.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL STAY THE FINES UNTIL THE PERMIT IS CLOSED BASED ON THE STIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES. IF IT EXPIRES AGAIN FOR WHATEVER AGREEMENT YOU GUYS HAVE, THEN
THE FINES WILL RESUME. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE.
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>> YOU TOO. >>> OKAY. WE WILL GO BACK TO
[Q. 23-1894 1300 Lawnwood Cir EC Elan LCC Logan Winn]
CASE 5-Q, 23-1894. 1300 LAWNWOO CIRCLE, EC ELAN, L LC IS THEOWNER. >> WHEN YOU'RE READY, MR. WINN.
>> CASE NUMBER IS 23-1894, 1300 LAWNWOOD CIRCLE. CASE WAS INITIATED JUNE 29, 2023. THE OWNER IS EC ELAN, LLC OF 1300 NORTH LAWNWOOD CIRCLE, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34950.
VIOLATIONS, FBC 105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE CORRECTIONS, OBTAIN A PERMIT FO THE SEAL COATING AND STRIPING THE PARKING LOT WITHOUT A PERMIT. RECOMMENDATION, THE CIT REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXIST, THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 6 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITION AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS ASCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED. NO POOR MITT HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR, FOR THIS WORK. I DO HAVE A SET OF PICTURES AS WELL.
>> CAN YOU TELL US YOUR NAMES, PLEASE?
>> MY NAME IS ELLIS CHRISTIAN. >> HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOO
AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS MR. WINN HAS >> NO.
>> MR. WINN, DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT TH
VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> THE CITY WILL MOVE IN AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE THE
PHOTOGRAPHS. >> THANK YOU. THEY WILL BE
ADMITTED AS SUCH. ANYTHING WINN >> NO, MA'AM. WHO'S GOING TO RESPOND? BOTH OF YOU CAN. JUST TAKE YOUR TIME.
>> GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR. WE PURCHASED THIS BUILDING IN OCTOBER. I'M A PHYSICIAN. THIS IS A CARDIOLOGY PRACTICE. AND NOT UNTIL I WAS OUT OF MY CONTRACT WITH MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYER IN APRIL DID WE START TO OBTAIN THE CAPITAL TO RENOVATE THIS. THIS BUILDING WA ABANDONED FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.
DURING THAT TIME, I RECOGNIZED MULTITUDE OF OUR SERVICE IN THE CITY, I'VE DONE A LOT OF RENOVATION, AND HIRED RESPECTIV COMPANIES TO OBTAIN, TO DO THE WORK AND THEY WOULD OBTAIN THE PERMITS. THIS COMPANY I HIRED T REDO THE PARKING LOT, IT WAS JUST TO, I JUST SAID LET'S BECAUSE WE'RE NOT RICH TO JUST PUT LINES DOWN. AND THEY SAID ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE CAN PUT, WHAT THEY SAID TO PUT THE OVERLAY, SEAL COAT, WHICH HE SAYS IS JUST LIKE PAINTING THE PARKING LOT AND PUTTING STRIPES WHERE THEY WERE BEFORE. I SAID OKAY. AND IN EARLY JULY, RECEIVED NOTICE, BUT IT WAS JUN 29TH IS WHEN IT WAS SENT THAT W WERE IN VIOLATION. I NOTIFIED ASPHALT CARE SERVICES. THEY WER NOT AWARE THEY NEEDED A PERMIT. THEY'RE OUT OF HOPE SOUND, AND WE WENT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT CURING THE VIOLATION, AND I THINK WHEN WE REALIZED WHAT IT TOOK TO CURE IT, WHICH INVOLVES HIRING A CIVIL ENGINEER, THEY SAID THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO. SO DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME OF VIOLATIO NOTICE, WE'VE ENLISTED A CIVIL ENGINEER WHO HAS DONE DRAWINGS AND RENDERINGS AND HAS SUBMITTE A DRAWING FOR THAT. I THINK IT' NOT JUST AS SIMPLE AS OBTAINING A PERMIT. THERE'S PROCESSES BEFORE YOU CAN GET A PERMIT BASED ON WHAT HAS BEEN COMMUNICATED TO US. SO WE'RE IN THAT PROCESS NOW.
>> OKAY. MR. COSS? >> MA'AM, JUST FOR CLARITY, IS THE THIS A NEW PARKING LOT, OR WAS THIS EXISTING?
>> THIS IS AN EXISTING PARKING LOT FROM WHEN THE BUILDING WAS
BUILT, CONSTRUCTED IN 2000. >> A CIVIL ENGINEER IS NOT REQUIRED. A SIGN AND SEAL SITE PLAN IS NOT REQUIRED. TYPICALLY WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR RESEALING AND RESTRIPING A PARKING LOT IS
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JUST A SKETCH OF THE PROPERTY SHOWING THE EXISTING LAYOUT ANDANY PROPOSED CHANGES. >> SO WHEN WE SUBMITTED THE VIOLATION TO THE ASPHALT COMPANY, I'M A PHYSICIAN, I'M
NOT IN YOUR GUYS' FIELD. >> YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME HAVE
A HEART ATTACK, OKAY? >> I'M A CARDIOLOGIST.
>> THAT'S WHY I SAID YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME HAVE A HEART
ATTACK. >> I CONSULT THE EXPERTS, AND THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS MADE. I'M JUST TRYING TO CURE THE ISSUE. AND THEN I ALSO PRESENTED THIS TO THE CIVIL ENGINEER, AND I IMAGINE THAT WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE CASE. BUT THEY SAID THIS IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND IF A SKETCH, I CAN MAKE A SKETCH, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS IT HAS TO BE RENDERING OF DIMENSIONS AND WHA HE SAID, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE CIVIL ENGINEER SAID NEEDED TO B DONE. IT WAS DONE AT A VERY HIG COST. SO IF THERE'S A CHEAPER WAY OF DOING IT, I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE DONE IT THAT WAY, BUT THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING O CURING IT BY GOING THROUGH A CIVIL ENGINEER, WHICH WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ASPHALT COMPANY, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD HAVE DONE IT. THEY WERE HAPPY T DO IT UNTIL THEY WERE BACK AND FORTH WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HERE. HE COMMUNICATE TO US WHAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT REQUIRED, AND IT WAS BEYOND WHAT HE COULD DO FOR US. IT WAS COMMUNICATED SOMETHING A SIMPLE AS A DRAWING AND IF YOU DON'T MIND BEING MORE DETAILED BECAUSE I HAVE THE DRAWING THAT WAS DONE BY THE CIVIL ENGINEER, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY TO DO THAT, TO SUBMIT IT.
>> MR. COSS? WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT YOU CONTACT THE CITY AND TALK TO THEM YOURSELF TO SEE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN YOU SHOULD.
>> YEAH. >> SO TALK TO THEM, SEE WHAT YO NEED TO DO, AND BECAUSE I THINK YOU INDICATED THE STRIPING IS ALREADY THERE. IT'S LESS COSTLY THAN ESTABLISHING THE PARKING SPACES. SO I THINK THIS CAN BE RESOLVED.
>> JUST A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE DEFINITION OF A DRAWING IS.
BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST, THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DO IT MYSELF, AND THEY SAID NO, YOU NEED SOMEONE TO GO OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW WITH THE TRIPODS AND THEY LOOK AND DO A SURVEY OF TH
PROPERTY. >> THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.
>> RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYIN TO GET YOU TO SEE, DOC.
>> TO CLARIFY, THE ORIGINAL BLUEPRINTS OF THE FACILITY WOUL
HAVE SUFFICED IN THIS CASE. >> IF THOSE ARE ACCURATE TO WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE, THAT WOULD SUFFICE. TYPICALLY, PEOPL SUBMIT EITHER A HAND-DRAWN SKETCH OR AN IMAGE FROM GOOGLE
EARTH. >> I WILL CONTINUE THIS FOR 60 DAYS. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BUSY, ALL RIGHT? AND IF I DON'T CONTINUE THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE, I'M GOING TO FALL OUT BACK IN A FEW MINUTES, AND YOU'LL HAVE TO BE BACK HERE TRYING TO HELP ME. LET'S DO THIS. I'LL CONTINUE IT TO GIVE YOU TIME TO TALK WITH THE CITY AND SEE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. AND HOPEFULLY ELIMINATE YOU SPENDING MONEY THAT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YA'LL. GOOD LUCK. DO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE SOMEBODY TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU DO. AND YOU'LL FIND THAT TH CITY, THEY'RE VERY COOPERATIVE, OKAY? WE'RE NOT HERE TO HURT. WE'RE HERE TO HELP.
[R. 23-2573 622 S 12th St Jacobson Auctions Co., Inc. Logan Winn]
>>> NEXT CASE, MADAME CLERK. >> OKAY. THE NEXT CASE IS 5-R, CASE 23-2573. 622 SOUTH 12TH STREET, JACOBSON AUCTION
COMPANY, INC. IS THE OWNER. >> CASE 23-2573, 622 SOUTH 12T STREET. CASE WAS INITIATED SEPTEMBER 13, 2023. THE OWNER I JACOBSON AUCTIONS COMPANY, INC. OF 2103 SUNRISE BOULEVARD.
VIOLATIONS, IPMC, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS RESTORE THE FACILITIES OR VACATE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY. THE CITY REQUESTS A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS, AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT'S BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRED IN THE PERMI OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED. IT STILL LOOKS OCCUPIED AT THE LAST INSPECTION I HAVE A SET OF PICTURES OF THE POWER CORDS RUNNING ACROSS THE
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STREET TO THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AT THE TIME.>> SORRY. CAN YOU TELL US YOUR NAME, PLEASE?
>> YEAH. MY NAME IS ISAAC JACOBSON.
>> HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> NOT YET, BUT YES. UH-HUH. YEAH.
>> MR. WINN, DOES THE PHOTOGRAP FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT TH
VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES.
>> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE IN AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ON
THE PHOTOGRAPHS. >> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. WINN?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> SIR, STATE YOUR NAME.
