[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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19TH, 2025, IS CALLED TO ORDER.
PLEDGE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE,
[a. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES]
WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.>> IF YOU COULD PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR, AFFIRM HAT THE TESTIMONY THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE WILL BE
SEATED. >> BEFORE WE GET STARTED, IF ANYBODY NEEDS THE ASSISTANCE OF A HEARING DEVICE OR INTERPRETER, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
IF SO, ONE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOUĆ·Ć· AND SO THIS MORNING -- SO WE HAVE ONE PERSON. IF YOU CAN SEE, MISS CALDERON.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I AM JAMIE BORROW, I WILL BE SERVING AS YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THIS MORNING.
YOU WILL SEESEE HOLLIMAN REPRESENTING FORT PIERCE AND SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CLERK MISS CALDERON. THESE PROCEEDINGS WILL BE LIVESTREAMED AND RECORDED AND THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE RECEIVED A CITATION WE WILL REFER TO YOU AS RESPONDENTS. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROCEEDINGS WILL UNFOLD THIS MORNING.
FIRST, THE CITY WILL PRESENT ITS CASE THROUGH EVIDENCE AND IT MAY INCLUDE TESTIMONY OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, INVESTIGATOR, 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 UPON COMPETENT AND SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. THE -- THEN YOU AS A RESPONDENT WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE LEGAL OBJECTION, CROSS EXAMINE WITNESSES IF YOU SO CHOOSE, AND ONCE THE CITY HAS COMPLETED PRESENTING ITS CASE THEN YOU AS A RESPONDENT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A STATEMENT, PRESENT WITNESS TESTIMONY, PRESENT PHYSICAL EVIDENCE SUCH AS DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, AND THEN I AS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WILL RENDER A FINAL RULING. I ASK THAT EVERYONE COMPOSE THEMSELVES IN A CALM AND RESPECTFUL MANNER AT ALL TIMES DURING THESE PROCEEDINGS AND ANY COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ME AS YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.
[2. Case Number: CE-2025-414 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 2634 Mohawk Ave]
WITH THAT BEING SAID, MAY WE HAVE THE FIRST CASE, PLEASE?>> OUR FIRST CASE TODAY WILL BE THE SECOND CASE IN VIOLATIONS AND THIS IS CE- 2025414 FOR 2634 MOHAWK AVENUE.
YOU CAN NOW COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.
>> GOOD MORNING, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. HEATHER DEBEVEC, CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FOR 2634 MOHAWK AVENUE. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS JESSICA O SORIA AND IT IS FOR IPMC STRUCTURE AND DRAINAGE. I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF WHICH TO SUBMIT.
THEY WERE SHARED WITH THE RESPONDENT THIS MORNING.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR A PERMIT.
THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON THAT AS THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH ARCHITECTS WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THEM TO PROCEED WITH THAT PERMIT.
>> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION THAT WENT OUT TO THE HOMEOWNER AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON JULY 11, NOVEMBER 7 AND NOVEMBER 17TH.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU?
>> DID THE PHOTOGRAPHS ACCURATELY AND TRULY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED THEM?
>> AT THIS TIME WE MOVE THEM TO COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> AND OFFICER, HAVE YOU HAD ANY CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE OWNER PRIOR TO TODAY?
>> I SPOKE WITH HER FATHER AT ONE POINT.
THIS IS GOING BACK SOME TIME WHERE THEY HAD TALKED
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ABOUT, AGAIN, EITHER DEMOLISHING THE PROPERTY OR REDOING THE ROOF, AND THEN I SPOKE WITH MISS OSORIO, LIKE, IN THE LAST FEW DAYS WHEN THEY WERE WORKING WITH THE PERMIT, BUT -->> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
YOUR NAME? >> I'M SORRY, WHAT'S THAT?
YOUR NAME. >> OH, YESICA OSORIO, I'M SORRY.
I'M HERE. >> ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE VIOLATION HERE?
>> YES, I AM, AND WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE ROOF AND DRAINAGE WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.
>> SO OFFICER DEBEVEC TESTIFIED THIS MORNING THAT YOU'RE SEEK THE PERMITS RIGHT NOW.
>> SO THE THING IS WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE SOME ROTTING TRESSES, SO WE REACHED OUT TO -- WE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE HOUSE IN 2024 IN SEPTEMBER, PROBABLY ENTERING OCTOBER. WE WERE -- WE TOOK A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO FIND AN ARCHITECT AND WHEN WE DID HE VERBALLY PROMISEDPROMISED THAT WE WOULD GET THE PERMIT OR GET THE PLANS WITHIN SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. THAT NEVER HAPPENED.
WE LOOKED FOR A SECOND ARCHITECT AND THAT'S WHEN WE CAME ACROSS WITH DONALD JACK, AND HE ALSO PROMISED US THAT HE WOULD HAVE PLANS FOR US WITHIN EIGHT WEEKS.
THAT ALSO NEVER HAPPENED. UNTIL THIS DAY HE'S STILL KIND OF BEATING AROUND THE BUSHES, BUT IF WE NEED TO JUST OBTAIN A PERMIT WE CAN DO THAT.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE PARTIES?
>> I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WHERE THE SHUTTERS NEEDED TO BE PUT IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
>> ARE SHUTTERS PART OF THE --
>> NOT THIS CASE, SIR. THAT WAS A CASE
>> OKAY, BUT IS THAT IN FRONT OF ME
>> OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FOR ME?
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION. MISS OSORIO, THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU BE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO REPAIR AND REPLACE ALL ROTTING WOOD ON THE HOME AND OBTAIN NECESSARY PERMITSTO COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT CONDITIONS.
IS THAT TIMELINE FEASIBLE FOR YOU?
>> NO. NO JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THE ARCHITECT. YEAH.
