[1. CALL TO ORDER] [1. Case Number: CE-2025-35 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 2840 S US Highway 1] [00:02:58] 2840 SOUTHEAST HIGHWAY ONE. YOU CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM. >> GOOD MORNING, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE 2025-35 WITH PROPERTY LOCATION OF 2040 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 17 THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 17, 2025 THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 17, 2020 52 LIQUOR WORLD. THE VIOLATION IS FOR 22-20 SUBSECTION A CERTIFICATE OF USE REQUIRED. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT THAT I DID SHARE WITH MR. PATEL EARLIER. HE HAS APPLIED FOR THESE -- THE CERTIFICATE OF USE. HE STILL HAS TO CONTACT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS. >> YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN JANUARY 17 . ANOTHER ONE TAKEN APRIL 7. DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> I DID . >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS OBSERVED? >> THEY DO. >> YOU ALSO PROVIDED COPIES OF THE NOTICE THAT WHEN OUT TO THE BUSINESS, AS WELL AS ABSENCE OF RECORD CERTIFICATION FROM THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE. AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WOULD MOVE IN EVIDENCE COMPOSITE 1. >> I ALSO NOTICE IN THE RECOMMENDATION IT IS REQUESTING FOR 10 DAYS. I WILL REQUEST 20 DAYS TO GIVE THE GENTLEMEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY COMPOSITE , CITY EXHIBIT . ANYTHING MORE? MR. PATEL, HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR [00:05:04] FIRST NAME? VIRENDRA . THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN TODAY. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD? >> NO. I HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I WILL ASK HER LATER ON . >> YOU ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED? >> DEFINITELY. YES, SIR. >> YOU THINK YOU CAN MAKE SOME MOVEMENT IF YOU HAD 20 DAYS? >> WELL, I AM PRETTY SURE. >> EXCELLENT. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY? SO I DO FIND , IT IS THE FINDING OF THIS COURT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST , AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 20 DAYS TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF USE OR CEASE ALL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. FAILURE TO COMPLY RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED. PER CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 22-28, ALL UTILITY SERVICES TO THE BUSINESS PREMISES WILL BE SUSPENDED WHILE THE VIOLATION CONTINUES . YOU WILL HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THE DECISION, IF YOU SO WISH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING DOWN. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT CASE, PLEASE. [3. Case Number: CE-2025-157 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 1699 N US Highway 1] >> THE THIRD CASE IN VIOLATION, CE HIGH FOR 2025-157 FOR 1699 NORTH HIGHWAY . PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE 2025-157 FOR 1689 NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON DECEMBER 30 OF 2025, EXCUSE ME, 2024. THE OWNER IS LDM FORT PIERCE LLC. THE VIOLATIONS WERE 117-THREE PSI MAINTENANCE. SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS. PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT, WHICH I DID SHARE WITH THE GENTLEMAN TO MY LEFT FIRE TO THE HEARING. >> YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED DECEMBER 26 OF LAST YEAR , AS WELL AS MARCH 24 OF THIS YEAR, AND APRIL OF THIS YEAR, AND APRIL 7 OF THIS YEAR. ARE THESE TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACTIVELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS OBSERVED? >> THEY DO. HE ALSO PROVIDED IN THE PACKET A COPY OF THE NOTICES THAT WHEN OUT TO THE BUSINESS . IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. AT THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> I WILL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE OF CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> OFFICER, COULD YOU PLEASE SUMMARIZE THE VIOLATIONS WE OBSERVED MOST RECENTLY? >> YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A SIGN FACE MISSING FROM THE SIDE DUST OF THE BUILDING WHICH NEED TO BE PRESSURE WASHED OR PAINTED. THIS ONE, THE WALL NEEDS TO BE PAINTED. THE PAINT IS PEELING. THIS NEEDS REPAIR . YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE . A POTHOLE NEEDS TO BE FILLED IN . THIS IS ANOTHER BUILDING FACING U.S. 1 . YOU CAN SEE ROTTING DETERIORATING WOOD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AGAIN, THE PAINT ON THE WALL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT IS FADING AND PEELING. MAINTENANCE WHERE THERE IS PART OF THE SIGN MISSING. THIS IS DISCOLORATION , AND THE WALL IS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE PAINTED. ANOTHER PICTURE FROM THE FRONT SHOWING THE ROTTING WOOD AND DISCOLORATION THAT FACES U.S. 1. >> HAVE YOU CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER? >> I DID HAVE CONTACT WITH A GENTLEMAN A COUPLE OF TIMES. I KEPT EXTENDING, BECAUSE HE WILL WORK ON IT. HE WILL GET IT DONE. HE IS CONTACTING CORPORATE. THEY'RE SENDING MAINTENANCE DOWN. