[00:00:05] SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING OF 618 25 NOW CALLED TO ORDER. IF WE COULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF [A. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES] AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND FOR ALL. >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. YOU CAN NOW BE SEATED. THE FIRST CASE [2. Case Number: NUIS-2025-16 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: Avenue M ] TODAY WILL BE THE SECOND CASE IN THE OTHER CATEGORY. THIS IS FOR -2025 -12 . IF YOU COULD NOW COME UP TO THE PODIUM. OR YOU COULD HAVE A SEAT AS WELL. OVER HERE. >> OKAY. >> I WOULD NEED YOU TO -- >> LISTEN TO ME GOOD. >> SERVER -- IT IS NOT YOUR TIME TO SPEAK. WE WILL PRESENT OUR EVIDENCE, AND YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK. OKAY? YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK. >> CHARMAINE KIRKLAND , CODE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS HER. THIS IS CASE NUMBER NUIS-2025- 16, VIOLATION LOCATION IS AVENUE M. CASE TYPE IS NEW SINCE A BASEMENT , MAY 16, 2025. SERVICE METHOD, REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED AT . MAY 16, 2025 BY REGULAR MAIL CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED AT PROPERTY. POSTING DATE WAS MAY 16, 2025. THE LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS JUNE 17, 2025. THE OWNER IS SAM MORE, VIOLATIONS SUBSECTION 6, SUBSECTION D, NUISANCES, UNSIGHTLY, WORN OUT AND DISCARDED MATERIAL OF LITTLE OR NO RESIDUAL VALUE. I DO HAVE PICTURES TO DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS I WITNESSED IT. >> IS THIS HIM IN THE AUDIENCE? DID HE GET A CHANCE TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> NO. HE HAS NOT. >> OKAY. MR. MOORE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS BEFORE THEY ARE PASSED UP? OKAY. IT'S UP TO YOU. YOU PROVIDED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION , AND THERE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS DATED MAY 16 OF THE YEAR, JUNE 17 . ALSO PROVIDED A COPY OF A QUICK CLAIM DEED . THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, I DO. >> AT THIS TIME THE CITY WILL MOVE COMPOSITE EXHIBIT COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> THE PICTURES JUST SUBMITTED WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY COMPOSITE EXHIBIT EXHIBIT 1 , WHICH INCLUDES A NOTICE AS WELL. >> MS. KIRKLAND, HAVE YOU BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER ? >> YES, MADAM. THE CASE INITIALLY STARTED. MR. MOORE JUST OBTAINED THE PROPERTY BACK IN MAY. I INITIALLY STARTED THE CASE UNDER THE OLD OWNER . IN MAY, HE OBTAINED THAT SHE BECAME THE NEW OWNER . WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS. I ADVISED HIM OF WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO AND THE TIMEFRAME. IT IS STILL IN VIOLATION. HE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING THUS FAR. >> HOW DID THIS PROPERTY COME TO YOUR ATTENTION? WAS THERE A COMPLAINT? >> IT WAS A COMPLAINT FROM THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE >> I KNOW YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO BRING THEM UP HERE NOW. FROM THIS MOST RECENT [00:05:05] PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN YESTERDAY, THE VIOLATION IS THAT ALL OF THIS NEEDS TO BE CLEARED OUT? >> YES, MADAM. >> CAN THIS BE SEEN FROM THE ROAD? >> YES, IT CAN. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. MR. MOORE, I KNOW YOU SAID YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE. I KNOW YOU HAVE CRUTCHES OVER THERE. JUST BEFORE YOU SPEAK, WE HAVE TO HAVE YOU RECORDED IN SOME WAY. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THESE MICROPHONES HERE. WE CAN'T RECORD YOU AND HEAR YOU WITHOUT YOU COMING CLOSER. >> I'M 75 YEARS OLD. GOT A KNEE REPLACEMENT. WANT TO COME DOWN HERE -- I TOLD THEM 100 TIMES IT'S NOT FOR SALE. I OWN FROM TELEPHONE POLE TO TELEPHONE POLE. YOU GIVE ME PERMISSION TO GET -- PUT IT FENCE UP . >> I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE WHAT HE SAID BECAUSE HE REFUSES TO COME CLOSER TO THE PODIUM AND BE HEARD ON THE RECORDING. HE STATED THAT -- >> YOU HAVE GOT TO SEE IT WITH THEIR OWN EYES. >> I'M NOT TRYING TO ARGUE WITH YOU. I NEED YOU TO COME CLOSER SEE CAN BE RECORDED. >> EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING IS BEING RECORDED RIGHT NOW. >> I HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL SHOE MADE. SHOE RIGHT HERE? I NEED ANOTHER SET . >> IF HE WANTS TO STAND, JUST LET HIM STAND. >> YES, MADAM. WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW? >> IF YOU WANT TO TELL SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SOMETHING, YOU COULD DO THAT NOW. >> I FINALLY GOT THE PROPERTY. >> WE UNDERSTAND. >> SALE. YOU UNDERSTAND? WHAT THEY WANT TO GIVE ME FOR AIN'T ENOUGH. THEY FIGURE I AM 75 YEARS OLD, THEY COULD COME IN AND SCOOP IT UP FOR NOTHING. NO. I AM ONE HOUR AWAY FROM THE WATER, TWO AT THE MOST. EVERY 90 DAYS I GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL . WE WANT TO BUY YOUR PROPERTY. YOU AIN'T GOT THAT KIND OF MONEY. >> DO YOU INTEND ON CLEARING OUT ANY OF THE ITEMS IN THE YARD? >> NOT PAYING NOTHING. THE WHOLE ECONOMY . >> IT IS A SIMPLE QUESTION. DO YOU NOT HAVE -- DO YOU NOT WANT TO CLEAR ANYTHING OUT? >> I AM CLEARING IT OUT AS I GO, BECAUSE I HAVE GOT TO PUT MONEY BACK INTO THE PROPERTY. LIKE I SAID, COME OUT AND WORK IT OFF. EVERYBODY NOT PUTTING ENOUGH IN. IT DON'T BOTHER ME. COME OUT AND MARK IT , AND I WILL PUT A FENCE UP. IT'S PAID FOR. >> THE CITY IS ASKING FOR THIS TO BE CLEARED OUT IN SEVEN DAYS. CAN YOU DO THAT? >> GIVE ME SEVEN DAYS TO PUT A FENCE UP . >> CAN YOU DO THAT IN SEVEN DAYS? >> YES. >> MS. KIRKLAND, IF HE PUT UP A FENCE, WITH THAT CLEAR UP THIS VIOLATION? >> NO. IT HAS TO BE CLEARED UP. IT IS UNSIGHTLY. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. >> PUT THE FENCE UP. >> NO. HE HAS TO CLEARED UP. HE CANNOT PUT UP A FENCE WITHOUT CLEARING IT UP. THE TIME LIMIT IS ONLY SEVEN DAYS. TO GET A FENCE PERMIT IS GOING TO TAKE LONGER THAN SEVEN DAYS. HE HAS TO CLEARED UP. >> CODE ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T ISSUE PERMITS WHEN IT COMES TO FENCES. THAT WOULD NOT BE -- >> WHERE DO I GO TO GET A PERMIT? COME OUT AND MARK OFF. >> IS THIS ENOUGH? >> YES. >> I DON'T BELIEVE THAT FENCES ARE LOUD AND EMPTY LOTS. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE A FENCE ON AN EMPTY LOT. >> IT IS GOING TO MY HOUSE. >> YOU WOULD HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THEY CAN GUIDE YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER TO SEE IF YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THAT FENCE PERMIT APPROVED. CODE ENFORCEMENT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIVIDE YOU WITH A PERMIT FOR A FENCE. YOU WOULD HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. CHARMAINE [00:10:01] KIRKLAND CAN GO AHEAD AND ISSUE THAT INFORMATION FOR THE PLANNING , THE NUMBER, AND YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THEM, AND THEY CAN GUIDE YOU LITTLE BIT BETTER. IN THE MEANTIME, I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING, EVEN IF YOU WERE ALLOWED, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A PERMIT WITHIN A SEVEN DAY PERMIT -- PERIOD. THERE IS AN APPLICATION PROCESS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH. IT IS NOT GOING TO TAKE SEVEN DAYS. >> HOW LONG IT GOING TO TAKE? >> I CAN'T ANSWER FOR ANOTHER DEPARTMENT. >> I WASTED MY TIME COMING DOWN HERE. >> I WOULDN'T SAY YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME. >> THE PROPERTY IS MINE. I HAVE BEEN WHEATON ON 30 YEARS. I PLAN ON BUILDING A HOUSE . >> I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S SUCH A BIG HASSLE. >> IN THE MEANTIME -- WHILE YOU ARE -- YOU GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PERMIT SITUATION OR PROCESS , IT DOES HAVE TO BE CLEANED UP. >> ANOTHER HEADACHE AFTER 30 YEARS. IT TOOK ME 30 YEARS TO GET IT. THIS IS THE BEST YOU CAN OFFER ME? I HAVE BEEN IN MY HOUSE 31 YEARS. I BOUGHT IT WHEN MY SON WAS A-YEAR-OLD. >> OKAY. >> I'M 75 , AND I STILL GOT A PROBLEM FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS? >> IT IS JUST CLEARING UP ALL THE OUTSIDE STORAGE. >> THEY WANT IT, AND THEY CAN'T HAVE IT. >> I AM NOT SURE WHO THEY ARE. >> EVERY DAY, 40,000. FLIP IT. YOU FORGET I SEE PEOPLE COMING EVERY DAY. >> DO YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO CLEARING THE PROPERTY? >> AFTER 30 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH YOU 30 YEARS. >> OKAY. >> I FIND YOU ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT CLEARED IN SEVEN DAYS, THE CITY HAS PERMISSION TO COME IN AND CLEAR IT FOR YOU. >> I CAN CLEAR IT IN SEVEN DAYS. ALL I WANT TO DO IS PUT UP A FENCE. >> YOU CAN'T DO BOTH. YOU HAVE TO CLEAR IT IN THE SEVEN DAYS, BUT THE FENCE IS NOT GOING TO BE -- >> ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE. >> I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION. >> I OWN THE PROPERTY. >> I UNDERSTAND. BUT YOU HAVE TO CLEAR IT. YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT -- >> IF I PUT A FENCE UP, I WON'T HAVE TO CLEAR IT. >> YOU STILL HAVE TO CLEAR IT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ? >> I HAVE NOTHING. >> I FIND THE NUISANCE EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE, AND IN SUCH NUISANCE THREATENS A THREAT TO SAFETY AND WELFARE. THE NEW ASSISTANCE TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY UP ITS NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR HAS SEVEN DAYS TO , PER THE VIOLATION, REMOVE ALL APPLIANCES, METALS, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AND ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 A DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY IS TO TAKE WHATEVER NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION , THE COST OF WHICH WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT CASE -- >> THEY ARE WAITING ON THE PERMIT. >> YOU CAN WAIT OUTSIDE. ONCE IT IS OVER, I CAN TELL YOU WHERE TO [3. Case Number: NOOP-2025-83 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 214 Hialeah Ave] GO FOR THE PERMIT. OKAY? >> 75 YEARS OLD. >> NEXT CASE , 214 HIALEAH AVENUE. YOU CAN NOW COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. >> WHAT CASE NUMBER? >> 2025-83 FOUR 214 HIALEAH AVENUE. [00:15:07] THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 14, 2025. THE NOTICE TO APPEAR AND POSTING WERE DONE ON APRIL 17, 2025. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS LESTER SPAINHOWARD AND VIVIAN SPAINHOWARD. VIOLATIONS ARE SUBSECTION 15 SUBSECTION C, NUISANCE, NONOPERATIVE OR UNLICENSED MOTOR VEHICLE. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT. >> HAS THIS BEEN SHARED WITH THE INDIVIDUALS HERE TODAY? >> NO, THEY HAVE NOT. >> WHAT IS YOUR NAME? >> BRIAN. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPH? >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. >> YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPH STATED APRIL 10, APRIL 17, JUNE 9 AND JUNE 16, AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION. THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACTUALLY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS OBSERVED? >> YES, MADAM. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY COMPOSITE 1. >> PHOTOS PRESENTED WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY COMPOSITE 1. INCLUDING THE NOTICE. >> FOR THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE ARE DEALING WITH THIS PAGE OR GRAY TRUCK. >> YES, MADAM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? >> FINE, HOW ARE YOU? >> NOT VERY WELL. I AM FIGURING ON TRYING TO TRESPASS THIS WOMAN FROM COMING TO MY MOTHER UP HIS PROPERTY -- MOTHER'S PROPERTY AND PUTTING TRASH ALL OVER MY PROPERTY, WHICH IS ALSO A CRIME FOR LITTERING. THIS PERSON IS GOING TO BE GETTING A NOTICE TO CEASE AND DESIST, ASSAULTING AND ABUSING MY MOTHER . >> WHO IS YOUR MOTHER? DOES YOUR MOTHER LIVE IN THIS HOUSE? >> SHE IS THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE. SHE HAS BEEN STRUGGLING FOR HER LIFE FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, SHE IS RECOVERING. >> IF SHE VIVIAN? >> YES, MADAM. MY BROTHER, BUDDY, HAS PASSED AWAY DUE TO A BUNCH OF STRESS AND STUFF . YOU KNOW, PROBLEMS HE HAD ON HIS OWN. HE HAS PAST. NOW IT IS UP TO ME TO HANDLE THESE THINGS. AND I'M GOING TO HANDLE THEM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. >> OKAY. I THINK I OVERHEARD YOU TELLING THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF THE PROPERTY. >> I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SELL IT FOR A YEAR. I HAVE BEEN HELPING MY MOTHER FOR 2 1/2 YEARS SINCE HER HUSBAND DIED AND MY BROTHER FELL ILL. THERE WAS NOBODY THERE TO HELP. I HAVE BEEN OBLIGATED BY MY FAITH AND BY MY DUTY AS A SON-IN-LAW TO DO THESE THINGS. IT IS VERY APPARENT AND CLEAR THROUGH THE EGREGIOUS BEHAVIORS OF THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT SITUATION YOU FOLKS GOT GOING ON HERE THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO FORCE PEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR HOMES AND PROPERTIES. THE OTHER GENTLEMAN IS NOT OFF KEEL WHEN HE SAYS WHAT HE SAYS. BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH MY MOTHER FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS OVER A TREE THAT THE CITY HAD TO REMOVE , BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE POWER LINES. IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME NUMBER THAT THIS WOMAN PUT ON A FINE THAT HAS BEEN WHATEVER. BECAUSE OF A HEDGE HEIGHT AND GARBAGE CAN AND LECTURES ON THE MAILBOX, WHICH SHE COVERED UP WITH PIECES OF PAPER THAT SHE THINKS SHE CAN THROW AROUND ON PEOPLE'S PROPERTY, WHICH HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO. WE RESOLVED THAT ISSUE. IT WAS RESOLVED , AS FAR AS I KNOW. I DON'T CARE ABOUT IT NO MORE. IT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, SHE USED LIES AND DECEPTION AND MANIPULATION TO BRING ME IN [00:20:07] HERE AND BRING MY MOTHER IN HERE SOME TIME AGO. I DON'T EXACTLY REMEMBER WHEN, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH MY HEALTH FOR THE LAST MONTH AND GETTING MY MOTHER OUT OF I.C.U. FOR NINE DAYS WAS MY TOP PRIORITY IN LIFE FOR THE LAST MONTH. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I AM MAKING THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. I HAVE MY NEPHEW, JEFF RICHARDS, WHO CAN TESTIFY. I HAVE BEEN HIRING HIM THROUGH MY COMPANY . I HAVE HIRED OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP AND ASSIST KEEP THESE THINGS UNDER CONTROL. SO WHATEVER IS GOING ON, I BELIEVE I AM BEING ATTACKED EGREGIOUSLY BY THIS WOMAN, BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T APPRECIATE WHAT PEOPLE 'S RIGHTS ARE. MAYBE THAT IS BECAUSE SHE WAS TAUGHT HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE AND TO DO THINGS TO PEOPLE LIKE THIS. >> OKAY. >> I GET A RIGHT TO TALK. >> I THINK YOU ARE OUT OF -- YOU ARE NOT -- >> I AM SPEAKING ON THE FACT. >> I AM OBJECTING TO RELEVANCE AT THIS POINT. >> WHAT I AM SAYING -- >> IT IS HER TURN. >> SHE CAN TALK. YOU WANT HER TO TALK. BUT I AM GOING TO TALK SOME MORE. >> OKAY. >> HOW DID YOU COME TO LEARN ABOUT THESE VIOLATIONS ON THE PROPERTY DEALING WITH THE VEHICLES? WE ARE JUST LOOKING AT ONE, BUT THERE WERE TWO OTHERS. >> IT WAS A COMPLAINT. >> WASN'T FROM A NEIGHBOR? >> YES. >> THAT IS WHAT BROUGHT YOU OUT THERE, CORRECT? >> YES. >> I OBJECT. >> YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE. >> I CAN'T OBJECT LIKE YOU DO? AM I GOING TO GET FAIR AND IMPARTIAL HEARING TODAY? WHO ARE YOU? ARE YOU A JUDGE? >> I AM AN ATTORNEY. >> I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU ARE. ARE YOU THE MAGISTRATE? ARE YOU THE MAGISTRATE? >> SHE IS THE CITY ATTORNEY. >> ARE YOU THE MAGISTRATE? YOU ARE FIXING TO GET A NOTICE TO SUE. YOU ARE FIXING TO GET THERE. YOU ARE THE MAGISTRATE? >> YES, SIR. >> WE ARE GOING TO GET DONE PLAYING THESE GAMES. >> THIS IS HOW THIS PROCEEDING WORSE. I JUST ASK QUESTIONS, AND YOU GET TO ASK QUESTIONS. YOU FINISH YOUR ARGUMENT, SO I GET TO SPEAK. >> YOU INTERRUPTED ME. >> YOU ARE DISRESPECTING THIS COURT. >> THIS CORE IS EGREGIOUS. >> I GET TO ASK HER QUESTIONS. WE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. >> I CAN GET ON WITH MY DAY. >> OKAY. WHO MS. DEBEVEC, YOU GOT A COMPLAINT FROM A NEIGHBOR. >> LET HER FINISH, PLEASE. >> I WANTED TO ADDRESS WITH YOU THAT YOU PLACED THE NOTICES ON THE PROPERTY. I THINK IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH WE ARE SEEING -- IS THE PINK PIECE OF PAPER IS WHAT YOU LEFT? >> YES, MADAM. >> IS NOT A REQUIREMENT OF THE CODE, YOU NEED TO PROVIDE SOME