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February 18th 2025 we're going to commence the proceedings before the special magistrate for code enforcement for the city of patka by way of introduction my name is Ron Brown I'm an attorney uh license to practice in the State of Florida and pursuant to city
code and state law I have been appointed by the uh Board of City commissioners for the city of pacco to preside over today's proceedings this is not a formal court of law we are not bound by the formal rules of civil procedure for or the
formal rules of evidence that you might find in play down at the County Courthouse we are by law however required to follow the basic Notions of due process and fairness and to make sure that all evidence that we present is what is called substantial and competent that is evidence that would allow a reasonable person to reach to
reasonable conclusion concerning the matter at hand the other requirement is that all the evidence being testimony must be sworn and based on personal knowledge what we do as a preliminary is to ask each of the code enforcement
officials who will be testifying to have a swearing in as to their testimony and as we call your case we'll ask each of you to take an oath also uh let who's who's swearing in today Mr cutright Miss low you're both do you saw me or affirm
the testimony should give to day should be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth and let the record show both have answered in the affirmative well will happen today that we have four cases on our agenda it is our tradition that we take the cases of those persons who are here in person uh in the order
in which they appear today and we do have it looks like at least two sets of respondents today and we will take those cases first and here are the other cases after that what will happen today is that the city through their code enforcement officer will be making a presentation concerning alleged violations of C various aspects of the
city code I have not talked to the city about these cases before today my duty is to listen to and hear what happens today in this hearing and make a decision based on what I see in here today and as a result of that it's very important that we have everyone make
sure they can be heard and they have all the questions you have answered and that we be able to understand everything that you have to say if you have some evidence of your you you want to present in your presentation as respondents you're going to need to provide us with uh the copies
of that and we're going to keep them because they will become a part of the official record you will not get them back we present them today um most of the city's evidence will be presented on the screens that you see to my right and my left if you have difficulty seeing
those screens please let us know we'll get you some copies paper copies of the record um what will happen um I think Miss you're going to be handling all of them today is that correct that's correct sir all and she'll be presenting the case um I may have some questions um
if you then when you get a chance to participate as respondents you may present any evidence you have and and ask any questions you may have regarding the matter at hand when it's over I'll issue a decision concerning whether I believe a violation has occurred uh if there is a violation we will set a time
for compliance uh and the motivator of all that is that um the city usually asks for u a fine if compliance is not reached within a certain time and we'll set that also we'll have a chance to
discuss all that at each individual hearing so we're going to begin with the first case the person who is here looks like this is case number 2024 35 is that correct Miss L that's correct sir property located at 607 Krill Avenue Paca Florida
32177 owner of record appears to be Olivia C tullk and Jeremy r T is that correct yes sir and you sir are are you a respondent in this case yes sir and what is your name Jeremy Ryan Tull and you're one of the owners of the property 607 crw yes sir all right you going to
be testifying today I presume okay could you raise your right hand for me do you saw me swear orm the testimonies you give today be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes all right Miss low yes sir again for the record my name is Christy low case number 202
24-35 607 K Avenue Paca Florida 321 77 and this case was first observed March 13 2024 the notice for this hearing was sent February 4th 2025 we did receive a green card the complex posting was
posted February 5th 2025 and the site posting was posted February 5th 2025 may I ask Mr tullk is here it looks like the green card was not signed is that correct it was signed it was signed okay I didn't see a copy of very well
and you posted the property also yes sir okay all right very good now you have two violations is that correct that's correct sir we have two violations uh one of them was uh 30-1 169 of the city code building fronts and sides of budding streets or public areas
mold and mildew is that correct that's correct sir and the other was also section excuse me are there two or three there's two which is the second section 30-1 169 and section 30- 170 70 has to
do with a fresh even coat of paint that's correct sir uh and just for the record it looks like the pertinent section of 30-1 169 regarding uh the mildew is subsection D of that chapter says mildew should be cleaned from
buildings having Street visibility and loose wires such as TV shall be secured no um down you have the rest of the ordinance on which one sir yeah make sure we got it all out
there it looked like it got cut off hang on on 301 here it is here it is it's it's it's on the uh connector no more than 10% of the buildings having Street visibility should have mil it correct that's
correct sir all right and then as to 170 30- 170 rear and side walls of all structures to be repaired and painted to present a neat and fresh appearance rear walls should be painted to cover evenly all miscellaneous patched and filled areas or Stu to present an even uniform surface all right yes sir this is going
to be photo 1A it was taken on March 13 2024 and may I inquire did you take all the photos you're about to show us yes sir I did and do the photos accurately represent the condition of the property on the day in which you took on the date that I took it yes sir please proceed so this just shows where the paint is
chipping and and fading away you got the columns and then the front of the the house so basically you're looking at the looks like where the stucko is gone from the house on the bottom of the columns on the left Center and left of the front