>> SO WHAT ARE YOU ASKING FOR?
>> I HONESTLY HAVE NO IDEA, WE PURCHASED THE HOUSE SINCE 2024 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN GETTING
DONE. >> IS ANYONE LIVING IN THE HOME?
>> IS IT JUST A PROPERTY YOU'RE HOLDING ON TO UNTIL IT CAN BE FIXED?
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> OKAY. WELL, IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED.
THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL ROTTING WOOD ON THE HOME, REPAIRREPAIR ROOF AND OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY PERMITS AND COMPLY WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF THEIR 250 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED AND MISS OSORIO, YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION IF YOUIO SO CHOOSE, BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND TAKING CARE OF THIS.
NEXT CASE, PLEASE? >> THANK YOU.
[1. Case Number: PK-2025-348 Investigating Officer: Kenny Lawrence Violation Location: Jaycee Park]
>> ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE IN THETHE CATEGORY, PARKING CITATION. THIS WILL BE PK-2025- 348 AT JAYCEE PARK.
>> I'M OFFICER LAWRENCE WITH THE FORT PIERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE REASON I'M HERE IS FOR REFERENCE OF CITATION 260 FOR A PARKING VIOLATION
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THAT OCCURRED ON JAYCEE PARK ON AUGUST 24, 2025, AT 1014 HOURS. THE CITATION WAS FOR A WHITE FORD DULY THAT HAD AN ATTACHED TRAILER THAT HAD NO TAG ON IT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKING UP FIVE PARKING SPACES IN REGULAR PARKING WHERE THERE WERE BOAT AND TRAILER PARKING AVAILABLE.>> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED COPIES, THREE PICTURES HERE.
ARE THEY ALL DATED AUGUST 24TH WHEN YOU SIGNED THE CITATION?
>> DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT?
YES, MA'AM. >> AT THIS TIME WE MOVE INTO CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> I WILL ACCEPT THIS INTO CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH MR. SUAREZ, THE OWNER?
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE ASSESSED A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $78. FAILURE TO PAY SUCH A FINE WITHIN 15 DAYS WILL RESULT IN A CITATION BEING FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM. THANK YOU, OFFICER
[4. Case Number: CE-2025-486 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 118 Garden Ave]
>> OUR NEXT CASE WE WILL JUMP BACK INTO OUR VIOLATION CASES CATEGORY AND IT WILL BE CE-2025- 486 AT 118 GARDEN AVENUE. THIS CASE WILL NEED AN INTERPRETER SO I WILL BE MAKING THAT PHONE CALL, OKAY?
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> THE NUMBER YOU DIALED IS NOT IN SERVICE --
>> CALLS MAY BE MONITORED AND 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 1. PRESS 2 TO CONTINUE WITHOUT MAKING A THIRD- PARTY CALL. PRESS 1 FOR SPANISH, PRESS 2 FOR RUSSIAN. PRESS 3 FOR VIETNAMESE.
PRESS 4 FOR SOMALI. PRESS 5 FOR HAITIAN CREOLE.
>> PLEASE ENTER YOUR EMPLOYEE I.D. FOLLOWED BY THE POUND SIGN.
>> YOU ENTERED 2903. IF THIS IS CORRECT, PRESS āŖ āŖ āŖ āŖ
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JAMES ID NUMBER 19043, AND I WILL BE YOUR HAITIAN INTERPRETER.
EVERYTHING WILL BE CONFIDENTIAL. WAITING FOR INSTRUCTION.
>> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CLERK THIS MORNING FOR A HEARING SO WE WILL BE GOING OVER LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO GO FORWARD?
>> OKAY. I WILL BE SWEARING YOU IN. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD?
>> YES. MY NAME IS JAMES LEFFINGSTER.
>> DO YOU TRANSLATE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO HAITIAN CREOLE AND THE HAITIAN CREOLE TO ENGLISH?
>> YES. >> WILL SWEAR IN THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S HERE TODAY, AND I WILL HAVE YOU TRANSLATE AFTER ME. OKAY?
>> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
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LANGUAGE ] >> DO YOU SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ]
>> THANK YOU. AND BEFORE WE PROCEED I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE PERSON.
>> YES. MY NAME IS MILAN JUPITER.
PROCEED. >> YOUR HONOR, THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE-2025- --
>> YOUR HONOR, THIS IS CASE NUMBER CE-2025.
>> IT IS FOR PROPERTY 118 GARDEN AVENUE.
IT IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE.
>> NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED AUGUST 18TH OF THIS YEAR.
>> OWNER OF THE PROPERTY MARLIN PETTIAN.
VIOLATION IS 2419 SUBSECTION 14.
PAVEMENT. >> I'M SORRY, CAN YOU PLEASE REPEAT THAT?
>> NUISANCE PARKING ON OTHER VEN PAVEMENT.
>> I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT.
? THEY WERE SHARED WITH THE RESPONDENT EARLIER.
>> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS DATED AUGUST 15 TH.
>> NOVEMBER 7TH AND NOVEMBER 17TH.
>> DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> YES. DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION.
>> I'M SORRY, CAN YOU PLEASE REPEAT?
>> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION?
>> AT THIS TIME THE CITY WILL MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S EXHIBIT 1.
>> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> I WILL ACCEPT THESE INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> GOOD MORNING, MISS PET RAN, HOW ARE YOU?
LANGUAGE ] >> WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
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>> I'M SORRY. I NEED TO CONFIRM THAT JUST TO BE ACCURATE.
>> SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY?
>> I DRIVE ONE -- LANGUAGE ] ? OKAY.
>> I'M SORRY. CAN WE HAVE THE TRANSLATOR TRANSLATE WHAT HE CAN FOR THE RECORD?
CAN YOU PLEASE -- CAN THE PERSON PLEASE AT FOR ME? I DID CATCH SOME OF THE FIRST PART, BUT NOT EVERYTHING.
