I'm going to read a statement first while I'm doing that. Please make sure your cell phones are either turned off or silent so we don't interrupt the meeting. The meeting is being recorded. Welcome to the September 5th, 2024 meeting of the Lachua County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate hearing. The purpose of this hearing is to hear a ledge code violations filed by various departments of Lachua County Florida. The Code Enforcement Special special magistrate was established by Florida Statutes, Chapter 162, and Elachua County ordinances. To obtain compliance with various county ordinances and regulations. I have no authority to change the ordinances or any of the regulations we will be addressing today. That can only be done by the Elachua County Board of County commissioners. The code enforcement magistrate can determine if a violation has occurred, so the date for full compliance and the v affine for noncompliance. Decisions of the code enforcement special magistrate can only be appealed to the courts and not to the county commissioners. The procedure we'll follow today as the secretary will call the case. County staff will present its case to the magistrate. The respondent shall have the opportunity to present its defense to the case. I will make a decision at a future date and the respondent will be notified by mail of the decision. All persons testifying will do so under oath or 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 in the record. So if I can have Jackie go ahead and swear in the staff and any person testifying today. County staff and anyone here to testify please stand and 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 so Jackie want to call case first case, please. Cases close for compliance after hearing case number SM24-051, Alachua County versus Robert Stanford, case number 2, SM24-053, Alachua County versus Brookside Partners, LTD. Okay, I'll move those cases closed. If you call for first case for new business, please. Case number SM24-069, Alachua County versus William Howard. Is there someone here representing Mr. Howard? Yeah, I'm going to have a seat over there by that other podium. That's where we'll have you speak after the county presents its case Thank you for coming Good morning For the record I'm Diana Johnson. I'm senior assistant county attorney for Alachua County agenda item number three on today's agenda is Alasza County versus William Howard, Mr. Howard owns property located at 23331 North State Road 235 in Brooker, Florida. A complaint was received and the officer found it in violation of various sections of the Alasza County code including its land development regulations including Section 404.82.5 regarding parking 74.20A regarding accumulation of junk and 74.20B which is our unserviceable vehicles. We'll also officer to come speak but the recommendation of the county is to give the respondent in this case 30 days to come into compliance with those sections of the code and if not then be subject to a $75 day fine the county the cost amount of $490 and bring in this case before you. Good morning. Good morning. The county received a complaint on May 13th regarding the house was in disarray and junk in the yard. Properties located at 2, 3, 3, 3, 1, North State Road 2, 35 and Brooker and Elatua County identified by parcel number 07, 4, 9, 9, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0. The owner of the property is William Howard. Code Administration initiated enforcement proceedings and found there to be a violation of the following sections of a latch of chronic code Section 404.8 2.5 parking of trucks the recreational vehicles and trailers 7 4.20a the accumulation and junk and 7 4.20B on services of vehicles. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations. Notice violation was since the respondent that included corrective actions. On going inspections conducted to date have determined the respondent remains in violation of the said, a lateral county code sections. My last inspection of the property was on September 4th. I have good services of notices and statements of violation to the respondent sent by certified male receter postings. Copies have been provided to the magistrate, and I request that they be entered into evidence. I have had contact with the respondent, which was on May 29th, when no additional contact regarding the violations. Photographs being presented were taken by myself, and act will reflect the violations and ask that they be admitted into evidence. County recommendation that responded be found in violation, with a said sections of the code, order the respondent common compliance within 30 days by complying with the corrective actions listed in the notice of violation. And if not in compliance and pay a fine in the amount of $70 for each day, the violations continue pass a date set for compliance. County has incurred $490 cost and bringing the action to hearing. Okay, does your testimony so far? Yes, sir. Okay, your turn, sir. If you want to go ahead now, you have to go up. Go ahead, podium, it's being recorded. Number one. Oh, no, no, stop. Denify who you are, offer the record and where you live. Please. My name's William Howard. I live at 2331 North State Road, 235, broker Florida. Okay, now tell me your story. Number one, vehicle, one of the vehicles that she says is unserviceable. Number one is legally tagged by the state, which I have that right here. Okay, and you have a copy. Can you make that available to so we can put it up on the overhead? And which vehicle is that? That's for the pick. That's for the pickup truck. The red one that you see that's in pieces that I'm in the middle of doing a ground up restoration on. Okay, but when service or you say you're doing ground up restoration, can you drive it on the street right now? No, sorry. You cannot because it wasn't safe. And I'm in the middle of making it safe. OK. So we'll talk about what's serviceable and unserviceable means. And the vehicle means is that you have to be able to drive it on the road. Number two, the vehicle has been moved. But she obviously hasn't taken a recent picture showing that it has been moved to another site. Okay, so it's no longer on that site. Okay, that's correct. And when did you make the move? It's been made over a period of time because I cannot be out in the heat with this with because of my lung issues. Okay, but when did you finish moving it? I finished moving the last pieces of it about issues. Okay. But just roughly, when did you finish moving it? I finished moving the last pieces of it about three days ago. All right. All right. Let's talk about the other things then. How about the accumulation of junk? I've gotten rid of most of it. And like I said, I cannot be out in that heat very long. I have a case of emphysema, which means I can only be out in the heat a maximum of an hour and a half each time and then I have to be able to go in. I have to be able to cool off and I have taken inhaler in order to breathe. Right, understood. I have similar issues. I appreciate that. What were the other issues? Vehicles? The trailer. He has an RV. An RV trailer. Now the RV is parked on the side of the house. From what I'm seeing on your letter it says it can be parked on the side of the house as long as it is more than two feet from the property line. Okay and what's your violation for the RV at this point? Well, is it tagged and registered? Three year ago. It does not belong to me. No, but the question she asked you is, no, it's tagged or is not tagged. Okay, so that, and that's the requirement, is it's gonna be parked here, it has to be again, it has to be a vehicle that can be put on the road legally. Well, I'll have to get one of my son because he owns it, not me. Okay. All right, so my question to you is, because right now what the county's asked is for 30 days for you to come into compliance. And I'm going to ask you what you think you need to time wise to get into compliance. 30 days ain't going to do it because I have to be able to work. I understand. So that means I have to be on the road at least 12 hours a day, and most times six days a week. I'm losing $250 a day every time that I'm not on the road. Understood. So how long? Probably going to be looking at probably about 60 days before I can finish it completely. Can you do it for sure in 90? Well, if she bothers to look, like I said, if she's going to bother to look, most of that stuff is already gone. I understand, but she can't know that unless you call and tell her. Well, the thing is, is she can contact me as well, because she had my number, because I gave her my number to call me back that last time I spoke to her. Okay. All right. Well, you have her contact information. So when you get things done, you need to let her know. And when I did contact her, I did explain to her about the tag and all that. Okay. All right. She didn't bother to get with me to see what I've got going on. So my question to you is 90 days enough for you to get everything done. I should have almost everything done by 90 days. Not everything almost. Can you get it done in 90 days? I should be able to do it 90 days. I misspoke when I said almost. Okay. Anything else from the county at this point? Yes, Your Honor. I do want to state that Mr. Howard has done quite a bit of work. When I was there on September 4th, I did notice that he did quite a bit of work and we appreciate that. As far as getting in contact with him, I have had contact and I tried to make additional contact with which not. Didn't come for fruition, but was that by email or phone? A phone, sir. I left a message. A phone, sir. I do not answer a phone unless they are a number I recognize. The text is the best way to get a hold of me. Can you text? I did not realize the text was the best way, but I can do that, sir. OK, so we've corrected that issue, OK? OK. All right. That'll be all. Unless you have something else. I also need to know which exactly she needs corrected now. OK, I'm going to ask her and you to get together. Is that OK? Can you hang around? Do you want to do that? Or you want to state what you? Because she really needs to go back out and look and see what you've done before she can tell you what less needs to be left on. Well, like she said, she just looked at it on the fourth. So there ain't that much difference between yesterday and today. Right. Okay. Now, three year through you, Your Honor, there's not much more he needs to do. So he just needs to register that operation of vehicle or remove it from the property. Okay. Where its place is fine, you are correct. Other than the junk and debris has been removed so we appreciate that so there's not much more he needs to do on the property here. Okay so it sounds like basically you need to get a tag on that RV or get your son to put it someplace else where yeah we'll see that's kind of hard because you know how much it costs until you're in RV like that those RV that RV just to move it down the road a couple of miles is over a thousand bucks. Right. Understood. Okay. All right. Thank you for being here. And we're done with your case, Mr. Again, thank you for coming Call case number four. Case number SM24-058, Alachua County versus Reina Irajita and Ubaldo Sanchez. Is there someone here representing the Sanchezes? Okay. Would you have a