of the is this the front of the house that's the front yes sir this is the Krill Avenue side yes sir okay anything else in that photo not in that photo it just needs to be um Fresh coat of paint well this says rear okay is this about rear and side
walls it's well with rear and side walls it says just looking what it said on the photo yes sir it shall be painted to present a neat and fresh appearance but which side of the house is this this is the front all right only reason I'm asking 170 deals with rear and sidewalks you're correct
okay and this one's going to be 1B taken on January 29th 2025 and you can see a little bit more on this picture you have the side um basically the whole house the paint is chipping and fading
away next photo please and this is going to be 2A taken on March 13th it's the the side of the the right side of the house you can see it a little bit more in 2A but the paint is chipping away on
the on the walls you go to the next photo please me you can see where the paint is coming off the wood so when we're looking at this is you which where are you standing when you took the photo I'm standing on the
sidewalk right in front of my car and this is the right side elevation of the yes sir right and so the problem there is inconsistent paint color it's just faded and pilling so faded it's faded and pilling yes
sir so it just needs a fresh even coat of paint pilling as in just got hold it's coming off the wood okay so what remedy is the city looking for there just a fresh even coat of paint sir all right next yes sir 3 please next
photo so this is going to be taken on March 13 2024 and it just shows molden mildew um you can see it from the street from Kill Avenue and it's the trim mold trim around the um the whole structure of the house it's like a known as a
transition trim from the roof just needs to be uh cleaned up all right so that's a a year ago yes sir what's it look like today do you have anything um if you go to the next photo please okay this was taken January
29 2025 3B yes sir you can still see the mold and Milo on the transition trim so basically we're just looking at the sopit yes sir on the Ease on the
right side of the front Gable over is that correct it's actually through the next photo shows you how it goes up so it's pretty yes sir right there all right the edge of the roof yes sir on the right side of the house and that just needs to be cleaned yes sir right and that's going to be all the
photos sir so where the city is clean the soet on the front of the house on the right side repaint the side of the house is it the entire side of the house yes sir on
the right elevation not the front elevation but the right elevation basic the yes the whole both sides in the front of the house need to be painted so the front of the house also yes sir all right and then as to
the milde let's see the as to the repair you're looking at the columns on the front stucko that's it yes sir and the and the paint on the front does it need to be redone yes sir
okay have you had chance to talk with um Mr tullk about yes sir okay have you gotten some kind of understanding what's going to happen yes sir I've actually spoke to his wife this is a first time we've actually met in person they reside out of state was this a result of a um complaint yes sir all
right all right Mr TK where the city is I guess you've heard is that basically went to see parts of the house pressure washed and parts of the front of the house with the stuck over repair and basically have it painted on a couple of
sides do you have a response to any of that okay it's not a problem I was I'm going to be honest the city finally got itself together and quit fighting amongst itself because the reason this house hasn't been touched in 20 years is because when I put the shed in the
backyard and painted it the purple color I did I received a $500 fine in the mail about 21 years ago over some old bitties having a little PE contest of who was going to have what going on in the neighborhood so I decided I'd wait them out till they died so if the city wants the house nice I got no problem making
it nice oh well I appreciate that history lesson but what we're looking at working on it well I understand that I'm just trying to gauge it the city's basically saying what are we looking at Miss Lo for time uh 120 days sir can you
get this done 120 days easily all right I mean do you have any questions or comments about any of what the city's saying about what needs to be done this is very straightforward and easy to get done none of this is complicated all this has been is just a begrudge from
me I'm sorry you've been having to go through 21 years of this well when you buy your first house and the first thing that happens is somebody in the neighborhood decides to try to find you when you are trying to improve the neighborhood you kind of shut down and just move well look at it this way you could live in an area with a homeowners
association no I absolutely not it could be it could be more difficult this is going to be easy do we something we need to address no okay well where I am it looks like this is basically cosmetic issues with
exception the stucko on the front and if everyone's in agreement that those are the issues and that what needs to be done and 120 days is a very generous chance to fix it uh basically based on those two things I'm going to go ahead and find that there is a violation of section 30-1
169 um regarding mold and mil do uh on the entire right side elevation of the house on the sopit on the front um right side of the house as well as on the front of the house and basically needs to be cleaned and repainted and then there's some stuckle work needs to be
done on the front column that need to be fixed and painted a consistent color yes all right that within 120 days which would be June 18th 2025 there's no fine today okay the fine we kick in on June 19th 2025 an
event I understand just kidding I appreciate you're coming here you um these things are sometimes you know uh fraught with their own little uh stories that we have to address and but I appreciate you coming here and your patience with it all stay in touch with
Miss loow and as soon as you get the job done let her know and she'll come out and the compliance will take care of you won't have to come back here fantastic listen thank you very much oh thank you appre time today thank you Mr Jeremy thank you next on the agenda will be C the
