The procedural follow-up today is the Secretary Jackie will call the case. County staff will present its case to the mean. The respondent shall have the opportunity to present its defense to me. And I will make a decision in a future date, since we have quite an agenda today. And the respondent will be notified by mail of that decision. All persons testifying will do so under oath by swearing or affirming that they will tell the truth. Any evidence in the form of documents or photographs must be submitted to the clerk for inclusion. For all of those who intend to testify in the county staff, Jackie, would you please swear them in? County staff to please stand, raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in these cases today will be the truth and the whole truth? Thank you. All right, Jack if you would call the first case, please. This is new business Case number sm24-070 a latch and a county versus Robert E. Demarco and Caroline P. Demarco Okay, morning councilor Morning For the record. I'm Diana Johnson Robert E. DeMarco and Caroline P. DeMarco. Okay, good morning, Councillor. Good morning. For the record, I'm Diana Johnson. I'm Senior Assistant County Attorney for Alachua County. Okay, let me first ask, is there somebody here where I'm attending to DeMarcus? Is anybody in the audience representing the DeMarcus? Okay, I'm seeing that no one here to reserve a present to them, please proceed. Yes, sir. The marker is on property located at 21206 Northwest County Road 241 in Elatua, Florida. A complaint was received in the county found that there is a violation of our land development regulation sections 402.140B for improving a property without first obtaining a building permit as well as section 74.20B which is our unserviceable vehicle section. The recommendation of the county is to provide the respondents with 30 days to come into compliance with those two sections and if they do not comply then to have a fine and amount of $100 a day. The county has incurred $420 in cost and bringing this case before you and we're asked for the payment for that. And Officer Kelly has this case. Good morning. Good morning. Kelly Porrier, Codeodough, Zer for Elatrio County, and Coden Forstment Case SM-24-070. Kind of received a complaint on April 8th regarding unserved so vehicles, a workshop with the electric without permits, removed trees without permits, and possible oil spillage for vehicles. Properties located at 21206 Northwest County Road 241 Alachua and Alachua County, identified by parcel number 02915010011. Under the property is Robert and Caroline DeMarco. Code Administration initiated enforcement proceedings and found there to be violation of the following sections of Elatural County Code 402.140B an improvements of property prior to issuance of a building permit which is the trailer slash workshop and 7 4.20B on service vehicles. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations. Notice the violation was sent to the respondent that included corrective actions. ongoing inspections conducted to date have determined the respondent remains in violation of said elatriconic code sections. My last inspections of the property was on October 2nd. I have good service of notices and statements of violation to the respondent. Sent by certified male receded postings. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and are requested to be entered into evidence. There has been no contact to the respondent, but I have had contact with Edward Dormarco, who indicated to be the son of the respondent regarding the violations. Photographs being presented were taken by myself and act to reflect the violations and ask to be admitted into evidence. County recommendation is a respondent to be found in violation, said sections of the code order respondent coming to compliance within 30 days by Compllying with the corrective actions listed in the notice of violation If not in compliance and pay a fine and they amount of $100 for each day violation continues pass the dates that for compliance County has incurred $420 in cost and bringing the action to hearing Can you mention you'd had a conversation with the son that you have any progress with that or? Actually, sir, the case was open back in April. So he tried to obtain the building permit for the workshop that was denied because he submitted a paper plan instead of a digital. So he did not resubmit that until May 22nd, I accept, September 22nd, I believe. Okay. As far as the unsurface vehicles, we attempted to go on the property he scheduled an inspection with us. When we got there, he did not allow us to go on the property to look at the vehicles. So that's still in violation as well. Okay, thank you. Again, is there somebody representing the marcus here? No, okay. Anything else from the county on that case? All right. Okay, thank you. Check your call case number two, please. Well, there is, sorry, Your Honor, there is one person that would like to testify the complaint in case you need. Oh, okay, sure. All right. Do you want to go in? You can come to that podium right to your right there. And let Jack, you got sworn in, so let's just go ahead and... I actually didn't usually call for... No, we actually said anybody testifying or... I'm sorry. I was just... Okay, let her swear it. Let's just swear it again. Okay. Can you swear or... I just want to know what you're about to do in this case. Okay. Yes ma'am. I do. My name is John Allen. All brick junior and my address is 21218 northwest county road 241. Natural Florida 3615. And are you a neighbor to the property? We are the he is directly to our south. We share a fence line. Okay, what I did is I I'm disabled. I went ahead and prepared a statement. If that's okay, sure that I can read off. Okay, my name is John Albrick and this is my wife Cindy. We moved her home in the country of property approximately 15 years ago. We chose this five acre property for its privacy and we loved that mill creek ran through our backyard. There are only three families in this stretch of county road 241 in Alatua to our north is Chris and Rhonda Perry and to our south is Edward Demarco. Mr. Demarco likes to collect junk vehicles and a wild back he asked Chris and I if he could cut a road through the back of our properties so he could store his vehicles on the wetlands. We told him no because it would not only be illegal, but that it wouldn't be fair to the people in the rear to force them to look at his junk vehicles. After threatening Chris and I that he was going to do it anyway, the Perry's called the sheriff to have a talk with Mr. Demarco. After this, Mr. Demarco started to stalk RAS and retaliate against us at all hours day and night. He would race his four wheeler up and down the property line. He would rev his engines, jam his music, James' music blow his horn at unusual hours. From midnight to 3 a.m., he would set up large spotlight shining into our windows at night. He would light large fires at our property line with ambers flying into the trees and abandon them. He would loop one song loudly over and over all night long from his back porch. He would run generators hooked to nothing at our proper line until late. He would run down trees with his four by four in the dead of night. He would race his cars and motorcycles down county road 241 screeching his tires. He dumped aged baby diapers on an open trailer, then backed it up to our fence line at the closest spot to our front door that he could. He parked his dripping cars as close as possible to our drinking water well. Anything he could think up to retaliate against us for not letting him cut an illegal road through our property. A property that he has no right to. I put in the original complaint with Code enforcement about these junk vehicles back on April 8th, 2024, and because we live on wetlands, the EPA came out. They confirmed that the road in the back wetlands would be illegal and the EPA said that Mr. Dermarco should be thanking us for not letting him cut a road through the wetlands due to fines and environmental damage. In the six months since Code Enforcement told Mr. Dermarco that his vehicles are in violation, he has added more vehicles to his junkyard. I am leaving picture proof with you and a flash drive with videos of many code and noise violations. We have hundreds more upon request. I told code enforcement in my original complaint about six months ago that these vehicles have been put there as harassment and retaliation. I want to read you something very brief from the Florida Constitution. The Florida Constitution guarantees you the following right. The right to be free from intimidation, harassment, and abuse. At this point, we're asking code enforcement to oversee the removal of these vehicles. Also, I am sitting with a state attorney on the night to testify against crimes against him for this. Okay. Anything else? No, that'll do it. I have just here at the original complaint. He's also called in a fake code enforcement. Call on us. He called a 911 call in that I was shooting at him when we were out of town for two days Just some crazy things. I just want to let the court know what's happening But we're taking care of that through other means But I do have some stuff to leave with the court if that would be okay Johnny Let her get the picture. Let's go ahead and just put them on the overhead. Yes, ma'am. That's okay. These are for you. And that's a flash drive for you too. That's my original complaint. That is the fake complaint he did on us and then pictures of everything else. And there's a flash drive with videos. That'll show many more violations Thank you for your time. I appreciate it. Thank you for coming. Thank you for your testimony and I'm sorry you have to go through this I'm just gonna put up on the overhead what I sure I'll have it in the record. Everything correct on the screen. And you can just flip through them. Okay. Okay. Okay. Thank you. All right. There anything else from the county on this? Okay. Okay. We'll close that. Okay. Case number one. Go ahead, Jackie. Call case number two, please. And you're free to go. I mean, don't use you. You too. Good. Case number SM24-073, Alachua County versus the girls fashion boutique LLC. Okay, is there someone representing the girls fashion boutique? Okay. You want to come over and sit by the podium over there? And when it's your turn, I'll let you get up and speak. County proceed. Yes, sir. The girls fashion boutique LLC owns property located at 10404 Southwest State Route 45 in Urcher, Florida. There was a complaint was received and animal resources as well as code enforcement have been to the property and based upon what was found, there was found to be a violation of our land development regulation section 404.18, which is one that's a little bit different that we bring to you. It's our provision for land development regulation on what's called a Kennel Cattery or a private animal shelter. I'm familiar with it because we've had cases in the past before your time on it. Yes, sir. The Notice of Evaluation did lay out that section of the code and what that means. Our recommendation is to provide the respondents with 30 days to come into compliance, which would be either a cease operation of an operation that would meet that definition or to work with their girth management office to obtain the proper approvals to then have a kennel cat or your private shelter. If they don't comply, we're asking for a fine in the amount of $50 a day, and the county has incurred $630 in cost. This original case was started with Officer Monroe, who's no longer with the county, so Kelly has taken it over, so I'll call her as a witness. Kelly Porier, Code Officer for a Lachel County, the I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. identified by parser number 04672 010012. Under the property is the girls fashion boutique LLC. Code Administration initiated enforcement proceedings and found there to be a violation the following section of a Lachua County Code. Section 404.18, Kennell Cattery or private animal shelter. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violation. Notice the violation was sent to the respondent that included corrective actions. ongoing inspections conducted to date have determined the respondent remains in violation of the set of allotual conicode section. My last inspection of the property was on October 2nd. I have good service of notices and statements of violation to the respondent. Some by certified mail, receded postings. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and requested to be entered in evidence. Gretem Row did have contact to the respondent. I have had no contact with the respondent. I have sent emails to the respondent that have remained unanswered until October 1st regarding the violation. Photographs being presented were taken by office of Rotterdam Row and myself which actually reflect the violation and ask to be a minute to evidence. County recommendation is respondent be found in violation, said section of the code order respondent coming to compliance within 30 days by complying with corrective actions listed in the notice violation and have not in compliance and pay a fine the amount of $50 for each day by violation continues past the date set for compliance. County has incurred $630 in cost and bringing the action hearing. Okay. Anything else from the county at this point? I'm going to go to the next meeting. I'm going to go to the meeting. I'm going to go to the meeting. I'm going to go to the meeting. I'm going to go to the meeting. I'm going to go to the meeting. I'm going to go to the meeting. I'm going to go to the meeting. I'm going to go to the meeting. I'm going to go to the meeting. That's fine because if you got swore in your hand was up that's fine because it was in on recorded some people dismissed understood so okay so if you go and check If you can get closer to the microphone there my name is Tedrick Moore 104 104 or five Southwest state road 45 Artier floor the three two six one eight. Okay. My name is Shamanimor same address 10405 Southwest state road 45 archer floor. That's right. Are you are you the owner of the property? Yes. Okay. All right. Go ahead. Please. I just want to say that we been working with Greta on this case. When the first complaint came out, there was a lot of false allegations against it. Once they came out and seen what was going on, the past was taken care of. They told us about the ordinances of the dogs on chains. So what happened was Greta said we had to move the dogs 100 feet from the county line. So we've been doing that. We changed. We got brand new on the kilnels for the dogs. It was then 63. So what we was going to do is find out what we can come to, what numbers we can come to to be the void on the kilnels shelter building and all the ordinances. So they were saying that we had 20 dogs or less. We wouldn't have to do all the barriers and stuff like that. So we've been, she gave us extensions. So she gave us extensions. We've been working with her. We got all the dogs. They've vaccines, registration. I got all the records with me. We just want to get the dogs in good homes. So it just takes us time to get the numbers down to because that's the main thing for the numbers So we have done got down to 35 dogs. We had 63 at first So that was the main violation versus because we didn't want to set up a shelter because that ain't what we trying to do I'm I'm gonna that's my hobby and it shouldn't have been in the girl's fashion boutique. It should have been under my name, them my dogs, not the girl's fashion boutique. So I don't know how that came about. But if that can be straightened out, I don't know. But I would like to get that straightened out. But I'm here today. I see where the officer has been changed. She texted, it was the email, it was the correct email, but it wasn't the email we was communicating with Miss Grunner. So that's why we didn't get those emails. But. So basically, the emails that, so when we first, we didn't, this was actually in the bushes at our house. So my mom actually found it, it wasn't delivered at the front door or in the mailbox or anything. So it was and she thought it was actually trash but good thing that we did get it because this is how we found out about it so late. But in regards to the emails, we've been emailing Grudda and Grudda is now with a new city of Newberry. Huh? Newbury. Um. Grudges now with the city of Newbury. Okay. So she left the county and moved to see who that's way. Okay. So we didn't know yet. And then Gerald, I can't think of his name. Bruce Dinger, something we also dealing with him as well. We didn't learn about her until I emailed Gerald Bruce Dinger. And that's when he told us about her. So I had never gotten any, which is, I think her name is Kelly. I had never gotten any information from her. The email that she has, that she was sending, I guess she sent two emails to, it was under our daughter's name. So it's not the same thread that we were actually using with Grotto, so that's why we didn't even see those because that we don't have access to that email. Okay. So the county, especially at this point, and county correct me if I'm wrong, is asking you to come into compliance with the land ordinance at this point. And from what you're saying, I'm gonna ask the county about this. You're saying if you were to low a certain threshold with dogs, numbers, numbers then you don't qualify for that standard. Can the county address that? Yes sir. So I am aware of what they're saying because I also represent animal resources and I know that the officers were out there as well and I did know that they were reducing the number but I think at this point we weren't kind of we needed an update, a status update and so that's what I think that having the time to put the correct parties in order and get them in touch now to see how things are going and see what number they're currently at. Based on his testimony, there are 35 right now, which is substantially down from what it was. Sincerely down, but still, but still not below the threshold. There's still going to be some growth management things that are going to be required. So, you know, our recommendation is that they continue to get in touch with growth management to figure out out what level then do they need a special exception which I think is everything above 20 and then there might be some other things because of the definition of a kind of that they would have to do even if a little bit below that. So I'm going to leave that in the hands of girth management. I don't want to provide their opinion but we do appreciate that they are working with both animal resources. I think just they need to get in touch with code enforcement and work on the land piece of it. I just, it's clear to me now that there was a miscommunication gap because they were clearly could just didn't be able to do it and had been working with Greta. So, in the animal resources folks, because, so my question to you is how many days, county said 30 days, how many days do you need to get it below the threshold? We're requested for 90 days only because we have people that are friends that are out of state that are that we're getting prepared to get the dollars but then storm happened so but no hurricane has put a lot of stuff on. I have to transport the dogs so they can't transport like a whole bunch of dollars if you're out of state So that's what takes the time. So we were requesting 90 days Are you working with gross management folks? You still need to touch with them? Well, we've we've been in contact with Gerald Brewsting. I'm not sure if you said gross management. Yes, okay, so it is gross management Okay, and like we've he's he's already got his permit for certification, which I don't know if you guys had needed that. Also, all dogs, in these pictures, the dogs are actually on the ground. But all dogs are off the ground now, and they're in kennels off the ground. So it's totally different from how it is now. But we didn't bring pictures. But she is welcome to come out to the property as long as we can have a date so that she can take updated pictures from the ones that you do have. And also if there is any other notice or meeting, is there a way that we can actually get it delivered to the door? Well, if she has your correct email address, she can get you any other notices and stuff, and also my ruling can come to you by email as well. So before you leave, you can make sure that they have your correct email address. All right. Ms. County have an objection to 90 days as long as they're coordinating with M.O. resources in you. So I'll just let you know I'm going to, or it'll come out later, it'll give you the 90 days. But I would suggest when you communicate with growth management, keep to enforcement involved. Okay. So he see them on the email so they know that you're making communication and working with everybody. If you can do that. And I'll ask them to do the same when they come back to you that they touch base with the end of growth management and make sure that everybody's talking to each other. Okay. I got one question. Sure. What we do, get the communication clear and becoming compliance, I heard you all say about it's some fees that the violation of something, whether it's what they be wavered, or we use crossword. If you come into compliance, there will be no fines. But there is an outstanding prosecution cost. So that would have to be paid if once the case is concluded and brought into compliance. But that's further down the route. Right now what we want you to do is get to the 90 days and as you make progress you need to stay in touch because if we get another hurricane or something and things get out of control you need to let them know if that puts a problem with you moving forward. So don't wait until the last minute 89 today and say oh by the way I can't make it. Make sure you stay in touch with them as it process goes along. Okay. Thank you. Anything else from the county? Okay. Yes, actually you're on our I do want to state that first emails that I tried to get in contact with Mr. Moore was the email that Greta used so that might have been your daughter's email. So that's what I was trying to use an email that Greta received but was signed by you. So that's why I was trying to use that email. Oh. I do have your new email because you sent me an email. As far as posting the property, I posted it near your mailbox because the fact is you have a private property sign on your gate which I could not pass no trespassing so that's why I did not go up to your door I will give you my business card so when you're ready just give a call okay we can schedule okay thank you thank you for coming as you saw some people don't bother to come um appreciate so you're done you're free to go and just make sure that Jackie has your correct information. All right. Jackie. Case number three. Case number. SM24-074. A Latua County versus Peggy Bush. Okay, is there somebody here representing the bushes? Yeah, somebody here representing the bushes. No, county, please receive. Yes, sir. The bush owns property located at 2 420 Northwest 86 place in Elacho, Florida. A complaint was received in the county-founded violation of Elacho County Code Section 74.20a which is a accumulation of junk and our land development regulation section 404.82.5 which is our parking of trucks RV's entriller section. The recommendation of the county is to provide the respondent with 30 days to come into compliance and if not, then be subject to a fine and the amount of $75 a day. The county has incurred $490 in cost and bringing this action before you. And I'll call Mr. Kelly. Kelly Porrier, Code Officer for Elatio County, and Code Enforcement Case SM-24-074. County received a complaint on March 11th regarding Old Mobile Home, a camper somebody's living in, tires stacked on the side of the property, and a truckload of scrap junk being brought in daily. Officer Greta Monroe opened the case on March 20th. The case was transferred to myself on May 14th. Property is located at 243-20, Northwest 86 place in Elatua and Elatua County, identified by parsing number 01751, 003, 000, owner of the property is peggy bush, code administration initiated enforcement proceedings and found there to be a violation of the following sections of allotric conicode, 7 4.20A accumulation in junk, and 404.8 2.5, parking of trucks, recreational vehicles, and trailers. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations. Notice the violation was sent to the respondent that included corrective actions. Ongoing inspections conducted to date have determined the respondent remains of violation that set all actual county code sections. My last inspection of the property was on October 2nd. I have good service of notices and statements of violation to the respondent sent by certified male receded postings. Copies have invited to the magistrate, and I requested to be entered into evidence. Office of Greta Murrow and I have had contact with the respondent regarding the violations. Photographs being presented were taken by officer Greta Murrow and myself, which actually reflect the violations and ask they be admitted in evidence. County recommendations have responded to be found in violation and said sections of the code ordered to respond to common compliance within 30 days by complying with the corrective actions listed and no violation of not in compliance, then pay a fine in the amount of $75 for each day. Violation continues, pass a date set for compliance. County has incurred $490 in cost and bringing the action to hearing You said you and Greta had contact with the owner what was the nature of the contact? We were just explaining the violations to her when I had contact her with her She didn't quite understand how come she couldn't do whatever she wanted on the property. I explained the violations to her and that was basically. Okay, that's what I need to say with confidence. Okay. Anything else with that? No. I mean, I know Ms. Bush is not here. I've asked again is the Miss Bush here. Jackie call case number four, please. Case number SM24-078, a Latua County versus Gainesville Gator walk. Okay, so somebody here representing Gainesville Gator walk. Again, somebody representing Gainesville Gator walk. Nope. All right. Again, somebody representing Gainesville Gator walk. Nope, all right, county, please proceed. Yes, sir, agenda item number four, case number SM24-078 is against Gainesville Gator walk. Additional responsible party is Landscapers of North Florida, Inc. They were also notified of today. Is someone representing them here today? So we'll see you, so proceed. Thank you. Number someone representing them here today? I still see you. So proceed. Thank you. Number four, number five, or somewhat similar, just different properties. This is an environmental protection department case. And so we do have a senior environmental specialist here to talk with you today. The agenda item number four is in regards to property located at 1139 Southwest 11th Avenue in Gainesville, Florida. There was found to be a violation of our irrigation sections of our code, specifically its section 77.60 and 77.61. Our recommendation is to provide the respondents with 14 business days to go through the process, not a Lachoa County EPD has to either disable the irrigation system or 14 business days to correct the violation which would include correcting the deficiencies and then complete the application that they have pending so that they can operate the irrigation system in accordance with the county standards. If they do not comply with that time frame, we're asking for a fine to be entered in the amount of $50 to a day to a crew. The county has incurred costs in the amount of $1,394.71. The case has been pending for quite some time. There was efforts made by EPD to come to try and come to some consent order, some type in agreement with the corporation. However, those have become not fruitful and have failed, hence we brought it for you today. Again, the nature of the violation is our landscaping in irrigation sections and standards do require We sometimes refer to it as permit but it pays essentially it's an application process and they have to get approval That the irrigation system was done properly in our carts with our code standards So I'm gonna call as a witness senior environmental specialist Rebecca Hoffman as a witness in the case Good morning. Morning, Your Honor. My name is Rebecca Hoffman. I'm a senior environmental specialist with the Environmental Protection Department and Water Resources. The work that I do involves the review of applications of irrigation systems, new irrigation systems, as well as responding to inquiries and complaints and enforcing chapter 162 of the Florida State Statutes, chapter 24 of the Lachua County Code of Ornances, specifically chapter 77 Water Quality Standards Management Practices, Article 6, Land Design, and Maintenance Standards. On June 7, 2023, I observed the installation of a new in-ground irrigation system at the location that was specified by the... Is this a commercial operation? Yes. Okay. It's an apartment complex. And then on June 14th, the installer, the landscapers at North Florida, sent in their application after the fact. On August 2nd, I reviewed their application and found that it did be efficient and that they needed to resubmit it with the deficiencies corrected. On September 29th, I requested an update and status of the resubmital of the application. On October 19th, 2023, I again requested an update and status of the resum middle of their application. On October 22nd, I inspected the facility and found that there still was this irrigation system. On November 2nd, I sent a reminder email to Landscapers of North Florida, the installer, to remind them that they needed to submit this application, resubmit it, and that the potential noncompliance would be an enforcement action in the means of NOV notice of code violation. Then on November 7th, 2003, I issued the NOV and gave them 10 days to comply and there wasn't a response. I again inspected the facility on November 22nd. Nothing had changed. And then on May 7th, I inspected, May 7th of this year, 2024, I inspected the facility again and found no changes. On May 24th of this year, we issued a consent order and an attempt to resolve the continued noncompliance. They were given 10 days to comply. There was a fine associated with this and also corrective actions, which could be either disabling the system or resubmit the application, which was the original issue. On May 24, 2024, the Respondent Installer, Landscapers Inc. Respondent that they were not responsible for the application approval process or the deficiencies regarding the installation of the system. And at that point is when we amended the original NOV and that was issued on August 12th, given 10 days to respond correct the violations and that was the last time that we heard from Landscaper's Inc of North Florida. So we find them in violation of Chapter 77 of the Water Quality Standards and Management Practices, specifically sections 7760, which is irrigation system approval. So basically they installed a irrigation system without an approved application and continued operation. Also in violation of section 77.61, which is the irrigation design standards, and those are the deficiencies that were not addressed during this time. Do you have any questions? No, no questions at this point. It's a new one for me on this But there's so far no questions again. Is anybody representing the respondent here in the audience seeing none? Provide clarity for the record the consent order was a means of attempted settlement It was a proposed consent. Correct. Thank you so much. It was proposed But it was not agreed to by their respondents in this case or the additional Responsible party so it did not come before you just to clarify the record. That's fine. That's good clarification. Thank you Again anybody here representing the respondent nope, just moved on case number five, please Case number SM24-077 a Latvia County versus Gainesville property investors LLC and the case is the case is the case is the case is the case is the case is the case is the case is the case is the case is the case is the case is the case is is Gainesville Property Investors LLC. And as an additional responsible party is Landscapers of North Florida Inc, which we did provide notice of today's hearing. This property where the violation is at 1680 West University Avenue in Gainesville, Florida, it's a apartment complex, it's generally known as the stadium. I think it's how it's known about the community. Similar to the previous case, this was found in violation of the Lacho County Code section 77.60 and 77.61 for violation of our irrigation standards. The corrective action that the county is requesting is that the respondents be provided with 14 businesses to either go through their process which Lacho County EP, to disable the irrigation system that was installed without approvals or pre-provided 14 days to correct the violation, which would include correcting the deficiencies that they were notified of and complete the application that they have pending for the irrigation system so that it is comes into compliance with the county's irrigation standards. If they do not comply, we're asking for a fine in the amount of $50 a day to a crew. The county has costs in the amount of $1,529.68. We did attempt during this time to come to some agreement with the responsible party as well as the respondent through means of a proposed consent order, but it was not agreed to. So I'll call senior environmental specialist, Rebecca, Rebecca Hoffman. I mean, anybody here representing the respondent. No, please proceed. I'm in environmental, environmental specialist with the Cat and the Natural County Environmental Protection Department and water resources. My work involves the review of irrigation applications, responding to inquiries, complaints, and enforcement of chapter 162 for statutes. Chapter 24, the Natural County Code of Ordinances, specifically chapter 77, water quality standards and management practices, Article 6. June 7, 2023. I observed the installation of a new and ground irrigation system at stadium house. On June 13, the respondent landscapers of North Florida ink submitted their application for the irrigation system. House on June 13th, the respondent landscapers of North Florida Inc submitted their application for the irrigation system after the fact. On July 31st, after reviewing the application, I found it to be deficient and required a resubmital to address