Sep 10, 2025 Special Magistrate Hearing

[a. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES]

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>> MEANS ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY, CAMILLE WALLACE, WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE MR. SAUCEDO, AND WE HAVE YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CLERK, MS. KELLY ONE, AND I AM JAMIE PERRAULT, I WILL BE SERVING AS YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE TODAY.

PLEASE NOTE, FOR YOUR BACKGROUND, TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS ARE GOING TO BE LIVE STREAMED AND RECORDED. AND SO, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO RECEIVED A CITATION, WE ARE GOING TO REFER TO YOU TODAY AS RESPONDENTS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW HOW THESE PROCEEDINGS WILL UNFOLD THIS MORNING. FIRST, THE CITY WILL PRESENT ITS CASE THROUGH EVIDENCE AND THE EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE TESTIMONY OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, INVESTIGATORS, POLICE OFFICERS, OR OTHER WITNESSES. THE EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE PHYSICAL ITEMS SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS AND WE WILL REFER TO THOSE AS "EXHIBITS." THE STANDARD OF PROOF IS WHETHER A VIOLATION HAS BEEN PROVEN BASED ON COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. THE RESPONDENT WILL THEN HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE ANY LEGAL OBJECTIONS AND CROSS-EXAMINE WITNESSES, IF YOU SO CHOOSE. AND ONCE THE CITY HAS CONCLUDED PRESENTING ITS CASE, THE RESPONDENT THEN WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE A STATEMENT, PRESENT WITNESS TESTIMONY, AND PRESENT PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, SUCH AS DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOS, IF YOU SO CHOOSE. AND THEN I, AS YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, WILL RENDER THE FINAL RULING. I JUST ASK THAT ALL PARTIES CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A CALM AND RESPECTFUL MANNER AT ALL TIMES DURING THE PROCEEDINGS. AND THAT

[1. Case Number: CE-2025-217 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 823 E Weatherbee Rd ]

PLEASE? >> OUR FIRST CASE WILL BE VIOLATION CASE, CE-2025-217, FOR 823 EAST WEATHERBEE ROAD. IF YOU

COULD NOW COME UP TO THE PODIUM? >> GOOD MORNING. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND AT THE PODIUM, IF YOU'RE -- IF YOU CAN?

>> OKAY. >> GOOD MORNING, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I AM HEATHER DEBEVEC, CITY OF FORT PIERCE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THIS IS CASE CE-2025-217323 EAST WEATHERBEE ROAD. THE VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON APRIL 1ST, 2025.

IT IS FOR VIOLATIONS 125-4, ZONE COMPLIANCE, SUBSECTION 11 A AND B, NUISANCE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN A THREE ACRE PROPERTY. PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. I DO HAVE PHOTOS IN WHICH TO SUBMIT. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. DID YOU OBSERVE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS, THAT YOU HAVE PICTURED HERE, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WAS THAT YOUR

OBSERVATION? >> I OBSERVED ON THOSE DATES,

THAT WERE TIMESTAMP. >> AND YOU PHOTOGRAPHED THE

VIOLATIONS, HERE? >> YES, MA'AM, I TOOK THESE

PHOTOS. >> AND DO THESE PHOTOS FAIRLY ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS YOU OBSERVED?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> OKAY, AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE TO ENTER INTO EVIDENCE COMPOSITE EXHIBITS ONE, A

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>> SIR, YOUR NAME IS? >> JOHN HONEA.

>> HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THESE PICTURES, WOULD

YOU LIKE TO SEE THEM? >> YES. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE, THAT ALL OF THESE ARE BEING MAILED, OR --

>> IF YOU COULD, I WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT YOUR CASE, BUT IF YOU COULD HAVE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES, AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THEM BEING ADMITTED INTO

EVIDENCE. >> THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS BUILDING WAS NOT PAINTED BECAUSE IT STARTED RAINING.

>> SO, SIR, IF YOU COULD -- WE WILL DISCUSS YOUR SIDE OF THE CASE IN A MOMENT BUT, BASICALLY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THOSE BEING ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE.

>> NO OBJECTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE

EXHIBITS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. >> IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN

THIS PICTURE, THOUGH. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> AND SO, MS. WALLACE, IT IS STILL YOUR WITNESS. YOU HAVE ANY

FURTHER -- >> SORRY. SURE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE ARE SEEING HERE IN THIS PICTURE?

>> IN THIS PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE DISCOLORATION, I WASHED SINCE THE ORIGINAL RE - PHOTOS. AND THEN, IF YOU -- DEPENDING ON WHICH DIRECTION ISAAC CLICKS HERE -- ] IN HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE CONTAINER AND THE LANDSCAPING ISSUES, WHERE IT IS NOT COMPLETELY MAINTAINED, AT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. WHERE IN HERE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE SOME OF THE PAINT IS PEELING, AND THINGS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AS FAR AS PAINT PEELING, AND CHIPPING, AND THINGS. THE SAME THING WITH THIS ONE. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE PAINT IS PEELING, LIKE BACK BEHIND THE CANS, AND UP ON THE TRIM. THIS ONE, IT IS ALSO PEELING PAINT ON

THE SIDING. >> ARE THERE ANY MORE PHOTOS?

OR, IS THAT IT? >> YES, THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS IT, MA'AM. IT IS SHOWING THE CONTAINER WHICH YOU SAW ON THE FIRST PHOTO THAT IS UP THERE, THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, SO --

>> OKAY. AND THIS STORAGE -- >> THE PAINT CHIPPING --

>> IS THAT THE GRASS THAT NEEDS TO BE CUT?

>> IT SHOWS ALL OF THE GRASS NEEDS TO BE MOWED, THE BUSHES NEED TO BE TRIMMED TO SEVEN FEET, AS PER THE ORDINANCE.

>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER VIOLATIONS THAT YOU WANT TO

TESTIFY ABOUT TODAY? >> I JUST TESTIFIED EVERYTHIG I

HAD CITED FOR, SO WE ARE GOOD. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. ANYTHING

FURTHER? >> NO, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

>> PRONOUNCED MR. HONEA, CORRECT? I'M SORRY, MR. HONEA.

MR. HONEA, TELL ME, WHAT IS GOING ON, HERE?

>> WELL, FOR ONE THING, THE -- THIS IS THE NOTICE THAT I GOT, IT SAYS "SEE ATTACHED," AND THERE WAS NOTHING ATTACHED TO IT. ALSO, I HAVE MAILINGS THAT WERE SENT TO ME, THEY ARE NOT SENT TO ME, THEY ARE SENT TO ONE OF MY RENTAL PROPERTIES OUT ON

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>> AND SO, TELL ME MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAME INTO POSSESSION OF THIS. WAS THIS POSTED ON YOUR DOOR?

>> THIS WAS POSTED ON THE RENTAL STORE.

>> ON THE RENTAL STORE. DID YOU USED TO LIVE AT THE PROPERTY?

>> NEVER. >> AND COULD ANYBODY FROM THE CITY ENLIGHTEN ME AS TO WHY THIS MIGHT BE HAPPENING?

>> CERTAINLY, SIR. WE HAVE TO GO BY WHAT IS LISTED IN PROPERTY APPRAISER, WHICH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER CARDS WOULD BE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL FOLDER. THE REASON SHE DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING ATTACHED TO THAT, CATHERINE WAS OUT, WE HAD SOMEBODY ELSE DOING OUR NOTICES. SHE DIDN'T PUT THE NOTICE VIOLATION AND, SHE WASN'T AWARE, SO IF HE WOULD HAVE CALLED, I WOULD HAVE HAPPILY EMAILED HIM A COPY OR WHATEVER HE NEEDED. WE HAD A COUPLE THAT WERE LIKE THAT. AND IT WAS AN ACCIDENT ON OUR PART,

THAT THAT DIDN'T GET PUT IN. >> WELL, IN TERMS OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, IT SELF, HOW ELSE WAS MR. HONEA NOTIFIED OF TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS, OF THE VIOLATIONS, I SHOULD SAY?

>> EVERYTHING IS SENT TO THE ADDRESS WHICH IS ON PROPERTY APPRAISER, WHICH ISAAC HAS PULLED UP, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO BY STATE LAW. IF THAT IS NOT WHERE HE LIVES, THEN HE WOULD NEED TO GET WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE,

AND UP DATE THEM. >> OKAY.

>> I HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT, SIR.

>> EXCELLENT. AND JUST TO CONFIRM, MR. HONEA, THIS ADDRESS, 227 BELL, IS THAT ONE OF THE INVESTMENT PROPERTIES WERE TALKING ABOUT? OKAY, THANK YOU. SO, MR. HONEA, IT IS DULY NOTED, WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR POSITION ON THE PAPERWORK. TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE VIOLATIONS? WHERE ARE WE IN COMING INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE? TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT?

>> I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE VIOLATIONS ACTUALLY, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT BEFORE ME. IT IS PICTURES AND I HAVE HEARD THERE IS PEELING PAINT, AND THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, THE SUBJECT BUILDING ON WEATHERBEE AVENUE WAS PAINTED. IT STARTED RAINING, ON THE SOUTH SIDE, AND THAT NEVER GOT COMPLETED. THE CARGO CONTAINER, I CAN'T FIND ANYBODY WHO WILL MOVE IT. IT IS THERE FOR THE SAKE OF BUSINESS, FOR THE RENTAL PROPERTIES THEY

EXIST ON. >> SO, I DON'T UNDERSTAND, IT

-- >> TOOLS ARE STORED IN THERE, LADDERS, EXTRA APPLIANCES ARE STORED IN THERE, THAT ARE USED FOR THE PROPERTY, OR THE RENTALS.

