[00:00:02] WE'LL CALL THE SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2026 CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING TO ORDER. [SWEARING IN] FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE SWEARING IN. SO IF ANYBODY WISHES TO SPEAK TODAY, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND SO THAT YOU CAN BE SWORN IN JUST IN CASE. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. OKAY. NEXT WILL BE SUBMITTAL OF THE DIGITAL EVIDENCE PACKAGE. [SUBMITTAL OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE PACKET] YEAH. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THE EVIDENCE PACKET AND THE DIGITAL PRESENTATION INTO THE RECORD. OKAY. THE DIGITAL EVIDENCE PACKAGE IS ACCEPTED AND I SKIPPED OVER ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES. [ADOPTION OF MINUTES] THE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 12TH MEETING WERE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED AND ACCEPTED. [CODE COMPLIANCE OLD BUSINESS] AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO CODE COMPLIANCE, OLD ALL BUSINESS. THIS IS FOR CASE CV2601625 AT 2386 ROYAL PALM DRIVE, NORTHEAST. THIS CASE. ORIGINALLY CAME BEFORE YOU. ON JULY 8TH, 2026, AND IT WAS GIVEN A $50 DAY. FINE. AT THE TIME, IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS SOMEONE LIVING IN THE HOME. AND SINCE THEN THEY HAVE MOVED OUT. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT YOU AMEND THE ORDER TO THE SET. FINE. AND THEN GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE THE GRASS CUT. OKAY. SO INSTEAD OF THE 50, $50, FINE, WE'LL JUST AMEND IT TO THE $200 FINE AND OR AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO GRASS. OKAY. YES. ALL RIGHT. THEN I WILL AMEND THE ORDER THAT WAS ISSUED ON JULY 8TH, 2026, TO REFLECT A SET FINE OF $200 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO TAKE ALL REASONABLE MEASURES TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE AND CHARGE THE COST OF DOING SO TO THE PROPERTY. [CODE COMPLIANCE HEARINGS: PER DAY FINES (Part 1 of 2)] MOVING ON TO OUR NEW CASES. FIRST CASE IS CV TWO, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. SORRY. ON THE. PER DAY FINES HEARING. CV 26-01541 AT 1061 JOHNSTON ROAD, SOUTHEAST. THE CODE OFFICER IS ANGELA JONES. GOOD AFTERNOON, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR THE RECORD, ANGELA JONES, CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY PRESENTING CASE CV 2601541. I AM SUBMITTING PHOTOS AND DIGITAL AND DIGITAL FILE THAT ACCURATELY DEPICTED PROPERTY DURING MY INSPECTIONS. ON 51226, THE PROPERTY WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION. FOR. FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE SECTION 3821 AND SECTION 93. OH THREE TALL GRASS AND WEEDS. JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE TALL GRASS AND WEEDS HAS COMPLIED UPON MY INSPECTION ON 51226, THE PROPERTY WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED. ON 818 THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED ON ARRIVAL OF THE PROPERTY WAS IN COMPLIANCE FOR SECTION 9303. THE TALL GRASS AND WEEDS AND ON. ON 82726, THE PROPERTY WAS STILL IN VIOLATION FOR FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. THE SHUTTERS ON THE WINDOWS. DURING MY LAST INSPECTION ON NINE FOR 26, I STILL FOUND THE PROPERTY TO REMAIN IN VIOLATION, AND THIS CASE HAS BEEN ACTIVE FOR 120 DAYS. I BELIEVE THE OWNER IS HERE TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE COME UP. ALL RIGHT. SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON. MY NAME IS ANTHONY SANTIAGO. I'VE BEEN AT THAT PROPERTY FOR 20 YEARS. IT'S NEVER LOOKED LIKE THAT. I RECENTLY BECAME DISABLED. I ALSO TAKE CARE OF MY DISABLED WIFE. THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE THERE. THE SHUTTERS ON THE WINDOW ARE PLASTIC AND SEE THROUGH. BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE THEM DOWN. I JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY ROTATOR CUFF AND I'VE BEEN TO SEE THE DOCTOR AND I'M WAITING FOR AN MRI. OKAY. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED? [00:05:05] ANOTHER 30 DAYS. DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT? OKAY. 30 DAY EXTENSION SOUNDS. SOUNDS GOOD. WE WILL SET THE NEW DATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR OCTOBER 9TH, 2026, AND THEN IT'LL BE $50 A DAY FOR EVERY DAY AFTER THAT, THAT THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. SINCE YOU'VE ALREADY SINCE YOU'VE ALREADY CORRECTED ONE OF THE VIOLATIONS, IT'S JUST THE, IT'S JUST FOR THE SHUTTER. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. OUR NEXT CASE IS ITEM NUMBER TEN, CV 26-00904 AT 823 BAY HARBOR AVENUE SOUTHEAST. AND THE CODE OFFICER IS ALSO ANGELA JONES. GOOD AFTERNOON. FOR THE RECORD, ANGELA JONES, CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY, PRESENTING CASE NUMBER CV 2600904. I AM SUBMITTING PHOTOS AND DIGITAL FILE THAT ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY DURING MY INSPECTIONS. VIOLATION SUMMARY ON NINE ON I'M SORRY. ON MARCH 16TH, 2026, THE PROPERTY WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE FENCE AND THE EXTERIOR PREMISES. SECTION 9303 THE POOL SCREEN IS IN DISREPAIR. UPON INSPECTION, THE FENCE ON THE PROPERTY IS MISSING SECTIONS AND LEANING OVER MANY PARTS, AND THE POOL ENCLOSURE IS MISSING SEVERAL SCREENS. DURING MY LAST INSPECTION ON NINE FOUR, I FOUND THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. THIS CASE HAS BEEN ACTIVE FOR OVER 175 DAYS, AND I BELIEVE THE OWNERS HERE TO ACT ON THEIR BEHALF OR SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO PLEASE, PLEASE COME TO THE STAND. HI. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON. JOHN. GERARD. OKAY. KAREN. GERARD. WE'RE. WE'RE WORKING ON IT. I'M JUST GETTING OVER HEART SURGERY. SHE BROKE HER WRIST, AND WE'RE DEALING WITH THE HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE. WHO SENT ALL THE MONEY THEY WERE GOING TO PAY TO THE MORTGAGE? AND I'VE BEEN TWO MONTHS GETTING. BECAUSE THEY INSIST ON DOING THE ROOF FIRST, WHICH I'M DOING TODAY, JUST TO SHOW YOU I'M TRYING. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN. AFTER HEART SURGERY. OKAY. SO YOU YOU MENTIONED A ROOF. DID YOU SAY THE ROOF? YEAH, THERE WERE HOLES IN THE ROOF. AND THE MORTGAGE INSISTED ON THAT FIRST. OKAY. AND IT SEEMED QUICKER TO JUST GIVE IN TO THEM. BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO DO THE FENCE AND THE SCREEN. AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE SIDING DID THE SAME EVENT THAT CAUSED THE HOLES IN THE ROOF CAUSED THE FENCE AND THE SCREEN DAMAGE. I DON'T THINK SO. NO. OKAY. IT'S JUST THE HEAVY WINDS THAT MESSED WITH THE SCREENS, TORE THEM OUT AND DID SOME DAMAGE TO THE FENCING. OKAY. DID THEY LIKE TO GET IT DONE? OKAY, THE PLAN IS, ONCE I GET THE ROOF DONE AND GET THE MONEY OUT OF THE HOMEOWNERS AND THE MORTGAGE COMPANY TO DO THE FENCE. NEXT, MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. I'LL HIRE SOMEBODY TO DO IT AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE SCREENS. OKAY. HAS THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAID THEY'LL COVER THE FENCE? SOME OF IT, NOT MUCH AND ALL. ME AND MY WIFE HAVE HIS SOCIAL SECURITY. OKAY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE CO-PAYS FOR MY HEART SURGERY AND HER WRIST WIPED US OUT. I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT. I I'M NOT. I'M NOT AS CONCERNED ABOUT THE THE SCREEN. IF WE CAN GET THE FENCE REPAIRED. POOLS WITH UN. WHEN POOLS AREN'T FENCED IN, THEY MAKE ME NERVOUS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE KIDS CAN RUN, RUN INTO THE YARD. SO I, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM GIVING, GIVING AN EXTENSION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT A PLAN TO, TO GET THIS TO GET, GET THE FENCE. WELL, THAT WAS MY PLAN WAS TO FENCE IS THE VERY NEXT THING. BUT THE THING IS THE MORTGAGE COMPANY, THEY SHORTED ME MONEY ON THE ROOF A MONTH AGO. OKAY. IT TOOK A MONTH OF COMPLAINTS AND BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE MONEY. SO I GOT THE GUY HERE TODAY DOING THE ROOF, AND THEN I GOTTA FIGHT WITH THEM TO GET THE OTHER BATCH OF MONEY TO FINISH PAYING FOR THAT SO I CAN GET THE MONEY TO DO THE FENCE. VERY NEXT, UNDERSTAND THE POOL ENCLOSURE, THE PARTS THAT ARE RIPPED, ARE THEY UP ABOVE OR ARE THEY UP IN LIKE IN THE GROUND LEVEL ONE ABOVE? [00:10:08] THE OTHER ONES ARE GROUND LEVEL. OKAY. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU'LL NEED TO GET THIS FENCE DONE? THREE MONTHS IS WHAT I'M HOPING. OKAY. WHAT ABOUT THIS POOL ENCLOSURE? HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT'LL TAKE TO GET THE. GET THAT WORK FIXED? RIGHT UP TO THE FENCE. I'LL TACKLE THAT. I'VE GOT A PRICE ON EVERYTHING, BUT IT JUST WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE MORTGAGE COMPANY, THEY THINK EVERYTHING IS THEIR MONEY AND THEY DRAG YOU THROUGH THE WRINGER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THREE MONTHS, AND YOU SAID YOU HAVE A FENCE GUY ALL LINED UP ALREADY. YOU'RE JUST BASICALLY WAITING FOR INSURANCE. WHAT THEY TOLD ME WAS I COULD PROBABLY GET A COUPLE OF GUYS FROM HOME DEPOT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO CHECK INTO THE SCREEN. I KNOW IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST. THEY TELL ME 1500. OKAY. EXCUSE ME, MR. MAGISTRATE. YES. THE CITY DEFINITELY DOESN'T HAVE ANY ISSUE GIVING THEM TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POOL, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GROUND LEVEL. SO EVEN IF WE COULD MAKE A MOTION WHERE THEY AT LEAST MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE SCREEN WITH, LIKE, A HURRICANE FENCING OR SOMETHING AROUND THE BOTTOM TO TEMPORARILY, YOU KNOW, PERSUADE PEOPLE FROM BEING ABLE TO GET IN THERE. THAT WOULD BE GOOD. AND THEN THEY COULD WORK ON THE ACTUAL FENCE AND THE SCREEN. WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. BUT OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT UNSECURED POOL. YEAH, THAT'S MINE TOO. SO WHEN YOU SAY HURRICANE FENCE, WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DESCRIBING? THAT'S LIKE AN ORANGE. LET ME DO THE SCREENING FIRST. IT'S LIKE IT'S LIKE AN ORANGE FENCING. YOU CAN BUY IT IN A ROLL FROM HOME DEPOT. OH, OKAY. AND YOU CAN PUT IT IN STAPLE GUN AT AROUND THE SCREEN AREA, WHICH WOULD PROTECT IT. PEOPLE. YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH IT. IT'S VERY DURABLE. OKAY. THAT WOULD AT LEAST PROVIDE A TEMPORARY FIX FOR 30 DAYS OR SO, AND GIVE THEM TIME TO WORK OUT THEIR SITUATION ON ACTUALLY CORRECTING THE SCREEN AND THE FENCE. OKAY. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN I CAN GET THE PENSION, DO THE SCREENING NEXT RIGHT AFTER THE ROOF. YEAH. BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THE ROOF TODAY. I'M HOPING TO GET THAT DONE IN RECORD TIME IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. NOT THE ACTUAL WORK GETTING THE ACTUAL MONEY FROM THE MORTGAGE. RIGHT. YEAH, I, I THINK THAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE OUR, OUR CONCERN IS JUST SECURING THE POOL MORE THAN ANYTHING. I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT RIGHT AWAY. OKAY. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WITH YOU DOING THAT RIGHT AWAY, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOU ASKED FOR A THREE MONTH EXTENSION. DOES THE CITY HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THAT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE GOING TO EXTEND THE DATE OF COMPLIANCE TO JANUARY 7TH, 2020, 2027. AND THEN IT'LL BE $50 A DAY EVERY DAY AFTER THAT FOR EACH VIOLATION THAT REMAINS ON THE PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE TO HAVE THIS DONE BY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH. JANUARY. JANUARY 7TH, 2027 IS WHEN THE FENCE AND THE SCREEN NEED TO BE NEED TO BE REPAIRED. AND YOU NEED TO CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT TO COME AND CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEY'VE BEEN FIXED. BUT WE, BUT I'M, I'M DOING THIS BASED ON YOUR WORD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GO GET THAT ORANGE HURRICANE FENCING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND PUT THAT UP RIGHT AWAY. ALL RIGHT. THIS WAY, JUST SO WE HAVE WE BLOCK ACCESS TO THE POOL. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. THANK YOU. I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. AND YOU ALL DON'T HAVE TO AGREE TO THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT MAYBE YOU DO A TIERED ORDER SO THAT THE THE HURRICANE FENCING NEEDS TO GO UP WITHIN A SET TIME FRAME. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE FULL THREE MONTHS IS STILL THERE FOR THE MORE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. OKAY. DO I HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PUT IN THE ORDER THAT THIS CONDITION ON THEM PUTTING IN THE HURRICANE FENCING. I, I THINK IF THE RESPONDENTS AGREE TO THAT AND IN ORDER TO GET THAT THREE MONTH RESET DATE, I THINK WE'RE OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SO BASED ON THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION. I'M GOING TO AMEND THE ORDER TO SAY THAT IT'S CONDITIONED ON YOU GETTING THE THE HURRICANE FENCING UP WITHIN, WITHIN A WEEK. CAN CAN WE DO A WEEK? JUST PUTTING THAT ORANGE. JUST PUTTING THE ORANGE FENCING UP. MY SOCIAL SECURITY COMES IN. I'LL GO GET IT AND START PUTTING IT UP. OKAY, NOW YOU WANT IT AROUND THE WHOLE PROPERTY OR JUST AROUND WHERE THE FENCE IS. [00:15:05] JUST JUST AROUND THE POOL SCREEN SO THAT WE'RE BLOCKING ACCESS TO THE POOL. SO, I MEAN, IT MIGHT NOT EVEN BE VISIBLE FROM THE ROAD IF IT'S ALL IN THE BACKYARD, YOU KNOW? BUT JUST SO WE'RE, WE'RE BLOCKING ACCESS TO THE POOL. THAT'S ALL I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, RIGHT? YEAH. YOU CAN BUY IT IN A ROLL AND YOU CAN START IT UP AGAINST THE HOUSE AND JUST GO ALL THE WAY AROUND YOUR SCREEN TO THE OTHER END OF THE HOUSE, GET IT SECURED, ZIP TIES OR LITTLE POSTS AND PUT IN THERE. AND AT LEAST THEN THEY THEY CAN'T GET THROUGH. IT'LL CREATE A BARRIER WHILE YOU'RE WORKING ON THIS. WHAT IS IT? ORANGE. IT'S ORANGE. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MISS, YOU CAN BUY THE ROLLS AT HOME DEPOT OR LOWE'S. I SENT MY CHECK. COMES IN. I'LL DO IT RIGHT AWAY WITH ZIP TIES LIKE YOU RECOMMEND. OKAY. WHEN WHEN DO YOU EXPECT YOUR CHECK? TWO WEEKS, TWO WEEKS, TWO WEEKS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL, WE'LL WE'LL MAKE IT TWO WEEKS THEN TO GET THAT UP THERE. IT'S NOT GOING TO DO ME ANY GOOD TO MAKE YOU DO IT WITHIN A WEEK. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT WITHIN A WEEK. SO TWO WEEKS. OKAY. SOUND GOOD? JUST CALL YOU. YES. DO YOU HAVE A CARD OR NOT? OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 15 ON THE AGENDA. CV 26015868256 PIDGEON AVENUE NORTHEAST. THE CITY IS REQUESTING THAT WE TABLE THAT CASE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. OKAY, ALSO ITEM NUMBER 20, CV 26-01758 AT 1598 CREOLE ROAD, NORTHEAST. THE CITY IS ALSO REQUESTING THAT WE TABLE THAT CASE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TABLE ITEMS 15 AND 20 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD TODAY IS ITEM NUMBER 23, CV 26-01888. AT 959 HAMPSHIRE AVENUE, NORTHEAST. THE CODE OFFICER IS VALERIE STURGIS. GOOD AFTERNOON, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. FOR THE RECORD, VALERIE STURGIS, CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY, PRESENTING CASE NUMBER CV26-1888. I AM SUBMITTING PHOTOS AND DIGITAL FILE THAT ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY DURING MY INSPECTIONS. THE VIOLATION SUMMARY ON JUNE 4TH, 2026, THE PROPERTY WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF PALM BAY CODE ORDINANCES SECTION IPMC 304.7 FOR THE ROOF. THEY WERE SENT A COURTESY ON JUNE 8TH, 2026. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT OUT ON JUNE 29TH, 2026, AND A STATEMENT OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT OUT ON JULY 29TH, 2026. DURING MY LAST INSPECTION ON AUGUST 26TH OF 2026, I FOUND THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION FOR THE ROOF. I HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS CASE FOR 83 DAYS. ALL RIGHT. THE OWNER WOULD PLEASE COME UP. NATHANIEL SALVADOR, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY GRANDMOTHER, NORA SALVADOR. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. I'M WORKING WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE ROOFING COMPANY. WE'RE WAITING ON THE PERMIT FROM YOU GUYS, I BELIEVE. OKAY. AND SO YOU'VE YOU'VE APPLIED FOR THE PERMIT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. WELL, WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ABOUT THREE, FOUR MONTHS JUST ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IT'S HARD. I'M NOT ON THEIR POLICY, SO I'M DOING EVERYTHING TO THE PARTY. I JUST GOT OUT OF THE ARMY. SO KIND OF FIGURING IT OUT AS I GO. YEAH. GOOD. WELL, GOOD LUCK WORKING WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. OR YOU'LL PROBABLY FIND THEM JUST AS EASY TO WORK WITH AS YOU DID AS YOU DID THE ARMY. IT SEEMS LIKE IT. YEAH. OKAY. SO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE ROOF? ONE OF THE STORMS THAT HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, ONE OF THOSE BAD HAIL STORMS, IT PULLED UP THE A PIECE OF THE RIDGE VENT. SO LIKE, WHEN I GOT BACK, I WAS LIKE, WELL, IT'S NOT ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE, BUT I JUST THREW A TARP UP THERE JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO LEAKS. OKAY. ITSELF IS STILL THERE. THERE'S NO PIECES ON THERE THAT ARE MISSING. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY THE ROOF DID THEIR INSPECTION, SO THEY POINTED OUT A FEW THINGS. IS THE TARP WHAT IS THAT WHAT I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW? THE TARP. YEAH. IT'S JUST A GREEN CAMO TARP. GOTCHA. STILL STANDING. OKAY. YEAH, THE WHOLE ROOF IS ABOUT TO GET REDONE. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE PERMITS AND EVERYTHING. ALL RIGHT, SO YOU HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT'S WORKING IN ALL. ALL RIGHT. HAVE THEY GIVEN ALREADY BEEN HANDED OUT AND EVERYTHING? OKAY. HAVE THEY GIVEN YOU A TIMELINE? NO. [00:20:03] WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE PERMIT. OKAY. YEAH. RECORDS SHOW THAT THAT PERMIT WAS WITHDRAWN. ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. I JUST TALKED TO HIM TODAY. WHO TALKED TO WHO? YEAH. YOU MAY WANT TO TALK WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT WAS WITHDRAWN. USUALLY THAT'S BECAUSE THE CONTRACTOR WITHDRAWS FROM THE PERMIT. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S PRETTY EASY TO GET. IT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO YOU RELATIVELY QUICKLY. SO IF YOU'VE BEEN WAITING A WHILE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO JUST DOUBLE CHECK WITH YOUR CONTRACTOR TO FIND OUT WHAT HE'S DOING. BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW AND IT WAS WITHDRAWN ON SEPTEMBER 4TH. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD TO PUT DOWN A PAYMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION IS, BUT I DON'T WANT YOU WAITING FOR A PERMIT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE THERE. OKAY. THAT'S. HOW LONG? IF A NEW ONE, A NEW PERMIT IS IS APPLIED FOR HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE IF THEY SUBMIT ALL THEIR DOCUMENTS IN A TIMELY MANNER, USUALLY WITHIN 30 DAYS AT MAX. OKAY. YOU CAN USUALLY GET IT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS IF YOU HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER. SO. AND WILL HAVING THE WILL HAVING THE PERMIT SATISFY THE SATISFY THE CITY. AS FAR AS THIS VIOLATION, I WOULD PREFER A PERMIT AND A FINAL INSPECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK WAS ACTUALLY DONE. OKAY. I AM BUYING THE HOUSE OFF OF MY GRANDMOTHER, SO THERE WILL BE A FINAL INSPECTION WITH THE VA AND A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY. OKAY. I THINK THE I THINK THE BIGGER PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATUS IS OF YOUR CONTRACTOR. IF HE'S STILL WORKING IS OR NOT. SO LET'S DO LET'S DO A 60 DAY EXTENSION. DOES THE CITY. ALL RIGHT WITH THAT. THAT GIVES THEM TIME. WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THAT. OKAY. THAT'LL GIVE YOU TIME TO WORK IT OUT WITH YOUR CONTRACTOR. AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY HE'S STILL HOPEFULLY HE'S STILL ON THE JOB. WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHY, WHY THIS WAS. YEAH, WE ALREADY GAVE THEM LIKE BOTH OF THE CHECKS. SO IT LOOKS LIKE HE DIDN'T SUBMIT EVERYTHING. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY NOTIFIED HIM AND HE STILL DIDN'T SUBMIT EVERYTHING. SO IT'S IN A WITHDRAWN STATUS. SO THEY PROBABLY TOOK THE WEEKEND AND LABOR DAY OFF. WELL GET WITH THEM. YEAH. I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU, SO. YEAH. OH, YEAH. YEAH. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO SET THE NEW DATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR NOVEMBER 8TH, 2026. AND THEN IT'LL BE $50 A DAY AFTER THAT FOR EVERY DAY THAT THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. IF YOU KNOW, IF IT TURNS OUT THAT YOU NEED EXTRA TIME BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SOME SHENANIGANS JUST WE'LL COME BACK AND WE'LL ADDRESS THAT AT THE, AT ANOTHER HEARING. APPRECIATE IT SIR. THANK YOU. THANKS. OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS ITEM NUMBER 25, CV 26-01669, AT 900 DAYTONA DRIVE, NORTHEAST. THE COURT OFFICER IS ALSO VALERIE STURGIS. GOOD AFTERNOON, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR THE RECORD, VALERIE STURGIS, CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY, PRESENTING CASE NUMBER CV 1669. I AM SUBMITTING PHOTOS AND DIGITAL FILE THAT ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY. DURING MY INSPECTIONS. ON MAY 20TH, 2026, THE PROPERTY WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 74.25 D. THERE WAS A COURTESY LETTER SENT OUT ON MAY 20TH, 2026, FOLLOWED UP BY A STATEMENT OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON JUNE 15TH, 2026. THEN WE DID AN AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING FOR AUGUST 17TH. IT WAS SENT OUT AUGUST 17TH, 2026, AND DURING MY LAST INSPECTION ON AUGUST 26TH, 2026, I FOUND THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. I HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS CASE FOR 79 DAYS. I BELIEVE ZACH IS HERE AS PART OF THE OWNER FOR 900, AND I THINK THERE ARE ALSO SOME RESIDENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. OKAY, MR. MAGISTRATE, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT I'VE ACTUALLY HAD THREE PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH ZACH, WHO IS THE SON OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND WE DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T EXTEND A DRIVEWAY FROM YOUR DRIVEWAY TO YOUR PROPERTY LINE. WE DISCUSSED HIM PUTTING IN A SECONDARY DRIVEWAY RIGHT BY WHERE THAT BUILDING IS BECAUSE HE HAS A GATE. TALK TO HIM ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS, GETTING A PERMIT TO DO THAT, WHICH HE JUST RECENTLY APPLIED FOR. BUT WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE PARKING ALONG THAT ENTIRE SIDE OF THE YARD AND WITH DRIVEWAYS AND WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR DRIVEWAY APRONS AND STUFF. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH ZACH ON WAYS TO TRY TO CORRECT THIS VIOLATION AND GET THE CARS AWAY FROM THERE. [00:25:02] ALL RIGHT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT, SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. MY NAME IS ZACH STEFANSKI. I LIVE AT 900 DAYTONA DRIVE. SO ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, I BUILT THIS EXTENDED BUILDING OVER HERE ON THE SIDE OF MY PROPERTY. AND WE ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING ABOUT THIS WHOLE SITUATION. AND WHEN I LEFT THE LAST MEETING, I WAS TOLD TO GET CLARITY ON WHETHER OR NOT MY GRAVEL EXTENSION CONSTITUTED AS AN EXTENSION OF THE DRIVEWAY OR NOT. SO I LEFT THE MEETING AND I SPOKE WITH SUE, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT IT DOES CONSTITUTE AS THAT, WHICH I GUESS IT DOESN'T. AFTER I'VE SPOKEN WITH DENNIS AND VALERIE AND GOTTEN MORE CLARITY ON IT IT TOOK ABOUT TWO YEARS FOR IT TO BECOME AN ISSUE AGAIN DUE TO THE MULTIPLE CALLS FROM THE NEIGHBORS, BUT THAT'S FINE. THEY CAN DO THAT. LIKE DENNIS SAID, I SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT FIGURING OUT HOW I CAN PAVE A DRIVEWAY TO KEEP MY CARS THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL REGISTERED AND INSURED. I DRIVE THEM ALL. NONE OF THEM ARE INOPERABLE. BUT OBVIOUSLY I'M LIMITED ON SPACE. BUT YEAH, CURRENTLY I JUST HAVE A PERMIT SUBMITTED TO PAVE IN A THREE CAR DRIVEWAY WITH AN A OR A TWO CAR DRIVEWAY WITH AN APRON. AND THEN IF I CAN GET MORE CLARITY ON WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPERTY SIDE DRIVEWAY CAN BE MADE LONGER THAN THE APRON, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND PAVE A THREE CAR DRIVEWAY. SO THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT'S NOT IN A DRIVEWAY WOULD BE THE ONE BETWEEN THE TWO DRIVEWAYS. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST WORKING TO GET IT WITHIN COMPLIANCE AND YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT IT. OKAY. I GUESS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER PICTURES? I'M HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING A MENTAL MODEL ON. WHAT? EVERYTHING. WHAT THE AREA LOOKS LIKE JUST BASED ON THAT ONE PICTURE. SO WHERE YOU SEE THE LITTLE VAN AND THE WHITE CAR, THAT'S MY MAIN DRIVEWAY. OKAY. AND THEN TO THE LEFT OF THE MAIN DRIVEWAY, THERE'S THOSE THREE CARS THAT YOU SEE THERE. AND I DO UNDERSTAND BY THE CODE THAT YOU CAN HAVE TWO VEHICLES ADJACENT TO YOUR DRIVEWAY. BUT I LIVE ON A CORNER LOT, SO I CAN'T HAVE ONE ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY THAT'S ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE FRONT DOOR. AND I GUESS THERE IS VERBIAGE IN THE CODE THAT SAYS THAT THEY CAN'T BE NEXT TO EACH OTHER. I GUESS ONE HAS TO BE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT PART OF THE CODE, BUT DENNIS SAID THAT IT'S THERE, SO OBVIOUSLY I'M GOING TO TAKE HIS WORD FOR IT, WHICH IS WHY I WAS LOOKING INTO DOING A THREE CAR WIDE DRIVEWAY, BECAUSE THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE THREE VEHICLES THAT DON'T CONSTITUTE WITHIN THE ADJACENT TO THE DRIVEWAY CODE. OKAY. WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THAT RED SUV THAT WAS PARKED ON THE. SO THAT'S THAT'S MY SUBURBAN, THAT'S MY TOW VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN PARK ON THE RIGHT OF WAY BETWEEN THE STREET AND THE SIDEWALK. YOU JUST CAN'T PARK ON THE SIDEWALK. AT ONE POINT, I DID HAVE IT THERE IN THE GRAVEL. THAT WAS BEFORE I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE GRAVEL IN THE EASEMENT. AND THEN I REMOVED THAT. AND THEN THAT WAS AT THE TIME WHERE I WAS STILL UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE GRAVEL EXTENSION CONSTITUTED AS PART OF THE DRIVEWAY. SO ONCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT IT WASN'T, I FIGURED IF I COULD AT LEAST PUT THE VEHICLES IN A PLACE WHERE THEY'RE LEGAL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THAT WOULD HELP WORK TOWARDS A RESOLUTION BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO KEEP HAVING THE ISSUES, OBVIOUSLY. OKAY. MISTER MAGISTRATE, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, OFF STREET PARKING IS ALLOWED BECAUSE IT HAS A MIAMI CURB. HE JUST CANNOT HAVE ANYTHING BLOCKING THE SIDEWALK FOR PEDESTRIANS. HE HAS TO BE 30FT FROM A STOP SIGN, AND IF IT'S TOO FAR IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC THAT OF COURSE, WOULD CONSTITUTE ANOTHER PARKING VIOLATION WITH PD BECAUSE IT WOULD CREATE AN OBSTRUCTION. SO HE IS ALLOWED TO PARK. SO THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. I THINK WHERE THAT ONE IS RIGHT NOW IN THAT PHOTO THAT'S WITHIN 30FT OF THE STOP SIGN. BUT I ACTUALLY MOVED IT DOWN CLOSER TO THE POWER LINE SO IT WOULD BE FARTHER AWAY FROM THE CORNER. THAT'S WHERE IT'S SITTING RIGHT NOW. AND HE SHOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TWO WHEELS ON THE ROAD. IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALK THAT CREATES ANY OBSTRUCTION. I CAN DO THAT. I JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT IT IN, IN THE ROAD TO HAVE, I DON'T KNOW, POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING, BUT I CAN PUT TWO IN THE ROAD IF THAT'S NECESSARY. AND THEN, LIKE I MENTIONED TO ZACH YESTERDAY ON THE PHONE, THE PAVING, A THREE CAR DRIVEWAY THAT'S GOING TO COME WHEN PUBLIC WORKS GIVES HIM HIS APRON AND THEY LOOK AT THE PROPERTY, THE WIDTH, HOW MUCH ROOM IS THERE? BECAUSE THERE'S CRITERIA FOR WIDTH OF YOUR DRIVEWAY, WHETHER IT'S SINGLE CAR, DOUBLE CAR, OR WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO DO A THREE CAR DRIVEWAY. SO BUT HE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ALL THAT AS HE MOVES THROUGH THE PERMIT PROCESS, WHICH HE JUST STARTED. SO HE'S NOT DEEP INTO IT. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE ISSUED TOMORROW. HE'S HE'S JUST NOW WORKING WITH BETSY AND JOANNE TO GET HIS, HE HAS TO PUT A WHOLE APRON IN AND MAKE THAT A DRIVEWAY GOING UP TOWARDS THAT GARAGE DOOR. SO BASICALLY THAT WHERE THIS WHOLE AREA THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW WILL JUST BE PAVED. IS THAT THE PLAN? PRETTY MUCH. YEAH. THAT WOULD BE HIS DRIVEWAY RIGHT THERE. IF HE'S GOING TO DO A TWO CAR OPENING AND HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET VEHICLES THERE. SO IF YOU WERE TO SWING THOSE TWO CARS STRAIGHT INSTEAD OF DIAGONAL THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE ABOUT WHERE THE DRIVEWAY IS IN THE WIDTH. OKAY, ABOUT 16FT, PRETTY MUCH THE WIDTH OF THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING THERE. [00:30:03] AND THEN IF THEY ALLOW ME TO DO A THREE CAR, THEN I'LL JUST KEEP BRINGING IT TO THE RIGHT, CLOSER TO THE OTHER DRIVEWAY ELIMINATING THE NEED TO HAVE CARS OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY OTHER THAN JUST ONE. AND THEN THE VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT AWAY. HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO AND I ASSUME THESE ARE ALL THESE CARS ARE ALL FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, RIGHT? I MEAN, NO, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE A BUSINESS. OKAY. I JUST, YOU JUST DON'T A LOT OF CARS. YEAH. I THAT'S MY HOBBY. I LIKE TO WORK ON THEM AND YEAH, I'VE JUST COLLECTED THEM OVER THE YEARS. I DON'T, YOU PROBABLY CAN'T TELL WHAT THEY ARE, BUT THEY'RE ALL LIKE 90S JAPANESE VEHICLES. THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M INTO. BUT I DO DRIVE THEM ALL. OKAY. HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO STORING THEM AT A PARKING LOT WHILE, WHILE YOU WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT WOULD KIND OF EAT INTO THE MONEY IT WOULD TAKE TO, TO DO A DRIVEWAYS, YOU KNOW, DRIVEWAYS AREN'T, YOU KNOW, THE CHEAPEST THING IN THE WORLD. IF I GOT TO TAKE 1 OR 2 AWAY, I, I CAN TRY TO FIND A WAY TO DO THAT. I WAS HOPING FOR LENIENCE ON IT, BUT I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S YOUR CALL. AND FOR THE RECORD, I MENTIONED THAT TO HIM YESTERDAY THAT IF HE REMOVED THE CARS, THEN DID THE DRIVEWAY AND THEN BROUGHT BACK WHAT HE COULD, IT WOULD IT WOULD KIND OF MAKE MORE SENSE INSTEAD OF HAVING ALL THE CARS THERE. AND HE GAVE ME THE SAME ANSWER HE GAVE YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE WE PROBABLY I THINK WE HAVE SOME NEIGHBORS THAT WANT TO SPEAK. SO SHOULD WE ESTABLISH ANY TIMELINE ON HOW LONG OR NOT YET. I WANT TO HEAR FROM. I WANT TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY, BUT YOU'LL, YOU'LL GET THE LAST YOU'LL GET THE LAST WORD BEFORE I MAKE A RULING. NO PROBLEM. IF YOU'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THEM. SURE. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S THE MORE COMMON SITUATION. YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AT THE MIC. AND I'M SORRY. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, AS A REMINDER, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESPONDENT DOES HAVE TO GET A CHANCE TO SEE THE PHOTOS. YES, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. WE TOOK THEM OFF THE STREET. MY NAME IS TIMOTHY. I LIVE DOWN THE STREET. 2612 ELM DRIVE. WE LIVE IN A VERY NICE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, EXCEPT FOR THIS AREA HERE. THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IS, AS THE PHOTOS SHOW, NORMALLY THERE ISN'T THIS MANY CARS. THERE'S NORMALLY AT LEAST TEN, 9 TO 10 CARS PARKED THERE EVERY WHICH WAY YOU CAN PARK THEM ANY WHICH WAY. AS THESE PHOTOS WILL DEMONSTRATE, OUR ISSUE IS. AND IF HE BUILDS ANOTHER DRIVEWAY. OUR ISSUE IS THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT YARD IS JUST CARS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE EITHER A JUNKYARD OR A USED CAR LOT, WHICH DEGRADES FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. ANYBODY THAT COMES TO VISIT US HAS TO DRIVE BY THIS. IT DEGRADES THE NEIGHBORHOOD IF IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE PROPERTY VALUE. IT'S A VERY NICE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD FULL OF SENIOR CITIZENS, AND WE DON'T LIKE THE LOOK OF THIS. THERE'S AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF CARS THERE CONSISTENTLY. AND THIS IS A RECENT PHOTO. THE PHOTO I'M SHOWING YOU IS PROBABLY A MONTH OLD. THERE'S ALSO INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT IN THAT GARAGE. HE IS I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO GO OFF THE RECORD, BUT HIS BEHAVIOR TOWARDS THE PEOPLE WHO COME HERE IS ATTEMPT TO INTIMIDATE PEOPLE. HE WILL STOP AND VIDEOTAPE THEM. IF YOU'RE WALKING YOUR DOG, HE WILL PULL UP ALONGSIDE YOU AND VIDEOTAPE YOU. HE WILL YELL EXPLETIVES OUT OF THE WINDOW AT YOU. AND THAT'S MAYBE WHY SOME PEOPLE AREN'T HERE. SOME ARE ON VACATION. SOME ARE NOT AVAILABLE. OKAY. IT'S. WE JUST DON'T LIKE THE LOOK OF IT. ADDITIONAL DRIVEWAY, ALLOWING HIM TO PARK ALL THOSE CARS THERE. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT TO LIVE IN A NICE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEKING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE THE, COMMENT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY OTHER NEIGHBORS? OKAY. WHEN SHE'S DONE TALKING. HI. MELINDA DE ROSA, 2668 ELM DRIVE. I LIVE JUST A LITTLE DOWN THE STREET. I PROBABLY THE OLDEST RESIDENT, ONE OF THEM 30 YEARS. I KNEW THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THAT HOUSE. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE THE RIGHT WHERE HIS END AND OURS BEGIN TO HAVE AN AREA THAT LOOKS ACCEPTABLE. I UNDERSTAND THE CITY IS LETTING HIM GET AWAY WITH THINGS, AND I DON'T DENY HIM HAVING CARS. WHY DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT HIS NINE CARS THAT HE CHOOSES TO HAVE STREWN ON HIS FRONT YARD? HE HAS OTHER VIOLATIONS. WE'RE STICKING TO THE CARS. THIS IS NOT A PARKING LOT. HE HAS BUSINESS PARTS THERE, BY HIS OWN ADMISSION, HE PAINTS CARS. [00:35:04] HE WORKS ON CARS. IT'S A RESIDENTIAL AREA. IT'S NOT FOR BUSINESS. IF YOU'RE SELLING NINE CARS THERE OR KEEPING NINE CARS THERE, IT'S ASSUMED THERE FOR BUSINESS. IT SAYS THERE IS TO BE NO SIGN OF BUSINESS. 11 CARS ARE ACTUALLY IN THAT HOUSE. THERE'S TWO IN THE GARAGE, NINE OUT FRONT, AND GOD KNOWS HOW MANY IN BACK BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE THEM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, 79 DAYS. THIS TIME I ATTENDED THE LAST MEETING, MARCH OF 2025. THERE WAS ONE TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT. ALL WE DO IS KEEP PUSHING THE LIMIT FOR THE NUMBER OF CARS AND FINDING A WAY TO PUT MORE. THERE'S 2 OR 3 PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE. WE NEED NINE CARS. WHY? THAT'S MY BIG QUESTION. WHY DO YOU NEED NINE CARS? JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LOOK AT YOUR NINE CARS AND YOUR CAR PARTS. AND YOU'RE WORKING ON YOUR CARS. I HAVE ADDITIONAL PICTURES AS WELL. SO IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. I WILL SHOW THEM THEY ARE HERE AS OF YESTERDAY. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM, PLEASE. THIS IS WHERE HE'S TALKING ABOUT PUTTING THESE UP. THIS ONE YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE TOO WELL. I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER ONE. THAT'S HIS FRONT, WHERE HE HAS A CHICKEN COOP, WHICH IS A CAT HOUSE. SORRY. THIS IS HIS SHED. AND I KNOW THESE ARE WAY TOO MANY, BUT IT GOES WITH CAR PARTS, JUNK, DISRESPECT. THESE ARE ALL CAR PARTS PILED UP THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BEHIND THE FENCE TO SEE. I CAN GO FOR A WALK AND SEE THE CAR PARKS PILED UP. SO I THINK WE HAVE RIGHTS AND I DON'T AGREE WITH THE THREE CAR DRIVEWAY TO PUT. MR.. OKAY. IF YOU PLEASE. I NEED A MICROPHONE. SO IT RECORDS IT FOR THE RECORD. JUST SAYING. A THREE CAR DRIVEWAY MAKES A BIG PARKING LOT AND WE'RE NOT IN A COMMERCIAL AREA. WE'RE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. WE ARE ALSO BY TURKEY CREEK. SO I WONDERED IF THERE'S ANY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RULES THAT APPLY TO 11, 12, 13 CARS STATIONARY. I'M SORRY. HE'S ONE PERSON CAN'T DRIVE 13 CARS. OKAY, I UNDERSTAND, I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS. AS FAR AS THE DRIVEWAY THAT'S OUTSIDE MY JURISDICTION. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IF YOU WANT TO CONTEST IN INSTALLING THE DRIVEWAY, YOU'LL HAVE TO, YOU'LL HAVE TO TALK WITH THE THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THAT. WE'RE ONLY HERE TODAY ABOUT ABOUT THE CARS, SIR. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME BACK UP. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THESE THESE PICTURES. THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CARS IN THE IN THE LOT. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GO TO THE YOU CAN YOU CAN HAVE THEM WHILE YOU'RE AT THE STAND. YEAH. SO I JUST WANT TO FIRST, I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS WHAT THEY'RE SAYING OVER HERE. JUST LIKE THEY HAVE RIGHTS. I ALSO HAVE RIGHTS TO MY PRIVATE PROPERTY. I DO PAINT CARS AT MY FRIEND'S SHOP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN I FEEL LIKE TAKING ON A SIDE JOB. I DON'T DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT AT MY HOUSE. I CAN OWN ANY AMOUNT OF ANYTHING THAT I WANT, RIGHT? IF I CHOSE TO COLLECT PLANTS, I COULD OWN 400 PLANTS AND IT WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. I DON'T THE PICTURES THAT TIMOTHY SHOWED YOU SAYING THAT THERE'S TEN, 12 CARS I'M ALLOWED TO HAVE FRIENDS, RIGHT. SO IF I HAVE A FRIEND COME OVER TO MY HOUSE, OBVIOUSLY THEY NEED TO PARK SOMEWHERE. THAT'S FINE. IF MY BUDDY COMES OVER IN HIS BIG DODGE PICKUP TRUCK, HE NEEDS SOMEWHERE TO PARK. HE CAN PARK THERE. TOTALLY FINE, IN MY OPINION. YEAH, SO I DON'T REALLY. OBVIOUSLY THIS PICTURE, WE WERE VIOLATED FOR THIS. I CLEANED IT UP THE DAY THAT VALERIE CAME TO THE PROPERTY. DEALT WITH IT ALL. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO BRING HOME QUANTITIES OF THINGS. I RECENTLY MOVED OUT OF A SHOP THAT I RENTED OVER IN MELBOURNE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND I HAD TO BRING EVERYTHING HOME, CONSOLIDATE IT, SELL THINGS. SO OCCASIONALLY I WILL BRING THINGS OUTSIDE TO TAKE PICTURES OR CLEAN THEM TO GET RID OF THEM. YEAH. I MEAN, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE'S EMOTIONS PLAY INTO HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THINGS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY OWNING 13 CARS DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY MEAN THAT THEY'RE THERE FOR BUSINESS. I'M NOT SELLING THEM. I'VE OWNED ALL OF THEM FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. AND IT'S JUST MY HOBBY. IT'S WHAT I'M INTO, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T GO AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSERTING MY FEELINGS ONTO ANYBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY, THE COLOR OF THEIR HOUSE, OR ANYTHING THAT THEY DO BECAUSE IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS. AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME SOMEBODY LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD REALLY DOESN'T CONSTITUTE THEM OR THEIR OPINION BEING ANY MORE VALID SIMPLY BECAUSE IT MAKES THEM [00:40:08] EMOTIONALLY DISTRESSED. SO. OKAY. YOU KNOW ALL RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND. YEAH. YOU YOU ARE FREE TO OWN AS MANY CARS AS YOU WANT, BUT YOU'RE NOT FREE TO HAVE AS MANY CARS AS YOU WANT ON YOUR PROPERTY IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S THAT'S DETERMINED THE, THE CAPACITY FOR YOUR PROPERTY TO HAVE THESE CARS IS DETERMINED BY THE CODE. AND I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PENDING DRIVEWAY, YOU KNOW, IF THE CITY APPROVES IT AND YOU CAN AND YOU'RE ALLOWED TO STORE MORE CARS, THEN, YOU KNOW, SO BE IT. BUT FOR, FOR RIGHT NOW WHAT, WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET YOUR PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND I, I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOU TO GO FIND A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN STORE THESE CARS WHILE YOU'RE BUILDING THE DRIVEWAY. SO I NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH TIME IT'LL TAKE FOR YOU TO WHAT DO YOU THINK? YOU NEED TO GET TO FIND A PARKING LOT WHERE YOU CAN STORE THESE AND MOVE THEM. MAYBE TWO WEEKS. OKAY. I DO JUST WANT TO CLARIFY AGAIN. LIKE I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, THE REASON THE CARS ARE STRUNG ALONG THERE WAS BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION AFTER OUR LAST MEETING THAT THE GRAVEL EXTENSION WAS AN EXTENSION OF THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY, WHICH DOESN'T LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES YOU CAN HAVE. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON THEY'RE ALL THERE. IT WASN'T UNTIL APRIL OF THIS YEAR THAT IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE GRAVEL EXTENSION DOESN'T CONSTITUTE AS A DRIVEWAY. SO UP UNTIL IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT I NEED TO PUT IN AN APRON AND A PERMITTED DRIVEWAY. THAT WAS MY IMPRESSION WAS THAT THE GRAVEL IS PART OF THE DRIVEWAY. BUT I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. BUT, YOU KNOW, MY, MY CONCERN ISN'T SO MUCH HOW WE GOT HERE AS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON FROM HERE. AND I MEAN, I THINK TWO WEEKS TO, TO FIND A PARKING SPOT AND MOVE THESE CARS. I THINK THAT'S REASONABLE. SO WE CAN, I DON'T WANT TO PUSH BACK ON YOU AT ALL, BUT TECHNICALLY, IF RIGHT OF WAY PARKING IS CONSTITUTED UNDER CODE, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE CARS COULD BE PUT ON THE RIGHT OF WAY AS OPPOSED TO BEING WHERE THEY ARE. AND LIKE, I'M NOT REALLY TRYING TO BE LIKE THAT BECAUSE LIKE, I GET IT. IT SEEMS NASTY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE THERE'S WAYS AROUND THAT WITHOUT TAKING THEM OFF THE PROPERTY. AND I'VE AVOIDED DOING STUFF LIKE THAT BECAUSE THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE TEN TIMES MORE UNPLEASANT TO SEE AND HAVE TO DRIVE BY AND NAVIGATE AROUND THAN JUST LOOKING NOT IN MY DIRECTION BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE TO. ALL RIGHT. SO HAS HE JUST STATED IF HE WAS GOING TO DO THAT, THAT'S GOING TO CREATE A TRAFFIC LANE ISSUE IN THE ROAD. AND HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO END UP GETTING A TICKET OR A VISIT FROM THE PD, BECAUSE YOU CANNOT HAVE 16 CARS LINED UP AROUND THE CORNER OR DOWN THE STREET. AND IF YOU BLOCK THAT MUCH OF THE OF THE ROAD, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE. SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S SAYING, BUT HE NEEDS TO TREAD WITH CAUTION BECAUSE HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO LINE THE CARS ALONG THE ROAD EITHER, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO CREATE A TRAFFIC ISSUE IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC THAT'S TRAVELED. RIGHT. IT'S ONLY FOUR CARS, NOT 16. I WAS, I WAS, I WAS BEING HE WAS BEING FACETIOUS. I GOT YOU. WELL, THE OVER EXAGGERATING THE NUMBER OF IT BY MY RESIDENTS AND EVEN HIM. YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE LEGITIMATELY ONLY TALKING ABOUT FOUR VEHICLES RIGHT NOW. ANYTHING ELSE IS OUTSIDE OF THE CODE VIOLATION. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TWO SILVER ONES, THE RED TRUCK AND THE BLUE CAR. IT'S JUST FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF CODE COMPLIANCE. OKAY. WELL, THEN, I MEAN, IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN WE PROBABLY DON'T EVEN NEED TO GIVE YOU 15 DAYS, A 15 DAY EXTENSION. WE CAN BECAUSE YOU JUST SAID IT'S JUST FOR CARS AND YOU CAN PUT THEM ON THE STREET. WELL, I MEAN, IT'S AN OPTION. I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE HERE. THAT'S NOT GOING TO START TAKING MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO THE PROPERTY ONCE IT'S PAVED, THEN THE WHOLE ARGUMENT OF IT BEING EMOTIONALLY DISTRESSING KIND OF GETS DISSOLVED AT THAT POINT. WELL, YOU'RE, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S YOUR HOBBY AND THAT'S FINE. BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT HOBBY WITH HOBBIES COME EXPENSES. SO I, I'M OKAY WITH GIVING YOU AN EXTENSION TO GO FIND A PLACE TO PARK THEM. OKAY. BUT I MEAN, IF YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU'RE JUST GOING TO PUT THEM ON THE STREET, THEN I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU AN EXTENSION. NO IT'S NOT. I'M JUST. IT'S A HYPOTHETICAL. I MEAN, TECHNICALLY PUTTING THEM WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, HALFWAY ON THE EASEMENT, TWO TIRES ON THE ROAD ISN'T A CODE VIOLATION AS LONG AS THEY'RE WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF WHAT THEY SAY I CAN DO ON THE CORNER, 30FT WITHIN THE SIDE OF A STOP SIGN, ETC.. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IF I'M GOING TO BE PUTTING THREE, FOUR GRAND TOWARDS PAVING A DRIVEWAY, YOU KNOW, SPENDING $600 FOR THE MONTH ON A, ON A PLACE TO STORE THE CARS IS GOING TO EAT INTO THAT, YOU KNOW? BUT I'M NOT NOT WILLING TO COMPLY. I MEAN, THAT'S FINE. [00:45:01] IT'S TOTALLY FINE. OKAY. I MEAN, I LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND I LIKE TO HAVE INFORMATION. THAT'S HOW I'VE ENDED UP IN THIS WHOLE SITUATION TO BEGIN WITH. THAT ALLOWED ME TO EXTEND THE GRAVEL DRIVEWAY FROM THE ORIGINAL ONE. BECAUSE OF MY PERMITS TO DO MY SHOP, THEY ASKED ME HOW I'D BE ACCESSING IT. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD AN ELB DRIVE APRON AND A DRIVEWAY THERE AND EVERYTHING. I SPOKE TO ZONING AND PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT BEFORE I EVEN GOT APPROVED FOR MY PERMITS, ESTABLISHED THAT THAT GRAVEL DRIVEWAY WAS OKAY. IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS CASE OPENED THAT IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT IT WASN'T SPECIFICALLY BY DENTISTS, WHICH IS FINE. I DON'T MIND THAT. BUT THAT'S CONTRARY TO WHAT I'VE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS SINCE IT WAS BUILT AND THE FINAL INSPECTION WAS DONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS ENOUGH. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU TWO WEEKS, SO YOU'LL HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2026 TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. HOW YOU DO THAT IF YOU, YOU KNOW, GET MOVE THEM TO A PARKING LOT OR A FRIEND'S HOUSE OR WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE. THAT'S, THAT'S NOT MY CONCERN AS LONG AS IT'S IN COMPLIANCE. AND THEN AFTER THAT, IT'LL BE $50 A DAY FOR A $50 A DAY, EVERY DAY THAT THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. DO YOU WANT THESE THESE PICTURES BACK? OR IF YOU CAN JUST HAND THEM TO SECRETARY. IS THAT ALL? THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS ITEM NUMBER 28, CV 6-01829. THIS IS A 2682 PALM BAY ROAD, NORTHEAST. THE CODE OFFICER IS ALSO VALERIE STURGIS. GOOD AFTERNOON, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR THE RECORD, VALERIE STURGIS, CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY, PRESENTING CASE NUMBER CV 26-1829. I AM SUBMITTING PHOTOS AND DIGITAL FILE THAT ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY. DURING MY INSPECTIONS ON JUNE 3RD, 2026, THE PROPERTY WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES. SECTION 176.009173.020176.050 AND 176.061. STATEMENT OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT OUT JUNE 3RD AND AMENDED. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT OUT AUGUST 11TH, 2026. DURING MY LAST INSPECTION ON AUGUST 26TH, 2026. I FOUND THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. I HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS CASE FOR 87 DAYS AND I BELIEVE THE OWNERS HERE TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT, SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. ALL RIGHT. AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. I'VE JUST BEEN SUBMITTING THE PAPERWORK TO TRY TO GET THIS PROPERTY CHANGED AND DO WHAT NEED TO BE DONE. OKAY. SO THESE ARE THESE ARE SOME VIOLATIONS. I DON'T WE DON'T USUALLY SEE TOO OFTEN. CAN YOU CAN YOU EXPLAIN THEM TO ME HERE? SO WE'VE GOT 7176.009 ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LAND. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO BRING THIS ONE INTO COMPLIANCE? SO RIGHT NOW WHAT HE'S BASICALLY DOING IS HE'S RUNNING A BUSINESS ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT HASN'T BEEN IMPROVED UP TO WHAT THE ZONING REQUIRES. OKAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, AND THIS IS GOING TO ENCOMPASS ALL OF THEM. HE'S GOT LIKE MILLIONS PUT DOWN AS A PARKING LOT. THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE. HE WOULD HAVE TO GET A SITE WORK PERMIT AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAVE A PARKING LOT. HE'D HAVE TO GET A BTR TO RUN THE BUSINESS THAT'S THERE, AND THEN HE WOULD HAVE TO ADAPT THE PROPERTY AND CONVERT IT OVER FOR THE USE THAT HE WANTS TO DO. RIGHT NOW, HE'S COMPLETELY OUT OF THE USE. HE'S OUT OF WHAT THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR AND HE HAS NO PAID PARKING. NO, NO ACTUAL COMMERCIAL STATUS. IT'S JUST BASICALLY I THREW DOWN MILLINGS AND NOW I'M GOING TO PARK ALL THESE CARS AND I'M RUNNING MY BUSINESS THERE. BUT HE'S, HE HASN'T EVEN GOTTEN A BTR WHERE HE CAN DO THAT, LET ALONE CONVERT THE PROPERTY INTO COMMERCIAL USE. OKAY. WHAT, WHAT IS THE ZONE? WHAT IS THE ZONE FOR RIGHT NOW? WHAT IS THE ZONE? IT SHOULD BE VALERIE WILL GET THAT FOR YOU. I THINK IT'S LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. I BELIEVE. LET ME DOUBLE CHECK. I BELIEVE THIS IS ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. OKAY. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE NOT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S IT ABUTS A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY. BUT HE'S RIGHT ON PALM BAY ROAD. AND THEN HE'S GOT A BACKSIDE THAT ABUTS ON PINE STREET. [00:50:02] OKAY. AND HE'S DOING COMMERCIAL ZONING. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. HE HAS TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT, GET ALL THAT CHANGED. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DON'T MEAN YOU CAN RUN COMMERCIAL RETAIL. YOU HAVE TO BE WITHIN THAT ZONE. SO HE'S GOT A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF HIM. OKAY. FOR WHAT HE'S DOING. ALL RIGHT. SIR. YOU UNDERSTAND? YOU GOT A LOT OF A LOT OF HOOPS. YOU GOT TO BE ABLE TO JUMP THROUGH BEFORE YOU CAN OPERATE THIS BUSINESS HERE. CORRECT. AND I STARTED THIS PROCESS THROUGH THE DVR AND ALL THIS, LIKE ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO. I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AT COMPLIANCES, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS DONE. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS JUST ANOTHER ADDED STEP NOW THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS EVEN HAVE TO TAKE PLACE. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN IN MY POWER OF WHAT I NEED TO KNOW DOING. THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING. OKAY. SO WHEN I GOT THE NOTIFICATION NOW IT'S LIKE, OKAY, SOMEBODY'S TALKING. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU STILL NEED YOU NEED TO GET A BTR THAT ISN'T THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS, ISN'T IT? BEFORE YOU CAN RUN A BUSINESS. YES. YOU HAS TO GET A BETTER IF HE'S GOING TO RUN A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, HE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A ZONING CHANGE. WITH GROWTH MANAGEMENT, THEN HE HAS TO PUT A SITE WORK PERMIT TOGETHER AND PAVE A PARKING LOT AND SHOW DETAILS OF WHERE HE'S GOING TO STORE CARS. ARE YOU GOING TO ENTER FROM PINE STREET? ARE YOU GOING TO ENTER FROM PALM BAY ROAD? ALL THAT'S GOING TO COME INTO PLAY. HE'S KIND OF PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. AND NOW HE'S TRYING TO CATCH UP. HE'S GOT QUITE A BIT TO DO. BUT JUST LIKE THE LAST CASE. I WOULD PREFER HIM NOT CONTINUE TO PARK THERE AND CONTINUE TO OPERATE WHILE HE'S GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, BECAUSE THE ZONING CHANGE IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO PNC. IT'LL HAVE TO COME TO COUNCIL FOR TWO READINGS. THERE'S ACTUALLY STEPS INVOLVED IN THAT IF HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAY THERE. YEAH, THERE'S A THERE'S A LOT TO DO BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN BREAK GROUND ON THE ACTUAL WORK. WHICH IS, WHICH IS CONCERNING. ARE YOU, ARE YOU LIKE MAKING, ARE YOU MAKING MONEY OFF THIS BUSINESS OR ARE YOU STILL, THIS IS A HOLE RIGHT NOW. I UTILIZE IT AS A WHOLESALE WHERE I'M JUST BASICALLY STORING MY CARS THERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, TO GET MY LICENSE PUT THERE, I WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HAVING TO DEEM THAT IT WAS COMMERCIAL AND WENT THROUGH THE STEPS OF SHOWING THAT IT WAS COMMERCIAL. SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE PROPERTY FROM CHANGE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL. IT'S BEEN APPLICATION SUBMITTED. IT'S BEEN STUFF DONE IN THIS PROCESS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU HAVE SO YOU'VE YOU'VE GOTTEN STARTED ON IT AT LEAST IT'S BEEN LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY PROBABLY BACK IN WHAT WHEN I SAY THREE YEARS AGO, FOUR YEARS AGO. AND I MEAN, SINCE THEN I'VE DONE IT. I STARTED THE PROCESS. IT'S JUST WITH THEM MOVING FROM BUILDING TO BUILDING TO BUILDING TO BUILDING HAS BEEN OKAY. WHAT IS THE NEXT PROCESS? OKAY? WHAT'S THE NEXT PROCESS? AND IT'S JUST BEEN LIKE EXPIRED NOW IT'S EXPIRED. THIS EXPIRED, THIS EXPIRED. SO NOW IT'S LIKE, OKAY, NOW WHAT AM I DOING? HOW MANY CARS SUBMITTED DRAWINGS FOR THE EVEN THE BUILDING BEING CHANGED FROM A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TO FIND OUT. NOW I HAVE TO DO THE SITE PLANNING, WHICH I WAS WITH MRS. HALL AND WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, TO GET THIS A A MEETING TO HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, SUBMIT THESE DRAWINGS TO GET THIS STUFF GOING. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THIS. IT'S BEEN SINCE WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. WE'VE BEEN DILIGENTLY TRYING TO GET THIS DONE. OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I APPRECIATE THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO WORK THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS. HOW MANY CARS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE? I DON'T KNOW. I'M PROBABLY GOT ABOUT 50 CARS. 50 CARS. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER PLACE WHERE YOU CAN STORE THEM? BESIDES, BESIDES THIS ONE? THAT'S THE PURPOSE. WE WE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY. OKAY. NOW, AS FAR AS FOR FROM THE CITY'S POINT OF VIEW, AS FAR AS LIKE BEING ABLE TO STORE THE VEHICLES THERE, IS THERE ANYTHING IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE THAT HE CAN DO TO THE PROPERTY TO I'LL ALLOW HIM TO KEEP THOSE CARS THERE WHILE HE'S WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT ALL SET UP PROPERLY. I MEAN, BASED ON ON THE SITUATION AND THE AMOUNT OF CARS, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SAY NO, AND I'LL REFER BACK TO THE OTHER CASE, BECAUSE IF IT'S TRULY RESIDENTIAL LIKE HE'S SAYING IT IS, THEN HE'S IN VIOLATION OF PARKING ALL THE WAY AROUND. THERE ARE TWO OTHER CASES THAT ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING FINES WHERE HE'S BEEN BROUGHT HERE IN THE PAST FOR BTR AND FOR THE CHAIN LINK FENCE CONDITION [00:55:03] AND STUFF LIKE THAT ON THE PROPERTY. OKAY. IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH 50 CARS. AND IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT REZONED OR HE DOESN'T HAVE A PARKING LOT PAVED, THEN HE'S NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE WAY PARKING IS SUPPOSED TO BE. SO THIS ISN'T LIKE WITH A TRAILER WHERE THEY COULD JUST PUT UP A FENCE AND LIKE AN OPAQUE FENCE AND. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS WE GOT TO BRING THIS PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS WE CAN. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM GIVING YOU AN EXTENSION. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM GIVING YOU A, YOU KNOW, LONGER EXTENSION THAN IN THE PREVIOUS CASE, BUT WE DO NEED TO FIND A WAY TO WE DON'T HAVE TO MOVE THESE CARS SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY CAN, WHERE THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE WHILE YOU BRING YOUR PROPERTY UP INTO COMPLIANCE. SO DO YOU HAVE HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO A PARKING LOT OR ANOTHER, ANOTHER PROPERTY WHERE YOU CAN STORE THESE VEHICLES DURING THIS TIME? NO. OKAY. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION TO IF, IF HE'S HAVING A PROBLEM NAVIGATING CITY HALL, IF HE STOPS IN AND SPEAKS TO HIS OFFICER OR SPEAKS WITH US, WE CAN DIRECT HIM, TAKE HIM UPSTAIRS, WE CAN HELP TRY TO GUIDE HIM. SAME AS ZACH WHO WAS IN HERE. WHO GOT YOU GET THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASK. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T ASK ALL THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. SO IF HE NEEDS HELP IN THAT WAY, WE CAN TAKE HIM TO BTR. WE CAN TAKE HIM UPSTAIRS TO GROWTH MANAGEMENT. WE CAN TRY TO DIRECT HIM TO TRY TO SPEED IT UP ANY WAY WE CAN. WE'D BE DEFINITELY WILLING TO HELP HIM DO THAT. OKAY. ARE ALL OF THESE CARS OPERABLE? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M THINKING A 60 DAY EXTENSION. HOW DOES THE CITY FEEL ABOUT THAT? I HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO 60 DAYS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A 60 DAY EXTENSION TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, AND THAT THAT'LL GIVE YOU TIME TO FIND A FIND A PLACE FOR THESE VEHICLES WHILE YOU GET THE PROPERTY SET UP SO THAT IT CAN SO THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN STORE THEM THERE PROPERLY. ALL RIGHT. SO THE NEW DATE OF COMPLIANCE WILL BE NOVEMBER 8TH, 2026. AND THEN WILL BE A $50 A DAY FINE FOR EVERY DAY AFTER THAT, THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. OUR NEXT CASE TO BE HEARD IS ITEM NUMBER 31 ON THE AGENDA. THIS IS CV 26-01714 AT 2573 AMBERLEY ROAD, NORTHEAST. THE RESPONDENT THAT'S HERE WAS NOT SWORN IN SO THEY WOULD NEED TO BE SWORN IN. OKAY. HE WASN'T EITHER THOUGH. ZACH. HE'S NOT LISTED AS THE OWNER EITHER. SHE'S SAYING THAT THIS RESPONDENT ISN'T THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. BUT THE PREVIOUS CASE WASN'T THE OWNER EITHER. OKAY. SO I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THAT, BUT WAIT, SO WHO WAS THE OWNER OF THE PREVIOUS CASE? SO WITH YOUR MOM. I'M ON THE DEED WITH MY MOM. OH, OKAY. SO TWO CASES AGO. I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE LAST GENTLEMAN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S LET'S SWEAR IN THE WITNESS, AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN PROCEED. CAN YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES, I DO. THANK YOU. MAGISTRATE. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME. WELL, I'M SORRY, BUT THE PROCESS IS. THE CITY GOES FIRST, SO WE'LL JUST LET THEM. ONCE THEY'RE SET, WE'LL THEY'LL ANNOUNCE THE THE CASE AND THEN THEN WE CAN TALK. OKAY. MR. MAGISTRATE, IF I CAN DO YOU RESIDE AT THE PROPERTY? ARE YOU LIKE A TENANT? NO, I'M THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORK BEING DONE. OKAY, SO YOU WORK FOR THE OWNER? YEAH. KIND OF. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR INTEREST IS IN THE PROPERTY. IT'S. IT'S BECAUSE OF MY RESOLVE THAT I DIDN'T GET IT DONE ON TIME. AND THAT'S WHY I CAME HERE TODAY. OKAY. TO EXPLAIN THAT. GOOD AFTERNOON, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR THE RECORD, VALERIE STURGIS, COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF PALM BAY, PRESENTING CASE NUMBER CV261714. I AM SUBMITTING PHOTOS AND DIGITAL FILE THAT ACCURATELY DEPICT THE PROPERTY. DURING MY INSPECTIONS ON MAY 28TH, THE PROPERTY WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES. [01:00:08] SECTION 174.007 H ONE AND 9303 FOR TRASH AND DEBRIS. A COURTESY WAS SENT OUT MAY 28TH WITH A NOTICE OF VIOLATION ON JULY 1ST, 2026, WITH A STATEMENT OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING MAILED OUT ON AUGUST 6TH, 2026. DURING MY LAST INSPECTION ON AUGUST 26TH, 2026, I FOUND THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. I HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS CASE FOR 90 DAYS. ALSO, I HAD ORIGINALLY GIVEN AN EXTENSION THE FIRST TIME TO ALLOW HER TIME TO CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS, IT'S A MESS. AND HAS THERE BEEN PROGRESS? THERE WAS PROGRESS ON THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRASH AND DEBRIS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE, BUT THERE'S A LOT BEHIND THE FENCE AND THE GATE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY ANY PICTURES I CAN I CAN SEE HERE? YEAH, SHE'S I DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH IT. AND I GOT YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MA'AM, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. SANDRA. ALEXANDRA DELGADO. OKAY. AND WHAT'S YOUR RELATION TO THE PROPERTY? I MAINTAIN IT. I HAVE A CAT THAT STAYS THERE, AND I'M A TINKLER, SO SOMETIMES I, YOU KNOW, HAVE PROJECTS I WANT TO WORK ON ON THE OUTSIDE. OKAY. ARE YOU ARE YOU A NEIGHBOR? A EMPLOYEE, A CONTRACTOR OF THE OWNER. I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR MANY YEARS. SO HE LETS MY CAT STAY THERE BECAUSE MY SISTER'S ALLERGIC. OKAY. IS THERE ANY REASON WHY HE COULDN'T BE HERE? I BELIEVE THAT HE DIDN'T GET THE NOTICES. I DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT, BUT I, I GOT THE MATERIALS THERE ON THE SITE. THE FENCE POSTS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. I HAVE PICTURES TO SHOW YOU. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS NAIL IT UP AND PUT THE HINGES ON. NOW IT'S STILL THE ISSUE OF ALL THE TRASH AND DEBRIS THAT YOU CAN SEE. OKAY, MA'AM. MAY I ADDRESS THAT? YEAH. WHEN WE SPOKE, I DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MEANT BEHIND THE GATE AS WELL. I YOU SAID MOVE ALL THAT STUFF AND I DID, AND IT LOOKED REALLY NICE BECAUSE I HAD A COUPLE NEIGHBORS ASKED ME IF I COULD HELP THEM. SO THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, A PLUS. JUST GIVE ME YOUR JUDICIAL POWER AND I'LL GET IT DONE. SHE KNOWS I GOT IT DONE REAL QUICK AND IT LOOKED REALLY NICE. DO YOU HAVE A PHOTO? COULD YOU PLEASE SHOW THEM THE BEFORE AND AFTER? NONE OF THIS STUFF IS YOURS, RIGHT? THIS IS ALL YOUR YOUR NEIGHBOR'S STUFF. A COMPILATION OF EVERYBODY'S. BUT I'LL GET IT OUT OF THERE. NO PROBLEM. I HAVE A TRAILER ON SITE. A COMBINATION OF EVERYBODY'S LIKE. LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR. OH, NO. SO THIS IS SHIRE MOBILE HOME PARK, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL RESIDENTS THAT LIKE TO SCRAP AND COLLECT ITEMS. AND WE'RE TRYING VERY HARD TO GET THIS AREA CLEANED UP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND YOU SAID YOU'VE ALREADY GOTTEN ALL THE SUPPLIES TOGETHER TO FIX THE FENCE. EVERYTHING ON SITE. I'LL SHOW YOU A PHOTO. OKAY. NO, THAT'S FINE, IF YOU SAY SO. I BELIEVE YOU. ALL RIGHT. HOW LONG? HOW LONG DO YOU NEED TO GET THE FENCE? FENCE CAN BE FIXED. TWO DAYS. BECAUSE I NEED 48 HOURS FOR THE POST TO REALLY SET. OKAY. AND THEN BECAUSE THEY'RE HEAVY. AND THEN I'LL PUT THEM UP AND THAT'LL BE DONE. NOW, IF SHE WANTS ME TO GO FURTHER WITH THE, YOU KNOW, FURTHER CLEANUP, I CAN DO THAT TOO, BUT THAT'LL GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. OKAY. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO FOR THE CLEANUP PART? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY WOULD BE ADEQUATE? YOU DO THIS FOR A LIVING? I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA. THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF BEHIND THAT FENCE. OKAY. YEAH. I'M TRYING. I DON'T WANT TO GET. I'M TRYING NOT TO GIVE YOU TOO MUCH OF A HARD TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS ISN'T YOUR PROPERTY, AND YOU'RE. WHAT ABOUT TWO WEEKS? IS THAT GOOD? I WOULD RECOMMEND 30 DAYS. 30 DAYS. THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. YEAH. I AM SO GLAD I CAME HERE TODAY. YEAH, I'M GLAD YOU DID, TOO. ALL RIGHT, SO WE GOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S MUCH BETTER. IT'S SO STRESSFUL IF YOU DON'T CONFRONT THIS. YOU KNOW, SITUATIONS NEED TO BE HANDLED WHEN THEY THEY NEED TO BE HANDLED IF YOU PUT IT OFF. AND THAT GOES FOR ANYBODY IN HERE. IF YOU PUT IT OFF, IT GETS WORSE. AND SHE'S BEEN MORE THAN UNDERSTANDING. SHE'S ACTUALLY A DELIGHT TO WORK WITH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY EVERYONE'S SCARED OF YOU. SHE'S SO PLEASANT. I LIKE HER, ACTUALLY. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOU TO COME BY BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE MATERIAL THAT I SAW YOU ON THE NEXT BLOCK. THAT'S WHY I STOPPED TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU. AND IT'S MY FAULT. MY TRUCK GOT HIT AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY. WELL, I, I APPRECIATE YOU. I MEAN, YOU'RE YOU'RE NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER. I APPRECIATE YOU, I APPRECIATE STAYS THEIR EFFORT. I'M THERE AND I MY SISTER HAS A DEED RESTRICTED COMMUNITY AND I'M GOING CRAZY OVER THERE. [01:05:02] I'M AN OUTDOORS KIND OF GIRL. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A 30 DAY EXTENSION TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. IT'LL BE $50 A DAY AFTER THAT FOR EVERY FOR EVERY DAY THAT IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION. BUT MAKE SURE YOU GET WITH CODE SO YOU CAN. OKAY. CAN I GET THE PAPERWORK BEFORE I LEAVE? STATING THAT, WELL, THE FINDINGS OF FACT HAS TO GET MAILED TO THE ACTUAL OWNER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BUT YOU SEE ME IN THERE ALL THE TIME. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT'S THE DEAL? 30 DAYS? NO. FINE. NO. YEAH. THE FINES WILL BEGIN TO ACCRUE IN 30 DAYS. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOD. THANK YOU. MAGISTRATE. YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM. ON THE COURT. THANK YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO. OKAY. CAN WE GO ON TO CO COMPLIANCE LIEN REDUCTIONS? [CODE COMPLIANCE LIEN REDUCTIONS] THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR THAT. BUT JUST SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. SO OUR FIRST CASE WOULD BE ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA ON THAT PART OF THE AGENDA CV 25-02668. THIS IS AT 1064 NEVADA DRIVE NORTHEAST. OKAY. OKAY. DOES THE CITY WANT TO START WITH THIS? YES. OKAY. SO FOR THE RECORD, DENNIS BOND CO COMPLIANCE MANAGER. AFTER REVIEWING THIS CASE, THE HISTORY, THE APPLICATION AND THE SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION, CONSISTENT WITH THE MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THE TOOK THE PROPERTY TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE, THE CITY RECOMMENDS THE FINE BE REDUCED FROM $13,442.61 TO THE AMOUNT OF $1,300, WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF 750, FOR A TOTAL OF $2,050. ALL RIGHT, SIR. WOOD. SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE GOOD WITH THAT. OKAY. COULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? DUSTIN TURNER. DUSTIN. OKAY. SO YOU YOU'RE FINE WITH THAT? ALL RIGHT, THEN. THEN WE WILL GO WITH THAT $2,050. CAN I PAY THAT TODAY? I, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE PROCESS WORKS, BUT IF YOU GO, IF YOU GET WITH THE CITY, THEY'LL. I HAVE THE INFORMATION. YEAH. JUST JUST HAVE A SEAT AND THEY'LL. YEAH. SO THE REDUCED AMOUNT HAS TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS. OTHERWISE IT'LL REVERT TO THE THE ORIGINAL. FINE. BUT IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. SO. OKAY. OUR NEXT CASES ARE ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND SIX ON THAT PART OF THE AGENDA CV 25-02956 AND CV 23-02531. THIS IS AT 970 CULPEPER AVENUE SOUTHEAST. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I DID THEIR ORDERS SEPARATE, SO IF WE COULD JUST SEPARATE THE REDUCED AMOUNT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S LET'S START WITH THE OLDER ONE FIRST. MA'AM, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. ALYSSA GOMOLSKI. I HAVE A POWER OF ATTORNEY. HE'S WORKING RIGHT NOW. JEREMY IS? OH, OKAY. HE'S THE OWNER. ARE YOU A FRIEND OR GIRLFRIEND? GIRLFRIEND. OKAY. MOTHER OF KIDS, TOO. OKAY. BUT. BUT YOU HAVE A POWER OF ATTORNEY. YEAH. I CAN BRING IT UP TO YOU IF YOU JUST GIVE IT TO THE SECRETARY. OKAY. I DID GET IT. I HAVE WITNESSES ON THIS, BUT I HAVE THESE TWO PAGES WITH A NOTARIZED BUT THAT'S ON MY PHONE. I CAN EMAIL IF THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT, LET'S START WITH CV 23-02531. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS? OKAY. AGAIN. SO FOR THE RECORD, DENNIS BUNCO, COMPLIANCE MANAGER. AFTER REVIEWING THE FILE, THE CASE AND THE APPLICATION SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION, THE CITY RECOMMENDS IN THIS CASE THAT THE FINE OF $22,045.59 BE REDUCED TO $2,700, WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF $750. OKAY. [01:10:03] SO THE CITY IS RECOMMENDING A TOTAL WITH 3450. YES, 3450. ALL RIGHT. HOW DOES HOW DOES THAT SOUND? THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S FINE. WE HAVE 30 DAYS, RIGHT? YEAH, BUT WE'VE GOT ANOTHER VIOLATION TO TALK ABOUT HERE TOO. SO WE, WE CAN, WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE ON THAT IF IF NECESSARY. DO YOU HAVE SO WHAT, WHAT, WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THIS. SO WE HAD IS THIS FOR THE STRUCTURE. YES. THIS IS FOR A GIANT CARGO CONTAINER THAT WAS SET IN THE BACKYARD. YEAH. WE HAD A CONNEX BOX PUT IN. I WENT THROUGH ALL THE PERMITTING STUFF AND THEN I FOUND OUT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I WAS MISSING SOMETHING, WHICH ENDED UP BEING SOMETHING I NEEDED FROM THE CONEX STORAGE BOX, LIKE THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT FROM. AND I TRIED FOR A VERY LONG TIME TO GET SOMETHING FROM THEM AND THEY NEVER SENT IT OVER. AND THEN I HAD KIDS AND FORGOT ABOUT IT. SO IT KIND OF JUST KEPT. SO BASICALLY JUST WHEN YOU DO A KLEENEX BOX, YOU HAVE TO GET ENGINEERING AND TIE DOWNS TO SHOW THAT IT MEET THE WIND LOADS. AND SHE STARTED THE PERMIT PROCESS, BUT SHE DIDN'T SUBMIT THAT ENGINEERING TO SHOW THAT IT WOULD WITHSTAND THE WIND LOADS FOR THE AREA. OKAY, SO THE PERMIT WENT DORMANT AND THEN IT WASN'T ALLOWED. IT WASN'T ALLOWED AT THAT TIME. OKAY. AND THEN I, IT LOOKS LIKE I ASSUME THE, THE CONTAINER'S BEEN REMOVED SINCE THEN. SHE HAD THE CONTAINER REMOVED THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED. THAT ALSO TOOK A WHILE TO GET REMOVED BECAUSE OF, WE HAD TO FIND SOMEONE TO GET A SEMI TO REMOVE IT AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF. OKAY. BUT IT IS REMOVED AS OF NOW. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU'VE ALREADY YOU'VE ALREADY EXPENDED SIGNIFICANT MONEY TO. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT. HOW ABOUT WE JUST MAKE IT AN EVEN 2000 FOR THE FINE AND THEN THE 750 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FEE? SO 20 2750 FOR THIS ONE. OKAY. LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE. OKAY. FOR THE NEXT ONE. AFTER REVIEWING THE CASE, THE APPLICATION SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION, MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, AND THE TIME IT TOOK TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION THE CITY FINDS THAT THE FINE OF $8,135.65 BE REDUCED TO THE AMOUNT OF $800. THERE IS A 750 ADMIN COST UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO LUMP THOSE TOGETHER. YEAH, WE'LL WE LUMP THOSE TOGETHER JUST FOR MY PURPOSES HERE. SO IT'S AT 1550. YES. OKAY. OKAY. SO DOES IF YOU'RE GOING TO TALK, WE HAVE TO SWEAR YOU IN. OKAY. SO HOW DOES THAT HOW DOES DOES THAT SOUND? ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE, I MEAN, I DON'T WHAT I DON'T WANT TO, I, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO I WANT TO MAKE AN AMOUNT THAT YOU CAN PAY. I WITHIN THE AMOUNT OF TIME BECAUSE IT DOESN'T DO ANYBODY ANY GOOD IF YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T MAKE THE PAYMENT AND THEN IT REVERTS BACK. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE 1550 FOR THIS ONE AND THE 2750 FOR THE OTHER ONE, WE'RE LOOKING AT $4,300 TOTAL. OKAY. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, THAT, I MEAN, THAT'S STILL A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN DO WITHIN 30 DAYS? DO YOU NEED ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THAT? PROBABLY ADDITIONAL TIME, MAYBE. IF WE COULD DO LIKE 2000 THIS MONTH OR LIKE 30 DAYS AND THEN 2000 IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. CAN I JUST. HOW ABOUT JUST 60 DAYS TO DO THE WHOLE THE WHOLE THING? THAT WORKS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR CV 23-02531, THE THE FINE IS REDUCED TO $2,000. AND THEN THERE'S THE 750 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. AND THAT WILL NEED TO BE PAID WITHIN 60 DAYS OR IT WILL REVERT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FINE. AND THEN FOR CV 25-02956 THAT IS THAT FINE IS BEING REDUCED TO $800 WITH A $750 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR A TOTAL OF 1550. ALSO NEEDS TO BE PAID WITHIN 60 DAYS. OKAY. YEAH. GOSH. AND THEN WHERE DO I GET LIKE, WHERE DO I MAKE PAYMENTS AND STUFF? THE SHE SHE'LL THE CITY WILL HELP YOU OUT WITH THAT. OKAY. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [01:15:04] JUST FOR THE RECORD, ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON THAT PART OF THE AGENDA. CV 25-02941. AT 3209 TORRANCE AVENUE, SOUTHEAST. DID NOT SHOW TODAY. SO WE CAN JUST TABLE UNTIL THEY COME BACK. OKAY. AND THEN ITEMS NUMBER ONE AND TWO CV 24-02869 AND CV 25-01658. AT 1431 EL BOULEVARD SOUTHEAST. HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. OH, OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A QUICK INTERMISSION TO REVIEW YOUR EVIDENCE PACKET BEFORE WE CONTINUE? AND THEN WHILE I DO THAT, YOU CAN FILL IN THE. YES. ALL RIGHT, I'M ALL SET. HE'S LONG WINDED. [CODE COMPLIANCE HEARINGS: PER DAY FINES (Part 2 of 2)] AN HONORABLE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING CASES ON THE PER DAY FINE AGENDA HAVE FAILED TO APPEAR FOR TODAY'S HEARING. THOSE CASES ARE RCV2601974A2933. ANGIER AVENUE SOUTHWEST CV2601946 AT 742. DAMAK TERRACE, SOUTHWEST CV2601768 AT 441. HIGGS AVENUE NORTHWEST CV2602555 AT ONE. 86 DEL MUNDO STREET, NORTHWEST CV 2601029 AT 30. 85 JUPITER BOULEVARD, SOUTHEAST. COMPLIED. OKAY, SO. CV 2601946 AT 742. DIMMICK TERRACE, SOUTHWEST IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. V 2601260 AT 1559 REED STREET, NORTHWEST. CV2602355 AT 1650 WALKER STREET, SOUTHEAST. V 2601542 AT 1071 JOHNSON ROAD, SOUTHEAST. CV2601732459 TOBIAS STREET. SOUTHEAST. CV2601296 AT 807 EVERGLADE AVENUE, SOUTHEAST CV2601712 AT 1350 CINDY CIRCLE NORTHEAST CV2601638 AT 497 MINOR AVENUE, NORTHEAST 435 AT 999 PIEDMONT AVENUE NORTHEAST. TWO SIX CV 2601533141 HAWTHORNE LANE, NORTHEAST. CV 261761440 FIRESTONE STREET. NORTHEAST. CV 2601875 AT 2101 GUNPOWDER DRIVE, NORTHEAST. CV 2601721 AT 1424 SALEM STREET, NORTHEAST. CV 2601922 AT 1082 HAMPSHIRE AVENUE, NORTHEAST. CV 260280889 70 WATER OAK DRIVE, NORTHEAST. CV 26-02042 AT 906 DARWIN LANE, NORTHEAST CV26-01915 AT 1171 GLENHAM DRIVE, NORTHEAST. CV26-01776 AT 2500 HAVERHILL ROAD, NORTHEAST [01:20:05] CV2601865 AT 2595 SOUTH OVER DRIVE NORTHEAST CV2601755 AT 2107 PELHAM STREET, NORTHEAST CV2601765. 5040 DIXIE HIGHWAY, NORTHEAST CV26-01769. ALSO AT 5040 DIXIE HIGHWAY, NORTHEAST CV2601451. 1542 RICHARDS DRIVE, NORTHEAST. THESE CASES WILL NOW BE HEARD WITHOUT FURTHER TESTIMONY, AND THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IS REQUESTED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION BASED ON THE EVIDENCE FILED. PRESENTED. THE CITY REPRESENTS THAT ALL RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED AND OR NOTICED. ACCORDING TO CHAPTER ONE, 62 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES AND THE PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES. ONE THE RESPONDENTS ARE NOT PRESENT TO BE HEARD, AND TWO, THE CASES HAVE NOT COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONE THAT WAS MENTIONED. THE CITY IS SUBMITTING ALL EXHIBITS AND AFFIDAVITS INTO EVIDENCE IN THESE CASES, AND REQUEST THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND THE RESPONDENTS IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENTS OF VIOLATION, THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME 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 TO TODAY'S HEARING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATE STATUTES. I ALSO FIND THAT ALL THE CASES LISTED BY THE SECRETARY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENTS OF VIOLATION. THE RESPONDENTS IN THE CASES LISTED HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24TH, 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 THE VIOLATIONS CONTINUE PAST THE DATE OF COMPLIANCE. [CODE COMPLIANCE HEARINGS: SET FINES] AN OWNER REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING CASES ON A SET FINE AGENDA HAVE FAILED TO APPEAR FOR TODAY'S HEARING. THOSE ARE. CV 26-02008 AT 330. WINDFALL AVENUE SOUTHWEST. CV 2601858 AT 7647 GABLES CIRCLE, SOUTHEAST. CV 26-01790 AT 1579 OMEGA STREET, NORTHEAST CV 2601556 AT 1601 NORMAN STREET, NORTHEAST. CV 2601938 AT 1218 BIANCA DRIVE NORTHEAST. AND OWNER REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING [Additional Item] CASES WILL NOW BE HEARD WITHOUT ANY FURTHER TESTIMONY, AND A 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 ONE, 62 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES AND THE PALM BAY CODE OF ORDINANCES. ONE THE RESPONDENTS ARE NOT PRESENT TO BE HEARD, AND TWO, 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 THE STATEMENT OF VIOLATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME FOR COMPLIANCE AND IMPOSE A SET FINE OF $200 IF THE RESPONDENTS FAIL TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE BY THAT DATE. 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 REASONABLE COST OF THE ACTIONS, ALONG WITH THE FINE IMPOSED, IF NOT IN COMPLIANCE, BY THE COMPLIANCE DATE. I FIND THAT ALL THE RESPONDENTS RECEIVED PROPER NOTICE TO TODAY'S HEARING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 162 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES. I ALSO FIND THAT ALL RESPONDENTS IN THE CASES LISTED BY THE SECRETARY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENTS OF VIOLATION. THE RESPONDENTS IN THE CASES LISTED HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2026, WHICH IS TEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS ORDER, TO BRING THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE OR PAY A SET FINE OF $200. I AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO TAKE ALL RESPONSIBLE, ALL REASONABLE ACTIONS TO BRING THE PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE AND TO CHARGE THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH THE REASONABLE COST OF THE ACTION ALONG WITH THE IMPOSED FINE. MOVING ON TO AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE PRESENT TODAY. [AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES] SO THE CITY IS REQUESTING THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FIND ALL RESPONDENTS OR CASES LISTED IN THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES REPORT AND NONCOMPLIANCE FOR THE PERIOD STATED IN THE REPORT, AND IMPOSE THE FINES AS LISTED ON THE REPORT. [01:25:07] I FIND ALL THE RESPONDENTS LISTED ON THE AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE FINES REPORT IN NONCOMPLIANCE FOR THE PERIOD STATED ON THE REPORT, AND IMPOSE THE FINES AS LISTED ON THE REPORT DATED SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2026. THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE WILL ADJOURN AT 242. [NEXT BOARD MEETING DATE: October 14, 2026] AND THE NEXT HEARING WILL BE OCTOBER 14TH, 2026. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.