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO COME AT THE END OF THE MONTH WHEN [00:10:02] THEY CAME BACK FROM THE CAROLINAS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THEY DID PUT ADDRESS NUMBERS ON THE PROPERTY. THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT WAS DONE. >> GOOD MORNING. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> >> AND WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> MARTIN . >> WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY? >> I AM THE PROPERTY MANAGER FOR THE DEALER COMPANY. WE TAKE CARE LIVE -- OVERALL THE DAILY IS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THEM. THAT IS MY RELATION. >> WHAT IS THE PLAN OF ACTION? >> FIRST, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE. SHE IS CORRECT. THE PLACE IS A DISASTER. SECOND, THE REASON WE TOOK SO LONG IS BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF DAMAGE IN THE DEALERS IN NORTH CAROLINA. WE HAVE BEEN TIED UP. I KNOW IT IS NO EXCUSE, BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE ALREADY ADDRESSED. WE TRIED GETTING THE PLACE REPAIRED AND GETTING SOME PROPOSALS, BUT WE COULD NOT GET ANYBODY TO GO OUT THERE TO DO THE WORK. EVEN TO GET US A PROPOSAL . SINCE THEN, WE HAVE DECIDED WE WOULD DO IT IN HOUSE OURSELVES, BUT I MEAN, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS A HUGE PROPERTY. A HUGE UNDERTAKING. WHAT I WOULD LIKE, IF YOU GUYS COULD GIVE US 90 DAYS TO FINISH ALL THE REPAIRS, PAINT THE WALLS, FIXED THE PARKING LOT, FIXED THE BUILDING FIX EVERYTHING, WITHIN 90 DAYS WE WILL BE UP TO CODE AND HAVE THE PLACE IMPECCABLE. THERE WAS ANOTHER ISSUE, I KNOW IT IS NONE OF YOUR CONCERN, BUT THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH THE LANDLORD FOR RENEWING THE CONTRACT FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS, AND THEN THE OWNER, WHO WAS THE PERSON I WORKED FOR, WHERE NOT GOING TO PUT $125,000 INTO THE PROPERTY IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO RENEW OUR LEASE, BUT SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE RENEWED OUR LEASE. WE ARE WILLING TO DO THE REPAIRS AND MAKE IT UP TO CODE AND MAKE IT NICE AND PRETTY, BUT WE WILL NEED 90 DAYS, BECAUSE IT IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING. IT IS A REALLY BIG JOB. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND EXPLAINING THAT TO ME. I HAVE A REQUEST HERE FOR 90 DAYS. IS THAT REASONABLE IN THE EYES OF THE CITY? ANY OBJECTION? >> I WILL DEFER TO THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE REQUEST. DID THIS COME IN AS A COMPLAINT OR SOMETHING ELSE? ⌞> IT WAS A GENERAL COMPLAINT IN REFERENCE TO SIGNS ALONG U.S. 1 , AND I BELIEVE AMONG THE COMMISSIONERS, ROADS THAT WERE REPAVED TO TRY TO MAKE THE CITY LOOK NICER. I PICKED IT UP THROUGH THOSE. >> WHEN DID THIS FIRST COME TO YOUR ATTENTION. >> I CITED IT DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, BUT I HAD BEEN MEANING TO GRAB IT ANYWAY, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A WHILE. BUT I AM NOT OPPOSED TO WHAT THE GENTLEMAN IS ASKING IF HE NEEDS TO OBTAIN PERMITS FOR REPLACING THE SIGNS OR DOING SOME OF THE OTHER MAINTENANCE. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY INPUT ON THAT? >> JUST BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE CASE HAS BEEN OPEN, I WOULD PROBABLY BE COMFORTABLE WITH 60 DAYS I FEEL LIKE 90 DAYS IS PUSHING IT TOO FAR OUT. IT HAS BEEN OPEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. YOU SAID YOU HAD SOME SORT OF COMMUNICATION , AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE . >> IT HAS BEEN A WHILE. >> I THINK WE WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH 60 DAYS , BUT AGAIN, IT IS UP TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE TO DECIDE. I AM NOT OPPOSED TO THE 90. I WOULD RECOMMEND 60, BUT IT IS UP TO YOU AT THE END OF THE DAY. >> THANK YOU. WHAT I AM INCLINED TO DO IS ORDER THE 60 DAYS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU ARE WELCOME TO WORK WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT IF YOU NEED EXTRA TIME. I DON'T MIND THEM GIVING YOU EXTRA TIME, IF NEEDED. REALLY, THE MESSAGE I WANT TO IMPART IS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MOVEMENT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT , I AM SURE, THEY ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU AND GRANT YOU AN EXTENSION. >> I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE. BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT THE PERMIT PROCESSING AND ALL THAT, -- BUT THAT'S FINE. PERFECT. >> EXCELLENT. >> ONCE THE PERMITS ARE APPROVED, YOU STILL HAVE 180 [00:15:02] DAYS TO COMPLETE THE JOB. >> IF I GET PERMITS, I HAVE 180 DAYS. BUT WE WANT TO GET IT OFF OF OUR PLATE, BECAUSE I MEAN, THE PLACE IS FALLINGAPART . >> OF COURSE. I THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND SHOWING YOUR INTEREST IN GETTING THIS RESOLVED. >> THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. >> IT IS A FINDING OF THIS COURT THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST IN THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DAMAGED SIGNS, FILL IN THE POTHOLES, PAINT THE WALLS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND THE FRONT FASCIA, AND FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED. DO NOTE , YOU HAVE 30 DEALS TO APPEAL THE DECISION IF YOU SO CHOOSE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN MAYBE CHANGE THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPLY FOR THE PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS , JUST BECAUSE IT IS NOT ON THE RECOMMENDATION AT ALL . >> YES, WOULD YOU MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE ORDER FOR ME? >> YES. TO MAKE SURE THE PERMIT IS PULLED? >> AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> GOT IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT DAY. >> YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU, SIR. [1. Case Number: PK-2025-25 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 400 Blk S Market Ave] >> NEXT CASE WOULD BE THE ONLY CASE FOR THE PARKING CITATIONS THIS MORNING. THAT WILL BE PIQUE TO 2025 - -- 400 BLOCK SOUTH MARKET AVENUE. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER 2025-25 SOUTH MARKET AVENUE FOR A PARKING CITATION ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 3 OF THIS YEAR TO A MILTON . CITATION IS 15 418 CODE SECTION 34-31 SUBSECTION L PARKED ON RIGHT-OF-WAY. DEFINE IS $50, $10 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, TOTAL LIEN $78. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO PRESENT . >> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED NOTICE OF VIOLATION WARNING . WAS THAT MAILED ARE POSTED TO THE VEHICLE? >> THIS CAME IN AS A COMPLAINT IN REFERENCE TO THE SMALL DEALERSHIP THAT WAS PARKING VEHICLES ALONG THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON SOUTH MARKET AVENUE. I DID POST A WARNING TO THE DOOR OF THE BUSINESS GIVING THEM 24 HOURS TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING. I WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY . MOST OF THE CARS HAD BEEN REMOVED. SOME HAD NOT. THUS, WE ISSUED THE CITATION. >> THERE IS A COPY OF A CITATION HERE AS WELL , CORRECT? >> YES, MADAM . >> THAT IS WHEN ISSUED TO THIS INDIVIDUAL? YOU SAID IT WAS A DEALERSHIP. THERE LOOKS TO BE A DEALER TAG, BUT THE OWNER IS MILTON CARL JUNIOR. IS THAT SOMEONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEALERSHIP? >> I HAVE NO IDEA. THAT WAS THE LAST REGISTERED PERSON TO THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE TEMPORARY TAG THAT WENT TO THIS PERSON TO TRANSPORT THE CAR. I HAVE NO IDEA. IT IS A SMALL BUSINESS WITH A WHOLE LOT OF CARS. >> YOU ALSO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS DATED FEBRUARY 3 WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION? >> YES, MADAM. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE OF CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> OFFICER, THE VEHICLE BEING PARKED IN THAT SANDY, GRASSY AREA, IS THAT PART OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SOUTH MARKET AVENUE? >> YES, MADAM . >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY . >> THANK YOU. IT IS THE FINDING OF THIS COURT THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS. AND THAT AN ORDER BE ENTERED STATING THAT 14 DAYS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE PAYMENT OF $78 , OR CITATION WILL BE [00:20:01] TRANSFERRED TO THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM WHERE ADDITIONAL FEES MAY BE ASSESSED. >> 15 DAYS? >> 14 . >> CAN WE REQUEST 15, PLEASE? >> WE CAN, YES . >> THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE THE SECOND CASE IN VIOLATION CASES. CE- 2025-93 , 2601 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1. >> THIS CASE WAS COMPLIED. >> EXCELLENT. GOOD NEWS. [4. Case Number: CE-2025-102 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 1301 S US Highway 1] >> JUMPING TO THE NEXT ONE, CE- 2025-102, 1301 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1. >> YOUR HONOR, THIS IS ENFORCEMENT CASE 2025-102, 1301 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1. CERTIFICATE OF USE PERMIT VIOLATION. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT ON FEBRUARY 10 OF 2025 . THE VIOLATION OF 22-20 SUBSECTION A CERTIFICATE OF USE IS REQUIRED. I HAVE HAD NO CONTACT WITH THIS BUSINESS. THERE IS NO APPLICATION IN PROCESS . >> YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED FEBRUARY 7 AND APRIL 7 . YOU ALSO PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE THAT WENT TO THE BUSINESS, AS WELL AS THE ABSENCE OF RECORD CERTIFICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK. THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WHERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM . >> DOESN'T TRULY AND ACTIVELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS OBSERVED? >> YES, MADAM. >> AS OF TODAY, AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, IT IS STILL OPERATING AS A RESTAURANT? >> CORRECT. >> THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> IT IS THE FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 10 DAYS TO OBTAIN THE CERTIFICATE OF USE OR CEASE ALL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITHIN TIME PROVIDED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 A DAY BEING ASSESSED AND PER CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 22-28, ALL UTILITY SERVICES TO THE BUSINESS PREMISES WILL BE SUSPENDED WHILE VIOLATION CONTINUES WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. THANK YOU. NEXT CASE, [5. Case Number: CE-2025-20 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 1230 Easter Ave] PLEASE . >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT CASE IS CE HIGH FOR 2025-20, 1230 EASTERN AVENUE. -- EASTER AVENUE. >> CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? 