their deficiencies. On August 7th, I sent site-specific comments and deficiency issues again to the respondent. On September 29th, 23, I requested an update in status of the resubmital of the application. On October 19th, 23, I requested, again, an update in status of the resubmital of the application and stated that failure to comply would result in a notice of code violation and NOV on October 20th. I inspected the facility again and found those changes on November 2nd. I sent a third reminder for the resubmital of the application to address the deficiencies. On November 22nd, I again inspected the facility and found that there were no changes. On November 7th, 23, I issued a notice of violation and requiring that they address the deficiencies or disabled the system. And they were given 10 days to respond and comply. And on November 22nd, I inspected the facility again and found their changes. And they were, and then May 7th, I inspected again and found their changes. That is just the same. This year, 24. And on May 24th, we issued or attempted the consent order to address the noncompliance and come to resolution. On May 30th, the respondent, the installer landscapers of North Florida Inc. responded that they were not responsible for completing the application approval process in order to addressing the deficiencies regarding the new irrigation system. And then on August 12th we issued the amended NOV, which is before you now. They are, and the last time I heard from the respondent was May 30, 2024. They are in violation of Chapter 77 of our water quality standards and management practices, Article 6, Landscape Design and Maintenance Standards, Section 7760, Landscape Irrigation Maintenance Design Standards Irrigation System approval. That's because they put it in, installed it without approval from the county. And Section 7761 is the landscape irrigation, maintenance standards, the design code standards, and those were to address the deficiencies that I found in the review of the application. Any questions? No questions from me. Again, anybody here representing the respond? Seeing none? Okay, nothing further, okay. Jackie, please call the next case. Case number, SM24-079, Alachua County versus Ronald Prison and Min Wing. Are they Ronald Craton and Min Wing here? You wanna have a seat over here by the podium? We'll let the county present their case, and I'll let you speak. Anywhere there is fine. Okay, county proceeding. Yes sir, the respondents on property located at 21408 northwest 143rd Terrace in Alachua, Florida. A complaint was received in a upon violation, found at violation of land development regulations, section 404.82.5, which is our parking of trucks or recreational vehicles in trailer section. It was stopped for hearing and upon inspection for today's hearing, the officer did find that they are now in compliance. So our request is that they be a founded violation of that section and that they be required to pay the county's cost which are $420. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. My name is Alante Wilk Kodoff, sir for Alachua County and code enforcement case 2 4 0 0 1 4 5 3. The county received a complaint on February 14, 2024 regarding the property located at address 214-08 North West 143rd Terrace, Allotra, Florida 32615 in Allotra County, Florida and identified by a parcel number 02915-010-022. The owners of the property is Ronald Cresan and Minweng excuse me if I pronounce your name is wrong. Code Administration initiated an enforcement proceeding and found there to be a violation of the following sections of Alachua County Code of Ornices. 404.82.5 parking of trucks, recreation of vehicles and trailers. The case was reassigned from Officer Greta Moro to myself on April 19, 2024. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations, a notice of violation was sent to the respondent, that included corrective actions. I'm going inspections conducted today have determined that the respondent is now in compliance of the said Allotra County Code sections. My last inspection of the property was on October 2, 2024. I have good service of notices and statement of violations to respond to and sent by certified male receipt or posting. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and I request they be entered into evidence. I have had contact with the responding regarding the violations. The photographs being presented were taken by myself and officer Greta Monroe and accurately reflect the violations and acts they be admitted into evidence. The county's recommendation is that it responded to be filed guilty but in compliance of the violation of the set sections of the code. The county has incurred $420 in prosecution calls and bringing this action to hearing. In terms of your contact, when would you first get contact with them? So I first had contact with Mr. Cresan. He came into the office April 19th and I was the officer at the time that was able to speak to him and I received his information and answer any questions he had. So Officer Graham Moreau moved on to Newberry at the time so I took the case on and I assisted him as much as I could with any corrective actions, explaining no violation, but it came to realization that he want to go a different route. And if he wants to speak on that, I mean, I would like him to speak on that. I ask him to go up on one, when you initially had contact. Right. Okay. Anything else from the county at this point? Okay. Your opportunity to speak. So if you want to come up I didn't know if you got sworn in if you did you're fine Okay, let her let Jackie swear you in If you get a little closer to the microphone, you can pull it up. Let's stick up on here. In the address is 21048, Northwest 143rd Terrace. Thank you for coming. As you see, some folks don't bother. So tell me your story. I don't pretty much everything that Officer Web said is almost exactly as it all happened. So I don't really have anything to really. Because the county sign you're in compliance now. Right. What they are seeking is to recover the cost of having the government expect and do that stuff. And so we wanted to get it in compliance a little sooner, but we ended up having to change what our final resolution ended up being. So the only other reason I came here today is because the letter that I received from Officer Web, we've talked many times and I've always enjoyed talking to Officer Webb. And so I was shocked to get this letter that referenced something about, I mean, I have a copy of the letter here. So it's totally false though about what it says in there. I mean, I hate to even bring this up because we've already come to a resolution. And I didn't get a chance to ask Officer Webb about this. But maybe it's about a different respondent because it's not me. I wanted to show it though. Yeah. I mean okay because we get a clear but it's not going to affect. Right. Anything. So yeah. So we get you a clear fund for you. I want to go to her wedding. I don't want this public record, what's on that paper? Like the bottom of that page, like the second line. Sure. Right here, it's like, wait. That's the primary reason I came today, actually. So what we received and I don't really think there is a need to put down there, but I certainly can. But it is a public record. It's a copy of this statement of violation and request for hearing. And it looks like the description of the violation that's on the notice of violation is basically the complaint that was probably received. Okay. I agree it probably should have been rewritten before it went out but it's basically the complaint and how it came into the county was copied and pasted in so. Okay so we'll work on that. It's kind of a rumor that I don't want on public record because it never happened. Right, I understand. Yeah, so unfortunately once it comes into them, even since it's a complaint from outside, if the person gives the right information, it doesn't mean it's true, it's just what they received. And so yeah, so it is is a record within the counties records. That's why we don't need to deal with it here today because it's not before us today. Right. Okay. That was fine. That's fine. I appreciate you coming. I'd like to see you at your little resolve this. Yeah. And you're free to go. Okay. Thank you. All right. How about the next one? Are we into are we in the noncompliance yet or not? One more to do so. OK. So the next case will be number seven. OK. Thank you for SM24-080, a Lachua County versus Jason Keith Holst. Mr. Holts here. Do you want to have a seat over there by the podium. Yeah, anywhere there's fine. And then county will present their case you've seen it works and will let you get them speak. Okay. Go ahead. Yes, sir. The respondent owns property located at 19025 Southwest 13th Avenue in Newberry, Florida. It was found in violation by the County of Section 402.14B of the land development regulation, which is our improvement of property, which first requires obtaining a building permit, as well as Section 404.62 for standards for home-based business. Our recommendations provide the respondent with 30 days to come into compliance with those sections of the code and if not comply then pay a fine in the amount of $100 a day and the county has incurred costs amount of $560 and I'll call Officer Webb. Hello my name is Oante Webb Code Officer for Elastra County. In Code Enforcement Case 2-4-001288, the county received a complaint on February 8, 2024, regarding the property located at address 19025, Southwest 13th Avenue, Newbury, Florida three two six six nine in allotric County, Florida and identified by parcel number zero four three eight four dash zero one five dash one excuse me zero one nine. The owner of the property is Jason Host co-demonstration initiated and enforcement proceeding and found there to be a violation of the following sections of a Lachor County Code of Ordinances 402.140B improvement, improvement to property prior to the issuance of a building permit. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations and notice a violation was sent to The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations and notice the violation was sent to respond that included corrective actions. On-going inspections conducted today have determined that the respondent remains in violation of the said Allotra County Code sections. My last inspection of the property was October 2nd, 2024. I have good service of notices and statement of violations to respondents by certified mail receipt or posting. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and I request they be entered into evidence. I have had contact with the respondent regarding the violations. The photographs being presented were taken by myself and accurately reflect the violations and acts they be admitted into evidence. The county's recommendation is that responded be found in violation of the said sections of the code, order respondents to come into compliance within 30 days by complying with the creative actions listed in the notes of violation. And if not compliance, then pay a fine in amount of $100 but each day the violations continue pass the date set for compliance. The county has incurred $560 in prosecution cost and bringing this action to hearing. Okay. Anything else from the county at this point? No sir. Your opportunity. Speak. Yeah stand up. Get sworn in if you did. Came in. Okay. Got sworn in. Okay. That's fine. Just you should want you to state your name and. Jason Holst. Properly 190 closer to the microphone. Sorry. 190 or Jason Holst. 