>> LET'S START OVER. MISS PETRIAN, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS AGAINST THE CODE TO PARK THE CAR ON THE LAWN? LANGUAGE ]
>> WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO THE AREA I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.
>> IF I GAVE YOU 30 DAYS TO REMOVE THE CAR FROM THE LAWN CAN YOU MAKE THAT HAPPEN?
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>> YES. THE RED CAR ALREADY MOVED AND IT'S THE NISSAN THAT I HAVEN'T MOVED YET, THE BLACK CAR.
>> CAN YOU REMOVE THE BLACK CAR FROM THE LAWN IN 30 DAYS?
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TELL ME?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY SORRY BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS A PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY?
>> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED.
>> THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO -- ENTREPRENEUR
>> TO REFRAIN FROM PARKING IN THE YARD, IN THE FRONT YARD.
>> FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED -- ]
>> WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED.
>> AND MISS PETRIAN, YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
>> BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND AGREEING TO MOVE THE CAR.
>> THANK YOU, INTERPRETER. YOU HAVE A
YOU, TOO, MA'AM. YOU ARE SPEAKING WITH JAMES.
[1. Case Number: CE-2025-439 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 2609 Citrus Ave]
BYE-BYE.>> THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY. OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE THE FIRST CASE IN VIOLATION CASES, THIS IS CE-2025- 439 AT 2609 CITRUS AVENUE.
YOU CAN NOW COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.
>> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SWEAR THE PERSON IN.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> PLEASE SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH.
>> CHARMAINE KIRKLAND, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
THIS CASE NUMBER CE-2025- 439, VIOLATION LOCATION, 2609 CITRUS AVENUE IS A REGULAR CODE CASE.
THE ISSUE DATE WAS JULY 25, 2025.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION SERVICE METHOD IS REGULAR MAIL.
NTA ISSUE DAY WAS OCTOBER 17, 2025. NTA SERVICE METHOD WAS CERTIFIED MAIL. THE GREEN CARD WAS RECEIVED ON OCTOBER 30, 2025 IN THE LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS NOVEMBER 15, 2025. THE OWNER IS ANCHISE HECTOR.
VIOLATIONS ARE 123, LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE.
SUBSECTION 15, NUISANCES, NON- OPERABLE VEHICLE.
24- 19 SUBSECTION 6, SUBSECTION A, NUISANCES OUTSIDE STORAGE.
26- 3 SUBSECTION A, STORAGE OF COMMODITY IN VEHICLE.
IPMC 302. 7 ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, AND I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS THE WITNESS SAID.
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>> MISS KIRKLAND -- MISS HECTOR?
>> HAS MISS HECTOR SEEN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THEMTHEM THEY'RE ENTERED INTO EVIDENCE.
>> NO. SHE CAME OUT AND POINTED EVERYTHING OUT TO ME.
>> MISS KIRKLAND, YOU PROVIDED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS DATED NOVEMBER 15TH, NOVEMBER 8TH, OCTOBER 18TH AND OCTOBER 18TH IS THE FIRST SET OF PHOTOGRAPHS. THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU?
>> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU
>> AT THIS TIME WE MOVE IT INTO CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> AND MISS KIRKLAND, HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER?
>> YES. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN WITH HER ON THE PROPERTY.
>> AND THESE VIOLATIONS, HAVE THEY BEEN DESCRIBED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER?
>> HAVE ANY OF THESE VIOLATIONS BEEN COMPLIED UP TO THIS DATE?
>> SHE HAS DONE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK, BUT THE VIOLATIONS ARE STILL NOT COMPLETELY COMPLIED.
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> TELL ME, MISS HECTOR, WHAT'S GOING
ON HERE? >> I AM A FIRST- TIME PROPERTY OWNER, HOMEOWNER, AND I DO HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES WHICH MAKES IT TAKE LONGER FOR ME TO COMPLY BECAUSE OF MY LIMITED RESOURCES AS I'M CURRENTLY APPLYING FOR DISABILITY FOR FOUR YEARS NOW. SO MY RESOURCES ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED. MY OLDER SON, HE HELPS ME, BUT HE'S NOT ALWAYS AROUND. HE'S 20.
HE'S IN THE ARMY, HE'S JUST GONE. MY OTHERS ARE MINORS BECAUSE I HAD TO WAIT FOR MY OLDER SON TO HELP ME WITH THE TRAILER AND THAT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT THING TO GET SITUATED AND SOME OF THE STUFF.
THEY WEREN'T THERE FOR THAT LONG.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BLUE TARP. MY SON WAS TRYING TO SELL HIS MOTORCYCLE SO HE PUT IT OUTSIDE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE TARP BLEW OFF AND HE DIDN'T PICK IT UP, AND YOU KNOW, THE KIDS. I PICKED IT UP SINCE THEN. IT'S NOT IN THE YARD. I TOOK PICTURES YESTERDAY ON MY PHONE BECAUSE SOME OF THE THINGS IS A TEMPORARY THING AND IT TAKES LONGER, SPECIALLY ESPECIALLY IF I'M NOT HERE TO DEAL WITH IT. I'M THE ONLY OWNER.
IT'S JUST ME IN THE HOUSE, ME AND MY THREE KIDS.
AND MY SON'S FRIENDS ARE THERE FROM TIME TO TIME.
>> UNDERSTOOD. UNDERSTOOD. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING A FIRST- TIME HOMEOWNER. AND SO, OKAY. WHAT I'M SEEING HERE IN THE LIST OF VIOLATIONS SPECIFICALLY THE NEED TO CUT AND TRIM THE LANDSCAPING. THE VEHICLES ARE INOPERABLE.