come over and have a seat near the podium over there? In County, if you would like to proceed with case four, please. Yes, ma'am. And just as a note for you and you probably already know, there's a number of people that are here, number 14. Yes, I'm very aware of you. I'm going to talk to you. Okay, if you wanted to go out of order, that's no objection of the county at some point, if you wanted to let them go but it's totally up to you of course. Yes so agenda item number four. The property is located at 26924 North West 84th Police in high springs. It was found in violation by the officer for violation of the land development regulation section 402.140B which is our improvement of property without first obtaining a building permit. What appears to be there is almost like an addition to a mobile home plus perhaps a deck that's being constructed without a permit. I'll let the officers speak of more details and we do have photographs to show you which we ask to be admitted to evidence. Our recommendation is to provide their response with 15 days to come into compliance by either obtaining the building permit for the structures or removing all unpermitted work. And if not, then pay a fine in the amount of $100 a day. And the county has costs them out with $350. And just to re note, since we have someone on Zoom, we'll do the Zoom case and then after that we'll move number 14 up in order. Kelly, for your code office for a lateral county and code of enforcement case SM 2 4 0 5 8 county received a complaint on May 21st regarding an add on to a mobile home without permits. Property is located at 269 2 4 North West 84th place in high springs in aatua County. Identified by parcel number 01759103000. The owner of the property is a Raldos Sanchez and Rihanna. I hear it. I apologize for any miscommunication on the name. Code Administration initiated enforcement proceedings and found there to be a violation of the following sections of allotual county code. Section 402.140B, improvement of property prior to issuance of a building permit. 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 that the respondent remains in violation that said a lateral county code section. my last inspection of the property was on September 4th. I have good service of notice and statements of violation to the respondent sent by certified male receipt or postings. Copies have provided to the magistrate and requested to be entered into evidence. I have had no contact to respond regarding the violations. Photographs being presented were taken by myself and building Inspector Tim Clark, which actually reflect the violations and ask that they be admitted into evidence. County recommendation is a respondent be found in violation, said sections of the code, order the respondent. Common and compliance within 15 days by complying with the corrective action listed in the notice of violation. And if not in compliance then be pay, pay a fine and the amount of $100 for each day of the violation continues. Passed date set for compliance. County has incurred $350 in cost bringing the action to hearing. What do they need to do? They need to work with the building department and. And after the fact permit after fact permit. Yes, sir And I assume you need once they get that then they would be considered and compliance Yes, sir. Okay. All right sure opportunity to speak if you want to come up to the podium And you saw earlier please state your name and your address and Have you been were you here for the swearing? Yes Okay Good morning. My name is with all those inches prop And have you been were you here for the swearing? Yes. Okay. Good morning. My name is Voldo Sanchez. Proper. Please state your name in the right place and address your elected. Sure. Voldo Sanchez. 26924, Northwest. 84th place, high springs, Florida. Okay. So tell me, counties say that you're doing work on the house without getting a building permit. Yes, that is correct. Okay. And it's my first case with the county and I would just like to know what procedures I have to take to comply this case. Well she said you have to go down to the building department and obtain what's called an after the fact permits since you didn't do beforehand. Correct. And based on that, they are probably been to look what I saw in the photos. They're probably going to require some engineering drawings to issue that permit. All right. OK. So I don't know if you had somebody design what you're doing or you're doing it yourself. We're in the process. We're getting it designed. OK. So you're going to need that side of it as well. Anything else that they would have to do? In just for clarification, making application alone is it sufficient? We would actually need the permit to be issued before we can close our side of things. Okay, so you need that actually apply and then actually have the after-fact permit issued. Okay, all right. So my experience is 15 days. That's hard to do. I think part of the reason for that number of these was my understanding is that there is a stop work or order issued earlier and the work continued after the fact. Okay. All right. So my question to you is how long do you think you need to get back down to the county apply for the permit and then get the permit issued. I want to get 60 days. Okay. And have you stopped work on the work? Yes. The work has been stopped ever since. I mean that that's what I need to know. Or for stop. Okay. All right. So you're asking for 60 days. Okay. This county have any problems since the work has stopped giving them 60 days. Okay. All right. So just so you know when my order comes out, has stopped giving them 60 days. Okay. All right. So just so you know when my order comes out, it'll get you 60 days. Okay. Good. But don't wait for the order. Okay. So. Correct. And as soon as you have the information, the permit, please let the officer know. Okay. She can obviously look in the system, but it may take a while. So the office located for the building permit? You want to tell them where? So, it's located into the Growth Management Office of Elachua County. So, we're on the corner of University and of Maine. It's on kind of like south on Maine. So, it's in a adjacent corner to where we're located at. So, it's not in this building. It's about a block down on the right-hand side. Okay, thank you much. And if you Google it, you can pop it up. It'll get you directions to it. Okay, thank you. Thank you for coming. The student number five, that's on Zoom. So we need to make sure that we get the person sworn in because you couldn't see them on the record. Case number SM24059, a Latua County versus Edward Conlan and Teresa Conlan. Okay, do we have the Conlan on the Zoom yet? Yes, your honor. Okay, I can see you now. All right, so if they'd let Jackie swear you in. Raise your right hand. Okay. Please 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? I do. Great. Thanks. And so you heard I'm going to let the county present its case and then I'll let you respond. Okay. I'm gonna let the county present its case, and then I'll let you respond. Okay? Very well. All right, county proceed, please. Yes sir, so the county's own property located in Elachua County, there's no 911 address assigned, but it do have a parcel number to associate with. It's parcel number 177422-009-0000. It was found in violation of by the Elachua County officer for violation of section 74.20a, which is our accumulation of junk. We're recommending the respondents be given 30 days to remove the junk and lawfully dispose of it. And if not, then be subject to a fine in the amount of $75 a day. And the county has cost amount of $490. I'll call officer. Kelly Porrier, Code Officer for Elatua County. Code Enforcement Case SM245059. County received a complaint on May 16th regarding junk and junk and debris in a vacant lot Properties located at person number 17742 0900 Which is right next to 2406 north east 69th terrace and Gainesville in Elatua County Property is owned by Edward and Teresa Cohnin. Code Administration initiated enforcement proceedings and found there to be a violation of the following sections of the Lattrial County Code, Section 747.20A, Cumulation and Junk. Respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations. Notice the violation sent to the responded that included corrective actions. On going inspections conducted to date have determined the respond it remains a violation is set a lateral county code. My last inspection of the property was on September 4th. I have good service of notices and statements of violation to the respondent sent by certified mail receipt or postings. Copies have invited to the respondent sent by certified mail receipt or postings. Copies have been invited to the magistrate and requested they be entered into evidence. I have had contact with the respondent regarding the violations. My last conversation was on September 4th and I did email photos of the violation to him since he does not reside in state. He resides out of state. Photographs being presented were taken by myself and act to reflect the violations and ask they be admitted into evidence. County recommendations responded be found in violation, said section of the code, order a respondent come into compliance within 30 days by complying with the correct evaction actions listed in the notice of violation and If not in compliance then pay a fine The amount of $70 75 dollars for each day the violation continues pass a date set for compliance County has incurred $490 in cost and bringing the action to hearing Okay, Mr. Conlon your top Go ahead and hear yes, I can We can hear you fine. Okay I'm coming to you from Troy New York residents of my mother 91 years old I take care of her full time. The genesis of my ownership I say my because my wife passed away in March of 2023 of cancer. Now, prior to that, at the end of 2018, I reluctantly agreed to purchase this. I'm the breadwinner in the house. My wife has been disabled most of her, most of her are almost 40 years together. And unfortunately my wife was more of a wanting to be her kids friends than she wanted to be her kids parent. And so when they got into adult, they expected lots of supplemental income and supplemental things from mommy and daddy who live up in New York State. So I'm the survivor now of that whole I guess I'll call it mess. Now just to give you a sense I'm trying to be brief here but to give you a sense I purchased that property my daughter who lives two doors. So she lives next to that door further down the street. To that property Ms. Poir just mentioned. and did live there. And they had been on his own, you know, this significant other, on his own had been going over and claiming he was maintaining it, but there were piles showing up of, from my understanding, there were piles of these brush things showing up. So I really don't know if that came from the property that I own. I've never really even seen it. I've been there once for four days and this was before we ended up purchasing the property. So I'm pretty much sighted and seen. Now what he and my daughter did about a year ago was they decided to put this huge stockade fence around their property, which is a double property, so it's 2 100 foot by 100 foot lots. The secondary one, which is the furthest one down at the end of the street, he completely rehabbed. He