[1. CALL TO ORDER]
[A. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES]
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IF YOU COULD REMAIN STANDING. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
>> FIRST THINGS FIRST, IF ANYBODY IS IN NEED OF AN INTERPRETER OR HEARING, THE ASSISTANCE OF A HEARING DEVICE, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE WILL MAKE SURE THOSE ARE PROVIDED FOR YOU.
AND SO THIS MORNING, YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU ATTORNEY HALLMOND FROM THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, MS. LUNA FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND MS. BECK, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CLERK. I'M JAMIE BARROW AND WILL BE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THIS MORNING.
PLEASE NOTE THIS MORNING'S PROCEEDINGS WILL BE LIVE STREAMED AND RECORDED. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED A VIOLATION NOTICE OR CITATION, WE ARE GOING TO REFER TO YOU AS THE RESPONDENT. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROCEEDINGS ARE GOING TO UNFOLD THIS MORNING. SO FIRST, THE CITY IS GOING TO PRESENT ITS CASE THROUGH EVIDENCE. THE EVIDENCE MIGHT INCLUDE THINGS LIKE TESTIMONY OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, INVESTIGATORS, POLICE OFFICERS, OR OTHER WITNESSES.
AND THE EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE PHYSICAL ITEMS SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS, AND WE ARE GOING TO REFER TO THOSE AS EXHIBITS. THE STANDARD OF PROOF THIS MORNING IS WHETHER THE VIOLATION HAS BEEN PROVEN BASED UPON COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. THE RESPONDENT, YOU, WILL THEN HAVE THE ACTIVITY TO MAKE A LEGAL OBJECTIONS, CROSS EXAMINE WITNESSES IF YOU SO CHOOSE. ONCE THE CITY HAS FINISHED PRESENTING ITS CASE, YOU AS A RESPONDENT WILL THEN BE ALLOWED TO MAKE A STATEMENT, PRESENT WITNESS TESTIMONY, AND PRESENT PHYSICAL EVIDENCE SUCH AS DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. THEN I AS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WILL RENDER THE FINAL RULING. I JUST ASK THIS MORNING THAT EVERYBODY CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A CALM, RESPECTFUL MATTER AT ALL TIMES.
[B. IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE OR RESCHEDULED]
[B. BV2025-00030 3550 S US Hwy 1 Lot 124 Zavarce, Laura Frank Remling]
ANY COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ME AS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.THAT BEING SAID, CAN WE HAVE THE FIRST CASE THIS.
>> ONE CONTINUED. 6B. 3550 SOUTH 1. THAT WAS CONTINUED TO NEXT
[C. BV2025-00035 1505 Avenue H Smith, Willie J. & Mary D Logan Winn]
MONTH'S DOCUMENT. THE FIRST IS 6C. 15015 AVENUE H., LILLEY ANDMARY SMITH ARE THE OWNERS. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LOGAN WINN A BUILDING INSPECTOR SLASH INVESTIGATOR. BV2025-00035 OF 1505 AVENUE H. THE CASE WAS INITIATED FEBRUARY 1, 2025. THE OWNER IS WILLIE J. AND MARY D. SMITH OF 1505 AVENUE A. PORT FIERCE, FLORIDA. PERMIT REQUIRED. THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, PLEASE OBTAIN A PERMIT. RAFTERS RELACED AND ANY OTHER RENOVATIONS BEING DONE. THE RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND VIOLATORS BE GIVEN A PERMIT AND COMPLY WITH PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED. THE PERMIT SUBMITTED 9/30/2025, REJECTED ON INTAKE SINCE SIGNED AND SEALED NEEDED AND NOT SUBMITTED. I HAVE A SET PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL.
>> HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE PICTURES?
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>> DO THEY TRULY DEPICT THE VIOLATION?
>> YES, MA'AM. IN THE PICTURES, YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE REPLACED RAFTERS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ROOF THERE, THAT ARE ALL NEW, AND THAT WAS THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS UNPERMITTED.
>> AT THIS TIME THE CITY WOULD MAKE EVIDENCE ONE.
>> I WILL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, IS IT MR. AND MRS. SMITH?
>> NO. THIS IS ANDRES CONSTRUCTION AND MS. SMITH.
>> I'M SORRY. MY APOLOGIES. PLEASE TELL ME, WHAT'S GOING
ON? >> WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON IS THAT WE, ANDRES ROOFING CONSTRUCTION, WE INITIALLY CONSTRUCTED THE ROOF WORK THERE, ON THE FRONT. DURING THE ROOF WORK, WE FOUND OUT WE HAD X AMOUNT OF DAMAGED TRUSSES.
INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, BRINGING ITOOK IT UPON MYSELF, TO DO THE EXTRA WORK WITHOUT CHARGING HIM, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S MY FAULT. MR.LOGAN, THE INSPECTOR CAME OUT AND SAW IT WITHOUT ME ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERMIT FOR IT. HE SAW IT AND BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTENTION. WE PROMISED HIM WE WOULD GET THE PERMIT AFTER WE GOT THE LETTER. AND WE ARE AT THIS TIME, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE TRYING TO WORK -- NOT TRYING -- WE ARE WORKING WITH DESIGN WEST OUT OF ORLANDO TO TRY TO GET THEM TO DO AN ENGINEER'S LETTER AND THE DRAWINGS, BUT UNTIL NOW, THEY ARE SWAMPED. THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TODAY IS TO ASK YOU FOR MORE TIME SO WE CAN GET THIS IN. IT'S NOT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO IGNORE IT. WE ARE JUST TRYING TO GET THE TIME FOR THEM TO GET OUR WORK DONE TO PRESENT THE DRAWINGS AND LETTER TO THE
DEPARTMENT. >> IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, HOW LONG DOES IT TYPICALLY TAKE FOR THESE THINGS TO BE DONE?
>> IT USUALLY TAKES AT LEAST 30 TO 60 DAYS, BUT IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR SO LONG, AND THEY ARE SO SWAMPED, WE HAVE TO WAIT.
HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY WE GET IT WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON QUITE A LENGTH OF TIME NOW. ALL OF THE ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS, AS YOU KNOW, ARE EXTREMELY BUSY. THEY WILL GET IT FOR US, TO US, BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME NOW.
>> MS. SMITH, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD?
>> ON THAT? >> YES. ALL RIGHT, MR. WINN, ANY RESPONSE FROM THE CITY AT ALL? OKAY, ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING
FURTHER FOR ME? YES? >> THEY HAD SENT ME ANOTHER -- BUILDING I WENT UP TO THEM, AND THEY WAS TELLING ME THEY HAVE ANOTHER INFRACTION ON MY GENERATOR, AND THEY CAME OUT YESTERDAY AND THE LADY GAVE ME THIS, SAYING THEY FIXED IT.
>> SO UNDERSTOOD. WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR, THIS ISSUE RIGHT NOW, BUT I INVITE YOU TO SPEAK WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING MORE THAN NEED FROM YOU THERE. EXCELLENT.
EXCELLENT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE PARTIES? ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. IT'S THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 90 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBE IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR FINE OF $100 A DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. MS.SMITH, JUST KNOW YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS IF YOU SO CHOOSE. IF FOR SOME REASON YOU'RE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
I DON'T MIND IF THEY GIVE YOU EXTRA TIME FROM THERE. THANK YOU
FOR COMING DOWN THIS MORNING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANKS TO THE COURT. >> THANKS.
[A. 23-2413 210 N 23rd St Tucker, Kimberly, Jonathan, Tamara & Johnet Shaun Coss ]
>> NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> HERE THE NEXT CASE IS 7A.