THERE'S DEBRIS, LITTER, TRASH AND SOME ISSUES WITH THE FENCE. DO YOU HAVE A PLAN TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THESE THINGS? ? WELL, THE GRASS HAS ALREADY BEEN CUT.
IT WAS A LITTLE TRICKY BECAUSE IT GROWS REALLY FAST.
WHEN IT RAINS YOU CAN'T CUT IT. I WAS TRYING TO CUT IT FOR ALMOST TWO WEEK, AND I COULDN'T CUT IT, BUT IT KEPT RAINING. IT IS CUT DOWN.
EVERY SIDE OF IT IS CUT, BUT IT TOOK LONGER.
I HAVE -- I WAS CALLING AND LEAVING MESSAGES, LIKE, WHAT I WAS DOING AND I CALLED SOMEONE AND THEY DIDN'T SHOW UP AND I WOULD LET HER KNOW BECAUSE I WOULD CALL ON MY PHONE.
I DID CALL CONSTANTLY AND LET HER KNOW, THEY'RE COMING AND THEN IT RAINS FOR THREE DAYS AND TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING AND SOME THINGS ARE A LITTLE OUT OF MY CONTROL.
ONE OF THE STORMS, A TREE BRANCH FELL, AND I HAVE NOT DEALT WITH THAT YET BECAUSE I'M STILL TRYING TO GET SOMEONE WITH SOMETHING TO CUT IT. IT'S IN THE WAY, BUT IT'S BARELY A QUARTER OF THE YARD THAT IT'S INFRINGING UPON, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'M NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE MY KIDS' TOYS -- MY 2-YEAR-OLD HAS TOYS IN THE YARD. I SAW A PICTURE OF THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS NOT ALLOWED. SOME THINGS I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS YOU WANT ME TO
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FIX, THAT'S WHY I ASKED HER TO COME OUT. MY SON CAN HAVE HIS MOTORCYCLE.THAT BLACK CAR, THAT'S NOT MY CAR.
THAT'S MY SON'S FRIEND'S PEOPLE'S CAR, AND IT'S JUST -- I DON'T KNOW THEIR BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE MY SON'S 20. SO, YOU KNOW, BUT I CAN ASK THEM TO DEAL WITH IT BECAUSE I DO -- THEY ARE ON MY PROPERTY. THE TRAILER, I HAVE MOVED THE TRAILER TO THE OTHER SIDE, BUT TECHNICALLY THE OTHER SIDE IS MY BACKYARD. I JUST GO BY WHAT I SEE MY NEIGHBORS DO BECAUSE MY HOUSE -- HOW IT'S FACING.
THE FRONT YARD IS THIS WAY. SO THAT SIDE WHERE THE SHED IS I'M GUESSING IS MY BACKYARD, BUT I DON'T KNOW 100%, YOU KNOW? BUT SINCE I SEE, LIKE, MY OTHER NEIGHBORS THAT STAY FOUR HOUSES DOWN. OKAY, THEY PUT IT THAT WAY, SO, YOU KNOW, I WAS TOLD I COULD HAVE IT IN MY BACKYARD UNTIL I DEAL WITH IT.
IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
BEFORE I GOT SICK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, YOU KNOW, AND I WAS WORKING, YOU KNOW, THINGS JUST GO FASTER, BUT NOW EVERYTHING TAKES AN ABSURD AMOUNT OF TIME. I KNOW THAT'S NO EXCUSE, AND I AM STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. I'M NOT MAKING AN EXCUSE AND I'M LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE. IF YOU CAN WORK WITH ME.
THE GRASS IS CUT, AND I MOVED THE RIMS OFF THE YARD AND THE TIRES. I CLEANED THE WHOLE FRONT, AND I HOSED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY.
I HAD SOMEONE CLEAN IT, BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE WHO IS WILLING TO HELP ME BECAUSE YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE SOMEONE CUT THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF YARD IN THE FRONT, AND IT TAKES, LIKE, A WEEK INSTEAD OF A DAY AND THAT'S
IF IT DOESN'T RAIN. >> UNDERSTOOD.
>> OFFICER KIRKLAND, WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION?
>> AS FAR AS MISS HECTOR IS SAYINGĆ·Ć·SAYING THE LANDSCAPE IS COMPLIED, THE ONLY THING LEFT, LIKE IN THIS PHOTO, THE ONLY THING LEFT THAT SHE NEEDS TO COMPLY IS THE -- THE FENCE.
JUST CLEAR THE FENCE OFF. THE OTHER PART OF THE HOUSE, THE GRASS IS CUT.
>> BUT OVER HERE WHERE THE HOUSE IS, IF YOU GO DOWN, JUST CLEAR THE FENCE LINE.
>> OH, THEY STARTED MOVING THAT. MY SON STARTED AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE LEFT.
THERE WAS A PLASTIC CON TANNER OUT CONTAINER AND I'M NOT SURE IF MY SON WANTED IT, BUT THERE ARE THREE THINGS THAT I CAN MOVE THEM LITERALLY TODAY AND THERETHERE WAS AN OLD WEED EATER THAT WE WERE TRYING TO GET WORKING AND THAT'S THERE AND LIKE A FENCE NETTING AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WAS RIGHT THERE, YOU KNOW?
>> AND THE VEHICLE -- THE VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED A NON- OP, AND ALSO THE TRAILER. BEING THAT THIS -- IN THIS PHOTO, THIS IS THE FRONT OF HER HOUSE. SO THAT TRAILER IS IN THE FRONT.
THE VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER IS IN THE FRONT. SO SHE HAS TO REMOVE THOSE
VEHICLE. >> SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. IF THAT IS THE FRONT, IS THE OTHER SIDE WHERE THE MAILBOX IS, IS THAT ALSO THE FRONT? DO I HAVE TWO FRONT HOUSES AND WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED THE BACK? IS IT JUST WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE? BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE MOST OF MY HOUSE WHERE MOST HOUSES YOU CAN'T SEE BECAUSE I'M ON A CORNER, BUT I STILL NEED PLACES TO PUT CERTAIN THINGS.