>> AND IN TERMS OF THE LANDSCAPING HERE, THE GRASS, IS THERE -- WHAT IS THE PLAN TO GET THAT ADDRESSED?

>> THE GRASS HAS BEEN MOWED. THE AREA AROUND THE CARGO CONTAINER -- THE GUY WHO IS MOWING THE GRASS, HE STAYS AWAY FROM THERE AND I HAVE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THAT, SO THAT IS GOING TO BE DONE. YOU KNOW, MOWED DOWN, BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION?

>> NOT THAT I CAN THINK OF. IT'S JUST THAT I DO HAVE -- THE PROPERTY APPRAISER DOES HAVE MY CORRECT ADDRESS, AND THE TAX COLLECTOR HAS MY CORRECT ADDRESS. POST OFFICE HAS MY CORRECT ADDRESS. ALL OF MY CREDIT CARDS HAVE THE CORRECT ADDRESS. BUT, SOMEHOW, THESE GET SENT TO THE BELL AVENUE

PROPERTY, WHICH IS A RENTAL. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, I DID PULL THAT UP FOR YOU, AND IT CURRENTLY SHOWS THE ADDRESS ON

THE SCREEN. >> THIS 823 ADDRESS, MR. HONEA,

THIS IS WHERE YOU LIVE? >> NO, THAT'S A RENTAL.

>> OH, SO THE 823 IS A RENTAL? OKAY.

>> AND 2270 BELL AVENUE IS ALSO A RENTAL.

>> UNDERSTOOD. I WOULD PROBABLY GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PROPERTY

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PARTY? OKAY. >> NO, IT'S JUST, I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE CONTAINER THERE FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING THE

PROPERTY. >> SO, TELL ME MORE, OFFICER DEBEVEC, THE NATURE -- EXPLAIN THE NATURE OF THIS VIOLATION WITH THE CONTAINER, ITSELF, FOR ME?

>> IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ZONING. SO, IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT THERE, HE WOULD HAVE TO GET TOGETHER WITH PLANNING AND ZONING AND SEE IF HE IS ABLE TO GET SOME KIND OF PERMIT, OR SOMETHING, THROUGH THEM. BUT, IT'S THE WAY IT IS ZONED, IT IS

NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. >> UNDERSTOOD. UNDERSTOOD. SO, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S POSITION ON THAT?

>> YEAH. I CAN GET WITH PLANNING AND ZONING AND GET AN EXEMPTION

TO THAT? >> IT'S A POSSIBILITY. I CANNOT ANSWER FOR ANOTHER DEPARTMENT OR HOW THEY DO THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WOULD HAVE TO DISCUSS, DIRECTLY WITH THEM.

>> THANK YOU, OFFICER DEBEVEC. SO, I HAVE HEARD ENOUGH, I THINK I HAVE HEARD ENOUGH TO MAKE A DECISION, HERE. IT SOUNDS LIKE -- IT SOUNDS LIKE, REALLY, THE THING THAT IS GOING TO TAKE THE MOST TIME HERE IS PROBABLY THE STORAGE CONTAINER. MR. HONEA, THE CITY HAS RECOMMENDED 15 DAYS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. I AM INCLINED TO PROVIDE 45 DAYS TO ALLOW YOU TIME TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE, HERE, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IF YOU DO NEED ADDITIONAL TIME, I DON'T MIND YOU GOING TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT AND ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL TIME. SO, THAT BEING SAID, IT IS THE FUNDING OF THIS COURT THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST IN THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED -- THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 45 DAYS TO REMOVE THE STORAGE CONTAINER, AS IT IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE R-2 ZONE, OR OTHERWISE COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND TRIM ALL TREES, SHRUBS, AND BUSHES, TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CODE, AS STATED ABOVE, AND REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. PAINT THE BUILDING WHERE IT IS DISCOLORING, AND WHERE PAINT IS PEELING, AND BARE WOOD IS SHOWING THROUGH, AND OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED, AND MR. HONEA, YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION, IF YOU SO CHOOSE. BUT, THANK YOU MUCH FOR COMING DOWN

THIS MORNING. >> 45 DAYS TO --

>> 45 DAYS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. AND IF, FOR SOME REASON, YOU NEED ADDITIONAL TIME, I INVITE YOU TO ASK THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THEY WILL GIVE YOU

ADDITIONAL TIME, FROM THERE. >> OKAY. AND MY ADDRESS FOR THE PROPERTY APPRAISER IS 6868 BRONTË CIRCLE.

>> IT WOULD BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO TALK TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE, BECAUSE AS I WAS MENTIONING BEFORE, I'M LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW, THAT IS NOT WHAT THEY HAVE LISTED FOR YOU. SO, I WOULD TALK TO THEM, IF I WERE YOU.

>> I'M ALSO GOING TO GET YOUR PHONE NUMBER, THAT WAY WE CAN STILL ADD IN AN ADDITIONAL ADDRESS INTO OUR SYSTEM, IN THE

MEANTIME. >> OKAY, THANKS.

>> AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE MORE CASE WITH YOU TODAY, WHICH IS FOR 4601 PINETREE. IS THAT YOUR PROPERTY, AS WELL?

>> YES, BUT THERE WAS NO NOTICE PUT ON THAT DOOR.

>> OKAY, SO, IT LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN A GREEN CARD FOR THAT ONE, WHICH IS WHY WE DIDN'T DO THE POSTINGFOR THAT.

WOULD YOU MIND STICKING AROUND, THOUGH, FOR THE NEXT CASE?

>> AND WHAT -- WOULD THAT HELP ME? %

>> YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO HEAR WHAT IS SAID.

ARE VIOLATIONS ON THAT ONE. SO, CAN WE PROCEED ONTO THE NEXT

CASE? >> WE WILL FINISH UP WITH THIS

[2. Case Number: CE-2025-218 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 4601 Pinetree Dr]

ONE, AND -- >> OKAY. WERE YOU DONE WITH YOUR

RULING, SIR? >> YES. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.

>> OKAY, SO, OUR NEXT -- >> MR. HONEA, WE ARE GOING TO

CALL YOU NEXT, SO -- >> YES, IF YOU COULD STAY AT THE

PODIUM, PLEASE. >> OKAY.

>> OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE CE-2025-218 AT 4601 PINETREE

DRIVE. >> THAT'S BASICALLY THE SAME

PROPERTY. DIFFERENT BUILDING. >> THE CASE NUMBER?

>> 218. >> THAT ONE.

>> NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT TRIMMING TREES BACK --

>> AND YOU WILL GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I'M GOING TO LET THE CITY PRESENT ITS CASE, THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO

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YOU. >> YOUR HONOR, THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE-2025-218, ADDRESS 4601 PINETREE DRIVE. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED ON APRIL 1ST OF 2025. FOR VIOLATIONS 24-19 SUBSECTION 11 A AND B, NUISANCE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES. 2419 SUBSECTION 19 NUISANCE OUTSIDE STORAGE OR FURNITURE. 2019 SECTIONS SIX-C, OUTSIDE STORAGE. 38 SUBSECTION C, CONTAINERS. 304.1, EXTERIOR STRUCTURES. PNC 304.13, WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS, AND DOOR FRAMES. PNC 304.2, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. I DO HAVE PROTECTIVE PHOTOS IN

WHICH TO SUBMIT. >> THANK YOU. MS. DEBEVEC, DID

YOU OBSERVE THE VIOLATION? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> AND DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU HAVE HANDED ME

TODAY? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> HAS THE RESPONDENT SEEN THESE?

>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO. AND IF YOU LOOK TOWARD THE BACK SECTION OF PHOTOS, I BELIEVE THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED. IF NOT, THEY SHOULD BE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL PHOTOS FOR THE --

>> I DON'T SEE A PHOTO OF THE POSTING, IF YOU WANT TO SHOW THE

RESPONDENT? >> AND THE VIOLATION IS WHAT?

>> WE WILL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE, SIR. WE JUST WANT YOU TO

REVIEW THE PHOTOS, PLEASE. >> DIFFERENT SHOTS OF THE SAME

PROPERTY. >> OKAY.

>> OKAY, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE, COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE, TWO, AND THREE. AND I THINK HE TOOK THE --

>> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE

EXHIBITS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. >> THANK YOU. MS. DEBEVEC, WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT WE ARE SEEING HERE, IN THE PHOTO?

