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ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CALL THE AUGUST 12TH, 2026 CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING TO ORDER.
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FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO SWEAR IN ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TODAY.SO IF YOU PLAN ON SPEAKING, PLEASE STAND UP AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU.
MAY BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS THE ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES I PREVIOUSLY.
[ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
I REVIEWED THEM BEFORE COMING HERE TODAY, AND THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED.SO THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE SUBMITTAL OF THE DIGITAL EVIDENCE PACKET.
[SUBMITTAL OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE PACKET]
YES. AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTS AND DIGITAL AGENDA INTO THE RECORD AND THEY ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE RECORD.AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO CODE COMPLIANCE HEARINGS PER DAY FINES.
[CODE COMPLIANCE HEARINGS: PER DAY FINES (Part 1 of 2)]
OUR FIRST CASE TO BE HEARD IS C B OH, SORRY. CV26-01026 AT 1479, ASHEBORO CIRCLES SOUTHEAST. THE CODE OFFICER IS ANGELA JONES.I AM SUBMITTING PHOTOS AND DIGITAL FILE THAT ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY DURING MY INSPECTIONS AT 1479 ASHEBORO FOR THE VIOLATION OF 172002 BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WITHOUT A PERMIT.
THREE 2026 I DID INITIAL INSPECTION, FOUND THE PROPERTY WAS IN VIOLATION ON.
61226 IT DID ANOTHER VIOLATION. DID ANOTHER INSPECTION.
IT WAS STILL IN VIOLATION. 626 WE POSTED IT. 72926 WE DID ANOTHER INSPECTION AND IT WAS STILL IN VIOLATION WITH NO PERMIT. DURING MY LAST INSPECTION ON 811, I FOUND THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS CASE FOR 150 DAYS. I BELIEVE THE OWNER IS HERE TO SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF.
OKAY. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. THERE'S TWO VIOLATIONS ON HERE.
WE'VE GOT THE SOLAR PANELS, AND THEN THERE'S ONE FOR DRIVEWAY.
YES. THE DRIVEWAY HAS BEEN CLOSED. THAT WAS COMPLIANCE.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST DEALING WITH SOLAR PANELS.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. YEAH. MY NAME IS JOHN BATTEN, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH AN ENGINEER TO GET THE REST OF THE PAPERWORK DONE AND GET THE INSPECTIONS FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM. IT'S JUST TAKING TIME. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL EVENTS OCCUR SINCE THIS STARTED THAT CAUSED A GREAT DEAL OF EXTRA WORK THAT I HAD, DID NOT YOU KNOW, WASN'T EXPECTING.
SO I NEED, I NEED MORE TIME. OKAY. SO YOU'RE WORKING WITH AN ENGINEER AND IS HE OR SHE WORKING WITH THE CITY TO PROCURE THE PERMITS? SO I RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT THIS PHASE WHERE WE'RE REDLINING THE DRAWINGS.
HE NEEDS DRAWINGS AND STUFF TO WORK FROM. SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE REDLINING PROCESS.
THERE IS A FEW CHANGES HE'D LIKE FOR ME TO, TO MAKE SO THAT IT WOULD PASS INSPECTIONS, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. OKAY. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU NEED FOR THAT? I WOULD LIKE THREE MORE MONTHS TO GET THIS DONE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO A 90 DAY EXTENSION? NO. OKAY. THAT SOUNDS. CAN. CONSIDERING WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
THAT SOUNDS REASONABLE. SO WE WILL SET THE NEW DATE OF COMPLIANCE AS NOVEMBER 10TH, 2026.
OKAY. AND THEN IT WILL BE A $50 A DAY FINE FOR EVERY DAY AFTER THAT.
THE PROPERTY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS CV 26-00616. THIS IS A 307 CHERRY TREE CIRCLE NORTHWEST.
THE CODE OFFICER IS CHRIS ROBINSON.
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FOR THE RECORD, I'M CHRIS ROBINSON, COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY. PRESENTING CASE NUMBER C 26200616.THE INITIAL INSPECTION WAS ON. 22326. THE VIOLATION I OBSERVED WAS A SEMI VEHICLE PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, SECTION 74.25 B COMMERCIAL VEHICLE IN RESIDENTIAL ZONE TWO.
2326 CONDUCTING A ROUTINE PATROL. DISCOVERED THE VIOLATION.
ISSUED A COURTESY NOTICE. 31626 FOLLOWED UP STILL IN VIOLATION.
ISSUED A STATEMENT VIOLATION. 5726 FOLLOWED UP STILL IN VIOLATION.
ISSUED A VIOLATION AND NOTES APPEARING. 52126 THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED.
72726 PROPERTY WAS STILL IN VIOLATION. 81126 THE PROPERTY WAS STILL IN VIOLATION.
YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MR. ERIC BACCHUS.
OKAY. OKAY, SO I JUST NEED TO HEAR LOOKING FOR YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY.
OKAY. OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU NEED TO GET THIS PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE.
I'VE BEEN IN PALM BAY FOR MANY YEARS, AND I'M OVER WAS OVER THE ROAD TRUCK DRIVER.
AND I KNEW BACK THEN, YOU KNOW SEMI TRUCK, IT WAS A PROBLEM PARKING IT IN FRONT IN YOUR DRIVEWAY.
BUT SINCE I HAD ANOTHER LOT BACK THERE, I WASN'T AWARE OF THE, THE ORDINANCE BECAUSE I DO HAVE ANOTHER LOT THAT'S ATTACHED AND IT'S FENCED IN. SO IT WASN'T IN THE ROADWAY OR THE RIGHT OF WAY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I DID CALL MR. ROBINSON AND I TOLD HIM MY SITUATION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO THE VA IN AND OUT OF THE VA FOR APPOINTMENTS, AND I ASKED THEM FOR ANOTHER MONTH BECAUSE I COULDN'T DRIVE THE TRUCK.
I HAD TO GET SOMEBODY AND HE HE EXTENDED THAT MONTH.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I, I GET FORGETFUL AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I GOT THE BATTERIES EVENTUALLY AND GOT IT STARTED.
I WENT UP HERE TO BABCOCK, THE STORAGE OVER THERE, AND LOOKED AT A SPOT, AND THEY HAD A SPOT AND I WAS GOING TO MOVE THE TRUCK THERE. BUT AS WE WERE FILLING OUT THE PAPERWORK, SHE SAID, OH, WHAT'S YOUR PLATE NUMBER? AND ALL OF THAT I HAD TO PLATE ON THERE.
I TOOK THE INSURANCE OFF BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN DRIVING.
AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER MONEY PIECE OF MONEY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO I'M NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW AND I HAVEN'T BEEN.
BUT I APPRECIATE HIM FOR, YOU KNOW, AT THAT TIME WHEN I TALKED TO HIM, BECAUSE I DID CALL HIM FOR TRYING TO GIVE ME THAT MONTH, BUT IT JUST IT JUST DIDN'T HAPPEN AS FAST AS I WANTED IT TO.
OKAY. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY ANY PROSPECTS FOR WHERE TO MOVE THE TRUCK AT THIS TIME? NOT AS, AS OF YET. BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET A TAG AND PUT INSURANCE ON IT.