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CASE 23-2413, 210 NORTH 23RD STREET. KIMBERLY, JONATHAN, TAMARA, AND JONETTE TUCKER ARE THE OWNERS.>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> CASE 23-24-13. OWNED BY KIMBERLY TUCKER, JONATHAN, TAMARA MARE ARE A, AND JONETTE TUCKER OF THE SAME ADDRESS. THE VIOLATIONS ARE INITIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE 111.11 UNSAFE STRUCTURES, DANGEROUS STRUCTURE AND PREMISES, EXTERIOR STRUCTURE, UNSAFE CONDITIONS, STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, ROOFS AND DRAINAGE, GENERAL, UNSAFE CONDITIONS, STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, COMPONENT SERVICEABILITY, UNSAFE CONDITIONS, AND 607.1 GENERAL.
THIS BECAME THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FEBRUARY 9, 2024, NO VIOLATION WAS RENDERED. IN AFFIDAVIT, AN EXTENSION OF TIME PROVIDED MAY 9, 2024, AND AN AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOME COME LICENSE WAS STARTED. WE ARE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE OWNER CONTESTING THE ACCRUAL OF THE FINES AND REQUEST FOR EXTENSION. PRIOR TO MAKING A RECOMMENDATION, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE OWNER AS TO THE STATUS OF THIS.
>> GOOD MORNING. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
GOING ON. >> WE HAD HIRED A CONTRACTOR, AND HE'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN HERE TODAY, BUT HE'S NOT HERE, AND WE PAID HIM EVERYTHING, AND WE PAID IN FULL BILL FROM OUR CONTRACTOR, AND WE THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS DONE UNTIL WE JUST GOT THIS NOTICE FROM MRS. BECK SAYING THAT WE ARE BEING FINED BECAUSE OUR CONTRACTOR DID NOT PULL THE PERMIT FOR THE TRUSS. EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, BUT THEY SAID THE TRUSS DID NOT GET A PERMIT, WHICH I DID NOT KNOW HE DIDN'T PULL THE PERMIT. WE PAID HIM FOR ALL OF THAT. HE'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN HERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY HE'S NOT HERE. GOT EVERYTHING RECTIFIED BECAUSE HE SAID THAT THE GUY WHO PULLED UP THE PLAN AND FOR THE TRUSS AND EVERYTHING, HE SAID HE MUST BE DIDN'T APPLY IT INTO THE COURTS OR SOMETHING, BUT I HAD ASKED FOR MORE TIME TO GET THIS RECTIFY THE WITH HIM AND THROUGH THE COURTS, AND HE'S NOT HERE, SO CAN YOU PLEASE JUST GIVE US SOME MORE TIME SO I CAN SEE WHAT IS GOING ON? BECAUSE MY CONTRACTOR IS NOT ANSWERING ME, BUT THE GUY, I SPOKE TO MS. BECK, AND WHO MY CONTRACTOR IS WORKING UNDER, HE'S HERE ON SECOND STREET, AND HE TOLD ME -- HE PROMISED ME THAT HE WAS GOING
TO BE HERE THIS MORNING. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
WORKING WITH THIS CONTRACTOR? >> SINCE LAST YEAR.
>> IS THIS NORMAL FOR HIM TO BE DIFFICULT TO GET AHOLD OF?
>> YES, SIR. >> STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO STAY THE ACCRUAL OF FINES FOR 90 DAYS TO ALLOW FOR SUBMITTAL OF THE PERMIT THAT IS NEEDED TO CURE THIS ISSUE.
>> I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO ASK. >> THEY WAS FINING US. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A PERMIT THAT WASN'T PULLED FOR THE TRUSS. WE PULLED THE PERMIT FOR THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING, WHERE THE TREE FELL ON TOP OF THE ROOF, AND OBVIOUSLY HE DIDN'T PULL THE TRUSS FOR THE PERMIT, AND THEY FINING US SINCE THE 17TH OF LAST MONTH, $100 PER DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, CAN
Y'ALL WAVE OR DROP THAT? >> SO FOR TODAY, I AM INCLINED TO STAY THE ACCRUAL OF FINES. BASICALLY FOR 90 DAYS WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT $100 A DAY IS GOING TO BE ABATED OR IN PAUSE, RIGHT? ONCE THIS ISSUE IS CLEARED UP, I INVITE YOU TO COME BACK, AND WE CAN DISCUSS THE FINES IN TOTAL IF THAT MAKES
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>> EXCELLENT. >> ANYTHIN ANYTHING FURTHER? I FIND IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY TO ALLOW THE ACCRUAL OF FINES FOR 90 DAYS. I HOPE YOUR CONTRACTOR CAN GET THIS
[E. BV2025-00071 1815 N 17th St Hayling, Charles C. & Roderick C. Logan Winn]
RESOLVED QUICKLY. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT CASE, PLEASE.
>> GOING BACK TO 6E, BV-2025-00071, 1815 NORTH 17TH STREET. CHARLES AND RODRICK HEALING ARE THE OWNERS.
>> I DID NOT RECEIVE PROPER NOTICE, AND I DON'T WANT TO
ISSUE DUE PROCESS TO COME UP. >> UNDERSTOOD. IF YOU COULD, WE WILL GET STARTED, AND I WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE YOUR ARGUMENTS IN JUST ONE MOMENT.
>> I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS HEARING. I JUST HEARD BY WORD OF MOUTH THAT THIS HEARING WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE.
I AM THE RESIDENT OWNER. >> UNDERSTOOD. PLEASE. LET'S JUST -- I WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO ARGUE THEIR CASE, AND THEN I WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY AFTERWARDS. IF YOU DON'T MIND,
COME UP TO THE PODIUM HERE. >> YES?
>> MAGISTRATE, HE HAS NOT BEEN SWORN IN.
>> THANK YOU. >> SIR, IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> CHARLES -- TESTIMONY YOU PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
>>> BV2025-00071, 1815 NORTH 17TH STREET. CASE WAS INITIATED APRIL 4, 2025, OWNER CHARLES C HEALING THE III, AND RODRICK HEALING OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. VIOLATIONS 111.121, UNSAFE EQUIPMENT, EXTERIOR STRUCTURES, INTERIOR SURFACES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS, ELECTRICAL EREPAIR THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE STRUCTURE DAMAGED BY FIRE. FOUR, OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ELECTRICAL METER OR SERVICE THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED. FIVE, OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPLACE ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DAMAGED BY FIRE. ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF ALL INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, CURE ALL VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OF A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. NO PERMITS FOR ANY WORK, AND NO CONTACT FROM THE OWNERS FOR REINSPECTION. I HAVE A SET OF PICTURES FROM THE PROPERTY AS WELL.
>> CAN I SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS? >> I DON'T NEED TO. I LIVE THERE. I DON'T HAVE ELECTRICITY. I DO HAVE WATER.
AND THE INITIAL HOUSE THAT WAS BOUGHT IN --
>> SIR, I WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLEAD YOUR CASE
ONCE THEY CONCLUDE. THANK YOU. >> PROVIDED THE PHOTOGRAPHS. EARLIER DATE AS WELL? THE CASE WAS INITIATED APRIL 4TH THIS YEAR, WERE ANY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS -- INITIATION DATE. WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DATE STAMPER ON OUR
PICTURES. >> TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF PHOTOGRAPHS. ONE IS TAKEN BEFORE APRIL, AND THE ONE IS --
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>> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS?
>> IT'S A POSTING FOR NOTIFICATION OF THIS HEARING, UNABLE TO REACH THEM CERTIFIED MAIL, WE PHYSICALLY POST A
NOTICE ON THE PROPERTY. >> AND THEN A PAPER WAS TAPED TO
-- >> CORRECT. AND I TAKE TWO PICTURES, ONE UP CLOSE AND ONE FAR BACK SO YOU CAN SEE IT FROM
THE STREET. >> IS THAT FOR EVIDENCE?
>> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE
ONE. >> MR. WINN, HOW DID YOU LEARN
OF -- I GUESS THIS IS -- >> IT WAS I BELIEVE A CALLIN FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN REGARDS TO A FIRE AT THE
STRUCTURE. >> AND AS FOR THE DAMAGE --
>> AND YOU HAD CONTACT WITH MR. RODRICK.
