we're ready we go live and can start whenever you're ready okay thank you all right good morning i'm going to call to order the uh town of Lockachi Groves code enforcement hearing for April 7th it's 9:00 a.m by Verizon's time my name is Amity Bernard i'm the special
magistrate for this morning's hearing i don't see any respondents in the room are there any respondents appearing virtually no ma'am okay so with that I'll withhold uh the discussion about process since there's nobody here that doesn't already know the process uh what I will do is at this time I'll ask
anybody who's uh going to be testifying on any items on today's agenda if you could stand if you're able and raise your right hands i will swear you all in at the same time do you all swear affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth thank you very much you may be seated and with that I'll turn it to the
town uh to begin the agenda and call it first case okay just um for additions or deletions to the agenda we do have one modification which is agenda item two that item is to be and that item is
12891 collecting Canal Road Lockache Gross Florida that item is to be continued to the next meeting as they have requested a continuence the May meeting excuse me which is May 6th I believe may 6th okay what we'll need to do is if you're asking me to issue an order that's a
continuence I need to find proper service for today so we'll deal with that one as it appears on the agenda but I understand your your request thank you okay the first um the first case for violation hearings and new business is Marlo Cheryl is Cheryl Marlo
J 1732 F Road Lockache Girls Florida and this is case number two 425030109 and the violation section is section 92010 and 92-015 we can also have that case removed from
the agenda they did submit a RV affidavit as well should you like it to be pulled yes okay okay noted for the record okay item number two is Maria D rita 12891
Collecting Canal Road Locks Hahatchee Girls Florida this is case number 255033095 violation section 92- 010 and 92- 015 good morning your honor John Suarez is presenting case
253095 this is case we are um requesting a continuence to to May okay so go ahead and get your all your service for today on the record yes so this property was initially cited on
March 14th 2025 the property was posted with a notice of hearing on March 14 2025 copy of the notice of hearing was sent to the property or on file from the Palm Beach property appraiser via certified mail on March 14th 2025 there
is a signed affidavit of service in the case folder as well as photos attached with postings um the property was cited for the following violation section 92010 RV permit inspection maintenance requirements the property has multiple
RVs on site without um let me strike that from the record they have just put in um well let me continue the property was multiple RVs on site without a permit affidavit um we've just been in contact
with the property owner as of this morning and the town is requesting additional time of continuance until May all right can I see your case file and the next meeting date is actually May 5th i got that too thank you thank
you you can't go back once these start i always double check because I've done that before and I've had other magistrates do it to me and then it creates quite quite a process with a little one date one one member day off creates a big
Trouble all right so just so I'm clear you're not asking for a finding a violation this morning you just want to reset this to the May hearing is that correct correct your honor all right with that in case 2530095 I'm not going to enter the
evidentiary case file uh other than the to the extent that I need to find sufficient service for today's hearing uh should this matter proceed to violation hearing or should there actually be um a violation hearing on May 5th I'll deal with the documents at that time um but in reviewing the
documents that have been provided I'll find that the town had good service for today's hearing based on the notice of violation that was sent uh certified mail as well which was confirmed to be have been delivered as well as the affidavit of posting so I find the town had good service for today's hearing with that
said I will reset this matter to a violation hearing on May 5th 2025 at 9:00 a.m thank you your honor your honor the next case is um item number three with Jerry and Nancy Johnson at 15156 Forest Lane Lock
Hatchery Groves Florida the case number is 255033085 and the violation sections are 92- 010 and 92-015 good morning d'angelo Campo code compliance officer of the town of Lockachi Gross the case number is
2530085 the respondent's name is Jerry W johnson and Nancy A johnson the property address is 15156 Forest Lane Lockxahhatche Gross Florida on March 10th 2025 the NOVOH was sent to the respondent by certified mail to the
respondents the NOV was served by posted notice on March 10th 10th 2025 at the property and at town hall a copy of the posted notice was mailed to the property owner as well the correction date was on March 25th 2025 an inspection on March
31st 2025 found the following items remain beyond the time given in violation of code sections 92-010 as well as 92-015 RV permit inspection and maintenance requirements the property
has two RVs on site without a permit or affidavit no contact has been received by the property owner at this time the town recommends the respondant be found in violation of the code section 92-010 and
92-015 it is recommended that the respondent be given until May 7 2025 to correct the violations or be charged a fine not to exceed $100 per day for each day the violation continues to exist it is also recommended that administrative costs in the amount of
$2345 be assessed in order to be paid to the town of Lockxahhatche Gross in the event the code compliance division is not contacted and/or the violation is not corrected it is recommended that a fine assessment hearing be held before the special magistrate on May 21st 2025
at 9:00 a.m at the town of Lockxatric Gross 155 road Lockxatric Gross Florida and I have the case file for you thank you and Mr campo remind me of your title with the town just so I make sure it's right in the order yes I'm a code
compliance officer with the town of Lockach Gross okay very good i I just wanted to make sure that uh there was anything more specific okay any communication with the respondent no none at all whatsoever okay and for the record the respondent
is not present all right anything further from the town not at this time all right thank you in case 253085 I'll enter the town's evidentiary case files composite exhibit one without
objection i'll find based on the uh service documents for this morning's hearing which include certified mailing as well as an affidavit of posting that the town had good service for today's hearing i'll find based on the testimony of the code enforcement officer as well as the photographs in the case file that
the respondents in violation of sections 92-010 and 92-015 and I'll require respondent to comply or respondents rather to comply on or before May 7th 2025 or appear at the May 21st fine assessment hearing in the event of non-compliance i'll assess
a $100 a day fine for each day that the violation continues and because I found respondents in violation of the listed code sections I'll award the town its administrative costs in the amount of 23405 for today's hearing payable within 30 days
thank you at this time Madam Magistrate we have no further cases neither on fine assessment hearings agreed or agreed orders okay and just before we adjourn I do have the April 16th hearing on my calendar i'll make sure that's the uh first Monday and
what is it third Wednesday unless communicated otherwise yeah I'll make sure those are all calendared if you could let me know um typically over time I've blocked out um two hours for this hearing so I know at the last hearing there was a discussion of potentially a ramp up in cases so if you
can let me know um this hearing is very light but the last agenda I think there was had the hearing proceeded with all the cases on the agenda there were like 50 cases on it so I would ask if if you could let me know if you have agendas like that just so I can make sure to to not double book if you run very long just so you can I can make sure that all
of your matters are attended to we'll do um just shoot me an email and let me know that you're expecting a lengthy hearing and and I'll make sure to adjust my calendar accordingly okay okay with that hearing nothing further I'll adjourn at 9:12 thank you thank you