SO BECAUSE THAT BEFORE I BROUGHT IT DOWN TO THE HOUSE, WHEN I STOPPED DRIVING, IT WAS UP IN COCOA AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT AT A PARKING SPOT. BUT THEY, THEY DID SOMETHING WITH THE BACK, THE STORAGE PLACE, THEY WILL BUILD AN EXTRA STORAGE.
SO EVERYBODY HAD TO MOVE OUT. SO THAT'S HOW MY TRUCK ENDED UP COMING HERE.
YES, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS A PROBLEM. BUT SINCE MY LOT IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR AND IT WAS FENCED IN AND I DON'T HAVE MY TRAILER THERE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT WASN'T BOTHERING ANYBODY. I JUST WASN'T, YOU KNOW, AWARE OF IT.
AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE ORDINANCE GO, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE RV, THEY PARK IT ALL OVER THE PLACE AND MY TRUCK IS WAY SHORTER THAN THE RV, YOU KNOW? SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THE DYNAMICS OF THAT CODE.
YEAH. THAT OLD ORDINANCE WHEN IT COMES TO SEMIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW.
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I, OUR ORDINANCES, I JUST HAVE TO ENFORCE THEM.SO HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU NEED? SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED TO GET YOUR TAGS.
AND HAD TO GET THE STORAGE PLACE WANTED. THEY SAID IT NEEDS TO HAVE TAGS.
YEAH. THEN I CAN, YOU KNOW, GET A BUDDY TO COME IN AND, AND MOVE IT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU NEED TO DO THAT? MAYBE LIKE I WANT TO SAY LIKE SIX WEEKS.
SIX WEEKS. YEAH. OKAY. DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT? OKAY. OKAY.
OKAY. WE WILL SET THE NEW DATE OF COMPLIANCE AS SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2026.
SO THAT'S SIX WEEKS FROM SIX WEEKS FROM TODAY.
OKAY. AND THEN IT'LL BE $50 A DAY EVERY DAY AFTER THAT, THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION.
OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS AGAIN.
OUR NEXT CASE IS CV 26-01380. AND THIS IS AT IT? 1616 JACINTO AVENUE, NORTHWEST. THE COURT OFFICER IS ALSO CHRIS ROBINSON.
THE ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS ARE. 93.031 AYE FLIGHT 93.031 AYE ONE MILDEW ON THE EXTERIOR WALLS.
33.21 A FIRE PREVENTION CODE FOR STORM SHUTTERS.
ID M C 304.6 FOR EXTERIOR WALLS AND TO PREPARE IPMC.
304.9 OVERHANGING EXTENSIONS ON 42226, ROUTINE PATROL DISCOVERED A HOUSE WITH BOARDED UP WINDOWS AND MILDEW ON THE EXTERIOR WALLS, DAMAGED EXTERIOR WALLS AND MISSING SOFFITS. I ISSUED A COURTESY NOTICE.
FIVE, 12, 26 AND 6426 FOLLOW UP WAS FOUND. VIOLATIONS REMAIN ISSUED.
STATEMENT OF VIOLATION AND A NOTICE APPEARING ON 642662226.
PROPERTY POSTED 72726 STILL IN VIOLATION 81126 PROPERTY WAS STILL IN VIOLATION.
HONORABLE JUDGE, MR. ROBINSON, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ALEXANDER ROMANUK.
I'M THE NEW OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. I JUST PURCHASED THE PROPERTY ON AUGUST 4TH.
I INTEND TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE VERY SOON.
JUST TO BE SAFE. I'M KINDLY REQUESTING AN EXTENSION OF 60 DAYS FROM TODAY.
AND I WILL CALL OFFICER ROBINSON AS SOON AS IT'S DONE.
IT'LL BE DONE QUICKER. OKAY. SO YOU JUST BOUGHT THIS LAST WEEK, THEN? YES, SIR. OKAY. AND YOU SAID 60 DAYS. 60 DAYS.
BUT I'LL BE DONE QUICKER JUST TO BE SAFE. OKAY.
YOU GOT LIKE, IF YOU GOT A CONTRACTORS OR SOMETHING LINED UP FOR ALL THAT.
I HAVE EVERYTHING LINED UP. OKAY. WELL, 60 DAYS FINE WITH YOU.
YEAH, THAT SEEMS REASONABLE TO ME FOR ALL THIS WORK. SO OKAY.
OCTOBER 11TH, 2026 WILL BE THE NEW DATE OF COMPLIANCE, AND THEN IT WILL BE $50 A DAY EVERY DAY AFTER THAT FOR EACH VIOLATION THAT'S STILL REMAINING. THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU, OFFICER ROBERTSON.
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OUR NEXT CASE IS CV 26-0113 AT 872 VANCE CIRCLE NORTHEAST.THE COURT OFFICER IS VALERIE STURGIS.
CHRIS ROBINSON. PALM BAY CASE NUMBER CD260111392.
PHOTOS AND DIGITAL FILE TO ACCURATELY DEPICT PROPERTY DURING AN INSPECTION OF 872 RANCH CIRCLE.
THE ORDINANCES ARE IN VIOLATION OF 19.041. EXCESSIVE VEGETATION.
93.031 MILDEW FROM THE STRUCTURE. 33126 DURING A ROUTINE PATROL, I DISCOVERED AN EXTREMELY OVERGROWN YARD WITH SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES AND VINES GROWING ON THE HOUSE, AS WELL AS MILDEW ON THE WALLS.
FOUR, 20, 26 AND FIVE. 1226 FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS FOUND THE PROPERTY STILL IN VIOLATION.
ISSUE STATEMENT OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON 51326.
52726 THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED. 72726 THE PROPERTY WAS STILL IN VIOLATION.
81126 THE PROPERTY WAS STILL IN VIOLATION. I'VE BEEN WORKING THIS CASE FOR 134 DAYS.
HELLO. SO I MISREAD THE DATE ON MY LETTER. ORIGINALLY.
ORIGINALLY AS THE 22ND INSTEAD OF THE 12TH. SO I'M NOT NEARLY AS PREPARED AS I WOULD LIKE TO BE.
I'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT I WAS CITED FOR, EXCEPT ONE, WHICH IS PAINTING OF THE SUPPORT POLE.
BUT I'VE DONE THE MILDEW, I'VE TRIMMED THE GRASS.
THE LET'S SEE, THAT'S THE EAST SIDE OF MY HOUSE.
THERE WAS A HUGE AZALEA THAT DIED IN THE FROST THIS YEAR.
HUGE BRAMBLE THAT'S GONE AS OF LIKE THIS WEEKEND.
LIKE I, I REALIZED THAT THIS HEARING WAS TODAY, MONDAY WHEN I WENT TO SEARCH FOR THE PHONE NUMBER OF MY CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER SO I COULD TOUCH BASE WITH THEM, LET THEM KNOW I WAS ON TRACK AND WHAT I STILL HAD LEFT TO DO.
AND I REALIZED THE DATE THAT I HAD JUST A COUPLE DAYS TO OKAY I WOULD HAVE PRINTED OUT AND BROUGHT IN A PICTURE THAT IT HAS BEEN TRIMMED CLEANER. I HAVE IT ON MY PHONE, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PRINT IT.
THAT'S OKAY. YOUR TESTIMONY IS ENOUGH FOR THAT.
THE OVERGROWN VINE ON THE WEST SIDE OF MY HOUSE IS A.
THE FLORIDA. MOSS. IT'S A FLORIDA GRAPE. IT'S NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE STRANGLER OF THE SOUTH.
