Come on. Okay, I'm going to go ahead and um call the Simol County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate hearings to order. My name is Sherry Sutin. I'm the magistrate. Um the way that the process works is the county will present its
case. Um it will um provide any witnesses, any evidence that it has. You will have an opportunity to cross-examine any of the county's witnesses, but you will not have an opportunity to present any evidence or witnesses of your own until the county
has closed its case. Once the county has closed its case, it will then be your opportunity to go. You will present any evidence and any testimony that you have and I will make a decision here today. If you are here for a code enforcement
case and not for a lean reduction or any any other matters before me, the process will if you do have a violation and you're found to be in violation, you stand to have a penalty of up to $250 a day imposed. Um, if you
fail to come into compliance, if you're here for a repeat violation, you stand to have up to $500 a day and penalties imposed. And that's in addition to any costs um incurred by the county that I would impose as well. So, we're going to go ahead and get started. If you do have
an agenda in front of you, please understand that we do not follow it in order. Um I take things out of order um for several reasons, but bear with us. As long as you've signed in and we know you're here and even if you're not here, your case is going to be called. So, um,
we'll go ahead and call 2319 CESM, Donna Smith. Okay. You know what? I need to know where they are on the
she told me. Okay. Yeah, see she's okay. So, this case is um requesting a lean reduction. So, it's a little different. The county won't go first. You'll actually go first because this is your request.
>> Okay. Um >> Okay. Before we do that, we need to swear some witnesses in. I'm sorry. Including you. Um so, I'm going to go ahead and I'm going to swear all of the county witnesses in that will provide testimony. Do you solemnly swear affirm the
testimony you're about to give to be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> I do. Yes. >> And I do. >> Thank you, ma'am. Okay. >> Um, yes, we had a generator installed and we hired DBK Electric
um to do it and um they dropped the ball on the permit. They got the electric part done, but they hadn't done anything on they hadn't finished the gas and the permit expired. And then I was notified through the
county. So then I got a hold of them and um the manager actually laughed about it and um but then they did go and get the permit redone again, but in the meantime we were being fined and it took forever
for them to complete it. Um the the inspector that would come out actually said he thought about putting a mailbox at the front of our yard because he was there so much. So, that's where we're at.
>> Okay. So, um your your total fines, >> yeah, your fines have been acrewing since April 10th of 2024
and you came into compliance in June. And your total fine was 28.50. Okay. And costs incurred um on the part of the county of $868. Okay. >> I'm John Martin. I'm the manager of code
enforcement. Today we're talking about the case 2319 Eugene P and Donna J. Smith at 3759 Sutters Mill Circle in Castlebury. This case was originally heard by the magistrate on February the 8th, 2024, and they were given a compliance due
date of April the 10th, 2024. An affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector on April 10th. The special magistrate then issued an order constituting a retroactive lean from April 10th, 2024 to acrew at a fine rate of $50 per day until compliance. On June
7th, an affidavit of compliance was filed by the inspector, thereby stopping the fines. The administrative cost to process this case was $868, and the fine imposed at that time for 57 days of non-compliance was $2,850.
Prior to taking before the magistrate, the owners made permit application and complied by obtaining their permit. The owner was in the permitting process during a magistrate hearing. When the permit was finally and then the permit was finally issued, the owners advised they've spent an additional $6,000 that they didn't budget for on this process
and are requesting a complete recession of fines and cost. And the county recommends a complete recent fines and cost in this case. And that concludes my presentation. >> Can you tell me um about the additional $6,000 that you spent? What was that for?
>> Um well, we had to pay uh I think it's been so long. Uh, I think we had to put like 3,000 down just to get them to start it and then um they called and want once it was done they wanted the remainder.
>> So, you just paid the amount that it cost. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Okay. All right. I'm going to go ahead and reduce the fine um down to the administrative costs of the county. Um, actually, were these the administrative
costs that were um that that were reported in the file or the the >> these were the ones that reported in the file. >> Okay. All right. I'm going to um actually reduce the administrative cost to $500
and um ask that you pay that within 30 days. Um and then um if not then it will revert back to the total amount of the penalty, the 2,850
plus the 500. If you do not pay the 500 within 30 days, >> you will pay it. Uh where do we pay it? Can we pay it right out here? >> Pay it through Julie. Okay. We'll get with you after the hearing and and >> Okay. >> work that out with you.