>> GOOD MORNING, SIR. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> MR. CHARLES HAILING. >> TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON
HERE. >> I HAD A FIRE, FIRST. FIRST, I GOT INFORMATION FROM MY BROTHER, ROBERT, THAT THIS HEARING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HELD. I ONLY HEARD LIKE THREE OR FOUR DAYS AGO. HE COME BY. HE ROUTINELY COMES BY AND HANGS OUT. HIS NAME, HE SAID, WAS ON THE NOTICE, NOT MY NAME. MY OTHER BROTHER, RODRICK, WHO IS PART OWNER WITH ME, LIVES IN ORLANDO, SO I DON'T HAVE CONTACT WITH HIM. SO, I'D LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE ADEQUATELY FOR THIS HEARING. I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE WAVING ANY NOTICE OR ANY DUE PROCESS, BUT I DO INTEND TO APPLY FOR A GRANT FROM THE CITY TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIRING OF THE DAMAGE. ALSO, WE BOUGHT THIS HOME, MY PARENTS BOUGHT THIS HOME IN 1962. WE MOVED HERE IN 1962. MY FATHER WAS A PRINCIPAL AT C.A. MOORE FOR MANY YEARS, AND MY MOTHER WAS A TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR IN THE AREA OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND STATE COLLEGE. I CAME BACK TO FORT PIERCE, WHERE I WORK WITH SESSIONS AND RAN FOR CITY COMMISSIONER AND LOST. WE REPAIRED OUR RELATIONSHIP, AND I OFTEN DO WORK FOR HIM AND WITH HIM. THE HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT IN 1962, THERE'S NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THAT. MY PARENTS ADDED ON TWO ROOMS IN THE BACK, AND THE BATHROOM IN THE BACK, THE BATHROOM IS DAMAGED SEVERELY. THE BEDROOM THAT I WAS IN WHEN THE FIRE STARTED HAS SOME DAMAGE, MODERATE, NOT MUCH. NOT MUCH. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. I'M CONTEMPLATING DEMOLISHING THE BATHROOM. I'M NOT GOING TO REPAIR THE BATHROOM. AND THE BEDROOM, AND MAKE THAT A PATIO AND JUST PUT UP DRY WALL IN THE OTHER ROOM BECAUSE THERE'S NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, AND AS I SAID, THE OTHER PART OF THE HOUSE IS FINE. OTHER THAN THE UTILITIES, OTHER THAN THE ELECTRICAL, SO THAT IS KIND OF COSTLY. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME, AND THAT'S BASICALLY IT IN A
NUTSHELL. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ME UP TO SPEED. LET ME ASK YOU, THOUGH, SO WHAT --
WHAT'S STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN? >> AGAIN, I CONTACTED THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, AND THEY ADVISED ME THE GRANT PROCESSING WAS OPENING SOME TIME THIS MONTH. OKAY. I INTEND TO APPLY FOR A
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GRANT. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD QUALIFY BASED ON A FIRE. FIRE, HURRICANE, AND OTHER NATURAL, I GUESS INCIDENTS. NATURAL DAMAGE INCIDENTS. SO I ALSO DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND I AM ALLOWED TO DO A HOMEOWNERS PERMIT. I HAVE JOHN GEORGE, AND ALONG THE WAY, I WILL UTILIZE HIS KNOWLEDGE AS A HOMEOWNER'S PERMITEE IN ORDER TO GET THE WORK DONE. IT'S GOING TO TAKE>> IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME BECAUSE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT INCREMENTALLY, YOU KNOW, BASED ON MY INCOME, UNLESS I GET A GRANT FROM THE CITY THAT IS ADEQUATE TO COMPLETE THE WHOLE
PROCESS. >> UNDERSTOOD. UNDERSTOOD.
ANYTHING FURTHER FOR ME? >> NOTHING REALLY.
>> THANK YOU. >> I WANTED IT TO BE FORT PIERCE GOVERNMENT FRIENDLY BY COMING, EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT ADEQUATELY
>> IF YOU NOTICE ON THAT -- MY BROTHER TOLD ME HIS NAME WAS ON THERE, BUT MY NAME IS NOT ON THERE.
>> I SEE, WELL THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN, NEVERTHELESS.
ATTORNEY, DOES THE CITY HAVE A RESPONSE REGARDING THIS NOTICE
ISSUE? >> NO, IT WAS POSTED AT THE HOME -- COUPLE DAYS. NO, I DID NOT SEE THE POSTING. HE MUST HAVE TOOK THE POSTING. YES, MA'AM. HE'S NOT THE OWNER. YOUR BROTHER IS NOT RODENHISER RODRICK? RODRICK COMES BY OCCASIONALLY. HE MUST HAVE COME BY AND SAW IT, SAW HIS NAME ON IT, AND TOOK IT.
TO PREPARE. >> I GUESS PREPARE FOR WHAT
EXACTLY? >> I WANTED TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS AND SEE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE CONSULT WITH SOMEBODY AND SEE WHAT WE COULD COME UP WITH.
>> SO ARE YOU ASKING THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE TO -- SPECIFIC
VIOLATION? >> I'M NOT CONTESTING. I DON'T HAVE ANY CONTESTING TO DO. YOU KNOW? THE DAMAGE IS FROM A FIRE.
>> THE CITY, THE CITY'S DECISION IS ON MY GRANT PROCESS. SO, I DON'T KNOW THAT YET. HOPEFULLY I INTEND TO APPLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE THE DECISION. IF IT OPENS THIS MONTH, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CITY IS GOING TO DECIDE WHAT GRANTS ARE GOING TO BE APPROVED, SO THAT'S KIND OF CONTINGENT ON THE PERMITTING PROCESS. IF I DON'T GET THE GRANT, THEN I WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME OTHER ARRANGEMENTS TO INCLEMENTALLY DO SOME OF THE WORK.
>> OKAY. >> I STARTED TRYING TO CLEAN THE WALLS IN PART OF THE HOUSE THIS HAPPENED TO, TOO MUCH WORK AT MY
AGE. >> CAN I ASK YOU, IS ANYONE PHYSICALLY LIVING IN THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW, EVEN IN THIS
CONDITION? >> IT'S NOT -- THE FRONT PART OF THE HOUSE IS NOT IN BAD CONDITION OTHER THAN THERE WAS SMOKE DAMAGE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE FRONT PART OF THE HOUSE, THE ORIGINAL HOUSE THAT WAS THERE WHEN WE MOVED HERE IN 1962. EVERYTHING IS INTACT. BATHROOM, TWO BEDROOMS, THE KITCHEN, OF COURSE THE KITCHEN HAS SEVERE SMOKE DAMAGE, AND NO ELECTRICITY BECAUSE THEY PULLED THE ELECTRICAL BOX WHEN THE FIRE HAPPENED. SO THERE IS WATER. THERE IS WATER, AND SO I
GET A CHANCE TO TAKE A BATH. >> WELL --
>> AND USE THE BATHROOM. >> ONE MORE QUESTION FROM ME. SO IT WAS ROBERT'S NAME THAT WAS ON THE NOTICE?
>> YES, THAT'S WHAT HE INFORMED ME OF.
>> I THINK I HAVE HEARD ENOUGH. ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO. >> CAN I ASK MR. WINN WHAT YOU HAVE IN THE FILE FOR THE CARD, WAS SOMETHING SENT TO THE HOME MAILING DECLARING THE VIOLATIONS?