NOTICE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT THEY HAVE A VIOLATION, CORRECT? >> FOR THE NONOPERATIVE VEHICLES, THAT IS STANDARD PROCEDURE. >> I KNOW HE REFERENCED THAT YOU HAVE LEFT TRASH ON THE PROPERTY. BUT THESE ARE THE NOTICES REQUIRED BY OUR CODE. CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> CODE IS NOT LAW. CODE IS NOT LAW. ARE YOU HEARING ME? >> YOU MAY ANSWER NOW IF YOU WANT. >> I APOLOGIZE. >> YOU ARE SAYING THE NOTICE IS THE TRASH YOU WERE REFERRING TO? >> IT IS A PLETHORA. IT IS NOT ONE. A STACK RIGHT HERE. LOOK HOW MUCH Y'ALL HAVE WASTED TO DO ALL THESE THINGS. IT IS PREPOSTEROUS. IT IS EGREGIOUS. THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, YOU FOLKS TOLD HER -- ON ME. >> I AM OBJECTING TO RELEVANCE. >> I KNOW YOU ARE. THIS IS THE EGREGIOUS LIST GOING ON. YOU CAN OBJECT ALL YOU WANT TO. MY FAMILY IS BEING ABUSED. >> HOW IS THAT? >> WE ARE BEING ATTACKED. >> THE SAME THING THIS OTHER GENTLEMAN SAID. THEY KNOW MY MOTHER -- LET ME REPHRASE WHAT I AM FIXING TO SAY. MY MOTHER IS ENJOYING THE LAST PART OF YOUR LIFE. SHE DESERVES NOT TO BE HARASSED AND MISHANDLED BY THIS UNCONSTITUTIONAL PROCEEDING. >> SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. I [00:25:05] THINK WE SHOULD STICK TO THIS PARTICULAR CASE. WHILE I DO HEAR YOU -- >> WE WILL STICK TO IT IN THE REAL CORE. >> I DO HEAR YOU AND UNDERSTAND. I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH. BELIEVE ME, I GET IT. BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND ALSO THAT THE OFFICER HAS A JOB TO DO. >> -- YOU MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HEARING THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS BEEN REMOVED, CORRECT? >> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN REMOVED . >> HAS THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE BEEN REMOVED? >> YES. I SAID THAT INITIALLY. >> IN THAT CASE, THAT PRETTY MUCH COMPLIES THIS PARTICULAR CASE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE ARE TWO OTHER HEARINGS YOU HAVE. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE OTHER ONES. IF THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REMOVED -- >> YEAH. >> AT THAT POINT, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND THAT COMPLIES THAT CASE. THE OFFICER WILL DO IT INSPECTED TO MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REMOVED, OR I COULD GO MYSELF TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REMOVED. WE WILL COMPLY THE CASE. AND THEN, WE COULD GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD TO THE TWO OTHER CASES YOU HAVE PENDING. OKAY? PERFECT. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M GOING TO STAY HERE, CORRECT? >> YEAH, BECAUSE YOU HAVE -- >> IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE TWO. >> THERE WILL BE NO RULING ON THIS CASE THAT WE JUST HEARD, CORRECT? >> THERE SHOULD BE A RULING. >> IT'S GONE. >> WE DON'T HAVE CONFIRMATION. TECHNICALLY, I WILL FIND THAT THE VIOLATION IS IN PLACE, BUT IF THEY GO OUT AND INSPECT -- >> I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. >> OKAY. THAT IT WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE. YOU HAVE SEVEN DAYS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. THEREFORE, IF IT IS ALREADY REMOVED, YOU WOULD ALREADY BE IN COMPLIANCE. >> YES, MADAM. OKAY. >> THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL, BUT THERE'S NOTHING. >> OKAY. CAN YOU READ THE FAILURE TO COMPLY, PLEASE? >> FAILURE TO COMPLY IN THE SEVEN DAYS WOULD RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 A DAY IF IT IS NOT ACTUALLY IN COMPLIANCE. >> THE FAILURE TO COMPLY IS THAT THE CITY IS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION, THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY. BUT THERE WILL BE $100 A DAY WITH THIS ONE. WERE GOING TO JUMP TO THE NEXT ONE, NOOP -2025-84. SAME ADDRESS. >> HIALEAH AVENUE. NONOPERATIVE VEHICLE. NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED ON APRIL 15, 2025 . THE NOTICE TO APPEAR IN THE POSTING FOR BOTH ON ON APRIL 17, 2025. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS LESTER SPAINHOWARD AND VIVIAN SPAINHOWARD. VIOLATION IS 24-19 SUBSECTION 15 SUBSECTION C NUISANCE, NONOPERATIVE OR UNLICENSED MOTOR VEHICLE. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT. >> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED APRIL 10, APRIL 17 , AND JUNE 16 , AS WELL AS THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION . THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION OBSERVED? >> YES MATTER. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1 . >> NOTICE OF IT WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> WHAT YOU LIKE TO RESPOND? >> THAT'S MY TRUCK. IT'S GOING TO STAY THERE. BECAUSE THAT IS MY OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN MY OTHER VEHICLE BREAKS DOWN. I AM A LITTLE MORE FORTUNATE THAN MOST PEOPLE. MOST PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN DON'T EVEN HAVE A CAR. BUT GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH TWO. I'M GOING TO KEEP THEM. I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, MS. MAGISTRATE. IS IS GOING TO BE A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL HEARING I AM HAVING THIS MORNING? I FORGOT TO ASK YOU BEFORE THE OTHER HEARING. THIS ONE, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU THAT QUESTION . >> YES, SIR. >> YES, MADAM. >> I'M GOING TO ASK THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER -- IS THAT VEHICLE REGISTERED? >> THE TAG APPEARS TO BE EXPIRED AS OF LAST YEAR. BUT IF