>> ISAAC JACOBSON. >> AND HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO TH
ALLEGATIONS? >> SURE. AS FAR AS I WAS AWARE, DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH SHE STILL HAD SERVICE. EARLY SEPTEMBER, I WAS MADE AWARE BY NEIGHBOR THAT THE TENANT WAS RUNNING AN ELECTRICAL CORD ACROSS TO ANOTHER PROPERTY, AND I CONTACTED HER TO CEASE AND DESIST THAT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT SAFE. AND REALLY, THIS HAS BEEN A, YOU KNOW, TENANT THAT MY LATE FATHER HAS, YOU KNOW, PLACED AROUND FOR THE LAST, YOU KNOW, FEW YEARS. AND MENTIONED TO HER THAT, YOU KNOW THIS IS AN ARRANGEMENT THAT WE CAN'T CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD.
BUT ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, I GAVE HER A NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF TENANCY. THIS WAS THE DAY BEFOR THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION CAME. S AS FAR AS I WAS AWARE, YOU KNOW WITH THE POWER BEING TURNED OFF MAYBE THAT'S HER STARTING THE MOVE OUT. THE 30 DAYS HAS SINCE LAPSED, AND I PLAN ON MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CIVIL COURT TO START THE FIVE-DAY NOTICE FOR EVICTION IF SHE'S STILL THERE.
>> IT SAYS THE STRUCTURE IS UNFIT FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY.
>> UH-HUH. UM, BASED ON WHAT TH UTILITIES, I MEAN SHE'S HAD UTILITIES ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, UP UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1ST. THAT'S ONLY, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE SHE STILL HAD POWER EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS RUNNING A POWER CORD. I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE WAS RUNNING THE POWER CORD ACROSS. YOU KNOW
I TRULY DON'T. >> CAN YOU JUST TELL ME ABOUT
HOW OLD THIS PERSON IS? >> MID-40S, I BELIEVE. SOMEWHER
IN THAT AREA. >> AND SHE'S STILL LIVING THERE
>> I WENT THERE YESTERDAY TO LE HER KNOW THAT WE'RE PROCEEDING FORWARD WITH THE FIVE DAY. I LEFT THE NOTE IN THE DOOR TO CALL ME THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH THE FIVE DAY. SHE HASN'T CALLED ME SINCE THEN. YO KNOW, I DID LOOK IN THE WINDOW, I DID SEE SOME FURNITURE STILL THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S STILL THERE OR HAS GONE TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE. I TRULY DON'T
KNOW AT THIS MOMENT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, JUST FOR CLARITY, THE CHARGE OF STRUCTUR UNFIT FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY IS ONLY BECAUSE THERE WERE NO UTILITIES TO THE PROPERTY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY REASON TO BELIEV THE STRUCTURE IS UNFIT OTHERWISE. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CASE WAS STARTED SEPTEMBER 13TH WE DID VERIFY WITH FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AT THAT TIME THAT THERE WERE NOT UTILITIES. I BELIEVE MR. WINN CAN ALSO ATTES THAT HE'S BEEN BACK BY THE PROPERTY. THERE'S STILL VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND OTHER EVIDENCE THAT HE WOULD CONSIDE
THAT SHE IS STILL LIVING THERE. >> YEAH, WITH THE FURNITURE STILL BEING THERE IS WHY WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH THE FIVE-DAY EVICTION. YESTERDAY, THE POWER CORD WAS NOT STRUNG BETWEEN THE HOUSES ANYMORE, SO SHE HAS REMOVED THAT.
>> ARE THERE CHILDREN THERE? >> NO.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK YOU, MR. COSS, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THIS BEING THAT HE'S THE OWNER AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPERTY. YOU DID GET A NOTICE, YOU POSTED IT?
>> YES. SHE CALLED ME THAT DAY, SO SHE'S AWARE OF THE PROCESS
THAT'S HAPPENING. >> I CAN CONTINUE THIS FOR 30
DAYS TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE. >> I'D PREFER THAT WE HAVE AN
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ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION PROVIDED IN SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE EVICTION TO TAKE PLACE, WHETHER THAT'S 30 DAYS OR 90DAYS. >> I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG AN EVICTION TAKES. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, DO YOU KNOW?
>> IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG. >> 30 DAYS.
>> HOW LONG HAS SHE BEEN LIVING THERE?
>> UM, PROBABLY SINCE LAST YEAR AUGUST. SO SHE'S HAD POWER, YOU KNOW, THAT WHOLE TIME. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CHANGE THA HAPPENED. AND AGAIN, I WAS NOTIFIED EARLY IN SEPTEMBER ABOUT THAT POWER CORD, AND TOLD HER TO CEASE AND DESIST. AND I DID MAKE HER AWARE LIKE THE MONTH PRIOR THAT THIS IS AN ARRAIGNMENT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIND OTHER HOUSING.
FREE HOUSING. THEY GOT NO MOTIVATION TO MOVE. I JUST WENT AHEAD WITH THE POSTING OF THE NOTICE TO MOVE OUT.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WILL BE TO PROVIDE 60 DAYS TO COMPLY. IF THE TENANT APPEALS THE EVICTION PROCEEDING, YOU CAN CERTAINLY COMMUNICATE WITH THAT, AND WE CAN PROCESS AN ADMINISTRATIVE EXTENSION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME.
SO TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE, WE WILL REQUIRE AN INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY TO VERIFY IT IS VACANT.
>> SURE. NO PROBLEM. >> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, MR. COSS, IF THE PROPERTY IS VACANT THAT COMPLIES IT FOR HIM, RIGHT
>> CORRECT. >> OR IF POWER IS TURNED ON AND
IT'S OCCUPIED, THAT COMPLIES IT >> CORRECT.
>> I TAKE IT YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES?
>> UM. >> I DON'T NEED TO KNOW HOW
MANY. >> YEAH. IN A SEPARATE COMPANY.
JACOBSON AUCTION WAS MY LATE FATHER'S COMPANY.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> MR. COSS, TO MAKE SURE I HAV THIS RIGHT, IF THE POWER, IF THE PERSON VACATES, POWER IS RESTORED, THEN WHAT HAPPENS WIT MY ORDER?
>> SO IN EITHER SITUATION, IF THE PROPERTY IS VACATED OR IF THE POWER IS RESTORED, THEN YOU ORDER WILL BE COMPLIED.
>> OKAY. ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. JACOBSON?
>> NO. OUR PLAN IS TO VACATE TH PROPERTY. AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE FIVE-DAY NOTIC NEXT. 30 DAYS HAS LAPSED ALREAD FROM THE INITIAL TERMINATION OF TENANCY NOTICE.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM.
>> ALL RIGHT. BASED ON EVIDENCE PRESENTED, I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 622 SOUTH 12TH STREET, AND JACOBSON AUCTION COMPANY, INC. IS THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. THE CORRECTIVE ACTIO IS TO RESTORE THE UTILITIES OR
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VACATE THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY I'LL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVA FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITION AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS ASCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. NOW ONCE YOU COMPLY, YOU KNOW, THISWILL BE DONE. >> SURE. AND THEN ONCE IT'S VACATED, THAT $100 PER DAY ASSESSMENT, IS THAT SOMETHING I'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR? OR THA WOULD BE CLEARED?
>> YOU'RE THE PROPERTY OWNER, BUT I SUGGEST YOU GET WITH SOMEONE FROM THE CITY AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT.
>> I DON'T CONTROL HER UTILITIES, THOUGH. IF SHE TURNE IT OFF, YOU KNOW? YOU KNOW, I DON'T SEE HOW I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR TURNING ON AND OFF HER UTILITIES OR NOT PAYING FOR HER
UTILITIES. >> IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE BY ONE NIGHT AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT TH LIGHTS ARE ON, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU COULD CONSIDER DOING.
>> SURE. >> AND THEN JUST MAYBE TAKE A PICTURE. I'M NOT TRYING TO PRACTICE LAW UP HERE. AND THEN
GET WITH THE CITY. >> SO ULTIMATELY, THE VIOLATION ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER. YOU ARE IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION BECAUSE IT IS A TENANT. BUT IT'S ULTIMATELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER. SO IF YOU FIND THAT IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THE POWER'S BEEN RESTORED, LET STAFF KNOW. THEY CAN CHECK WITH THE UA, THE UTILITIES AUTHORITY, TO CONFIRM WHETHER IT'S BEEN RESTORED OR NOT. BUT YOU HAVE, HE WAS GIVEN 60 DAYS, CORRECT? YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO EITHER MAKE SURE POWER GETS RESTORED OR TO HAVE HER EVICTED AND IF IT'S EMPTY, YOU DON'T FEED POWER. IF YOU DO HAVE THE EVICTION AND IT IS EMPTY, YOU NEED TO LET STAFF KNOW SO THEY CAN COME OUT AND CONFIRM THAT.
SO AS LONG AS YOU TAKE CARE OF EITHER VERSION WITHIN 60 DAYS, THE $100 PER DAY WILL NOT START IT'S ONLY AFTER THE 60 DAYS.
>> SURE. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
>> UH-HUH. >> AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, JUST CALL THEM. THEY WILL WORK WITH YOU.
[C. 22-847 1237 Grose Road KR Jem Plant LLC Shaun Coss]
>>> NEXT CASE, MADAME CLERK? >> NEXT CASE IS 6-C, 22-847.
1237 GROSE ROD, KR GEM PLANT KR JEM PLANT IS THE OWNER.
>> THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY KR JEM PLANT OF 5600 MARINER STREET. THE VIOLATIONS ARE FLORIDAING BUILDING CODE, PERMI REQUIRED. THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE YOU JULY 19, 2022.
THERE'S A 90-DAY EXTENSION THAT WAS REPORTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COMPLIANCE STARTING THE FINES WAS RECORDED DECEMBER 21, 2022. THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE YOU FOR A MASSEY HEARING IN 2023. AT THE MASSEY HEARING ON APRIL 18TH, THE FINE REMAINED STAYED. THE CASE WAS CONTINUED TO JULY 18TH TO ALLOW THE OWNER AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEE WITH HIS DESIGN TEAM TO GO OVER THE REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMIT PLANS. THE HEARING ON JULY 18, THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS NOT PRESENT DUE TO A FAMILY EMERGENCY. HE DID NOTIFY US OF THE EMERGENCY, AND THE CASE WAS CONTINUED TO THE AUGUST 15TH SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING. TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO FORMAL SUBMITTALS. I DID SPEAK WITH TH RESPONDENT YESTERDAY AND INDICATED THAT AT THIS POINT, W WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ACTION PLAN AND AN UPDATE ON WHERE THEY'RE AT WITH PLANS FOR SUBMITTAL.
>> SIR, STATE YOUR NAME. >> YOUR HONOR, BY NAME IS JOHN
ALVARADO. >> HOW DO YOU RESPOND?