THAT'S WHY I MOVED IT FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A SHED IS, AND I THINK YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PUT SHEDS IN THE FRONT.
? MAY QUESTION IS DOES IT MAKE -- IS IT RELEVANT TO THE CODE WHETHER IT'S FRONT OR
BACKYARD? >> AS LONG AS I CAN SEE IT FROM THE STREET, IT'S VISIBLE, SO I CAN SEE IT FROM THE STREET, THE TRAILER AND THE VEHICLE FROM THE STREET.
>> BUT I WAS TOLD TO PUT IT IN MY DRIVEWAY. IF IT WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE IT IF IT'S IN MY DRIVEWAY.
>> IF IT'S IN YOUR DRIVEWAY IT NEEDS TO BE REGISTERED AND THAT'S WHY IT'S STILL A
VIOLATION. >> THE TRAILER, I'M GETTING RIDRID OF THE TRAILER AND THERE WAS A CIRCUMSTANCE WITH THE TRAILER, BUT I NEED SOMEWHERE TO PUT IT UNTIL IT'S SOLD.
>> SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A PLAN TO CLEAR OFF THE LANDSCAPING BY THE FENCE. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A PLAN TO HAVE THE VEHICLE, THE CAR REMOVED AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR THE TRAILER TO GO. WHAT I'M HEARING IS, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME,
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AM I RIGHT?>> THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY IS SEVEN DAYS.
IF I WERE TO PROVIDE 30 DAYS, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD MAKE IT HAPPEN?
>> 30 DAYS? WELL, EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE TRAILER IS GOING TO BE TRICKY, YOU KNOW? I CAN GET -- I DON'T REALLY -- I DON'T HAVE.
I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL SELL IN SEVEN DAYS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SELL IT AND NOT JUST TRASH IT BECAUSE I DO NEED WHATEVER INCOME I CAN MANAGE, AND I DON'T HAVE THAT MANY ITEMS THAT I CAN POSSIBLY SELL, AND I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO TRASH THE TRAILER WHERE IT CAN BRING ME INCOME. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WITH THREE KIDS, AND I JUST --
>> WHAT I AM INCLINED -- IS THERE SOMEWHERE THAT I CAN PUT IT THAT WOULD BE OKAY.
>> I WOULD INVITE YOU TO SPEAK WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAN WALK YOU THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BETTER. I WILL GIVE YOU 30 DAYS AND IF IF ARE SOME REASON YOU'RE COMING UP ON 30 DAYS AND STILL NOT IN COMPLIANCE, I INVITE YOU TO REACH OUT TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, AND I DON'T MIND THEM GIVING YOU EXTRA TIME.
>> YES. YES. I WILL DEAL WITH THEM, I WILL CONTACT THEM AND SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING I CAN DO WITH THEM UNTIL IT'S SOLD.
>> WANT TO IMPOSE THAT 30 DAYS JUST TO SHOW THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT, AND IT DOES NEED TO GET TAKEN CARE OF, BUT IN LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY SEVEN DAYS MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO QUICK, RIGHT? ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE PARTIES?
>> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 30 DAYS TO CUT BUSHES, TREES AND SHRUBS SO THAT IT PRESENTS IN A HEALTHY, NEAT AND OVERALL CLEANLY APPEARANCE INSOFAR AS IT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN DONE, ENSURE THAT ALL VEHICLES AND TRAILERS ARE SAFELY AND LEGALLY OPERABLE ON THE ROADWAY, REMOVE DEBRIS, LITTER AND ALL OTHER TRASH- RELATED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, REMOVE ALL TRASH, LITTER AND DEBRIS FROM THE UTILITY TRAILER AND REPAIR OR REMOVE THE FENCE WHERE DAMAGE AND DETERIORATION HAS OCCURRED.
FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY.
YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION IF YOU SO CHOOSE. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN THIS MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR GETTING A PLAN TO GET THIS
RECTIFIED. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> EXCELLENT. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.
[3. Case Number: CE-2025-484 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 126 Garden Ave]
>> OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE IN VIOLATION CASES, THIS IS CE-2025- 484 FOR 126 GARDEN AVENUE.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THIS IS CASE CE-2025-484.
IT IS FOR 126 GARDEN AVENUE. IT IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED AUGUST 18, OF THIS YEAR.
RUBEN RAMIREZ, PARKING OTHER THAN PAVEMENT.
I DO HAVE PHOTOS IN WHICH TO SUBMIT. I HAD SPOKEN WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY A COUPLE OF TIMES WHERE HE HAD COME INTO THE OFFICE. I DID EXPLAIN TO HIM WHERE HE COULD LEYLAND SCAPING MATERIAL DOWN TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
>> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED THE NOTES OF VIOLATION THAT WENT TO THE OWNER AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS DATED AUGUST 15, NOVEMBER 7TH AND NOVEMBER 17TH.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU?
>> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVED IT? ? AT THIS TIME THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MOVED INTO CITY'S COMPOSITE
1. >> I WILL ACCEPT THESE INTO EVIDENCE INTO CITY'S COMPOSITE
1. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE
CITY. >> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS AND THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ORDERED. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN TEN DAYS TO REFRAIN FROM PARKING IN THE FRONT YARD.
FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A
[1. Case Number: LTCL-2025-322 Investigating Officer: Charmaine Kirkland Violation Location: 2511 Avenue F]
FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.>> OUR NEXT CASE IS IN THE NUISANCES CASES AND THE VERY FIRST ONE, LTCL-2025- 322 AT 2511 AVENUE F.