1230 EASTER AVENUE. NUMBER FIVE. >> THIS IS CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 2025 HIGH FOR 20, 1230 EASTER AVENUE. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS. THE NOTICE WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 10 OF 2025 TWO IS A DAILY OWN . THE VIOLATION IS 30 HIGH FOR AN -- CONTAINERS SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS . I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT . I WILL SAY THE CONTAINERS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED. I HAVE MOVED THOSE. AT THE DRIVEWAY, THERE IS NO PERMIT, AND IT STILL NEEDS TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE. I DID HAVE CONTACT WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL QUITE SOME TIME BACK. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT HE IS OUT OF COUNTRY . I'VE ONLY HAD CONTACT WITH HIM ONCE. >> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED JANUARY 9, MARCH 24, MARCH 31 AND APRIL 7. ARE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES . >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACTIVELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION THAT IS STILL EXISTING? >> CORRECT . >> YOU'VE ALSO PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICES THAT WENT OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, CORRECT? >> CORRECT . >> AT THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO [00:25:03] EVIDENCE AS CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> OFFICER, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE CONTAINERS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, BUT THE SIDEWALK OR DRIVEWAY STILL NEEDS TO BE REPAVED, CORRECT? >> NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED TO REMEDY TRIP HAZARDS. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PHOTO, CHUNKS OF DRIVEWAY ARE MISSING. IT IS CRACKING PRETTY BAD. SOMEBODY WALKING COULD EASILY TRIP. >> HOW DID THIS COME TO YOUR ATTENTION? WAS IT A DRIVE-BY? >> THIS WAS A HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET THAT I RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ON. LOOKING AROUND , I SAID HELLO TO SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY . >> THANK YOU. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST IN THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR THE DRIVEWAY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. THANK YOU. NEXT CASE, PLEASE . [6. Case Number: CE-2025-22 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 1226 Easter Ave] >> NEXT CASE IS CE-2025-22, 1226 EASTER AVENUE. >> >> THIS IS CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 1226 EASTER AVENUE. CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED ON JANUARY 10 OF THIS YEAR TO EQUIFIRST PROPERTIES LLC. VIOLATIONS ARE 123 -- LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE. 125 - 322 SUBSECTION C , HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, 24 - 19, NUISANCE OUTSIDE STORAGE, SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT . I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE IN REFERENCE TO THIS PROPERTY. >> YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED JANUARY 9 , MARCH 24, MARCH 31 AND APRIL 7. WERE THESE TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> THAT THEY TRULY AND ACTIVELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVE THEM? >> THEY DO . >> DID ALL THE VIOLATIONS STILL EXIST AS OF YOUR LAST INSPECTION DATE? >> YES . >> AND THE NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS THAT WENT OUT , YOU SUBMITTED COPIES AS WELL, CORRECT? >> YES . >> AT THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> >> OFFICER, HOW DID THIS PROPERTY COME TO YOUR ATTENTION? >> THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET HAD A COMPLAINT? AS I TURNED AROUND, I NOTICED SOME OTHER PROPERTIES. I SENT THEM LETTERS AS WELL. >> THIS IS THE EASTER AVENUE HOUSES , IN GENERAL? >> IT IS A VERY SMALL SECTION OF STREET. THERE IS MAYBE FIVE OR SIX HOUSES TOTAL. THREE I CITED, ONE BEING THE COMPLAINT, AND THEN I WENT UP >> AND THE VIOLATIONS WE ARE SEEING INCLUDE THE SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. ALONG WITH THE PALLETS BEING STORED IN THE FRONT YARD, THE HEDGE HEIGHT UP BY THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, COVERED WITH TALL GRASSES TO THE LEFT. >> IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD? >> I DON'T THINK SO. NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THAT THE FOLLOWING THE ORDER. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO CLEAN OFF THE FENCE LINES, TRIM HEDGES TO FOUR FEET TALL , REMOVE OUTSIDE STORAGE CANNOT REPAIR THE DRIVEWAY, PAINT THE DISCOVERED WALL . FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 PER DAY [7. Case Number: CE-2025-12 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 1717 S US Highway 1 #9] BEING ASSESSED WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. THANK YOU. NEXT CASE, PLEASE . >> CE-2025-12, 1717 SOUTH HIGHWAY U.S. 1. >> THAT WAS ALSO COMPLIANT. -- [2. Case Number: LTCL-2025-45 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Violation Location: 1801 Nebraska Ave] COMPLIED. >> NEXT CASE IS LTCL-2025-45, [00:30:07] 1801 NEBRASKA AVENUE. >> GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR. I AM EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE CODE ENFORCEMENT. BEFORE YOU HAVE CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-45 , 1801 NEBRASKA AVENUE. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WERE SENT ON MARCH 24, 2025 VIA REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL, AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE OWNER CAME BACK TO A MAYFAIR FORT PIERCE LLC. THEY WERE CITED FOR 2419 SUBSECTIONS 11 A, B AND THREE. NUISANCES, LANDSCAPER REQUIREMENTS . I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO INTRODUCE, AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER I HAVE HAD ZERO COMMUNICATION WITH ANYBODY REGARDING THIS PROPERTY. >> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED MARCH 31 , APRIL 7 . THIS PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS OBSERVED? >> YES, MADAM. >> YOU STATING ALSO HAVE A NOTICE OF VIOLATION HERE AS WELL? >> YES, MADAM . >> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> THANK YOU. I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> OFFICER, IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WE ARE SEEING SCROLLED THROUGH, WHAT IS A VIOLATION THAT EXISTS THAT NEEDS TO BE CURED? >> AT THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY IN BETWEEN THE CONTAINERS, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, IN FRONT OF THE FENCE TOWARDS THE ROAD, IS OVERGROWN. THAT WOULD NEED TO BE TRIMMED BACK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CONSUME IN OR NOT. THE WHOLE FENCE LINE ALONG THE DEVELOPED PROPERTY NEEDS TO BE TRIMMED BACK , AND THAT WOULD BE -- IT IS A BIG PROPERTY. IT IS MOSTLY MAINTAINED. IT IS JUST CERTAIN AREAS OF THE PROPERTY THAT NEED TO BE MAINTAINED . >> HOW DID THIS COME TO YOUR ATTENTION? >> IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION WHILE I WAS DOING A LOT CLEARING SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY . >> THANK YOU. MAYBE YOU CAN ENLIGHTEN ME A LITTLE BIT. IN TERMS OF THESE VIOLATIONS, IS THE ORDINANCE BASICALLY SAYING THAT BECAUSE THE SIZE OF THIS PROPERTY AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY CLEARED? >> NOT THAT IT HAS TO BE COMPLETELY CLEARED, BUT AS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS NOTED, ALONG THE DEVELOPED LOT, THERE IS A HOUSE, I BELIEVE. >> I CAN ELABORATE ON THAT. FOR PROPERTIES LARGER THAN THREE ACRES , FOR A PARCEL THE SIZE, I BELIEVE THIS WAS ABOUT ROUGHLY 8 ACRES. WHEN IT COMES TO PROPERTIES LARGER THAN THREE ACRES, THEY NEED TO TRIM BACK 100 FEET BACK FROM THE ROAD, OR 100 FEET BACK FROM ALL DEVELOPED PARCELS . THAT WOULD BE 100 FEET BACK FROM NEBRASKA AVENUE INTO THEIR PROPERTY AND THEIR WHOLE FENCE LINE SINCE THE PROPERTY NEXT TO IT IS A DEVELOPED PARCEL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING FURTHER? THANK YOU. >> IT IS THE FINDING OF THIS COURT THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS IN ORDER BE ENTERED STATING THE FOLLOWING. THE NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT A NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND TRIM ALL TREES, SHRUBS AND BUSHES TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, CLEAN OFF THE FENCE LINES AND REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS, GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE . FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES , AND THE CITY IS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION. THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. THANK YOU MR. FERNANDEZ. [5. Case Number: LTCL-2025-47 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: 1700 S 23rd ST ] NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS LTCL-2025-47, 1700 SOUTH 23RD STREET. [00:35:07] >> 1700 SOUTH 23RD STREET. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS SENT OUT ON MARCH 24, 2025. THEY WERE SENT OUT VIA REGULAR MAILING, CERTIFIED MAILING, AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE OWNERS CAME BACK AS A LONGWOOD MEDICAL CENTER . THEY WERE CITED , NUISANCES, LANDSCAPER REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGER THAN THREE ACRES I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO INTRODUCE, AS WELL AS A COPY SENT TO THE NOTICE -- SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. I HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE IN REGARDS TO THIS PROPERTY. I APOLOGIZE IF I GET THERE NAMES AND CORRECT. THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY IS A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL , BECAUSE THIS PROPERTY SITS ON THE SAME PARCEL AS THE HOSPITAL. IT IS A LITTLE SMALL SECTION THAT SITS OFF AT THE CORNER OF NEBRASKA AND LONGWOOD CIRCLE. THAT IS WHY THE RECOMMENDATION IS THE GENERIC TO CUT ALL GRASS, WEEDS AND LIFT ANY SHRUBBERY AND TREES . >> YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE, AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS DATED MARCH 31 AND APRIL 7. THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU BELIEVE STILL EXISTS? >> YES, MADAM . >> AT THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> I KNOW YOU SAID YOU HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING LONGWOOD . THEY HAD OTHER PROPERTIES THAT HAVE COME INTO COMPLIANCE, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, MADAM, 1860 LONGWOOD CIRCLE WAS COMPLIED BY THEM. I BELIEVE THEY SAID THEY WOULD WORK ON TRYING TO GET A CONTRACTOR TO ADDRESS THIS CORNER PROPERTY RIGHT HERE . I DID ALSO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT I JUST EXPLAINED TO YOU THAT THIS PROPERTY IS A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL IT IS A SMALL SECTION THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF. >> I DON'T KNOW IF I ATTACHED TO THE OVERVIEW OR IF HE CAN PULL IT UP ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISER SO THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE PROPERTY LOOKS LIKE. >> >> DID THEY ASKED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL TIME ? >> THEY ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL TIME FOR A SEPARATE PROPERTY FROM THE LAST HEARING, BUT THEY DID NOT ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THIS PROPERTY . WE ARE RECOMMENDING SEVEN DAYS THAT I WOULD BE WILLING TO EXTEND TO 14 DAYS TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO BRING THAT PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. ZOOM IN RIGHT THERE. THIS IS PART OF THE HOSPITAL, BUT IT IS SEPARATED BETWEEN DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. I DIDN'T THINK THEY KNEW BELONGS TO THEM UNTIL I SHOWED IT TO THEM. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS BELONGS TO THIS PROPERTY. THIS BELONGS TO YOU. THIS IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY . >> IT IS A FINDING OF THIS COURT THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 14 DAYS TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS , AS NEEDED, AND TRIM ALL TREES, SHRUBS AND BUSHES TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION. REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS, GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY TO COMPLIANCE. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY IS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION, THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE [6. Case Number: LTCL-2025-57 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: 719 Georgia Ave ] PROPERTY. 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. THANK YOU, MR. FERNANDEZ. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> LTCL-2025-57 , 719 GEORGIA [00:40:06] AVENUE. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-57 AT 719 GEORGIA AVENUE. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING . NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WERE SENT OUT ON MARCH 24, 2025. THEY WERE SENT OUT VIA REGULAR, CERTIFIED MAILING, AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE OWNERS CAME BACK AS 719 GEORGIA AVENUE LLC. THEY WERE CITED FOR 24- 19 , NUISANCES, LANDSCAPER REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTY >> DO HAVE PHOTOS TO INTRODUCE, AS WELL AS A COPY SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. I HAVE HAD CONTACT IN REGARDS TO THIS PROPERTY. I WENT OVER THE PHONE WITH HIM EXACTLY WHAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, AND AS OF APRIL 7, MY LAST INSPECTION, THE MAJORITY HAS BEEN TAKING CARE OF. I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY RECOMMENDATION TO JUST REMOVE THE DEAD TREES, FALLEN TREE LIMBS AND ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS GENERATED BRINGING THE PROPER 80 -- PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. >> YOU PROVIDED NOTICE THAT WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY, AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN MARCH 31 AND APRIL 7 . THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS OBSERVED? >> YES, MADAM. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> OFFICER, WITH THE VIOLATION THAT STILL EXISTS ABOUT REMOVING THE TREE AND TREE DEBRIS, DID THEY ASK THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO DO THAT? >> NO, MADAM. THEY HAVE STATED THEY WOULD BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BEFORE THE HEARING, BUT AS OF RECENTLY, I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS, THEY CHOPPED DOWN THE TREE LIMBS AND JUST STACKED IT IN THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. I DID EXPLAIN THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT BE PICKING UP THE DEBRIS, SINCE IT IS A VACANT LOT AND DOES NOT HAVE UTILITIES. HE SAID HE UNDERSTOOD. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A MISS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HIM AND HIS CONTRACTORS THAT THEY JUST DECIDED TO PILE UP THE DEBRIS AT THE CURB. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO, THE TREE IS ALL ROTTED. I DID CONSULT WITH JOSÉ SANCHEZ FROM PUBLIC WORKS, WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF TREE RELATED ITEMS FOR THE CITY FOR THE TIME BEING. HE DID STATE TO ME THAT THE TREE WAS BEYOND SAVING, BECAUSE IT WAS TOO DRY ROTTED AND DAMAGED FROM THE INSIDE. >> IS THIS AN ADDITIONAL TREE THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED? >> THIS WAS THE MAIN TREE . I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS PHOTOS. GO FORWARD TO THE MARCH 31 PHOTOS. . YOU CAN GET A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THE TREE ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE. >> THERE YOU GO. THEY HAD TRIMMED OFF THE TREE LIMBS. IT WAS ALL ONE BIG TREE. THIS WAS A COMPLAINT GIVEN TO ME. LIKE I SAID, I DID CONSULT WITH JOSÉ SANCHEZ FROM PUBLIC WORKS. HE ADVISED ME THE TREE WAS BEYOND SAVING AND NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY . >> REMIND ME, WHAT DID THE PROPERTY OWNER SAY? >> HE STATED, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE PROPERTY OWNER A REGISTERED AGENT FOR THE COMPANY, BUT HE STATED THAT WE WENT OVER THE PHONE EXACTLY WHAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ABOUT THE DEAD TREE. THE TREE LIMBS , THE OVERGROWN GRASS, AS YOU CAN SEE SITTING ON THE TREE LIMBS . HE STATED TO ME THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS STILL OVERGROWN GRASS AND HE WAS PAYING A CONTRACTOR X AMOUNT OF MONEY ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO ADDRESS THE PROPERTY, BUT ACCORDING TO HIM, HE SAID IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WERE NOT DOING IT COMPLETELY EMERGES AVOIDING THAT SECTION. >> IT IS A FINDING OF THIS COURT THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITIONS -- CONDITIONS POSES A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO REMOVE THE DEAD TREE , FALLEN TREE LIMBS, ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE [00:45:03] DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEIG ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY IS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION , THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY. 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. THANK YOU , MR. FERNANDEZ. [7. Case Number: LTCL-2025-58 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: 717 Georgia Ave] >> NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> LTCL-2025-58 , 717 GEORGIA AVENUE . >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-58 AT 717 GEORGIA AVENUE. THIS IS A LOT CLEAR. THE NOTES OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WERE SENT ON MARCH 24, 2025. THEY WERE SENT REGULAR, CERTIFIED MAIL AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE OWNER CAME BACK TO 719 GEORGIA AVENUE LLC. I HAVE PHOTOS TO INTRODUCE, AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER >> >> THIS PARCEL IS OWNED BY THE SAME COMPANY AS THE PREVIOUS CASE. >> HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THEM? >> JUST THE SAME CONTACT I HAD WITH MR. FRANK REGARDING WHAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. FOR THIS CASE, ONE OF THE TREE LIMBS WAS HANGING ONTO THIS PARCEL. I BELIEVE, ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS ADDRESS TO THAT, BUT AS THE LAST CASE, THEY PUT IT TO THE CURB. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED HE COULD NOT DO THAT BECAUSE THE CITY WOULD NOT PICK UP SINCE THE PROPERTY HAS NO UTILITIES GOING TO IT. >> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> IS IT ALSO A TREE? >> THIS PROPERTY WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE THE EDGES OF THE PROPERTY, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS, ARE STILL OVERGROWN. I BELIEVE I DID TAKE A PHOTO OF THE DEBRIS STACKED TOWARDS THE CURB ON GEORGIA AVENUE AS WELL. THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED AND THE EDGES WE NEED TO BE CUT AND MAINTAINED . >> THERE'S NOT A HOUSE ON THIS PROPERTY? >> NO, MADAM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY . >> THANK YOU. IT IS A FINDING OF THIS COURT THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. TRIM ALL TREES, SHRUBS AND BUSHES TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION REMOVE THE FALLEN TREE LIMBS AND ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. FAILURE TO COMPLY THE DATE ORDERED IN THE FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES . >> THE LAST LOT CLEARING, FOR [8. Case Number: LTCL-2025-59 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: S 8th ST (2415-601-0011-010-8)] SOUTH 8TH STREET >> NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS SENT OUT ON MARCH 24, 2025, THEY WERE SENT REGULAR CERTIFIED MAILING, AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE OWNER CAME BACK AT 719 GEORGIA AVENUE LLC CITED FOR SUBSECTIONS 11 A AND B, [00:50:11] NUISANCES AND LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR LISTEN THREE-ACRE PROPERTIES. I PHOTOS INTRODUCE, AS WELL AS A COPY OF NOTICE OF VIOLATION SENT TO THE OWNER. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACTIVELY DEPICT VIOLATIONS AS A VERB? >> YES, MADAM. >> THIS IS THE SAME COMPANY AS THE OTHER TWO. >> YES, MADAM. THE SAME COMPANY AS THE PREVIOUS TWO CASES. >> HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT? >> THIS PROPERTY IS LIKE THE PREVIOUS ONE. JUST THE EDGES OF THE PROPERTY NEED TO BE TRIMMED DOWN AND CUT, AND AROUND SOME OF THE TREES ON SOUTH EIGHTH STREET NEEDED TO BE TRIMMED. >> THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE COMPOSITE ONE. >> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY COMPOSITE ONE. >> THIS TOO IS JUST A LOT, CORRECT? >> YES, MADAM. JUST A LOT . >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> IS A FINDING OF THIS COURT THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE COURT OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND FROM ALL TREES, SHRUBS AND BUSHES TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION , REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES THE CITY IS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION, THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. THANK [1. Case No: Violation Location (Address PID #) Investigating Officer CE - 2024-0051 408 Farmer's Market Rd Unit 6 Heather Debevec] YOU, MR. FERNANDEZ. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> THE LAST CASE IS OLD BUSINESS. THIS IS CE-2024-0051 . >> THIS IS THE MOTION TO VACATE AN ORDER DETERMINING VIOLATION FOR THE AUTO COLLISION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF USE REQUIREMENT. THIS ORDER WAS DATED JANUARY 24, 2025. THAT THE DEPARTMENT FEEL COMFORTABLE EXPLAINING THE PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST? >> GIVE ME ONE SECOND. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS BUSINESS , THAT THEY BELIEVED WAS OPERATING AT THE TIME, UPON LATER INSPECTION, THEY BELIEVED THEY ABANDONED THIS BUSINESS AND IT WAS NO LONGER OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THIS VIOLATION. >> THERE REALLY HASN'T BEEN ANY PROOF THAT THERE HAS EVER BEEN A BUSINESS THERE. THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE VACATING ORDER. >> NOTHING FURTHER. >> I WILL GRANT THE REQUEST TO VACATE THIS JUDGMENT. THANK YOU. NEXT, PLEASE. >> THAT IS ALL THE CASES FOR TODAY. FOR CASES -- [B. IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE OR RESCHEDULED] IDENTIFICATION A CASES IN COMPLIANCE A RESCHEDULED, WE HAVE 2025- -- SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY ONE , PARKING, 2025- 26 500 BLOCK SOUTH MARKET AVENUE, CODE CASE 2025-91 2601 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1, LOT CLEARING 2025-QUARTER, 1711 NORTH HIGHWAY U.S. 1, CODE CASES 25-57 22 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1 AND 2025-23, 511 TEXAS COURT. >> -- WE DID HAVE SOME COMPLIED [1. Case Number: LTCL-2025-44 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: 1860 Lawnwood Cir] [3. Case Number: LTCL-2025-46 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: Nebraska Ave (2416-504-0200-010-5)] [4. Case Number: LTCL-2025-48 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: 1732 S 17th Cir AKA 1732 N 17th ST ] THAT WERE ON THE AGENDA TODAY. THOSE WERE LOT CLEARING STRANGELY FIVE-44 -- LOT CLEARING 2025 HIGH FOR AN 46 AT NEBRASKA AVENUE AND LOT CLEARING 1732 SOUTH 17TH CIRCLE , A.K.A. 1732 NORTH 17TH STREET. FOR CASES REQUIRING A HEARING FOR [A. PUBLIC HEARINGS - MASSEY HEARINGS (FINE REDUCTIONS)] STATE STATUTE , A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE VIOLATOR CERTIFIED MAIL. OF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED SIGNED, IT IS [00:55:01] PLACED IN THE FILE. IF IT IS RETURNED UNSIGNED ARE UNCLAIMED, AND AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING IS SENT TO THE VIOLATOR REGULAR U.S. MAIL. 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING, A NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN CITY HALL. A NOTICE OF HEARING IS ALSO POSTED AT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION WITH AN AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING. IF THE GREEN CARD IS NOT RETURNED TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT WITHIN 10 DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING, THE POSTING IS COMPLETED IN THE SAME MANNER AS IF THE CARD WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. FOR CASES NOT MANDATED BY STATE STATUTE, MAILING OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING ARE HANDLED IN THE SAME MANNER STATED PRIOR. IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED UNSIGNED, UNCLAIMED OR NOT RETURNED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE HEARING, A NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AND CITY HALL. >> THANK YOU. NOTHING FURTHER. >> NOTHING FURTHER. >> WE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.