>> WE SPOKE TO MAKE SURE WE HAD CLARITY ON WHAT WE NEEDED INITIALLY TO SUBMIT PRIOR TO CREATING THE SOLUTIONS FOR THE CODE VIOLATIONS. UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO PLANS HISTORICALLY IN THE COUNTY OR IN THE CITY, WE HAD SPECIFIC CLARITY FROM MR. JETMORE THAT WE HAD TO RECREATE THIS BUILDING LIKE WE WERE STARTING IT FROM SCRATCH. WHAT PROVIDED WAS THE STRUCTURAL AND THE ARCHITECTURALS SIGNED AND
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SEALED WE RECEIVED THIS PAST THURSDAY. THOSE ARE THE SAME PLANS WE'RE USING ALSO NOW GIVE THE EXACT SCOPE AND SIZE OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE RETROFITTING O FIRE AND IDENTIFYING WITH CIVIL WHEN IT COMES TO WATER THROUGH CIVIL ENGINEERING AND GOING TO THE PROPERTY. SO I SPOKE TO THE DESIGN TEAM, AND THE DESIGN TEA WAS REQUESTING A MINIMUM OF 60 DAYS TO PROVIDE PRELIMINARIES FOR CIVIL, MEANING THAT'S GOING TO BE THE HARDEST THING OR THE MOST INTENSE ITEMS FOR THAT PROPERTY WILL BE CIVIL. AND THE SAID I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STRUCTURE IS OF SUBMISSIONS FOR A CIVIL WHEN IT COMES TO THE BODIES THAT HAVE TO APPROVE IT PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THAT'D BE SOMETHING I WOULD HOPEFULLY WIT COMMUNICATION WITH MR. COSS BE ABLE TO PROVIDE. PRELIMINARIES FOR THE OTHER ITEMS WILL BE ATTAINABLE WITHIN THOSE 60 DAYS BUT I DO REQUEST IF WE COULD HAVE A CONTINUANCE BETWEEN 60 AND 120 DAYS. I WOULD SAY 60 TO 120 DAYS PER THE ENGINEER TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING ADEQUATELY PROVIDED FOR REVIEW.AT THAT TIME, WE CAN, OF COURSE I'M NOT, AT THAT TIME I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE DO SUBMIT WOULD BE, OF COURSE, TO THE SATISFACTORY OF THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, AND
THEN WE CAN SUBMIT FOR PERMIT. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, SO WE HAVE SPOKE WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AS FAR AS WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL. DEPENDING O THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY AND TH ALTERATIONS BEING MADE TO THE PROPERTY, THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT ROUTES. ONE HAS TO BE APPROVED BY A CITY COMMISSION, THE OTHER DOES NOT. SO DEPENDING ON THE FINAL SCOPE OF WORK WILL DICTAT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THERE. SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE STAY THE ACCRUAL ON THE FINE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 120 DAYS, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE RESPONDENT TIME TO APPLY EITHER FOR A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT COMPLIANCE REVIEW OR FOR TRC, WHICHEVER PROCESS THIS NEEDS TO GO.
>> ALL RIGHT. AND SIR, ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> THEN BASED ON THE STIPULATIO BETWEEN THE PARTIES, I WILL DO 120-DAY STAY IN THIS MATTER.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. >> GOOD LUCK. YOU'RE WELCOME.
[D. 22-983 1508 Orange Ave Bruce, Leonard Shaun Coss]
>>> NEXT CASE IS 6-D, CASE 22-983. 1508 ORANGE AVENUE,
LEONARD BRUCE IS THE OWNER. >> MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> THIS IS CASE 22-983 FOR 1508 ORANGE AVENUE. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY LEONARD BRUCE OF 1914 ROYAL PALM DRIVE, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATIONS AT THE PROPERTY WERE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 304.1.1.7, UNSAFE CONDITIONS. AND IPMC 304.6, EXTERIOR WALLS.
THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE JULY 19, 202 AND AN ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION WAS ENTERED. A 90-DAY EXTENSION WAS RECORDED SEPTEMBE 21, 2022. AFTER THE PERMIT HAD EXPIRED WITHOUT OBTAINING THE PROPER INSPECTIONS, AN AFFIDAVI OF NON-COMPLIANCE STARTING THE FINES WAS RECORDED MARCH 21, 2023. SHORTLY AFTER THE PERMIT WAS RENEWED, THE CONTRACTOR DID CONSULT WITH AN ENGINEER WHO PROVIDED FINAL APPROVAL ON THIS PROJECT. AND AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE STOPPING THE FINES WAS RECORDED JUNE 15, 2023. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FINES ARE $4,820, WHICH INCLUDES $20 IN RECORDING FEES. THERE ARE THREE CRITERIA TO CONSIDER FOR THE REDUCTION OF FINES. ONE, THE GRAVITY OR SERIOUSNESS OF VIOLATION IS MODERATE. TWO, ANY AND ALL ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE VIOLATOR TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS. AND THE OWNER HIRED A CONTRACTOR AND OBTAINED A PERMIT FOR THE REPAIRS, THE PERMIT EXPIRED, BUT WAS RENEWED AND RECEIVED ITS FINAL APPROVED INSPECTION JUNE 15, 2023. NUMBE THREE, THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE VIOLATOR WAS PREVIOUSLY FOUND I VIOLATION BY EITHER THE CORD ENFORCEMENT BOARD, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, OR OTHER JUDICIAL PROCESS WAS ONE PREVIOUS TIME.
STAFF HAS CALCULATED THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS TO BE $1302.95. THE RESPONDENT IS REQUESTING THAT THESE FINES BE
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WAIVED COMPLETELY. STAFF IS NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT REQUEST AND DOES REQUEST THAT THE FINES BE REDUCED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVCOSTS. >> AND THAT'S $1302.95?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. YOUR NAME?
>> LEONARD BRUCE. >> AND HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO
THAT REQUEST? >> UH, YOUR MAGISTRATE, I DID COMPLY WITH ALL THE CITY REQUESTS. HOWEVER, I KNOW I'M HERE FOR THE REDUCTION, BUT HAL OF THIS WAS BEYOND MY CONTROL.
EVERYTHING THAT WAS ASKED OF ME I COMPLIED. HOWEVER, AS HE EXPLAINED, THE PERMIT WAS EXPIRED ONCE. I HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF THE CONTRACTOR. YOU NEED TO GET THIS DONE, YOU NEED TO GET THIS DONE. EVERYTHING WAS DONE. THEY REAPPLIED. YOUR HONOR, I DON'T HAVE CASH LAYING AROUND, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
KNOW THE CITY HAS A COST TO COM OUT AND DO ALL OF THIS. I'M IN AGREEMENT, I'M NOT GOING TO WAL OVER HERE WITHOUT PAYING THE FINE, BUT I WOULD STILL ASK FOR A REDUCTION. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THE CITY WILL ALLOW, THE HARD COSTS, WHATEVER IT IS,
WHATEVER THEIR COST IS. >> WELL, THE AMOUNT RIGHT NOW I $4,820. AND THE CITY HAS REQUESTED THAT IT BE REDUCED TO $1302.95, WHICH IS A REDUCTION OF $3518. AND YOU CAN SET UP A
PAYMENT PLAN. >> IS THE PAYMENT PLAN WITH
INTEREST OR JUST A FLAT COST? >> THERE'S NO INTEREST. THE CIT DOESN'T DO LIKE AN OFFICIAL PAYMENT PLAN, BUT WHAT THEY WIL DO IS TAKE PARTIAL PAYMENTS. SO IT'S KIND OF ON YOU TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS AS YOU'RE GOING DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH TIME THE
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE GIVES YOU. >> OKAY. I'M WILLING TO PAY THE COST, YOUR MAGISTRATE, BUT OVER A TIME PERIOD.
>> HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO PAY THE $1302.95?
>> OVER A SIX-MONTH PERIOD IF I COULD PAY IT OFF BEFORE, I WILL BUT I'M JUST CALCULATING MAYBE IF I DO $300 A MONTH OR $200 A
MONTH. >> LISTEN, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BREAK THE BANK HERE. WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH YOU.
>> I COULD DO MAYBE LIKE A SIX-MONTH PERIOD.
>> YOU SURE YOU CAN PAY IT IN SIX MONTHS?
>> THAT'S FINE. THE CITY WOULD RECOMMEND UP TO A YEAR FOR PAYMENT. THAT WAY IF HE HAS MOR THAN ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE THESE
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THEN BASED ON THE STIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES, I WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT TO $1,302.95 PAYABLE WITHIN 12 MONTHS. NOW I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IF YOU DON'T PAY IT WITHIN THOSE 12 MONTHS, IT'S GOING TO REVERT BACK TO THE $4,820. ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. BUT YOU'RE IN AGREEMENT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU NEXT CASE.
[G. 22-3397 712 Cedar Place Jarantow, Daniel Shaun Coss]
>>> I HAVE CASE 6-G, 22-3397. 712 CEDAR PLACE. DANIEL JARANTO IS THE OWNER. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> THIS IS CASE 22-3397 FOR 712 CEDAR PLACE. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY DANIEL JARANTOW OF 831 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATIONS AT THE PROPERTY ARE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SECTION 105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED. THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE YOU MARCH 22, 2023 IN AN ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION WAS ENTERED. THIS CAME BEFORE YOU AGAIN FOR A REQUEST FOR EXTENSION HEARING IN SEPTEMBER. THAT REQUEST WAS CONTINUED UNTI
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TODAY'S HEARING. SINCE THAT TIME, THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT COMPLIANCE REVIEW APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED. THE NEXT STE IS TO APPLY FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET. PRIOR TO MAKING A RECOMMENDATION, I'D LIKE TO HEA FROM THE OWNER IN REGARDS TO WHERE HE'S AT WITH THIS PROJECT>> HI. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> DANIEL JARANTOW. >> WHERE ARE YOU AT WITH THE
REQUEST FOR BUILDING PERMITS? >> ONCE DCPR AND THE HISTORIC RESTORATION APPROVED EVERYTHING THAT WAS OCTOBER 4TH. THEY SAID THEY NEEDED A DRAINAGE PLAN, SO I'M WORKING WITH THE ENGINEER, AND HE NEEDED ADDITIONAL SURVEYING OF THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY'S FLOOR LEVEL. SO I'M WORKING WITH GETTING A SURVEYOR OUT THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE T GET THAT FINAL DRAINAGE PLAN IN PLACE, AND I'LL HAVE ALL THE PROPER DOCUMENTS I NEED TO APPL FOR THE PERMIT. THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT UNTIL I HAVE THE COMPLET PACKAGE OF SEALED SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING PLANS.