IT'S NOT AN INVASIVE VINE. IT'S A GRAPE VINE.
BUT THE MILDEW IS GONE. THE MOST OF THE EXCESSIVE FOLIAGE IS GONE.
SO REALLY, I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH MORE TIME YOU NEED.
THE END OF THE MONTH. OKAY. NOW AS FAR AS THE VINE I, I, I'M WITHOUT ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT IT AND, YOU KNOW, PARSE OUT THE CODE.
I CAN'T REALLY SAY IF WE CAN SAY THAT IT'S NOT IN VIOLATION OR NOT.
AND YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S YOU KNOW, IF IT'S IN VIOLATION, IT'S IN VIOLATION.
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BUT MAYBE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S A WAY YOU COULD TRANSPLANT IT TO ANOTHER PART OF THE YARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.I CONSIDERED BRINGING IN POTTED TRIMMINGS OF IT AS A GOODWILL GESTURE.
BUT IF THERE, IF THERE IS A WAY TO SAVE IT 30 DAYS, IS THAT GOING TO BE ENOUGH FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TRANSPLANT IT TO SOMEWHERE IF YOU NEED TO? YES, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE CAN ACCOMPLISH WHAT SHE NEEDS TO IN 30 DAYS BECAUSE THERE'S STILL EXCESSIVE VEGETATION.
I MEAN, JUST LOOKING AT THAT VINE RIGHT THERE, THE VINE DOESN'T NEED TO BE REMOVED.
THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER PHOTOS ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF THE HOUSE WHERE THE, THE, THE BUSHES AND EVERYTHING ARE OVERGROWING ONTO THE OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY.
THEY'RE GOING UP AGAINST THE HOUSE. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CLEANED UP.
THAT RIGHT THERE, THAT PHOTO, THAT'S ALL GOING INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY.
IT JUST NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP. IS THE WEEDS UP UNDERNEATH IT? I MEAN, IS IS THIS PICTURE FROM TODAY? IT'S A FLOWERING JASMINE HEAD.
HOLD ON A SECOND. IS THIS PICTURE FROM TODAY? THAT PICTURE WAS FROM YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY. OKAY. HAVE YOU DONE WORK ON THIS PLANT SINCE YESTERDAY? I TRIMMED IT AT THE SIDEWALK. I DIDN'T TRIM IT OTHERWISE.
IT'S ARABIAN JASMINE. IT SMELLS REALLY NICE. THE.
IT'S A NEW NEIGHBOR THAT'S MOVED ON TO THIS PROPERTY.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THE JOB WAS ONE OF THE ISSUE PLANTS.
THERE'S A THERE'S ON THE SAME FENCE. THERE'S A TREE THAT I THINK MIGHT BE A MASSIVE PEPPER TREE.
I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S AN OAK OR IF IT'S A PEPPER, BUT OKAY.
OKAY. YEAH. SO THE, THE ISSUE WE HAVE IS WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET WHAT'S REMAINING DONE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AGAIN.
I'VE HAD, I'VE HAD ARBORISTS TO MY PROPERTY, BUT I HAVE I HAVE THE LARGEST OAK TREES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IN MY BACKYARD. LIKE I'VE, I'VE HAD TREE SPECIALISTS OUT TO HANDLE THOSE.
AND THAT'S BEEN SORT OF THE FOCUS. BUT, YOU KNOW, NO ONE CAN SEE THAT FROM THE STREET.
AS FOR THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, LIKE IF YOU WALK, THE GRASS IS CUT.
IF YOU WALK INTO THAT, IT'S THIS REALLY BEAUTIFUL NATURAL ARCHWAY.
LIKE THE TEMPERATURE DROPS LIKE 20 DEGREES. IT'S FILLED WITH BUTTERFLIES.
LIKE ALL RIGHT, I THINK, I THINK YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE TAKING YES FOR AN ANSWER BECAUSE SO WE I'M GOING TO GRANT YOU AN EXTENSION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SUFFICIENT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO MEET WITH THE CODE OFFICER AGAIN.
HE'S GOING TO NEED TO SHOW YOU THE SPOTS THAT NEED WORK.
AND IF YOU, IF THAT CAN ALL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN 30 DAYS, THAT'S FINE.
IF YOU NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, WE CAN DO THAT TOO.
MY PLAN WAS TO HIRE TREE TRIMMERS. IF I CAN'T DO IT WITH HAND TOOLS WHATEVER THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER TELLS ME TO DO, I'LL DO OKAY. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ASKING FOR 30 DAYS.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S ENOUGH TIME TO MEET WITH THEM AND GET EVERYTHING ALL DONE.
I. YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU THINK IT MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH TIME? CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE MORE? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THIS.
CAN YOU ACCOMPLISH WHAT? CAN YOU BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC? I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH. RIGHT NOW I'VE TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT, BUT YOU KEEP COMING UP WITH, OH, THIS IS THIS TYPE OF PLAN. SO I NEED TO MEET YOU OUT THERE SO I CAN GO OVER WHAT YOU NEED TO DO BECAUSE YOU KEEP TALKING.
I AGREE, IT'S NOT THE TREES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S THE WEEDS THAT ARE GROWING UP OVER THAT THING RIGHT THERE TO THE LEFT OF THE PROPERTY, THE LEFT OF THAT PHOTOGRAPH, THAT IS A WEED. THAT'S THAT'S NOT A THAT'S NOT A TREE OR A PLANT.
THAT'S THAT'S CUT. OKAY. BUT THOSE ARE THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY.
SO I NEED TO MEET YOU OUT THERE. WE CAN START OUT WITH 30 DAYS AND I CAN MEET HER OUT THERE AND I CAN DISCUSS IT WITH HER, WITH WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
ALL RIGHT. SO THE NEW DATE OF COMPLIANCE WILL BE SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2026.
AND THEN IT'S $50 A DAY FINE FOR EACH FINE FOR EVERY DAY AFTER THAT, FOR EACH VIOLATION IS STILL IN PLACE. YES, SIR.
OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NEW CASES. BUT IF WE COULD GO ON TO THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES,
[AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES (Part 1 of 2)]
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WE HAVE TWO CASES ON THAT LIST. THEY ARE NUMBER ONE.AND NUMBER TWO CV 25-00065 AT 3155 TROPICAL CIRCLE SOUTHEAST AND CV 2600066 AT 3131 TROPICAL CIRCLE SOUTHEAST. AND THE CODE OFFICER IS ANGELA JONES.
ON JANUARY 7TH, 2026, THE PROPERTY WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1740071.
FAILURE TO OBTAIN A FENCE PERMIT ON 1726. WE SENT A NOTICE NO RESPONSE.
ON 128 WE ISSUED A STATEMENT OF VIOLATION, NO RESPONSE, AND ON 327 WE SENT ANOTHER.
AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. AND THEY WERE STILL IN VIOLATION.
AS OF 811, THEY ARE STILL IN VIOLATION, ACTUALLY, AS OF TODAY.
I JUST CHECKED IT BEFORE AND THEY'RE STILL IN VIOLATION.
THEY STILL HAVE NOT PULLED A PERMIT. I BELIEVE THEY'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF.
