[1. CALL TO ORDER]
[a. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO DEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES]
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UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> IF YOU COULD PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR SWEARING IN? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR FROM THE TESTIMONY YOU'LL
PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> YES.
>> THANK YOU. >> BEFORE WE GET STARTED, DOES ANYBODY NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INTERPRETER OR HEARING DEVICE? IF SO, ONE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOU. JUST LET US KNOW. SO THIS MORNING, YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, ATTORNEY HOLLOMAN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. YOU HAVE MR. COSS, AND YOU HAVE MS. BECK, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CLERK. AND I'M JAMIE BURRELL, I'LL BE SERVING AS YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THIS MORNING. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE PROCEEDINGS THIS MORNING ARE GOING TO BE LIVESTREAMED AND RECORDED. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO RECEIVED A VIOLATION OR A CITATION, WE'RE GOING TO REFER TO YOU AS DESPONDENTS THIS MORNING. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE EVENTS THIS MORNING ARE GOING TO UNFOLD. SO FIRST THE CITY IS GOING TO PRESENT ITS CASE THROUGH EVIDENCE, AND THAT EVIDENCE IS GOING TO 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'RE GOING TO REFER TO THOSE THINGS AS EXHIBITS. THE STANDARD OF PROOF THIS MORNING IS WHETHER A VIOLATION HAS BEEN PROVEN BASED UPON COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, AND THEN YOU, AS A RESPONDENT, WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE LEGAL OBJECTIONS, CROSS EXAMINATION WITNESSES, IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
ONCE THE CITY HAS FINISHED PRESENTING ITS CASE, THEN 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 YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WILL RENDER A FINAL RULING ON THE MATTER. I JUST ASK THAT EVERYBODY CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A CALM, AND RESPECTFUL MANNER AT ALL TIMES DURING THESE PROCEEDINGS, AND
[6. BV2025-00156 1607 S 8th St Holbert, Donavan & Devita Miles Keller]
PLEASE DIRECT ALL STATEMENTS TO ME AS YOUR SPECIAL MAGISTRATE.SO THAT BEING SAID, CAN WE HAVE THE FIRST CASE, PLEASE?
>> OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH 4C6. THAT'S BV2025 1607 SOUTH 8TH STREET. DONAVAN AND DEVITA HOLBERT ARE THE OWNERS.
YES, PLEASE. IF YOU COULD STAND AT THE PODIUM PLEASE, SO I COULD HEAR YOU THROUGH THE MICROPHONE? THANK YOU. AND I'M ASSUMING YOU ARE DONAVAN AND DEVITA HOLBERT. AND WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO
THE PROPERTY? >> WE'RE THE OWNERS.
>> THE OWNERS, ALL RIGHTY, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT MR. KELLER, I'M
READY FOR YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, I'M MILES KELLER, I'M AN INSPECTOR AND INVESTIGATOR FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. 1607 SOUTH 8TH STREET, CASE INITIATED ON JUNE 25, 2025. THE VIOLATIONS ARE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 105.1 PERMIT REQUIRED. CONTRADICTIVE ACTIONS, OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE FREE STANDING SOLAR PANELS AND ANY ELECTRICAL WORK DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT. CITY RECOMMENDATIONS, THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATORS HAVE 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN APPROVAL EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. OR A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. SO FAR, THERE'S BEEN NO PERMIT FOR THIS WORK, AND I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE INSTALL.
>> HAVE MR. AND MRS. HOLBERT BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE PICTURES?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE SEEN THE PICTURES, BUT WE DID HAVE AN ON SITE MEETING WITH THE UTILITY COMPANY WITH THE OWNERS
PRESENT. >> MR. AND MRS. HOLBERT, DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE PICTURES BEFORE THEY'RE PASSED OUT?
>> NO, I'VE SEEN THEM. I WAS THERE.
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>> MR. KELLER, THESE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU PROVIDED ARE DATED JUNE 25 OF LAST YEAR. DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> YES, I DID. >> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS YOU OBSERVED?
>> YES, THEY DO. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE,
COMPOSITE 1. >> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NOT AT THIS TIME.
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU. MR.AND MRS. HOLBERT, TELL ME, WHAT'S GOING
ON HERE, OKAY? >> WE WERE PROMPTED TO LOOK FOR OTHER SOURCES TO HELP SUPPLEMENT OUR ELECTRICAL SERVICES BECAUSE FPUA KEEP GOING UP. I CAME DOWN TO HERE TO SECURE A PERMIT. WENT TO, I FORGOT WHAT FLOOR IT WAS, AND I SPOKE WITH THE YOUNG LADY, AND SHE SAID, WELL, YOU NEED A ENGINEER FOR YOUR ROOF. AND I WAS LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, IT'S NOT GOING TO MY ROOF. SHE SAID WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I SAID IT'S GOING ON THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE.
SHE WAS LIKE, OKAY. GO UP TO THIS FLOOR AND SEE THESE PEOPLE.
SO I WENT UP. I'M NOT SURE WHAT FLOOR IT WAS. SO I WENT UP THERE, I SPOKE WITH THEM. THEY WAS LIKE, WELL, IF IT'S NOT GOING ON YOUR ROOF, WHERE IS IT GOING? NO ONE COULD REALLY GIVE ME AN ANSWER AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE EVERYTHING THEY HAD IN THEIR DOCUMENTS WAS ABOUT A ROOF IMPLEMENTATION. SO I STARTED PUTTING IT UP, I WORKED THE EQUIPMENT, I PUT IT UP. AND THEY CAME OUT, I DON'T KNOW, TWO OR THREE MONTHS AFTER IT WAS UP.
BECAUSE WHAT I WAS DOING, I WAS MOVING --
>> YOU SAY THEY CAME. WHO IS THEY?
>> THE GENTLEMAN RIGHT HERE. HE CAME OUT. HE SAID LOOK, YOU CAN'T DO THIS. I SAID, NO ACTUALLY BEFORE THAT, A WEEK BEFORE THAT, A PUA GUY CAME OUT. HE SAID YOU CAN'T DO THIS. I SAID NO PROBLEM. HE SAID WOULD YOU DISCONNECT IT? I SAID NO PROBLEM. I'M NOT TRYING TO VIOLATE ANY LAWS, BUT I'M ALSO RIGHT, KIND OF HAVE REACHED MY LIMIT. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, OUR UTILITIES WENT UP OVER DOUBLE, AND THEIR EXPLANATION WAS, THEY'RE GETTING A DIFFERENT NATURAL GAS COMPANY. YOU KNOW, FOR A WORKING MAN, OR A FAMILY, THAT'S HARD WHEN YOU GO FROM 4 AND $500 UTILITY BILL TO A 14 14 OR 1500 UTILITY BILL WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION. HE SAID YOU NEED TO GET AN ENGINEER OUT HERE. AND I SAID OKAY. AND THIS, THE GENTLEMAN RIGHT HERE, HE ACTUALLY LAUGHED. HE'S LIKE, IT'S GOING TO BE HELL TO DO IT. AND I'M LIKE, HMM, OKAY.
STARTED TO TRY TO FIND AN ENGINEER. AND IT TOOK ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE I UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE CHUCKLE WAS. IT IS NOT A EASY TASK. AND WE EITHER RAN INTO ELECTRICIANS THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY, OR WE RAN INTO SOLAR COMPANIES THAT WERE TRYING TO GOUGE YOU. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF TIMES WHERE THEY TRIED TO GET US FOR $20,000, $30,000. IT HAS BEEN A DAUNTING TASK. WE FINALLY GOT HOLD OF AN ENGINEER THAT WEREN'T TRYING TO GOUGE US. AND HE WENT THROUGH IT, TOLD US WHAT WAS BEING, LIKE, BASICALLY THE CODE VIOLATIONS. SO WE'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE GENTLEMAN TRYING TO GET THE VIOLATIONS TAKEN CARE OF. HE FINALLY SENT ME WHAT HE HAS SO FAR. WHERE IT SHOWS THE VIOLATIONS THAT WE HAD, AND THE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE CLEARED UP. WE'RE TRYING TO BECOME COMPLIANT. IT'S JUST BEEN A DAUNTING TASK BECAUSE EITHER PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU, OR JUST UNABLE TO FIND THE PERSON YOU NEED TO HANDLE THE JOB. AND THAT'S KIND
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OF LIKE WHERE WE'VE BEEN AT. >> UNDERSTOOD. MRS.HOLBERT, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT?
LIKE IT'S JUST A PERMIT ISSUE THAT'S AT HAND, RIGHT?
>> SO IT WOULD BE, YES, ON OUR END, THE PERMITS, BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO GO THROUGH WITH THE UTILITY COMPANY AS WELL FOR, YOU KNOW, SUPPLYING ENERGY BACK TO THEM.
SO THERE'S SOME LEGAL DOCUENTATION THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, GET THEM INVOLVED WITH, AS WELL.
>> UNDERSTOOD. >> CAN I ASK -- WHAT TYPE OF
LEGAL DOCUMENTS? >> I DON'T KNOW THAT EXACT INFORMATION. THAT WOULD COME FROM THE UTILITY COMPANY WHAT YOU WOULD NEED TO DO ON THEIR END.
>> NOW MY QUESTION WOULD BE, LIKE FROM MY RESEARCH, AND THEY CAN CORRECT ME, IF I'M WRONG, THERE IS TWO SITUATIONS WHERE IT'S EITHER YOU WANT TO HAVE A INTERCONNECT WITH THE UTILITY COMPANY, MEANING YOU WOULD BASICALLY RUN ON THEIR LINES AND YOU WOULD HAVE AN INTERCONNECT AGREEMENT IS FROM WHAT I'VE GATHERED. MY QUESTION WILL BE, WHAT IF YOU DID NOT WANT TO INTERCONNECT WITH THEM? WHAT IF YOU HAD ENOUGH OF A SOLAR ARRAY, AND ENOUGH BATTERY BACKUP, AND OTHER THINGS? ARE WE STILL OBLIGATED TO BE WITHIN THAT INTERCONNECTION WITH
INDISCERNIBLE ] IS MY QUESTION. >> SO MY CONCERN THIS MORNING IS WITH THE PERMITTING ISSUE. IS THAT -- DOES THAT HOLD ANY
RELEVANCE IN A PERMIT ISSUE? >> GOOD MORNING, SHAUN COSS.