4:15 415 Bronson yes sir that's correct hi come on up we're next going to call case 2024 168 this is a property located at 415 Bronson Street Paca the owner of record
appears Nancy M Burke are you Miss Burke have I seen you before here yeah no okay and so you are the owner of the property will anybody else be testifying other than you today could you come up and identify yourself sir okay what will you be adding to
today's understanding what's your testimony G to be about I'm the one that it's all over all right will both of you be testifying yeah all right could you both come up you've identified yourself could you raise your right hands for me do you saw me swear or affirm the testimony should
get today should be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth all right uh you guys have a seat um Miss Burke since you're the owner of record you might want to just say I'm gonna let Miss low go ahead and make her presentation first and then when she's done you can make any presentation you
wish to make ask any questions you wish to ask make any comments you want to say present any evidence you want to present with regard to that um and this is a case in olving it looks like first time I've seen this one section 9412 is that
correct that's correct sir a major Recreational Equipment on the property defined as boats trailers travel trailers pickup campers no measure Recreational Equipment shall be used for living sleeping or housekeeping and the
allegation is that a person or person are residing in a recreational camper on this property that correct that's correct sir is there a zoning limitation on the application of this code um is residentially zoned lot what the
what's the zoning of this R3 residential there was an exception for R4 but an R3 is not permitted under the code so this is an R3 Zone yes sir on Bronson Street all right go ahead and make your presentation for you yes sir again for the record Christy low case number
number 2024 168 415 Bronson Street Paca Florida 32177 and this was first oberved 1125 2024 notice for this hearing was sent 24 of 2025 I personally did not receive a
green card back it was posted complex posting 25225 and site posting 25 2025 also sir this case was transition to myself from officer David Green on
February 4th 2025 but you're the one with the personal knowledge correct I am yes sir now meets the standard all right let me uh do a little due diligence due process if I may yes sir um Miss Burke the city
is required under state law to try to notify you in a couple of ways one is by certified maale at the official address of record maintained by the property appraiser and the tax collector it apparently that address is the address of the property at 415 Bronson Street at
32177 zip code is that your mailing address yes okay can you speak up a little bit louder yes sir all right they're they're recording this and that's the official record of the hearing is a recording so you need to be heard you might want to get a closer to the mic some microphones you know tend
to work better when you get closer to them the um you normally get your mail there yes all right did you remember getting a certified letter I've got well I didn't bring them with me oh you got the letter yeah I've got that and I've got a
certified okay but they're what happened is that the green card that the Postal Service sent back apparently didn't come back is that correct no sir I was just wondering did you remember signing a little green postcard no we weren't home when they came and they sent it back to
the Post off okay so you really didn't uh young Ed went and picked it up all right so you did get that she when you didn't when she didn't get the green card bags that's why she posted the property that's the alternative notice under state law just so you know okay but we wanted you to know that they
apparently try to deliver it and you did get it but somehow they didn't give you the the notice that you got fine we're good you're here this is the main thing that's one thing we want to make sure that you know about this you know about the hearing and you're here and that's happened all right Mr low is now going to go over the violation apparently
there's only one violation and it had to do with the uh sleeping or residing in a recreational camp that's correct sir all right you're about to show us some photographs yes sir did you take the photographs I took the photographs in 1B okay the
original 1A was taken by Officer David Green all right and he's no longer with the city is that no sir he's not all right when you show me the the photographs would you please identify the photograph Mr Green took and tell me when when was the last time you were at the property so this Photograph here was
taken by Mr Green 1A and then I was back up my question was when was the last time you were at the property VI February 13 2025 okay so you can take a look at these photographs and see whether the photographs actually represent the
condition of the property on February 13th of this year all right please proceed we're looking at one b so yes sir on 1B I was able to clear up any trash and debris that was the other code on this um prior to coming to this hearing so the only code I have right
now is the allegation of the person residing in recreational camper which is the camper where the arrows are pointed so you made some progress on the other items that's correct sir congratulations to all involved all right what is the show me about the camper so the the
allegations is the the subject living in the camper and if you go to scroll up please right there we have a plaa police department did a welfare check on the subject sleeping in the camper and he was inside of the camper at the time and
um they did a welfare check and then we also have a if you go up one more we have a letter from the property owner stating that the subject resides in the camper that's my evidence sir okay and are these official records of the city yes sir they're in the these are true
and correct copies of work so what what did you learn as a result of the there is aect residing in the camper do you know who it was um yes sir I apologize um Mr Edward Murphy okay and that Miss
Murphy that is you sir he had Notting ahead as an in affirmance so the police found Mr Murphy there and then there's a from the owner yes sir and Miss Burke are you the owner and you sent the letter yes all right yes so anything
else you have no sir that's the evidence I have so let me ask m is there any question here that Mr Murphy's living in this camper on your property no I've allowed him to be there okay um he has a lot of health issues and needs to be his