19025. It's off with 13th Avenue. New area of Florida. Okay. Your you have a chance to speak? As of today, as far as the violations, I have retained an engineer for the permanent structure. Just to give you some context on that, there was a pre-existing structure there. When I bought the property, I don't know if it was, I don't believe it was permanent. So when I spoke to you, was it you had, was it was, I don't believe it was permitted. So when I spoke to, was that you had, was spoke to initially, yes. So we've been in contact back and forth and she's been very clear about that. You've got to have that. Yeah, very gracious, giving me some extra time to try to get this. I've had some issues getting engineering to be able to attain a building impairment. I've finally been able to get an engineer. I have a copy, but I've emailed a copy of the letter from the engineer basically saying that I've retained him and it is being worked on. I'm not sure what's the name of the engineer. It's Noori and it's tech. I think his company, it's tech 101 LLC. Okay. Yes sir. Okay. So he is in the process of providing engineers so I can apply for the building improvement. I don't have a set date. I believe it will probably be within the next couple of weeks. As far as the structure that was there, there was improvements made upon it. So I kind of was a little, I guess, spun around when all this kind of came about about it being unpermanent since it was kind of there. Unfortunately, as you probably will find out, lots of people do stuff on their property without a permit. Yeah. Pretty much everybody in my neighborhood. Yeah, but I am in the process of trying to get that rectified and I'm sorry the other was I guess it was I'm properly park trailers. I'm not sure I understand that one curve. The other violation that I closed on him was proof of a home-based business and we're discussing him in the photos and what the Oregon State is I didn't put him in violation for that so that's that's probably the violation that he's speaking of but that's been closed out for like okay you're not that's not an issue right now so I just can't speak on that or yeah so a lot of this are my personal things I do have a business I have that. Yeah, so a lot of this are my personal things. I do have a business, I have a location for my business, a lot of stuff is personal. I think the complaint came in about, there's vehicles and trailers in and out of there, but it's not a home-based business. Okay. All right, so right now it's just improvement without a permits, right? So that's the only issue before me today. Okay, perfect. So yeah, so for my question to you, it's 30 days enough because what I don't want to have you do is come back, you know, get to 35 minutes tight. So it's 60 days. I think so. I mean, like I said, I'm waiting on what the engineers, findings are being, hopefully it's, you know, a matter of maybe putting a few, you know, corrections to it. I don't know what his scope of to bring it up to code to be able to get a... It'll be, it'll be win loading and if you have electrical, it'll be electrical. Yes, sir. My understanding there's going to be quite a amount of, I don't say repairs, but corrections to the structure. So the time he issues the engineering, I will submit for a permit. I'm not sure what the scope of work is gonna be. So what, when are they, I guess I'm trying to figure out, is once I get the permit, is there... What they want you to do is apply for the permit, that's right. So once they're responded, makes application and a permit is issued by the building department and the code case that closes out because we're gonna provide you with the time frame that the building permit allows you to complete the work. So the building permit's gonna have its own time frame, but what you do is get to, so the engineer has to submit to think to the county and county and review it and make sure they're comfortable with it meeting the code standards for building. Typically that's like I said it's win loading issues and stuff because of the hurricanes which we just had and and also electrical issues as well and plumbing if there's a plumbing to have it just electrical. So yeah so it's County have ejection 60 days. Thank you. I just don't want to have you get because something comes up with the engineer and you can't. Yes. But I would stay in touch with us the web. Absolutely. And as soon as you get something from the engineer, let them know. And if something comes up, again, we get another hurricane or something, things the best thing you need to just keep informed because you know we we everybody has stuff beyond your control. Yes sir. Okay. All right, thank you. All right. Anything else from the cabinet? Okay. All right. Good. Thank you for coming. Thank you. Did I get it enough? So I believe we're now onto non-compliance. Okay. So case number. Case number SM23-056, Alachua County versus Michelle Lewis. Okay, is Miss Lewis here? Okay, if you want to have a seat over there by the podium. And when the county is ready to proceed. Yes sir. Oh, yeah. Okay. The Lewis property is located at 6307 West Boulevard in Melvato, Florida. It was found in violation for Section 402.14B and 74.20B. There was a findings of fact and conclusions of law and in order that was entered by you following a hearing in November of 2023. That order was dated in November 16th of 2023. And the respondent was given 90 days to come into compliance. That time frame has now run and there's an affidavit of noncompliance. I'm actually dated this week that I have before me. I'm not sure if it made it into the package. But the county found that the property is still not in compliance with the order that's entered by the special magistrate. As a result, we're asking for an order to find to be entered. The amount that's accrued to be due as of today's hearing is $23,770, which we're asking to continue to include crew in the amount of $100 a day until compliance is made. We're also asking for authorization to record that order in the official records. The officer is here if you have any questions. Okay, what was the last inspection. The last inspection was the speak October 1st of 2024 and I have photographs if you're anything to see them. And I believe it's in the packet as well, too. Yes. Okay, your opportunity to speak. And were you here for the swerving in? This is my husband. Okay. Is he back again? Yeah, so yeah, so just you let her swear you in? Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in this case is the truth and the whole truth? I do. Would you please state your name and residence address for the record? I need to state the flag again. 6307 West Boulevard Melrose, Florida, 32666. Okay. And tell me you heard the county. We had an order, 90 days for compliance. They expected it not to pass. What can you tell me? We first got the notice. It took us months to try and get an engineer. We finally got Mike Driscoll. He sent his office send a letter to me that I gave to Officer Kelly that we were working with him to come out. Several, probably a month later, he sent me an email and said, you know, I'm sorry, I'm just too busy, I can't get. He referred another man who came out, took measurements and did the whole thing, contacted me. They contacted me and said, look, we're just too swamped, you know, we were not able to do it. Finally, we were able to secure another structural engineer and it took about, gosh, two and a half, three months for him to actually complete all of the drawings. We've given the drawings to our contractor who has in the process of trying to pull permits for all of these cold violations. And the last thing I heard from him last week, he was supposed to meet with the building department and then of course the hurricane came and he's gone off. Yeah, yeah. So he's supposed to be meeting with the building department. Again, this week I haven't heard if he's had any success. He said yesterday that he hasn't. So hopefully, we've got a couple of days left. But one of the problems he told me with the building department, he said, every time you try and make application, there seems to be another violation. And our lovely neighbors who are here, it's like every time we try and do anything to improve our property, they call codes, they call the county, they call the state. And it's just, you know, we've been nothing but nice good neighbors. We don't do anything against them and the vicious language and the insults. We had to actually call the Sheriff's Department because it was just horror that emails are the text. We actually printed out a text with such vulgar language the things that she was calling my wife. So we submitted it to the sheriff when they came out and they said, look, put up no trespassing signs on your property. Block them from your phones. Don't respond. You don't need to talk with them. And just take pictures of anything that they're doing, you know, they spray painted on their chicken coop liars in bright language. And it's just been harassment, you know. And so we're trying desperately, I know. Well, yeah, that's the other stuff, you know, it's not relevant from my decision is, you know, you're not a complaint to that, but the county has a process where if you have things happening out of your control, you can come back once the property is brought into compliance, the fines will stop. And at that point, you can come back into and seek what's called a reduction of fine or reduced lien on the property. And it sounds like, you know, as long as you have documented evidence, you're engineers, you can try everything you could. And it's a consistent problem finding people to do engineering on small jobs. It's not a problem if you got a big job, but small jobs are very, very hard. So as you heard earlier, there are other people who have the same issue in problems. Yeah. And we, he has been able to get two specific permits pulled, but there are several others that he's just having such a hard time getting the permits pulled through the building department. We just were continuing to text him and contact him and say, look, this is costing us thousands and thousands of dollars of fines. And he's like, there's nothing else I can do. I'm on them constantly. And so we don't even have the money to actually, once the permits are pulled, to actually do the repairs. So we pulled out a mortgage. So we'll have the finances to be able to and we were able to secure that last week. Okay. So do you know county know anything about the status of the building since they're clearly working with them? I do know that the work has continued without building permits so there's been two stop work orders issued. The one he was doing work on is elevator, which needed a permit. Another one was concrete slab for the storage container that also needs a permit and needs to work with zoning for the placement. So even though he does not have building permits, they are still working on the property. I'm sorry, can I speak on the elevator? Sure. The elevator doesn't work. It hasn't worked. It's, they're estimating like $6,000 to repair it. And so it's been sitting in front of my house and it's super ugly. And so that's my fault because we had a person out there doing some work with the, to grade some land. And I'm like, can you please get that ugly thing out in front of my house? Like it's an eye sore. So I didn't know that we couldn't move something that was non-functional so it wasn't sitting in front of my house. Eventually, we hope that we may be able to get it functional, but right now it's just sitting