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>> WE DO CERTIFIED MAIL, AND WHENEVER WE GET BASICALLY A CARD BACK SAYING NO ONE PICKED UP THE CERTIFICATION OR CAME INSIDE FOR THE CERTIFIED LETTER, THAT'S WHEN WE DO POSTINGS ON THE PHYSICAL RESIDENCE. THAT'S THE SITUATION THAT WE HAD HERE WITH THE RECEIPT BACK FROM THE POST OFFICE. THEN WE GO -- WE ONLY POST ONES WE DON'T GET A RESPONSE FROM VIA CERTIFIED
MAIL. >> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE NAME ON IT, BUT WHO WAS SENT THE MAILING, AND WHAT WAS THE NAME ON THE POSTING?
>> RECEIPT FROM THE POST OFFICE, LISTED AS ROBERT C III AND RODRICK C AT 1815 NORTH 17TH STREET, AND THEN ON THE POSTING, IT SAYS ROBERT C HAILING III AND RODRICK C HAILING OF 1815 NORTH
17TH STREET. >> I'M SORRY CHARLES C HAILING
THE III. >> DO YOU KNOW ROBERT'S NAME
WAS ON IT? >> I KNOW THAT WE USUALLY BASE EVERYTHING, AS FAR AS NAMES OFF OF WHAT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER SHOWS, AND ON THE PROPERTY CARD IN MY FILE, ROBERT C HALING AS
OWNERSHIP. >> AS WELL AS CHARLES?
>> CORRECT. >> IT SHOWS RODRICK, NOT ROBERT.
>> IT SAYS RODRICK. >> RODRICK, YOU ASKING ABOUT
>> NOTHING FURTHER. >> ALL RIGHT, MR. HAILING, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN, DESPITE THE CONFUSION, AND INSPITE OF EVERYTHING, I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT YOU WERE NOTIFIED AND YOU DID COME DOWN AND MADE A GREAT ARGUMENT FOR YOURSELF THIS MORNING. I AM INCLINED TO MOVE FORWARD, HOWEVER, GIVEN YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU TESTIFIED TO, I'M NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF 60 DAYS. RATHER I'M GOING TO PROVIDE 120 DAYS, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IF FOR SOME REASON, YOU KNOW, THINGS DO NOT PAN OUT IN THAT 120 DAYS, I INVITE YOU TO REACH OUT TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THEM PROVIDING YOU MORE TIME FROM THERE. SO IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST AND THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 120 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED, AND MR. HAILING, JUST KNOW YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN
[G. BV2025-00097 724 Texas Court Shotto, Patricia Logan Winn]
THIS MORNING. >> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.
>> GOING TO BE CALLING K6G, BV TEXAS COURT PATRICIA SHADOW IS THE OWNER. THE RESPONDENT HAS NOT BEEN SWORN IN SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE. >> HI, GOOD MORNING.
>> MA'AM, COULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME
FOR THE RECORD? >> PATRICIA SHADOW.
>> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU PROVIDE WILL BE
>> BV2025-00097, 724 TEXAS COURT. CASE INITIATED APRIL 5, 2025. THE OWNER PATRICIA SHADOW. THE VIOLATION ARE DANGEROUS STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR STRUCTURE, GLAZING, EXTEAR ALAYA STRUCTURES, EXTERIOR WALLS, INTERIOR STRUCTURE GENERAL REQUIREMENT, INTERIOR STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. INTERIOR SURFACES, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, WATER EXPOSED BUILDING. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS TO MAKE THE STRUCTURE SAFE, OCCUPANTS SHALL VACANT UNTIL REMEDIED, OBTAIN PERMIT, REPLACE ALL DAMAGED GLAZING IF WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE
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REPLACED. FIVE, OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DAMAGED EXTERIOR WALLS. SIX, OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DAMAGED ROOF. SEVEN, OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR DAMAGED INTERIOR FEATURES. EIGHT, INTERIOR STRUCTURES. NINE, PAINT AS REQUIRED. TEN, OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT EXPOSED TO WATER. THE CITY REQUEST THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL CONDITIONS DESCRIBED OR A FINE OF $100 A DAY BE ASSESSED.PERMITS FOR ROOF AND SIDING JUNE 4, 2025, WITH NO INSPECTIONS PERFORMED ON EITHER PERMIT. NO OTHER APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVEDDED. -- RECEIVED. I HAVE A SET OF PICTURES AS WELL.
>> DO THEY TRULY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS?
>> YES, MA'AM THEY DO. >> CITY'S EVIDENCE COMPOSITE
ONE. >> I WILL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE ONE. WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE
HOME? >> I BELIEVE IT WAS INITIATED FROM FIRE THAT STARTED IT, AND I THINK SOME OF THE DETERIORATION, I THINK SOME OF IT WAS ALSO FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
>> ANY CONTACT WITH MS. SHADOW? >> I HAVE NOT.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MS. SHADOW, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GLAD, THANK YOU. I PURCHASED 724 IN APRIL. THE HOUSE WAS IN SHAMS, TERRIBLE, AND I REALIZED THAT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE AS BIG. HUGE BIG THREE STORY, AND THEN THIS LITTLE HOUSE THAT HAS THE PICTURES, AND SO WHAT THEY HAD SAID TO DO IS BOARD THE HOUSE UP, THE LITTLE BLUE HOUSE, AND WE BOARDED IT UP AND PAINTED IT, MADE IT LOOK BETTER THAN IT WAS BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS LIVING IN THERE OFF THE STREETS, SO I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE LIVING IN THERE. THERE'S NO ELECTRICAL LIVING IN THERE. SOMEONE CUT THAT ALL OUT, IT'S GONE.
THERE'S NO HOLES LEAKING THROUGH THE CEILING. THERE WAS SOME FIRE DAMAGE, APPARENTLY WHEN THE OWNER THEY BOUGHT THE HOUSE FROM, HE -- I DON'T KNOW, LET SOMEONE STAY IN THERE, AND THEY GOT ONE OF THE WALLS -- THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET I GUESS BURST OR SOMETHING, AND IT CAUSED SOME FIRE DAMAGE IN THERE. RIGHT NOW I'M NOT WORKING ON THAT HOUSE. I'M WORKING ON THE BIGGER HOUSE FOR NOW, BUT THAT HOUSE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, ATTAINED TO, AND I'M NOT SURE WHEN, BUT IT WILL BE. I MEAN, I'M A VERY RESPONSIBLE HOMEOWNER, AND NORMALLY HAVE EVERYTHING UNDER, BUT SINCE THE BIG HOUSE NEEDS STUFF, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON IT FIRST SO I CAN ACTUALLY MOVE IN TO IT. I'M NOT EVEN LIVING IN THERE, AND I HAVE PURCHASED IT TO BE ABLE TO BE MY HOME, BUT IT
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TAKE AS LOT IN THERE TO DO, AND I AM -- AND THEN THAT HOUSE IS CLOSED, THE BLUE HOUSE THAT HE HAD THE PICTURES OF. IT'S CLOSED, CLOSED UP. NO ONE CAN GO IN THERE AND STAY OR GET HURT OR ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. I FEEL LIKE, AT THIS POINT, IT'S WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, AND THEN IT WILL BE BETTER, BUT IT TAKES TIME ANDMONEY. >> AND SO, THANK YOU MS. SHADOW.
THESE PICTURES, ARE THEY RECENT? >> NO THEY ARE NOT. I HAVE BETTER PICTURES ON MY PHONE THAN THAT. IT'S CLEANED UP INSIDE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE -- IT LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THIS, NO,
HUH-UH. >> THE TIMESTAMPS ON THESE
PICTURES LIKE FROM 2024? >> YEAH, THAT'S TERRIBLE.
>> SO, MS. SHADOW, DO YOU HAVE PICTURES TO SHOW ME? MORE RECENT
PICTURES? >> YEAH, SURE, ON MY PHONE. Iā MEAN ACTUALLY IT LOOKS PRETTY NICE FOR BEING BOARDED UP FOR WHAT IT WAS.
IT'LL TAKE ME A MINUTE, I'M SORRY.