son takes care of back and forth to doctors and hospital I mean he's been in the hospital we turned in one year Hospital record okay you okay you need can you pick him up at all can you hear that is
that showing up yes can you hear him there as long as you can pick him up he's okay to sit down I just make sure you can be heard and they can record what you're saying turn in worth the hospit records and it's a stack like this
already that they have already received yeah Mr Green has Mr Green has them okay yeah but they're here here's here's the only problem that I have here this gets to me City got a
complaint is that correct that's correct sir somebody complained yeah oh and that's just the way it is if it's any comfort to you the legislature four years ago changed the law and made it illegal to file an anonymous code enfor complaint if you file one you have to
put up your name and address so fine somebody complain yeah and it looks to me like there's a violation of the wording of the ordinance that says you can't live on uh an RV or a trailer under this
residentially zoned property I understand that I've been there for three years going on oh I understand nobody's ever complained the gentleman across the street is the one that started all this after he pulled the gun on my
son after he slandered him all over Facebook after he threatened to kill me he pulled my powerful up out of the ground unplugged it I had no oxygen I about died that night and an electric
recliner never reclined back I had a roll out of that on the floor get to my phone to call myself son he tempted to kill me and I called the police that was 3:30 in the morning okay that's fine let
me this put this makes it hard in it makes it hard in a way because only thing I'm really here to look at today is the camera what this little issue is we got this little narrow issue that says you're not supposed to be living in this vehicle on this property we did
file a Varian with the Varian suppos to tell us what we could do for a detach mother waset so sorry I turned that off I thought and well the reason why he's not in the house is because my daughter and
her two children and Ed live there I have no bedroom for him and I'm on a oxygen 247 I carry around a 25 foot hose that I'm attached to somebody trips over that they're getting
hurt well I have knowwhere to go I'm not going to lie about anything if we can figure out what the city would let us do we would to make it where it goes in their guidelines you know and that's something
that you'd have to work out with the city on seeing just what can be done and it was supposed to come before we see you so s if I may briefly interject um and I I have the clerk uh running over to get planning to help
corroborate this but the advice to this particular citizen has been to go uh apply for a variance that would allow given the circumstances and the undue hardship that this um gentleman is experiencing to apply for an exception a
variance to the code um we have not had that hearing yet before the plan board so if you can keep that in mind in terms of the timing for coming into compliance when will it be heard and that is why every day I'm worried about being
out well this is about you at this point here's the thing you made the application for the variance I did all right and is the application complete do you know I haven't heard anything back from them is Mr cutright trying to sort out or the clerk trying to sort out
trying an answer for you right now okay thank you uh so we should know in just a minute the planning director is heading over but um typically the planning board meets once a month um so it would at least be a 30-day well
here's what well they were asking for 120 so here's where I think this is going to end up I want to hear from the planning board person to make sure we've got all the the information we need in front of us so you've apparently been Good Egg and trying to resolve the
problem a lot of times people come before me and the reason they're here is because no one's been able to get cooperation in trying to resolve the problem so at Le you're you're going that direction the the issue now appears to be um getting it done in some kind
of efficient way the city is hang on the city has asked for 120 days for compliance I think that's probably plenty to do if that happens and you can get the would be a variance or an exception probably an exception I would
have to defer to the planning department and those terms mean something to miss West and me as attorneys because they they have different requirements and they mean different things but um if you can get that done that would solve the problem
there's no fine if I'm I'm probably going to be forced to find is here there is a violation so I'm going to find there's a violation the good news for you is unlike other jurisdiction there's no administrative fee that you pay for being here today and there's no fine that starts running you know for four
months down the road so as long as you're making good progress most of the time when things get in front of me it's because they haven't been able to make progress and we're trying to get some motivation you're there is this someone who can provide assistance yes sir this
is our director could you come on up please and could you take the mic for me you're gonna get to testify bless you could you give your name and and your place of business Loreno planning director for the city excuse me okay take your right
right you saw me swear from the testimonies to get Deb to truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth I did this is the property at 4115 Bronson Street owned by Miss Burke Mr Murphy here has apparently been living in um a trailer RV type of facility on this
property and violation of section 9412 of the code he's indicated he's made an application for either a variance or an exception I'm not sure which one it would be and we're trying to get a grip on how long that will take and whether that application is satisfactory at this
point well the first thing they did put an application for a variance excuse me however the variance the application has not been process yet and the the reason for not being process is because we cannot Grant the variant for
a use you can only deviate from the standard from zodium and that's the reason we haven't uh processed the variance it cannot be varied basically the use so there's no variant available no is there an exception available the