THAT WILL BE A QUESTION FOR FORT PIERCE UTILITIES. THAT'S COMPLETELY OUT OF OUR JURISDICTION. WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THAT. LIKE YOU SAID, WE ARE HERE THIS MORNING, SOLELY TO DISCUSS THE PERMITTING ISSUE.
>> RIGHT NOW, OUTSTANDING, WHAT'S NEEDED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE FOR THE PERMITTING ISSUE.
>> IT WOULD GO THROUGH THE DCPR AND THE PERMITTING PROCESS TO GET THE PANELS, YOU KNOW, AND/OR STRUCTURE PERMITTED, YOU KNOW?
>> AND WOULD THAT REQUIRE THE ENGINEERING PROCESS, OR ARE WE
PAST THAT STAGE? >> I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE AN ENGINEERING PROCESS. IT WOULD HAVE TO GET PLANS DRAWN UP, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE CARE OF THAT ISSUE.
>> RIGHT. BUT THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON, IF YOU WANT TO
SEE IT. >> SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HAD PLANS DRAWN UP?
>> TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING TO WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE.
>> OKAY. >> AND I HAVE BASICALLY WENT THROUGH A LIST OF THINGS THAT WERE WHERE THEY WERE IN COMPLIANT, AND THEN THERE WERE A LIST OF THINGS THAT WEREN'T COMPLIANT, AND WHY THEY WEREN'T COMPLIANT SO HE SENT INFORMATION TO ME. I BASICALLY CONSENT IT'S NOT HOOKED UP. I WENT AND GOT THE THINGS THAT WEREN'T COMPLIANT AS FAR AS THE CORRECT, THE CORRECT AMP FOR THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS, THE CORRECT GAUGE OF WIRE, YOU KNOW? THESE TYPES OF THINGS. THEN HE SHOWED THE CORRECTED ITEMS, AND IT'S ALL IN HERE. SO WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS BECOMING COMPLIANT, IT'S JUST TAKING LONGER. AND MOST OF THE TIME WAS SPENT TRYING TO FIND A ENGINEER TO GET
>> THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE ISSUE, AND, YOU KNOW, I GUESS WE DIDN'T KNOW, BUT THEY KNEW HOW HARD IT WAS GOING TO BE TO FIND AN ENGINEER, AND AN ENGINEER THAT'S REPUTABLE, AND TRY NOT
TO TAKE YOU TO THE CLEANERS. >> ABSOLUTELY. LET ME ASK YOU, HAVE THEY GIVEN YOU ANY SORT OF TIMELINE AS TO HOW LONG IT WILL
TAKE YOU TO BECOME COMPLIANT? >> ACTUALLY, I AM WAITING FOR THE FINAL REPORT FROM THE ENGINEER. AND THEN, NOW THE ONE STICKING POINT IS THE ACTUAL YOU'RE IN FLORIDA. IT'S COMPLIANT, BUT YOU NEED TO CHANGE IT. PUT METAL. SO I'M WORKING ON ORDERING THE METAL STANDS FOR IT TO REPLACE THE WOOD ALL TOGETHER. AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.
>> EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. OKAY. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE PARTIES? MR.COSS, ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO, SIR, THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, MR. AND MRS.
HOLBERT, ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, SIR.
>> ALL RIGHTY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S BEEN AN UPHILL BATTLE, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE NEAR THE
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FINISH LINE. I'M GOING TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY, AND SO IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST, AND THE VIOLATORS WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. APPROVAL FOR ALL INSPECTIONS FOR AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT IS CLOSED. CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT, OR A FINE OF $250 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. MR.AND MRS. HOLBERT, YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION, IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT I THANK[3. BV2025-00136 3006 Orange Ave Luna, Maria Joel Smith]
YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE IN COMING DOWN. HAPPY NEW YEAR.>> NEXT CASE IS 4C3. CASE BV2025. 3006 ORANGE AVENUE.
MARIA LUNA IS THE OWNER. >> YES. I NEED TO BE SWORN IN. I
WAS OUTSIDE. SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
>> I DO. >> AND GOOD MORNING. YOU ARE MS.
LUNA? >> WELL, YES. MY NAME IS ERICA LUNA. I HAVE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR MARIA LUNA, WHICH, SHE'S MY
MOTHER. >> THANK YOU. MR.SMITH. I'M
READY. >> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS JOEL SMITH FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. I'M BUILDING INDEPENDENTER. TODAY WE HAVE BV2025-00136 AT ORANGE AVENUE.
AGAIN, THE OWNER IS MARIA LUNA, OUT OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATION WE HAVE IS PERMIT REQUIRED. AND CORRECTIVE ACTION IS OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE TWO WALK-IN COOLERS WITH THE ELECTRIC THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITHOUT A PERMIT, AND REMOVAL OF THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IF NOT BEING USED, OR HAVE THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM RECERTIFICATED. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATORS GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. OBTAIN APPROVAL AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, AND CURE ALL OVER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE WAS A PERMIT APPLIED FOR AROUND 7-16-2025. SUNSET REVISION WAS SUBMITTED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON 8-14-2025. AND I HAVE SOME PICTURES HERE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE PICTURES? ARE YOU AWARE OF THE SITUATION? OKAY. AND THESE PICTURES ARE TIME STAMPED AND WERE TAKEN BY ME.
>> AND MR. SMITH, THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN ON JUNE 10TH OF LAST YEAR. THE PICTURES, DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE
VIOLATION AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> SO THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE, CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE OF CITY'S COMPOSITE
EXHIBIT 1. >> ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. SMITH?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE
CITY. >> MS. LUNA. TELL ME WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE? >> WELL, I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OUR PREVIOUS PERSON. VERY HARD TO GET PEOPLE TO WORK ON AN OLD BUILDING HERE IN FORT PIERCE. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO LEASE THIS PROPERTY FOR OVER FOUR YEARS NOW. HAVING A HARD TIME, FIRST, FINDING AN ELECTRICIAN TO REPAIR THE BUILDING. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WALK-IN COOLERS WERE INSTALLED WITHOUT A PERMIT BY MY FUTURE TENANT. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO DO THE -- THE PAPERWORK TO SUBMIT THE PERMITS FOR IT, AND THE FIRST PERSON THAT THEY HIRED, THE TRY WAS NOT ACCEPTED. SO FINALLY, WE GOT APPLEBY ELECTRIC. THEY'RE GOING TO WORK ON IT. FOR THE COOLERS. I HIRED PI TO GO AND LOOK, THE
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COMPANY. THEY TALKED TO THE CHIEF ALEXANDER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND I SPOKE TO HIM YESTERDAY TOO, BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT PART OF THE HOST SYSTEM HASN'T BEEN APPROVED YET. BUT HE SAYS THEY CAN'T FINALIZE IT UNTIL THE WALK-IN COOLER PERMIT IS DONE FOR THEM TO DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER. BUT HE SAID THE HOOD SYSTEM, WHERE HE TOLD THE COMPANY AT PI HAD TO GET THE GAS CAPPED OFF, BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE USED.UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T AFFORD TO REMOVE IT AND FIX THE ROOF AT THIS MOMENT. I'M TRYING TO LEASE IT SO I CAN DO THAT. BUT THEN PI AND PRIDE ELECTRIC DID WHAT THE CHIEF REQUESTED OF DISCONNECTING THE HOOD SYSTEM, AND I DID CALL FORT PIERCE UTILITIES. I DON'T HAVE PROOF, FOR THEM TO CAP IT. BUT I KNOW THEY REMOVED THE THING OUTSIDE FOR THE GAS TO COME IN. SO THAT PART, I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT WILL PASS, BUT HE CANNOT INSPECT IT UNTIL THE ELECTRICAL PART IS DONE. WHICH, LIKE I SAID, WE JUST GOT A LETTER FROM APPLEBY ELECTRIC.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING THE PERMITS DRAWN. WE'RE WORKING TO GET ALL THE PROPER PERMITS SO I CAN LEASE THAT OUT.
>> AND DID YOU SAY IT WAS APPLEBY ELECTRIC?
>> YES. >> DID THEY GIVE YOU A TIMELINE AS TO WHEN THEY WOULD BE FILING THAT PERMIT?
>> NO. IT DOESN'T SAY HERE WHAT TIMELINE. BUT I CAN GIVE YOU
THIS. >> I'M WILLING TO TAKE YOUR
WORD FOR IT AT THIS STAGE. >> THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME A TIME LINE YET. LIKE I SAY, WE WERE JUST ABLE TO BASICALLY CONVINCE THEM TO ACCEPT THE JOB. LIKE I SAID, IT'S VERY HARD TO GET ELECTRICIANS. I PERSONALLY CALLED TWO YEARS AGO, FIVE DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO GIVE ME A QUOTE TO INSTALL THE METER OUTSIDE, BECAUSE IT WAS REMOVED FOR MANY YEARS. I GOT RIPPED OFF BY A COMPANY, $6,000. AND THEN AFTER THAT, FINALLY AFTER TWO YEARS, APPLEBY RECENTLY DID THAT JOB LAST YEAR OF CONNECTING THE POWER OUTSIDE. SO NOW FOR THE INSIDE, WE CONVINCED THEM TO HELP US WITH WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE COOLERS.