>> IN THIS ONE, YOU CAN SEE THE TRASH BINS ARE OUT OF THE CURB.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE OUT OF THAT WINDOW, TO THE LEFT, ON THE SIDE OF THE HOME, WHERE THE -- WHERE IT IS KIND OF PEELING. I BELIEVE I HAVE A CLOSER PICTURE IN THERE. YOU CAN SEE WHERE SOME OF THE SIDING IS COMING OFF. PHOTO THAT HE HAD A MOMENT AGO WAS SHOWING THE OVERGROWN BUSH. THIS SIDE IS SHOWING THE GROWING DISCOLORATION ON THE SIDE OF THE HOME, ALONG WITH SOME ROTTING WOOD ON THAT FENCE. AND WHERE SOME OF THE STUFF IS HANGING DOWN, THIS IS THE SIDE OF THE HOME WHERE YOU CAN SEE SOME SIDING IS MISSING. THE DISCOLORATION, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WHERE THE SIDING IS ROTTING OFF. ON THIS ONE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE SOME OF THE SOFFIT IS HANGING DOWN AND TOWARD THE BOTTOM, YOU CAN SEE WHERE SOME OF THE SIDING IS, IS ROTTING, AND THE OVERGROWN GRASS. THIS IS THE FRONT, WHERE I DID DO THE POSTING AT THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SOFFIT HANGING DOWN ABOVE. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE PHOTO BEFORE, IS THATTHE

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>> I BELIEVE IT WAS THE NEIGHBORING ONE. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY CHANGED IT OUT. THIS ONE DOES HAVE SOMETHING LIKE A TV TRAY. IT WOULD KIND OF BE 50-50 WITH THAT. BUT, IF YOU GO BACK TO SOME OF THE PREVIOUS PHOTOS SHOWING MORE OF THE FRONT -- AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE SWITCHED THE FURNITURE OUT, SO THE INDOOR

FURNITURE ISN'T A PROBLEM. >> ARE YOU SAYING THAT VIOLATION 24-19, NUISANCE, OUTDOOR FURNITURE INSIDE IS COMPLIED?

>> YOU CAN MAKE THAT COMPLIED. YES, MA'AM, I AGREE.

>> OKAY. AND WHAT IS THIS PHOTO DEPICTING, HERE?

>> I'M SORRY? >> WHAT IS THIS PHOTO DEPICTING,

HERE? >> THAT WAS ME SHOWING THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. IT IS JUST KIND OF SHOWING AN OVERALL PICTURE OF THE FRONT. BUT, IF YOU ZOOM IN, YOU CAN THAT FRONT LEFT WINDOW, WITH THE SIDING -- WHICH, WE HAD A CLOSER PICTURE ON OUR PREVIOUS PHOTO. BECAUSE WE TRIED TO TAKE PICTURES CLOSE

THIS WAS WHEN I POSTED IT. >> WHAT IS THIS PHOTO DEPICTING?

>> YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING BEING OVERGROWN, THAT BUSH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOUSE, THE BINS OUT FRONT.

>> WHERE THE BLUE BIN IS? >> WHERE THE RECYCLE BIN IS,

THAT BUSH IS OVERGROWN. >> OKAY.

>> PLUS, THE RECYCLE BIN BEING OUT FRONT.

>> OKAY. IS THERE AN ADDITIONAL PHOTO? YEAH, WHAT IS THIS

DEPICTING? >> THIS IS, AGAIN, JUST SHOWING THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE LANDSCAPING IS A BIT OVERGROWN, AND THE RECYCLE BIN BEING AT THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. AND THE DISCOLORATION ON THE SIDING.

>> THE TREES THAT ARE RIGHT THERE --

>> MR. HONEA, IF YOU COULD, I WILL LET THEM CONCLUDE THEIR

CASE. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER PHOTOS OR ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY YOU WANT TO

PRESENT TODAY? >> THAT'S IT. BUT, AUGUST 29TH IS WHEN I DID THE POSTING, SO THAT IS WHY SOME OF THOSE PICTURES ARE A LITTLE FURTHER BACK.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. THE CITY WILL CONCLUDE AT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU. MR. HONEA, THANK YOU FOR WAITING PATIENTLY. SO, TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME, HERE?

>> THE TREES IN THIS PHOTO ARE RICA TREES, AND IF THEY ARE TRIMMED BACK, THEY WILL DIE. THE TREE THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE OVERHANG IS RIGHT OUT BY THE STREET AND THAT IS A STRANGLER FIG AND THAT HAS BEEN TRIMMED MANY TIMES, BUT IT TENDS TO GROW BACK QUICKLY. I NEVER SAW THE POSTING ON FLORIDA 601. I SUPPOSE THAT THE TENANT TOOK IT, AND SHE PAYS BY ZELLE, SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY COMMUNICATION. AND IT DISAPPEARS FROM THE DOOR. I SEE ONE YOU HAD TAKEN A PICTURE OF, WHERE IT GOES ON THE DOOR, SO I'M NOT DENYING THAT. BUT, THE TENANT TOOK IT OFF. I NEVER SAW IT, STILL HAVEN'T.

>> UNDERSTOOD. UNDERSTOOD. AND SOMEONE FROM THE CITY, ENLIGHTEN ME, JUST EXPLAIN TO ME A LITTLE MORE, THE NATURE OF THE VIOLATION, AS IT RELATES TO THE OVERGROWN SHRUBBERY, TREES?

>> IT'S TO GIVE A NEAT AND CLEAN APPEARANCE. SO, THE RICA PALMS, NOT NECESSARILY CUTTING THEM DOWN, BUT YOU COULD UNDERBRUSH THEM A BIT TO GIVE THEM A NEAT, HEALTHY APPEARANCE.

THE SAME THING WITH, I BELIEVE HE SAID IT IS A FIG TREE, OF SORTS, CAN BE TRIMMED TO GIVE IT A NEAT, CLEAN APPEARANCE,

INSTEAD OF TAKING OVER. >> UNDERSTOOD. MR. HONEA, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S POSITION ON THE TREES, THERE?

>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE PARTIES? MR.

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>> NOTHING COMES TO MIND. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. AND OFFICER

DEBEVEC, ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, SIR.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I'VE HEARD ENOUGH, HERE.

AND MR. HONEA, WE WILL DO THE SAME, HERE, ALL RIGHT? THE RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR 30 DAYS, BUT I'LL ALLOW FOR 45 DAYS FOR YOU TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. AND SO, IT IS THE FUNDING OF THIS COURT THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST IN THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED, THE VIOATOR WILL BE GIVEN 45 DAYS TO INSOFAR AS IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE, CUT OUR GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND TRIM ALL TREES, SHRUBS, AND BUSHES TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CODE AS STATED ABOVE AND REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. BRING IN OR REMOVE INDOOR FURNITURE FROM THE YARD -- IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN DONE, OF COURSE -- REMOVE LOOSE ITEMS FROM AROUND THE BUILDING AND YARD, STORE WASTE BINS TO THE SIDE OR REAR OF THE HOME, REPAIR THE LOOSE SOFFIT AND ROTTING AND LOOSE SIDING, REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ROTTING WINDOW FRAMES, PRESSURE WASH AND PAINT THE HOME, WHERE IT IS DISCOLORING AND PEELING, AND OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED. AND MR. HONEA, YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION, IF YOU SO CHOOSE. BUT, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME YOUR INSIGHT. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO GET HIS INFORMATION FROM HIM, REALLY

QUICK. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OUR NEXT CASE IS GOING TO BE IN THE

[5. Case Number: CE-2025-320 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 2603 Jersey Ave ]

>> GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR, CHARMAINE KIRKLAND, CITY OF FORT PIERCE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. CASE CE-2025-320 OCCURRED AT 2603 JERSEY AVENUE. IT IS A REGULAR CASE, ISSUE DATE WAS APRIL 30TH, 2025. IT WAS SERVICE METHOD REGULAR MAIL, AND NCA DATE WAS AUGUST 30TH, 2025, AND CA METHOD, CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED A PROPERTY. POSTING DATE WAS AUGUST 29TH, 2025. LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025. THE OWNER IS MICHAEL K EVANS. VIOLATIONS ARE 24-19 THE SUBSECTION 15 SUBSECTION C, NUISANCES, NON-OPERABLE VEHICLE. 24-19 SUBSECTION SIX, SUBSECTION A, NUISANCES, OUTSIDE TRASH STORAGE AND RUBBISH. IPMC, 304.7, ROOTS AND DRAINAGE, AND I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE

VIOLATION AS I WITNESSED IT. >> THANK YOU.

>> OFFICER KIRKLAND? GOOD MORNING. DID YOU OBSERVE THE VIOLATIONS, AND DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOS THAT YOU HAVE

HANDED ME TODAY? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> HAS THE RESPONDENT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THESE

PHOTOS? >> NO, MA'AM.

>> OKAY, JUST GIVE HIM A MOMENT TO LOOK AT IT.

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>> OFFICER KIRKLAND, TO THE PHOTOS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY

DEPICT WHAT YOU OBSERVED? >> YES, THEY DO.

>> AT THIS TIME, WITH NO OBJECTION, THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO MOVE COMPOSITE EXHIBITS ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

>> I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE

ONE, TWO, AND THREE. >> OFFICER KIRKLAND, IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND TO EXPLAIN, OR TELL US WHAT THIS PHOTO IS

DEPICTING? >> THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN ON YESTERDAY, AND IT IS DEPICTING THE BOAT, WHICH IS A NON-OPERABLE VEHICLE VIOLATION, AND SOME OUTSIDE STORAGE, LIKE THE LATTER AND OTHER TYPES OF COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT, I GUESS

YOU WOULD SAY. >> AND WHAT ABOUT THE BOAT MAKES

IT NOT OPERABLE? >> IT IS NOT REGISTERED.

>> OKAY, DID YOU HAVE A PHOTO OF THAT?

>> I'M SORRY? >> IS THERE A PHOTO OF THE -- IS THERE NO TAG? IS THAT YOUR TESTIMONY?