OKAY. THE SAME FOR BOTH CASES, RIGHT. SO I THINK I REMEMBER THIS, BUT JUST TO REFRESH MY MEMORY, IS IT THE PLACEMENT OF THE FENCE OR JUST THE FACT THAT THERE'S NO PERMIT? THAT'S THE VIOLATION. SO FOR CV 2600066 THEY NEED TO THEY DON'T HAVE THE THEY DON'T HAVE A PERMIT. THEY HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT FOR BOTH THE OTHER ONE.
SO WE ALREADY HAD THIS ONCE AND NOW IT'S AGAIN, SO WE'VE ALREADY HAD AN EXTENSION ALREADY DID THE FIRST HEARING, SECOND HEARING, AND THEN HE CAME BACK. AND SO WE'VE ALREADY DONE ONE EXTENSION.
HI. I'M. I'M HAROLD BARBER. I'M REPRESENTATIVE OF FIRST KEY HOMES.
I'M ONE OF THE SERVICE MANAGERS REGARDING THE, THE ISSUES WITH THE FENCES.
WE HAVE ATTEMPTED THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WE HAD OUR GC ON THE CASE. WE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE PERMITS IN ORDER TO MOVE THE FENCE, AS THE OFFICER JUST MENTIONED, BUT THE HOLDUP HAS BEEN THE PAPERWORK IN TRYING TO GET THE PERMIT.
BUT THE, HOLDUP HAS BEEN ON GETTING THE WHOLE HARNESS APPROVED OR THE PERMIT APPROVED, THAT WE NEED THE HARNESS IN ORDER TO GET IT APPROVED. SO WE HAVE SENT AUTHORIZATION SIGNATURE MINES AND OF AND OF MY DIRECTOR AS WELL.
AND IT ALL HAS BEEN REJECTED. SO THE, MY GC HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE COUNTY AND.
AND HAS BEEN DILIGENTLY TRYING TO, TO GET THAT, THAT TAKEN CARE OF, BUT THE HOLDUP HAS BEEN THE PAPERWORK, BUT WE ARE IN PLACE THERE ALREADY. HE IS ALREADY APPROVED TO GET THE, THE FENCE REMOVED AND WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
AND WE DO APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY, BUT IT'S JUST IT'S THE PAPERWORK THAT'S BEEN.
RIGHT. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, WE NEED TO GET.
WE HAD TO GET THE PERMIT APPROVED BEFORE WE MOVE THE FENCE.
OKAY. BUT SO SO THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS NO.
IF SOMETHING WAS PLACED UP ILLEGALLY, YOU DON'T NEED A PERMIT TO TAKE IT DOWN.
SO HE COULD TAKE THE FENCE DOWN. BUT THEN FOR THE OTHER FENCE, IF THAT'S GOING TO REMAIN, HE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS A PERMIT. OKAY.
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OKAY. AND, SIR, YOU'RE THE GC SWORN IN. OH, OKAY.IF WE COULD JUST. SIR, IF YOU COULD PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
SO SO WHAT'S THE HOLDUP ON GETTING THESE PERMITS? WELL, WE APPLIED FOR EVERYTHING. THE ONLY THING WE DON'T HAVE IS THE HOME HARNESS, SO.
SO WHAT HOME HARNESS IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING? I KNOW IT'S A HOLD. HARMLESS. HOLD HARMLESS. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I.
AND THAT SHOULDN'T TAKE MUCH. THAT'S JUST AN AGREEMENT.
LIKE ALMOST LIKE AN AFFIDAVIT THAT SAYS IF YOU PLACE A FENCE IN AN EASEMENT OR OVER ON SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY, YOU DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. AND THE CITY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE.
IF SOMEBODY TEARS DOWN YOUR FENCE OR TAKES YOUR FRIENDS.
YOU NEED THAT SIGN IN ORDER TO GET THE PERMIT ISSUED.
I THINK THERE'S BIGGER ISSUES IN WHERE YOUR FENCE IS PLACED.
YOU HAVE TO GET HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL IF YOU HAVE A SEPTIC OR A WELL SITUATIONS LIKE THAT, BUT A HOLD HARMLESS COULD BE SIGNED US UP IN GROWTH MANAGEMENT IN FRONT OF THE NOTARY AND BE DONE QUICKLY.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE EASIEST PART OF THE PERMIT. SO BUT HE'S TALKING ABOUT A HOLD HARMLESS AND IT JUST KEEPS THE FACT THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOUR FENCE BECAUSE OF MISPLACEMENT OR VIOLATION OF THE CODE.
OKAY. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO WHILE WE'RE HERE NOW? NO. NOT HERE. I MEAN, YOU CAN DO IT. YOU COULD DO IT RIGHT AFTER YOU LEAVE THIS HEARING.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING I CAN DO. OKAY.
SO HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU NEED TO PULL UP THE FENCE? WELL, I CAN DO IT MONDAY. BY MONDAY. BY MONDAY.
OKAY. BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT WOULD SOLVE THE VIOLATION.
AND THEN YOU CAN GET THE PERMIT AT YOUR, YOU KNOW, AT YOUR LEISURE.
OKAY. OKAY. SO WE SO JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE REMOVE BOTH FENCES OR JUST ONE.
SO THE ONE THAT IS ENCROACHING, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE ANYWAY.
SO I BELIEVE THE MAGISTRATE IS SAYING THAT IF YOU REMOVE THAT FENCE AT THAT PROPERTY, THAT TAKES AWAY THE VIOLATION BECAUSE THE PERMIT WOULDN'T BE REQUIRED BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A FENCE. AND THEN YOU COULD JUST GO GET THE PERMIT WHEN YOU WANT. THE OTHER ONE WAS NOT ENCROACHING, AND IT'S AN ACTUAL FENCE THAT'S THERE. YOU WOULD STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE PERMIT PROCESS AND GET IT, WHICH TYPICALLY OFFENDS PERMIT TAKES ABOUT 30 DAYS.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT STAGE YOU'RE IN AS FAR AS GETTING THAT ONE DONE, BUT IF YOU REMOVE THE ONE, IT WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT ONE CASE WHERE THE FENCE IS ENCROACHING. IT'S ALL DONE FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. EVERYTHING'S BEEN DONE.
OH, SO THEN IF YOU IF YOU HAVE ALL THAT AND YOU UPLOAD THAT ALL IN, I MS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO UPSTAIRS, SIGN YOU HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT OR GET IT NOTARIZED ANYWHERE AND UPLOAD IT.
OKAY, SO THE PROBLEM WAS, WAS BECAUSE THE DEED IS DIFFERENT THAN OUR SIGNATURE.
OKAY. SO SEE, NOW WE'RE THROWING DIFFERENT THINGS IN THERE. SO YES, IF THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE PROPERTY AND OWNERSHIP AND STUFF, THAT COULD TAKE A WHILE BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE TO BE THE ACTUAL PROPERTY OWNER.
IN THAT CASE, IF YOU TOOK BOTH FENCES DOWN, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM AT ALL.
ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT IS THE WHAT'S THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON YOU? PULLING UP THE FENCE THAT IS NOT ENCROACHING.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A FINANCIAL ASPECT. I THINK WHAT THE, WHAT THE INTENT WAS TO MOVE THE FENCE AND MAINTAIN THE FENCE AS THE HOUSE WAS LEASED WITH A FENCE, IT WAS ADVERTISED WITH A FENCE. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE LEGALLY WE HAVE TO HAVE FENCE BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE RENTED THE HOME.