>> MR. SMITH, ANY RESPONSE? >> IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S WORKING TOWARDS IT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PERMIT FOR THE COOLERS HAS TO DO WITH THE FIRE? SHAUN MAY BE ABLE TO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I THINK SHE STILL COULD HAVE HAD A PERMIT TO TAKE CARE OF THE ABANDONMENT OR THE CAPPING OF THE FIRE. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE COOLERS, GETTING ONE STEP OUT OF THE WAY,
POSSIBLY. >> MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE SUPPRESSION WAS REQUIRED IN THE COOLERS, SO THAT'S PART OF --
PART OF IT. >> CLARIFICATION. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S HEADED IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. >> EXCELLENT. AND MS. LUNA, WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION?
>> NO, JUST IT'S VERY HARD TO GET PEOPLE TO WORK ON OLD BUILDINGS IN FORT PIERCE. VERY HARD.
>> I THANK YOU FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH, AND AT LEAST YOU HAVE OBTAINED SOMEBODY TO HELP. SO I AM PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION HERE.
IT IS THE COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST AND A VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT IS CLOSED, CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $250 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. AND MS. LUNA, YOUR MOTHER DOES HAVE 30 DAYS IF SHE
[8. BV2025-00168 1504 Zephyr Ave Altine, Lucianna Logan Winn]
SO CHOOSES. BUT I THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN THIS MORNING. THANKYOU. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> OKAY THE NEXT CASE IS 4C8.
THAT IS BV2025-00168. 1504 ZEPHYR AVENUE. LUCIANNA ALTINE
IS THE OWNER. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
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>> LUCIANNA ALTINE. AND MY NAME IS --
>> I'M SORRY, YOUR NAME AGAIN? >> BEOTHIE.
>> AND LAST NAME, JOSEPH? >> JOSUE.
>> OH, THANK YOU. AND MS. ALTINE, YOU'RE THE OWNER OF THE
PROPERTY? YES, AND MS. JOSUE. >> YES, I'M JUST A TRANSLATOR.
>> IF SHE'S GOING TO BE TESTIFYING, WE CAN GET AN
INTERPRETER. >> AND I'M WORKING WITH HER TO
GET THE PERMIT, SO -- >> SO IF SHE'S GOING TO TESTIFY, WE'LL GET AN INTERPRETER FOR HER. BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE TESTIMONY FROM YOU AS WELL. BUT I'D LIKE A THIRD
PARTY INTERPRETER. >> OKAY, THAT'S FINE.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> GO AHEAD AND --
>> YES, PLEASE. >> CALLS MAY BE MONITORED OR RECORDED FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE PURPOSES. THANK YOU FOR CALLING LANGUAGE LINK. A BIG LANGUAGE COMPANY. PLEASE ENTER YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, FOLLOWED BY THE POUND SIGN. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A THIRD PARTY CALL, PLEASE PRESS 1. PRESS 2 -- PRESS 1 FOR SPANISH, PREES 2 FOR RUSSIAN, PRESS 3 FOR VIETNAMESE. PLEASE ENTER YOUR DEPARTMENT CODE FOLLOWED BY THE POUND SIGN. YOU ENTERED 2902. IF THIS IS CORRECT, PRESS 1. āŖ
>> THIS IS BONEL, HAITIAN AND CREOLE INTERPRETER. CAN I HAVE
YOUR DEPARTMENT CODE? >> 2902.
>> THANK YOU. HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
>> YES, ARE YOU ABLE TO INTERPRET FOR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS?
>> YES. >> OKAY, GREAT, THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. AND THIS IS THE SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE HEARING. >> AND LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF.
IS THE CLIENT PRESENT? >> YES.
>> YES, I'M READY FOR YOU. >> I DO NEED TO SWEAR YOU IN AS
>> OKAY. >> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL ACCURATELY TRANSLATE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE INTO CREOLE, AND THE CREOLE LANGUAGE INTO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE?
>> YES, I SWEAR. >> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, MR. WINN, PLEASE PROCEED.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS LOGAN WINN WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I'M AN INVESTIGATOR.
>> THE ADDRESS IS 1504 ZEPHYR AVENUE.
>> THE OWNER IS LISTED AS LUCIANNA ALTINE.
AVENUE, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. >> THE VIOLATION IS FBZ125-120,
>> THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR ENCLOSING
THE CARPORT WITHOUT A PERMIT. >>
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>> THE RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY REQUEST THAT IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS --
>> THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT.
>> REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT
>> COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS.
>> DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT.
ASSESSED. >> YOU PLEASE REPEAT THAT FOR ME? DID YOU MENTION $200?
>> OR A FINE OF $250 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED.
>> IT WAS REJECTED IN PLAIN REVIEW ON OCTOBER 8, 2025.
>> I DO HAVE A SET OF PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY.
>> NO. >> MR. WINN, YOU PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS, DATED JULY 18TH OF LAST YEAR.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> MR. INTERPRETER?
>> YES, CAN YOU PLEASE REPEAT THAT FOR ME? I WAS NOT ABLE TO
GET THAT CLEAR. >> MR. WINN, THESE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU TOOK WERE DATED JULY 18TH LAST YEAR, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> DO THE PHOTOGRAPHS TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATION
AS YOU OBSERVED IT? >> YES, THEY DO.
>> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> THANK YOU, MS. ALTINE, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME?
>> LIKE HE SAID, HE DID PULL THE PERMITS.
>> THIS IS THE INTERPRETER. I'M NOT ABLE TO HEAR THE CLIENT.
>> IF YOU COULD SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE.
>> SORRY. SO YES, WE DID PULL THE PERMIT, AND WE ARE TRYING TO RESPOND TO THE CORRECTIONS, WHICH IS, I BELIEVE THE ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO VERIFY SPECIAL PROOF EXISTENCE PHOTO, RIGHT? THAT'S THE CORRECTION YOU'RE SPEAKING OF?
>> SO BECAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING IT OUR SELF, WE'RE PULLING THE PERMIT BY OUR SELF, IT IS TEDIOUS. AND I'VE CALLED
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THE ENGINEER WHO DREW THE PLAN FOR US, AND IT'S BEEN HARD TO JUST GET HIM TO ACTUALLY DO THE EXTRA WORK FOR US, SINCE WE ALREADY PAID HIM, AND HE FINALLY REACHED OUT TO US A FEW DAYS AGO. SO NOW I HAVE TO GET MY GUY -- OUR GUYS BACK OUT THERE SO THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND GIVE THE, THE FOOTER TO THE ENGINEER, SO HE CAN GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THAT, WITH I GUESS THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND I'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH -- WHAT IS HER NAME? SUSAN KELLER. I'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH SUSAN KELLER AND SHE TOLD ME THE ONLY THING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SO FAR TO MOVE TO THE OTHER STEP IS THAT CORRECTION FROM OUR ENGINEER. SO WITH THE HOLIDAYS -->> MAY I INTERPRET WHAT YOU SAID? FOR MORE CLARITY -- KNOW, SHE STARTED THE WORK, AGAIN, SHE'S A FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNER, SO SHE DIDN'T KNOW THE PROCESS OF, YOU KNOW, OBTAINING A PERMIT, GETTING THROUGH ALL OF THIS, HIRING SOMEONE WITHOUT A HEADACHE. SO NOW THAT THE WORK HAS, YOU KNOW, ALREADY STARTED, WE HAVE TO TAKE PART OF THE WORK DOWN, SO THAT WE CAN GIVE, YOU KNOW, THE PROPER INFORMATION TO THE ENGINEER. SO THAT'S WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG. AND ON TOP OF THAT, FUNDS ARE LOW FOR HER AT THIS MOMENT, SO WITHOUT FUNDS WE CANNOT GET PEOPLE TO WORK AS FAST AS WE CAN. SO WE DO WANT,
YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. >>
>> MS. ALTINE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> MIND, SPEAKING INTO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.
>> ASKING THE CLIENT TO SPEAK LOUDLY AND MORE CLEARLY.
>> TRANSLATOR: SO WHAT I'M SEEING, I'M NOTICING FOR THE CASE IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME, BECAUSE THERE'S SOME WHICH THAT THEY'RE ASKING, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE ASKING ALL THAT QUESTION. BECAUSE IT'S NOT A HOUSE. IT'S LIKE A GARAGE. IT'S LIKE A DEPOT, WHERE YOU CAN STOCK STUFF
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INSIDE, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR ELECTRICITY, AND I ALREADY HAVE THOSE. BUT LIKE I'M SAYING, IT'S NOT LIKE A HOUSE. IT'S JUST LIKE A ROOM, AND RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO GO TO MY ACTIVITIES AND STUFF, BUT I'M NOTICING THE CASE WILL TAKE A LONG TIME.>> SO MS. ALTINE, I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR, I UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION, BUT WE HAVE THESE RULES IN PLACE FOR SAFETY.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ADD. THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WANTED
TO ADD. >> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING TO GET THIS INTO COMPLIANCE. IT IS THIS COURT'S
FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS. >>
>> THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 90 DAYS TO OBTAIN PERMIT.
>> REQUIRED INSPECTIONS, AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS.
>> COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS.
>> DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT.
>> AND MS. ALTINE, YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS DECISION
>> BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN THIS MORNING.
>> THANK YOU. >> CAN THANK YOU, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. LET'S JUST SAY AFTER 90 DAYS, AGAIN, IF WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE, I'M GOING TO HELP HER MAKE SURE, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS IS SMOOTH AND SHE OBTAIN IT, HOPEFULLY BY 90 DAYS.