took all sorts of tree roots and all this other stuff out of there. I believe he deposited that on my land. Why? Because he did not like it, but I would not sell that property to him for what I had paid for it when I bought it at an auction sale, whatever it was. And so I guess the end result was he decided he was going to take his stuff while he cleaned up that property of his, that double property of his, and then he's going to go put it up for sale. And then leave the state, go to Arizona somewhere, I don't even know where they live, and then leave me with the headache of this property that I was just trying to be a goal wrong to get a long person because my wife was ailing of cancer and she wanted a place to be near her grandchildren. So anyway, I appreciate you for indulging me this. Okay. He retired 30 year investigator with the state attorney general's office in New York State. I'm just now looking to have a quiet life and just live my life. Now I'm presented with a problem with this with this thing here. My wife's significant other decided to tell those neighbors directly next door of this portal. Remember that's where the motorcycle was near whatever that property line is between my plot and theirs. All right. Directly adjacent to them further down is where my daughter and her significant other did live. Now they're back there so I hear. Now, the other thing is interestingly the motorcycle that was parked right near that property adjacent to mine is now gone according to Ms. Fourier. So I have been in text contact with my daughter and her significant other and I said, you know, please get your stuff off my land. I didn't put it there. I'm pretty much confident that you put it there. Get it off. You have permission to go on my property. So I haven't heard back from now. Now my biggest problem right now is I want to do the right thing. I want to have this situation resolved, and then obviously I think I want to get rid of that property as soon as I possibly can so it's not my headache anymore. I only did it because I had compassion for my wife that she wanted to be down there, but cancer took a bad turn and she died. And their sour grapes about it. So my problem is I wanted ameliorated. I want to call them some 1-800-Junk place or something to go and get rid of stuff that I firmly believe was there before they fled to Phoenix, Arizona. But I have no proof of that. So my concern is, I don't even know, I am assuming Ms. Poyer knows where the property lines are. I don't know exactly, because it's pretty much sight unseen with me. And I want to do something long distance. I'm 950 miles away in New York State. I'm in Troy, which is a suburb of Albany, New York. So I want to do the right thing. However, I have concerns because these neighbors, supposedly, from prior knowledge, from my daughter, aren't very savory neighbors. So if I hire somebody to go on, whatever supposedly is my property, to clean something up. And they get accosted by these people who have a trailer out front and they have a pit bowl that was encroaching on my property supposedly according to my daughter on a chain. You know, that leaves me in a bit of a quandary because I don't want to be sued by somebody who got attacked while they're trying to do my bidding and clean up the property. I physically can't go down there and do anything about it personally, but I'm trying to find a way to comply and then very shortly thereafter I want to get rid of that property as soon as I can. Okay. So, yeah, I guess. So I think I understand your position instead. So, just to suggest in, if you hire a real estate agent, they have lots of contacts who can clean property and stuff like that. So that may be one of your best recourses. And then you indicated that you want to sell the property and let them deal with that issue. Do you have a survey of the property? No, I do not. We just bought it based on, it's basically a rectangular piece of land 100 by 100 feet. And interestingly, some things have now been moved. The significant other did have some kind of a cinder blocks or something in front of the property. And apparently he did, and my suggestion, a little too late, put up a sign that said, no, trust, trust, you know, and it had I known that it was there, I certainly would have contacted the Sheriff's Office to see if there's some kind of enforcement mechanism, but you have to have basic things in place before you involve them. Of course, the Sheriff's Office doesn't really want to get involved in anything that's civil, so I understand that. So, you know, that's the kind of quandary I'm in. I'm not whining. I'm not the, you know, I just want to get this over with and let someone else own the property. I understood. Okay. So how much time do you think you need to get the property cleaned up enough to at least meet the county's requirements and what's involved there I looked at me like there was an old wave rider yeah yes he looked like there was piles of brush oh are you talking to her yes I am I'm talking to her yeah and I did let him know that the our landscaping was starting to be a little bit overgrown so you have a nu sense, a potential issue. I want to give violation, so he should just take care of that now. OK, so yeah, so I'm inclined to give you 90 days to try to get their act together on this. But I would, like I said, encourage you to reach out to some local folks who do that kind of work that you're asking to be done. So since it's clear that you're not able to come down and do it yourself. And go from there. All right. So you're saying there are people that are interested in, you know, I've gotten letters from time to time that they're willing to take the property or buy the property from me, but There's a host of that going on anybody who owns a vacant piece of property is probably gotten at least a half It doesn't let us in this state about whether that's a legitimate offer or value. I will leave to you I think it's proximity to the airport and a college is interested in some properties down there too I guess so yeah, so I again, I would encourage you to get a real estate agent, they deal with that stuff all the time. There's lots of them in the county and they can basically be your representative for you while you're getting it in order. All right. Well, I think at 90 days is fair. I am just trying to figure out how I'm going to do that. And I think I'm going to take you up on your suggestion that I get a real estate person involved and try to find someone who actually does that kind of thing. Well, all the real estate agents, all the real estate agents that I'm familiar with have various contacts who can help with that kind of thing. I see, but that's with the promise that I'm going to sell it to them afterwards. Yeah, whatever. Yeah, you would want it. They would obviously I think want to contract with you. Yeah. All right. Well, I believe that's fair given my circumstances. I don't really have much hope left that they're going to do the right thing and clean up the stuff they put in my land. But I believe I saw the seed do the one time I was down there. I saw the sea do and I thought I'd remember seeing the motorcycle. Now, the motorcycle is gone because that probably has been characteristics on it. You probably want to get rid of it. That's why they're back living there again. So. Okay. All right. Well, that's all I need from you. All right. all right. Well, that's all I need from you. All right. All right. Thank you. All right. Well, sir. Thank you. And I'm sure I'll be told, you know, the specifics with what another contact. Yeah. Well, actually, you'll get my order. And then I would stay in that. And if you find out that from miraculously, the property got cleaned up. Please contact the officer. And it says that she can go back out and inspect to make sure that it's in compliance. Very well. All right thank you. Thank you. So we're going to now bring parcel number four case number 14 up. Since we have a lot of people here. Case number SM24-066 request for nuisance abatement, Alachua County versus Christopher Lee markham trustee. All right, so someone here representing Mr. Markham are the trustees. And somebody here representing Mr. Markham are the trustees, okay, county please proceed. We're in case for 14. So number 14 is under your old business section. This is a little bit different. We haven't listed as a request for a new sense of bait mitt. The property itself was found in violation back in October of 2023. It appeared before you for a hearing. There are multiple sections that were found in violation of the code at that time, including some international property maintenance sections for Fins Upkeep, as well as new sense overgrowth and some other portions in regarding basically like a dilapidated little structure on the property. This property is located at 3200 northwest 98 street. It's what's commonly known as the Metabuff golf course or the form of golf course. At the time that it was kinkin, you did find a violation and a copy of your not only your findings of fact and conclusions of law order but also your order administrative find is in today's packet for you for review. The property remains continued to become a nuisance overgrowth situations since it was last presented to you. The nuisance overgrowth has just continued to expand and expand. So it was, notice a violation was issued for basically repeat violation. And so we've gathered evidence to present to you today to show that it still remains in compliance, out of compliance, sorry, specifically for today's hearing purposes for that nuisance overgrowth. Okay, you're going to have an officer testify. And so we're going to have an officer testify. Our request for, if the special matter shake so willing is basically to find that it remains out of compliance with the section for the nuisance over the growth, which is 74.36. We do have a nuisance abatement process. As you know that we can take to the Board of County commissioners and we do find that if this finding will help support the board of County commissioners ultimately finding that there is a public nuisance and that it needs to be debated. Yes sir. So I assume the fines are still running on the prior. They have, but since it's been so much time and since the property has become much more worse than what it originally was when we brought before you, we would like to present the new evidence to you that we have recently. So we'll call the officer. Thank you. Kelly Porrier, Code Officer for Lattrial County. In Codenforcement Case SM 24066, County received a complaint on May 28th regarding maintenance issues. Failure to mow the course has resulted in a very noticeable increase in rodents, snakes, and armadillos. Properties located at 3, 2, 0, 0, northwest 98th Street, Gainesville, and Elatua County, which is the Metabruc Golf Course. Identified by parcel number 06234001-0000. Owner of the property is Malcolm, Markham Christopher Lee Trustee. Code Administration initiated enforcement proceedings and found there to be a violation of filing sections of Elatua County Code, section 74.36, nuisance overgrowth, which is pertaining to the landscaping. The notice is a repeat violation placed on October 17, 2023, adjudicated SM23041. Spondent was not given any time to correct the violation. Notice the violation was sent to the Respondent that concluded, included corrective actions. On going inspections conducted to date have determined the Respondent remains in violation as said, a lot of county code section. My last inspection of the property was on September 4th. I have good service of notices and statements of violation to the responded sent by certified male receded postings. Copies have been provided to the magistrate, and I request that they enter it, be entered into evidence. I have had contact of the respondent, which was on June 13th. There was no further contact regarding the violation. Photographs being presented were taken by myself and act of reflect the violations and ask they be admitted into evidence. Sponored was given notice that the violation was a repeat violation. In this case may be presented even as the repeat violation was corrected prior to this hearing. County has incurred $350 cost in bringing the action to hearing. County requested daily fee of $100 per day starting on June 12th. So County for the attorney, what's the maximum penalty that can be applied on a repeat violation? Sure. I'm sorry. I'm so used to saying 70. 