>> AND HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO ANYBODY ABOUT HOW LONG THAT
WOULD TAKE? >> MR. ABRAHAM, I'VE BEEN E-MAILING, HE SAID HE'S GIVEN M THE QUOTE, AND I'M JUST WAITING TO GET THE SURVEYOR OUT THERE. CONTACTED MY PREVIOUS SURVEYOR.
THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED BACK. THIS WAS JUST LAST WEEK. SO I'V BEEN WORKING ON IT. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOING AS FAST AS I
COULD MAKE HAPPEN. >> MR. COSS?
>> DO YOU FEEL 60 DAYS WILL BE SUFFICIENT?
>> IF I COULD GET THE SURVEYOR OUT THERE RIGHT AWAY, THEY JUST NEED ELEVATION OF THE NEIGHBORING FLOOR PLANS. IT'S SOMETHING THE ORIGINAL SURVEYOR DIDN'T HAVE ON HIS SITE PLAN.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT AN
EXTENSION OF 60 DAYS. >> AND ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WIT
THAT, MR. JARANTOW? >> YEAH. I GREATLY APPRECIATE
THAT. THANK YOU. >> BASED ON THE STIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES, I'LL CONTINUE THIS FOR 60 DAYS. GOOD
LUCK. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU HAVE
>>> NEXT CASE. >> SO WE HAVE PEOPLE PRESENT FO TWO CASES THAT WE WILL BE CALLING ATTORNEYS FOR.
>> OKAY. >> ALSO, I HAVE FOR CALL-IN
CASES, I HAVE A VIOLATION CASE. >> LET ME ASK. WHO HERE IS EXPECTING THEIR RETURN OF THE CALL? HOW MANY PEOPLE? OKAY.
>> AND THE PARTY IN THE BACK, THEY NEED AN INTERPRETER.
>> OKAY. AND THE YOUNG MAN HERE >> HE'S WITH US.
>> YOU'RE THE NEW GUY. YEAH, YOU'RE THE NEW GUY. I COULD ONL SEE HALF OF YOU. ALL RIGHT, OKAY. HOWEVER YOU WANT TO
PROCEED, ELIZABETH. >> OKAY. SO I WILL CALL CASE 5-E, 23-1410. 2827 SOUTH INDIAN RIVER DRIVE. 2827 SOUTH INDIANA RIVER DRIVE, LLC IS THE OWNER. I'M GOING TO BE CALLING JESSICA
AS SOON AS I FIND HER FORM. >> IS ANYONE HERE FOR THAT CASE
>> NO. THAT WILL BE A CALL-IN CASE.
>> OKAY. LET'S CALL PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE FIRST.
>> THEY'RE HERE FOR CASES WE'RE CALLING ATTORNEYS FOR, TWO OF THE CASES, AND ONE THAT WE'RE CALLING AN INTERPRETER FOR.
>> LET'S CALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE AND CALL THEIR
>> YES, PLEASE. >> OKAY. SO THEN WE WILL DO 6-A, CASE 19-3145, 4060 SELVITZ ROAD, BOBBY AND WANDA JOHNSON ARE THE OWNERS. WE'LL BE CALLIN ATTORNEY SHANA BEAR.
>> IS SOMEONE HERE FOR THAT ONE >> YES, MA'AM.
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TO AN AUTOMATIC. >> SHE PROVIDED TWO NUMBERS.
I'LL TRY THE OTHER NUMBER. >> YOU'VE REACHED THE VOICEMAILBOX OF JOSHUA WISENFELD. I'M NOT AVAILABLE
RIGHT NOW. >> YOU CAN TRY THE FIRST NUMBER
AGAIN. THAT WAS HER CELL. >> YOU CAN TRY IT ONE MORE TIME I'LL SEND HER AN E-MAIL IN THE MEANTIME. AND IF WE DON'T GET HER, WE'LL HAVE TO PASS IT.
TO AN AUTOMATIC VOICE. >> SORRY.
>> SHE'S DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA RIGHT NOW, SO SHE'S HIT AND MIS ON THE RECEPTION.
>> I'M SENDING HER AN E-MAIL TO LET HER KNOW WE'LL PASS IT AND RECALL IT AT THE END. SO WE'LL TRY HER AGAIN.
[H. 23-263 2400 S Ocean Dr Bldg 2300 Catamaran I Inc. Shaun Coss]
>>> SO WE WILL CALL CASE 6-H, CASE 23-263, 2400 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE, BUILDING 2300. AND WE WILL BE CALLING ATTORNEY LAUREN SCHWARTZFELT.
>> HI. IS THIS LAUREN? >> YES.
>> HI, THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> YOU CAN HEAR ME OKAY? >> YES.
>> YOU'RE IN AUDIO ATTENDANCE O THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING.
>> THANK YOU. >> AND THIS IS CASE 23-263 FOR 2400 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE, BUILDIN 2300. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS CATAMARAN ONE, INC. VERO BEACH, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATIONS AT PROPERTY WERE AN INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 304.1.1, UNSAFE CONDITIONS. 306.1,.1, UNSAFE CONDITIONS.
INFESTATION AND 105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED. THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MARCH 22, 2023 AND AN ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION WAS RECORDED. ON MAY 30, 2023, A 90-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME WAS GRANTED. ON AUGUST 30, 2023, AN AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COMPLIANCE STARTING FINES WAS RECORDED. TH INFESTATION HAS BEEN CURED ACCORDING TO TERMITE TREATMENT REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE CITY. HOWEVER, THE TRUSS DAMAGE REMAINS TO BE RESOLVED, AND IS STILL IN VIOLATION AT THIS TIME PRIOR TO MAKING A RECOMMENDATION, I'D LIKE TO HEA FROM COUNCIL AND THE GENTLEMAN THAT'S HERE BEFORE US.
>> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS LAUREN SCHWARTZFELT ON BEHALF OF CATAMARAN ONE, AND MY CLIENT IS PRESENT AT THE HEARING AS WELL.
THIS IS JUST A REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AND TO HOLD OFF ON THE LIENS. MY CLIENT HAS SHOWN THROUGH ITS IMMEDIATE ACTIONS WITH THE OTHER PORTIONS OF THIS VIOLATION THAT THEY ARE WILLING, READY, AND ABLE TO COMPLY. WITH REGARD TO THE TRUS REPAIRS, THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THEIR FOUR-YEAR RECERTIFICATION, AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE REPLACING THE ROOF AT THE ASSOCIATION. THEY HAVE HIRED AN ENGINEER. TH ENGINEER COMPLETED THE PROJECT BOOK JUST THIS PAST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13TH TO SEND TO THE CONTRACTORS SO THAT THEY CAN GE BIDS FOR THE ROOF, THE TRUSSES, AND THE SOFFET REPAIR. PRIOR TO TRYING TO OBTAIN COMPLIANCE WIT THIS VIOLATION, MY CLIENT CONTACTED THREE SEPARATE CONTRACTORS SPECIFICALLY TO DO THE TRUSS WORK, AND NONE OF THE WERE WILLING TO DO JUST THAT.
AND SO THAT'S WHY MY CLIENT -- >> MA'AM, WE'RE HAVING A HARD
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TIME HEARING YOU. IF YOU'RE ON CELL PHONE, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUMAY HAVE BAD RECEPTION. >> OH, BOY. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN. >> OKAY. IS THAT BETTER?
>> IT IS NOW, YES. >> OKAY. DO I NEED TO REPEAT
MYSELF? OR DID YOU HEAR? >> WE HEARD, BUT YOU SOUNDED LIKE A ROBOT. BUT YOU SOUND BETTER NOW.
>> OKAY. AND I THINK IT WOULD B BEST TO HAVE MY CLIENT SORT OF HIS TIMELINE OF EVENTS, AND THE I CAN CONTINUE.
>> OKAY. >> CAN YOU TELL US YOUR NAME?
>> DAVID. I'M THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR CATAMARAN ONE.
EXCUSE ME. I CAN GO THROUGH AND OUTLINE FOR YOU WHERE WE'VE BEE ON THE TRUSS REPAIR PROJECT. IT'S BEEN QUITE A CHALLENGE. WE STARTED BACK IN MARCH, I THINK, WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE VIOLATION. WE WERE DOING TWO THINGS. WE WERE WORKING ON TERMITE INFESTATION AND THEN BEGINNING THE TRUSS REPAIR PROJECT. SO WE HIRED AN ENGINEERING FIRM, MATHERS ENGINEERING, TO COME INSPECT TH TRUSS DAMAGE, WHICH WAS FAIRLY EXTENSIVE. BUT MATHERS DETERMINED THEY COULD BE REPAIRED AND THAT WE DIDN'T NEE TO REPLACE TRUSSES, BUT WE COUL THROUGH A SCABBING METHOD, REINFORCE THOSE. THEY CAME UP WITH A PROPOSAL FOR US THAT WE COULD SEND OUT FOR BID, AND WE DID THAT. WE HAD TWO GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND FOUR ROOFING CONTRACTORS IN TOTAL. NONE OF THEM WOULD BID ON THE PROJECT.