>> THE OWNER ADVISED ME THAT IT IS NOT REGISTERED AND HE IS TRYING TO GET RID OF IT, INSTEAD OF REGISTERING IT.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE OTHER PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY TO, TODAY? OR, WHAT IS THIS DEPICTING?

>> I'M SORRY? >> WHAT IS THIS PHOTO DEPICTING?

>> THE OUTSIDE STORAGE, WHICH IS THE LATTER.

>> THIS PHOTO? >> AND THIS PHOTO IS DEPICTING THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, WHERE ALSO, THE NON-OPERABLE VEHICLE ON THIS SIDE OF THE HOUSE -- HE DID FINISH THE SPATIAL ON THIS

SIDE OF THE HOUSE. >> AND THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT

HAVE A TAG? >> NO, MA'AM.

>> WHAT IS THIS PHOTO DEPICTING? >> MORE OUTSIDE STORAGE, IN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE, WHICH IS NOT COMPLETED. THE FACE IS NOT YET COMPLETED. THIS IS JUST A FRONT -- A FARAWAY FRONT PICTURE OF THE HOME. AND THESE ARE PREVIOUS PHOTOS OF WHAT IT

LOOKED LIKE BEFORE YESTERDAY. >> ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OR TESTIMONY YOU WANT TO PRESENT TODAY?

>> NO, MA'AM. >> THE CITY WILL CONCLUDE AT

THIS TIME. >> THANK YOU. IS IT MR. EVANS?

>> YEAH. >> GOOD MORNING, SIR. HOW ARE

YOU? >> GOOD.

>> GOOD. GOOD TO HEAR. THANKS FOR COMING DOWN. SO, TELL ME,

WHAT IS GOING ON, HERE? >> I HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN THERE IN A LITTLE BIT TOO LONG, AND I HAD TO STRAIGHTEN UP THE KNOWLEDGE.

>> WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE BOAT, IN PARTICULAR?

>> I WANT TO MOVE IT, I WANT TO GET RID OF IT, IT'S JUST

SOMETHING I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO. >> SO, ESSENTIALLY, TO CONFIRM,

IT IS NOT REGISTERED? >> NO, IT IS NOT REGISTERED.

BASICALLY, IT'S NOT EVEN A BOAT, IT IS A BOAT I USED TO

MAKE BOATS OUT OF, SO -- >> I SEE. SO, NO ONE IS LIVING

AT THIS PROPERTY, ARE THEY? >> YEAH, I LIVE THERE.

>> OH, YOU LIVE THERE? THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING. DID YOU HAVE

ANYTHING ELSE FOR ME? >> PRETTY MUCH, I LOOK AT THIS HOUSE, I WILL ADDRESS THE SOFFIT, I WILL PAINT ALL THAT AREA, AND TRASH CANS ARE ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, THE TRUCK AND BOAT -- I DIDN'T THINK THE TRUCK WAS AN ISSUE. I'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WITH IT.

>> EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. I SEE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY HERE IS 15 DAYS, I'M INCLINED TO GIVE 45, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN GET THAT INTO COMPLIANCE IN 45 DAYS?

>> YES. >> EXCELLENT. ANYTHING FURTHER

FROM EITHER OF THE PARTIES? >> NO, SIR.

>> ALL RIGHT. THAT BEING SAID, IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST AND THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED, THE VIBRATOR WILL BE GIVEN 45 DAYS TO ENSURE ALL VEHICLES OFF SAFELY AND LEGALLY ABLE TO OPERATE ON THE ROADWAY, REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, REPAIR THE FACIA

[00:40:03]

>> THANK YOU. >> DO I NEED TO SIGN ANYTHING,

[4. Case Number: CE-2025-263 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 202 Hialeah Ave ]

OR? >> NO, YOU ARE GOOD. THANK YOU.

>> HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> YOU, AS WELL.

>> OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE IN VIOLATION CASES, THIS IS CE-2025-263, FOR 202 . I WILL BE CALLING IN AN INTERPRETER FOR THIS ONE. ONE SECOND. I APOLOGIZE, YOUR HONOR. YOUR

HONOR, THIS IS CASE NUMBER -- >> OH, ONE MOMENT.

>> THROUGH THE INTERPRETER. >> I KNOW, IT IS WEDNESDAY, WE

ARE ALL -- >>

>> CALLS MAY BE MONITORED OR RECORDED FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE PURPOSES. THANK YOU FOR CALLING LANGUAGE LINK, A BIG LANGUAGE COMPANY. PLEASE ENTER YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, FOLLOWED BY THE POUND SIGN. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A THIRD-PARTY CALL, PLEASE PRESS ONE. PLUS TWO TO CONTINUE WITHOUT MAKING A THIRD-PARTY

CALL. PRESS ONE FOR SPANISH. >> PLEASE ENTER YOUR EMPLOYEE I.D., FOLLOWED BY THE POUND SIGN.

>> SORRY, ONE SECOND. >> YOU ENTERED, 2903. IF THIS IS

CORRECT, PRESS ONE. >>

>> THIS IS YOUR SPANISH INTERPRETER GUADALUPE, NUMBER

28065. >> HI, THIS IS CATHERINE. I AM CALLING YOU LIVE IN THE COMMISSIONER'S CHAMBERS THIS

MORNING FOR A HEARING. >> OKAY. OKAY.

>> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SWEAR YOU IN, AND THEN YOU WILL TRANSLATE EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY SPEAKS, AND VICE VERSA, FOR

WHAT THE RESPONDENT SPEAKS. >> OKAY, OF COURSE. I WILL INTRODUCE MYSELF, I WILL SAY EVERYTHING WILL BE INTERPRETED AND KEPT CONFIDENTIAL, AND PLEASE SPEAK IN FULL AND

COMPLETE SENTENCES. >> THANK YOU. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> GUADALUPE LORETTA, FOR -- >> JUAN CRUZ-ROBLES.

>> OKAY, DO SWEAR THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE

THE TRUTH? >>

LANGUAGE ] >>

LANGUAGE ]. >> OKAY, INTERPRETER, THIS WILL BE FOR YOU TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SO IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD?

>> OKAY, OF COURSE. MY NAME IS GUADALUPE LOUISVILLE.

>> DO SWEAR TO ACCURATELY TRANSLATE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO SPANISH AND THE SPANISH LANGUAGE TO ENGLISH?

>> YES. >> THANK YOU. HEATHER, YOU MAY

PROCEED. >> YOUR HONOR, THIS IS CASE

NUMBER -- >> MADAM INTERPRETER, YOU MAY

BEGIN INTERPRETING. >> OF COURSE.

>>

>> CE-2025-263. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> FOR PROPERTY 202 HIALEAH

AVENUE. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED --

>> INTERPRETER, GIVE ME JUST A SECOND. THIS IS THE INTERPRETER, WOULD YOU MIND GIVING ME AN EXTRA MINUTE?

>> OKAY. >> I'M SORRY. THIS IS YOUR

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>> YES, MA'AM. >> I'M SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE AND THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.

>> PLEASE HOLD FOR INTERPRETER CONNECTION ASSISTANCE.

>> SPANISH INTERPRETER? >> HI, THIS IS CATHERINE. I'M TRYING TO FIND AN INTERPRETER FOR OUR HEARING THIS MORNING.

>> OH, OKAY. SO, JUST TO CONFIRM, YOU WANT TO PRE-BOOK AN

INTERPRETER? >> NO, I WANT TO USE ONE, RIGHT NOW, ON THE SPOT. I JUST HAD AN INTERPRETER TELL ME SHE IS NOT

QUALIFIED. >> OKAY. SO, WHICH LANGUAGE

WOULD YOU LIKE? >> SPANISH, PLEASE.

>> OKAY, SO, YOU WANT ME TO CONNECT YOU TO A SPANISH

LANGUAGE INTERPRETER? >> YES, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. >>

>> INTERPRETER 9007. >> HI, THIS IS CATHERINE CALLING LIVE IN THE COMMISSIONER'S CHAMBERS THIS MORNING. WE HAVE A HEARING, AND I NEED TO SWEAR YOU IN, SO THAT WAY YOU CAN ACCURATELY TRANSLATE A SPANISH LANGUAGE.

>> OKAY. I AM READY, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU. A FIGURE PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD?

>> MY NAME IS RAUL. >> WHAT IS YOUR LAST NAME, SIR?

>> I DON'T GIVE MY LAST NAME, MA'AM. LAST INITIAL, A.

>> OKAY. DO SWEAR TO COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY TRANSLATE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO SPANISH AND THE SPANISH LANGUAGE TO ENGLISH?

>> YES, I DO. >> THANK YOU. THE CITY MAY

PROCEED. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THIS IS

CASE NUMBER -- >> INTERPRETER, IF YOU COULD PLEASE INTERPRET WHAT THE CITY IS GOING TO SAY?

>> I'M SO SORRY, THIS IS YOUR SPANISH INTERPRETER. COULD YOU

REPEAT THAT ONE MORE TIME? >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER --

>>

>> CE-2025-263. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> -- FOR PROPERTY 202 HIALEAH

AVENUE. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED --

>>

>> APRIL 15TH, 2025. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, JUAN

CRUZ-ROBLES -- >>

LANGUAGE ] >> -- VIOLATIONS --

>>

>> -- 24-19, SUBSECTION 6C -- >>

LANGUAGE ] >> NUISANCE, OUTSIDE STORAGE.