>> But do you need an order first? And do you >> do you want her to wait around or she can go? Okay. So, you don't need to wait around. They'll contact you because we have to enter the order. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> You'll have time. I won't let I won't let you miss your deadline.
>> Yeah. Please. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. The next um case that we're going to hear, we're going to hear two cases together. Um they're involving the same property.
2231 CEB and 19116 CESM. 2231 CEB is Unique Painting Investments LLC.
2903 Oak Lane, Fern Park, Florida. and 2319 CESM. No, I'm sorry I said that wrong. Uh 19116 CESM is also um Unique Painting
Investments LLC. >> Good morning, honor. >> Good morning, sir. How are you? >> Good. George Morris on behalf of Mr. Gonzalez as retained by Mr. Gonzalez. >> And Mr. Mr. Gonzalez is the current owner of the property and purchased it from Unique Painting Investments LLC.
>> That's correct, John. >> Okay. All right. >> Um, he's a current owner of both. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Just to clarify, >> both cases, same property, >> correct? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Mr. Gonzalez uh purchased the property. The wings were already present on the
property at that time. Unique painting had already >> George, can we hold just one second? We need to swear you in be. >> He's an attorney. >> I'm sorry. Go ahead. >> I may made a made a note a long time ago. >> Yeah. >> Um Mr. Gonzalez purchased the property from Unique Painting. Unique Painting
had already resolved I mean the issues that were creating the leans prior to that point and they were frozen at that point. Uh the one lean was in the amount of $49,950 and then the other lean was in the amount of $6,250.
Um Mr. Gonzalez is basically just an innocent homeowner who purchased the property. He didn't really he didn't even know the leans existed until, you know, after the point of his purchase. Um, so he has approximately $55,000 in leans on the property. We'd ask uh the
magistrate to please uh to reduce that down to $1,000 for him so he can make a payment and resolve it. Everything's been resolved and it's been resolved for years at this point. So, okay. And okay, go ahead.
>> Yeah. Again, John Martin, manager, code enforcement. Today, we're talking about case 2231 CEB and 19116 CESM. Magistrate's very familiar with this case. I don't want to rehash all the notes and George did a great job
outlining this. Um, the county supports the request to reduce the fines in case number 2331 CEB and case 19116 CESM to a total of $1,000 to be paid within 30 days or the fine reverts back to the original amount of 56,200 plus
administrative costs. >> Okay. And the administrative costs, I see there are administrative costs in the amount of $80.15 in one of the cases. The >> That's correct. >> 2231 CEB. There are not administrative
costs in 19116. >> There are not indicated throughout the case file. Correct. >> Okay. Just bear with me. I'm trying to do math, which is, you know, not my strongest subject. So, >> I understand the honor.
Yeah, I even mess up calculators, Julie. So, okay, I think I got it though. Okay, I will go ahead and um what I'm going to do is reduce the
the fines in 2231 CESM to $500. However, if that $500 is not paid within 30 days, the fine will revert back to the $6,250
plus $80.15 in administrative costs. And then I'm going to in 19116 CESM I'm also going to reduce that fine to $500 and if that is not paid within
30 days it will revert back to $49,950. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. And then uh just the order will be emailed to me once it's completed. >> Well, yeah, we'll email it and mail it and all that good stuff. >> Just one other uh administrative thing.
Can I believe there's money being held, you know, in escrow for it? So, can that be from the title company, the check to the county? >> Okay, perfect. Um yeah, that if the if the c the escrow can be made out to the county, that's completely fine. I think
that'll be >> all right. All right, good deal. >> Thank you. >> Take care. 500 on each of them. Yes. Okay. So, those are all the lean reductions. Now, I want to go back and
tackle. Let's see. >> Sir, can you tell me your name? H. >> Yes. Good morning. My name is Jose Castan. >> Okay. So that case um
the county has asked to move that hearing until the next meeting in March. Is that okay with you? >> Yes. >> So >> are we um
>> and the only request is to move it to March. It's not um to change any of the compliance states. Correct. This is the one that problem. >> Huh? There was a noticing problem. Correct. >> Well, that's what she says.