only the only way out would be uh to get a letter from either for me the city and they appeal that and as an appeal then the planning board may have the appeal of a variance denial well not a variance
yes yeah exactly put a variance I will deny it they can appeal that to the planning board and the planning board as an appeal could Grant the variance okay how long will that take the planning board meets once a
month the next meeting uh is March 4th and there's no time for that agenda so would be in April it will be in April April 1st is 120 days enough to get it through the planning and board appeal yes okay I will have to issue the letter
for denial and then they have to appeal that and then we'll take it you know to the planning board so miss Burke Mr Murphy here's what I'm hearing okay is that yes they got your application B unfortunately they're not going to
approve it but means C your only option at that point is to appeal that denial to the planning board at their meeting in April and then they have to decide what they want to do at that level okay does the city commission get a shot at this at the planning
board I don't think so unless unless someone appeals the unless we appeal the decision from the planning board then it goes to the city commission all right okay that's fine um so basically the 120 days is sufficient to get all the appeals that would be available to the
property owner this point I believe so yes and so you know Miss Burke this is your appeal you're the owner go to well well they they've already filed something did did you sign off allowing him to file something on this Mr Murphy that is yeah we do have
the application okay you've got everything you need we haven't charged the fee for the for the VAR yet so you need to charge the fee you need to pay the fee I don't think so okay I I'm just we we haven't processed you know all I'm
trying to do is sort out what needs to be done to get this process going because if 120 days is fine I found that there's a violation I'm going to give him 120 days to go through the U variance application process and appeal
which seems to be sufficient time under the the way the City Works if he receives uh some kind of approval of the variance if you will by the Planning and Zoning Board then things are all good
you won't have to come back here if you don't get approval and the variance is denied by the Planning and Zoning Board you can be out of compliance come March let's see June
18th okay at that point in time a fine could start acing on your property well understand it goes against the property okay I don't want anything to happen oh I appreciate what you're doing I'm just I'm just make sure everybody understands what we're dealing with here so you um
you're going to she's going to get an order regarding this outcome you are got the process you need to make sure the process whatever fees or need to be paid and the process proceeds as quickly as possible what he you pay the fee he's probably going to
deny it immediately and you can file an application to go to the Planning and Zoning Board at their April meeting it's probably the first week in April it sounds like April 1 April 1st I'll let that go um in terms
of good good good karma but on April 1 there'll be the meeting but you got to get the work done now to get to that meeting at that point in time they'll issue an order they'll issue result that day uh and you'll know at that point what the what the situation is okay say
something sure come on up well just stay there you we can hear you I understand you can't live in the trail I understand that if there was there's a shed
there could I stay in the shed and I'm not going to be the one who can answer that for you you're GNA have to work with the city on what the options are I'm just trying to figure out I understand I understand I can't get any help from h i I'm a convicted felon I
can't get in any rental assisted places and I did $1,300 a month and again and I appreciate really unfortunate collection of issues that have just called come down on you at once this is unusual to
have that many at one time but it's what you got to deal with right now you got you've got a path and you can see if you can make it work that's well that's where you are right now and if that path doesn't work then you need to start working with the city Miss low is probably going to be your best contact point at this point to
try to resolve this I'm sure she appreciates me saying that but nonetheless it probably is because she's the one that would have to make a decision about code any future code enforcement um Miss Burke you just need to make sure this stays off of your property as an issue and get this
variance process going and then before June 18th we got to find some resolution okay if you get approval in April then all is good but if you don't you still got May and um April May and half of June to try to see if you can
work something out so right now you're good till June 8 oh no one doubts that Mr Murphy no one doubts that at all um again this is not a resource where you can solve any other problem the only thing I can really
decide today is whether there's a violation and what to do all right well it looked like you got a plan you got the people the key people involved so the next question is you know see what happens at planning and
zoning if you guys could maybe take this conversation let's let's let's con let's conclude the hearing at 203 that's hearing concluded you can talk all you want now but this hearing is concluded all right now what what does
she have to do now does NY have to go over there do what you should do after this meeting is talk with this gentleman now I think there's some money's got to change hands that's going to because if you don't pay the the fee you can't aim
apply for the variance he's going to turn it down when you apply for it but that opens the door for the appeal to Planning and Zoning he's not allowed you know he he takes a look at your application he takes a look at the ordinance and he says whether or not this qualifies for variance and that's
his decision okay and they'll they'll tell you how to start that appeal process but you need to talk with him to you need to talk with him see by getting the fee paid for the variance he'll let you know when he turns it down it sounds like he's going to and then he'll say show you how to make the appeal to planning
and zoning and then you need to make that appeal there going to be some work involved with that and you're going to have to appear here in front of Planning and Zoning try to convince them you've got a good legal way to solve this problem and I will give you a piece of advice I'm not your attorney we're not on the record