BUT IN THIS CASE, I MEAN, IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE VIOLATION, IF WE HAVE TO REMOVE THE FENCE, THEN WE'LL REMOVE THE FENCE. OKAY. AND ALSO JUST AS A ANOTHER OPTION, WHICH MAY BE OFF THE WALL SINCE THIS IS YOUR SECOND TIME COMING
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TO THIS HEARING, YOU COULD ALSO ACCEPT THE FINE.US AS IT WAS IMPOSED ORIGINALLY, THEN YOU HAVE NO TIME PERIOD TO GET DEFENSES CORRECTED.
AND THEN WE COULD GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO THAT'S AN OPTION AS WELL.
SO YOU CAN GET A ANOTHER BITE OF THE APPLE THAT WAY AS WELL WITHOUT MOVING ANY FENCES.
AND WE CAN DEAL WITH THAT ON A, ON A LIEN REDUCTION PROCESS.
OKAY. NOW DOES THE DOES APPLYING FOR THE PERMIT PAUSE THE FINES? NO. NOT APPLYING. IT WOULD AT LEAST HAVE TO BE ISSUED.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AND WE'VE ALREADY GIVEN, WE'VE ALREADY GIVEN YOU AN EXTENSION. I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A 15 DAY EXTENSION.
THAT'S PLENTY OF TIME FOR YOU TO PULL UP THE FENCE THAT YOU GOT TO PULL UP ANYWAY. AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE PERMIT FOR THE NEW FENCE, BUT IF IT IS, WE HAVE THE LIEN REDUCTION. YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK AND ASK FOR THE FINE TO BE REDUCED AFTER THAT.
SO SOUND GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE NEW DATE OF COMPLIANCE IS GOING TO BE AUGUST 27TH, 2026.
OKAY. SO JUST CLARITY ONE MORE TIME. REMOVING THE FENCE CLEARS THE VIOLATION.
AND THEN WE COULD COME BACK AND APPLY FOR A NEW, THE BASICALLY REINSTALL THE FENCE, RIGHT? SO REMOVING THE FENCES REMOVES BOTH VIOLATIONS.
SO REALLY, THEN YOU'RE JUST WORRIED. THEN IT'S UP TO YOU TO DETERMINE.
DO YOU WANT TO PULL OUT THE FENCE THAT YOU NEED THE PERMIT FOR AND THEN GET THE PERMIT AND PUT IT IN? OR DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE THAT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THE PERMIT IN TIME, AND YOU MIGHT INCUR, YOU KNOW, $50 A DAY FOR A FEW FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS OR SOMETHING.
GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE JUST JUST FOR CLARITY OF THE RECORD, SINCE THEY'RE THERE TO THE EXTENT THERE ARE TWO VIOLATIONS, YOUR ORDER IS FOR THE RESPONDENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE TWO VIOLATIONS WITHIN 15 DAYS, OR ELSE BE FINED $50 PER DAY PER VIOLATION.
YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THIS THE 3131 TROPICAL CIRCLE IS THE ONE THAT IS ENCROACHING AND NEEDS TO BE MOVED. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THAT'S THAT'S THE ONE ON THAT SIDE THAT HAS TO BE MOVED UP.
THIS IS THE PICTURE. IS IT THE ONE THAT'S JUST ONE FOOT OVER 12IN? THIS PART ON YOUR SURVEY, WHEN YOU GO ON TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT PERMIT, THIS IS THE PART THAT THEY HIGHLIGHTED THAT WAS ENCROACHING ONTO THE OTHER PROPERTY. CORRECT. ABOUT 12 ABOUT 12IN.
YEAH. SO THAT'S THE ONE THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. THAT HAS TO BE MOVED ON. 31.
31 TROPICAL. OKAY. SO. OKAY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE TWO LEAN REDUCTIONS. DO YOU WANT TO DO THOSE OR DO YOU WANT TO REVIEW ALL OF YOUR NEW CASES?
[CODE COMPLIANCE LIEN REDUCTIONS]
LET'S DO THE LEAN REDUCTIONS. THIS WAY THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT. OKAY.OUR FIRST CASE IS CV 24-02190, AND THIS IS AT 900 BIG HORN CIRCLE, NORTHWEST.
THE CODE OFFICER IS CHRIS ROBINSON. CAN YOU SAY THAT CASE NUMBER AGAIN? CV 24-02190. IT'S ON PAGE 22 OF YOUR AGENDA. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. SIR. WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
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ALL SINCE BEEN HANDLED. WHEN HE HANDLED THAT, HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A VIOLATION FROM 2024 AND THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL LIEN ON MY PROPERTY. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION. NOW I DO.I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 31 YEARS. MY WIFE, IF THERE WAS A VIOLATION, SHE WOULDN'T LET ME GET AWAY WITH IT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? SO YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M ASKING IS JUST, YOU KNOW, TO GET THAT OFF OF THE PROPERTY THERE BECAUSE I HAD, YOU KNOW, THEY TOLD ME WHEN I SPOKE WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT THERE WAS CERTIFIED MAIL.
MY WIFE NEVER RECEIVED IT. I NEVER RECEIVED IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I REALIZE THE POST OFFICE DOES SCREW UP AND MY GO TO SOMEBODY ELSE OR WHATEVER. BUT SIR, YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF THAT. AND THAT WAS THAT WAS HANDLED. IT TOOK ME ABOUT SIX WEEKS. THE AXLE ON THE TRAILER BROKE AND I WAS BUSY. AND THEN I DID GET RID OF IT. AND, YOU KNOW, OFFICER ROBINSON CAN TELL YOU THAT THE PROPERTY IS COMPLETELY IN COMPLIANCE NOW.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT'S THE FINE ON THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW? SO THE ACTUAL FINE RIGHT NOW IS $30,419.11. OKAY.
AND DOES THE CITY HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR REDUCTION? YES WE DO. SO AFTER REVIEWING THE CASE AND THE FILE, THE APPLICATION SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION AND THE MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION, THE CITY RECOMMENDS THAT THE FINE OF $30,419.11 BE REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT OF $3,000, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $750 BE IMPOSED FOR $3,750.
OKAY. SORRY. SAY THAT AGAIN. 3000. $3,750. 3000.
THAT'S TOTAL. THAT'S THE THE FINE AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE.
SO THE FINE GOES TO 3000. THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE IS 750.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HOW DOES ACCEPTABLE. THERE IS NO DUE DILIGENCE WHERE ANYBODY CAN SHOW ME THE SIGNATURE OF MY WIFE OR MYSELF OR ANYBODY, FOR THAT MATTER, ACCEPTING A CERTIFIED LETTER.
NOW, THIS PAST CODE VIOLATION. OFFICER ROBINSON LEFT A PHYSICAL ZIPLOC BAG ON MY DOOR.
OKAY. THERE WAS NEVER ANY VIOLATION ON MY DOOR ABOUT THAT.
AND AGAIN, IT WAS HANDLED SIX WEEKS LATER. SO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT IN TWO YEARS, NOBODY DROVE BY THAT PROPERTY AND SAW THAT THAT VIOLATION WAS TAKEN CARE OF, SIR. OKAY. I MEAN, NO, I UNDERSTAND, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T MADE A DECISION YET, SO I'M JUST SAYING, IF THINGS GO BETTER WHEN EVERYBODY'S CALM, YOU KNOW, I, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW OKAY, SO I, I HAVE IN THE RECORD HERE THAT IT WAS DELIVERED AND LEFT WITH AN INDIVIDUAL.