BUT IF WE DO NEED MORE TIME, CAN WE, LIKE I SAID, APPEAL TO GET
MORE TIME? >> SO IF YOU DO NEED MORE TIME -- GOOD QUESTION. IF YOU DO NEED MORE TIME, I DON'T MIND YOU CALLING THE BILLING DEPARTMENT. I DON'T MIND IF YOU GUYS WORK
OUT SOMETHING THERE. >> THANK YOU.
>> CAN THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR CALLING.
[9. BV2025-00175 1985 Reynolds Dr. Quorum Hospitality, Inc. Miles Keller]
INDISCERNIBLE ] TAKE CARE. BYE BYE.>> NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> THE NEXT CASE IS 4C9. CASE BV2025-00175. 1985 REYNOLDS DRIVE.
>> GOOD MORNING. WHAT ARE YOUR NAMES?
>> MIKE, LAST NAME IS PATEL. >> AND YOU, MA'AM.
>> MY NAME IS DEVITA DONAVAN. >> AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE
PROPERTIES? >> I'M ONE OF THE OWNERS.
>> AND I'M ONE OF THE MANAGERS AT ONE OF THE PROPERTIES.
>> ALL RIGHT, MR. KELLER. >> CASE NUMBER'S BV2025-00175.
ADDRESS IS 1985 REYNOLDS DRIVE. CASE INITIATED JULY 10TH OF
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2025. VIOLATIONS ARE IPNC2021. POOL AND SPA MAINTENANCE. POOL AND SPA ENCLOSURES. 304.192021 GATES. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT EXPOSED TO WATER. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, ONE, OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE POOL/SPA, INCLUDING DEPTH MARKERS, BROKEN/FADED, AND DECKING, THAT IS UNLEVELED AND MISSING BRICKS.TWO, INSTALL, REPAIR, OR REPLACE POOL BARRIER AS REQUIRED. THREE, REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DAMAGED GATES AND/OR GATE HARDWARE.
FOUR, OBTAIN A PERMIT TO REPLACE ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT EXPOSED TO WATER, INCLUDING THE NON-WORKING TIMER.
RECOMMENDATIONS THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE VIOLATIONS EXIST. THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 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 DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT, OR A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. SO FAR, PERMIT ISSUED TO SPA REPAIRS, THE REMAINING REQUEST FOR REMAINING ITEMS. AND I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY.
>> WE'RE OKAY. >> MR. KELLER, THE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU PROVIDED ARE DATED JULY 10TH OF LAST YEAR. DID YOU TAKE THESE
>> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU
OBSERVED THEM? >> YES, THEY DO.
>> AT THIS TIME THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE, CITY COMPOSITE 1.
>> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, MR. KELLER?
>> I WAS OUT AT THE PROPERTY, I BELIEVE, MONDAY, FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION THEY DID HAVE FOR THE ELECTRICAL. THE SPA HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE BRICKS HAVE BEEN LEVELED OUT. THERE IS STILL AN ISSUE WITH THE GATE NOT LATCHING, BUT I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A PERMIT FOR THAT, SO THEY ARE IN THE WORKS OF CORRECTING
PROBLEMS, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW. >> THANK YOU. NOTHING FURTHER
FROM THE CITY. >> MR. PATEL AND MS. DONAVAN,
WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? >> SO WE HAVE APPLIED FOR TWO PERMITS. TWO OF THEM HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSPECTED AND PASSED. AS THE GENTLEMAN SAID, THE ONLY REMAINING ITEM IS THE GATE, WHICH WE REPAIRED, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED TO REPLACE DID, BECAUSE THE REPAIRS DON'T SEEM LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO LAST LONG. SO I HAVE DRAWINGS INTO THE CITY, IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SUBMITTED YESTERDAY, THEY WILL BE TODAY, FOR A BRAND NEW POOL GATE. SO THAT'S THE ONLY REMAINING ITEM. THE PAVERS HAVE BEEN DONE. ELECTRICAL HAS BEEN SIGNED OFF. PLUMBING HAS BEEN SIGNED OFF. SO IT'S ONLY THAT ONE ITEM REMAINING.
>> FANTASTIC. I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT. MS.DONAVAN, WAS THERE
ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD? >> NO, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. I THINK WE ACTUALLY HAD FRANK OVER BY OUR PROPERTY YESTERDAY, AND HE SAY THIS IT WAS PRETTY MUCH DONE.
>> FANTASTIC. WELL MR. KELLER, ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO. >> ANYTHING FROM THE CITY?
>> SOME TIME FOR THE DRAWING TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY AND TO GET THE GATE MANUFACTURED, AND INSTALLED.
>> MR. COSS, FROM WHAT YOU HEAR, WOULD 60 DAYS, DOES THAT SOUND
SUFFICIENT? >> THAT'S SUFFICIENT.
>> 60 OR 30, BECAUSE OF THE GATE.
>> CAN I ADD SOMETHING? >> YES.
>> MY GOAL IS TO GET IT DONE IN 30 DAYS, BUT THE ONLY THING IS, FOR SOME REASON, SOMETHING BEYOND MY CONTROL THAT I WOULD REQUEST THE 60. BUT AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS TO GET THAT ON WITHIN
TWO OR THREE WEEKS, IF WE CAN. >> JUST THE FACT OF THE POOL NOT
LATCHING. YOU KNOW, THE SAFETY. >> HERE'S THE THING. RIGHT NOW THE POOL IS CLOSED. SO WE HAVEN'T OPENED UP THE POOL.
>> STAFF WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO 60 DAYS. HOWEVER, IF THE LATCH DOES FAIL, THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME IMMEDIATE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE GATE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A CHAIN LOCK OR PADLOCK,
OR WHATEVER MEANS ARE NECESSARY. >> ABSOLUTELY.
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>> WE'LL LOCK IT. >> ABSOLUTELY. ANYTHING FURTHER? ALL RIGHT. I'LL ACCEPT THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION. IT'S THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THAT THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. OBTAIN APPROVAL 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 $250 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. MR.PATEL AND
[1. BV2025-00020 606 Palm Ave Unit B Martin County Properties LLC Frank Remling]
MS. DONAVAN, I THANK YOU FOR WORKING HARD TO GET THISAPPROVED. NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> WE WILL BE GOING BACK TO 4C1.
B V2025-00020. 606 PALM AVENUE UNIT B. MARTIN COUNTY
PROPERTIES, LLC IS THE OWNER. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> CARRIE ANN MARTIN. >> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, SHE WAS
NOT PRESENT FOR SWEARING IN. >> THANKS, SO THEY'RE JUST
GOING TO SWEAR YOU IN. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH?
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS FRANK REMLING, I WORK FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AS AN INVESTIGATOR/INSPECTOR. THE SUBJECT IS BV2025-0020. THE CASE INITIATED JANUARY 23, 2025. THE OWNER IS MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTIES, LLC, BERMUDA BEACH, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATION IS IPMC1304, OPENABLE WINDOWS. IPMC202 IS INFESTATION. THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, REPLACE ALL DAMAGED WINDOWS, HARDWARE TO MAKE IT OPENABLE, AND OPERABLE.
A PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED IF THE WINDOWS ARE REPLACED. NUMBER TWO, TREAT THE PROPERTY, AND MAKE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE STRUCTURE TO PREVENT REINFESTATION. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. MAINTAIN ALL INSPECTIONS AT LEAST 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT IS CLOSED. CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A FINE OR PERMIT OF 250 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. THERE'S A PERMIT FOR WINDOW REPLACEMENT IS ISSUED. NO INSPECTIONS TO VERIFY THAT THE WINDOWS ARE OPERABLE. OWNER PROVIDED PRODUCT INFORMATION USED FOR PEST CONTROL, BUT NO RECEIPT FOR PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT, AND NO PHYSICAL INSPECTION REQUESTED TO CONFIRM THAT INFESTATION HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. AND I HAVE SOME
PICTURES. >> MS. MARTIN, HAVE YOU SEEN
THESE PICTURES? >> I HAVE NOT SEEN -- NO, I HAVE ONE PICTURE, THAT'S WHERE THE SOFFIT IS MISSING A PART AT THE END. BUT THAT'S THE ONLY PICTURE THAT I'VE SEEN.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE WHAT HE HAS?
>> MR. REMLING, THE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU PASSED UP ARE FROM JANUARY
16TH OF LAST YEAR, CORRECT? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY
DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE, CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE OF CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. REMLING?
>> NO, MA'AM. YOU CAN SEE THE DROPPINGS.
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY?