THE REASON BEING THERE WASN'T SUFFICIENT ACCESS UP INTO THE ATTIC AREA TO DO THIS REPAIR. THEY WERE LIMITED TO THE SMALL LITTLE SCUTTLES IN THE CLOSET T GET UP IN THE ATTIC. AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T GET EQUIPMEN IN THERE. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY COULDN'T GET WORKERS IN AN OUT OF THERE. SO THE ONLY WAY T DO THIS REPAIR WOULD BE TO REMOVE THE CEILING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE UNIT TO GET ACCES UP ABOVE. HOWEVER, THE OWNER OF THAT UNIT HAD PUT IN CYPRESS WOOD ON THE CEILING AND DIDN'T WANT TO DAMAGE THAT. SO WE WERE GOING FORWARD WITH THE ROOFING PROJECT BECAUSE THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE, AND THE CONTRACTOR THA WE'RE HAVING MANAGE THAT ACTIVITY SUGGESTED THAT WE STAG A CONTRACTOR TO DO THE TRUSS REPAIR WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S DOING THE ROOF REPAIR SO THEY CAN JUST REMOVE THE OUTSIDE, GET ACCESS, COME IN, AND FIX THE TRUSSES TO THE SPECIFICATION HERE. AND THEN TH ROOFING COMPANY CAN THEN REPLAC THE PLYWOOD AND CONTINUE TO PUT ON THE NEW ROOF. SO THAT'S WHER WE ARE RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE, WE'V SIGNED THE CONTRACT WITH KEYSTONE ENGINEERING TO MANAGE THIS ROOF ACTIVITY. THEY SENT THE PROJECT BOOK TO US LAST WEEK. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ON-SITE MEETING WITH THEM ON TH 24TH OF THIS MONTH WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR BUILDING COMMITTEE TO WALK THROUGH THE BUILDINGS WITH THEM AND HAVE THEM EXPLAIN WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO SEND OUT FOR BID, AND THEN THEY BELIEVE THAT WE WILL HAVE ALL THE BIDS IN PLACE BY THE 9T OF NOVEMBER. AND AT THAT POINT THEN, WE WOULD SIGN A CONTRACT WITH WHOEVER'S GOING TO DO BOTH THE ROOF WORK AND THE TRUSS REPAIR WORK. AND WE RECOGNIZE I WILL BE A SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR THE TRUSS REPAIR AND THE ROOF REPAIR OR THE ROOF REPLACEMENT, SO WE'RE DEALING
WITH TWO PERMITS THERE. >> AND YOUR HONOR, AT THIS TIME WE'RE ASKING, WE UNDERSTAND THA THERE'S DAILY FINES ACCRUING.
WE'RE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL TIM AND THAT THE CITY HOLD OFF ON THE CERTIFICATION OF THE LIEN A MY CLIENT HAS SHOWN GOOD FAITH AND, YOU KNOW, DEFINITE PROGRES TOWARD ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE.
IT'S JUST BEEN, IT'S TAKEN, UNFORTUNATELY, LONGER THAN WE
WOULD LIKE IT TO HAVE TAKEN. >> YEAH. WE DID IN THE MIDDLE O ALL THAT ALSO HAD TO DO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, WHICH LAST PAYMENTS ARE DUE THIS MONTH ON THAT, BUT WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING COVERED. THE FUMIGATION, THE COST OF THE PROJECT BOOK, THE COST OF THE TRUSS REPAIR ITSELF OR AT LEAST OUR ESTIMATE OF THAT. BUT THAT WILL THEN BE TAKEN CARE OF WHEN WE SIGN THE ROOFING AND TRUSS REPAIR CONTRACTS HERE. HOPEFULLY IN TH NEXT, WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH I WOULD ASSUME.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, SINCE TH PERMITTING WILL BE INVOLVED IN THIS, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE STAY THE ACCRUAL OF FINES AND PROVIDE 90 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT.
>> COUNSELOR, DID YOU HEAR THAT >> YES, I DID.
>> ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT? >> YES. AND IT'S 90 DAYS TO APPLY FOR THE PERMIT, NOT FOR THE PERMIT TO BE APPROVED?
>> MY RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE PERMIT TO BE APPROVED.
>> OKAY, 90 DAYS FOR PERMIT TO BE APPROVED. AND HOW LONG DOES THAT TYPICALLY TAKE, IF YOU KNOW?
>> IF THE DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED IS SUFFICIENT, PERMIT
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ARE USUALLY GRANTED IN TWO WEEKS.>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> OKAY. HOLD ON. ALL RIGHT.
THEN BASED ON THE STIPULATION O THE PARTIES, I WILL STAY THE FINES, AND GIVE YOU 90 DAYS TO OBTAIN PERMIT APPROVAL. OKAY?
>> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU ALL. HAVE A NICE DAY.
>> YOU TOO. >> ALL RIGHT, BYE BYE.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. YOU'VE BEEN VERY
[E. 22-2980 1101 N 25th St Alvarado, Oscar & Linares, Sofia Shaun Coss]
PATIENT. >>> OKAY. SO WE HAVE AN INTERPRETATION CASE. IT WILL BE CASE 6-E, 22-2980. 1101 NORTH 25TH STREET, OSCAR ALVARADO AND SOFIA LINARES ARE THE OWNERS.
>> WE NEED SPANISH, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> UH-HUH. >> WE HAD AN ISSUE THE OTHER DA WHERE WE NEEDED PORTUGUESE, SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE
RIGHT LANGUAGE. >> YES, WE DID.
>> MORNING. >> CALLS MAY BE MONITORED OR RECORDED FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE PURPOSES. THANK YOU FOR CALLING LANGUAGE LINK. PLEASE ENTER YOU ACCOUNT NUMBER FOLLOWED BY THE POUND SIGN. IF YOU WOULD LIKE T MAKE A THIRD-PARTY CALL, PLEASE PRESS ONE. PRESS TWO TO CONTINU WITHOUT A MAKING A THIRD PARTY.
PRESS ONE FOR SPANISH. PLEASE ENTER YOUR DEPARTMENT CODE FOLLOWED BY THE POUND SIGN. YOU ENTERED 2902. IF THIS IS
CORRECT, PRESS ONE. >> GOOD MORNING . IS YOUR CLIEN
PRESENT? >> YES. THESE ARE QUASI-JUDICIA PROCEEDINGS. ARE YOU ABLE TO INTERPRET FOR THAT?
>> I'M SORRY. >> THESE ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. ARE YOU ABLE TO INTERPRET FOR THAT?
>> YES. >> OKAY. OKAY. SO FIRST, I HAVE
>> FOR INTERPRETATION. IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND
>> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL ACCURATELY TRANSLATE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE INTO SPANISH, INTO THE SPANISH LANGUAGE, AND THE SPANISH LANGUAGE INTO THE ENGLISH
>> THANK YOU. >> AND MA'AM, THERE'S NO CONFIDENTIALITY THAT NEEDS EXPLAINED BECAUSE THIS IS A
>> AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND MAKE SUR THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE INTERPRETING THAT'S BEING
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE A YES TO ME. >> YES.
>> OKAY, PERFECT. MR. COSS? >> THIS IS CASE 22-2980 FOR 110
>> THE PROPER IS OWNED BY OSCAR ALVARADO AND SOFIA LINARES.
>> PROPERTY ARE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
>> 111.1.2, UNSAFE EQUIPMENT. >>
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>> 111.1.3, STRUCTURE UNFIT FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY.
>> 304.1.1, UNSAFE CONDITIONS. >>
>> 304.4, STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. >>
>> 304.7, ROOFS AND DRAINAGE. >>
>> 304.13, WINDOWS, DOORS, AND FRAMES.
>> AND 704.6.1.2, SMOKE ALARMS. >>
>> THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MARCH 22, 2023.
>> AND A 90-DAY EXTENSION WAS GRANTED MAY 15, 2023.
>> EXTENSION. THERE ARE NO FINES A THIS TIME.
>> RECOMMENDATION, I'D LIKE TO HEA AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS FROM TH
>> GOOD MORNING. I REACH OUT TO ASK WHAT WAS NEEDED TO HAVE THE PERMISSION FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE BUILDING. TOLD ME I NEEDED TO SUBMIT THREE PERMITS, THE ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL. I CALL HER LAST FRIDAY TO SEE IF SHE HAD RECEIVED THEM, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT ONLY TWO WERE SUBMITTED, THE PLUMBING AND THE MECHANICAL TOLD ME THAT THE ELECTRICAL WAS THE ONE THAT WAS MISSING, SO I TALKED TO THE PERSON WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE ELECTRICITY, AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS SUBMITTE THIS WEEK, AND I'M WAITING FOR THAT.
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>> NO. >> WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO BE DONE,
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> YES, THANK YOU.
>> THE PERMITS ARE READY TO BE ISSUED PENDING SUBCONTRACTOR
AGREEMENTS AND FINAL PAYMENT. >>
>> THE STATUS HAS BEEN THE SAME SINCE AUGUST 31ST, THOUGH.
INTERPRETING IN SPANISH ] >> WHY IS THAT?
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WOULD YO MIND EXPLAINNG TO ME ONE MORE
TIME? >> SO WE HAD A SUBCONTRACTOR AGREEMENT IS A FORM THAT YOUR MECHANICAL, YOUR ELECTRICAL, AN YOUR PLUMBING CONTRACTORS HAVE TO FILL OUT. WE'VE RECEIVED ALL OF THEM, EXCEPT FOR YOUR MECHANICAL AGREEMENT.
>> WAITING SO THAT I CAN FINISH AN I CAN HAVE THE PERMITS AND STAR
WITH THE RESTORATION. >> THIS COULD TYPICALLY BE DONE WITHIN A DAY OR A WEEK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S TAKING THIS
AMOUNT OF TIME. INTERPRETING IN >> WHEN I SPOKE WITH HIM, HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO SUBMIT IT THIS WEEK, SO I'M WAITING FOR HIM FOR EITHER TODA OR TOMORROW.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO GRANT A FINAL EXTENSION FOR 15 DAYS TO OBTAIN THE PERMIT. IF THE PERMI IS NOT OBTAINED WITHIN THAT TIME, THEN FINES WILL BEGIN.
>> NEEDS THE ELECTRICITY ONE OR TH MECHANICAL? WHAT DO YOU NEED ME
TO DO? >> LET ME CHECK THE NOTES REAL
STATES THAT WE NEED ALL THREE, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING. HOWEVER, THE CONTRACTOR INFORMATION FOR MECHANICAL HAS BEEN ENTERED. SO IT SHOULD ONLY BE THE ELECTRICA
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SPANISH ] >> WE DO HAVE SPANISH-SPEAKING PERMIT TECHNICIANS IN OUR OFFIC IF HE'D LIKE TO CALL AND INQUIR WHAT EXACTLY IS REQUIRED, THEY' BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP.
>> VERY WELL. TANK YOU. >> DON'T HANG UP. ANYTHING
FURTHER, MR. COSS? >> NO, MA'AM.
>> YOU'RE RECOMMENDING 15 DAYS TO OBTAIN THE PERMIT?
>> YES, MA'AM, AS THE FINAL EXTENSION IF THE PERMIT'S NOT OBTAINED IN THAT TIME, STAFF REQUESTS THE FINES BEGIN.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> DON'T HANG UP. THIS CASE WAS
STARTED ON OCTOBER 6, 2022. >>
>> EXTENSIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED IN THIS MATTER.
