My name is Lonnie Groot and I'm special magistrate for the code enforcement proceedings city of Cocoa Beach. And we'll do things a little bit differently today because there are apparently no respondents here and there's no c citizens observing in the audience. So,
I won't go through the standard procedures about how cases are presented. I will note that prior to the hearing that Miss Daniel Crawford, who is here representing the city, has been searching the halls for respondents and
has determined that there is none. And uh and u that being said, like I said, I'm Lonnie Groot. We have uh well let everybody introduce themselves. >> Um Danielle Crawford
>> and Kristen Harris will be Miss Harris will be serving as clerk today. She are you the new clerk clerk. >> Okay. All right. Um like I said, I won't go through the procedures. We've done the roll call. Who Who's going to testify
this morning? I believe just me. >> Just you swear you in M. Crawford. You sold me swear testimony about the given matter not hear the truth the whole truth and put the truth up to God. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> All right. Are there any changes to the agenda today? >> We do have a few cases that are in
compliance. Um let's see here. Uh case 25-176 is in compliance as well as 25-204. Okay. So those two cases be removed from the agenda. And I'm
going to backtrack a second. I reviewed earlier and uh have approved the minutes of the September 10th, 2025 hearings and executed those minutes along with Miss Crawford. >> Thank you. >> So I like to do those at the end.
So would you like to proceed with case number 25-60 which is the respondent is Roger Scrugs and like I said earlier we have search the halls let's see if Mr. Scrugs is desires to appear and apparently he
does not because he's not here so you may proceed. >> Um may I enter the the evidence? >> Sure of course. that there's no one to object. It'll be admitted. Okay. Um, so this case is 25-60.
The owner is Roger Scrugs at 1391 South Orlando Avenue with the parcel ID and legal description above. Um here is uh an overview of the property
uh pulled from property search. Um, so on April 16th, 2025, I sent a notice of violation to the respondent addressing the violations on the property, including means of egress, general international property
maintenance code, and section 10-22, enumerated conditions prohibited, declared nuisance, notice of violations penalty, city of Cocoa Beach codes and ordinances. respondent was asked to remove all trash and debris from the property and to provide a safe means of
egress for emergency service personnel. On April 21st, 2025, the certified mail was received and signed by the respondent. On May 15, 2025, the respondent called and stated he was working to clean up
the clutter. On June 25th, 2025, I reinspected the property and observed some progress in reduction of clutter by the front door. However, the carport remains full of clutter with no means of egress. On September 12th, 2025, I
reinspected the property which remained in violation. On September 17th, 2025, a notice of hearing was sent via first class and certified mail. On September 26, 2025, the certified mail was received and
signed by respondent. On October 6th, the respondent came to city hall and provided me with pictures of his property and a letter. He invited me to reinspect the property. The front door was decluttered. However, the carp remained significantly cluttered. At
this time, I informed the respondent that he was still out of compliance and requested that the carport be decluttered and organized to remove the nuisance and provide a safe means of egress. The respondent um has requested more time.
Um here are some pictures of the clutter um from April 4th of this year just showing that there's there's no safe means of eress by the front door or the carport. Again, uh June 25th,
uh the front door is less cluttered. September 12th. >> Can you stop at that one? >> Uh, this one. >> One prior to this. >> No. Looking at a window. >> Oh, the window.
>> What's that wire? >> Um, >> is it rope or wire? What is it? >> Yeah, I believe it's just string. I don't think it's connected to anything. >> Yeah. >> Um, Yep. Um, and then this is the most recent picture from October 6th.
>> But the the blockage inside the window remains like that. >> Um, you know what? I'm actually I'm not certain, >> but the carport.
>> Yeah, there's Yeah, the carport. city. >> Sure. Oh, we have a your city staff, right? >> Yes. >> Um, if a firefighter was to the front doors
not impeted. >> Uh, correct. >> So, not sign there's a fire inside, the firefighter goes inside to the front door supposedly. >> Okay. What's the condition like inside that would affect the firefighters ability or
their safety? >> The the condition is unknown. I haven't been able to see the inside of the property >> that bad. >> Um, our property representative uh wasn't able to make it today. Um, and so the staff recommendation
based on the testimony and evidence presented at this hearing, uh, we respectfully request that the magistrate find the respondent in violation of the notice of violation and give the respondent until November 8th, 2018 to bring the property into compliance and
have compliance confirmed by the code enforcement officer. >> You may have said this earlier, is it is the structure occupied? >> Yes. I don't second guess. >> I believe >> I mean obviously everything's un
rebutted today because there's no respondent here and I don't want to second guess that but is you're you're happy with November 8th as opposed to an earlier time given the fact that there might be a public safety issue.
>> I'm I'm comfortable with it but I can defer to my supervisor. Are you comfortable with Okay. Yeah, it's comfortable. Just wanted to double check. Okay. Okay. Is there anything further? >> Nothing further. >> Okay.
Once again, the respondent has not appeared. So, in case number 25-60, respondent Roger Scrugs, property address 1391 South Orlando Avenue. I'll find violation of section 702 means of ingress. Section
702.1 general international property maintenance code and section 10-22 enumerated contingent which are prohibited relative to nuisances and um we'll give the respondent until November
8th to come into compliance. And what fine did you suggest? >> We haven't suggested a fine yet. Uh we would do that at the Massie hearing. >> Okay. The fine will be $250 a day for each day of non-compliance after that day because of the in my judgment the
severity of the situation and the there's been adequate time to mitigate this circumstance and u the properties occupied to and my judgment
$250 is an appropriate amount to find this individual. >> This is property. I didn't look >> um >> anything else. Is it Homestead? >> It is. >> All right. And that will be the order until that will be issued in this case.
>> Okay. Thank you so much. >> Is there anything further to be brought before me today? >> No, nothing. >> Nothing further. All right. We're journed. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.