>> WIFE, OWNER. THIS TENANT LIVED HERE 16 YEARS. SHE
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WOULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR. SHE NEVER CALLED US FOR ANY ISSUES.BUT THIS, I HAVE A RECEIPT FOR THE TOMCAT. THE WHOLE PLACE HAS BEEN REDONE. WE JUST WEREN'T FINISHED COMPLETELY WITH IT. SO WE'RE GOING TO CALL IN AN INSPECTION, BUT IF YOU WANTED TO GO, YOU CAN BEFORE WE'RE FINISHED, BECAUSE MOST OF THE INSIDE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REDONE. WITH THE INFESTATION, I HAD THE SAME THING AT MY HOUSE. WE LIVE ON THE WATER IN STEWART, AND I CALLED A COMPANY AND PAID $1,900 FOR -- THEY WOULD COME OUT FOR TWO WEEKS, TWICE A WEEK. AND I DON'T THINK THEY GOT RID OF ANY OF THEM, BECAUSE THEY STARTED COMING INTO MY HOUSE. I TOLD MY UNCLE, AND HE TOLD MY TO BUY TOMCAT BAIT BLOCKERS. THY -- THEY WERE GONE IN THREE DAYS. SO I SPENT $1,900 ON SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T WORK FROM A COMPANY. AND I JUST HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM. SO I HAVE A RECEIPT. I ALSO SPOKE TO MS. BECK, AND I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH HER THROUGHOUT. THE OTHER THING IS WITH THE WINDOWS, I HAVE THE RECEIPTS FOR THE WINDOWS THAT WERE BOUGHT. THEY WERE JUST DELIVERED, I BELIEVE LAST WEEK, AND WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THEM TO BE INSTALLED. WE TRIED TO GET THEM FIXED WITH JUST THE CRANKS, BECAUSE THEY'RE OLD WINDOWS, INSTEAD, WE GOT PULLED FOR UNIT A AND B TO REPLACE ALL THE
WINDOWS. >> FORGIVE ME, THIS INFESTATION
IS MICE, OR RATS? >> I BELIEVE IT WAS MICE AND
ROACHES. BOTH. >> OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO BRING TO MY
ATTENTION? >> I JUST -- BESIDES TIMING, IF WE CAN GET A 30 DAY ADDITION TO INSTALL THE WINDOWS. AT FIRST WE HIRED A CONTRACTOR AND HE TRIED TO PULL TWO PERMITS ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF LATER WHEN I CALLED THE CITY, BECAUSE HE KEPT PUTTING US OFF, THEY SAID HIS INSURANCE WASN'T UP TO DATE. SO HE WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL PERMITS. MY HUSBAND HAD CANCER FOUR YEARS AGO, AND FROM THE CHEMO AND RADIATION, HE JUST HAD TWO SURGERIES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS SO HE WAS SICK IN BETWEEN, SO IT'S HARD TRYING TO FIND OTHER PEOPLE. HE'S DOING BETTER NOW, BUT WE FINALLY FOUND ANOTHER CONTRACTOR WHO PULLED THE PERMITS FOR THE WINDOWS. THAT'S THE REASON WHY IT'S TAKEN ALSO SO LONG. WE HAD TO GET A RELEASE FROM THE OTHER CONTRACTOR TO HIRE THE NEW CONTRACTOR, AND ALL OF THAT TOOK TIME AND CERTIFIED
LETTERS AND SIGNATURES. >> MR. REMLING, MR. COSS, DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS?
>> IS THE UNIT CURRENTLY OCCUPIED?
>> NO. >> STAFF WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO
THE REQUEST THEN. >> ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE
>> APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THAT 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, AND COMPLY WITH ALL ORDERS NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT WITHIN 180 DAYS OR A FILE WILL BE ASSESSED. I THANK YOU FOR GETTING THIS RECTIFIED, AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOUR HUSBAND'S
DOING BETTER. >> I HAVE ONE MORE THING, IF YOU WANTED, IT'S -- THE UNIT'S PRETTY MUCH REDONE, IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED ME TO CALL AND SCHEDULE
AN INSPECTION FOR THAT PART? >> SHE'LL SEND ME OUT THERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.
[2. 24-1111 2308 Georgia Ave DJL10 LLC Shaun Coss]
HAPPY NEW YEAR. >> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU GUYS.
>> NEXT CASE, PLEASE. >> OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE UNDER 5A2. CASE 24-1111. 2308 GEORGIA AVENUE. DJL10 LLC IS THE OWNER.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> ARE YOU MR. GENE LEWIS? >> NO, I'M CARL CHRISTIAN. I'M THE MANAGER OF THE LLC AND I HAVE POWER OF ATTORNEY.
>> MR. COSS. >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, THIS
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IS CASE 24-1111. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY DJL10 LLC. THE VIOLATIONS OF THE PROPERTY ARE FROM BUILDING SECTION 1101, PERMIT REQUIRED. THIS IS HERE TODAY FOR A MASSY HEARING, EXTENSION OF TIME. ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PROVIDED 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2024, ONE OF THE RESIDENTIAL REPAIR PERMITS WAS APPLIED FOR.IT WAS ULTIMATELY ISSUED ON APRIL 28, 2025. A SEPARATE PERMIT FOR WINDOWS WAS ISSUED JANUARY 27, 2025, AND EXPIRED WITHOUT ANY INSPECTIONS. ON NOVEMBER 19, 2025, AN AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE, STARTING THE FINES WAS REQUIRED. ON DECEMBER 21, A MASSY HEARING NOTICE WAS MAILED. SO IT'S HERE TODAY FOR A REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE STAY THE AFFINES TO ALLOW FOR IT THE RENEWAL OF THE EXPIRED PERMIT. IF THE PERMIT IS NOT RENEWED, THE FINES WOULD RESUME. IF THE PERMIT IS RENEWED, FINES WILL CONTINUE TO BE STAYED WHILE THERE ARE ACTIVE PERMITS. THE FINES WOULD RESUME
UPON EXPIRATION OF THE PERMITS. >> MR. CHRISTIAN, TELL ME
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? >> WE PICKED THE WRONG CONTRACTOR. HE'S DRIVING FROM MIAMI. A PROJECT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THREE MONTHS, NOW WE'RE ALMOST TWO YEARS INTO IT.
I JUST RECEIVE RECEIPT FOR THE PERMITS FOR THE WINDOWS AND FOR THE ROOF THAT HE PAID FOR, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER SITUATION REGARDING THE -- THAT WAS A TUB INSIDE THE HOUSE THAT HE WAS FILLING UP. IT WAS ON THE PRIOR PLAN, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S RESOLVED. SO I KNOW THEY GAVE ME THIS FOR THEM TO SHOW.
AND TO BE HONEST, WE JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIMEFRAME TO FINISH.
WE CAN'T FIRE HIM, BECAUSE HE HAS $70,000 OF OUR MONEY.
>> SO YOU STILL HAVE THE SAME ONE COMING UP FROM MIAMI?
>> IT'S JUST BEEN A NIGHTMARE. >> ANYTHING FURTHER? ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION.
>> EVERYTHING THEY SAY IS TRUE --
>> I'LL GRANT THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION TO STATE THE ACCURAL OF FINES FOR 30 DAYS, TO ALLOW FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE EXPIRED PERMIT. IF THE PERMIT IS NOT RENEWED WITHIN 30 DAYS, FINES WILL BE RENEWED. IF THE FINE IS RENEWED, THE FINES WILL BE PERMITTED TO BE STAYED WHILE THERE ARE ACTIVE PERMITS. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN, MR. CHRISTIAN.
>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT CASE, PLEASE.
[3. 24-1203 4228 Aberfoyle Ave Sagastume, Mario & Sandra Shaun Coss ]
>> OKAY THE NEXT CASE IS 5A3. CASE 24-1203. 4228 ABERFOYLE AVENUE. MARIO AND SAUNDRA SAGASTUME ARE THE OWNERS.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, ARE YOU MR. AND MRS. SAGASTUME? AM I PRONOUNCING
>> HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE IT? >> SAGASTUME.
>> SAGASTUME. PERFECT. AND YOU ARE THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY? THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN, MR. COSS.
>> THIS IS CASE FOR 4228 ABERFOYLE AVENUE. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY MR. AND MRS. SAGASTUME OF THE SAME ADDRESS.
THE VIOLATIONS WERE FOR PERMIT REQUIRE, WHICH IS IN COMPLIANCE.
THIS IS HERE TODAY FOR A FINE REDUCTION. ON NOVEMBER 8, 2024, THERE WAS AN ORDER DETERMINING A VIOLATION. ON NOVEMBER 18, 2025, THERE IS AN AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE, STARTING FINES.
ON DECEMBER 22, 2025, THERE IS AN AFFIDAVIT STOPPING THE FINES.
ONE, THE GRAVITY OR SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATION IS MINIMAL.
TWO, THE ROOF REPAIR WAS PERMITTED. THE PERMIT WAS OBTAINED TO CLOSE. THE PERMIT TO REINSTALL THE SOLAR EQUIPMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING VOIDED. THE OWNER HAS CHOSEN NOT TO INSTALL SOLAR PANELS. NUMBER THREE, THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE
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OWNER WAS PREVIOUSLY FOUND IN VIOLATION WERE OTHERWISE INDISCERNIBLE ] ANY SUCH PROCEEDINGS, ZERO TIMES.RESPONDENT HAS REQUESTED A COMPLETE WAIVER OF FINES. STAFF HAS CALCULATED THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST IN THIS CASE TO BE $1,137.85. AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND PROCEDURE FROM THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO REDUCE THE FINES TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE
COST. >> THANK YOU. MR.AND MRS. SAGASTUME, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
>> IN 2001, WE HIRED A COMPANY TO DO THE SOLAR PANELS. WELL SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE. WE HAVE TILES BROKEN, ROOF LEAKING INSIDE THE HOUSE, AND WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE COMPANY TRYING TO GET IT, YOU KNOW, FIXED. BUT THEY HAVEN'T COMPLIED. THEY COME AND REPLACE SOME TILES AND IT'S STILL LEAKING, SO THEY DIDN'T EXPECT TO SHOW UP, THAT COMPANY WAS WORKING AND TRYING TO FIX THE LEAK, BUT THEY DIDN'T PULL ANY PERMIT. THE PERMIT FOR THE SOLAR PANELS INSTALLATION WAS CLOSED. BUT THE INSPECTOR COME IN CLOSE TO THE PERMITS, DIDN'T GO UP IN THE ROOF, AND LOOK AT ALL THE DAMAGE THAT THE COMPANY DID. SO I HIRED A PROFESSIONAL ROOFER, REPLACEMENT, AND I PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. I CALL THE COMPANY, THE SOLAR PANEL COMPANY TO REMOVE THE SOLAR PANELS SO I CAN FIX THE -- THE SHINGLES, AND THE TILES. AND HE DENIED. HE JUST WANT TO SEND ME TO COURT TO REMOVE AND PLACE BACK THE SOLAR PANELS. AND I SAY, WELL I DON'T WANT IT. SO I HAVE A LAWYER WORKING ON IT TOO, BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN IN TO TAKE MATTERS IN MY OWN HANDS TO DO THE ROOFING, WHICH IT WAS PERMIT PULLED OFF, AND FINALIZED, AND I REMOVED THE SOLAR PANELS MYSELF. SO I DON'T THINK THIS IS MY ISSUE TO PAY THESE FINES FOR A COMPANY THAT DID MY DAMAGE.