>> I'M SO SORRY, THIS IS YOUR SPANISH INTERPRETER, COULD YOU

REPEAT THAT ONE MORE TIME? >> NUISANCE, OUTSIDE STORAGE.

>>

>> 24.19, SUBSECTION 14. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> PARKING IN THE FRONT YARD.

>>

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>> 30-28, SUBSECTION C. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> CONTAINERS.

>>

>> I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> PLEASE SHOW THE RESPONDENT THE PHOTOS. I'M ASSUMING HE HASN'T SEEN THEM. OKAY.

>>

>> THANK YOU. OFFICER DEBEVEC? >>

LANGUAGE ] >> DID YOU OBSERVE THE

VIOLATIONS IN THESE PHOTOS? >>

LANGUAGE ] >>

LANGUAGE ] >> YES.

>> AND DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I SEE HERE,

TODAY? >>

LANGUAGE ] >> YES.

>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION -- >>

LANGUAGE ] >> -- THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO

MOVE -- >>

LANGUAGE ] >> -- COMPOSITE EXHIBITS TWO AND

THREE. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> IS THERE A ONE?

>> SHOULD BE IN THERE, MA'AM. >> I DON'T SEE A ONE. DO YOU

WANT TO CHECK? ONE MOMENT. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> MY APOLOGIES. I MISLABELED.

>>

>> I HAVE MADE THE CORRECTIONS.

>> THANK YOU. >> I APOLOGIZE.

>>

>> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY -- >>

LANGUAGE ] >> -- WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE, COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE THROUGH THREE.

>>

>> I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE.

>>

>> AS COMPOSITE EXHIBIT, ONE THROUGH THREE.

>>

>> OFFICER DEBEVEC, PLEASE EXPLAIN OR TELL US WHAT THESE

PHOTOS DEPICT? >>

LANGUAGE ] >> VEHICLES IN THE FRONT YARD.

>>

>> AND WHAT IS THE LEGAL -- OR, WHAT IS THE ACTUAL WAY -- OR, HOW SHOULD THESE VEHICLES BE PARKED?

>>

>> A DRIVEWAY. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> THE SIDE, OR REAR OF THE

HOME. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> OR, CREATE A PARKING SPACE

WITH LANDSCAPED MATERIAL. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANOTHER

[00:55:01]

PHOTO? >>

LANGUAGE ] >> AND WHAT DOES THIS PHOTO

DEPICT? >> OUTSIDE STORAGE.

>>

>> OUTSIDE STORAGE. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> NEXT PHOTO?

>>

>> AND WHAT DOES THIS PHOTO DEPICT?

>>

>> IT IS A CLOSER PICTURE -- >>

LANGUAGE ] >> -- SHOWING THE OUTSIDE

STORAGE. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> THE WOOD, THE BINS --

>>

>> THE BINS. >> I'M SORRY?

>> THE BINS. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> AND HE FELT -- ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS DEPICTED HERE, IN THIS PHOTO?

>> I'M SO SORRY, THIS IS YOUR SPANISH INTERPRETER, CAN YOU

REPEAT THAT ONE MORE TIME? >> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE

DEPICTED IN THIS PHOTO? >>

LANGUAGE ] >> THE PLASTIC BAGS.

>>

>> AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> NO OTHER PHOTOS?

>>

>> NO OTHER PHOTOS. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> ALL THE LOOSE ITEMS, NOT THE

KIDS' TOYS. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY

OTHER PHOTOS? >>

LANGUAGE ] >> I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

>>

>> IS THERE ANY OTHER TESTIMONY THAT YOU HAVE TODAY, REGARDING

THE VIOLATIONS? >>

LANGUAGE ] >> NOT AT THIS TIME.

>>

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> THE CITY WILL CONCLUDE AT

THIS TIME. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> GOOD MORNING, MR.

CRUZ-ROBLES, HOW ARE YOU? >> I'M GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

>>

>>

>> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. >> MR. CRUZ-ROBLES, TELL ME,

WHAT IS GOING ON, HERE? >>

LANGUAGE ] >>

LANGUAGE ] >> WELL, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE COME HERE, AND I RESPECT THE PICTURES THAT I SAW, BUT I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT I DON'T LIVE HERE FOR ABOUT SEVEN

YEARS. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> THERE IS A FAMILY LIVING THERE, A NIECE. AND I HAVE RECEIVED THE NOTICE LATE.

>>

>> AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO HER YESTERDAY, WE ALREADY CLEANED THAT UP, AND THE CITY IS WELCOME TO PASS BY WHENEVER THEY WANT,

EVERYTHING IS CLEANED UP. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE, I WILL GIVE YOU A NEW ADDRESS, SO YOU CAN NOTIFY ME ABOUT ANYTHING RELATED TO THE HOUSE LOCATED AT

202 HIALEAH AVENUE. >> AND SO, MR. CRUZ-ROBLES, ARE YOU SAYING THAT EVERYTHING IS IN COMPLIANCE RIGHT NOW?

>>

>>

>> YES. >> OKAY. OFFICER DEBEVEC, WHEN

[01:00:01]

>> MONDAY. >> MONDAY? AND WAS IT --

>> SORRY, SIR, THIS IS YOUR SPANISH INTERPRETER, CAN YOU

REPEAT THAT ONE MORE TIME? >> YES. OFFICER DEBEVEC, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU GOT TO SEE THE PROPERTY?

>>

>> MONDAY. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> AND WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF

THE VIOLATIONS, AT THAT TIME? >>

LANGUAGE ] >> THE OUTSIDE STORAGE, THE PARKING. AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE TRASH BINS.

>>

>> AND OFFICER DEBEVEC, IF I GRANTED 30 DAYS, WOULD THAT GIVE YOU OPTIMAL TIME TO GO OUT AND JUST CONFIRM THE STATUS?

>>

>> YES. >> ALL RIGHT.

>>

>> ALL RIGHT, MR. CRUZ-ROBLES, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR

ME? >>

LANGUAGE ] >>

LANGUAGE ] >> NO, EVERYTHING IS FINE. THANK

YOU. >> OKAY. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM

THE PARTIES? >>

LANGUAGE ] >> NO.

>> NO. >> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING

THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS -- >>

LANGUAGE ] >> -- AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE

ORDERED. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 30

DAYS TO -- >>

LANGUAGE ] >> -- REMOVE ALL LOOSE ITEMS FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOME --

>>

>> REFRAIN FROM PARKING IN THE FRONT YARD --

>>

>> STORE WASTE CONTAINERS TO THE SIDE OR REAR OF THE HOME --

>>

>> -- AND FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED --

>>

>> -- WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED.

>>

>> AND MR. CRUZ-ROBLES, YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL, IF YOU

SO CHOOSE. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> AND THANK YOU FOR COMING

DOWN. >>

LANGUAGE ] >> OKAY.

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT CLICK CASE, PLEASE.

>>

>>

>>

>> THANK YOU, HAVE A NICE DAY. >> OH, THIS ONE? OKAY.

>> OKAY, INTERPRETER, I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE

TODAY. >> THANK YOU FOR CALLING. THIS IS YOUR SPANISH INTERPRETER, RAUL, I.D. NUMBER 2237, SIGNING

OFF. >> THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD ONE.

>> BYE-BYE. >> ALL RIGHT, JUST GIVE ME ONE

MOMENT. >> ALL RIGHT, WE WILL RETURN TO

[3. Case Number: CE-2025-231 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 2102 Golfview CT ]

[01:05:08]

THIS IS VIOLATION FOR IPMC 304.2, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. I DO HAVE PHOTOS IN WHICH TO SUBMIT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OUR GENTLEMEN FOR THIS PROPERTY, HE WAS STATING THAT HE HAD SOME TROUBLE WITH AN AIR-CONDITIONING COMPANY, WHERE HE HAD GOTTEN TAKEN, IF YOU WILL, AND HE'S IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING WINDOW UNITS, AND UPGRADING THE AIR-CONDITIONING INTO HIS HOME, WHICH IS WHERE HE CLAIMS THE DARKS MARKS ON THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE HAVE COME FROM. HE STATES THAT HE WILL PRESSURE WASH AND PAINT, WHEN HE FINISHES TAKING CARE OF HIS HOME. UNTIL THEN, HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING FINANCIALLY, BECAUSE HE'S TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THE AC, FIRST.

>> OFFICER DEBEVEC? >> YES?

>> SORRY. >> THAT'S OKAY.

>> YOU TOOK THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I HAVE HEE TODAY?

>> CORRECT. >> AND DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION YOU OBSERVED?

>> CORRECT. >> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE, COMPOSITE EXHIBITS ONE THROUGH THREE.

>> I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE

EXHIBIT ONE THROUGH THREE. >> PLEASE, OFFICER DEBEVEC, EXPLAIN WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN THIS PHOTO TODAY?

>> THE DARK MARKS ALONG THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, ALONG THE -- I DON'T KNOW WHICH WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL THE FRONT DOOR -- BUT, THE DOOR ON THE FRONT OF THE HOME. THAT'S JUST SHOWING MY POSTING. AGAIN, THE DARK MARKS ON THE FRONT OF THE HOME.

>> LOOKS LIKE MOLD, MAYBE? >> I'M REALLY NOT SURE.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> SOME OF IT, I COULD UNDERSTAND WHERE HE SAID IT HAD COME FROM A WINDOW AC UNIT SOME OF IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME FOR THAT.

>> ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS?