24.22 subsection G which is on our fines cost and lean. 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 so used to saying 70, 24.22 subsection G, which is on our fines cost and lien subsection 2, sorry, G1B states that in fine pursuant to this section, so not exceed $1,000 per day for a first violation, 5,000 per day for a repeat violation, and 15,000 per violation if the special magistrate finds the violation to be irreparable or reversible in nature. And determining the amount of the fine, the special magistrate can consider the following factors. The gravity of the violation, any action taken by the violated to correct the violation, and any as previous violations committed by the violator. Okay, thank you. That's helpful. All right. Again, is there someone here representing the golf course trustee? No. I know there's a number of people in the audience that are here in regarding this. I'm willing to take testimony from you, but if it is a repetition of what the county's already done, it's not going to in any way change what I do because the county's already presented sufficient evidence and there's nobody here to respond to it about a repeat violation. The only thing for me to determine is what's the appropriateness of the fine to be assessed. So if somebody wants to speak, I'd be glad to have you speak. All right, so you'll come to the other podium over. Well, I guess you have the board, so let's have you come over here, because they can project that since it'll be on the record. But let's get Jackie, I think you were sworn in. So they're okay, so you can, but again, you need to state your name, your location. My name is Tim Weissert. I live at 30204, Northwest 105th Terrace in the Meadowbrook Division. Go ahead. to the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of the city of and it's a prior violation. It's up on the screen. You're fine. You can just talk. It's going to be shown. And it's being recorded. So it's going to be in the record. This is just a reminder that we have 270. Did you go over to the microphone? Because I may make sure you're on the phone. Is this good? Yes. We have 277 door fronts, families residing in Meadowbrook. And the golf course encompasses 98.65 acres. There's three parcels. And the reason for this aerial view is, and you perhaps already are aware of this, but I wanted to show you that unlike a lot of zoning issues that affect maybe just a small portion of a neighborhood with respect to us, this is metal brook right here. And those are the 277 door fronts. This is the golf course. And as you can see, it's the total perimeter of our community. So as a consequence, 277 families are impacted by this violation. The course actually physically closed in June of 2020 as a result of Hurricane Elsa and a lot of flooding in the area. The owner of the course closed the course at that time, and then moved to perhaps reopen the course, but also include a total golf type of component. He did a zoning change and was granted that. And up until July of 2021, he worked on trying to implement that total golf package and also do something to bring the golf course back, not at 18 holes, but perhaps something less, maybe 12 I've heard also 9. And then as noted before, he walked away at that point. He was unable to put together the total golf. He was unable to do anything more with respect to the golf course. And in July of 2021, he walked away. And there's been nothing done to the property sense, to the best of my knowledge. And then as noted, in 2023, you had a judgment against him for nuisance overgrowth and fines of $100 a day. And to this point, he's accumulated, based on some input that I received from the zoning secretary. He's had $28,630 in fines levied against him. That was as of 821-24 and he has not paid any of those fines. And so I guess the comment I'd like to make and then give some data is that evidently we're not able to get his attention with what we're currently doing. So we became aware in our community of the fact that there was a public nuisance type of declaration that could be made relative to the property. You could do some additional fines as well, but it was kind of our hope that the public nuisance declaration would perhaps be an impetus to move him forward. And if not, the county would have the ability to remediate and mitigate and continue to schedule so that we- Well, that's the purpose of this hearing. That's what the county stated early was that it was the fact to have asked me to find that there was a repeat violation for public nuisance in this case. May it. And so that's such a well-formed me and the county's officer has testified that she, you know, it is in fact overgrown and stuff. Do you have anything else to add beyond that? I do. I'd like to also indicate that there's construction debris from the demolition of irrigation structures and restrooms that have been lying on the course since the 2021 date. That's in two locations. I have a picture of one of those. Would you like to see that? Yeah, you can show that there. Just put it up, bring it up so it shows on the camera. And can we get that right there? And that is located on the course in this area down here. There are also numerous mounds that you see right here. Those are visible from the perimeter of the course. They were evidently brought in their sand mounds. They were evidently brought in in order to reconstitute the sand traps and also perhaps rebuild the greens. but they were never utilized. I never counted how many but there are numerous ones. The exterior surfaces of the clubhouse which you had some pictures of. I'd like to show some of those if I may. This is the clubhouse where you previously would go in and sign up to play. This is the rear of the clubhouse. You can see the foliage in the debris growing around it. I don't know if you can see this well. This is the side of the clubhouse. This is visible from 98th if you walk down the sidewalk. Another view of the side of the clubhouse. And then this is a building adjacent to clubhouse that was used for storage of golf courts. And you can see that it is overgrown and in some disrepair. While I'm at that also, I'd like to show you in there are numerous locations where there's golf course maintenance equipment here, a loader, a front end loader. I can see a little bit of a mower here, but then there's also a mower here. Those are just residing on the course. They've been there to the best of my knowledge all along and up. They've been cannibalized. You can see from this one there's no wheels on the rear. So it's just three junk vehicles that are sitting there in the elements resting away. way. I'd also like to say that within outside the golf course structure, the maintenance building that I showed you, there's an area for two dumpsters. And these two dumpsters are this is current, this is within at least the last month, overflowing with trash, which obviously has been there for quite some time. And the really thing that really is troubling is if you walk about 10 or 15 feet from here, you're right into one of our homes and our development in a place called the villas. Also, I guess, just as an aside qualitatively, we've seen an inquiries in our properties. It's hard to quantify them, but of snakes, armadillos, plasms, mosquitoes, and even rodents. And we've also had some issues with people who are trying to sell their homes. They've had individuals who would be interested initially, and then through the realtor get feedback that they had some skepticism about maybe consummating a transaction because of the condition of the golf course. They didn't realize what didn't realize what was ultimately going to happen. And then if I may, in order to maybe really emphasize the fact that I think we do have ample evidence to encourage a public nuisance designation, I'd like to point out some maintenance buildings. They're located right here on the golf course. There's two of those where they stored equipment and chemicals. And you can see and also did, I said maintenance, stored equipment, chemicals and gasoline. These are the two buildings from the outside. They're overgrown. They're adjacent to the countryside development, which is a sister development to us, and very, very close proximity, children in that area. So easy access to these buildings. This is the inside of one of those buildings. More of the insides you can see that these are fertilizers. These are beds of fertilizer. This is really troubling. This is some chemical. It's called a flowable fungicide. It's a chloride chlorine type of product. Certainly very toxic. More fertilizer inside the building. Here's some additional chemical that is utilized, I guess, to develop turf, et cetera. Here's some other pictures inside the building. You see one of the buildings, the roof structure is no longer intact. So these chemicals residing in, the building are not only accessible by children, but they're also accessible by the weather and the elements. And evidently at one time, perhaps somebody was setting up housekeeping there by virtue of the fact that we've got a mattress. And this is the outside of one of the buildings just with general debris. And as I mentioned the one point I wanted to make is being adjacent to countryside, children have access to that area even before the golf course closed. There was evidence I actually lived at the end of the community. I could see those buildings while they were still being active and there were children oftentimes from countryside that you had to shoe away. But that was possible when there was golf course management, they were able to maintain that. That's no longer possible. There are also four ponds on the course. On the golf course, and remember, I remind you that this is the perimeter of Meadowbrook. All of our homes are within the course. There are one, two, three, four ponds. They're accessible just by walking onto the course, you can, they're not, there's no fence or anything to protect them. And again, I guess my concern is with children in the community and having access to unprotected ponds. There's also, yeah, this is it. When the irrigation building was demolished, there was a electrical