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE SAYING YOU WEREN'T THE INDIVIDUAL THAT GOT IT.
SO THERE IS A DISCREPANCY THERE THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS OWNER AS WELL.
THERE WAS A QUITCLAIM DEED, BUT IT WAS NOT FILED UNTIL AFTER OUR CASE.
IT WASN'T ACTUALLY FILED IN THE BOOKS UNTIL MARCH 18TH OF 2025.
OKAY. WHEN DID YOU MOVE IN? I WAS LIVING THERE AT THE TIME.
YES, SIR. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR. IT WAS A VERY, VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.
HE PASSED AWAY AND LEFT ME THE HOUSE. OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, I, I DON'T JUST, YOU KNOW, DISPUTE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A VIOLATION. I'M JUST SAYING THAT I NEVER YOU KNOW, IT WAS LONG SINCE HANDLED.
AND, YOU KNOW, I, I FIND THAT TO BE EXORBITANT, YOU KNOW, FOR FOR WHAT IT IS.
I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S THERE'S COSTS AND THERE'S WHATEVER, BUT A $3,000 FINE ON SOMETHING FROM TWO YEARS AGO THAT WAS HANDLED WITHIN SIX WEEKS SEEMS A LITTLE ASTRONOMICAL TO ME, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, SIR.
OKAY. DID THEY GIVE YOU ANY? DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WHEN YOU KNOW, AFTER YOU GOT THIS? AFTER AFTER YOU GAVE HIM NOTICE OF THE TRAILER AGAIN? NO, I DIDN'T WORK THE ORIGINAL CASE. BUT THIS CASE RIGHT HERE, HE WAS.
HE WORKED WITH ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. SO I HAVE NO ISSUES AT ALL.
OKAY. YEAH, WE GOT IT DONE. YOU KNOW, RATHER QUICKLY, YOU KNOW? OKAY. I HAVE THE PICTURES FROM THE INSPECTIONS. THESE ARE THE PICTURES FROM APRIL OF THIS YEAR.
THIS STARTED IN 2024, BUT THIS IS APRIL OF 2026.
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IS THERE ANY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WITH $3,000? YES, SIR.MY I, I HAD QUADRUPLE BYPASS BACK IN AUGUST. TEN DAYS AFTER I GOT HOME.
PLUS, I DON'T THINK THAT WE WANT TO AND YOU KNOW, MY THE MEDICAL BILLS, MY CO-PAYS AND EVERYTHING, IT'S IT'S VERY STRENUOUS RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, I'M ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OUT A SMALL EQUITY LOAN ON THE PROPERTY TO HELP OUT WITH THINGS. BUT THAT, YOU KNOW, I WASN'T BUDGETING FOR THIS KIND OF FINE ON AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT I DO ADMIT IT WAS THERE, BUT I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE VIOLATION AT ALL.
AND THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY CRUTCH OF THE SITUATION WITH ME, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, YOU DO SOMETHING, YOU GOT TO PAY THE PIPER. BUT YOU KNOW, TO ME THAT'S THAT'S EXORBITANT, YOU KNOW? SO. ALL RIGHT. WHAT IF CAN YOU CAN YOU DO $1,000 PLUS THE 750? WOULD I HAVE TO DO IT ALL IN ONE SHOT, OR COULD I MAKE A PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT WITH YOU GUYS? I THINK IT HAS TO BE ALL AT ONE TIME, RIGHT? YES.
BUT IF HE WANTS TIME TO GET THE MONEY AND PAY, OF COURSE THAT'S AMENDABLE.
I WOULD PREFER NOT TO DO A PAYMENT PLAN. YEAH.
WE CAN, WE CAN SET THE TIME. OKAY. SO HOW LONG DO YOU NEED TO PAY.
1750 I'D SAY PROBABLY 60 DAYS. NOW I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE THAT I HAD WITH THE VEHICLES AND I WANTED, I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY LEAVE HERE AND GO APPLY FOR A FENCE PERMIT.
AND I HEARD YOU TALKING ABOUT THE FENCING PERMITS.
BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING. NOW, HOW WILL THIS AFFECT ME? I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. HOW WILL THIS AFFECT MY ABILITY TO APPLY FOR THIS PERMIT? IS THIS FINE GOING TO HAVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE I CAN GET THE FENCE PERMIT? NO. YEAH. NO. YOU CAN APPLY FOR A PERMIT AND GET A PERMIT.
OKAY. WHETHER YOU HAVE A CODE VIOLATION OR A FINE.
BECAUSE, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE THE HOUSE NICE FOR MY WIFE AND EVERYTHING. AND, YOU KNOW, THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IS A LITTLE BIT. BUT WE'VE BEEN SAVING FOR THIS FENCE FOR A WHILE. SO, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WORKING WITH ME ON THIS, YOU KNOW.
YEAH, I'D SAY 60 DAYS. I CAN I CAN PAY THAT FINE.
OKAY. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I THINK THAT THE CITY'S OFFER OF $3,750 IS, IS A VERY REASONABLE OFFER, AND I WOULD NORMALLY BE INCLINED TO JUST ENTER THAT, BUT I'M ALSO JUST TAKING INTO, INTO ACCOUNT, YOU KNOW, THE HEALTH, HEALTH ISSUES THAT YOU'VE HAD.
THANK YOU SIR. AND THAT, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO, WE'LL REDUCE THE LIEN OR THE FINE TO 1750, 1750 AND 60 DAYS TO PAY IT. ALL RIGHT, I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. NOW, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T PAY WITHIN 60 DAYS BY LAW, IT GOES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL 30 GRAND. SO YEAH.
OUR NEXT SPECIAL REDUCTION IS V24-00278 AND CV23-00975. THESE ARE AT 1925 SAGO PALM STREET NORTHEAST.
AND THE CODE OFFICER IS VALERIE STURGIS.
ALL RIGHT. YOU ALL SET? ALL RIGHT, SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JAMES SILVA. I HAVE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY THROUGH A TAX DEED. THIS WAS MY FIRST PURCHASE EVER. THROUGH A TAX DEED.
IT TURNED OUT TO BE A NIGHTMARE. IT'S BEEN TEN MONTHS THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH ALL THE ISSUES THAT, THAT WE, WE FOUND OUT THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE PROPERTY.
I REALIZED AT THIS POINT THAT I MADE TWO MISTAKES WHEN I PURCHASED THE FIRST MISTAKE WAS THAT I CALLED DEPARTMENTS AND ASKED THEM OVER THE PHONE IF THERE WERE ANY LIENS ATTACHED TO THE PROPERTY, BUT I ONLY GAVE THE ADDRESS AND NEVER GAVE.
I NEVER PROVIDED THE THE NAME OF THE OWNER OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER.
SO I WENT ONLINE AND LOOKED UP ON PUBLIC RECORD, ON PUBLIC RECORDS, AND EVERY TIME I WAS PUTTING IN THE NAME, I WOULD LEAVE SPACE BETWEEN THE LAST NAME COMMA.
I'LL PUT SPACE AND THEN THE FIRST NAME. SO NOTHING CAME UP. PRIOR TO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE,
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WITH THE AUCTION AFTER I PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AND I TRIED CONTACTING UTILITIES TO GET THE, THE, THE ELECTRICITY AND THE WATER AND EVERYTHING BACK ON.I WAS TOLD THERE WERE LIENS STILL ATTACHED TO THE PROPERTY FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER.