>> THERE IS, MA'AM, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU THE SAME THING, THE MARKS ON THE FRONT OF THE HOME.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO, THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL CONCLUDE.

>> THANK YOU. IT IS THE COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST IN THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO PRESSURE WASH THE DISCOLORED AREAS OF THE HOME. IF THIS DOES NOT WORK, THEN PAINT. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED, WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.

>> I'M SORRY, YOUR HONOR, YOU SAID $500 PER DAY?

>> 100, I'M SORRY. DID I SAY $500? THAT IS A BIG MISTAKE. NO,

[6. Case Number: CE-2025-324 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 3001 Dunbar St]

$100, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> MY NEXT CASE IS CE-2025-324, AND THAT IS FOR 3001 DUNBAR STREET.

>> YOUR HONOR, THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE-2025-324. IT IS A REGULAR CASE, AND THE ISSUE DATE WAS MAY 22ND, 2025, SERVICE RECORD WAS REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL, AND POSTED AT PROPERTY. ISSUE DATE WAS AUGUST 13TH, 2025, SERVICE METHOD WAS CERTIFIED MAIL POSTED AT PROPERTY, POSTING DATE WAS AUGUST 29TH, 2025. LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025. THE OWNER IS MR. JAMES HATFIELD, VIOLATIONS ARE 123-3 SECTION SUBSECTION 12, LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, 24-19, SUBSECTION SIX SUBSECTION A, NUISANCES, TRASH AND RUBBISH.

24-19, SUBSECTION SIX, SUBSECTION C, NUISANCES, BUILDING OR CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL. 04 .2, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT. IPMC 304.7, ROOFS AND DRAINAGE. AND I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO PROVE THE VIOLATION AS I WITNESSED IT.

>> OFFICER KIRKLAND, DO THESE PHOTOS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS YOU HAVE OBSERVED?

>> YES, THEY DO. >> ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, THE

[01:10:02]

THREE. >> I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBITS ONE THROUGH THREE.

>> OFFICER KIRKLAND, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT WE

SEE HERE, IN THIS PHOTO? >> IN THIS PARTICULAR PHOTO THAT WAS TAKEN ON YESTERDAY, IT IS THE MOST RECENT PHOTO, THE VIOLATIONS ARE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTIVE TREATMENT, AND WHERE THE TARP IS BARELY THERE, ROOFS AND

DRAINAGE. >> HAVE -- OH, GO AHEAD.

>> THIS PHOTO DEPICTS THE VIOLATION OF WATERSCAPE MAINTENANCE, AS WELL, AND ON THAT DAY, IT WAS TRASH COLLECTION DAY, SO THAT IS WHY THE TRASH CONTAINERS ARE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A FAR BACK PHOTO FOR THE PROPERTY. THIS PHOTO IS DEPICTING OUTSIDE STORAGE, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT.

AND THE ROOFS AND DRAINAGE. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S -- IS THAT ALL THE PHOTOS YOU WANT TO TESTIFY TO TODAY?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU. CITY WILL CONCLUDE AT THIS TIME. THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST IN THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 15 DAYS TO CUT THE GRASS AND TRIM ALL LANDSCAPING INCLUDING BUSHES, TREES, AND SHRUBS, SO THAT IT PRESENTS A HEALTHY, NEAT, AND ORDERLY APPEARANCE. REMOVE PLASTIC BAGS AND ALL OTHER TRASH AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. REMOVE ALL CONCRETE BLOCKS THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. PRESSURE WASH AND PAINT, WHERE MOLDING, CHIPPING, AND DISCOLORATION AND DETERIORATION HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, AND REPAIR THE AREA OF THE ROOF UNDERNEATH THE TARP. OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY

[1. Case Number: LTCL-2025-202 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 614 N 25th St ]

>> OUR NEXT CASE IS IN LOT CLEARINGS, THIS IS FOR NUISANCES. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING CASE, LOT CLEARING

2025-202 614 NORTH 25TH STREET. >> CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-202 IS A LOT CLEARING OCCURRED ON JULY 18TH, 2025, THAT SERVICE METHOD WAS REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL, AND POSTED AT PROPERTY.

THE NTA ISSUE DATE WAS AUGUST 8TH, 2025, NTA SERVICE METHOD, REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTED AT PROPERTY, POSTING DATE WAS AUGUST 8TH, 2025, LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025. THE OWNERS ARE EUGENE A WILLIAMS AND PATRICIA G WILLIAMS, VIOLATIONS ARE 24-19 SUBSECTION 11, SUBSECTIONS A AND B, NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTY IS AND I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO PROVE THE VIOLATIONS

AS I WITNESSED IT. >> OFFICER KIRKLAND, DO THESE PHOTOS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS YOU

OBSERVED? >> YES, THEY DO.

>> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EXHIBIT EVIDENCE COMPOSITE EXHIBITS ONE, A, B, NC.

>> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE

EXHIBIT ONE. >> IF YOU CAN, OFFICER KIRKLAND, PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT WE ARE SEEING HERE IN THIS PHOTO?

>> THERE ARE TWO SIGNS, BUT IT IS ACTUALLY TWO PROPERTIES, SO THE ONE TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE MOUSE ARROW IS LOCATED IS THE PROPERTY PRESENTED TODAY. SO, THE ONLY THING THAT THEY HAVE TO DO IS CUT THE SHRUBS AROUND THE TREE THAT IS LOCATED THERE.

>> WITH THE POSTING -- >> YES, BEHIND THE POSTING.

>> OKAY. SAME AREA. >> ALL RIGHT, IS THERE ANY OTHER

[01:15:20]

>> NO, MA'AM. >> ALL RIGHT, THE CITY WILL

CONCLUDE. >> OKAY.

>> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND SUCH CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE 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 STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, 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 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. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.

>> IS A $500 A DAY, AGAIN? >> DID I?

>> MY APOLOGIES. A FINE OF $100 PER DAY. MY GOODNESS.

[2. Case Number: LTCL-2025-180 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: 1318 Boston Ave ]

>>

>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

>> ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT ONE IS LOT CLEARING 2025-180 AT 1318

BOSTON AVENUE. >> GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR.

>> GOOD MORNING. >> MY NAME IS EMMANUEL FERNANDEZ JUNIOR AND I AM EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE CODE ENFORCEMENT. BEFORE YOU TODAY, I HAVE CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-180, AT 1318 BOSTON AVENUE. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR ISSUED ON JULY 22ND, 2025, SENT VIA REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAILING AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY OWNERS CAME BACK TO A NAZIR MUSTAFA AND LEYLA MUSTAFA. THEY WERE CITED FOR 24-19 SUBSECTIONS 11 A AND B, NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO INTRODUCE AS WELL AS A VIOLATION NOTICE SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

>> THANK YOU. OFFICER FERNANDEZ, DID YOU PHOTOGRAPH THESE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS TODAY?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> AND DO YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS, AS YOU OBSERVED

THEM? >> YES.

>> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WOULD MOVE INTO EVIDENCE, COMPOSITE

EXHIBIT ONE. >> I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE ONE.

>> PLEASE DESCRIBE FOR US, OFFICER FERNANDEZ, WHAT IS IN

THIS PHOTO? >> THE TRASH SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, AS WELL AS THERE IS A TIRE BEHIND ONE OF THE TREES -- THEY HAD CUT THE PROPERTY, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THEY HAD JUST LEFT ALL OF THE TRASH THAT WAS ON THE PROPERTY.

SAME THING, HERE. THE TIRE AROUND THE TREE AS WELL IS A WHITE TRASH BAG OR WHITE T-SHIRT. I COULDN'T MAKE THE DETERMINATION WHEN I WAS OUT THERE. SAME THING, THE TIRE, AND THE WATER BOTTLE, AND THE WHITE T-SHIRT AROUND THE TREE. AND JUST MORE TRASH SCATTERED THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY.

>> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PHOTOS OR ADDITIONAL

TESTIMONY YOU WANT TO PRESENT? >> NO, MA'AM.

>> THANK YOU. THE CITY WILL CONCLUDE.

>> THANK YOU. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND THAT SUCH A NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT THE 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 AND REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY

[01:20:01]

[3. Case Number: LTCL-2025-185 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: 1314 Boston Ave]

>> OUR NEXT CASE IS LTCL-2025-185, 1314 BOSTON

AVENUE. >> THIS IS LTCL-2025-185 AT 1314 BOSTON AVENUE. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING, NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WERE ISSUED ON JULY 2ND, 2025. THEY WERE SENT VIA REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAILING, AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY OWNERS CAME BACK TO THE NAZIR MUSTAFA AND A LEYLA MUSTAFA. THEY WERE CITED FOR 24-19 SUBSECTIONS 11 A AND B, NUISANCE, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO INTRODUCE AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION

SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS. >> THANK YOU. OFFICER FERNANDEZ, DID YOU TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VIOLATION YOU OBSERVED?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> AND DO THESE PHOTOS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS, AS YOU OBSERVED

THEM? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE COMPOSITE

EXHIBIT ONE. >> I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE.