>> It was the service problem. >> Yeah. Yeah. We we don't that's the only issue regarding the case. And if I >> if he's here, we can go forward with it then. >> If you're if you're ready to go forward, it's a non-compliance case. It's a a compliance matter, right?
>> It is a compliance matter. And quite honestly, probably by the end of next week, he'll have a permit in his hand. So, we're kind of hoping to >> He got the variance. >> He got his variance approved. He's almost all he's like right there. So, a continuence is probably going to help him gain compliance versus
>> um or we can hear the case and impose the time frame. >> Do you want me to um >> continue it to >> continue it and and um continue his compliance? Give him a extended compliance date. >> That'd be great.
>> It isn't. >> Not yet. >> Good. Okay. >> Okay. So sir, if you um it's my understanding that you have received a variance in this case that you've been working or a variance on your property. So you have been working under this
case. Uh the county is recommending that you um your compliance date be extended to March 11th and that your new hearing date would be March 12th. Is that acceptable to you?
>> Yes. uh you know the idea is let me the opportunity to you know to fix the problem because when I talking with the board that they give me the approval of the variance is you know we buy the cows for my mother and my father and we had the situation. >> Yeah. >> If you're going to provide testimony I
need to swear you in um if so let me let me have you let me go ahead and swear you in just to do you solemnly swear affirm the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Okay. So, are you um I I understand that you had a
situation and you've worked through it and um what the county is saying is that they want to amend the prior order to enable your compliance date to be changed to March 11th. And then there would be a compliance hearing date if
for some reason you do not come into compliance. That would be on March 12th at our next hearing. Okay. >> And you would get an order that reflects those changes. Right now, your compliance date is
actually um October 7th. So, what the county is saying is they're willing to take that October 7th compliance date and move it out till
March 11th. If we don't do that and we go forward with a hearing today, you aren't in compliance right now, it's my understanding, yet because you still have a few things that you need to do. So, fines would be imposed retroactively
back to October 7th, but what the county is asking is that your compliance date be moved to March 11th. So, do you have any objections to that? >> No, no objection. >> Okay. All right. Then, that's what we'll we'll do. I have a question. So I don't know because
>> about about your case. >> Yeah, because I had the permit but I don't know how long take. So I try to be my best. >> We'll speak to him outside and guide him so that he can make that March 12th. >> Perfect. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Provided he comes into compliance prior to he you won't need to come in on March
12th. >> Right. Christian have Christian speak Spanish out a little bit. Yeah. Okay. Perfect. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Um then I'm gonna go ahead and um >> Okay.
>> Okay. I'm going to do the Do I have any other consent items other than these two these continuences? >> Okay. >> Present in the room. No. >> Okay. So, I'm going to >> knock that out of the park
>> in 2476 CSM. I'm going to continue the case the compliance hearing to May 14th, 2026 um with the compliance date remaining the same.
I'm going to in 2535 CESM I'm going to continue the hearing to March 12th 2026 with the compliance date remaining the same. Okay. And then you have we'll go ahead
and call the new cases. If you all are ready 254 Richard and Vanessa Cowen. >> I think they just want to they're ready to swear in first. I think >> Okay. Are are both of you if you can you state your names please so I and
identify yourselves? >> Yeah. many times to win and I'm interpreter for the Ging is right here. >> You're interpreting. >> Yes, ma'am. He's translating. >> Okay. And can you can you have him state
his name, please, for the record? >> Okay. So, I'm going to swear you in first as the interpreter and then we'll swear him in. Okay. >> Okay. And what language does he speak? >> The Vietnamese. >> Okay. What? I'm going to swear him in
first. The interpreter. >> Do you solemnly swear to interpret from Vietnamese to English and from English to Vietn Vietnamese to the best of your ability? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Thank you. Okay. Now, we're going to swear him in. Do you solemnly swear or affirm the
testimony you're about to give? >> To be the truth, the whole truth >> and nothing but the truth. Good afternoon. Inspector Cina Hill, case number 25404. Respondent is Tron Devon, parcel
352130516 0E00026. Address 7217, Silver Place, Winter Park, Florida 32792 with And this is located within the unincorporated Simino County, Florida.