>> THAT'S FINE. IN THE MEANTIME, DOES THE CITY HAPPEN
TO HAVE ANY MORE UPDATED PHOTOS? >> I DO NOT.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T HAVE ANY BETTER PICTURES THAN
THAT, BUT WHEN YOU SEE MINE. >>
>> CAN YOU JUST COME BY A HOME AND INSPECT A HOME?
>> I CAN'T GO INSIDE TYPICALLY. >> AND OBVIOUSLY I KNOW JUST RECENTLY CAME INTO THIS HOME, BUT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN BACK FOR
>> OWNERSHIP AND ALL OF THAT LIKE RESETS THE DATES FOR THE WHOLE
PROCESS. >> MS. SHADOW, I'M INCLINED TO RECALL YOUR CASE AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE TIME TO PULL UP THE PICTURES YOU THINK YOU'D BE ABLE TO PULL THEM UP IF YOU HAD
A LITTLE MORE TIME? >> UM, I MEAN, YEAH.
>> OKAY, SO IF YOU DON'T MIND F YOU COULD HAVE A SEAT IN THE
>> AND WE WILL CALL YOU BACK UP. >> THANK YOU.
[D. BV2025-00037 2510 Avenue M Unit C Hadden, Marlene Frank Remling]
>> THANK YOU. NEXT CASE PLEASE. >> CALL 6D, BV2025-00037, 2510 AVENUE M UNIT C, MARLENE HADDEN IS THE OWNER. AND THE RESPONDENT WAS NOT PRESENT FOR SWEARING IN.
>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> LUCIAN LEWIS III. >> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
>> THANK YOU. >> I'M THE PROPERTY MANAGER.
>> I'M SORRY, SIR. I WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO MAKE THEIR CASE FIRST, AND THEN -- THANK YOU. AND PLEASE PROCEED.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M FRANK BRUMLEY I WORK AS AN INSPECTOR SLASH INVESTIGATOR. 2510 AVENUE M UNIT C. INITIATED FEBRUARY 24, 2025, MARLENE HADDEN OWNER. VIOLATIONS ARE OPENING WINDOWS, ROOFS AND DRAINAGE, PLUMBING GENERAL, LUMINARIES. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS NUMBER ONE, REPLACE ALL DAMAGED WINDOW HARDWARE TO MAKE IT OPENABLE AND OPERATABLE. A PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED IF WINDOWS ARE REPLACED. NUMBER TWO, OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DAMAGED ROOF. NUMBER THREE, REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGE OBSTRUCTED OR LEAKING PLUMBING FIXTURES. PROVIDE LUMINARIES AS REQUIRED BY THIS CHAPTER. DIRECT RECOMMENDATION IS THE CITY REQUEST THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS AND VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A
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PERMIT AND INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBE IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. AND AT THIS TIME THERE WERE NO PERMITS FOR ANY WORK, AND NO REQUESTS FROM THE HOMEOWNER FOR ANY REINSPECTIONS. I DO HAVE SOME PICTURES.>> DID YOU WANT TO SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> SURE, CAN I? THANK YOU. OKAY.
PHOTOGRAPHS? >> YES, MA'AM, I DID.
>> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY --
>> YES, THEY DO. >> ENTERING INTO EVIDENCE.
>> I WILL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE
>> COMPLAINT. >> WAS THAT FROM A TENANT?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OR ANYONE WORKING ON THE PROPERTY?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> NOTHING FURTHER.
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. LEWIS. IS THAT SPELLED L-O-U-I-S? I HAD A 50/50 SHOT. TELL ME, WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY?
>> I'M THE PROPERTY MANAGER, THE PRINCIPLE AND BROKER OF THE TREASURY GROUP, AND OUR SERVICE HAS BEEN ENLISTED TO MANAGE HER
PROPERTY. >> UNDERSTOOD. TELL ME WHAT IS
GOING ON HERE. >> BASICALLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED ON THE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, IT STARTED WITH THE PLUMBING, NO NEED FOR ANY PERMITS TO BE PULLED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING SINKS, AND BASICALLY THAT PART OF THAT ISSUE WAS JUST REPLACING FITTINGS UNDER THE SINK FOR THAT. THE WINDOWS THEMSELVES WE DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS. WE GOT WITH CHAUNSEY'S GLASS OPERATING OUT OF FORT PIERCE, AND THE FIX WAS TO REPLATE THE BALISTERS. IT WAS A HAZARD THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED, ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. THE BALANCERS WERE TAKEN AND REPLACED ON EACH SIDE OF THE WINDOWS, NOW ALLOWING THEM TO GLIDE UP AND DOWN WITH EASE AND NO COMPROMISE. ON THE ACTUAL -- I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. I SILENCED THAT. ON THE ROOF ITSELF, THERE WAS A LEAK FOR WORK DONE BY ANDRES ROOFING, A COMPANY HERE IN FORT PIERCE. LATER WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING IN THROUGH THE EVES OF THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, AND IT WAS CAUSING DRIPPAGE. THAT PATCH WORK UP THERE, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE IT. WE JUST BASICALLY MUDDED OVER IT, TAPED IT, SEALED IT, AND RESURFACED NOW WITH A TEXTURE CEILING, SO TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NOTHING THAT WE HAVE DONE THUS FAR REQUIRED AN ACTUAL PERMIT, AND ALL OF THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND DONE AT THIS TIME. I HAVE PICTURES, SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT MAYBE I'M MISSING, I WOULD LIKE TO BE MADE AWARE OF IT SO WE CAN COME IN COMPLIANCE AND NOT HAVE ISSUES WITH THE DWELLING. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RENTING OUT TO HOUSING, AND IT HAS PASSED INSPECTION FOR SECTION 8 IN HOUSING. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S NO SHORTCUTS TAKEN TO GET THIS PROPERTY READY AND RENTABLE FOR
A SUITABLE TENANT. >> THANK YOU, MR. LEWIS. IS
THERE A RESPONSE FROM THE CITY? >> IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY NEED TO CALL IN FOR A REINSPECTION AND HAVE ME COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE ISSUES AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE GOOD.
>> IF THAT'S THE CASE, WOULD IT BE REASONABLE IF WE CONTINUED THIS UNTIL YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REINSPECT?
>> YES, SIR. >> STAFF WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO
>> JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. I WORK REAL HARD WITH SOME OF MY LANDLORDS, AND GETTING THEM TO GET THEIR UNITS UP TO STANDARDS, SOMETIMES CAN BE CHALLENGING, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S A COST INVOLVED, BUT I FEEL IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO DO SO THAT WE HAVE SUITABLE LIVING AND CREATE BETTER STANDARDS FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO RESIDE IN FORT PIERCE, SO I HAVE NO ISSUES FOR THAT, AND I WILL CALL IN FOR THE
REINSPECTION. >> EXCELLENT. WE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE NEXT SET OF HEARINGS, NEXT MONTH? WOULD THAT BE ENOUGH
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TIME? >> I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE ENOUGH
TIME, YES, SIR. >> EXCELLENT. SO WE ARE CONTINUED. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS BEING RESOLVED.
>> IF THEY FIX IT ALL, HE WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK.
>> EXCELLENT, PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.
>> THANK YOU, TAKE CARE. >> THANK YOU.
[C. BV2024-00074 410 Acai Ln St. Hilaire, Myrnise Shaun Coss]
>>> NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> THE NEXT CASE IS 7C, AND CASE BV2024. --
>> I THINK YOU WERE HEAR FOR SWEARING IN. YOU WERE ALREADY
SWORN IN. >> THIS MORNING? YEAH, PERFECT.
>> GOOD MORNING, BV2024-00074 FOR 410 ASAI LANE. OWNED BY MERNIE ST. HELARE. VIOLATIONS PERMIT REQUIRED, AND THIS MATTER CAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MARCH 2025, AND A DETERMINATION VIOLATION WAS ORDERED. 60 DAY EXTENSION GRANTED JULY 1, 2025. AUGUST27, 2025, STAFF RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE OWNER RECEIVING ADDITIONAL TIME. THERE ARE NO FINES AT THE TIME. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION HEARING. PRIOR TO MAKING A RECOMMENDATION I'D LIKE TO HEAR
FROM THE RESPONDENT. >> GOOD MORNING, SIR, WHAT IS
YOUR NAME? >> MY NAME IS STEVEN.