>> OKAY. AND MRS. SAGASTUME, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO
>> ALL RIGHT, MR. COSS, ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO, SIR. WE EMPATHIZE FOR WHAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH, AND DON'T DOUBT WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION HAS TO REMAIN THAT WE RECOUP THE COST OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
IN THIS CASE. >> SO I THANK YOU BOTH FOR COMING DOWN. I HEAR DAY IN AND DAY OUT FRUSTRATIONS WITH THESE TYPES OF COMPANIES. WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO, IT IS YOUR PROPERTY. IT IS ON YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE THINGS ARE IN COMPLIANCE. BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DID GO THROUGH, I DO SYMPATHIZE AND I'M AGREEABLE TO REDUCE THE FINE. BUT I ALSO AGREE THAT THE CITY SHOULD BE RECOUPED THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. NOW DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK? WHETHER YOU CAN SEEK ADDITIONAL DAMAGES AGAINST THIS COMPANY, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A QUESTION FOR YOUR LAWYER, WHICH I'M SURE THEY'RE PREPARED TO WORK WITH YOU ON. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR, ALTHOUGH I SYMPATHIZE, THE CITY NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST RECOUPED FOR THEIR COST. SO THAT BEING SAID, IT IS MY FINDING THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY FOR THERE TO BE A REDUCTION. AND I'M GOING TO ISSUE AN ORDER REDUCING THE FINE TO $1,137.85. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WOULD TAKE YOU
TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT? >> I CAN DO IT TODAY. IT'S NOT
A PROBLEM. >> SO I WILL ISSUE AN ORDER, DIRECTING YOU TO PAY IT WITHIN 30 DAYS. IF IT'S NOT PAID WITHIN THAT 30 DAYS, JUST KNOW IT'S GOING TO REVERT BACK TO THAT $3,450 AMOUNT. BUT YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL, IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT HAPPY NEW YEAR, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN, THANK
YOU FOR HAVING THIS RESOLVED. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THE PAYMENT, CAN WE DO IT TODAY HERE?
>> GO TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, RIGHT?
>> YOU CAN. BUT THEN NO ONE -- I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY WILL BE
THERE UNTIL THE HEARING IS OVER. >> OKAY. SO WE DO IT ANOTHER
[1. 23-738 900 W Weatherbee Rd Rangel, Teresa M & Saundra B Shaun Coss ]
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DAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT
CASE, PLEASE. >> OKAY THE NEXT CASE IS, LET'S SEE, 5B1 CASE 23-738. 900 WEST WEATHERBEE ROAD. TERESA AND
SAUNDRA RANGEL ARE THE OWNERS. >> GOOD MORNING. WHAT IS YOUR
>> AND YOU ARE ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY?
>> THIS IS CASE 23-738. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY TERESA AND SAUNDRA RANGEL OF THE SAME ADDRESS. THIS IS HERE FOR A LIEN REDUCTION. THERE IS AN ORDER DETERMINING A VIOLATION ENTERED NOVEMBER 21, 2023. AN AFFIDAVIT OF NONCOMPLIANCE, STARTING THE FINES WAS REPORTED APRIL 30, 2025. THERE WAS AN ORDER ASSESSING FINE AND IMPOSING A LIEN THAT WAS RECORDED AUGUST 14, 2025. DURING THAT TIME, FINES ACCRUED TO $2,250, WITH FINES INCLUDING RECORDER FEES. THERE ARE FINES, ONE, WHETHER THE REQUESTED PARTY IS THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION THAT RESULTED IN THE LIEN. YES. NUMBER TWO, WHETHER INDISCERNIBLE ] TIMELY COMPLIANCE, OR ANY EXTINUATING CIRCUMSTANCE, THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SPECIAL ĆMAGISTRATE. NUMBER THREE, WHETHER THERE IS CODE ENFORCEMENT UNDER THIS PROPERTY OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY UNDER CODE OWNERSHIP. THERE IS NONE.
ON RECORD. AND NUMBER FIVE, WHETHER GRANTING OF THE REDUCTION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. THE RESPONDENT HAS SUBMITTED THEIR LIEN REDUCTION REQUESTING THAT THE LIEN BE REDUCED TO $650. THE STAFF HAS CALCULATED THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IN THIS CASE TO BE $1,112.85. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND PROCEDURES, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST.
>> MS. RANGEL, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> SO WE ENDED UP WITH THIS -- WITH THE NEED FOR THE PERMIT AFTER A CAR RAN INTO OUR HOUSE. IT LITERALLY FLEW IN, LIKE THERE WERE NO TIRE MARKS ON THE FRONT LAWN OR ANYTHING. SO WE HAD TO START GETTING SOME QUOTES AND GETTING SOME WORK DONE. THERE WAS A HUGE TIME LAPSE WITH THE INSURANCE CLAIM, BECAUSE OUR ADJUSTOR WAS MENTIONING THAT WE WERE NOT -- IT WASN'T ADVISABLE TO GET THE WORK DONE UNTIL THE CLAIM WAS SETTLED, AND UNTIL WE HAD PLANS AND THE PROPER MANPOWER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REPAIRED EVERYTHING PROPERLY. SO, YOU KNOW, WE GOT EVERYTHING.
WE GOT THE BALL ROLLING ON THE REPAIRS FINALLY, EVERYTHING KIND OF GOT FIRMED OUT AS FAR AS THE INSURANCE SIDE, AND THE PROPERTY MAINTAINING ITS WHOLE STATE. SO THE LAST STEP THAT WE NEEDED TO DO WAS TO CLOSE THE PERMIT AND WE DECIDED TO DO LIKE AN OWNER/BUILDER PERMIT. MY OLDER BROTHER WHO DOES NOT LIVE IN THE HOUSEHOLD, HE LIVES IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, HE IS AN ENGINEER, SO HE KIND OF TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO BE HANDS ON WITH THE PLANS AND HELP WITH THE WORK -- THE SITE, THE PLAN WORK THAT WAS NEEDED. SO THAT'S WHY WE DID TAKE THAT ROUTE. ND LAST YEAR, NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MAKING SURE OUR HOUSE IS FREE AND CLEAR WITHOUT ANY LIENS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT WE DID STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT WITH MY DAD'S HEALTH. HE WAS ON DIALYSIS, AND HE ENDED UP GETTING A DONATION, A KIDNEY DONATION. THE SURGERY WAS IN SEPTEMBER THAT JUST PASSED. SO OUR MINDS WERE KIND OF SOMEWHERE ELSE. OUR PRIORITIES WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE. THIS IS THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT THING AND THAT COMBINED WITH THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR EVEN AWARENESS OF THE PROCEDURES AND THE PROPER WAY TO CLOSE THINGS OUT KIND OF
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TOOK AHOLD, AND SO WE DID GET THEM, AS SOON AS I GOT THE NOTICE WE ACTED ON IT AS SOON AS WE COULD. WE HAVE A LITTLE ISSUE WITH THE MAIL. IT'S NOTHING WITH THE USPS, BUT IT'S JUST -- WE GET A LOT OF MAIL, BECAUSE THERE'S FOUR OF US, AND THEN THERE'S MY PARENTS, AND SOME OF -- MOST OF OUR MAIN MAILING ADDRESS IS STILL THAT PROPERTY. SO WE KIND OF HAVE TO SORT THROUGH THINGS. AND WE DID FIND THIS. THANKFULLY WE DIDN'T FIND IT TOO, TOO LATE. BUT AS SOON AS I GOT THE MAIL, AS SOON AS I GOT THE NOTICE, I PROPRIETORIALLY GOT EVERYTHING DONE, AND AS FOR THE PERMIT, I PAID EXTRA TO GET IT REINSTATED, AND THEN TO GET IT FINALIZED AND CLOSED. SO I KNOW THAT WHAT I'M ASKING FOR DOES NOT COVER THE ENTIRE ESTIMATED COST, AND I KNOW THAT THE COUNTY DOES A LOT OF WORK TO ENSURE THE FINANCIAL FUTURE FOR EVERYONE HERE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU, IF YOU COULD PLEASE TAKE SOME SPECIAL CONSIDERATION WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND THE REASON THAT WE WERE PLACED IN THIS PREDICTMENT TO HOPEFULLY FIND A PLACE TO MAYBE ASK FOR AN ADDITIONAL REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT THAT I REQUESTED, PLEASE, SPECIALMAGISTRATE. >> THANK YOU, MS. RANGEL. SO JUST TO CONFIRM, IT IS YOU, YOUR PARENTS, AND IS IT A SIBLING
THAT'S THERE? >> IT'S ME, MY MOM, AND MY SIBLING. AND MY DAD LIVES IN 0 ORLANDO.
>> UNDERSTOOD. AND THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING FOR ME. SO MR. COSS, IS THIS IS SITUATION WHERE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN POSTAGE?
>> THAT THE PROPERTY WOULD HAVE BEEN POSTED? YES, SIR.
>> OKAY. WELL ANYTHING FURTHER FOR ME?
>> JUST NO, NOTHING ELSE TO ADD ONTO THE SITUATION AND THE, THE EXTRA DETAILS THAT YOU NEEDED FOR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU. AND MR. COSS, ANYTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY?