SPANISH ] >> HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE, I WIL GIVE YOU 15 DAYS TO OBTAIN THE PERMIT. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL
>> IF YOU DON'T OBTAIN THE PERMIT WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME
THE FINES WILL BEGIN AGAIN. >>
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK.
>> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> AND THE ATTORNEY E-MAILED BACK THAT SHE BELIEVES HER PHON SHOULD BE WORKING, THAT SHE IS TRAVELING, SO IF WE WANT TO TRY
[A. 19-3145 4060 Selvitz Road Johnson, Bobby & Wanda Shaun Coss]
AND GIVE HER A CALL BACK. >> OKAY.
>>> SO WE'LL GO BACK TO 6-A, SELL ROAD. BOB BY AND WANDA JOHNSON ARE THE OWNERS.
TO AN AUTOMATIC VOICE MESSAGE SYSTEM.
>> WHAT NUMBER ARE YOU CALLING, LIZ?
>> 4262. >> OKAY. I HAD 92. LET ME TRY THAT.
>> MISS BAYER? >> YES. GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU
HEAR ME OKAY? >> THIS IS ELIZABETH. YOU'RE IN AUDIO ATTENDANCE OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING. I'LL LET YO
TALK TO SARA. >> GOOD MORNING. SO APPARENTLY WE HAD A NINE IN PLACE OF A SIX SO WE GOT IT RIGHT. WE'VE GOT
YOU. >> OH, OKAY. I WAS WONDERING.
OKAY. >> I'M GOING TO LET MR. COSS PRESENT, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU BOTH. >> CASE 19-3145 FOR 4060 SELVIT ROAD. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY BOBBY AND WANDA JOHNSON, FORT
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PIERCE FLORIDA. THE VIOLATIONS AT THE PROPERTY ARE CITY ORDINANCE 5-1.105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. AND EXPIRED PERMIT.THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE APRIL 21, 2021 AND AN ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION WAS ENTERED. AN EXTENSION OF TIME WAS GRANTED OCTOBER 18, 2021, AND AN AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COMPLIANCE STARTING THE FINES WAS RECORDED JANUARY 20, 2022. THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE GRANTED A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TIME APRIL 19, 2022. AND AFTER COMPLIANCE WAS NOT OBTAINED, AN AFFIDAVIT OF NON-COMPLIANCE STARTING THE FINES AGAIN WAS RECORDED MAY 11 2023. WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO THE MASSEY LETTER MAY 31, 2023. AND THIS WAS SCHEDULED FOR A MASSEY HEARING FOR JULY 18. THE FINES WERE STOPPED FOR 60 DAYS TO ALLOW THE OWNER AN OPPORTUNITY TO FINALIZE AN ACTION PLAN WITH THE CITY FOR COMPLIANCE. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2023, WE DID HAVE A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH THE ATTORNEY AND THE OWNER, THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, AND CITY ENGINEER REGARDING VIOLATIONS AT THE PROPERTY. ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED WITH THE OWNER PROVIDING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW FORM PROPERT WARRANTY DEED, TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY, PROPOSED SITE PLAN, LOCATION MAP, STATEMENT FROM ET SOLUTIONS REGARDING PROPOSED US AND REGULATIONS. IT WAS ALSO AGREED THAT THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE CONCEPTUAL PLAN STATEMENT, LANDSCAPE PLAN, SITE LIGHTING, TRAFFIC PLAN AND STATEMENT AND WETLAND OPEN SPAC REPORT WOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. ONCE THOSE WERE PROVIDED, IT WOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF REQUIRED PERMITS DURING THE TRC TECHNICAL REVIEW EXIT TEE. ONCE TRC APPROVAL IS RECEIVED, THE OWNER WOULD THEN HAVE 45 DAYS TO SUBMIT PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR REQUIRED PERMITS. MISS BAYER, WOULD YOU AGREE THAT WAS THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS REACHED?
>> YES. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I THINK THE ONLY LOOSE END TO TIE UP HERE IS THAT THE AGREEMENT DID NOT INCLUDE A TIME FOR WHICH TH REMAINING DOCUMENTS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SO THAT THIS CAN PROCEED TO TRC. DO YOU OR THE OWNER HAVE A REQUEST FOR THAT
AMOUNT OF TIME? >> SO SHAUN, THANK YOU. AS I TOLD YOU IN MY E-MAIL THIS MORNING, WE'VE ENGAGED CULPEPPER, AND WE'VE ALSO ENGAGED AN OUTSIDE ENGINEER JUS TO HELP US CONSULT. I DON'T HAV CONTROL OVER THE TIMELINE. I PUSH THEM AND ASK THEM AND TOLD THEM WE NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. I KNOW IT CAN'T BE OPEN ENDED. AND I DON'T HAVE A RESPONSE FROM THEM YET. SO I JUST, I'M VERY HESITANT TO GIVE YOU, TO ASK FOR 30 DAYS WHEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S REALLY REASONABLE. IT'S REALLY UP TO THEM. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW PRINCIPALS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT O TOWN, WHICH HAS KIND OF DELAYED FINALIZING THINGS. SO I WOULD
SAY AT MINIMUM, 60 DAYS. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT WE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS FOR SUBMITTAL TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. IF FOR SOME REASON THAT CANNOT BE DONE, THEN CONTACT NEEDS TO BE MADE WITH U
PRIOR TO THAT TIME. >> THAT WOULD WORK FOR US,
SHAUN. >> ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER? THEN BASED ON THE STIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES, I WILL GRANT A 90-DAY EXTENSION SO THA THIS MATTER CAN BE COMPLIED
WITH. ALL RIGHT? >> OKAY. THANK YOU, SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, SHAUN. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. BYE BYE. >>> OKAY.
>> I HAVE ANOTHER CALL-IN CASE. >> YOU'RE KILLING ME.
[E. 23-1410 2827 S Indian River Dr 2827 S Indian River Dr LLC Frank Remling]
>> IT'S A REGULAR VIOLATION CASE. EAST 23-1410, 2827 SOUTH INDIANA RIVER DRIVE. 2827 SOUTH INDIANA RIVER DRIVE, LLC IS THE OWNER. I WILL BE CALLING JESSICA.
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>> HI. YES, THIS IS. >> HI. THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. YOU AR IN ATTENDANCE OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING. CAN YOU HEA ME OKAY?
>> YES, I CAN HEAR YOU. >> IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR RIGH
HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME. >> JESSICA.
>> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'LL PROVIDE
WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES, I DO.
>> OKAY. SO THE NEXT VOICE YOU'LL HEAR IS THE SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE. >> THE CASE INITIATED MAY 18, 2023. THE OWNER IS 2827 SOUTH INDIANA RIVER DRIVE, LLC. 4200 NORTHWEST 16TH STREET. VIOLATIO IS FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 105.1, 2020 PERMIT REQUIRED. THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE CONVERSION OF A HOME TO A 10-BEDROOM, NINE-BATH HOME FROM A FOUR-BEDROOM, SIX AND A HALF BATHROOM HOME. AND ANY OTHER RENOVATION WORK DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT. THE RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED. APPLIED ON OCTOBER 6TH, IS CURRENTLY PENDING PLANNING AND ZONING. AN THIS IS A HOUSE, I GUESS IT'S BEING CONVERTED INTO AN AIR B&B AND WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION ON WHAT IT WAS AND HOW MANY
BEDROOMS IT WAS BEFORE. >> WAS THE PACKET MAILED TO THE
RESPONDENT, E-MAILED? >> I DID E-MAIL THE OWNER.
>> OKAY. MR. REMLING, WHAT IS I THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET?
>> PICTURES OF THE HOUSE AND DOCUMENTATION OF SURROUNDING AREAS AND HOW MANY BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS IT WAS.
>> CAN I SEE WHAT YOU HAVE PLEASE?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT TOO WHAT ABOUT PARKING?
COME FROM? THIS FIRST ONE. >> I THINK THAT'S VRBO.
>> THIS ONE IS VRBO. >> OKAY. SO CONCIERGE SERVICE,
IS THIS A WEBSITE? >> I DON'T KNOW. THE COMPLAINT
CAME FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT. >> ONE SECOND, SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE. >> OH, TAKE YOUR TIME. I'M REAL INTERESTED IN THIS ONE.
CODE ENFORCEMENT PULLED THESE? >> I DON'T REMEMBER. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY PROVIDED THOSE OR IF WE LOOKED THEM UP OURSELVES.
>> THEY WERE PROVIDED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT.
>> CAN WE PASS THIS, PLEASE? >> YES. IS THIS THE LAST ONE?
>> IF YOU WANT TO JUST, WE HAVE THE REST OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
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NOT HERE. >> IS SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE?
>> SHE'S CONNECTED BY PHONE. >> IS THERE SOMEBODY, IS THERE SOMEBODY ELSE THAT YOU NEED TO CALL ON THE PHONE?
>> OH, WE DO HAVE A MASSEY THAT WE HAVE TO CALL.
>> OKAY. SO FOR NOW, CAN WE -- SORRY, CAN YOU TELL ME YOUR NAM
ON THE PHONE? >> HI. JESSICA MATTUTE.
>> JESSICA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOLD ON THE LINE FOR A FEW MINUTES, OR WOULD YOU LIKE US T GIVE YOU A CALL BACK?
>> I DON'T MIND HOLDING. >> OKAY. SO CAN WE JUST PUT HER ON HOLD AND WE'LL CALL SOMEBODY THAT'S JUST NOT HERE?
>> I DON'T THINK WE CAN. >> WE CAN'T PUT YOU ON HOLD, SO IF YOU'LL JUST MUTE ON YOUR END WHILE WE DO OTHER HEARINGS, YOU'LL JUST BE ABLE TO HEAR OUR HEARINGS AS THEY'RE HAPPENING.
>> OKAY. NO PROBLEM. >> I THINK I CAN MUTE HER ON
THAT SIDE. >> IS THIS THE LAST PHONE CALL?
>> NO. WE HAVE A MASSEY THAT WE HAVE TO CALL. BUT I DO HAVE OTHER, I DO HAVE ANOTHER CASE I CAN CALL.