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>> GOOD MORNING, UNDER. THIS IS CASE NUMBER LTCL-2025-322. VIOLATION LOCATION IS 2511 AVENUE F. CASE TYPE IS A LOT CLEARING.
NOV ISSUE DATE WAS OCTOBER 16, 2025. NOV SERVICE METHOD WAS REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED AT PROPERTY.
THE NTA ISSUE DATE WAS OCTOBER 22, 2025.
THE NTA SERVICE METHOD WAS REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED AT PROPERTY. THE POSTING DATE WAS OCTOBER 22, 2025.
LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS NOVEMBER 15, 2025. THE OWNERS ARE DICK P.
BRESEE AND FARRA MCNAIR. NUISANCES LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE- ACRE PROPERTIES, AND I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE VIOLATION AS I WITNESSED IT.
>> OFFICER. YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS DATED OCTOBER 22ND, NOVEMBER 8TH AND NOVEMBER 15TH AS WELL AS LOOKS LIKE RETURN RECEIPTS FOR THE MAIL THAT WENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU?
>> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT?
>> AND THE MAIL THAT WAS RETURNED BACK, WAS THE MAIL SENT TO THE ADDRESS THAT WAS LISTED ON THE PROPERTY OF BRESEE'S WEBSITE FOR THIS PARCEL?
>> YES, MA'AM. AT THIS TIME WE MOVE INTO EVIDENCE COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> I WILL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> OFFICER, HAVE YOU HEARD FROM ANY OF THE OWNERS?
>> HAS ANYTHING BEEN DONE ON THE LOT SINCE YOU FIRST NOTICED THE VIOLATION? ? NOTHING AT ALL.
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 WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM.
THE VIOLATORS WILL BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND CUT ALL TREES AND BUSHES AS THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. FAILURE TO COM PLAY BY THE DATE ORDERED WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $100 PER DAY BEING ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY THE VIOLATION CONTINUES. THE CITY WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE
[2. Case Number: LTCL-2025-305 Investigating Officer: Jarvis Gamble Violation Location: 427 Means CT]
CONDITION. THE COST TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY WITH 30 DAYS TO A PELL. PEEL.>> LTCL- 2025 UPON- 305 AT 427 MEANS COURT.
>> GOOD MORNING, OFFICER GAMBLE. CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE LTCL-2025-305. VIOLATION LOCATION IS 427 MEANS COURT. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING CASE.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION OCTOBER 10, 2025. BY REGULAR MAIL, CERTIFIED MAIL AND POSTED AT PROPERTY.
LAST INSPECTION DATE WAS NOVEMBER 19TH, 2025.
VIOLATOR IS AFFORDABLE HOME DEVELOPMENT LLC, 24- 19, 11, SUBSECTION, A AND B.
I DO HAVE THE COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION THAT WAS SENT OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AS WELL AS PHOTOS TO PRESENT.
>> AND OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS DATED SEPTEMBER 25TH, OCTOBER 10TH, NOVEMBER 12TH AND NOVEMBER 19TH.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS , WERE THEY TAKEN
>> AT THIS TIME WE MOVE INTO EVIDENCE CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> OFFICER, HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE COMPANY OWNER?
>> AND HAS THERE BEEN ANY CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY SENSE YOU FIRST NOTICED THE VIOLATION?
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
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>> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE CITY'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
[3. Case Number: LTCL-2025-292 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: 114 N 18th ST ]
AGAINST THE PROPER WE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.>> OUR NEXT CASE IS LTCL 2025-292 AT 114 NORTH 18TH STREET.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> MY NAME IS MANUEL HERNANDEZ, JR., BEFORE YOU I HAVE CASE LTCL-2025-292 AT 114 NORTH 18TH STREET. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, NOTICE TO APPEAR ISSUED ON OCTOBER 1, 2025. THEY WERE SENT VIA REGULAR, CERTIFIED MAILING, REGISTERED INTERNATIONAL MAILING AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS A JESUS GARCIA. THEY WERE CITED FOR 24- 1911 A AND B. NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE- ACRE PROPERTIES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO INTRODUCE AS WELL AS A LETTER SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.
>> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS DATED OCTOBER 1, NOVEMBER 10TH AND NOVEMBER 17TH. THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT?
>> AT THIS TIME TIME CITY WOULD MOVE THEM INTO CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT
I WILL ACCEPT THEM INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT IS.
>> OFFICER, HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER OR HIS ESTATE?
>> I HAD CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY WHO I THOUGHT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ESTATE. IT TURNED OUT IT WAS NOT THE CORRECT PERSON AND IN REFERENCE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY KIND OF CONTACT OR
ANYTHING. >> FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS, MAYBE I'M WRONG, BUT IT LOOKED LIKE ARE THERE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOUSE?
THERE'S A HOUSE NEXT TO THE EMPTY LOT. ?
OKAY. >> THERE WAS MAIL THAT WENT OUT TO THIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OR THAT'S WHAT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S WEBSITE FROM SPAIN,
IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> OFFICER FERNANDEZ, QUICK QUESTION, DID YOU GET CONFIRMATION THAT IT WAS DELIVERED IN SPAIN?
>> I ACTUALLY DID RECEIVE CONFIRMATION FROM THE POSTAL SERVICE AND THE REASON WHY IT SAYS REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAIL THERE IS BECAUSE THAT WAS A SECONDARY PARTY THAT WE TRIED TO SERVE, BUT WE DIDN'T INDICATE THAT THEY HAD NO RELATION TO THIS CASE. SO, BUT THE REGISTERED INTERNATIONAL MAILING WAS BY THE STATE AND WE DID CONFIRM IT WAS RECEIVED IN SPAIN.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS ONE?
THANK YOU. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THE NUISANCE BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND TRIMTRIM TREES, SHRUBS AND BUSHES AS STATED 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 BE FINED $100 PER DAY. THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.