Valation cited. >> Yes. >> 955. T R U N G. >> T R U N G. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Violations cited 955 section 303.1. Swimming pools. Description of
violation. Swimming pool must be in clean and operable condition. >> Hold on one second. Kina, you probably need to break up what you're saying so he has the opportunity to translate. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> If you can try to interpret into the
microphone so that we can hear what you're saying to him and it gets on the record, please. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Did you preserve the bottom pieces? >> I did. Okay. >> Case summary.
This was a citizen complaint. >> Can you away from microphone? I can hear too well. Yeah. Thank you. >> So, this was a citizen complaint. R NG. >> Okay. So, the county is going to present
its case first. He'll have an opportunity to provide testimony after the county is finished presenting their case. Okay. name is backwards. >> Yeah, >> R. >> Okay.
First of all, want to change the name is wrong spelling T R I U O N. >> Yes, >> we we'll correct it. >> And the first name is and the last name is D U VU is correct.
>> Okay, we it's corrected. Yes. >> Very good. Thank you. Um, my initial inspection was October 24th, 2025. >> Mailed notice to respondent 1119, 2025
with the compliance date of 121 2025. My follow-up inspections were 116, 1118, 12:15, 12:30 of 2025, and February 11th of 2026.
The reinspection results >> of the valation remained. >> Simino County Code Chapter 95303.1. Swimming pools. Swimming pools must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and in good repair.
This is a copy of the compliance schedule. Um, it explains the violation, the section cited, the corrective action and the compliance date. The next slide
>> is a copy of the deed for the property 20 Property appraiser. The next slide is property appraiser. Yes. Say good morning, madame and everybody.
>> Again, the county is going to finish its presentation. Once the county is finished, he will be will he will be able to present testimony, but not right now. Okay. Until the county is done. >> Can you please tell him that? >> Okay. I'm I'm just gonna ask you one
more time. Can you please tell him that the county is going to present their case and when the county is finished presenting their case, it will be his turn and he can provide testimony. The next one is um the deed for the property
that shows the property owner. The the following photographs that you're about to see are true and accurate representation of what this officer observed on the dates noted. Um the first slide right here is the
initial inspection of the property. This is the front of the property that was taken on October 24th, 2025. The next one um is a photo that the pool wasn't clean. I met with the owner at the property, explained to him what
needed to be done at the property. Um we had a conversation. He basically explained that he wasn't using the pool. um and that he didn't need to fill the pool at that time.
>> Um this is a picture um that shows the leaves in the pool. Um I went back to do a reinspection on October I mean um November 11th. There was no access. Um I wasn't able to get
to the the pool at that time. Um on December 30th, I posted um a notice of hearing with the compliance schedule at the property. Um these pictures were taken on yesterday. Um it's the front of the
property. The picture um the other two pictures are from the side of the property. I did speak with u Mr. Thomas out in the lobby. He did um confirm to me that the pool is clean. Now, um like
I said, I didn't um encounter the defendant because there was he really didn't want me at the property. But after talking with his interpreter, Mr. uh talking with him, he said the pool is in compliance today.
>> But you haven't seen what >> I haven't seen it. That is correct. >> And have you seen any pictures showing? He showed me a picture on his phone um that it was filled. He said it was filled 3 weeks ago, but I don't know um cuz I haven't actually got access to go
there. >> But the picture you saw was was it of the pool on this property? >> That is the pool on the property. Yes. >> And it was filled. It was It's hard to tell from this picture, but he >> Oh, the picture on the phone did show
that it was filled with water and it was clean. >> Yes. >> So, I told him that I would go by tomorrow just to verify that it is clean and that he can um then we can I can work on a compliance. Um, based on the
testimony and evidence presented in case 25404, it is determined that the respondent as listed um is the owner of record of the property located at 7217 Silver Place in
Winter Park, Florida, is in Simino County as determined by the property appraiser record and is in possession of the property and in violation of Simino County Code 95.5, section 303. 3.1. At this time, I would
like to submit the digital and case file into evidence. >> Do you have any objection to the electronic case file being submitted into the record as evidence? Yes. >> Yes. >> You have an objection.