SO AT THAT POINT I HIRED AN ATTORNEY TO DO A LIEN SEARCH.
I PAID OVER $2,000 AND ALL THESE LIENS CAME UP.
AT THAT POINT, I STARTED CONTACTING THE CITY.
I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO JEANNIE, WHICH WAS VERY HELPFUL AND GUIDED ME THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS.
I EXPLAINED TO HER THE SITUATION AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE AMOUNT OF THE LIENS I.
I WAS I WAS LOSING SLEEP. SHE DID TELL ME ABOUT THE PROCESS WITH THE SURPLUS.
BUT I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, YOUR HONOR. I'VE BEEN HAVING A REALLY BAD TIME.
I SPENT A LOT MORE MONEY THAN I EXPECTED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROOF.
THE CARPORT. WHEN I CALLED BEFORE THE AUCTION, THEY TOLD ME UP TO $3,000 TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.
IT TURNED OUT THAT THE CARPORT WAS NO LONGER UP TO CODE.
I HAD TO REPLACE THE CARPORT ENTIRELY. IT COST ME $20,000.
THE A C NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THERE WAS ANOTHER $7,000.
THE HOUSE WAS FULL OF MOLD. WE HAD ALL TYPES OF ISSUES.
SUBFLOORS. SO I WENT AHEAD AND SPENT ALL THE MONEY, RAISED ALL THE MONEY THAT I COULD TO MAKE ALL THE REPAIRS AND BRING THE PROPERTY UP TO CODE. I DID PAY TWO LIENS OR NUISANCE LIENS. I ALSO PAID $3,000 OF LIENS TO THE UTILITIES COMPANY.
I HAVE A SPREADSHEET AND INVOICES SHOWING THAT I SPENT $111,000 UP TO DATE WITH THIS PROPERTY.
IT'S ONLY WORTH ABOUT THAT MUCH. AND BECAUSE I PULLED THE HELOC ON MY HOUSE AND I NEEDED TO PAY ALL THIS DEBT I RENTED A PROPERTY, AND THE TENANT IS JUST VERY BAD TENANT. I GUESS THERE WERE MORE ISSUES WITH THE HOUSE THAT SHE MOVED IN.
SO EVERY MONTH, I'M HAVING TO SPEND A LOT MORE MONEY MAKING REPAIRS.
APPARENTLY, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MOLD, WHICH WE GOT THAT OUT OF THE WAY.
NOW HOWEVER, WHEN SHE WAS MOVING HER STUFF IN, SHE BROKE HER FOOT GOING DOWN THE, THE MOBILE HOME AND NOW SHE'S THREATENING TO SUE ME. SHE SAID THAT THE STEPS WERE NOT UP TO CODE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN PAY FOR ANY OTHER THINGS.
I DO HAVE A HELOC. I'M NEGATIVE EVERY MONTH, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
ALL RIGHT. SO HOW MUCH IS HOW MUCH IS STILL LEANED ON THE PROPERTY.
OKAY. SO THERE'S TWO CASES. DO YOU WANT A TOTAL OF THE TWO OR DO YOU WANT THEM INDIVIDUALLY? LET'S, LET'S JUST DO A TOTAL OF TWO. OKAY. SO THE TOTAL FINES BETWEEN THE TWO CASES IS $73,509.63.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO DOES THE CITY HAVE A A, A, A SUGGESTION FOR REDUCTION? YEAH. A RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REDUCE THE 73 509 63.
TO THE AMOUNT OF $7,000 PLUS ADMINISTRATIVE COST.
ONE TIME FOR A TOTAL OF $7,750. $7,750. OKAY.
WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY A LOT BETTER THAN 73,000.
HOW DOES THAT SOUND? DEFINITELY. I DON'T KNOW HOW I'LL BE ABLE TO PAY FOR IT, BUT. OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU, YOU KNOW, TO CONSIDER TO CONSIDER THAT I SPENT SIGNIFICANT MONEY.
I BROUGHT THE PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, BACK TO SAFE STRUCTURE.
APPARENTLY THE COMMUNITY IS VERY HAPPY. I, I DONATED ALL THE FURNITURE THAT WAS IN THERE.
THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY HAPPY. THE CARPORT WAS A DANGER BECAUSE EVERY TIME THERE WAS A STORM, ALL THE NEIGHBORS WERE SCARED IT WAS GOING TO FLY INTO THEIR PROPERTY. SO I FEEL LIKE I, I, I MADE A, I MADE, I DID THE COMMUNITY A FAVOR BY BRINGING THE PROPERTY BACK.
YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IS HAPPY. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT I'M TAKING SO MUCH OF THE PREVIOUS OWNERS.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT? SO IF I MAKE THE PAYMENT DUE WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS, WHAT CAN YOU DO? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU. I'M NEGATIVE, SO I HAVE TO PUT MONEY FROM SOMEWHERE.
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I DON'T KNOW, TWO GRAND, TWO GRAND. I COULD PROBABLY COMMIT TO THAT AND HAVE THAT PAID WITHIN THE 60 DAYS.OKAY. SO TWO GRAND FOR THE FINE AND THEN THE 750 FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.
THAT'S NOT REALLY THAT'S REASONABLE. SO, SO YOU COULD DO 2750 IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS.
I WILL COME UP WITH THE MONEY. OKAY. BECAUSE YEAH, AGAIN, JUST AS WITH THE LAST WITH THE LAST CASE.
I THINK THAT THE CITY'S OFFER IS VERY REASONABLE, BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S GOOD POLICY TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO YOU KNOW, RENOVATE THESE PROPERTIES AND, AND BRING THEM UP.
SO I DON'T WANT TO ADD ANY MORE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO YOU, BUT WE DO, YOU KNOW, WE, I DO NEED TO, YES, DO STILL NEED TO HAVE, HAVE SOMETHING.
SO, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO 27, 50 AND 60 DAYS.
I'LL COME UP WITH THE MONEY WITHIN THE 60 DAYS. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL SET THE THE, THE FINE WILL BE REDUCED TO $2,750 FOR THAT'S FOR EVERYTHING, FOR BOTH, FOR BOTH LIENS AND TO BE PAID ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 11TH, 2026.
PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
OKAY. I MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE HERE. SO IS THIS THE ONE WE JUST HEARD? YES. THAT WAS 278 AND 975.
TWO EIGHT AND NINE. SEVEN. FIVE. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TALK TO YOU AFTERWARDS. I THINK I JUST NEED TO GET A NEW THING PRINTED OFF.
OKAY. SO DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A SHORT INTERMISSION AND REVIEW ALL THE FILES? YES. OKAY.
[CODE COMPLIANCE HEARINGS: PER DAY FINES (Part 2 of 2)]
OKAY AN OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING CASES ON A PER DAY FINE AGENDA HAVE FAILED TO APPEAR FOR TODAY'S HEARING.THOSE CASES ARE CV 26-01697 AT 1650 BURGUNDY STREET, SOUTHEAST.
CV26-00866 AT 2501 PANAMA AVENUE. SOUTHEAST V26-00410 AT 1392 SCHNEIDER STREET, SOUTHWEST.
CV 2601597 AT 472 WARRINGTON ROAD, SOUTHWEST.
CV 2601228 AT 981 ALAMEDA LANE, SOUTHWEST. CV 2600673 AT 991 ALAMAR LANE, SOUTHWEST.