out of the way. So I'm the one that was pestering my husband to move that ugly thing. So I'm sorry for that. And we did pour a concrete slab for it to set on because hopefully once we get the permits pulled, then we'll be able to have the workers come out and give us an estimate on repairing it. Because it would be nice to have it functional. But that's the status. Is it located on a concrete pad right now? Yes, it's it's not hooked up. It's an outdoor elevator and so it doesn't have any power or electric or anything. It just basically moved from one location to another location because I hated it where it was. Where it was super ugly. When you get another location because I hated it where it was. What was it super ugly? When you get it back functional, we would go to it the other back. We've already asked for a permit. Okay, so we got one. That's one of the things that the contractors supposed to be working for us on. He's got the door and the window permit. He's got the garage permit. I don't even know what all permits he needs. I know that I've been pestering him to the point that he's like, can you please have your wife quit texting me every day because I was like, I'm going to start texting you every single day because I want to get this done, like I'm tired of this situation. So I'm not sure how much more I can pass through at this point. Okay. Well, I would say to the extent that, you know, make sure that as soon as you get your permits, that you let the county know, the county know, because that will stop the clock at that point. And then we can, you can have an opportunity then to come back after you're in place and compliance and stuff. And like I said, there's a reduction in the lean process for that. Okay, and there's some factors one at the end of today. So thank you. If I could just clarify. So I don't know if the contractor has pulled one permit with the massive amount of different scopes within that or if they're actually pulling individual, or he intends to pull individual permits for, you know, one for plumbing, one for electric. So just to be clear for the record, until they get either not one permit with the entire scope or they get each individual for that structure. It sounds to me like they've already got a couple individual permits, one for windows and one for garage. So what you're saying is compliance is basically all the permits you need to do what you're doing. Now if you have a permit to do something, that doesn't prevent your contractor from doing that component of the work because you have a permit to do that. So if it's Windows or GarageBur, they can proceed with that. It depends on how the contractor puts it in because sometimes they'll put in one permit for renovations but the scoop will be all of those things all in one. I don't know in this case if they're pulling different. But just to be clear, it's gonna, in order for it to close out the case, we're gonna need issuance for everything involving the structure that was built or renovated without it. So. Okay. Okay. Thank you for coming. Thank you. One more thing you're on, or sorry. There is another individual who would like to speak on this case, if that's okay with you. Sure. I do. I do. You still get a microphone. I'm going to call the police on the phone. I'm going to call the police. I'm going to call the police. I'm going to call the police. I'm going to call the police. I'm going to call the police. I'm going to call the police. I'm going to call the police. I'm going to call the police. I'm going to call the police. I'm going to call the police. I'm going to call the police. wrong. They did turn in five pages of text messages. They deleted the ones that, that they didn't think were pertinent. I turned in the other text messages to the police with my own statement. I was going to, I wanted to file charges, but they said since it was just an incident report, not a police report, that it didn't go any further than their office. So that I did want to say that I did write liars on there because I believe that they are. What I would buy dead dress is the shipping container. I don't know if we've got pictures. But the shipping container was originally put up, I don't know about a year or so ago, about six inches off of a property line. They poured a slab for it. So obviously it was a permanent structure. They removed it. We had conversation about it. They said they would put, I built a 70 foot privacy fence. They've got to hold north end of their property, but yet they, you know, they reinstalled it again without a poor permit, put another foundation down and they're just leaving it there. So what I would like to ask, Elacio County, is that they have that removed because they're obviously they're not concerned about being in compliance. Well, to get the permit that they're going to have to get they're going to have to have everything in compliance with. Yes, I understand that, but I mean they're installing it without a permit. This is twice now. And if the county says it's okay for them to install it, then we would like to request that they put it behind the privacy fence that I've afforded as both, or they move it to their north end of the property and not put it directly, where we walk out our front door and look at a commercial shipping container. Okay. County, yep. Yes, sir. So this is a noncompliance hearing for a hearing that was already held in an order that was already held in an order that was already entered So our violation has already been presented before you so I'm not able to present any additional evidence other than just to have this on the record Right, that's right. I just want to get my letter. They said yes, I did Yeah, it's in the record. Okay, that's all. Okay. Thank you. Thank you Yes Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Yes On the fence The fence that they put in is actually on our property it's across the property line, and I notified them that it was on our property line, and I asked them to either move it to their side of the property or to give, to for it to be our fence and that we would maintain it, but I'm like your fence is on our property. And so the response to that was they took off the boards that were on one side and they switched them to the other. So the fence is still on our property. They have a shed that's too close to the property line. We don't want to argue about stuff like we've been told to call codes on them. I don't want to fight with my neighbors. I really don't. So we are going to extend the privacy fence. We've already got the materials order. They should be here in a couple of weeks. And so we're going to extend the property line. They also have like some sheds and chicken coop and stuff like that that we don't particularly like working with either. So we're going to extend the privacy fence. I guess we're just going to kind of scoot it on the side of their fence so that they will not have that obstruction. But we've tried to work with these people. They've had a couple times. They've had trees. They've asked us to take down. We've done it immediately because we found them to be a danger to their property. We didn't want to fall in them. But we're really trying to be good neighbors and we don't want to argue with them. and it just seems like it goes on and on. So I'm really looking forward to getting this resolved because it's really, it's stressful for everybody involved. Okay. Thank you. Okay. All right. Let's go to case number nine. Is that? Case number SM24-020, a Latua County versus Power powerhouse family worship center Inc. You have a seat for a second if you want or you can stay standing this should have a review prefer. Okay county would proceed please. Yes sir. Jenna at number nine powerhouse family worship center Inc owns property located at 7600 Southwest 24th Avenue in Gainesville, Florida. There was initially a brat before you for violation of the land development regulation section 404.140B. For work without a permit. There was a findings of that conclusion of law and an order that was entered to you, entered by you following a hearing on the case that order was dated April 19th of 2024, which did find the property owner in violation. Essentially what was the nature of the case was some sheds on the property that didn't have permits. Yes sir, so you provided there responded with 120 days to come into compliance and that time said if they did not comply then for a fine in the amount of $50 a day and awarded the county its cost. The amount due to the noncompliance is $2,770, which continues to accrue. The county has been in contact with the property owner. We do know that they have moved the sheds and I believe they have been in touch with building. But at this point, we still have an order and we're asking for the order to find to be entered and authorization to record it at some point. All right. You're certain. Good morning. Okay. Can you raise your right hand? Do you wear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in this case is the truth and the vote here? Would you please state your name and residence address for the record? Leo Robinson. The address on here is 7600 south west 24th Avenue Gainesville 32607. Okay. Can you tell me? Mr. Scott, I had worked with Mr. Scott and Christine. The shed was moved on the 17, which was the deadline. And what happened was, when you say 17, what month was that? August, that was the deadline date. That was a Saturday or Sunday The Sheds was moved Head engineers EG EDA engineer worked with mr. Sergio Working with I think her name is Christine Also mr. Scott Down at code, extended it and said that we were working with you without the fees because I was working with them in compliance. So my information has been approved. I had to get new permits, not new permit, new survey for them to do the flood zone for the shed out of the setback that has been done to EDA engineer. I thought they had sent the court that approved information. All that has been done. So what happened also when we moved the sheds, they said that the stakes had gotten knocked over. And one shed needed to be moved another, I think, five inches. Smallest shed needed to be moved three inches. All of that was taken care immediately. And we've been signed off and approved so Christine I think the last name is Barnett Has that information So if you want to understand what you're trying to understand clearly you believe that you were in compliance on the 17th of August correct The shares was moved from the location that they said they were supposed to be the old the shed That they was still holding me responsible for that was built back We told that we told that shit down. We shouldn't have had to do that because it was already there So we took the shit down so the old shed was gone when did that go down it went down Maybe the week after no We did all we did everything Everything was done on the 17th I believe is 17 I think we tore it down on the 17th and The smallest shit for the permanent it It's not big enough for a permit. We're working now with someone down in just a moment. Mr. Denters and permitting, I think he's the manager of someone, said that we waitin' to hear back a call my secretary been working with him about two or three weeks We need a call back from him about do we need a Licing contract to pull the permit for the largest shit or not Because we've been doing that we have done the paperwork Trying to complete it waiting on his respond back. I can get a licing contract. I'm being charged for these things here that I don't think I should have