anymore and Miss West and I can tell you the same thing when you go in front of somebody that's gonna make a decision and involves something legal there are two things you got to do one you got to make them want to vote for you yes you got to give them a legal way to do
it I understand that okay all right I do understand I why don't you guys go and and have a talk we're going to hear the next case thank you thank you for coming today I'm sorry it's been difficult don't sendes hello Mr
cner problem probably took a lot off their heart so yeah I'll be swinging about to talk to you Mr John yes sir have a good afternoon watch I got we still being
broadcast all right let's go to the next case yes sir this a case 202 2488 property is 607 North 18th Street PKA is that correct Miss Lo that's correct sir hang on let me ask if uh this is apparently uh case 2024 88 owner of Mary
Ward and Calvin Starling as tenant in common are Mary Ward or Calvin Starling or anyone representing either of them present today okay seeing and hearing no one miss low yes sir for the record chrisy
low um city of pla case number 2024 d088 address is 607 North 18th Street Palaca Florida 32177 this was first observed April 24th 2024 notice for this hearing was sent
February 4th 2025 I have received no green card the complex posting was posted 25 2025 and also site posted it at on February 5th 2025 and the
address to which the certified letter was sent was the uh address of the property is that correct 607 nor1 18 Street batka 32177 that's correct sir and that's the official address of ver from the property raiser and tax collector R that's correct sir you got
no response to the letter no green card back no sir no sign green card back no sir any contact with either Mary Ward or Calvin Starling or anyone representing them no sir the first time that I left a card on the the gate I come back and uh
there was a chain on the gate so I've had no physical no contact I have tried to locate them um but nothing have you seen anyone on the property on the top visited the property sir I have I've talked to the uh the food pantry across the street I've talked to the neighbors
I've talked to everybody on that block and nobody has seen them since they purchased the property okay how long ago was that do you know two years two years okay and you posted the property Accords with State Statute and you have your Affidavit of service included in the record I do sir we also place it in the
pla of Daily News okay M Jess and you have four alleged viol correct correct and for the record it looks like 30-1 169 related to building fronts and sides
of buing streets or public areas with mold and Milo and 45% of the structure as seen from 18th Street is that correct yes sir you can see it from North 18th Street 30- 32A prohibited conditions and public nuisances uh having trash junk
debris living and non-living plant material in the property is that correct that's correct sir in 30 days 32 a um also prohibited conditions and public nuisances a second paragraph excessive and unintended growth of grass weeds brush and branches correct that's
correct sir and 30- 32A uh paragraph 12 failure owner to keep any sidewalk of budding there on and all Parkways to the curb line free and clear of all weeds undergrowth rubbish and debris yes sir okay so basically this is
about trash junk and vegetation and mold and mildew on 45% of the structure as seen from 18th Street yes sir that's correct you tap some demonstrative evidence for us yes sir I did you take the photographs you're about to show us yes sir I did and do the photographs accurately represent the
condition of the property on da which you took them yes sir they do all right please proceed so this was taken on April 24 1A yes sir taken on April 24th 2004 and if you can see all the dark errors the blue errors with the dark area that is all mold
and if you'll go to 1B please I tried to get more of an open area go go back to one previous one all right so the arrows are pointing to mildew mildew mold this is scene from 18th Street yes sir and so it's the the sopit area yes
sir the chimney and the chimy the Brick by the door to the right and why is that what makes you think that's 45% of the so if you go to the next photo okay 1B I tried to open it up a little bit more the molden milde is all about from eight
bricks up all the way down and from the whole trim of the the front of the house and the side and then the transition from the top of the roof it's all mold and then the whole chimney is mold and mildew okay so basically this is about mold and
and again you're standing on 18th Street when you taking this photo yes sir okay all right if you'll go to 2way please thank you ma'am yes sir this is this Photograph was taken April 24th 2004 um prohibited conditions and public
nuisance trash junker debris non-living you have the stove a couch and some other debris on the ground that's visible from North 18th Street and this is 30- 32A yes sir okay and and this would be what
paragraph sub paragraph one um which one is it I believe it is at 32A um this might be one accumulation of trash junk or debris living and non plant material yes sir it is going to
be the 3032 A1 yes sir you're correct this is 2b this is going to be 2B um if you'll look I just did an up close picture more of the where you could see the actual stove and then um the little kitty cat on the
couch basically it's an appliance and a couch yes sir okay um if you go to 3A this here is going to show excessive and unattended growth grass weeds brush branches and other growth on the
property so you're looking at 3 days 32A 2 is that paragraph two yes sir it was taken April so what's the standard for bringing this vegetative growth under control yes sir so if you go to 3B
please okay you have my um ruler um it's 18 inches or more my ruler is 36 in and you can see where the growth is all over 36 in and that's the limit under the code yes sir okay thank you for the yard
stick yes sir um if you'll go to 4 a please was this like a police procedural were you I'm sorry was this like a police procedural where you go out and Mark everything and I always have Footprints rulers okay hard habits to break so if
you're looking at 4 a was taken April 24th 2002 it's hard to see in the shade but there was some cans and some trash there's debris um the tree lims have all grown into the roadway you can see it a little bit more clearer in