distribution panel sitting here. Now, the panel, the contact is down, showing it's off. However, it's also adjacent to this, which is, I think this is maintained by GRU. Again, the panels are down, but they're open. And they're open off of 105th Boulevard, which is one of the main boulevards that go through our community. So they'd be accessible to children or anybody that wanted to do something in the way of mistch it. We also have from the golf course and the fact that the stormwater has a stormwater method of removal from the course has been impacted by the golf course ownership on this east side or excuse me west side of the course right here. We are developing large, large ditches. Some of them as deep as eight feet. So if and when we are able to get somebody to go in there and mitigate all of this damage and all of this overgrowth, it's going to be very dangerous. It will be necessary for somebody to go in, do a very nice survey of the area before they go in and try to do nice survey of the area before they go in and try to do anything because of just the poor condition. And I guess just to reiterate with respect to the nuisance overgrowth, the dead weeds, the grasses, the brush, the small trees, there are dangerous sources, especially in the fall and winter months of brush and can possibly possibly be ignited by arson by lightning. And again, our whole community, the whole perimeter of it is impacted by the golf course. The golf course surrounds us in total. So all 277 of us would be damaged and virtually impacted by that. And I guess with that, I'll leave this in May, but also I would like to just indicate that I guess the intent would be that perhaps you'd be able to follow through or support us in the declaration that this be a public nuisance and that we would have the opportunity to work to remediate and mitigate the damages set up a schedule so that this doesn't continue any longer. It's been going on for three years, four years all until. Okay. Thank you. Is there somebody else that wanted to speak? Go ahead. And please don't repeat what he said. See, it would be something different, okay? Yes, Your Honor, I understand that. Thank you. I was not present when the witnesses were sworn. Okay, so Jackie, where are you in? Okay. Raise your right hand, please. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you were about to give in this case is the truth and the whole truth? Yes. Would you please state your name and residence address for the record? James Aggert, 10503 Northwest 32nd place, Gainesville, Florida. Okay, and what's your relationship to the golf course? I live at Metalbrook. I live on the corner of 30 second place in 105th Boulevard which is next to the depends on which way is which side is the front and back nine but right next to the ninth green my property is about 10 to 15 feet from this mess. I only have three points I would like to make and I appreciate the time. Thank you Y Your Honor. I appreciate that. Tim asked me to make them since I'm personally witness to these three things. Dangerous intersection. Actually, it's in front of my home, and that's why I see it. When you're going eastbound on 32nd place and come to the stop sign at 105th Boulevard, there is no stop sign on 105th Boulevard, there is no stop sign on 105th Boulevard. You have to look to your right and to your left, to the south and to the north. Well, when you look to the north, there are weeds at least six feet tall, a short distance down. And I enjoy sitting there in my driveway from time to time, relaxing, and I have seen so many near misses there because you just can't see far enough. And it's not on our common property, it's on the golf course property. So we are restricted there since he's put up no trespassing signs in a number of places, although most of those have fallen down. Secondly, I've been contacted by a parent or two and some grandparents about their concern with the increase in snakes and mosquitoes and raccoons and foxes and poison ivy. I could go on and on and on and name various things because now they are concerned that allowing their children and grandchildren to just go out and play in their yards. Usually it's our backyards that are backing up to the golf course because of the safety issue with all of these types of reptiles. And third, I have seen numerous times boys, young boys on dirt bikes. They come into our community. I don't believe any of them are from our community. I mean, when you say dirt bikes, is there these motorized or these self propelled? No, sir, they are motorized. Not a rink stuff. Yes. are these motorized or these self propelled? No sir, they are motorized. Yes, and on the street they'll run 40 miles, 50 miles an hour. But they leave the street as they come into metal brick and they go into various parts of the golf course and race around. It's getting so bad now. I see a reduction in the number of times they're entering because it's hard to get through there anymore. But it is a nuisance for the owners there and it's extremely dangerous for these riders to be doing that because there are a few sinkholes on that golf course. And I would hate to see something happen to any of those boys that are out there. They also go to those two buildings that Tim had mentioned and I don't know what they do down there but they'll spend a little time and then they leave and off they go. And those are the three points I wanted to make and I appreciate the time, Your Honor. Thank you for making this, thanks. Thank you. Anything else from the county? Yes, sir. Okay, so question for the county has you had EPD out this place about the fertilizers, fuels and chemicals? No, Your Honor, we weren't aware of those because we did not go on the property. I have now that you were with me, I would ask you to consider taking EPD out there because we will, Your Honor. The issue for them. Yes. Okay. All right. Well, the property is actually posted no trespassing. So I will have to ask EPD. Well, you can also refer it to the Department of Environmental Protection. And trespass is not a concern for them. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Your Honor. So, okay. So the state has the ability to do that. And actually your EPD may as well, depending on if they're enforcing state law. So just for me. Okay. All right, hearing nothing more on that, I will end that case and go back to our regular schedule if you would please check it. And thank you all for coming in the audience. You're free to go, unless you're really bored, you can stay and watch. That's right. That's right. Thank you. Thank you, Your Honor. Thank you. I'm going to have to go back to the position. I'm going to clear the audience first and they will. This will be number seven. Six, number six. Okay, go ahead, call 6, please. Case number SM24-060 a lateral accounting versus Continua brokerage of America Court. Okay is there someone here representing? So you want to have a seat over here by this podium and I don't think she got sworn in I think she came in light so we'll get her sworn in if she testifies. So can he go ahead and proceed? Yes sir the corporation owns property located at 15701 northwest 28th Street in Gainesville, Florida. The complaint was received and the property was found in violation of a Lachel County Code Land Development Regulation Section 402.140B, which is our improvement of property without obtaining a building permit. Also our 404.82.5, which is our parking code section. There is a registered agent who has been in contact with the Code Administration Office. Our recommendation is to provide the corporation with 30 days to come into compliance, which would require removing all and permitted work or obtaining and after the back permit if they can, complying with our parking provisions, and if not then pay a fine in the amount of $100 a day. And the county has incurred costs amount of $490, and I'll call the officer. The bill is billed. people living in a shed. Properties located at 15701 northwest 28th Street in Gainesville in Elachua County. Identified by parcel number 05791 003 002. Owner of the property is continuing brokerage brokerage of a mayor of the court. Code of Administration initiated enforcement proceedings and found there to be a violation of the following sections of Elatio County Code 402.140B, improvement to property prior to issuance of a building permit, which is the Sheds and Section 404.82.8, 2.5 parking attrucks recreational vehicles and trailers. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violation, known as the violation was set to the respondent which included corrective actions. Ongoing inspections conducted to date have determined the respondent remains in violation as set of lateral conicode sections. My last inspection of the property was on September 4th. I have good service of notices and statements of violation to the respondents sent by certified male receder postings. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and I request that they be entered into evidence. I have had contact with the respondent regarding the violation, which was by email on June 20th and have no contact since that time. Photographs being presented were taken by myself and accurately reflect the violations and ask that be admitted into evidence. County recommendation is a respondent be found in violation, said sections of the code, order the respondent come in compliance when 30 days by complying with the corrective actions listed in a notice of violation and we're not in compliance and pay a fine and the amount of $100 for each day violation continues pass a date set for compliance. County has incurred $490 in cost and bringing the action to hearing. Okay, anything else? No, you're on. Okay, your turn. Let her swear you answered you came in late. Please write me in favor. Do you swear or confirm that the testimony you are about to give in this case is the truth of the whole truth? Yes, I do. Would you please state your name and residence address for the record? Yes. Dimentry Silas, My residence is Illinois. So my property address is 1-1807 South Indiana in Chicago, Illinois, 60628. And I snowboard here in the state of Florida at 157-01 Northwest 28th Street in Gainesville, Florida 326-09. So what's your relationship to the property? I'm the owner. You're the owner. OK. All right. Just because it was a corporation. OK. OK. The permits I have, I have the three permit numbers. I have the permits for the shed. Any RV? Office of four year? OK. We had spoken. And I was unclear because there were some new laws that were coming into play and Florida Where is that you could park your RV on your land 21st 7? So I Think I had spoken to you about that and then I didn't know what other further action to take because to get a building permit You can't get it in the corporate name. I have to get it in my personal name. So I'm kind of unclear on what we're looking for because I have the permits for all three structures that are on the property. So you want to say you have a permit for all three structures. Who was the permit issued to? There were issue two continued brokerage of America. I have the permit numbers. Okay. They are PRE 21 001 060 and what's that structure? And that is the garage. Okay, which is 12 by 26. And I have a permit number PRE210010 and that's for the shed. Okay. Which