>> OKAY. >>> I'LL CALL 5-F, CASE 23-1477
[F. 23-1477 435 N 17th St Proctor, Freddie M (Est) Logan Winn]
435 NORTH 17TH STREET. FREDDIE M. PROCTOR IS THE OWNER.>> WHEN YOU'RE READY, MR. WINN. >> CASE NUMBER IS 23-1477 OF 43 NORTH 17TH STREET. CASE IS INITIATED MAY 23, 2023. THE OWNER IS FREDDIE M. PROCTOR OF 5203 HUMMINGBIRD WAY. VIOLATION FBC 105.1, 2020 PERMIT REQUIRED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE SHED BEING BUILT WITHOUT A PERMIT.
RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY REQUES THAT IF THE MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, COMPLY WITH AL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CUR OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMI OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED. THE DPCR PROCESS WAS APPROVED IN MAY, AND NO PERMIT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY APPLIED FOR. I DO HAVE A THE VIOLATION OR VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED IT?
>> YES. >> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE IN AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. WINN?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> WHAT'S THE ADDRESS, LOGAN?
>> 435 NORTH 17TH. >> ALL RIGHT. I FIND THAT FREDDIE M. PROCTOR, IT SAYS ESTATE, SO I'M ASSUMING SHE IS DEAD? BUT SHE'S NOT HERE AND NEITHER IS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ON HER BEHALF. SOMEBODY'S BUILDING A SHED BACK THERE.
>> SURE. >> ALL RIGHT THEN, BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED, AGAIN I FIND THAT THERE'S NOT A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FOR THIS CASE, BUT I DO FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS. AND THAT THIS ESTATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. WE'LL GIVE THEM 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVA 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 IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.
[K. 23-1821 1610 Avenue K Ferguson, Ruby Logan Winn]
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>>> ONE MORE. THEY'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> SO WE CAN DO 5-K, WHICH IS CASE 23-1821, 1610 AVENUE K,
RUBY FERGUSON IS THE OWNER. >> WHEN YOU'RE READY.
>> CASE NUMBER 23-1821 OF 1610 AVENUE K, CASE WAS INITIATED JUNE 21, 2023. THE OWNER, RUBY FERGUSON OF 765 NATURE'S COVE ROAD. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE WINDOWS DOORS, AND SIDING BEING INSTALLED WITHOUT A PERMIT.
RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATORS HAVE 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITION AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. THE PERMIT WAS APPLIED FOR ON 10-6 OF 23. I DO HAVE A SET OF
PICTURES AS WELL. >> OKAY. COUNSELOR, DO YOU WANT
TO LOOK AT THESE? >> I'M SORRY. NO, MA'AM. WE'LL MOVE THEM IN AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE.
>> THEY'LL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. WINN?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> ALL RIGHT, I FIND THAT RUBY FERGUSON IS NOT PRESENT. NEITHE IS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ON HER BEHALF. HOWEVER, I WILL FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AT 1610 AVENUE K, AND SHE'S THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION.
I'LL GIVE HER 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, OBTAIN ALL OTHER PERMIT, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AN CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.
>>> NEXT CASE? >> WE CAN RECALL THIS ONE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> CAN WE CALL THAT CASE NUMBER
AGAIN, PLEASE? >> SURE. THAT CASE IS CASE 23-1410, 2827 SOUTH INDIANA RIVER DRIVE.
>> OKAY. MR. REMLING, DID THIS CASE COME TO YOU THROUGH CODE
>> OKAY. >> VERIFY SHE'S STILL ON THE
LINE. >> OH, JESSICA, CAN YOU HEAR US
>> YES, I CAN HEAR YOU. >> OKAY. SO CODE ENFORCEMENT IS THE ONE THAT PRESENTED YOU ALL WITH THE VIOLATION?
>> YES. >> I'M GOING TO CALL HEATHER
WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT. >> CAN YOU TELL US YOUR NAME AN
WHERE YOU WORK? >> HEATHER, CITY OF FORT PIERCE
CODE ENFORCEMENT. >> AS PART OF YOUR, OH, YOU'RE NOT SWORN. I'M SORRY. CAN WE SWEAR HER?
>> YES. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> HEATHER.
>> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'LL PROVIDE WILL B
>> ARE YOU STILL HEATHER WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT?
>> I STILL AM. >> AS PART OF YOUR DUTIES WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, DO YOU INVESTIGATE VACATION RENTALS?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> WHAT IS THE SYSTEM THAT THE
CITY USES? >> IT'S CALLED GRANICUS HOST
COMPLIANCE. >> WHAT IS THAT SYSTEM? HOW DOE
IT WORK? >> IT IS A THIRD PARTY SYSTEM THAT RESEARCHES VACATION RENTALS, VARIOUS ADS, WHETHER THE ADS ARE IN COMPLIANCE OR NO WE VERIFY THROUGH OUR SYSTEM IN
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THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AS WELL >> IS GRANICUS ESSENTIALLY SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR VACATION RENTAL POSTINGS?
>> YES. >> DO THEY COMPILE POSTING IN
THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE? >> YES.
>> DID YOU DO THAT FOR THIS PROPERTY IN QUESTION HERE AT
2827 SOUTH INDIANA RIVER DRIVE? >> YES.
>> I'M GOING TO HAVE MR. COSS HAND TO YOU WHAT CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE, THE POSTINGS THAT WE HAVE. YOU CAN
LOOK THROUGH THOSE FOR ME. >> OKAY.
>> ARE THOSE THE POSTINGS YOU OBTAINED FROM GRANICUS FOR THIS
>> AND DO THEY ACCURATELY DEPIC THE POSTINGS YOU RECEIVED?
>> YES. >> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE THOSE POSTINGS IN AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU, BUT HANG AROUND JUST IN CASE THERE'S ANY ISSUES, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
>> I'LL CALL SHAUN COSS. YOU WERE SWORN IN, RIGHT?
>> MR. COSS, AS PART OF THIS FILE, DO YOU HAVE THE PROPERTY APPRAISER PRINT OUTS FOR THIS PROPERTY?
ADMIT THESE IS COMPOSITE TWO. MR. COSS, HAS THERE BEEN AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED OR THE PROCESS BEGUN TO COMPLY THIS
>> IT IS NOT TO INCREASE AT THE BEDROOMS TO 10?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE IT INCREASES TO 10. THERE ARE ROOMS ON THER THAT ARE SHOWN AS OFFICE SPACE AND SITTING AREAS.
>> SO ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN DONE?
>> YES. >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER. I AM NOT SURE IF THE RESPONDENT HAS QUESTIONS OR
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. >> HELLO. YES. SO, FOR THIS CASE, BASICALLY, WE GOT THE VIOLATION AND IT STATED WE HAD CHANGE THE PROPERTY FROM A FOU BEDROOM 28 10 BEDROOM. WE DID NOT DO ANY CONSTRUCTION WORK. WE BOUGHT THE HOME FROM A DOCTO WHO WAS AN OLDER GUY AND HE HA THESE SPACES BUT HE WAS USING THEM FOR EVERYTHING. HE WOULD HAVE COMMON SPACES AS AN OFFICE WE DID HAVE BEDS IN THEM AND USING THEM AS BEDROOMS AND WE WERE NOT WE DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD TO LEGALIZE THEM AS BEDROOMS SO, WE REMOVED THE BEDROOM FURNITURE FROM THOSE ROOMS AND WE HAVE SUBMITTED A PERMIT SO WE CAN UTILIZE SOME OF THE BEDROOMS AND SOME AS MULTIUSE SPACES LIKE A THEATER ROOM AND OFFICES. I SUBMITTED THE DOCUMENTATION ON OCTOBER 3 2023. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CAESAR AND A FEW OTHERS TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET THIS PROCESS MOVING THAT WAY WE CAN COME INTO COMPLIANCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. RIGHT NOW WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE --. I JUST GOT AN EMAIL FROM THEM YESTERDAY SAYING IT IS STILL -- THEIR PROCESS.
SO, WE ARE ALMOST THERE WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING INTO COMPLIANCE. IT IS NOW , LET US KNOW WHAT OTHER DOCUMENTS THEY
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NEED FROM US OR HOW WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD .>> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM.
>> WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION? THAT WE CONTINUE THIS BECAUSE
IT IS IN DC PR? >> WE WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN -- GET 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND COMPLETE INSPECTIONS I COMPLY WITH ALL OF THEIR PERMI CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED. OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE
ASSESSED. >> HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THIS LAST REVIEW THAT YOU SENT THE BUILDING PRINCE OR WHATEVER TO YESTERDAY AND THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO CALL PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTLY AND THEY OFFERED ME A NUMBER. I DID GIVE THEM A CALL AND NO ONE ANSWERED SO I LEFT A MESSAGE. HOPEFULLY I WILL GET SOME INFORMATION BACK TODAY SO WE WILL KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER UNTIL WE RECEIVE THE PERMIT NUMBER OR IF THERE IS OTHER DOCUMENTATION THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE SO WE CAN GET THOSE AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> YOU DIDN'T OBTAIN ANY TYPE O PERMITS BEFORE YOU STARTED TO CONVERT THE ROOMS FROM 6 1/2
UP TO 10? >> THE THING IS, WE DID NOT DO ANY CONSTRUCTION. WE DIDN'T BUILD OR TAKE ANY WALLS DOWN.
THOSE SPACES WERE ALREADY THERE BUT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS NOT USING THEM AS BEDROOMS BUT FOR OTHER USES SO UPON PUTTING BEDROOM FURNITURE AND LISTING IT ON VACATION RENTAL WEBSITES WE WER NOT AWARE THAT WE HAD TO APPLY FOR PERMITS TO CHANGE THE USE O THE SPACES TO BE CONVERTED INT BEDROOMS. NOW THAT WE ARE AWAR OF THAT PROCESS WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO TRY T GET THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS AND MAKE
SURE EVERYTHING IS LEGAL. >> ALL RIGHT. MISS DIABETIC -- MS. DEBEVICK, CAN YOU COME FORWARD?
>> YES MA'AM. >> WHEN YOU WERE ON SITE, HOW
DID THEY LISTED? >> I KNOW THEY HAD SPACE WHERE THEY SAID THEY HAD SPACE FOR 36 PEOPLE AND THEY ARE MARKED FOR EIGHT VEHICLE SPACES. THAT IS O THE APP DIRECTLY. I HAVE NOT REVIEWED IT IN A WHILE. JUST A MOMENT. IT IS SHOWING 10 BEDROOMS AND GIVING A LIST OF VARIOUS ROOMS.
>> UPON INITIAL CONSTRUCTION I WAS LISTED AS 6 1/2 BEDROOMS STATED IN THE COMPLAINT? IS THA RIGHT?