EV2601398 AT 1425 HEALEY STREET, NORTHWEST. CV2601201 AT 1883 STREET NORTHWEST. CV2601945 AT 1300 NEEDLE STREET, NORTHWEST. CV2601349 AT 1608 EARLHAM AVENUE NORTHWEST.
CV2601171 AT 1579 DALLAM AVENUE, NORTHWEST.
CV2600243156 HILTON AVENUE NORTHWEST. CV2600821.
AT 1426 GILES STREET, NORTHWEST. V 2601115. AT 852 VANCE CIRCLE, NORTHEAST. V 2600595 AT 1842 DELAWARE STREET, NORTHWEST.
CV2601925 AT 1296 CHEB PLACE, NORTHWEST.
V26-01235 AT 1361 AVENUE NORTHWEST. CV2602033 AT 1812 C GRAPE STREET. SOUTH NORTHEAST CV2602218.
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IN 1945 BIG CYPRESS STREET, NORTHEAST CV26015952775 FRANCIS STREET NORTHEAST V 2601081 AT 974 CITRUS AVENUE, NORTHEAST CV2601645 AT 1011 SUNSET ROAD, NORTHEAST.CV 26017022966 GEMINI AVENUE NORTHEAST. CV 26016783298 JACKSON AVENUE, NORTHEAST. CV 2601619 AND 2053 BROADWAY STREET, NORTHEAST. CV 2600826 AT 4500 DIXIE HIGHWAY, NORTHEAST. CV 2601700 AT 1232 DAWN STREET, NORTHEAST CV2601666 AT 1270 MARIPOSA DRIVE, NORTHEAST.
CV2601016 AT 1890 MANGO STREET NORTHEAST. V 2602322 AT 2518 AMBERLEY ROAD, NORTHEAST.
WE SUBMIT THOSE CASES AS THEY APPEAR ON THE AGENDA.
PRESENTED. THE CITY REPRESENTS THAT ALL RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED AND OR NOTICED.
ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES AND THE PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES.
THE RESPONDENTS ARE NOT PRESENT TO BE HEARD AND THE CASES HAVE NOT COME INTO COMPLIANCE.
THE CITY IS SUBMITTING ALL EXHIBITS AND AFFIDAVITS INTO EVIDENCE IN THESE CASES, AND REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE RESPONDENTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE SET FORTH IN THEIR STATEMENT OF VIOLATION, AND THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR COMPLIANCE AND SET A DAILY FINE TO BE IMPOSED IF THE RESPONDENTS FAIL TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. I FIND THAT ALL THE RESPONDENTS RECEIVED PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES.
THE RESPONDENTS IN THE CASES LISTED HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 27TH, 2026, WHICH IS 15 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, TO BRING THEIR PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE. THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE A FINE OF $50 PER DAY FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY THAT VIOLATIONS CONTINUE PAST THE DATE OF COMPLIANCE. AN OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING CASES ON THE SET FINE AGENDA HAVE FAILED TO APPEAR
[CODE COMPLIANCE HEARINGS: SET FINES]
FOR TODAY'S HEARING. THOSE CASES ARE CV 2601665 AT 1327 SALINA STREET, SOUTHEAST.CV 2601880 AT 1066 GANNAWAY AVENUE, SOUTHWEST.
CV 2601581 AT 1820 ROBERT J. KERNAN BOULEVARD, NORTHEAST CV 2601962 AT 2380 URSA BOULEVARD, NORTHEAST TWO SIX CV 2602067 AT 1280 MEADOWBROOK ROAD NORTHEAST AND CV 260191929 AT 21068 VARNA STREET, NORTHEAST. WE SUBMIT THESE CASES AS THEY APPEAR ON THE AGENDA. THESE CASES WILL NOW BE HEARD WITHOUT FURTHER TESTIMONY, AND THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IS REQUESTED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE FILES PRESENTED. THE CITY REPRESENTS THAT ALL RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED AND OR NOTICED, ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES AND THE PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES.
THE RESPONDENTS ARE NOT PRESENT TO BE HEARD AND THE CASES HAVE NOT COME INTO COMPLIANCE.
THE CITY IS SUBMITTING ALL EXHIBITS AND AFFIDAVITS INTO EVIDENCE IN THESE CASES, AND REQUESTS THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE RESPONDENTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE SET FORTH IN THEIR STATEMENT OF VIOLATION, THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME FOR COMPLIANCE AND IMPOSE A FINE OF $200 IF THE RESPONDENTS FAIL TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. THE CITY ALSO REQUESTS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO TAKE ALL REASONABLE ACTIONS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE AND CHARGE THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH THE REASONABLE COST OF THE OF THE ACTIONS, ALONG WITH THE FINE IMPOSED,
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IF NOT IN COMPLIANCE, BY THE COMPLIANCE DATE.THE RESPONDENTS IN THE CASES LISTED HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 22ND, 2026, WHICH IS TEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, TO BRING THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE OR PAY A FINE OF $200.
I AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO TAKE ALL REASONABLE ACTIONS TO BRING THE PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE, AND TO CHARGE THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH THE REASONABLE COST OF THE ACTIONS, ALONG WITH THE IMPOSED FINE. AN OWNER OR REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING CASES ON THE SET FINE AGENDA HAVE FAILED TO APPEAR FOR TODAY'S HEARING. THAT IS CASE CV26-01155 AT 4270 MINTON ROAD, NORTHWEST. WE SUBMIT THESE AS THEY ARE ON THE AGENDA.
THESE CASES WILL BE HEARD WITHOUT FURTHER TESTIMONY, AND THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IS REQUESTED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE FILES PRESENTED. THE CITY REPRESENTS THAT ALL RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED AND OR NOTICED.
ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES AND THE PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES.
THE RESPONDENTS ARE NOT PRESENT TO BE HEARD. THE CASES HAVE NOT COME INTO COMPLIANCE.
THE CITY IS SUBMITTING ALL EXHIBITS AND AFFIDAVITS INTO EVIDENCE IN THESE CASES AND REQUESTS.
THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FINED THE RESPONDENTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE SET FORTH IN THEIR STATEMENT OF VIOLATION, THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME FOR COMPLIANCE AND SET A FINE OF $200 IF THE RESPONDENTS FAIL TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE BY THAT DATE.
THE RESPONDENTS IN THE CASES LISTED HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 22ND, 2026, WHICH IS TEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS ORDER TO BRING THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE, OR THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE A SET FINE OF $200 FOR THE VIOLATION.
[AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES (Part 2 of 2)]
MOVING ON TO THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES, THE CITY IS REQUESTING THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND ALL RESPONDENTS OR CASES LISTED ON THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES REPORT AND NONCOMPLIANCE FOR THE PERIOD STATED IN THE REPORT, AND IMPOSE THE FINES AS LISTED ON THE REPORT.I FIND THAT ALL THE RESPONDENTS LISTED ON THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINE REPORTS IN NONCOMPLIANCE FOR THE PERIOD STATED ON THE REPORT, AND IMPOSE THE FINES AS LISTED ON THE REPORT DATED AUGUST 12TH, 2026.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE, WE WILL ADJOURN AT 223.
THE NEXT HEARING IS GOING TO BE ON SEPTEMBER 9TH,
2026.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.