is 20 by 24. Mm-hmm. And then I have the permit PRE2100661 and that's the permit for the RV. Okay. Through you, Your Honor, the permits that she just mentioned, those are actually pre-approvals and those were done back in 2021. So the actual permit has never been applied or issued and those have been closed back in 2021. Those were actually closed because she never actually applied for the permit. And so I did explain that to her as far as the. Yeah, so she actually did a pre approval permit. Yes, Your Honor. So she never followed through to get you actually the full permit issue. Yes. Okay. Now do you anticipate there is an issue with that since she applied and was given? No, there shouldn't be an issue. She just needs to reapply and it would be a little easier if she did that under her name instead of the corporation. Right. It makes it go a little quicker. Okay. As far as the RV, there is no issue, but the fact is she's been living in that or staying it on the weekends being a snow bird when she's not building. The only time you can actually stay there is when you're building on a temporary basis. She's been living in that since 2021. All right. So are you following that? I am. But I've been snow birding a lot. I will. So basically it should not be a big deal for you to go in and actually get permits because you already pre-applied. You were approved for them, but you didn't finalize the permit, which is the process that you needed to go through. Okay. Okay. So, but because they closed the file because they have a certain period of time they closed the file because they didn't hear from you. And a lot of people get permit apply for permits and never finish it and never get a full permit, an actual permit. So since you're down here, it shouldn't be that hard for you to go over to the Building Department and seek to re-initiate those. Now you are going to have an issue though with the RV unless you're planning on building. Yeah. Yes, I was informed by the respondent. She wasn't going to be building until 2026. So that either needs to be removed or put in an enclosed structure or and that's what it states on the notice of violation. Would. All right. But to my understanding, isn't there a new law that came out in the state of Florida? I'm not sure if it's Elastra County that you can park your RV 24 or seven on your land. It passed on May 14th of this year. May 14th. County have any information on that? So, now, you know, parking your RV and using it are two different things. Okay. Because, yeah. I guess so. So you have to make clarify that because maybe you may allow the park it, but you may not be allowed to live in it unless, are you hooked to sewer yes I have a septic you have a septic tank already installed okay yeah I'm not aware of the specific rule or law that she's talking about but the code section our local code is in not necessary well it is in regards to parking but the nature that the officer cited for is for the leaving living the living room understood yeah so they're not citing is for the living living room. Living room is the right answer. Yeah, so they're not citing you for the parking. It's actually living in it without being in the process of building something, because there's an exception. If you're building your own, and you could live in the RV, and many folks do that, as it's being set up. Yeah, that's not going to be for a couple years. I got to see the loan. Okay. Okay. Okay. So how much time do you think you need? Are you here down here now or do you come down? Yeah, I can go over there now and do what needs to be done. So the county's proposed 30 days for you to get all your permits and stuff in order. Do you are you comfortable with that time, Perry? Yes. Okay. All right. Good. All right. So my my words so you know we'll give you 30 dice. Let her know how you're doing. Okay, sometimes paperwork and administration can get behind and if not your fault then we can take that into account. Okay. Okay. All right. Thank you for coming. All right. Let's move on to case number seven. Case number SM-068, allotua County versus Santa Fe Apartments 2LTD. Is there someone here representing Santa Fe Apartments LTD? Okay, you want to have a seat over there by the podium and let the county proceed and then have you speak to it? Okay, county, please proceed. Yes, sir. Santa Fe Apartments 2 to LTD and specifically, this is apartment number 1303, which is located at 8008 Northwest 31st Avenue. Um, the co-nforcement officer, um, at the time it was, uh, Ms. Monroe, but it's been transferred to a new officer now. Uh, there was one to be two issues. One was 474.29 for prohibitive and dangerous structures and then the adoption of the International PAPD Meet inscodes section 605.1 for installation I believe is regarding some electrical issue of. Speaking with the officer and the 74.29 is now in compliance as of this week. So what before you remains is International Property Maintenance Code violation, and our recommendation is to provide them with 30 days to come into compliance. And we are seeking our costs in the amount of $420. They don't comply with asking for a fine amount of $125 a day. Yeah. Okay. Officer. Again. Ellie Porier, Code Officer for Elatio County. New Code Enforcement Case SM-24068. County received a complaint on September 7, 2023, regarding electrical issues, trash, and the pool is green Offers a Greta Monroe open the case on September 7th, 2023 Case was transferred to myself on May 14th of this year Properties located at 8 0 0 8 North West 34th 31st Avenue Partement 1303 Gainesville and Elatrio County identified by parcel number 062302601. The owner of the property Santa Fe apartments, number 2, LTD. Code Administration initiated enforcement proceedings, found there to be a violation of following sections of El Lachel County Code. PMC 605.1 installation which is the electrical receptacles and section 7 4.29 prohibited which indicates the holes around the property. When you start, let me go back to electrical. What's, what's specific with electrical? The electrical receptacles. They weren't working. back to electrical. What's specifically with electrical? The electrical receptacles. They weren't working. So the electrical. So they were out working, not improperly grounded or not. Correct. All right. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations. Notice the violation was sent to the respondent. They concluded corrective actions. ongoing inspections conducted to date have determined that the respond is in compliance for section 7 4.29 prohibited but remains in violation for PMC 605.1 installation of a lateral county code section. My last inspection of the property was on September 4th. I have good service of note and statements of violation to the respondent. So that I certified male receded postings. Copies have been provided to the magistrate and requested they entered into evidence. I have had contact to respond it which was on May 31st. Additional emails have been sent to the respondent but have remained unanswered regarding the violations. Photographs being presented were taken by officers of Gretemann Row and myself and they react to accurately reflect the violations and ask that they be admitted into evidence. County recommendation to respond to be found in violation of the said section of the code. Order to respond to come into compliance within 30 days by complying with the corrective actions listed in the notice violation. And if not in compliance and pay a fine in the amount of $125 for each day, violation continues plus a date set for compliance. County has incurred $420,000 in cost to bring the action hearing. Okay, is that it? Yes, sir. Your opportunity, sir. If you let Jackie swear you in and also get you to identify yourself and your relationship. Beautiful. Mr. Chair, right here. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in this case is the truth and the whole truth? Would you please state your name and residence address for the record? My name is James Honey Sucker. My personal residence? Yeah. 843 Southwest, 60th Terrace, Gainesville, Florida. Okay, and what's your relationship to the property? I am now the property manager. Okay. And when did you become the property manager? March of this year, I was moved to this property just because they had issues in the vases. Okay, and what do you tell us about the existing violation violation which is the electrical outlets that are not working? So in researching this, I think I met with a lady one time. That's all I saw was one time. I don't know what email address has been emailed. I get an email, I respond to it. So why don't you for the record state your email address? My email address at my office is Honey Sucker J at Richmond Mgt.com. And spell Honey Sucker J just H O N E Y issue CKER letter J had Richmond RSCH MEN. The property is split owned by Richmond property services as well as another person. Okay. All right. So again, tell me where do you stand on the electrical outlet? So in my research, it took a long time just because there were records were so messed up. And I did find in from the discussion I had with the lady that came out there. Again, it took some time. I did email them yesterday, but my district office called me at 805 or texting this morning about coming here because I sent them this when I finally found the company that did the work for apartment 303 304 and 307. And what work did they do? They did the electrical work, the troubleshot, the lighting circuit for living room, found loose connections on outlets, one on North wall, one on East wall, right side, one on South wall, left side of windows, wires, were replaced hookwires around sprues, TV, modems, and on coax or cables. This was done on 11, 6, of 23. Well, prior to my personal knowledge of it, I wasn't directly managing this property. And I mean, since Zane, actually, I think this went in because I have another date at the bottom, which I emailed. I didn't know I had to Zane actually, I think this went in because I have another date at the bottom which I emailed I didn't know I had to appear here today because I emailed this when I got it to this question You have you confirmed that they actually did the work. Yes, they did the work. Okay. It was done by And by that I mean you've actually checked that the electrical outlet work. Yes We hadn't had any any other problem. Okay. Okay, okay, that's not just that. You know, an eye inspection. But it was spurred in electric that did the work. And like I told her when she came out, I'll get everything I can get for you. That's what I found. When you did your inspection, was it still not working on the fourth or? I actually was not, I did not enter the apartment when I met with Mr. Honey sucker back on May and also his district manager Cassilis Kathy I did request the invoice from the electrician that the work was done they said they were in a supply it to me and I've been waiting since May once I have that the case can be closed because I need some verification. get there that copy today. Yes. I actually emailed it on yesterday I did not see that hold on Who did your email to you may have been the former code officer now it was Greta yes, Marrow that's my concern it went to the letter. She's no longer with the agency So that's probably went to me that's why you met