>> THE APPRAISERS HAVE NOT SEE THAT SO I REFERRED IT TO THE BEDROOM DEPARTMENT. -- BUILDIN DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU. NOTHING FURTHER. IT BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY I FIND THAT THE VIOLATION DOES EXIST AND THAT 2827 SOUTH INDIAN RIVER DRIVE LLC IS THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FO THE VIOLATION. I WILL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED PERMITS AND OBTAIN APPROVAL AN INSPECTIONS UNTIL THE PERMIT
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HAS BEEN CLOSED I COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AN CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS. OR PROVIDE A FINE OF 100 DAYS -- $100 PER DAY TO BE ASSESSED. YOU HAVE 180 DAYS.>> SO, WITHIN THOSE 60 DAYS WE WILL NOT BE FINED AS LONG AS WE
GET THE PERMIT? >> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YOU ARE WELCOME.
[F. 22-3085 3210 Louisiana Ave Unit 6 FP34A LLC Shaun Coss]
>> NEXT CASE MADAM CLERK. >> WE HAVE ONE LAST COLUMN CASE. THIS IS A 3210 LOUISIANA AVENUE, UNIT SIX. I WILL BE CALLING THE PROPERTY MANAGER , GLADYS DANIEL.
>> I AM OKAY WITH GETTING THES GUYS FINISHED UP SO WE CAN GET
THEM OUT OF HERE. >> OKAY. WE ARE EXPECTING A
CALL BY THE CERTAIN TIME. >> SHE THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE CALLED BY 11:00. LET'S SEE WHA SHE SAYS. SO, WHICHEVER YOU
WANT TO DO. >> I WILL CALL HER.
ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE . YOU ARE IN ATTENDANCE FOR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING , ON CASE NUMBER 22-3085, 3210 LOUISIANA AVENUE, NUMBER SIX. PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF
>> MY NAME IS GLADYS --. >> THE NEXT VOICE YOU WILL HEAR
IS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. >> HELLO. I AM FRAN ROSS AND I AM PRESIDING OVER THE HEARINGS YOUR CASE WILL BE PRESENTED BY
MR. COSS. >> THIS IS CASE 22-3085 FOR 3210 LOUISIANA AVENUE, UNIT SIX THIS IS OWNED BY FP34A LLC .
3225 MCCLOUD DRIVE, SUITE 200 IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE VIOLATIONS INCLUDE 603.1 , MECHANICAL, 604.3, ELECTRICAL HAZARD SYSTEMS, 605.2, RECEPTACLES, 602.6, EXHAUST VENTS, 504.3, PLUMBING HAZARD SYSTEMS AND 304.15 FOR DOORS.
AN ORDER DETERMINING THE VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON MARCH 7 2023. THERE IS SOME AN AFFIDAVIT OR NONCOMPLIANCE IN JULY AND AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLAINTS IN SEPTEMBER. THERE ARE THREE CRITERIA TO BE MET . ONE IS THE GRAVITY OR THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATION AND THAT IS MODERATE. THE OTHE IS ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE VIOLATO TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND ALL VIOLATIONS CITED WERE CORRECTED. STAFF HAS CAPPED TH ADMINISTRATIVE COST IN THIS CAS TO BE $1043.65. THE RESPONDENT IS REQUESTING THAT THE FINES BE WAIVED IN ENTIRETY. STAFF IS NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT REQUEST. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO REDUCE THE FINE FROM $4630 TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $1043.65.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NOT AT THIS TIME.
>> HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT? >> I AGREED TO THE REDUCTION.
STIPULATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES I WILL REDUCE THE FINE TO $1043.65. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE T PAY THAT?
>> CAN WE MAIL A CHECK OUT? >> YES.
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>> WE WILL DO THAT. >> I WILL GIVE YOU 30 DAYS TO PAY. FAILURE TO PAY WITHIN THA TIME WILL RESULT IN THE FINE REVERTING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT.
>> YOU CHROMIUM. >> THANK YOU.
>> GOODBYE. >> WHEN YOU ARE READY.
[A. 21-1084 510 Orange Ave Bunwin Inc. Frank Remling]
>> THIS IS CASE NUMBER 2184 AN THE CASE WAS INITIATED -- 2021 AT 510 ORANGE AVENUE. THIS IS AT PGA BOULEVARD -- 33418 AN THE VIOLATION IS FOR THE BUILDING CODE 105.1, 2020 PERMIT REQUIRED. 105.4 .1 POIN TWO, EXPIRED PERMIT. EXPIRED SECTION 103 THROUGH 203. CORRECTION CORRECTIVE ACTION -- AND THE CITY RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY REQUEST A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND A VIOLATION EXISTS IN THE VIOLATOR IS GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN THE PERMIT AN OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL INSPECTIONS UNTIL THE ITEM IS CLOSED AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FIN OF $100 PER DAY BE A CYST. WORK THE OWNER AND THE CONTRACTOR HAVE BEEN CALLED BUT THE RENEWAL PROCESS WAS NOT COMPLETED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE ROOF DRAINS.
>> TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT
>> CAN THIS BE ADMITTED AS EXHIBIT 1?
>> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> I FIND THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT BUT WE FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION. I WILL GIVE THEM 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTI THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED.
COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS . IF FAILURE TO COMPLY OCCURS, A FINE OF $10
[G. 23-1588 308 Avenue A East Coast Land Holdings LLC Frank Remling ]
PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. >> WE HAVE 308 AVENUE A. EAS COAST LANDINGS HOLDINGS IS THE OWNER.
>> THIS IS 23-1588, 308 AVENU A. 308 AVENUE A. THE VIOLATION IS FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED.
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR A SEAL COATING AND STRIPPING THAT WISDOM WITHOUT PERMIT. THE CITY REQUEST THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. THEY OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST 100 EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE AL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMI OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. I HAVE PICTURES O THE PARKING LOT.
>> DO THE PICTURES FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE
>> WE SUBMIT THE PHOTOGRAPH A EXHIBIT 1.
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>> IT WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH ANYTHING ELSE?
>> I FIND THAT EAST COAST LANDHOLDINGS IS NOT PRESENT NO EASE IS A REPRESENTATIVE BUT THEY ARE THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPERTY. THEY MUST -- WE FIND THAT THE VIOLATION
[M. 23-1832 2400 S Ocean Dr Unit 7514 Griffiths, Stephen & Julie Ann Miles Keller]
EXISTS. THE VIOLATOR IS GIVEN 3 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. THEY MUST FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED THREE UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. THEY MUST COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT O A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE>> THE CASE NUMBER IS 23-1832 AND THE ADDRESS IS 2400 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE, UNIT 7514. VACATION INITIATED IN JUNE 20 THIRD 2023 AND THE OWNER IS STEFAN AND JULIANNE GRIFFITHS A 110 PRESTWICK CIRCLE PERMIT REQUIRED. THE CORRECTIV ACTION IS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FO THE A/C UNIT BEING INSTALLED WITHOUT A PERMIT.. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT; OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRE INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED; COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS; AND, CURE AL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMI OR A FINE OF $100.00 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. THE PERMIT WAS APPLIED SINCE SEPTEMBER 13, 202 AND THEY PAID FOR THE PERMIT TO START THE REVIEW PROCESS. THE CONTRACTOR IS STILL NOT REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF FOR PIERCE. I HAVE PICTURES.
SPECTER THE PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE
VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES.
>> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. ANYTHING FURTHER ?
>> NO. >> ALL RIGHT. I FIND THAT STEPHEN AND JULIE GRIFFITH ARE NOT PRESIDENT. I FIND THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THEY ARE THE PARTIES RESPONSIBLE. I WILL GIVE THEM 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT; OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED; COMPLY WITH AL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS; AND, CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100.00 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. 3
DAYS TO APPEAL. >> 5N, 23-1842. 670 HERNANDO
[N. 23-1842 670 Hernando Street 670 Hernando LLC Miles Keller]
>> CASE NUMBER 23-1842, 670 HERNANDO STREET AND THE CASE WA INITIATED ON JUNE 26, 2023. TH OWNER IS 670 HERNANDO LLC AT 7901 N. FOURTH STREET , SUITE 300. ST. PETER'S BIG -- ST.
PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATION IS FBC 105.1 (2020) PERMIT REQUIRED. THE CORRECTIV ACTION IS OF PAIN A PERMIT FOR PAVING AND STRIPING DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT. THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 6 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT; OBTAIN
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APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED; COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS; AND, CURE AL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMI OR A FINE OF $100.00 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. THERE IS NO PERMIT FOR THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN>> TO THESE PHOTOS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY
>> THE CITY WILL MOVE THE PHOTO GRAPHS BE ADMITTED AS EXHIBIT
1. >> THEY WILL BE ADMITTED AS SUCH. FOR THE RECORD I FIND THAT NO ONE IS HERE ON BEHALF O 670 HERNANDO STREET. I DO FIND THAT THERE IS A VIOLATION. I WILL GIVE THEM 60 DAYS TO OBTAI A 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 IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100.00 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE MADAM CLERK.
[A. 22-2489 527 N 10th Street Unit B Seamons, Jacob A Shaun Coss]
>> I THINK WE ARE MOVING TO CONTINUE THE LAST CASE, CASE 22-2489, 527 N. 10TH STREET, UNIT B. JACOB SEAMANS IS THE OWNER AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THIS TO THE 14TH OF
NOVEMBER. >> WE WILL SPEAK WITH THE REQUESTER AND SEE WHICH HEARING IS AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER?
>> WE WILL CONTINUE IT UNTIL WE CAN GET IN DATE AGREED UPON.
FOR THE PARTIES THAT ARE NOT PRESENT, HOW WERE THEY NOTIFIED SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL. THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED. AN AFFIDAVIT OF NON- APPEARANCE - A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT WITH THE MCGUFFIN DATE OF MAILING ATTACHED TO IT. A COPY WAS PLACED IN THE FILE. 10 DAY BEFORE THE HEARING A NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE LOBBY OF CITY HALL AND NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION WITH AN AFFIDAVIT OF POSTED. IF THE CARD IS NOT RETURNED WITHIN 10 DAYS PRIOR T THE HEARING, POSTING IS CONTINUED AS IF THE CARD WAS UNCLAIMED.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO MA'AM.
>> WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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