conversation with him. You need to tell us what he is saying. >> Let's say um that's just what the wise about because I understand what the swimming pool can use anything like that >> is I I'm not understanding what his
objection to the electronic case file the items that have been presented here. Yes. No. No objection. >> No objection. Okay. The recommendation is to comply with
code section cited within 15 days or a fine of 250 per day thereafter. This includes my presentation. >> Okay. I'll accept the electronic um code enforcement case file into the record. Um the county has rested so it is your
turn to provide any witnesses or testimony that you have. Okay, >> good. Thank you. >> Yeah, why um I can use the filing pool already at this time?
>> When when did the pool come into compliance? about two weeks ago. >> Okay. And why did he not contact the officer? how to say because of language barrier.
>> Okay. Um but he he had received the notice and he had spoken to her so he knew that there was an issue. >> Yeah. I received a paper. I don't understand. >> Okay. And the notice has on it your
contact information for him to contact you. and I had been in contact with him at on several occasions. Um, my encounters, you know, he said he had heart condition, things like that. I did translate on my phone. So, my my phone
translates for him, but our last visit, he kind of just didn't want me at the property. When I went to post a notice and hearing, he was outside. He got up, went in the house, and closed the door. So, I just didn't encounter him at that
time. You want to translate that? Madame Majest previously some people come and let them come in no problem. But this time the inspector come and bang on the door. So I feel very upset about the situation
that time. Yes. You want me to destroy the swimming pool. I just wonder why I need the answer from there. options. >> So, what the county has suggested is that you get 15 days to come to
compliance. So, if you're already in compliance, then that should not be a problem. You want to let him know that. Yeah, I appreciate very much people previously came to my home inspection.
Yeah, very polite and very much human relationship. You have a quick pick up business away from them. Yeah, but this case I say I feel very much indeed very sad because make me
feel very confused with situation. >> Okay. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to follow the county's recommendation and I'm going to provide him with 15 days to come into compliance. Thank you
Can Can you let him tell me what you're saying? >> Yes. Let's say um the time when the inspector came to me, I am on my way to repainting and refixing the swimming
pool at this time. And um she repeated to destroy breaking the swimming pool number one and the grass around at this time because it's the winter time. So it grass dy to fix everything like that.
No. >> So did you say that he w he wants to make um corre like corrections to the pool? He wants to do some some things to the pool. Okay. Good. >> Yeah. Now it's very good in condition at
this time. No problem. >> Madam Magistrator, if it's okay, can we set an appointment up for this afternoon for these two to meet on property and put this matter to bed? >> Sure. So, I'm going to give you the 15
days. If he's in compliance, then he doesn't have anything to worry about. if he wants to make repairs to the pool and he has an active permit, he he'd have to get a permit. But in order to do that, then these gentlemen, this lady, they would see that there was an
active permit. And so they would enable him to do repairs. That would be okay. But he would have to follow the permit in order to do that. He can't just drain the pool and start making repairs. So, we just just make sure that he
communicates with with the code enforcement officers when they go to the property. If he does not come into compliance with the 15 day within the 15-day period, there will be a fine imposed of $250 a
day. >> Okay? Please let him know that. Okay. Okay. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you so much. >> Okay. And then um if for some reason he's not in compliance, there will be a compliance hearing on March 12th, but if
he's in compliance, then he doesn't need to come. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. John right now. >> Yes, sir. >> Yeah, me. He's gonna um
me and you. Okay. Whatever. Okay. So, we'll call 251 195. >> And you do have a stipulation. >> Oh, it was Did I continue it?
>> But if it's a compliance hearing, I need to adopt the compliance. >> That's in compliance. That's in compliance. >> That's in compliance. That's in compliance. So then continued items.