with me back in May. So it took over the case. Okay so as long as you yeah so if we can get a copy of that you'll have met what they need. Yes no no no I have a copy. Okay so yeah so that means that requirement okay so yeah so unfortunately that email went to an employee who doesn't exist anymore and I don't know how the system might be to those system is, if they don't exist anymore, it just goes into a black hole. I'm familiar with it. I had it with the previous people here. But again, I haven't gotten an email since. I apologize if she felt that way. I didn't. No, no. I just, clearly there was cross-communication missing each other in the process and no fault. So yeah, so now that it was fixed a long time ago, you're on her. I know. We don't have any dispute over that. So yeah, so it's just getting that information to the county so they could act on it was the only thing we didn't have. So and what she's saying is, yeah, appreciate you doing that. Appreciate you coming because some folks don't even bother. I'm not fine for you now. Yes, you're free. This property will need more fines. Thank you for coming. Thank you. All right, moving on to I think it's number eight. Is there a lack case number SM24-065, a Latua County versus Jerry Lawson's Stodge Hill heirs. Very Lawson Stodge Hill heirs here, anybody? Anybody representing Jerry Lawson or Stodge Hill? Nope, County police received. Yes, sir. The property appraiser actually has this property listed as the owner as air property, which I thought was interesting, instead of just an estate of. So there's some indication that perhaps the previous owner is now deceased. However, the properties still being found in violation. It's located at 6-2-18, northeast 78, lane in Gainesville. There's found to be accumulation of junk on the property which is a violation of 74.20a and improving a property is 402.140b. Specifically, there's some sheds and structures on the property that appear to have no permit for them. The taxes are being paid so we believe that there is someone who's occupying the property. I'll let the officer speak as to who that may be, but it is listed as an ears property. Our recommendation is to provide 30 days to come into compliance with those two sections of the code if not pay $100 a day and the county has a curve cost a amount of $420. Cally Porear, Code Officer for Lattrial County, in Code Enforcement Case SM 24065. County received a complaint on March 29th regarding two sheds built without permits, junk and debris located throughout property. Properties located at 6218 North East, 78th Lane and Gainesville in Elatrial County, identified by parcel number 1761100100. Owner of the property is Stockhill, Jerry Lawson, Ares. Code Administration initiated enforcement proceedings and found there to be a violation of following sections of a lot of county code. Section 402.140B, improvement of property prior to issuance of a building permit, which is the two sheds and 7 4.20a, cumulation and junk. The respondent was provided a reasonable time to correct the violations and notice the violation to sense the respondent that included corrective actions. ongoing inspections conducted to date have determined the respondent remains in violation and said a lateral county code sections. My last inspection of the property was on September 3rd. I good service and notices and statements of violation to the respondent sent by certified male receded postings. Copies have invited to the magistrate and requested they be entered into evidence. I have had no contact to the respondent but I had had contacts with Travis Trowell who resides at the location regarding the violations. How do you spell the last name? TROWEL. LL. Photographs being presented were taken by myself and actually reflect the violations and ask that they be admitted into evidence. County recommendation is the respondent be found in violation and said sections of the code. Order the respondent come into compliance within 30 days of complying with the correct evactions listed in the notice of violation. And if not in compliance and pay a fine in the amount of $100 for each day, violation continues pass the date set for compliance. County has incurred $420 cost in bringing the action to hearing. So a person living there, do they give you any indication what the relationship to the owners are? He indicated that he believed the owner was passed away. He was going to be paying the taxes until it was time for him to purchase the property. So he was trying to try to do a tax deed on it. This was the essence saying, okay. All right. And did he any indication of who built the sheds? Did he build them? He actually built them himself. So in effect he's a tenant, okay? Yes, Your Honor. Is there any reason the county didn't cite a tenant? As well as the owner? No other than to be honest, not knowing whether he has the real authority even be there in our minds, he could have been a squatter. So. Or he could have been a existing tenant. Or the owner died. He could be an heir for all that we know. So all that we have, as our code section tells us, who to provide the notice to is based upon the text selector. And that's what we did in this. But before we actually cited both owners and tenant, whether it was a little children tentaculture. We have done some of that as a responsible party. Additional response for the party. Yes, sir. Okay. I just want to clear that for the record. Okay. Again, anybody here representing the property owner? You're in none. I don't include case number eight. Number nine. Case number SM24-067, Alachua County versus Nidale Bougam. Is there someone here representing? Okay you want to have a seat over there and I'll let the county proceed. Go ahead, county. Yes sir. So this is a continuation of a case that come before you in August. This was a vacant property that was identified by personal number 06678-010-038. Yes sir. Again there's not an address assigned. It is a rather largely piece of property in a residential area. It was found in violation by the code administration office with assistance of our forester to be in violations of early and development regulation. We had two sections that were founded violation essentially unauthorized removal of certain trees that are regulated. We had come to you with a recommendation that they're responding to be required to pay the county's costs amount of $210 and bringing this case that he be given 30 days to come into compliance by submitting an after-fact permit and the tree mitigation plan, and then being given a certain amount of time, we just is 60 to do the implementation of that plan. And then if not, comply and do a subject to a fine $100 a day. It's a position of the county that the senior four Sir Landscape and Spector Officer Hong had come and presented a sufficient evidence that the trees that were regulated in fact had been removed or destroyed, which would have been a violation of our code. So the county's decision is that we've presented enough evidence. There was defense that was made by the respondent in this case, or he basically said he didn't do it. It was a good continuum, so not filled in the record and I have not hold more of the other. So yeah, so have the county found out anything additional because that was on the request I had. So the county found out anything additional because that was on the request ahead. So the county's hit the claim and I didn't realize that somebody came maybe a adjacent property and came in and cut the trees down has any. So the position of the county is that, you know, we presented our case in chief. If he has a defense to me, then the burden should be on him to approve the offense. We have a property and the tree has been removed on the property and it's not standard practice for us to go marching around to ask other individuals or collect evidence to help him defend his case. So that's position of the county. We still believe that he as a property owner should be a violation of these sections. It was his tree on his property. So. All right. Your turn. You were sworn in for the last hearing. I'm counting is comfortable. You're still under oath because this is continuance of last hearing. So did you have any luck in figuring out what happened? I'm introducing his name again. Yeah, so just put your name on the record. Needle, Bugana. And you're the property owner? Yes, Your Honor. From last time I tried to find out who actually did it. Right. And I checked with the neighbors there. There's Mr. Joe Green. He's a retired man. He owns two properties side by side. So he's always there in the area. I've seen him before. And I asked him if he saw anybody cut in the street. We actually went to the back and look at the tree to locate it and he said I didn't see anybody but from From what it looks like the tree what me and Miss Han saw the tree that it's it's been rotting for a long time It's been a dead tree. So I don't know if somebody cut it for safety reason or whatever, but I have I Wasn't aware of the 3-mean cut. And as I told you before, I have no interest of cutting the tree. So I did try attempt to find out if anybody saw or anybody knows. No, that's what I'd ask you to do. Because if we could find out somebody who was wrong, would give you a recourse potentially as well. So that's what I needed for you. I'm sorry to make you come back, but I wanted you to offer you the opportunity to figure out what was, you know, what would cause this problem for you. Yes, yes, you're wrong. Okay. Anything else from the county at this point on that? I mean, obviously everything in the prior hearing is still in play and I don't have my notes and so. Yes sir we don't have any additional evidence for you. So thank you for coming again. Thank you for trying to follow up and see what you can do on that. Yes. One more question. Sure. I have an issue. We're trying to develop this land and we have EDA work in the plants to have a site, the site location of homes and everything to build. And we, they're trying to comply with all the counties and regulations, which is like 20% continuous canopy and so on. And there's a couple trees that are in a place where lots need to be. And I was talking with the code enforcement that, you know, we would like to remove these trees that, you know, we would like to remove these trees and, you know, do a medication replacement and everything. I read the code and everything and she told me, we couldn't reach an agreement. And I told her, well, can we bring it to the magistrate? She said, well, only if there's a violation, then you can, and I'm like, don't know what to do at this point. Do I commit the violation to come and... No, I would tell you don't do the violation because that'll real be a willful violation, really willful. Because I would say you have... The code, I have the right to remove it, right? But usually there has to be been be mitigation for that under the code. Yes, yes. So what you can do is apply for, and if it's refused, then you can seek for an override of that through the county. You have the ability to seek to have it overridden, okay? Or what's called a variance? Or you would go through the permit process, and they were going to have recommendations, and if you can't comply with those, then you would seek to have potentially, you know, your position, restarted. But