>> PLEASE DESCRIBE FOR US, OFFICER FERNANDEZ, WHAT IS IN

THIS PHOTO? >> SO, THERE IS A BIG TREE IN THE BACK, THE TREE LIMBS ARE HANGING LOW. THEY HAD CUT THE PROPERTY, THEY HAD REMOVED THE TRASH, BUT THEY DID NOT LIFT THE TREES IN THE BACK. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY CUT AROUND THE TREE, BECAUSE THERE IS ALSO TALL GRASS MIXED IN, WITHIN THE LOW BRANCHES. THIS IS JUST A CLOSER PHOTO. THEY WOULD JUST NEED TO LIFT THE LOW HANGING TREE BRANCHES. SAME THING, HERE. THEY WOULD JUST NEED TO LIFT THE LOW HANGING TREE BRANCHES.

>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OR TESTIMONY YOU WANT TO

PRESENT TODAY? >> NO, MA'AM.

>> OKAY, THE CITY WILL CONCLUDE AT THIS TIME PER

>> THANK YOU. IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS IN THIS CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH A NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE WELFARE OF THE SAFETY AND COMMUNITY AND THAT THE 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 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 OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED, FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY IS TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION, THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY, WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.

[4. Case Number: LTCL-2025-187 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: 1312 Boston Ave]

>> OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE THE SAME OWNERS, LOT CLEARING

2025-187 AT 1312 BOSTON AVENUE. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-187, AT 1312 BOSTON AVENUE. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING, THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WERE ISSUED ON JULY 22ND, 2025, SENT VIA REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAILING AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE A NAZIR MUSTAFA AND A LEYLA MUSTAFA. THEY WERE CITED FOR 24-19 IN SUBSECTIONS A LATE 11 A AND B, NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO INTRODUCE AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE NOTICE VIOLATION

SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. >> THANK YOU. OFFICER FERNANDEZ, DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU PRESENTED TODAY?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> AND DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU HAVE OBSERVED?

>> YES, MA'AM. >>>> THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO

EVIDENCE COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE. >>

>> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE

ONE. >> IF YOU WOULD, OFFICER

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>> NEXT TO MY POSTING SIGN, THERE SEEMED TO BE A FALLEN TREE WITH OVERGROWN GRASS AROUND IT. IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, THEY WERE ASKED TO REMOVE THAT OFF OF THEIR PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY CUT THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY, BUT THEY DIDN'T GO TO THE EDGES OF THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS OVERGROWN GRASS, SOME TREE BRANCHES AND SHRUBS THAT NEED TO BE LIFTED AND TRIMMED BACK. AN UP CLOSE PHOTO OF THE OVERGROWN GRASS AND SHRUBS THAT NEED TO BE LIFTED. AND JUST MORE

TREES THAT NEED TO BE LIFTED. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OR TESTIMONY YOU WANT TO PRESENT?

>> NO, MA'AM. >> THE CITY WILL CONCLUDE AT

THIS TIME. >> THANK YOU. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH A NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THE 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. REMOVE THE 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

[5. Case Number: LTCL-2025-233 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: Delaware Ave (2409-712-0006-000-9) ]

APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS LOT CLEARING

2025-33 AT DELAWARE AVENUE. >> THIS IS CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-233, AT DELAWARE AVENUE. PARCEL I.D., 2409-702-0006-000-9. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WERE ISSUED ON AUGUST 21ST, 2025. THEY WERE SENT VIA REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAILING. THE PROPERTY OWNER CAME BACK TO A ST FORT'S FUNERAL HOME INVESTMENT LLC. THEY WERE CITED FOR 24-19, SUBSECTIONS 11 A AND B, NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO INTRODUCE AS WELL AS A NOTICE OF VIOLATION SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

>> THANK YOU. OFFICER FERNANDEZ, DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS

THAT YOU HAVE HANDED ME TODAY? >> YES, MA'AM. AND ARE THESE PHOTOS A TRUE, FAIR, AND ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE

VIOLATIONS, AS YOU OBSERVED? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> THE CITY, AT THIS TIME, WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE, COMPOSITE

EXHIBIT ONE. >> I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE, AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE.

>> >> IF YOU CAN -- OR, OFFICER FERNANDEZ, IF YOU COULD PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT WE SEE IN THIS

PHOTO? >> YES, MA'AM. THEY HAD CLEARED THE PROPERTY, THEY HAD TRIMMED ALL OF THE BUSHES AND TREES UP, AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PHOTO, THIS IS JUST REMNANTS OF WHAT THEY HAD TRIMMED AND CLEANED UP, AND THEY JUST PUT IT TO THE CURB. I DID HAVE CONTACT WITH TWO PEOPLE IN REFERENCE TO THIS PROPERTY, A MR. MACULA AND MR. JEFFREY IN REFERENCE TO THIS PROPERTY AND MR. JEFFREY DID INFORM ME THAT HIS LANDSCAPERS INFORMED HIM THAT THE CITY WILL COME AND PICK UP THE TRASH AND DEBRIS LEFT ON THE PROPERTY. I DID INFORM HIM THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE PROPERTY DOES NOT HAVE UTILITIES. IT WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO REMOVE ANY TRASH OR DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. I DID ALSO PROVIDE HIM THE NUMBER TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, TO SEE IF MAYBE THEY WOULD DO A PICKUP, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD

ANYTHING SINCE. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE AN ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, OR TESTIMONY YOU WANT TO PRESENT?

>> THE REST OF THE PHOTOS ARE JUST MORE TRASH AND DEBRIS THAT HAVE BEEN PILED TO THE CURB, ON THE PROPERTY.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL CONCLUDE.

>> THANK YOU. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH A NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH,

[01:30:05]

[6. Case Number: LTCL-2025-210 Investigating Officer: Jarvis Gamble Violation Location: 1008 Avenue G]

>> THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. >> THANK YOU.

>> OUR NEXT CASE IS LOT CLEARING 2025-210 AND THAT IS AT 1008

AVENUE G. >> GOOD MORNING, SPECIAL

MAGISTRATE. >> MORNING.

>> I AM OFFICER JARVIS, FOR CITY OF FORT PIERCE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT. THIS IS LOT CLEARING 2025-210, VIOLATION LOCATION WAS 1008 AVENUE G. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING CASE, NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED IT WAS ISSUED ON JULY 21ST, 2025. NOTICE OF SERVICE METHOD WAS BY REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL, AND POSTED A PROPERTY, AS WELL AS A NOTICE TO APPEAR, JULY 21ST, 2025, WAS ALSO SEND OUT REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL, AND POSTED A PROPERTY, POSTING DATE WAS JULY 21ST, 2025, LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025. THE VIOLATOR IS WILLIAM Z. KNOWLES.

VIOLATIONS 24-19 SUBSECTION 11, SUBSECTION A AND B, NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES, AND I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO PRESENT, AS WELL AS THE NOTICE THAT WAS

SENT TO THE OWNER. >> THANK YOU. OFFICER GAMBLE,

DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHOTOS? >> I DID.

>> AND DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOS? >> YES.

>> AND DO THESE PHOTOS TRULY AND ACCURATELY, OR FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY, DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS, AS YOU OBSERVED? AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE, COMPOSITE EXHIBIT

ONE. >> THANK YOU.

>> I WILL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE

EXHIBIT ONE. >> IS THAT A BOTTLE?

>> PLEASE DESCRIBE FOR US, OFFICER GAMBLE, WHAT THIS PHOTO

DEPICTS? >> THIS PHOTO DEPICTS PROGRESSION. THERE WERE PHOTOS TAKEN AT AN EARLIER DATE. HE DOES KEEP THE GRASS CUT, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE TOWARD THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY, THE TREES HAVE BEEN LIFTED IN THIS PHOTO, BUT IF YOU GO TO THE PREVIOUS PHOTOS, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE TREES HAVE THAT OVERHANG THAT DON'T HAVE THAT SEVEN FOOT CLEARANCE. THERE IS STILL DEBRIS FROM THE CLEANUP AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY IN THIS PHOTO, HERE. AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER PROGRESSION PHOTO AS FAR AS THE WORK THAT WAS BEING DONE TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. ALONG THE FENCE LINE, THE GRASS HAD BEEN CUT. LIKE I SAID, IN PREVIOUS PHOTOS, YOU CAN TELL WHERE THE OVERGROWTH HAD OCCURRED, BUT THEY CAME AND CUT DOWN THE GRASS OFF OF THE FENCE LINE HERE, AND TO THE LEFT, YOU CAN STILL SEE SOME OF THE DEBRIS.

>> THIS IS THE PHOTO OF THE DEBRIS?

>> YES. >> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OR TESTIMONY YOU WANT TO PRESENT?

>> NOT AT THE MOMENT. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF THAT THIS PROPERTY IS BEING ADDRESSED, AND THEY ARE NOT NEGLECTING IT. IT IS IN PROGRESS. I SPOKE TO MR. KNOWLES ONE TIME ON THE PHONE, AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO ADDRESS IT. I BELIEVE THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY, OR THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS, ARE THE ONES THAT ARE DOING THE WORK

AT THIS TIME. >> WITH THAT, THE CITY WILL

CONCLUDE. >> THANK YOU.

>> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH A NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED FOR 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

[01:35:04]

WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.

[7. Case Number: LTCL-2025-213 Investigating Officer: Jarvis Gamble Violation Location: 1013 Avenue G]

>> NEXT CASE IS LOT CLEARING 2025-213 AT 1013 AVENUE G.

>> CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-213, VIOLATION LOCATION IS 1013 AVENUE G. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING CASE. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WERE BOTH SENT ON JULY 31ST, 2025, BY REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL, AND POSTED AT PROPERTY. POSTING DATE WAS JULY 21ST, 2025. LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS TIMBER NINTH, 2025.