>> That's it. I continued it. But >> but I would just continue it. We don't need that. It'll just be a continuence. >> No, because I'm not changing because the front of this would have changed my
existing order. >> So, I don't need to do that. if if a new case can have a stipulation, but there's no reason for a stipulation in an existing case with fines because I don't know what the fines that I impose. We need to pull them up in the order, but a
stipulation cannot change my fines. Now, you all can come back before me and ask for that, but a stipulation can't do that. So, we need to probably talk about that one, but it's been continued. Um but >> what was the complant was a compliance
state continued because I did not do that. >> Yes. >> Compance. >> Okay. So we need to change that then. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I'm going to call back 2476 CESM
Michael Shadine. Instead of um just continuing the case with the existing compliance date, I'm going to actually order a new compliance date of April 30th, 2026 with a compliance hearing date of May
14th, 2026. Okay. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Yeah. We'll go through them all at once then. Okay. So, back to new cases. 25 195 Richard Cowan and Vanessa Cowan,
325 Hall Road, Geneva. >> Code enforcement officer Chris Smith. Case number 25-195. The respondents are Richard and Vanessa Cowan. Parcel ID 21-20-32-3000- 015 alpha-0000.
This is in 325 Hall Road, Geneva, Florida. Uh within unincorporated Semino County. The violation cited is under seminal county code chapter 95.5 section 301.1 swimming pools and 95.5 section 303.2
enclosures. description of a violation is a dirty and unsecure pool. This was originally from the Simol County Sheriff's Office observed when the sheriff's office was under the uh code enforcement running code enforcement. Uh my initial inspection
for me was uh September 3rd, 2025. We mailed a notice of the respondent on November 13, 2025. Compliance date is uh December 30th, 2025. follow-up inspections on December 31st, 2025 and February 11, 2026. Violations cited
remaining on this property. Oops. All right. The violations are under seminal county code chapter 95.5303.1 swimming pools. Swimming pools shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and in good repair. Uh the second violation is Simino County Code
Chapter 95.5 section 303.2 enclosures. pool shall be completely surrounded by a fence or a barrier not less than 48 inches with self-latching or self-closing self-latching gate on the inside of the said gate. The compliance schedule that was mailed
out on the uh violation with the notice of violation was this um compliance schedule which states the violations that were noted. This is the property appraiser record um showing that the house is owned by Richard Cowan. It shows on here Richard
Cowan, but if you go to the deed on the next page, it shows both Richard and Vanessa. Hence why we uh mailed to both respondents. The uh following photographs are you're about to see are true true and accurate or what I observed on dates noted
on the initial inspection. As you can see, the fence um is uh not 48 in and it's surrounding this dirty pool. On December 31st, I posted a notice of hearing at the property.
Um we we got into uh I spoke to somebody at the property. They are not the owner. They were some kind of related in some way. So, we provided a pool safety device packet and a pool safety device. um you know something we can do since we couldn't secure the pool at the time uh
and it wasn't being secured. So it has a way for it to have an alarm on a window cuz they had children supposedly in this house. So we have a waiver form that is uh in the case that somebody named uh something Dorne. Um I couldn't really I didn't know who what relation he was but we just gave it cuz he is on the
property. My last inspection as you can see this is a mesh netting. It's not a secure fence at 48 in. Uh the enclosure and the dirty pool are still uh in violation. Uh based on testimony and evidence
presented in this case 25-195, it is determined that the respondent is Richard and Vanessa Cowan. uh the recorded owner of the property located at 325 Geneva, Florida 32732 in Semino County as determined by the property appraisal records in possession or control of the property and in violation
of seminal county code chapter 95.5 section 303.1 swimming pools and 95.5 section 303.2 enclosures. At this time I would like to submit this digital and case file into evidence. I'll accept the
electronic and digital case file into the um record as evidence. >> My recommendation is to comply with the code section cited within 15 days or a fine of $250 per day thereafter. This concludes my presentation.
>> Okay, give me one second. I'm looking at um chapter 162 real quick. Okay. Um, I'm going to find that um, Richard and Vanessa Cowan have been properly noticed to be here today and
they have failed to appear. I'm going to find that they are in violation of Simol County Code Chapter 95.5 section 3031 swimming pools and section 3032 enclosures.