4B into the roadway yes sir the neighbor did go over there and trim it up but I wanted to show where it's still coming out um the neighbor that lives at 605 went and picked up all the trash and um tried to rake everything up but it's still overgrown it's interesting question so it's not it's not the trunk
of what is this a pal so there's like a walkway so it's growing over the it's growing over the the curb line walkway yes sir and that was one of the main complaints I'm Cur yes I'm curious so is that the Public's walkway so yes sir that's why I
went with 12 failure of owner of land to keep any sidewalk AB budding thereon and all Parkways to the curb line free and clear of all weeds undergrowth rubbish trash and debris I think it's the first time I've seen one where we've had aerial
overhand and the city's taking position that's the responsibility of the owner based on the language of 30-32 a12 yes sir and they have trimmed some of it up so the garbage truck can get through but it was pretty it it looks a
lot better now but so how much how high do they need to cut this um at least where the kids can walk under to get to the school bus instead of walking in the middle of the road just cut the lower frond so that passengers can I mean sir pedestrians can walk under them yes sir
okay next that's all I have sir so we're so basically I'm looking at these Palm fronds over the sidewalk and they just need to be cut seven feet
or eight feet or so yes sir so that's a fairly simple solution yes point then going back and there are some man-made items in the yard that need to be removed that's correct so the stove the sofa whatever the rest of it appears to
be the vegetation that needs to be trimmed within what 36 in it's 18 in yes sir 18 in all right and then finally this mold and mildew that is on the side of the
building and then there's another one on the front of the building is that correct it's there's a tiny bit but that's technically what front of the house yes sir um as seen from 18th Street that's correct sir all right it how much time are you asking for um I
was given them 30 days to get the trash and debris and to pressure wash the house okay that's all that' be required yes sir and get the fronds cut out over yes sir all right last call for Mary Ward or Calvin Starling or anyone representing
either Mary Ward or Calvin Starin seeing and hearing no one and find that due process have been satisfied by the appropriate posting of the property in accordance with State Statute and finding that there is substantially incompetent evidence to support a finding of violations of
section 30-1 169 subsection D of the city code to the presence of mold and mildew on the uh side of the house as seen from 18th Street uh which requires pressure washing finding there's a violation of
30- 32A prohibited conditions and nuisances subsection one of that statute do the accumulation of man-made uh items such as stove and sofa on the property which needs to be removed a violation
30- 32A prohibited conditions of public nuisances the second paragraph of that statute ordinance due to excessive or unintended growth of grass weeds brush and branches which need to be reduced to a height of 18 inches is that correct that is correct sir minimum and finally
a violation of 30-32 a reab conditions and Public nuisances Sub paragraph 12 um having to do with some Palm FS that go over the sidewalk between the property line and the curb uh those fronds need to be cut to allow at least 8 foot
clearance that's correct sir all right we in order of finding the violations requiring that the owner address them uh and bring the prop any compliance within 30 days of today's hearing that would be by the end of business um March 20th 2025 a evid of
non-compliance and fine of $100 per day shall begin to acre on Friday March 21st 2021 okay last case yes sir all right we have case 202 2457 uh property located at 1315 Laurel
Street in patka 32177 owners are principal Partners Group LLC is there anyone here who is representing principal Partners Group LLC see can hear any one miss Lo yes sir
uh for the record Christy low city of Paca case number 20 24057 1315 Laurel Street Paca Florida this case is coming up for its second hearing to have an official lean and the fines placed on the said property of 1315 Laurel Street
sir all right and doing some due process due diligence um you tempted certified mail yes sir at the address of 11528 West State Street site 1061 for
Lauderdale Florida 33355 correct that's correct sir and that's the official address of record on the property appraiser and Tax Collector's roles yes sir um and you did not get a green card back we did get one back was it signed it was signed yes sir we just didn't get the second one back
yet thank you it's like an something that starts with an m getting contact with anyone who represents sir grp and what's was that contact with whom and when if you know so the day that I posted the
property um a I guess a maintenance or property Manor showed up and they spoke with Mr Eddie and his uh the LLC at this time says they wanted just AB board it up and they don't have no plans for the structure okay and did they do that they did board
it up um it's still not completely boarded um it's from a burnt house this was originally David Green's case um so um Mr Eddie asked them about the trash and debris and uh they still have some trash and debris and still has some openings in the home that needs to be
boarded up but you have had contact with them they do about today's hearing they did know about today's hearing and did they indicate whether they would tend or not uh no sir they didn't say okay and you did post the property and you have your etive service included in the record yes sir I do all right you
claim three violations 30-1 169 building fronts and sides AB budding streets or public areas due to a deteriorating burned structure 30-32 A1 prohibited conditions and public nuisances trash and debris primarily man-made is that correct that's correct and number three
I was able to close that the day that they were out there working on the property okay and then 30- 176 exterior property areas and that one you said it's closed I closed that one yes okay so they did respond to your initial inquiry and was it to pressure wash the
house it wasn't it was a little shed okay so basically we're looking at two alleged violations yes sir um all right did you take some photographs for us I did Sir and did you take them yourself uh not not one not the one uh B I didn't