I can't say one way or the other. On appeal, they may decide that, you know, the county's position is appropriate. But you have that opportunity. But yeah, that would not come here unless you actually violated the code and you were then fined in violation and then I would have to consider you know. And in the court it just matter there would be I would wait till I hear about. Yeah I would wait if you have a company from which you've told me that it's doing the work for you. Yes no I mean in regard to the three that was cut. Yeah well I should order on this I'll have to make a decision about that okay. Right thank Thank you. Thank you. All right. Let's move on to number 10. Case number SM24-003. Elatua County versus Jack Rogers. Mr. Rogers here? He's actually contacted the county is not well today. So if it's okay, we would like to just re-notice it for a later date. That's fond on me So I'll just continue it to the next to when he's feeling better, okay, and we don't even necessarily need an order We'll just go ahead and set it for the yeah, we just go ahead and reset. Yeah, I'm just gonna make a note here is continued to next hearing Okay, that'll make it number 11 up. Case number SM24-039, Alachua County versus Gables 2017 holding LLC. Is there someone here representing Gables holding LLC? Seen none, County please proceed. Yes sir, so I don't know if you recall about officer Washington had bought before your number of cases against Gables 2017 Holding LLC. These were a number of different residential units that either had an AC they're installed without a permit or had a deck built along the back And so there were noncompliance. Let me read something. Yes sir because we are now into a different area So just for the record even though they're not here. So noncompliance hearings are strictly to evaluate if an order that has been created by the special magistrate has been followed or has not been followed. I will not re-hear the case as a special magistrate has no authority to revisit its previous action. The policy for conducting a noncompliance hearing is as follows, determine if the respondents and compliance are noncompliance, give the county and the responder an opportunity to speak on the noncompliance or compliance, make a decision regarding compliance or noncompliance, and if found in noncompliance, placement of a lien in behalf of the benefit of the county. So, now, sorry about that. So let's go number 11. Yes. I was going to have a picture to fresher memory. I don't think I do. Maybe the officer does. But yes, essentially, I, so in case number 24 to 039, which is your first one, the number 11, you issued a finance of that conclusion of law which did find them in violation. There were a violation of section 402.140B which is our proof and a property without for obtaining the building permit. The the property is located at 4700 Southwest Arger Road. Allegenda item number 11 is specifically regards to unit number 148. You did issue of findings of fact and conclusion of law and prevent them with 30 days to come into compliance. They did not come into compliance, and there's a half a day of it's of noncompliance in the file before you. As a result, we are asking for an order to be entered for the fine, which has continued to accrue at $100 a day. That total amount, as of September 5, is $11,180, which will continue to accrue daily, at $100 a day until they come into compliance. So we're asking for entry of the order of fine and then the authority to record it as a lien. Okay. And how is that include them? 1000, 100 include the prosecution costs. Yes, sir. Which was 280, which are previously entered in your order. And the officer is here if you have any questions. And I don't have any questions at this point. Since the respondent is not here. Let's go to number 12. Number 12 is a similar situation, although this is case number SM24-030. Again, the respondent is Gabel's 2017 holding LLC. The properties look 8.4700 southwards Arter Road. This specific case is unit number 139. There was a hearing before you. You issued a findings of fact and conclusion of law which provided the respond at 30 days to come to compliance. It was also a violation of 402.140B for improvement. A property. They were fin and violation. Provided time to come compliance. There's an affidavit. I'm not compliance in the file from the officer that they did not comply. So the daily fine has been running. It's the same amount. And this one, it's 11,180 dollars, which will continue to accrue daily at $100 a day. And that didn't include the cost which you previously awarded to that county. So we're asking for authority, sorry, for entry of the order of fine and authority to record it as a lien and the officer is here. Okay. We have any questions. I don't have any questions on this one either. I remember the cases. Yes. All right. I guess number 13. This is for reduction of fine. Okay. It's listed under non-compliance. That's what's through me. Case number SM24-004. Request for Reduction and Fine. Alachua County. So what's case 13 here? So we did have a case against in in Levine. Yeah, so that's in my agenda. We've voluntary, sorry, not voluntary. Administratively dismissed that one. Okay, so that one's taken care of? Yes, sorry, not voluntary. Administratively dismissed that one. Okay, so that one's taken care of? Yes, sir, sorry, my dendin number. It's different than yours. Okay, all right, just, no, I'm gonna clarify. I want to make sure it was okay. So all right, now we're, the old business, we're gonna move for a release of lean, okay? And then also we have a reduction fine, get to there. Okay, so number 14, 13th, sorry, go ahead, which is, uh, release of lean. I'm sorry, that was someone that we took out. Oh, so now we're down to reduction. Okay. All right. So this is going to be SM24004. All right, let me read something here. No, quick, like this. All right, this is yours, back. All right, co-inforcement special magistrate 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. In making my decision, I may consider recommendations from the Lachwick County Code Administration. Please state precisely what you are requesting, why you believe that I should grant your request. You may present any information that is relevant to your request. The only purpose of this hearing is to consider a reduction of fine or a rescission 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 special magistrates policy is to hear the reduction request a maximum of two times. If you request a hearing then fail to appear it will be counters request. If this is your second request you must present new information that I have not personally heard or have a compelling reason for making the request. So who is here seeking the reduction? All right so it's a little different than all the other received you get to go first. Okay. Okay, because you're the one making your quest and the county may or may not have a response to your request. Okay. So you need to give me information and also tell me what you're actually seeking, whether it's money or dollar reduction or whatever. Yes, why you believe it's appropriate. Okay, reduce it, okay. And thank you for letting her swear you in. I'm sorry. And you swear or firm that the testimony you were about to give in this case is the truth in the whole chart. I do. Would you please state your name and residents address further referred. Justin Green, 20232 North West 60 second Avenue, a lot to I Florida 32615. Okay, so your turn. All right, so we purchased a house at 3800 Southeast 19th Avenue. It was inundated with John Canterbury and Garbage and there were already finds that had been assessed to the House prior to our purchase. And I did know that and entered into it willingly to take it on. We started and that was, we purchased it at the end of May. We... May of this year? Yes sir. Yes sir. We tried our very best to get on it as soon as we could and completed the first round to clean up which was while it was in violation and since has stopped the violation because we did complete it. The reason I was here today is I was hoping that you would give some sort of consideration to the total fine that has been assessed and would hope that you would grant something lesser than the amount that is assessed to the House now. Okay, so what's the fine currently sits now, so we know what we're talking about? Yes, sir. So I'm happy to give you a history. The total would be $8,500. The Mr. Green is correct. The original case was against Curtis Ray Miller, the second. I was heard before you original case was against Curtis Ray Miller, the second. I was heard before you. There was an order issued. There was another owner of that purchased it. And then ultimately, the next screen LLC purchased it. They have brought in compliance. There's not for David in the file. So they are not the original owners. They are not the original file. They're not the original. They're not the original. They're not the original cost violation. Correct. They have actually brought it into compliance. So we appreciate it. So we have no objection to a reduction. I don't have a dollar amount for you, per se. But we did have costs in the amount of $420. And they've paid that. Do you, otherwise, they wouldn't be here. So how much did you spend on cleaning it up? So you know, just, I mean, yeah. Yeah, and I've got I've got receipts in here that I'm more than welcome to leave with it It's it's about 13,000 dollars total Somewhere in that ballpark in between the actual labor and then the dumpsters that We had rented you know to be able to get And you had to be just boss will fee for the numbers. Yes, sir. It was an absolute mess. And again, anything you can do to help me would be appreciated. I willingly knew that there were fines on it, so it didn't catch me as a surprise. I'm not going to try. To give you a little bit of history since you were not familiar with this, is that traditionally, before I came, board and then it's traditionally it's not uncommon to get a reduction down to 10% or what the fine is. Yes, sir. And you know and in extenuating circumstances it's been much more than that actually too. That's one of the reasons I asked you how much you spent to clean it up because obviously county benefits from having it cleaned up and back on the tax rolls and somebody paying taxes and stuff. So you know we want to encourage that kind of behavior from folks. Yes, sir. and stuff. So, you know, we want to encourage that kind of behavior from folks. So, my sense is that I haven't looked at the thought over it, but, you know, it'll be at least 90 percent reduction. It may be more than that, but I'll get that with Jackie and she'll get you, unless you know that as soon as I make my decision. Perfect. Thank you for your time. Okay. Do you want me to leave you with any of these receipts? At this point, I don't know that I trust your judgment on it from what everybody said. It was a mess and it doesn't cheat to clean it stuff. Yes, or these days. Thank you very much. You're welcome. Thank you for coming. Okay. Do we have another reduction? The fine request. Nope. Okay, it's because my head too. Is that all the cases then as far as I know? That's it, okay. Good. It's a lot quicker than I thought it would be actually. Alright, so close this up here at 1048.