I'm going to order that they come to compliance within five days or um they will have a fine of $250 a day imposed um for every day thereafter
that the fine remain that the violation remains. I'm also going to order that the county after that 5-day period is permitted but is not required to secure the pool and go on the property to do anything to um
correct the health, safety and welfare violation that exists on the property. Um in the event that the county does um make such corrections, the um fine will not be imposed from that date after. However, any costs
incurred by the county will be um placed on the property as a lean against the property and it does not create any um maintenance responsibility on the part of the county and the county is um clear for any um damage that is caused to the
property by making it secure uh from its health, safety and welfare violation. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Yes. So, whatever today is five days from today. Yeah. >> Oh, well, tomorrow is the first.
>> You know what? I'm going to get I'm going to get you a Let's talk through that. But I'm going to get you a little calendar thing that we Yeah, I have one. Um, but we'd count first day would be tomorrow. That would be tomorrow.
Okay. Okay. The next case 25 222 Amanda Evans. >> Hello. Hello. Code enforcement Shannon Henson. Case number 25-222. Respondent is Amanda C. Evans. The parcel ID number
is 3619 295 NH000000230. The property is 1248 Chestington Circle, Lake Mary, Florida, unincorporated, Seminal County. Uh the violation >> I swore you in when you were when I swore the other officers in.
>> I did. Okay. Thank you. >> Um the violation is Seminal County Code Chapter 95.5 section 303.1. description of the violation is dirty and unmaintained pool. Uh this was a citizen complaint. Um I first inspected
this pool uh Dece October 6, 2025. I mailed a notice out uh October 16th, 2025 and the second notice was November 6, 2025 with compliance dates of October 31st, 2025 and November 25th, 2025. Um,
I did follow-up inspections October 2, uh, October 17th, 2025, November 25th, 2025, December 31st, 2025, uh, January 12th, 2026, and yesterday, February 11th, 2026. And the violation cited
remains on the property. Uh, this is a violation at Seminal County Code Chapter 95.5 section 3.03, 03 uh section 303.1 swimming pools. Swimming pools shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition and in good repair. This was uh the compliance scheduled. Um this was the first one for the pool to be uh cleaned. That was the act their corrective action. This is the property uh record card.
This is the current deed on the property and the following photos are I'm about to show you to see true and accurate to what is the officer's observation on the dates noted. This was the first inspection October 6th. You see the door hanger in the front door and you can see
the dirty unmaintained pool. And this was um October 17th, the front door and also the unmaintained pool and another door hanger. And then this was uh October 31st. I left another door hanger and the pool still is dirty and unmaintained.
This was uh November 25th, 2025, the front of the home and uh pictures of the pool from the side and back. This was the notice posted the notice of hearing um on December 31st, 2025. And this here is the pool in the
backside, the dirty and unmaintained pool on December 31st. This was January 12th, 2025. The front door and the dirty unmaintained pool. This was yesterday. The pool still dirty and unmaintained
>> and it is secure. Yes. the testimony. Uh based on the testimony and evidence presented in case number 25222, it's determined that the respondent is Amanda C. Evans, the record owner of the property located at 1248 Chestington Circle, Lake Mary,
Florida in Simol County, as determined by the property appraisers record and is in possession or control of the property and is in violation of Simol County Code Chapter 95.5 section 303.1. At this time, I would like to submit the digital and case file into evidence.
>> I'll accept the electronic and digital case file into the record. It >> is recommended that they comply with the code section cited within 15 days or a fine of $250 per day thereafter. This concludes my presentation.
>> Okay. I'm going to find that Amanda Evans was uh is the owner of the property and she is properly noticed to be here today but has failed to appear. I'm going to order that she bring the that she is in violation or the property is in violation of Simol County Code
Chapter 95.5 section 303.1 swimming pools. Um I'm going to uh order that she bring the property into compliance within 5 days or incur a fine in the amount of $250 a
day for each and every day that the violation remains. So, I'm going to order that this is a health, safety, and welfare issue and that the county has the authority to um go in and clean the pool if necessary or if it determines
that it wants to do so. It has no obligation to, but if it does go in um and clean the pool, then uh any fines that are incurring would stop as of the date that it is cleaned. the uh county
can uh lean the property for any amounts that um costs it incurs for cleaning the pool. And the county um is not responsible for any uh damages incurred um trying to get in to be able to
properly clean the pool for the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Simino County. Thank you. Next case 25251 B Buddy and Geneva Mullins.