HE WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION OR SOMETHING SHOWING IT IS CURRENT -- >> IS THAT THE ONLY VIOLATION? [00:30:01] >> THAT VEHICLE, YES, MADAM. THE TAG LOOKS LIKE IT IS EXPIRED IN 2024. >> I HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME SERIOUS FINANCIAL ISSUES, ESPECIALLY TAKING CARE OF MY MOTHER AND MY BROTHER PASSING AWAY, YOUR HONOR. I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME , AS THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CAN SEE. THINGS ARE CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING AT MY MOTHER'S PLACE. >> HOW MUCH TIME ARE YOU ASKING FOR TO GET THE TAG? >> CAN I DO 60 DAYS? I AM DEAD BROKE. I AM TAKING CARE OF MY MOTHER. I'M TRYING TO GET HER STASH I JUST GOT THE POWER BACK ON AT HER HOUSE. I GOT EVERYTHING CLEANED UP. I HAVE HIRED PEOPLE TO RENOVATE AND MAKE THINGS HABITABLE FOR HER , BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN IN A NURSING HOME AND ALMOST DIED. PLEASE BEAR WITH US. >> REQUESTING 60 DAYS TO GET THE TAG UPDATED. >> SO WHILE I DO UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP , BELIEVE ME, I GET IT, CAN YOU MEET ME HALFWAY AT 30? >> YES. >> PERFECT. WE WILL DO 30. >> THIS CASE WILL BE EXTENDED FOR 30 DAYS. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO GET THE TAG UPDATED. >> IF I COULD SHARE EMAILS, THAT WOULD BE A MUCH BETTER POLICY . IF FOR SOME REASON I FAIL TO GET IT TAG, OR GET IT REGISTERED, IT IS ALL GOOD. I JUST GOT TO GET A NEW TAG FOR IT. I WILL MOVE IT UNTIL I GET IT DONE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AT LEAST THE 30 DAYS. I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE IT AROUND. >> YOU HAVE THE 30 DAYS. >> NEXT CASE , SAME ADDRESS. >> CASE NUMBER NOOP - 2025 NONOPERATIVE VEHICLE. NOTICE OF VIOLATION APRIL 15, 2025. THE NOTICE TO APPEAR AND THE POSTINGS WERE BOTH DONE ON APRIL 17, 2025 . THE PROPERTY OWNER IS LESTER SPAINHOWARD ESTATE AND VIVIAN SPAINHOWARD. VIOLATION IS 24-18 SUBSECTION 15 SUBSECTION C NUISANCE, NONOPERATIVE OR UNLICENSED MOTOR VEHICLES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT . >> YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED APRIL 10, APRIL 17 AND JUNE NICE AND JUNE 16, AS WELL AS A NOTICE OF VIOLATION. THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACTUALLY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS OBSERVED? >> YES MATTER. >> AT THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> WILL BE INTRODUCED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> GO AHEAD. >> YES, MADAM. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THIS ACTION AS WELL . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE CONSTITUTION HAS TO SAY ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR PROPERTY THAT THEY PAY FOR LEGALLY AND LAWFULLY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW -- I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHERE IT IS IN THE CONSTITUTION , NOT THE CODE , TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN CALM AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN HAVE ON YOUR PROPERTY AND WHAT YOU CAN'T [00:35:04] HAVE ON YOUR PROPERTY. MY ARE REGISTERED. IT IS JUST NOW GETTING BACK TO THE SUMMER TIME. THEY HAVE BEEN SITTING IDLE FOR A WHILE , BUT I CAN DRIVE THEM AND RUN THEM. THERE IS A TAG ON THEM. THEY ARE REGISTERED. THAT IS WHY I DISAGREE. >> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND ME A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION TO THAT TRAILER , THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE SUFFICIENT. AS LONG AS IT IS A CURRENT AND VALID REGISTRATION TO THE TRAILER. >> CAN YOU DO THAT? >> ON THAT MATTER, IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A TRAILER TAG AND REGISTRATION , BECAUSE WHEN I BOUGHT IT , WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLES , THE ONLY THING THE SELLER HAD WAS TWO TITLES FOR THE VEHICLES , THE WATER VEHICLES. >> THE TRAILER IS NOT REGISTERED. >> THE TRAILER DIDN'T HAVE ONE. I'M GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS THROUGH THE STATE RIGHT NOW TO GET IT RESOLVED. I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REMOVE THE VESSELS OFF THE TRAILER , HAVE THEM TAKE THE TRAILER TO A WAYSTATION AND ALL THESE THINGS, WHICH IS MY RESPONSIBILITY . BUT WHAT ALL THE OTHER THINGS I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO YOU ABOUT MS. MAGISTRATE, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZED MY TRAILER TAG IS THE LEAST. I HAVE CLEAR TITLES. THE REGISTERED VESSEL I USE. >> ARE YOU ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME? >> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO DEAL WITH THIS TRAILER THING. I HAVE MOVED IT. IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE SEEN FROM THE ROAD. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF ALL THESE OTHER EGREGIOUS NUISANCE ALLEGATIONS . >> ARE YOU OKAY WITH 30 DAYS? WE WILL DO 30 DAYS FOR THIS ONE AS WELL. >> IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THESE OFF THE TRAILER. THAT HAS BEEN MY DILEMMA. >> I FIND THE NUISANCE EXISTS , BUT THE YOU HAVE 30 DAYS RATHER THAN THE SEVEN DAYS ORIGINALLY RECOMMENDED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE . FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN THE CITY TAKING WHATEVER STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION , THE COST OF WHICH WOULD BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE OWNER. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT'S IT. [6. Case Number: NOOP-2025-81 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 226 Hialeah Ave] >> Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> NEXT CASE , 226 HIALEAH AVENUE. YOU CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM. >> GOOD MORNING. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER NOOP -2025-81 , 226 HIALEAH AVENUE FOR NONOPERATIVE VEHICLE. NOTICE OF VIOLATION APRIL 20 -- APRIL 14, 2025, NOTICE TO APPEAR IN POSTINGS DONE ON APRIL 17, 2025. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS NICHOLAS -- THE VIOLATION IS 24-19 SUBSECTION 15 SUBSECTION C NUISANCE NONOPERATIVE OR UNLICENSED VEHICLE. I HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT. I HAVE SPOKEN A COUPLE OF TIMES . THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AND HAVING IT SOLD. SHE WAS WAITING ON A COUPLE OF PARTS TO REPAIR . I BELIEVE SHE HAS SOMEBODY THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PURCHASE IT FROM HER. >> HAVE HE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> THAT'S FINE. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT. >> THANK YOU. >> PHOTOGRAHS DATED APRIL 10 , APRIL 17, JUNE 9 AND JUNE 16, AS WELL AS THE NOTICE . THE [00:40:06] PHOTOGRAPH, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DOES A TRULY AND ACTUALLY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS OBSERVED? >> YES MATTER. >> AT THIS TIME CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> PHOTOS PRESENTED WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> WE ARE TRYING TO GET A PART TO HAVE IT SOLD. WE HAVE SOMEBODY LOOKING AT IT. IF IT DON'T BE SOLD, WE ARE GOING TO GET RID OF IT. >> THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU GET SEVEN DAYS TO DO THAT. >> YES, MADAM. >> IS THAT ENOUGH TIME. >> IF YOU CAN GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, BUT IT DON'T HAVE TO BE THAT -- YOU KNOW, SEVEN DAYS WILL BE FINE. THAT'S GOOD. >> YOU SURE? >> IF NOT, YOUR HONOR, SHE COULD ALWAYS REACH OUT TO ME IF SHE NEEDS A COUPLE EXTRA DAYS. HE CAN ALWAYS DO A SHORT EXTENSION. I DID EXPLAIN THAT TO HER. BUT IF SHE DOES HAVE A PROBLEM, WE CAN GRANT VERY SHORT EXTENSIONS. >> SHE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING TO ME. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I FIND THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THAT IT IS UNDER THE NUISANCE CODE REGARDING NUISANCES IN THE CITY, AND THAT THE NUISANCE IS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY'S NUISANCE ABASEMENT PROGRAM. VIOLATOR IS GIVEN SEVEN DAYS FOR NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO ENSURE THAT ALL VEHICLES ARE SAFELY AND LEGALLY OPERABLE. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN THE CITY TAKING NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE CONDITION, THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE CITY. I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, THE RESPONDENT. THANK YOU. [1. Case Number: PK-2025-164 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: Jaycee Park] >> THANK YOU. >> WE'RE GOING TO RETURN TO THE REGULAR ORDER. YOU'RE GOING TO START WITH THE FIRST CASE AND CITATIONS, PK-2025-164 AT JAYCEE PARK. >> I'M SORRY. >> CASE NUMBER PK-2025-164. IT IS A PARKING CITATION ISSUED AT JAYCEE PARK ON APRIL 5 PARK ON APRIL 5, 2025. THE ISSUE DATE WAS MAY 28, 2025, SERVICE METHOD BY CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL AND POSTED AT CITY HALL. THE POSTING DATE WAS JUNE 6, 2025. THE OWNER IS CECILIA ANDERSON . CITATION NUMBER 10336 , CODE SECTION 34-31 LETTER E PARKED IN A SAFETY ZONE, FINE OF $50, ABINGTON -- ADMIN FEE $10 , A TOTAL OF $78. I DO HAVE PHOTOS AS I WITNESSED IT. >> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN APRIL 5. DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS OBSERVED? >> YES MATTER. >> THIS TIME, THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1 . >> MS. KIRKLAND, HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE VEHICLE OWNER? >> NO, MADAM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> I FIND THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS IN THE VIOLATOR BE ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $70, WHICH INCLUDES $50 FINE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OF $10 AND [2. Case Number: PK-2025-174 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: Jaycee Park] LATE FEE OF 18 FOR THE TOTAL OF $78. FAILURE TO PAY THE FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING ISSUED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM. THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL. >> THE NEXT CASE IS PK-2025-174 AT JAYCEE PARK. >> CASE NUMBER PK-2025-174, PARKING CITATION ISSUED AT JAYCEE PARK ON APRIL 5, 2025 . ISSUED A MAY 28 MAY 28, 2025. SERVICE METHOD REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAIL , POSTED AT CITY HALL. POSTING DATE WAS JUNE 6, 2025. CITATION NUMBER 10345, SECTION BOAT AND TRAILER PARKING ONLY. FIND A $50, ADMIN FEE $10, [00:45:03] LATE FEE $18, A TOTAL DUE OF $78. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS I WITNESSED IT. >> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE PARKING CITATION, AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS DATED APRIL 5 . THESE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACKERLEY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS OBSERVED? >> THEY DO. >> JUST TO CLARIFY, THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, IT IS PARKED ON AN AREA THAT IS NOT ON A SIDE PARKING AREA? >> AT THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> PHOTOS OF IT WILL BE ENTERED ADS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE OWNER? >> NO, MADAM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> I FIND THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THAT THE VIOLATOR BE ASSESSED A TOTAL OF $78 COMPRISING A FINE OF $50, ADMINISTRATIVE FEE $10 AND LATE FEE OF $18. FAILURE TO PAY THE FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM. THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL. >> THANK YOU. NEXT CASE IS PK-2025-197 AT JAYCEE PARK. >> CASE NUMBER PK-2025-197 , PARKING CITATION ISSUED AT [3. Case Number: PK-2025-197 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: Jaycee Park] JAYCEE PARK ON APRIL 12, 2025. THE ISSUE DAY WAS MAY 28, 2025. BOTH BY REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAIL, AND POSTED AT CITY HALL. POSTING DATE WAS JUNE 6, 2025. THE OWNER IS KENNEDI BAILEY, CITATION NUMBER 17552, CODE SECTION 3430 1C BOAT AND TRAILER PARKING ONLY. FIND A $50, ADMIN FEE $10 COMMIT LATE FEE $18, A TOTAL DUE OF $78 BUT I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS I WITNESSED IT. >> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS DATED APRIL 12. DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, MADAM. >> TRAN54 THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> THEY DO. >> AT THIS TIME CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> PHOTOS WILL BE ENTERED INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE OWNER? >> NO, MADAM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> I FIND THAT THE VIOLATION BE ASSESSED -- EXISTS, AND THERE IS A FINE OF $70 COMPRISED OF A FINE OF $50, ADMINISTRATIVE FEE $10, AND LATE FEE OF $18 FOR THE TOTAL OF $70. FAILURE TO PAY THIS FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN IT BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM. THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL. >> THANK YOU. NEXT CASE IS CE-2025-120 AT 603 AZALEA AVENUE. >> THIS IS CODE CASE 2025-120 , NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED [1. Case Number: CE-2025-120 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 603 Azalea Ave] FEBRUARY 14, 2025. THE NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS MAY 28, 2025, POSTED JUNE 6, 2025. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS MARK NEWMAN. IT IS FOR IPMC 304.2, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT. >> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED FEBRUARY 10, JUNE 6 AND JUNE 16 , AS WELL AS A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR THE HOMEOWNER. WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DO THE PHOTOS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, MADAM. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> >> PHOTOS PRESENTED WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> THE VIOLATION FOR THE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE SHUTTERS WE ARE SEEING IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH HERE? >> YES, MADAM. THE SHUTTERS AND THE BOARD . >> HOW TO THIS PROPERTY COME TO YOUR ATTENTION? >> THE COMPLAINT ACROSS THE [00:50:04] STREET. THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET. >> LET ME REPHRASE THIS. THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET HAD A COMPLAINT ON IT . AS I TURNED AROUND, I NOTICED THIS ONE. I DID MOST OF THE BLOCK. >> OKAY. HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER? >> I HAVE NOT. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> I FIND THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THAT THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO PRESSURE WASH THE SHUTTERS . FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DAY ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 A DAY BEING ASSESSED. THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT CASE IS CE-2025-140, 825 SEAWAY DRIVE UNIT SEVEN. >> YOUR HONOR, THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE-2025-140, THIS IS FOR CERTIFICATE OF USE PERMIT. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2025. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS -- OF THE OWNER OF THE BUSINESS IS GOODFELLAS PIZZA, I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE OWNERS OF GOODFELLAS. THEY CANNOT BE HERE TODAY AS THEY HAD OTHER ENGAGEMENTS TO ATTEND TO. I GUESS THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING HOW THE CERTIFICATE OF USE PROCESS WORKS. THEY DID REACH OUT TO ME WITH SOME CONFUSION. THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD TAKEN CARE OF EVERYTHING. THEY STILL NEEDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS THE LAST PORTION OF OBTAINING THIS. AND PAYING THAT INVOICE AS WELL. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY WERE STILL WORKING ON THAT. >> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN? IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, DO THE PHOTOS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, MADAM. >> TRAN35 PIZZA WAS IN BUSINESS WITHOUT CERTIFICATE OF YOU >> THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> PHOTOS WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> OFFICER, I KNOW YOU SAID YOU HAVE SPOKEN WITH THEM ARE THEY AWARE THEY HAVE 15 DAYS TO COME TO COMPLIANCE? WERE THEY ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL TIME? >> I AM NOT 100%. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID. I KNOW THEY WERE STILL WORKING ON THINGS. I THOUGHT HIS DAUGHTER WAS GOING TO BE HERE TODAY, AS SHE IS WITH THE COMPANY AS WELL. I AM NOT 100% . >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> I FIND THAT THE VIOLATOR , WITHIN 15 DAYS TO COMPLY, HOPEFULLY, IF THEY NEED MORE THAN THAT THEY WILL GET IN TOUCH. AS IT STANDS, THEY WILL HAVE 15 DAYS TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF USE OR CEASE ALL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 A DAY BEING ASSESSED. PER CITY ORDINANCE 22-28, ALL UTILITY SERVICES TO THE BUSINESS PREMISES WILL BE SUSPENDED WHILE THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THEY [1. Case Number: LTCL-2025-98 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: Jersey Ave (2417-502-0018-000-6) ] HAVE A 30 DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL. >> THANK YOU. THE LAST CASE TODAY IS LTCL-2025-98 FOR JERSEY AVENUE . >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-98 . IT IS A LOT CLEARING OCCURRED AT JERSEY AVENUE. PARCEL NUMBER 2417-502-0018-000-SIX. ISSUE DATE WAS APRIL 30, 2025. SERVICE METHOD WITH REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED AT PROPERTY. THE ISSUE DATE WAS MAY 15, 2025. BY REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED AT PROPERTY. THE POSTING DATE WAS MAY 15, 2025. THE LAST INSPECTED DATE WAS JUNE 17, 2025. THE OWNER IS O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORES. THE REGISTERED AGENT IS CT CORPORATION SYSTEM. THE VIOLATION IS 24-19 SUBSECTION L , NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO DEPICT THE VIOLATION [00:55:01] AS I WITNESSED IT. >> THANK YOU. OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS DATED MAY 15, JUNE 17 OF THIS YEAR. WORTHIES TAKEN BY YOU? >> YES, MADAM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION? AT THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> PHOTOS PRESENTED WILL BE ENTERED AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1, INCLUDING NOTICE A PUBLIC NUISANCE. >> OFFICER, HOW DID THIS PROPERTY COME TO YOUR ATTENTION ? >> THERE WAS A COMPLAINT ON THE HOUSE NEXT-DOOR. AND SO, I DID THE WHOLE 360 OF THE ENTIRE STREET AND NOTICED THAT THIS LOT WAS OVERGROWN. >> I SEE THERE ARE VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPH. ARE THEY TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES OF THE PROPERTY? >> YES AT -- YES, MADAM. >> THE VEGETATION NEEDS TO BE CUT BACK BECAUSE THAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE HERE? >> YES, MADAM. THE ENTIRE LOT WAS FULL OF VEGETATION. THEY SEEM TO BE DOING SOME WORK ON IT. SINCE THE INITIAL CASE STARTED. >> IS THERE AN O'REILLY AUTO PARTS STORE ON THE LOT SOMEWHERE? >> THE STORE IS ACTUALLY TO THE SOUTH OF THIS LOT. I DID GO IN THE STORE AND SPOKE TO TWO MANAGERS AND ADVISE THEM THE SITUATION, AND THAT THEY DID HAVE COURT TODAY. >> YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM OTHERWISE? >> NO, MADAM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. I FIND THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION IS THIS A VIOLATION OF CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED TO THE CITY'S ABATEMENT NUISANCE PROGRAM , AND THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED , TRIM ALL TREES, SHRUBS AND BUSHES TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION. REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS, GENERATED BY BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE REQUESTED WILL BE RESULTING IN A FINE OF $100 A DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH OF THE VIOLATIONS FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY IS TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE , THE COST OF WHICH WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY. THERE IS A 30 DAY RIGHT TO APPEAL. >> IDENTIFICATION OF CASES AND COMPLIANCE ARE RESCHEDULED. NUISANCE 2025-12, 26 ARE RESCHEDULED. NUISANCE 2025-12, 2627 SOUTH TAKEN ROAD, PARKING CASES 2025- 172, 2025-173, 2025-175, 2025-171, 2025- 201, AND 2025-202, ALL AT JAYCEE PARK. CE 2025-115 AT 506 AZALEA AVENUE, CE -2025-138 AT 825 SEAWAY DRIVE UNIT TWO, CE-2025-139 AT 825 SEAWAY DRIVE UNIT THREE, CE-2025-149 AT 4051 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 1. TRAN60 -- NOOP HIALEAH AVENUE , PRESSES A SIX- 2025-94, 96 AND 98, ALL AT 602 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 1. LOT CLEARING, 2025-81 AT 118 HIALEAH AVENUE , NOOP 2025-112 AT SOUTH SAID US HIGHWAY 1, NUISANCE 525-NINE AT 118 HIALEAH AVENUE, NOOP 2025-99 AT 602 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1, LACQUERING 2025-82 AT 530 NORTH 7TH STREET, NUISANCE 2025-11 AT 530 NORTH 7TH STREET, LOT CLEARING 2025-100 AT 903 AVENUE C, CE-2025-152 AT 309 GRANADA STREET , PARKING 2025-168 AT JAYCEE PARK, ALSO [01:00:01] 176 AT JAYCEE PARK , LOT CLEARING 2025-86 AT TRAN70, LOT CLEARING 2025-101 AT THREE 403 DELAWARE AVENUE, AND LOT CLEARING 2025- 103 AT JERSEY AVENUE. FOR CASES REQUIRING A HEARING PER STATE STATUTE 152.12, A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE VIOLATORS CERTIFIED MAIL. IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED SIGNED, IT IS PLACED IN THE FILE. IF IT IS RETURNED UNSIGNED OR UNCLAIMED , AND AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING WITH THE NOTICE OF HEARING 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 POSTED. 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 CITY STATUTE, MAILING OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING ARE HANDLED IN THE SAME MANNER STATER 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 IN CITY HALL. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE ? OKAY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.