[4. Case Number: LTCL-2025-306 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: N 18th ST (2404-711-0028-000-1) ]
NEXT CASE, PLEASE.>> OUR NEXT CASE IS LTCL-2025-306 AT NORTH 18TH STREET.
>> THIS IS CASE LTCL-2025- 306 AT
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NORTH 18TH STREET. PARCEL I.D. , 244-711-0028-000- 1 THIS IS A LOT CLEARING. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR WAS SENT ONON 16, 2025. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS A FRESH LEGAL PERSPECTIVE PLACE TRUST.THEY WERE CITED FOR 2419 SUBSECTIONS 11A AND B.
NUISANCES, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE- ACRE PROPERTIES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS AS WELL AS A NOTICE OF VIOLATION SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.
>> SIR, YOU PROVIDED THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AS WELL AS COPIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS DATED OCTOBER 16, NOVEMBER 10TH AND NOVEMBER 17TH. THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU?
>> DO THEY ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT?
>> AT THIS TIME WE ENTER IT INTO CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> I WILL ACCEPT IT INTO CITY'S
COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1. >> HAVE YOU HAD CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER OR AN AGENT?
>> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE CONDITION POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THE NUISANCE WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN SEVEN DAYS TO CUT GRASS AS NEEDED AND TRIM TREES, SHRUBS AND BUSHES TO THE STANDARDS IN THE NOTE I ICE OF VIOLATIONS.
FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE 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
[5. Case Number: LTCL-2025-308 Investigating Officer: Manuel Fernandez Jr. Violation Location: 508 N 21st ST ]
DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.>>. >> NEXT CASE IS LTCL-2025- 308 AT 508 NORTH 21ST STREET.
>>. >> THIS IS CASE LTCL-2025- 308 AT 508 NORTH 21ST STREET. THIS IS A LOT CLEARING. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS OCTOBER 16, 2025. THEY WERE SENT OUT VIA REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAILING AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS A WAEL MUSAITEF. THEY WERE CITED FOR 24- 1911 A AND B. NUISANCING LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR LESS THAN THREE- ACRE PROPERTIES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS TO ENTER AS WELL AS A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE PROPERTY
OWNER. >> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDE THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS DATED NOVEMBER 16, NOVEMBER 10TH AND NOVEMBER 17TH.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN
>> DO THEY ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT?
>> AT THIS TIME WE MOVE INTO CITY'S COMPOSITE
1. >> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE INTO CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> OFFICER, HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE
PROPERTY OWNER? >> I HAVE NOT HAD CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, BUT THE SISTER OF THE PROPERTY OWNER REACHED OUT TO ME YESTERDAY.
SHE HAD INFORMED ME THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT THE PROPERTY WAS CUT WHICH AS YOU SEE FROM THE PHOTOS IS NOT THE CASE. I DID EXPLAIN TO HER THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO SHOW UP OR HER BROTHER WOULD NEED TO SHOW UP TO THE HEARING TODAY.
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT.
SHE STATED SHE WAS TAKING A RELATIVE TO CHEMOTHERAPY TODAY AND SHE ASKED ME TO ASK THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR 14 DAYS INSTEAD OF SEVEN DAYS.
COMPLAINT? >> THIS WAS PART OF A SWEEP.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> OFFICER FERNANDEZ, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY SWEEP?
>> WHEN I DID A SWEEP MOVE ZONE FOR ANY OVERGROWN LOTS AND I CAME ACROSS THESE TWO PROPERTIES.
THEY ARE TWO ADJOINING LOTS. USUALLY, WE GET INFORMED BY SUPERVISOR ISAAC OR TAKE IT UPON MYSELF TO DO A SWEEP OF EMPTYEMPTY HOUSES, ANYTHING THAT STANDS OUT TO KIND OF ATTEMPT TO REACH OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND GET THEM TO BRING IT IN COMPLIANCE.
? SO WOULD YOU LIKEN IT TO, LIKE, A PATROL?
>> YES, SIR. KIND OF PROACTIVE.
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BEING PROACTIVE IN THE ZONE.>> THANK YOU. -- FOR ENLIGHTENING ME.
>> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE EXISTS AND IT POSES A -- THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 14 DAYS TO CUT ALL GRASS AND WEEDS AS NEEDED AND TRIM ALL TREES, SHOULD SHRUBS AND BUSHES TO THE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND REMOVE ALL TRASH AND DEBRIS INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DEBRIS GENERATED FROM BRIDGING E BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO AM COMPLIANCE. A VIOLATION WILL BE FINED $100 PER DAY. THE COST OF WHICH IS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPER WE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL.
[6. Case Number: NUIS-2025-28 Investigating Officer: Heather Debevec Violation Location: 2015 S 3rd St]
YOU. >> LOOKS LIKE OUR CASE TODAY WILL BE NUIS-2025- 28 AND THAT'S 2015 SOUTH THIRD STREET.
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THIS IS CASE NUMBER NUISANCE 2025-28.
IT IS FOR 2015 SOUTH THIRD STREET.
A REFERENCE TO A BOARD UP. NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS ISSUED SEPTEMBER 11, 2025, THE NOTICE TO APPEAR AND POSTING WERE DONE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH OF 2025.
THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS EVA DIVINE FOR VIOLATIONS 103- 341, VACANT BUILDINGS, BOARD UP REQUIRED AND IPMC 30. 3 VACANT STRUCTURES AND LAND. I HAVE PHOTOS TO SUBMIT.
ALL MAIL WAS RETURNED. THERE WAS ANOTHER CASE FOR A LOT CLEARING ON THIS CASE AND THE LOT CLEARING WAS
COMPLIED. >> OFFICER, YOU PROVIDED OFFICERS DATED SEPTEMBER 4TH, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS DATED NOVEMBER -- SEPTEMBER 16TH, NOVEMBER 7TH AND NOVEMBER 17 TH. THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WERE THEY TAKEN BY YOU?