>> I have not been sworn in. >> Okay. >> You solely swear from the testimony you're about to give to be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. >> I do. >> Thank you. >> Go enforcement officer Christian Casteta Sino County. Uh, case number 25251.
Respondents Buddy A and Geneva Mullins. Parcel ID 2220305501 01 0 0 1 0a. Address 5154 Richland Road, Sanford, Florida 32773.
Located in unincorporated seminal county violations cited 95.5 section 302.8 8 motor vehicles section 95 I'm sorry 955 section 308.1 accumulation of rubbage rubbish or
garbage description of violation rubbish garbage and rubbish garbage and junk trash and debris littered on >> say that 10 times fast >> on entire parcel uh and also multiple inoperable vehicles.
>> All right. Uh initial inspection was 9:2425 notice to respondents 9:24 1013 uh left hanger and my card there on 1016 uh 2025 I uh mailed my first notice of
uh of violation compliance dates uh 102425 was uh the initial one and then I went back and the second uh compliance date that I put there was uh February 6th 2026. Uh follow-up inspections were
1013, 1031, 1120, 1230, uh 2025, 119, uh 26, and 211 2026 of all violations still remain on the property. That was the initial uh compliance schedule with the initial compliance
dates. And then the next page you'll see the following compliance schedule and corrective action which I uh previous previously stated but corrective action uh the violations uh was inoperable vehicles. The corrective action was to remove all inoperable vehicles from the
property. The second one was the rubbish, junk and debris and the corrective action was to remove all junk trash and debris from the property. Semino County uh Semino County Semino County Code Chapter 95.5 section 30.28
motor vehicles inoperative vehicles and uh seminal county chapter 95.5 section 308.1 accumulation of rubbish or garbage. That is the property card, the deed showing that they are still the
owners. And the following photographs you are about to see are true and accur are true and accurate to what this officer observed on the dates noted. Uh this was my initial inspection. You can see the junk vehicles, junk trash and debris littered all over the property.
Uh this was the initial hanger that I put on the property with my card. Uh visit the property several times. Uh even on several occasions uh talked to them. They said that they were uh in the process of cleaning it up. However, I
feel like upon every inspection, the property just seemed to get worse and worse and worse. Go to the next slide. Uh this was on 12:30 uh 2:30 uh 20 uh I'm sorry, 2:30 uh 2:30 2025. 12:30 2025.
Next picture. And then if you see uh on my final inspection, all violations remain. Just same thing. All violations remain. Inoperable vehicles, garbage. It is determined that the respondents are Buddy A. Geneva Mullins. Uh the record
owners of the property located at 5154 Richland Road, Sanford, Florida, 32773 in Semino County, as determined by the property appraiser records. in possession or in control of the property and in violation of Sino County Code Chapter 955 section 3028 motor vehicles
and 955 section 308.1 accumulation of rubbish or garbage. At this time I would like to submit this digital and case file into evidence. >> I will accept the uh digital electronic case file into the record as evidence.
recommendations is to comply with the code section cited within 15 days or a fine of $150 per day thereafter. And this concludes my presentation. >> Okay. I'm going to find that Buddy A and Geneva Mullins are the property owners
in control of the property that they've been properly noticed to be here today and they have failed to attend. Um I'm going to find that they the property is in violation of Simino County Code Chapter 95.5 section 302.8. 8 for
inoperative the collection of inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicles. Um and also violation of chapter 95.5 section 308.1 accumulation of rubbish and garbage the exterior of the
property. I'm going to um order that the property be brought into compliance within 15 days of this hearing or a fine in the amount of $250 a day will um acrue until the property is bought brought into compliance.
Thank you. I think that was the last case. Okay, I'm going to go ahead and get to the rest of the agenda. Okay. Is there any other business we need to discuss?
Seeing none, >> there is none at this time. >> Okay. I'm going to confirm that our next hearing date will be March 12th, 2026. >> That is correct. >> Um, and there are any
no here the audience members unless any of you all want to act like audience members and just air your grievances about John, you can do that at this time. Um, >> by this
>> Okay, I'm going to accept the minutes from the January 8th, 2026 hearing and we are adjourned.