>> STEVEN, YOUR LAST NAME? SPELL THAT THAT FOR ME.
>> D-E-L-I-Z-I-N. >> ONE MORE TIME.
>> D-E-L-I-Z-I-N. >> TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY?
>> MY WIFE. >> MS. ST. HILLARE?
>> WHEN WE FIRST MOVE HERE, WE JUST MOVE FROM POMPENO AREA. WE HAVE TWO KIDS, DON'T KNOW ANYBODY IN THE AREA, AND MYSELF, I WAS JUST BUILDING A SMALL MAN CAVE WHERE I CAN WORK FROM HOME, STUDY, PRAY, DO WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO WITHOUT HAVING THE KIDS TO BE QUIET ALL THE TIME. THAT'S WHAT I WAS DOING. ONE MORNING I SAW A CAR IN FRONT OF MY PARKWAY TAKING PICTURES. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY CAME FROM. I'M THE GUY THAT OPENED MY GARAGE TO TALK TO THE GUY, IS EVERYTHING OKAY? WHAT IS GOING ON? THE SMALL ROOM I BUILT IS INSIDE OF MY GARAGE, SO IF I NOTICE ANYTHING, THAT'S NOT RIGHT, I WOULD NOT OPEN THE GARAGE. I WOULD JUST TAKE A LOOK. IT'S JUST A SMALL MAN CAVE, AND THAT'S WHEN WE RECEIVED THE VIOLATIONS SAYING WE HAVE TO LIKE PULL A PERMIT, AND ME AND MY WIFE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF THESE THINGS. THE VERY FIRST GUY WE SPOKE TO TO GET THE PERMIT, SO GET THE STRUCTURE DRAWING AND STUFF LIKE THAT, HE HAD ACCESS TO $66,000, AND IT'S A 10 BY 12.
>> THOUSAND? >> 66,000. WE WERE CONFUSED. I WAS LIKE I MIGHT AS WELL BREAK IT DOWN. I PUT TOO MUCH WORK INTO IT. WE STARTED LOOKING FOR MORE PEOPLE, AND I DID FIND AN ARCHITECT WHO COULD GET EVERYTHING DONE FOR ME. HE HAS HIS OWN BUSINESS, AND SINCE WE FOUND THAT PERSON, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY, SUBMITTING EVERYTHING THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING ME FOR. I THINK I'M CLOSE TO BEING DONE. PROBABLY LIKE LAST WEEK THEY ASKED ME FOR ONE MORE THING, LIKE THE MECHANICAL LICENSE STATE CERTIFIED PERSON, AND I REACHED OUT TO SOMEBODY I CAN DO IT, AND IT'S BEEN THREE DAYS, AND I'M WAITING FOR THE GUY TO SEND ME THAT FORM. I'VE MESSAGE ON MY PHONE AND PROOF THEY SENT THE FORM AND EVERYTHING FOR THEM TO SEND TO ME TO SEND TO THE CITY. YEAH, THAT'S BASICALLY WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING DONE. EVERYTHING THEY ASK FOR, WE HAVE TO FIND SOMEBODY, AND WE DON'T KNOW NOBODY FROM THIS AREA. EVERYTHING FROM PALM BEACH, TOO FAR TO INSPECT. WE ALWAYS ACTIVELY DO EVERYTHING. EVERY TIME WE GET AN E-MAIL FROM THE CITY, THE NEXT DAY WE OWN IT, SOMETIMES I CALL THE CITY AND THE GUYS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR, AND THEY TELL ME, AND I CALL THE ARCHITECT, AND THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR NOW. WE HAVE BEEN
ACTIVELY DOING THIS. >> THANK YOU.
>> MR. COST, ANYTHING FOURTHER? -- FURTHER?
>> I WAS JUST REVIEWING THE PERMIT. NEARING THE FINAL STAGES, A FEW THINGS OUTSTANDING TO SATISFY. I'M CONFIDENT THIS PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 90 DAYS, SO STAFF'S
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RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVIDE A 90-DAY EXTENSION.>> EXCELLENT. ANYTHING FURTHER? >> THAT WILL BE IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT, I'LL GRANT AN EXTENSION FOR 90 DAYS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND COMING
DOWN THIS MORNING. >> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, GUYS. >> ALL RIGHT. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.
>>> OKAY. LET'S SEE. THE NEXT CASE, MS. SHADOW, IF WE COULD
RECALL MS. SHADOW? ARE YOU? >> MY PICTURES ARE GOING. I TEXT MY SON BECAUSE I THINK HE HAS THEM. JUST HAVE HIM SEND THEM TO
ME IF HE DOES. >> WELL, WE CAN RECALL HER. DO
WE HAVE ANY OTHER MATTERS? >> WE HAVE OTHER CASES.
>> LET'S CONTINUE. I WILL GIVE SOME MORE TIME.
[B. 24-212 1109 N 27th St Bldg 9 Unit 69 SP Pine Creek Village LP Shaun Coss]
[A. 23-2642 2803 Ave L Bldg 3 SP Pine Creek Village LP Shaun Coss]
[B. 23-2669 1109 N 27th St Bldg 9 Unit 70 SP Pine Creek Village LP Shaun Coss]
[C. 23-2583 2703 Ave L Bldg 5 Unit 37 SP Pine Creek Village LP Shaun Coss]
[D. 24-211 1109 N 27th St Bldg 9 Unit 70 SP Pine Creek Village LP Shaun Coss]
[E. 24-529 2801 Avenue L Bldg 4 Unit 35 SP Pine Creek Village LP Shaun Coss ]
>> OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHTY. OUR NEXT CASE IS A FINE REDUCTION.
7B. BUILDING 9, UNIT 69. LP IS THE OWNER.
>> GOOD MORNING, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. IF I MAY ASK, THE RESPONDENT HAS ONE FINE REDUCTION ON THE AGENDA, AND FIVE LIEN REDUCTIONS, I'M SORRY, FIVE LIEN REDUCTIONS ON THE AGENDA. ALL OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE VERY SIMILAR.
ALL OF THE CASES ARE COMPLIED. I HAVE PROVIDED THE RESPONDENT WITH A COPY OF STAFF'S SUMMARY SHEETS, AND IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, I'D LIKE TO ASK IF WE CAN SOMEWHAT EXPEDITE THESE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION GOING TO BE TO REDUCE ALL OF THE FINES AND LIENS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, THE MINIMUM AMOUNT THAT STAFF CAN RECOMMEND, SO IF THAT IS OKAY WITH YOU, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE RESPONDENT IF HE'S AGREEABLE TO THE FACTS PRESENTED TO HIM ON THE FINDINGS AND CASE FOLLOWUP AND IF WE CAN PROCEED
IN THAT MANNER. >> GOOD MORNING, SIR, WHAT'S
>> MR. MCCARREN, DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO WHAT MR. COST IS
SAYING? ANY OBJECTION? >> NO OBJECTION. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS POINT. IT'S SIMPLY THE REQUEST FOR THE
REDUCTION OF THE FINES. >> OKAY.
>> WELL, I HAVE NO -- IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S AN ACCORD BETWEEN THE PARTIES. I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO CONSOLIDATING THE MATTERS IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO
PRESENT TO ME? >> I WILL PRESENT THE CASE NUMBERS ALONG WITH THE REDUCTION CRITERIA AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES FOR THE RECORD. SO 24-212, 1109 NORTH 27TH STREET BUILDING 9, UNIT 69, THIS IS THE FINE REDUCTION. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES FOR THIS CASE WERE $2,150. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO REDUCE THE FINE TO ADMINISTRATIVE FEES OF $771.