>> NO, SIR, THANK YOU. >> MS. RANGLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING DOWN. I'M VERY HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENE WITH YOUR FATHER AND HE HAD HIS -- I HOPE HE'S DOING WELL. AS YOU HEARD ME EXPLAIN TO THE LAST PARTY, ALTHOUGH I AM INCLINED TO PROVIDE A REDUCTION GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IN LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I WILL NOT BE DROPPING BELOW THE COST FOR THE CITY, BUT I DO THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN, PLEADING YOUR CASE, AND I'M GLAD I CAN AT LEAST GIVE YOU THAT REDUCTION TO THE $1,112.85. NOW LET ME ASK YOU, HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU
WOULD NEED TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT? >> WELL, I CARRY A LOT OF THE COSTS AT THE HOUSEHOLD, SO LIKE I HAVE TO PAY THE INSURANCE AND THE PROPERTY TAXES ON THAT. CAN I ASK FOR LIKE SIX MONTHS? 100 YEAH, WOULD SIX MONTHS BE OKAY WITH EVERYONE?
>> I'M AGREEABLE. WHAT IS THAT? 180 DAYS?
>> YES, SIR. STAFF WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO MS. RANGEL, I WOULD AGREE TO THE 180 DAYS.
JUST KNOW THAT IF IT IS NOT PAID WITHIN THAT TIME, IT WILL REVERT BACK TO THAT 2,250 AMOUNT, BUT YOU CAN WORK WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ON WHEN YOU CAN MAKE THAT PAYMENT. BUT I THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN, I THANK YOU FOR WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THIS.
HAPPY NEW YEAR. >> THANK YOU, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE. BEFORE I LEAVE THE STAND, I JUST HAD A QUESTION. AM I ABLE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON THIS AMOUNT? OKAY, AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
[7. BV2025-00159 2400 S Ocean Dr Unit 7321 Peterson, Brian & Carr, Whitney Joel Smith]
>> YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.
>> THE NEXT CASE WILL BE A CALL-IN CASE. IT WILL BE NUMBER 7. CASE BV2025-00159. 2400 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE, UNIT 7321. WE'LL BE CALLING THE OWNER, WHITNEY CARR.
>> HELLO? >> GOOD MORNING, IS THIS
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>> HI, MS. CARR, THIS IS ELIZABETH WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. WE'RE IN AUDIENCE WITH THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. AND I JUST NEED TO SWEAR YOU IN FOR
>> GO YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, DO YOU AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY
YOU PROVIDE WILL BE THE TRUTH? >> I DO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GOOD MORNING, AGAIN, MY NAME IS JOEL SMITH, WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. BUILDING INSPECTOR/INVESTIGATOR. TODAY WE HAVE CASE BV 2025-00159. THE CASE WAS INITIATED JUNE 27, 2025, AND THE OWNER -- THE OWNERS ARE BRIAN PETERSON AND WHITNEY CARR AT 2400 SOUTH OCEAN DRIVE UNIT 7321. THE VIOLATION WE HAVE IS 2020 EXPIRED PERMIT.
CORRECTIVE ACTION, PERMIT CMCH.2024.00157 FOR HC CHANGEOUT HAS EXPIRED. COMPLETE ALL WORK AS REQUIRED, AND OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS. RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY ASKS IF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THAT THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. AND AS THIS IS AN EXPIRED PERMIT, THE ONLY PICTURES WE HAVE TO MOVE IN ARE
JUST PICTURES OF THE POSTING. >> OFFICER SMITH, THE POSTINGS, DO YOU KNOW WHAT DAYS THOSE WERE DONE ON? IS THAT JUNE 27, OR
SOME TIME LATER? >> SO THE POSTING WAS POSTED BY ANOTHER INSPECTOR. I WAS ON VACATION AT THE TIME.
>> BUT THE POSTINGS WERE DONE AS OBVIOUSLY THE OWNERS WERE
>> AND DOES THIS TO PHOTOGRAPH TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE POSTINGS THAT WERE LEFT AT THE HOME.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE,
EXHIBIT 1. >> AND JUST FOR CLARITY, THIS IS -- THIS POSTING, AS IT'S DEPICTED IN THIS PICTURE WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE THIS WAY IN NORMAL PROCEDURE, RIGHT?
>> YES. >> OKAY, I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO
EVIDENCE AS CITY'S EXHIBIT 1. >> ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO, MA'AM. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE
CITY. >> GOOD MORNING, MS. CARR. THIS IS SPECIAL MAGISTRATE BORROW. HOW ARE YOU?
>> DOING FINE. >> HAPPY NEW YEAR. TELL ME
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? >> THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT OUR HOME. IT'S A VACATION HOME FOR US. AND SO, IN -- WE ARRIVED AT OUR UNIT BACK IN, I BELIEVE IT WAS 2024 AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING. AND IT WAS JUNE 26TH, OR 27TH. THE AIR CONDITIONER WASN'T WORKING. WE CALLED WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS OUR AROUND-THE-CLOCK, BUT I GUESS THEY HAD SOLD, THEY HAD BEEN OUR UNIT PROVIDER FOR A VERY LONG TIME. AND THEN THEY SOLD AND WE ENDED UP WITH AS STILL AIR CONDITIONING, THEY CAME OUT, THEY INSTRUCTED US THAT WE NEEDED A NEW UNIT BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. THEY CAME OUT. THEY GAVE US A NEW UNIT. IT COST APPROXIMATELY $10,000. ACTUALLY, NOT APPROXIMATELY, IT COST US $10,000. WE THEN LEFT TO GO BACK TO FT. LAUDERDALE TO OUR HOME ON THE 28TH, AND THEN RETURNED JULY 3RD FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. IT WAS COMPLETELY FROZEN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. WE HAD WATER -- EXTREME WATER DAMAGE. ALL KINDS OF THINGS WENT WRONG. WE CALLED THEM. THEY LET ME KNOW THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE A UNIT FOR ME, OR BE ABLE TO FIX
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IT, OR REPLACE IT FOR THREE MONTHS. WE ENDED UP IN -- I TRIED TO CANCEL MY PAYMENT AND HAVE THEM TAKE THE INDISCERNIBLE ] OUT. I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT AND HAVE DOCUMENTS WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA.I HAVE IT FOR THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA. I HAVE IT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ALSO THE DBPR. I HAVE BEEN ALL AROUND. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE -- I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS PERMIT. I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE PERMIT OR DO ANYTHING WITH THE PERMIT BECAUSE THEIR EQUIPMENT NEVER WORKED. I HAD TO GET ANOTHER AC COMPANY TO COME OUT. THEY CAME AND THEY FIXED THE UNIT THAT WAS CURRENTLY PURCHASED, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST BEEN, UNFORTUNATELY, A DISASTER. I'VE CONTACTED THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE BACK WHEN THIS WAS ALL GOING ON. I'VE, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'VE INSTRUCTED ME THAT THIS WAS A CIVIL MATTER. YOU KNOW, IT WAS AN UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS VIOLATION OR THAT WE WERE, YOU KNOW, THE INSPECTION WAS TO HAPPEN OR WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN, I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT IT, AND WE'RE NOT THERE AT THE UNIT. IT HAPPENED TO BE, I HAD A FAMILY THAT'S STAYING THERE, AND THEY RECEIVED JUST THIS NOTICE THAT WAS POSTED ON, I GUESS THE 6TH OF JANUARY TO LET THEM KNOW -- OR NOT THE 6TH, I'M SORRY, THE 30TH OF DECEMBER TO LET US KNOW THAT THIS HEARING WAS HAPPENING TODAY, AND SHE SENT ME A TEXT MESSAGE, AND THEN I CALLED THE CITY, AND HERE I AM.
>> WELL THANK YOU, MS. CARR FOR BRINGING ME UP TO SPEED. I'M SORRY TO HEAR THE DIFFICULTIES YOU'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS AC UNIT. WHAT'S THE STATUS NOW OF THE AC UNIT?
>> THE AC UNIT WORKS. WE HAD ANOTHER COMPANY COME OUT AND FIX THE, YOU KNOW, THE UNIT. IT WAS THE INTERIOR UNIT. IT WAS NOT THE OUTSIDE UNIT, AND YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THESE UNITS ARE -- THE CONFIGURATION OF THESE CONDOS, THERE'S A VERY SPECIFIC UNIT THAT ONLY FITS INTO IT, AND SO THEY'RE VERY HARD TO ALSO OBTAIN NOW. SO AS A GROUP, EVERYBODY WHO'S IN OCEAN VILLAGE IS HAVING A VERY HARD TIME, IF YOU HAVE TO REPLACE YOUR UNIT.
>> MR. SMITH, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME?
>> WELL, I'M GLAD TO HEAR SHE HAS A WORKING AC NOW. IT SOUNDS THAT POSSIBLY MOVING FORWARD RIGHT NOW THE COMPANY THAT REPAIRED YOUR AC, IF YOU CAN GET WITH THEM AND GET THEM TO DO A CHANGE OF CONTRACT, RENEW A PERMIT, AND YOU'LL BE GOOD TO
GO. >> YES, SIR. SO ELIZABETH WAS VERY NICE TO EXPLAIN THAT PROCESS TO ME VIA, ON THE 30TH, AND I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM. OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE NEW YEARS, SO OUR WINDOW OF TIME WAS BRIEF. BUT I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEIR OFFICE AND WE SHOULD BE DOING WHAT I BELIEVE IS A RENEWAL OF THE PERMIT, AND THEN CALLING FOR
>> EXCELLENT. SO MS. CARR, I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY TO GIVE YOU 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN THAT PERMIT, TO GET THAT RENEWED, OR APPLY FOR THAT. WOULD YOU FIND THAT THAT'S
REASONABLE? >> I WOULD JUST ASK FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME AS I AM IN FT. LAUDERDALE AND I WORK, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE -- THE PERSON WHO IS CURRENTLY AT MY UNIT WILL BE LEAVING, AND SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SOMEONE, MYSELF, OR BRIAN TO BE THERE AT THE UNIT TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE AND WHAT THIS PROCESS IS, AND TO BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR CANDOR. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU
WOULD NEED? >> IF YOU DON'T MIND, I L 30 DA GREAT, JUST SO I CAN GET MY HANDLE AROUND IT. I ONLY SPOKE TO YOUR DEPARTMENT AS OF THE 30TH. SO WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY, BUT OBVIOUSLY, I'M WORKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND THEIR TIME AND THEIR SCHEDULE AS WELL, SO I JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT MYSELF INTO A SITUATION THAT, YOU KNOW, IS A NEGATIVE
ONE. >> MR. COSS, ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS OR REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS?
>> SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, TRADITIONALLY, 60 DAYS WOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME. STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE KEEP IT TO 60 DAYS, HOWEVER, IF ADDITIONAL TIME IS NEEDED, THEN
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SHE CAN CONTACT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR A CONSIDERATION OF AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS, AS LONG AS SHE'S DEMONSTRATED THAT SHE'S BEEN MAKING FORWARD PROGRESS TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER.>> AND MS. CARR, DID YOU HEAR MR. COSS'S POSITION?
>> I DID. AND THAT'S -- THAT'S UNDERSTOOD. THAT'S FINE. I MEAN, I'VE JUST -- WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS IT. OBVIOUSLY, I WANT TO GET THIS CORRECTED, AND HAD I KNOWN ABOUT IT, I WOULD HAVE HAD IT CORRECTED SO I'LL MAKE SURE TO -- EVERYBODY AT THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE HAS BEEN AMAZING SO I DON'T HAVE AN
ISSUE WITH THAT. >> FANTASTIC. WELL, ANYTHING
FURTHER FROM THE PARTIES? >> NO.
>> MS. CARR, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION?
>> NO. I'LL JUST SAY THAT ELIZABETH IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WAS JUST -- KUDOS TO HER.
>> WELL SHE CAN HEAR YOU, SHE'S HERE. YES, THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING. >> FANTASTIC. WELL, IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION DOES EXIST, AND THE VIOLATORS WILL BE GIVEN 60 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 DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $250 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED. MS.CARR, YOU DO HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPEAL THIS ORDER, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE. BUT I THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE, I THANK YOU FOR WORKING QUICKLY, AND I WISH YOU THE REST A HAPPY
NEW YEAR. >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO
[2. BV2025-00037 2510 Avenue M Unit C Hadden, Marlene Frank Remling]
>> OKAY. OUR NEXT CASE WILL BE 4C2. BV2025-00037. 2510 AVENUE M, UNIT C. MARLENE HADDEN IS THE OWNER.
>> THIS CASE IS BV2025-00037 2510 AVENUE M, UNIT C. THE OWNER IS MARLENE HADDEN, 5722 PLACE, LAKE DRIVE, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. THE VIOLATION IS 13.22021 OPENABLE WINDOWS. IPMC ROOFS AND DRAINAGE. 2021 PLUMBING GENERAL. RPN605-03-2021 LUMINARIES. THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE REPLACE ALL DAMAGED WINDOWS, HARD WEAR, TO MAKE IT OPENABLE AND OPERABLE. 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. NUMBER FOUR, PROVIDE LUMINARIES AS REQUIRED BY THIS CHAPTER. THE RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY REQUESTS THAT A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS. 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 $250 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. AS OF NOW, THERE ARE NO PERMITS FOR THE CITED ITEMS OR REQUEST FOR ANY INSPECTIONS. AND I DO HAVE SOME PICTURES.
>> MR. REMLING, THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE DATED FEBRUARY 24TH OF LAST YEAR. DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> DO THEY TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU OBSERVE THEM?
>> YES, THEY DO. >> THE CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE,
CITY'S COMPOSITE 1. >> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. REMLING?
>> NO, MA'AM, YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE OF THE
ROOF. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE
CITY. >> IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT, OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN
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CLOSED. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF[4. BV2025-00141 402 S 14th St Unit A Tyrone Ventures LLC Frank Remling]
$250 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXTCASE, PLEASE. >> THE NEXT CASE IS 4C4, BV2025-00141. 402 SOUTH 14TH STREET, UNIT A. TYRONE VENTURES,
LLC, IS THE OWNER. >> THIS CASE IS BV2025-00141.
14TH SOUTH STREET. THE OWNER IS TYRONE VENTURES, LLC, 1961 NORTHEAST STEVEN AVENUE, JENSEN BEACH, FLORIDA, 34957. THE VIOLATION IS RPM2021 INTERIOR SURFACES. MECHANICAL APPLIANCES.
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, PAINT OR REPAIR THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE STRUCTURE THAT AS REQUIRED, INCLUDING THE WATER DAMAGED CEILING THAT HAS COLLAPSED. ALL APPLIANCES SHALL BE IN SAFE OR WORKING CONDITION. THE RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY REQUESTED THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS THE VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. APPROVE ALL INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED. THERE HAS BEEN NO PERMITS OR CONTACT FROM THE HOMEOWNER FOR AN INSPECTION OR REINSPECTION.
PICTURES. >> THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN JUNE 11 OF THE LAST YEAR. DID YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> DO THE PHOTOS DEPICT THE
VIOLATIONS AS YOU CONFIRM THEM? >> YES, THEY DO.
>> I'LL ACCEPT THIS INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NO, MA'AM. YOU CAN SEE THE
DAMAGE FROM THE ROOF. >> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE
CITY. >> THANK YOU. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THE VIOLATORS WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT. COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER PERMIT CONDITIONS AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER, NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $250 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED WITH 30 DAYS TO APPEAL. NEXT
[5. BV2025-00148 2020 Sunrise Blvd Taylor, Carolyn Miles Keller]
CASE, PLEASE. >> NEXT CASE IS 4C5.
BV2025-00148 2020 SUNRISE BOULEVARD. CAROLYN TAYLOR IS THE
OWNER. >> CASE NUMBER BV2025-00148.
ADDRESS 2020 SUNRISE BOULEVARD. CAROLYN TAYLOR IS THE OWNER AT THE SAME ADDRESS. CASE INITIATED JUNE 18, 2025. VIOLATIONS ARE FLORIDA BOATING CODE PERMIT REQUIRED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION THAT HAS BEEN PERFORMED WITHOUT A PERMIT, INCLUDING ELECTRICAL WORK AND ANY OTHER WORK DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT. RECOMMENDATIONS, THE CITY REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINDS A VIOLATION EXISTS, THE VIOLATORS BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT.
INSPECTION AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED, CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS NOT DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT OR A FINE OF $250 PER DAY BE ASSESSED. AND SO FAR, NO PERMIT FOR THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, AND I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY.
>> MR. KELLER, THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU PROVIDED, WERE THEY -- WERE THEY TAKEN ON THE DATE THAT THE CASE WAS INITIATED, JUNE
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18TH OF 2025? OR AT THE TIME OF THE NOTICE?>> SO I BELIEVE THEY WERE AT THE -- OF THE JUNE 18TH, OR A FEW DAYS BEFORE. IT WAS 7-11-24 IS WHEN THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN, BECAUSE I DID A STOCK WORK ORDER THAT DAY.
>> OKAY. SO THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE YEAR BEFORE LAST?
>> CORRECT. THIS WAS A CASE THAT STARTED BEFORE, AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TO THE DAUGHTER.
>> SO ORIGINALLY, IT WAS MS. TAYLOR'S MOTHER, WHO WAS THE OWNER OF THE HOME. THE CASE IS CONTINUED TO ALLOW MS. TAYLOR TO GET OWNERSHIP OF THE HOME AND THEN RESIDED?
>> I BELIEVE, YES. >> SO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WERE FROM JULY OF 2024, RIGHT?
>> YES. >> AND THERE ARE ALSO PICTURES FROM NOVEMBER FOR THE POSTING OF THE HOME, CORRECT?
>> CITY MOVES INTO EVIDENCE, CITY COMPOSITE 1.
>> I'LL ACCEPT THESE INTO EVIDENCE AS CITY'S COMPOSITE 1.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER, MR. KELLER? >> NO.
>> NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE CITY.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS THIS COURT'S FINDING THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS, AND THE VIOLATOR WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AT LEAST EVERY 180 DAYS UNTIL THE PERMIT HAS BEEN CLOSED AND CURE ALL OTHER VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT
[a. IDENTIFICATION OF CASES IN COMPLIANCE OR RESCHEDULED]
OR A FINE OF $250 PER DAY WILL OCCUR. NEXT CASE, PLEASE.>> THAT WOULD BE IT, EXCEPT FOR A CASE THAT WAS RESCHEDULED, WHICH IS 00180, 2550 AVENUE B, HILLSIDE INVESTMENTS. THAT'S CONTINUED UNTIL NEXT MONTH. MASSY, THE FINE REDUCTION DID
NOT SHOW. >> IS THERE ANY OTHER STATEMENTS YOU NEEDED TO MAKE BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
>> OH, YES, THERE IS. I'M SORRY. OH, YES. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE VIOLATOR CERTIFIED MAIL. THE GREEN CARD WAS PLACED IN THE MAIL. THE GREEN CARD IS UNSIGNED, WITH A HEARING AS NOTICE TO THE VIOLATOR. TEN DAYS FROM THE HEARING, A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT REGULAR U.S.
MAIL WITH AN AFFIDAVIT OF MAIL ATTACHED TO IT. A HEARING WAS PLACED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE LOBBY OF CITY HALL. A NOTICE OF HEARING IS ALSO LISTED A THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. IF THE CERTIFICATION CARD IS NOT REQUIRED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WITHIN TEN DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING POSTED, POSTING IS COMPLETED THE SAME WAY AS IF THE CARD WAS RETURNED
UNCLAIMED. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK
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