VIOLATOR IS MARTIN C. MCCABE IV. VIOLATION IS 24-19 SUBSECTION 11, SUBSECTION A AND B, NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES. AND I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO PRESENT AS WELL AS A NOTICE OF VIOLATION THAT WENT

OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. >> THANK YOU. OFFICER GAMBLE,

DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES.

>> AND DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE

VIOLATIONS, AS YOU OBSERVED? >> YES.

>> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE, COMPOSITE

EXHIBIT ONE. >> I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE.

>> WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, HERE IS, OF COURSE, THE TREES AND THE FRONT NEED TO BE CLEARED, AS FAR AS HAVING THAT SEVEN FRONT CLEARANCE, AND THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY, THE LANDSCAPER DID NOT CUT FAR BACK INTO THE PROPERTY, AS HE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO. AS FAR AS THE TREES, THEY ARE LIFTED IN THE BACK, AS WELL. AS WELL AS THE FENCE LINE TO YOUR LEFT, IT HAS A LOT OF OVERGROWTH, OVERHANG, TOWARD THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY, THE SAME THING, AS WELL. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN CUT ONCE SINCE I STARTED THIS CASE, AND IT HASN'T BEEN CUT, SINCE.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OR TESTIMONY

YOU WANT TO PRESENT TODAY? >> NO. NO, MA'AM.

>> THANK YOU. THE CITY WILL CONCLUDE.

>> THANK YOU. >> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND SUCH A NUISANCE POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT THE 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. REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS, INCLUDING LANDSCAPING DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF 100 -- $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED, AND 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. NEXT

CASE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS LOT CLEARING TO

[8. Case Number: LTCL-2025-225 Investigating Officer: Jarvis Gamble Violation Location: Avenue G (2404-442-0023-000-1)]

HIS OR 25-225, AVENUE G. >> CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-225, VIOLATION LOCATION, AVENUE G, PARCEL NUMBER 2404-442-0023-000- 1. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING CASE, NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WERE BOTH SENT ON JULY 31ST BY REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL, AND POSTED AT PROPERTY. POSTING DATE WAS JULY 21ST, 2025. LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 9TH. THE VIOLATOR, GTA INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, AS WELL AS THE REGISTERED AGENT OF STEVEN SMOKE, VIOLATIONS 24-19, SUBSECTION 11, SUBSECTION A AND B, NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES. AND I DO HAVE PHOTOS AND A VIOLATION NOTICE THAT WAS SENT OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

>> THANK YOU. OFFICER GAMBLE, DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOS THAT YOU

PRESENTED TODAY? >> YES.

>> DO THESE PHOTOS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS, AS YOU HAVE OBSERVED THEM?

[01:40:02]

>> THEY DO. >> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE, COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE.

>> THANK YOU. I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE, AS CITY'S

COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE. >> AGAIN, IN THIS PHOTO, COMPARED TO THE PHOTOS I TOOK WHEN I FIRST BEGAN THIS CASE, THERE HAS BEEN MASSIVE WORK DONE, AS FAR AS THE LANDSCAPING GOES. THE DEBRIS THAT YOU SEE BY THE ROAD HAS DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY, BASED ON WHAT WAS THERE. I SPOKE WITH THE NEIGHBOR OF THIS PROPERTY, AND HE SAID HE IS WORKING WITH THE FAMILY TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANOTHER PHOTO? OR, IS THAT IT?

>> THAT'S FINE. >> ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME, THE

CITY WILL CONCLUDE. >> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH A NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT THE 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. 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

[9. Case Number: LTCL-2025-231 Investigating Officer: Jarvis Gamble Violation Location: 1208 Avenue G]

CASE, PLEASE. >> OUR NEXT CASE IS LOT CLEARING 2025 MINUS 231 -- 2025-231 AND THAT WILL BE AT 1208 AVENUE G.

>> CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-231, VIOLATION LOCATION IS AT 1208 AVENUE G. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING CASE. NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUE DATE WAS JULY 13TH, 2025, AS WELL AS A NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS ALSO SENT OUT JULY 13TH, 2025, BOTH BY REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL, AND POSTED A PROPERTY. POSTING DATE WAS JULY 13TH, 2025. LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025. VIOLATOR IS JD GLOBAL PROPERTIES LLC, REGISTERED AGENT IS JUAN D.

MOJICA. VIOLATIONS 24-19 SUBSECTIONS 11 A AND B, NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE ACRE PROPERTIES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE VIOLATION AS WELL AS A NOTICE THAT WAS SENT OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

>> THANK YOU. OFFICER GAMBLE, DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOS THAT YOU PRESENT TODAY, AND DO THESE PHOTOS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS, AS YOU OBSERVED THEM?

>> YES. >> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE, COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE.

>> THANK YOU. I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S

COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE. >> IN THIS PHOTO, OF COURSE, YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE THE NEGLECT AND THE OVERGROWTH OF THIS PROPERTY. SAME AS BEFORE. IT'S JUST A TIMELINE OF THE NO

CHANGE. >> ALL RIGHT, ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS? IS THAT -- ANY ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THE CITY WILL CONCLUDE.

>> THANK YOU. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH A NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THE 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. 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 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,

[10. Case Number: LTCL-2025-239 Investigating Officer: Jarvis Gamble Violation Location: 1004 Avenue G]

>> OUR LAST CASE THIS LOT CLEARING 2025-239, THAT IS AT

1004 AVENUE G. >> CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-239,

[01:45:07]

PROPERTY OWNER. >> THANK YOU. OFFICER GAMBLE, DID YOU TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU ARE PRESENTING TODAY?

>> I DID. >> DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS, AS YOU OBSERVED

THEM? >> YES.

>> AT THIS TIME, THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE, COMPOSITE

EXHIBIT ONE. >> I'LL ADMIT THIS INTO EVIDENCE, AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT ONE.

>> HERE, IN THIS PHOTO, YOU SEE, OF COURSE, THE OVERGROWTH OF THE PROPERTY. THE TRASH CANS THAT ARE LOCATED THERE DO BELONG TO THE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE ACROSS THE STREET. THERE IS NO UTILITY PICK UP, HERE. BUT, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PHOTOS THAT GO ON, THERE HAS BEEN NEGLECT IN THE PROPERTY, IT'S JUST A TIMELINE OF THE

PROPERTY NOT BEING ATTENDED TO. >> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OR TESTIMONY YOU WANT TO PRESENT? THEN, THE

CITY WILL CONCLUDE. THANK YOU. >> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS, IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH A NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THE 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. 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 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

[a. IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE OR RESCHEDULED]

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO INTO OUR CASES THAT HAVE GONE INTO COMPLIANCE, OR RESCHEDULED.

CE-2025-242 AND THAT IS AT 123 SOUTH 10TH STREET. CE-2025-259 AT 226 HEIDI AVENUE. 2025-149 AT 123 HIGHLY AVENUE. CT-2025-222 AT HIALEAH AVENUE. LOT CLEARING 2025-190 AND THAT IS AT 2210 ORANGE AVENUE. LOT CLEARING 2025-243 AT 1219 AVENUE G, 2025-187 AT 2807 CITRUS AVENUE. 2025-188 AT 2807 CITRUS AVENUE.

CODE CASE 2025-260 AND THAT IS AT 222 HIALEAH AVENUE. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE LOT CLEARING CASES, 2025-237 AT 122 NORTH 14TH STREET. LOT CLEARING 2025-181 AT 1316 BOSTON AVENUE.

2025-171 AT 1502 FLORIDA AVENUE AND 2025-170 AT 2006 GEORGIA AVENUE. CE-2025-271 AT 213 HIALEAH AVENUE. 2025-154 AT 202 HIALEAH AVENUE. CE-2025-179 AT 2300 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1.

CE-2025-224 AT 2107 GOLFVIEW COURT. BUT CLEARING 2025-218 AND THAT IS AT AVENUE G. LOT CLEARING 2025-065, THAT IS AT 707 NORTH 12TH STREET. CE-2025-348 AT 1905 COLONIAL ROAD. LOT CLEARING 2025-236 AT 1450 BELL AVENUE. CE-2025-272,

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NUISANCE, 2025-21, THAT IS 2801 CITRUS AVENUE, UNIT A, AS WELL AS 2025-29 AT THE SAME ADDRESS. CE-2025-318, 307 NORTH 13TH STREET. BUT CLEARING CASE 2025-209, 2801 CITRUS AVENUE, AND THEN LOT CLEARING 2025-241 AT 512 DUNDAS COURT, LOT CLEARING 25 -- 2025-242 AT 514 DUNDAS COURT AND LOT CLEARING 2025-244 AT 1224 AVENUE G. SO, FOR CASES REQUIRING A HEARING, PER STATE STATUTE 62.110, A NOTICE WAS SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED SIGNED, IT'S PLACED IN THE FILE, IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED UNSIGNED OR UNNAMED, AN AFFIDAVIT WITH THE NOTICE OF HEARING ENCLOSED IS SENT TO THE VIOLATOR, REGULAR MAIL. 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING, THE 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, NOTICE OF THE MAILING OF HEARING ARE MAILED THE DAY PRIOR. IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED UNSIGNED, UNCLAIMED, OR NOT RETURNED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE

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