NEXT ITEM IS 8A, 23-2642 FOR BUILDING 3. FOR THE FOLLOWING CASES THE REDUCTION CRITERIA AS FOLLOWS. ONE, WHETHER THE REQUESTED PARTY IS THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION THAT RESULTED IN THE LIEN, YES. NUMBER TWO, WHETHER THE REQUESTED PARTY HAS ESTABLISHED THE EXISTENCE OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PREVENTED TIMELY COMPLIANCE OR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SUPPORT BELOW THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW IN 5.4B1 TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. WHETHER THERE'S CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION ON THIS PROPERTY OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP, THERE WERE 11 CASES. NUMBER FOUR, TYPE AND NUMBER OF LIEN REDUCTIONS GRANTED FOR THE PROPERTY OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP IN THE PAST 24 MONTHS, 2 PLUS THE 5 ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS BEING CONSIDERED TODAY. NUMBER FIVE, WHETHER GRANTING OF THE REDUCTION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. FOR CASE 23-2642, TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES WERE $6,160 INCLUDING $60 IN RECORDING FEES. THE TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE FINES $1,483.20. ITEM 8B, CASE 23-2669 FOR 1109 NORTH 27 STREET. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES $25,560.
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ADMINISTRATIVE FINES $1,085. 8C, AVENUE L BUILDING FIVE UNIT 37.THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES ARE $34,980 INCLUDING $80 IN RECORDING FEES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IN THIS CASE $1,456.60. 8D, CASE 24-211 FOR 1109 NORTH 27TH STREET BUILDING 9, UNIT 7. FINES $5,560 INCLUDING $60 IN RECORDING FEES.
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS $1,282.20. AND FINALLY CASE 8E, 24-259 FOR 2801 AVENUE L BUILDING 4. FINES $14,180 INCLUDING $80 IN RECORDING FEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS $1 $232.72.
I DID NOT TAKE THE TIME TO CALCULATE THE TOTAL, BUT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO REDUCE ALL OF THE FINES AND LIENS PREVIOUSLY READ TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
>> THANK YOU. MR.MCCARREN, YOU SAID? WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP
TO THE COMPANY? >> I'M WITH THE COMPANY THAT
OWNS THE PROPERTY. >> UNDERSTOOD.
>> TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
>> WE ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO, AND WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY TRYING TO IMPROVE IT. A LOT OF THE FINES ARE VIOLATIONS WE BECAME AWARE OF -- SOMETIMES BY THE RESIDENTS, QUITE OFTEN THAT'S USUALLY THE CASE. IT'S USUALLY NOT IN TIME FOR US TO REMEDY THEM, OFTEN TIMES AN INSPECTION OCCURS, AND THAT'S WHEN IT'S BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, AND IN SOME CASES, THE MESSAGE WAS NOT DELIVERED BY THE THIRD PARTY MANAGEMENT GROUP WE USE TO GET IT TO US SO WE COULD FIX IT IN A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT AND QUICK MATTER. WE JUMPED ON THEM OBVIOUSLY AS FAST AS WE COULD, FINES ACCRUED. ALMOST ALL OF THEM, I BELIEVE, REQUIRED PERMITS, AND IN SOME CASES, SOME SERIOUS WORK, AND SO THERE WAS A TIME ELEMENT TO IT, BUT THAT WAS GOING ON AS THE FINES WERE ACCRUING THROUGHOUT. YEAH, WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO FIX THEM. WE HAVE GOTTEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE AT THIS POINT, BUT IT'S AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTY, 100% HUD PROPERTY.
$100,000 IN FINES, A HUGE BLOW TO AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTY THAT WE ARE JUST ASKING FOR SOME RELIEF ON.
>> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU, MR. MCCARREN.
>> MR. COST, ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY?
>> YES, SIR, I JUST CALCULATED TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. $7,311.10. INDIVIDUAL ORDERS WILL BE PREPARED FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR EACH CASE, BUT THAT'S
THE TOTAL AMOUNT. >> EXCELLENT.
>> MR. MCCARREN, I'M INCLINED TO REDUCE TO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IN TOTAL OF $7,311.10. IF I WERE TO GIVE YOU GUYS 60 DAYS TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT, DO YOU FIND THAT TO BE ADEQUATE?
>> YES, THAT'S FINE. >> EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT.
ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE PARTIES?
>> NO, SIR, THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, SO THE COURT FINDS THAT A REDUCTION WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY.
INDIVIDUAL ORDERS WILL BE PREPARED, BUT ESSENTIALLY WE ARE REDUCING THESE FINES DOWN TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WITH 60 DAYS TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT. MR.MCCARREN, JUST KNOW THAT IF THE PAYMENT IS NOT MADE BY THAT TIME, THE FINES WILL GO BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL AMOUNT, BUT DO KNOW YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION IF YOU SO CHOOSE. THANK YOU FOR GETTING THIS INTO COMPLIANCE AND FOR COMING DOWN THIS MORNING.
[F. 24-1134 1507 Avenue I Griet LLC Shaun Coss]
>> YES, THANK YOU BOTH. >> ALL RIGHTY, THANK YOU. NEXT
CASE, PLEASE. >> WE HAVE CASE 8F. THAT WOULD BE 24-1134, 1507 AVENUE I. GREEK LLC IS THE OWNER.
>> THIS IS CASE 24-1134 FOR 1507 AVENUE I. OWNED BY GREEK LLC OF
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PO BOX 10375. VIOLATION AT THE PROPERTY WAS PERMIT REQUIRED.THIS BECAME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SEPTEMBER 16, 2024, ORDER OF VIOLATION DETERMINED. EXTENSION OF TIME, NOVEMBER 2024. AN AFFIDAVIT OF FINES RECORDED. THE ORDER IMPOSING REHOBOTH BEACH RECORDED APRIL 10, 2025. THE AFFIDAVIT STOPPING THE FINES RECORDED. THE TOTAL FINES $9,170 INCLUDING $70 IN RECORDING FEES. FIVE CRITERIA TO CONSIDER IN THE REDUCTION OF THIS LIEN. ONE, WHETHER THE REQUESTED PARTY IS THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ORIGINAL VIOLATION THAT RESULTED IN THE LIEN, YES. TWO, IF ESTABLISHED THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PREVENTED TIMELY COMPLIANCE OR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SUPPORT THE REDUCTION BELOW THE REVIEW AMOUNTS IN THE SPECIAL ROLE.
THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. NUMBER THREE, WHETHER THERE'S A CURRENT CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION ON THIS PROPERTY OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP.
THERE'S ONLY ONE, THIS CASE THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED. NUMBER FOUR, THE TYPE AND NUMBER OF LIEN REDUCTIONS GRANTED FOR THIS PROPERTY OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP WITHIN THE PAST 24 MONTHS, NONE ON RECORD. FIVE, IF GRANTING THE REDUCTION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. STAFF HAS CALCULATED A ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. THE RESPONDENT HAS REQUESTED THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BE REDUCED TO THE SETTLE FOR THE COST OF CITY COST, AND STAFF IS AGREEABLE TO THAT. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $1,290.10.
>> THANK YOU, MR. COST. >> GOOD MORNING, SIR, WHAT'S
>> MR. GIBBS, WAS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD?