been charged, only for nothing but the permitting. At the time as I spoke before, I didn't know I needed a permit for those ships during the time. But that's what we had. We have been signing off ED engineer. Everything is what they asked me to do. It's been approved. The setback for the flood zone. All that has been documented. And we have got new surveys on the property. Now you mentioned that large shed, you're still seeking a license contractor. For is that still at its former location? We, it's in place. we're just seeking for the permit. Okay, just the permit for it. You're gonna leave it. It's gonna stay where it is. Yes, everything is in proper location. We went right back and immediately and moved them out of those little dimensions. We went back immediately and have properly anchor them down. Okay. So county having? Yes, there. So when the sheds were initially installed they were too close to the setbacker within the proper setback. So my understanding is yes, as I stated previously that they have been moved. So that issue has been worked on. However, it still doesn't correct the nature of this case, which is that you had to obtain a building permit for the shut itself. So because they are a corporation, they're not able to obtain an owner builder permit. They would need to have a licensed contractor to seek application and have the building permit issued for the shed that is of such size that would need a building permit. Yeah, it sounds like the smaller shed may fall under the exemption. Actually, cannot remember, but that will be dealt with when they can certainly call the building department and provide the size. It sounds like with the engineering department. We have taken care of that already. Yeah, okay. All right, so what's pending still is the permit for the big ship? Yes, that's it. Okay, all right. At this point, it's for a noncompliance here and you're still not in compliance on that. Now we'll rule on that. Again, as you heard me speak earlier, you know, once everything is in compliance, you have the opportunity to come back before me and seek a reduction of the fine. Okay. So my question is, why am I still getting fine to $2,000 plus what I have taken care of all of this? Because the shares was moved on the 17th, which was the last thing. The fine wasn't just for the shed, but also for the permit for the big shed. So you saying $2,000 just for a permit? Yeah, it's so much a day for every day of non-compliance. So you were to be in compliance on the 17th of August. If you had gotten the license and a permit for it at that point. I was up under the impression that the major thing he was removing of the shares, not the permit. It was all three, basically. It was moving the two shares and also the permit for the large shed. Okay. So you have the opportunity to come back. I will come back. But you need to let the county know as soon as you're in compliance because every day, you're not, that fine gets bigger. Okay? Okay. So stay in touch as soon as you get that permit, and also make sure that you stay in touch with the code enforcement. So even if the building department says everything's good, you need to let code enforcement know. Okay. Okay. All right. enforcement no okay okay all right thank you for coming next case please Kathy. Case number SM24-047 of Lachua County versus Sydney E. Allbriton and Patrick Allbriton. Are the allbritons here? Somebody representing the allbritons here. Okay. Please can you proceed? Yes sir. The respondents own property located at 1-8-118 North East, 143rd Avenue in Waldo, Florida. There was a hearing before you and you enter to find the fact conclusion of law and in order dated May 7th of 2024. At that time, the respondents were found in violation of 74.20A for junk and 74.20B for unservice school vehicles as well as an international property maintenance section code 302.7. They were given 30 days to come into compliance. There's an affidavit of noncompliance in the file that they are not yet in compliance. The amount of fine running daily at this point has accrued to the amount of $8,610. Then includes prosecution costs. It does, Your Honor. OK. And we'll continue to crew at $70 a day until compliance is made. And we're asking for an order of fine to be entered as well as authorization to record that order in the official records. And we have officer here if you have any questions. I don't know if any questions, but it's the owner of the property here. It's being done. Okay. Now I believe we're going next to the reduction. Let me read a statement first. I will now hear requests for reduction of fines and rescission of leans. The decision to grant or deny your request is solely within my discretion pursuant to the statute and county ordinances. In making my decision, I may consider recommendations from a Lachel County Code of Administration. Please state precisely what you're requesting and why you believe that I should grant your request to reduce your lean. You may present any information that is relevant to your request. The only purpose of this hearing is to consider a reduction of fine and recision of lien. This is not an opportunity to discuss the original findings of guilt for the violations. Please refrain from commenting on the original proceeding since I have no authority to revisit the final action. The policy is to hear reduction requests maximum of two times. If you request a hearing then failed up here it'll be counted as a request. So, call the case please. Case number SM24-054, a Latua County versus Stephen Kleinfeldt. Mr. Kleinfeldt, one comment. Will I hear a swear you in? If you didn't get already sworn in. Can you swear or confirm that the test morning you were about to give in this case and to treat in the whole truth? Yes, I do. Would you please state your name and residence address from the record? Stephen Kleinfeldt, 2, 0, 1, one seven Northeast, 101st Avenue, Rolton, Florida. So this procedure is entirely different. You go first. You get to tell me. I have a submission of... Just to clear, what is the... Supposed to be a record. What is the fine record right now? Just to look for the record. So what's the amount? Just one second. Sure. Just so we all know what we're going to have it is $1390. I'm sorry, it does not act right. You have the actor one and one and one and one. Okay. You know what I'm saying? Yes, 900. 900? Because you paid the prosecution custody here. Correct. So it would be, is it 900 even? Okay. So we're talking about 900 dollars. So tell me. Well, I had a statement. I'm not sure it should be part of the record here as well. I did. I've received it. Okay. And I have that. Yeah. That's basically it. I worked to come into compliance and paid the court fees and looking to have the remainder of the fines canceled. I worked really hard to get in compliance timely. Can you tell me how much money you spent to get into compliance? I'm sorry. Can you tell me how much money you spent to get into compliance? I don't need a DDT. Yeah, and they were at $15,000 so trying to remove structures and remove vehicles and stuff like that. Well, the reason I ask is that's relevant information about the cost you incurred and things that make expenses and stuff like that. So because the reduction of lean is basically based on typical criteria would be, did you take action, did you fix the problem? Are there extended lean circumstances for up cause of time or money? Yeah, well there is extended circumstances and everything, but I just did what I had to do. So I worked to get it in compliance as soon as possible. And then once in compliance, I wanted to resolve any later things, which is this substantial fine still. So I paid the court cost and I still have $900 that I'd like to get in the state. And traditionally, the reduction has fallen in the range of about one down to 1% or 10% depending on circumstances. And I'm a veteran senior citizen. You know, and, you know, can I have a position? We just appreciate the efforts that the respondent did to bring it in compliance, but I don't have a recommendation. Okay, so I'll take an interconsideration and get it back. It'll be a reduction. I'll just think about it. So it's probably going to be in the range of either $90 or $9. Thanks so much, sir. You're welcome. Thank you for your time, Dave. Thank you. Thank you for coming. And thank you for getting in compliance. All right. Anything else here to hear before us? County, have anything else before us? They are two respondents that came after their hearings have already been heard. Okay. So I'm going to have to leave it to the discussion of the special magistrate. Which cases were those? Agenda item number one, Mr. Dumarco is here. I'm on the specials here as well. the to present unless there needed to be some rebuttal based upon the testimony of the response. Mr. DeMarco, you want to come over to the podium? I don't know. Got you speak to your case. Do you swear or confirm that the testimony you're about to give in this case is the truth and the whole truth? the We're going to latch what floor, 32615. Okay, what can you tell me, Mr. Demire? Suston, I just read Zinn, Scott, Miss Porier, thank you for hearing me afterwards. I had some difficulty finding some disabled parking in the parking lot, everything was taken up. I did bring in some statements from my physician. I just had some extreme difficulty. Please pass this. Well, and if it's medical information, I would prefer not to put it in a public record. No, sir, it's not medical information. It's just statements of disability. Okay. Prevented disability. I was struck by a tow truck on Interstate 10 in December of 2021, which has made things extremely difficult for me. But I wanted to bring that just to also emphasize as backup that I'm hurt and based off of my injuries, it's very difficult for me to continue to progress to make my company grow. It's its shrunk and I've had a lot of issues with what we've been going through here. But just to give it and have that under your consideration, your ministry. OK. And what can you tell me about the violations and stuff? Where do you stand? I was going to contact the office of Scott and co-offer, the other day. And I don't know if they were closed for the hurricane or what we're going to have a conference call before this hearing. And I believe they told me that they would work with me and they would ask for an extension of time or something to that extent. But I had also visited them at the office here in this building and before this hearing about a month ago, actually the third of last month, and I had tried to talk to them about what it was I had going on. Basically, I do information technology security services as well as agri technology, agricultural technology, and the development, it improves the yield efficiency, profitability recycling, and biologic activity, degradation, the active catch and passive of ecologically damaging substances, and the development of technology that will actually go hand in hand with that. My incorporate renewable resources at price points competitive traditional infrastructure. My property is agricultural classification. There's several vehicles on the property. I think Officer Porier did say to me that the building is no longer considered a mobile home. At first was a mobile home on permitted, but it always had a permit. It just was not finalized. It was in the pre-approval process. The permitting, Holly Banner and Dan Gargis, I've been working with them hand in hand since before I got the building placed. But due to my injuries and also