I did one c 1 C yes sir uh and as to 1B uh can you verify that the photograph represents condition of the property on your last visit yes sir I when was your last visit my last visit was January 29th 2025 all right this
Photograph was taken also on that date yes sir I officially took this case over from Mr Green on January 29th 2025 right so go back to the previous photo for a moment so is this the condition of the property before it was boarded up yes
sir June 13 2024 by offer green so in this house was is there anything inside the house other than just the trusses it pretty much was burnt from the rear to the to the end I'm just curious what's holding it up it's just some bricks is it got is
the brick structure is it got 2x4s got some brick walls um there's still some um some structure in the middle that's actually holding it up and the owner as of right now doesn't know what he wants to do with the building if he wants to the property completely fenced in it is
fenced in yes sir so as a result of your uh first contact with the owner go to the next photo they boarded it up so did it board some of it up um but they still left a lot of gaps that um kids are still getting into the house so
it's not boarded up completely they boarded up the majority of it but where the one arrow is um kids had a ladder up there and they were actually getting into the house G to say how they got in the holes yes so basically they do have it boarded up do you know why they left
the holes in there they didn't say um I guess they're not from here or are not from Paca they're in Fort Lauderdale so they're having somebody come by and do the work um so when I talked to them the other other day they told me they would have all this done and it wasn't done
like so basically they need to fill the holes in the board correct sir where cannot be accessible satisfy the city's concerns about the deteriorating structure that's correct sir all right as to the trash and debris issue that
remains you got something on okay I do sir to B yes that's one of Mr Green's photos and this photo looks like it was taken June 13 2024 by green what does the property look like today so if you go to the next photo okay 2C I took this
one um on January 29th where the top arrow is and the side arrow is all that is open so that needs to be closed that needs to be closed yes sir you look at two places one on the front right side corner of the house yes sir and then underneath the right elevation roof line
yes sir and those are both open they're all open yes sir I mean anybody seen kids climbing a they have that's what they keep calling right so those areas need to be closed yes sir what about vegetation so right now um that vegetation has all been
cleaned up that was taken on June 13 2024 by Mr Green okay what's it look like today right now if you go to 3C please that's mine January 29th they have boarded um most of those uh Side Up um there's only one entry where it's
going down there's a big hole they did try to pull the 10 to cover the hole but you can still have access through the house all right and next slide please and 4B that
was taken by Mr Green 613 2024 and if you go to my my slide 4C you can still see um deteriorating structure um where the arrows are they just need to um secure that area so what do they need get the get the vegetation
knocked down to 18 in so this this had nothing to do with the vegetation it was so we're past vegetation yes sir it's just the open structure and then the trash debris in New York it's right there if you go to my M 5c would be taken January 29th
right there they still have tires um there's a vacuum cleaner and some other stuff on the ground okay as you pick those items up and finish closing off the house they'll be in compliance yes sir and they've made some progress in this they have yes sir but the city's
here apparently attempting to motivate them by asking for an order allowing the placement of a lean on the property is that correct that's correct sir and when you going to when would you record the lean um it would be be recorded
um probably Friday of this okay this week all right last call for anyone who's a representative of a principal Partners Group LLC seeing and hearing the one and finding that there have been some evidence that principal Partners has
been trying to bring the property into compliance but also finding evidence that the deteriorating structure Still Remains open and accessible even though with ladds but nonetheless open and accessible which continues to be a violation of section 30-
169 uh of the code and finding that there still is some man-made debris in the yard although a fairly minor amount of that that still needs to be removed that we're going to find that the violations still uh exist and we're going to enter an order uh allowing the
city to place an official lean on the property uh with the total amount of fines do you know what the total fines are today yes sir I do um $7,150 sir and those fines uh what the current lean is fines will continue to
ACW at the rate of how much a day it was $50 now $50 a day until satisfaction of yes sir see if you can get them motivated I have a question do we have to stick with the initial uh per DM lean amount of $50 per day because the
statute authorizes us to go to $250 a day were we doing it on a per violation basis this was per violation yes sir was $50 a day yes sir all right at the risk of complicating things there were originally three right there was Sir did
you calculate I did Sir he took off as they brought them into compliance we we stopped the fines as of the 29th until this hearing um and the day that I took it over well I think Miss West has a good point in sense that once you put this lean on and it get we kind of lose
control of this we do lose control of this is City interested at all and giving them a little bit of a reduced fine from this date forward until no sir if if he could have gave us a direct answer as to what he was going to do with the property other than just let it sit um then I think we would have been
more willing to work but as of right now he couldn't give us any direction other than that's how he make sure you try to contact them before Friday and give them a call if you know where they are and tell you know this is what's going to happen on Friday you really don't want this lean to get into effect because otherwise you're going to go see the city commission right and that's what we
tried to do sir but I'll call them again all right anything else no sir that's all I we'll conclude the proceedings before the special magistrate at 2:33 let me know when we're off