>> NOT REALLY. I MEAN, I HAVE WORKED WITH MS. BECK ON THIS, AND I HIRED A GC AND ARCHITECT, AND FOR SOME REASON, THEY NEVER GOT THEIR ACT TOGETHER UNTIL FINES STARTED AND WE DEMOED THE DECK, AND IT'S JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, GC ISSUES. I CAN'T DO MY OWN WORK, AND IT IS WHAT IT IS, AND I'M FINE WITH
PAYING THE FINE AND MOVING ON. >> EXCELLENT. ANYTHING FURTHER
>> ANYTHING MORE FOR ME? >> I WAS GOING TO PAY IT TODAY, SO I NEED TO CHANGE MY ADDRESS IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAIL ME
SOMETHING ELSE. >> PERFECT, PERFECT. WELL THEN, IF THAT'S THE CASE , IF YOU'RE GOING TO PAY IT TODAY, I WILL ENTER THE ORDER FOR 30 DAYS, AND JUST KNOW IF IT'S NOT PAID WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, IT WILL -- THE FINE WILL REVERT BACK TO THE TOTAL OF 9,000. I WILL TAKE THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. YOUR GUY'S ACCORD OF REDUCING THE FINES TO $1,290.10, AND JUST KNOW YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION IF YOU SO CHOOSE,
BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.
>> ALL RIGHTY, THANK YOU. >>> MRS. BECK, DID WE HAVE AN
UPDATE ON THE MS. SHADOW MATTER? >> YES, IF WE COULD RECALL CASE 6G, BV2025-00907 TEXAS COURT. IF MS. SHADOW COULD COME BACK UP.
>> MS. SHADOW, WERE YOU ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE PICTURES?
>> NO, I WASN'T. I'M SORRY. >> OKAY.
>> SO WHAT I HAVE HERE IN FRONT OF ME ARE PICTURES THAT SHOW A DETERIORATED -- DELAPIDATED BUILDING. WITHOUT THE PICTURES
-- >> I CAN RUN DOWN, IT'S TEN MINUTES AWAY. I CAN GET THE PICTURES AND BRING THEM BACK. DO
YOU HAVE THAT TIME? >> UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP THE PROCEEDINGS FURTHER. BUT I THANK YOU FOR
>> SO FOR THAT REASON -- ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE
PARTIES ON THIS MATTER? >> ALL RIGHT, SO FOR THAT
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REASON, THIS COURT DOES FINE THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST AND THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN ANY AND ALL PERMITS -- REQUIRED PERMITS, OBTAIN REQUIRED INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY[A. 24-1204 2606 S 10th St Sanchez, Wilber & Elena Frank Remling]
ASSESSED. THANK YOU, MS. SHADOW FOR COMING DOWN THIS MORNING.>> NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS 6A. CASE 24-1204, 2606 SOUTH 10TH STREET. WILBERT AND ALAINA SANCHEZ ARE
THE OWNERS. >> CAN I GET A COPY OF THAT?
>> ONE WILL BE -- AN ORDER WILL BE SENT OUT.
>> I WILL MAIL IT TO YOU. >> FORGIVE ME, MS. SHADOW, YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL IF YOU SO CHOOSE. I FORGOT TO MENTION
THAT PART. THANK YOU. >> MR. REMLEY.
>> NUMBER 24204, 2606 SOUTH 10TH STREET. CASE INITIATED MAY 28, 2024. OWNER WILMER AND ANNA SANCHEZ. 34982 VIOLATIONS ARE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 105.12020 PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR ARTIAL FILLIN DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY REQUEST THAT OF SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXIST AND THE VIOLATORS HAVE INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLYING WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. AS OF NOW, THE PERMIT FOR THE WINDOWS EXPIRED ON 7/25 OR 7/5/25 AND NO REVISION FOR THE WINDOW. I HAVE PICTURES HERE, AND I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK TO THIS. THIS WAS A CASE THEY ACQUIRED FROM KEVIN THAT DOES NO LONGER WORK HERE. I TOOK OVER THE CASE FOR HIM.
I HAVE PICTURES OF THE WINDOW. --
>> IS THIS TRULY AND ACCURATELY --
>> YES, A.M. >> HOW DID YOU BECOME AWARE OF
THIS VIOLATION? >> LIKE I SAID, IT WAS AN EXISTING GUY THAT WORKED HERE, AND MS. BECK GAVE IT TO ME. SHE REASSIGNED IT. I'M SURE IT WAS A COMPLAINT, YES.
>> EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE ONE.
>> EXISTS AND THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL CLOSED, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE RECORD E NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.
[F. BV2025-00096 404 DeCordre Court Golden Empire LLC Anthony Jetmore]
>> OKAY, NEXT CASE IS 6F, BV2025-00096, 404 DEKORJA COURT, GOLDEN EMPIRE LLC IS THE OWNER.
>> HI, MY NAME IS ANTHONY GEMMORE. INVESTIGATOR AND INSPECTOR. THE CASE BEFORE US, THE OWNER IS GOLDEN EMPIRE LLC.
18901 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY. VIOLATION BFC105.1, PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, OBTAIN PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW ROOF. RECOMMENDATIONS, THE CITY REQUESTS THAT IF THE MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXIST, THE VIOLATOR BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO GET A PERMIT AND INSPECTIONS EVERY
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180 DAYS UNTIL PERMIT CLOSED AND CURE OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR FINE OF $100 PER DAY>> DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> I DID. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY
DEPICT THE CONDITIONS? >> THEY DO. --
>> EMPLOYEE. I BELIEVE SOMEONE CALLED IN A COMPLAINT.
>> IN TO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE ONE.
>> HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE HOMEOWNERS?
ALL RIGHT, IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO REQUIRE PERMITS, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS GREENED -- DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY
[H. BV2025-00116 64 Manor Dr Yes Sandhill Exp LLC Miles Keller]
WILL BE ASSESSED WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.>> NEXT CASE IS 6H, BV2025-00016. 64 MANOR DRIVE,
YES SANDHILL LLC IS THE OWNER. >> I'M MILES KELLER, AN INVESTIGATOR AND INSPECTOR FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. THE SUBJECT IS BV2025-0016, 64 MANOR DRIVE. YES SANDHILL XLP LLC IS THE OWNER. THE VIOLATIONS ARE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS PLEASE OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE UNSAFE EQUIPMENT. IT IS RECOMMENDED THE EQUIPMENT NOT BE USED UNTIL THE CONDITION IS REMEDIED, MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE STRUCTURE, DISCONNECT THAT HAS A PLATE SCREWED OVER IT, AND RECOMMENDATIONS, THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE VIOLATIONS EXIST, AND THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR INSPECTIONS EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL CLOSED, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. SO FAR NO PERMIT OR REQUEST FROM THE OWNER FOR A REINSPECTION. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY.
>> PHOTOGRAPHS DATED MAY 13TH OF THIS YEAR, DID YOU TAKE THESE
>> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU
>> WHAT IS THE VIOLATION, EXACTLY?
>> CAME IN AS A COMPLAINT FROM ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS DOING WORK OUT THERE THAT SOMEONE HAD BOLTED THE MAIN DISCONNECT FOR THE RESIDENTS SHUT, SO YOU ARE UNABLE TO, YOU KNOW, TURN IT OFF
IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY. >> AT THIS TIME THE CITY WOULD SUBMIT INTO EVIDENCE FOR COMPOSITE ONE.
>> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE
ONE. >> HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH
>> NOTHING FURTHER. >> THANK YOU. THIS COURT FINDS THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN ALL REQUIRED PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.
>> I BELIEVE THAT IS IT. >> EXCELLENT.
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>> AND A NOTICE TO THOSE NOT PRESENT, NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE VIOLATORS BY CERTIFIED MAIL. IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED SIGNED, IT'S PLACED IN THE FILE. IF IT'S UNSIGNED OR UNCLAIMED, AN AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING IS MAILED TEN DAYS BEFORE THE NOTICE, AND THEN SENT REGULAR U.S. MAIL WITH AN AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING ATTACHED TO IT. A COPY WAS PLACED IN THE INSPECTOR'S FILE. TEN DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING, IT'S POSTED IN THE LOBBY OF CITY HALL. A NOTICE OF APPEARING POSTED AT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION WITH AN AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING IF THE CERTIFICATION CARD IS RETURNED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE HEARING, POSTING IS COMPLETED THE SAME AS IF THE CARD WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED.
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