>> DO THEY ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED THEM? ? YES,
MA'AM. >>A THE THIS TIME WE WOULD SUBMIT INTO CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> I WILL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE
EXHIBIT 1. >> OFFICER, I KNOW YOU STATED THAT THE MAIL THAT WAS SENT TO THE OWNER WAS RETURNED TO YOU ALL, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> CORRECT. >> WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR IT BEING SENT BACK?
>> I HONESTLY DON'T REMEMBER. I WANT TO STAY IT WAS UNKNOWN OR AN ADDRESS DEFICIENCY OR SOMETHING, BUT I BELIEVE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LETTER, THAT'S WHERE IT WAS SENT TO WAS THE 2015 SOUTH THIRD STREET WHICH APPEARS TO BE A VACANT
PREMISE. >> SO THIS ADDRESS, AGAIN, THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE PROPERTY A APPRAISER'S WEBSITE?
>> THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE INVOLVING THE SAME ADDRESS, CORRECT?
>> CORRECT. IT WAS A LOT CLEARING CASE, AND I BELIEVE I ALSO HAVE A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE WHICH WOULD BE A FUTURE CASE BEFORE THIS MAGISTRATE, BUT THE LOT CLEARING WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THE GRASS WAS
MOWED. >> WHEN WAS THE LOT CLEARING? ? IT WAS ISSUED THE SAME DATE AS THIS. I DID THOSE TWO CASES SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN I WENT BACK TO CHECK OUT, THE GRASS HAD BEEN MOWED.
>> BUT THE -- I GUESS I'M ASKING, WOULD THERE HAVE BEEN MAIL THAT WAS SENT OUT TO THE LOT CLEARING CASE.
>> AS FAR AS I KNOW ALL OF THE MAIL FROM ALL THE CASES HAVE BEEN RETURNED.
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> BUT DESPITE THE -- IN LIGHT OF THE RETURN, WAS THERE POSTING AT THE PROPERTY, RIGHT?
>> CORRECT. THERE WERE TWO SIGNS IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. ONE FOR THE LOT CLEARING AND ONE FOR THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT.
>> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A NUISANCE CONDITION EXISTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THAT SUCH NUISANCE POSES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY AND IT BE ADDRESSED TO THE PROGRAM.
THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN TEN DAYS TO RESECURE ALL OPENINGS INCLUDING ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS WITH PAINTED EXTERIOR GRADE PLYWOOD OR OTHER SIMILAR COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PRODUCTS DESIGNED FOR THIS INTENDED USE AND INSTALLED IN A MANNER.
FAILURE FAILURE TO COMPLY BY THE DATE ORDERED IT WILL BE FINED $100 PER DAY.
IT WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE CONDITION AND THE COST TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPER WE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. THANK YOU, OFFICER
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>> THANK YOU. WE ARE DONE FOR TODAY, AND I WILL READ THE IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE AND RESCHEDULE. THE FIRST THREE CASES WILL BE LOT CLEARINGS. 2025-275 AT 2634 MOHAWK AVENUE. AT HERNANDEZ STREET.
2025 AT AND THE NEXT WILL BE NON- OP CASES. 2026 CITRUS AVENUE. 2025- 209 AT CITRUS AVENUE AND 215, INDIAN HILLS DRIVE AS WELL AS 2025- 232 AT THE SAME ADDRESS. LOT CLEARING 2025- 303, AVENUE G. 2025-245 AT 703 SOUTH OFTH STREET. 2025-246 AT 819 SOUTH 6TH STREET. 2025- 375 AT 531 WEST HIGHWAY 1 AND SAME WITH 2025- 406 AT SOUTH HIGHWAY 1 AND 2025- 442 AT 226 GARDEN AVENUE AND NON- OP 2025 229 AT INDIAN HILLS DRIVE AND 288 AT 2015 SOUTH 3RD STREET. LOT CLEARING 2025- 321 AT 2710 AVENUE E. NON- OP 2025- 247 AT 611 SOUTH SIXTH STREET ALONG WITH 2025-244. NON- OP 2025- 203 AT INDIAN HILLS DRIVE. LOT CLEARING 2025- 312 AT 1302 NORTH 22ND STREET. LOT CLEARING 2025- 307 AT 614 NORTH 21 ST STREET. MAPLE AVENUE AS WELL AS 2025, 2025 MAPLE AVENUE. NON- OP CASES AT 1608 CORONADO AVENUE. CODE CASES, 2025- 511 AT 1514, CITRUS AVENUE AS WELL AS 2025-510 AT 1508 CITRUS AVENUE. NONOP, 20- 25228 AT 1011 AVENUE G. AS WELL AS 2025- 230 AT 1011 AVENUE G AND CODE CASE 2025-496 AT 217 GARDEN AVENUE. FOR CASES REQUIRING A HEARING PER STATE STATUTE 162. 12 A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL. IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED SIGNED IT IS PLACED ON FILE AND IF IT IS RETURNED UNSIGNED AND IT IS SENT TO THE VIOLATOR VIA REGULAR U.S. MAIL AND IT IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT CITY HALL AND IT IS POSTED WITH THE AV OF POSTING.
IF THE GREEN CARD IS NOT RETURNED WITHIN TEN DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING, THE POSTING IS COMPLETED IN THE SAME MANNER AS IF THE CARD WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED.
FOR CASES NOT MANDATED, NOTICENOTICE HEARING ARE HANDLED IN THE SAME MANNER STATED PRIOR.
IF THE GREEN CARD IS RETURNED UNSIGNED, UNCLAIMED OR NOT RETURNED WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE HEARING, A NOTICE OF HEARING IS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN CITY HALL.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
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