some family health issues as well, multiple back surgeries, it's taken me quite a while to finish the permitting. I did the permitting so that if the property were to be resold or if my mother and father needed to sell it that they could, the original paperwork that was sent to me is not in my name. My mother and father are unaware of anything here. They don't live at that address. So you're not the owner of the property? No, sir. And I explained to them to Code Department 30 days ago on the third of Les Mulser that my parents own a home in Turkey Creek, the 65 and older community, and that is their homestead. And I asked them if they had sent any documentation there because right now my parents are actually in North Carolina as well and they're in the disaster zone. So it's hard for me to, I really don't want to go into personal issues with family, but I think it would be important to know first off, I guess, if they had due process. Well, they are, the county sent the notice to the address listed in the tax appraisers office. And so that's what I think that's that's me the two one two zero six. But your parents are the owners of the property. So that's where the notice would go. Because they are the owners. So do you reside on the property? I do. And my property is is ag. So their property is ag. It's not your property. Sorry. do. Okay. And my property is Ag. So there's Ag. It's not your property. Sorry, yes. Yes. It's Ag zone. And I am performing agricultural activities. There's a exemption for the actual office anyway and for the agricultural equipment. The transportation. What agricultural equipment are you talking about? I have some equipment that's used for the agricultural research development. And there's also a... Let's see here. I have it on different notes somewhere. Basically, older vehicles, like a truck, a pickup truck, that I'm repairing. Then I have a class, like a Vann RV. I have a boat for aquaculture purposes. There's a SUV. There's a flatbed trailer, all the trailers I have are all tagged. I think the vehicle aspect of things was the untagged vehicles that weren't my personal drive daily or family driven, but their agricultural purpose vehicles for the transportation of equipment. Are the use for transportation equipment on the public roads? No. Only if it's like within 100 miles, 150 miles, and very rarely with the triangle, it would be based off of the future use of them. And that's why I acquired them, but like I said, I got hurt. So these are all developments that are going to be things that I look at. I identified that there was a very, very good market for this type of work. Because prior to this, I had just finished several defense acquisition university network security analysts, certifications and I thought that I wanted to do IT security and bid on government contracts. But the amount of farming around us, the amount of the pollution I see, even on my own property from a covert on 241 that's just cut my property in half, the amount of access I have to my property, the type of substances I see come out of the stormwater. It's really driven me to look at things from a different angle. And so that's why I got into the agricultural technology field. OK, well, that's not before me here today. What's before me today is a building without a permit. And a complete permit. And vehicles that don't are on service board or aren't licensed and tagged. So if it's a van or vehicle and stuff, even though you may use it for ag, it still has to have a tag. Well, they're also antiques. They're over 20 years old. It's making difference. It still has to have a tag and have an antique tag, but it still has to have a tag. I didn't get to that part with everything because I was unsure of the status. We were supposed to have a phone conversation. Then, I don't know, it was impacted by the hurricane. Basically, I have those vehicles for the ag purpose and I have the metal red triangles. Now, this is aist for a vehicle. Aged to vehicles are things like farm tractors, combines, things like that. Putting a triangle on a van does not qualify for a ag. Exemption on a highway. Well, I haven't driven them on any highway yet. I haven't got that far. But what I did read about them would be that, I'm sorry, one moment. I'm going to get to my notes. I'm sorry, I just want to be clear. A vehicle repair business. So those vehicles also fall under that category. And I'm not required, unless I'm repairing other people's vehicles, to have that permits or certification. I am an ASC certified mechanic. Anything else for me? I would just respectfully request your magistrate if there is anything else I can do. I am applying for more ag certificates and other things to make everything completely developed. So anything else that you might find to help us because I'm a little slow right now developing everything. Any extensions of time for anything you may see that you might not agree or that I'm unaware of that I still need to come into compliance with. Okay. All right. Sir. Thank you for coming here. Sorry, you had the part of the quality finance based part. Oh, no. Please. Thank you for hearing me after the fact. Okay. And then you said there was another case that we had someone? May the county respond. Sure. Go ahead. Just to clarify, the county does feel that the evidence in presented earlier today sufficient enough to find that there is a violation both of for O2.104 B for improvement of property without a permit as well as 74.2 zero B which is our unsurface school vehicle section. Unsurface school vehicle is defined in Latchwick County code and the county local record the county's local definition would include the vehicles that were presented here this morning. And just to comment on the due process alleged violation, I am putting up on the overhead. I know it is included in today's packet is a copy of the property at Preserved Record Card, the code states as well as the statute that we provide notice to the address. It is the owner's address is listed on the property record card, which is the same address here for the property. And so the county properly provided notice of the violation as well as notice of today's hearing to the property owners at the address that's listed on the property record. So there was no due process violation. In addition, we did do a little bit of homework on the covered farm vehicle. Under that statute, there are certain requirements that you have to meet in order to meet that as a covered farm vehicle. But one of them includes that they are registered with the state with a license plate or that they have another designation issued by the state so that it is covered as a covered farm vehicle. And there is a process that you do to actually get that secret documentation for a farm vehicle. The testimony and the photographs that were presented showed that these vehicles do not come and that they appeared to meet that definition that would serve a vehicle. So again, we just find that the evidence that we submitted earlier today is sufficient enough to support the violation and we're not in any recommendation to modify our 30-day recommendation for time to come to compliance. All right. All right. Thank you for coming. Our next other case that we have in person. Miss Bush. Okay. Case number SM24-074, Alachua County versus Peggy Bush. If you want to come over, we're done with your case. Oh, okay. Um, I don't know what was said, what, what happens now? Well, the county was just reiterating what they said earlier before you didn't weren't here.'t work here. So that's on the record. Okay. What happened earlier, I guess I'll just contact them or? Well, basically they basically presented testimony about not having a building permit and the vehicle's not being registered. And so that's what they were ridder ready. So am I fine or is it, I mean what's the, what's the, what's. My order will come out in next week or so Good. I'm not ruling today on any of the cases because we're running behind Okay, so yeah, you'll get and they have your contact information. Yes, sir. Okay. They'll get you either email or in the regular mail Thank you, especially just for the benefit of the public the today's hearings are recorded and the army available in watch Okay, so yeah, you a can look at this and watch what was presented on the site. So, okay, go ahead. Yeah, so your case, this was completely recorded so you can watch it and see what was said. I don't think it's once here. Right. Right. Okay, which case number was this, Jackie? Okay. Okay. All right. Go ahead. Okay. Okay. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. I'm just an old 77-year-old woman. And all year, I have been really sick and in the hospital and all. And I know my property is looking mad. But and I have got a roll off dumpster. And every day that I feel like it, or it's not raining, or something, I do go out, and I do try and do all that. And they've got down, that there's an ORV out there, which there is, but it's nobody lives in it. It's a storage. It's just got storage stuff in it that my granddaughter had and my son was going through a divorce and got stuff packed in it, but nobody lives in the ORV. And as for, I don't know what else to say. I live on five acres of land back in the woods. And it's all my land that I work for, every penny I've never asked for anything from anybody. I pay my taxes and I don't bother anybody. Well, apparently you bother somebody because somebody complained. Well, it must be the old lady next door. But no. I don't do anything about what I supposed to do. I like I say. So the question for you is, does the RV have a tag on it? The ORVs sitting out there. No. Okay and now the question is how long will it take you to get all of the trash or junk or whatever you want to call it, taking care of? As much time as you'll give me. Well you tell me me what you, how long you think it's going to take. Can you at least give me 30 days? That's what the County started recommended. So I'm asking you if you want more. All right. What about 90 days? Okay, it's County having an objection. 90 days as long as she's got a roll off out there and making progress. Okay? 90 days? Yes, I am. In the last couple of days, we're going to have a meeting. We're going to have a meeting. We're going to have a meeting. We're going to have a meeting. We're going to have a meeting. We're going to have a meeting. We're going to have a meeting. We're going to have a meeting. We're going to have a meeting. We're going to have a meeting. We're going to have a meeting. could not verify that no one was living in. There is. There is nobody living in the other side. It's all they just had no way of proving that. Yeah. So because a lot of people put our bees on the property living them or have some. Well, well, that's how the violation came in. They said somebody came in said somebody was living in the yard. Yeah. All right. So yeah, so so my order will give you 90 days. Okay, and as soon as you get it done if it's before that call it call yeah, a lot of my who do I call? She will I will give you a business card, but I will need to verify that no one's living in that mobile home before I can close the case. So when? My trailer trailer yes. I try. close the case. So we're a regular trailer. Yes. So once you have all your junk and debris you call schedule and inspection and I'll go and take a look and then we can close the case. Thank you. Okay. All right. Thank you. Comfortable with that. Thank you. All right. Anything else from the county? All right. The Syrian is closed at 1053.