[Code Magistrate Hearing on March 20, 2025.]
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ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS TIFFANY SATO. I'M GOING TO BE YOUR MAGISTRATE FOR TODAY'S HEARING. AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 101. IT IS THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2025. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE, I'LL HEAR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT FIRST. SO I GET AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. THEN, IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE THAT NEEDS TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY, WE'LL GET THAT HEARD. DEAL WITH EACH CASE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. AND THAT WAY WE GET THINGS TAKEN CARE OF. LET'S GO AHEAD AND SWEAR EVERYBODY IN THAT'S GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY. SO IF YOU'LL STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, OUR SECRETARY WILL SWEAR YOU IN. DO YOU SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK, I DO NOT HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO DISCLOSE. WE'LL BEGIN ON THE AGENDA WITH LETTER A. IT'S A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE. 202431 FOR TWO PROPERTY ADDRESSES 8813 FREMONT AVENUE. I'M SORRY, I FORGOT TO LET YOU KNOW. ITEM B IS HERE. OH, OKAY. WE'LL START WITH B THEN. OKAY. SO YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO SIT AND HANG OUT WITH ME ALL DAY. ALL RIGHT. SO LETTER B ON THE AGENDA IS CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20241067. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 9407 INDIAN BLUFF ROAD. OH. IT'S NOT. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. MORE. MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE, BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS FOR THE RECORD. ALL MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS, PHOTOS AND NOTICES ARE ALSO INDICATED IN THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON FEBRUARY 13TH, 2025. IT WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURES, OVERGROWTH, APPLIANCE, JUNK AND TRASH. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR VIA PHONE AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLETE OR TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $1,000 WILL BE IMPOSED SHOULD THE VIOLATION REMAIN. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED THE STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B, AND CONTAINED IN IS CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE COPY. GO AHEAD. THESE FIRST PHOTOS WERE PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF THE PREVIOUS HEARING. JUST TO REMIND YOU OF THE. CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY. THANK YOU. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY IN THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 2025. ON MARCH 17TH, 2025, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. OVERGROWTH. JUNK TRASH APPLIANCES STILL UP FRONT. AS NO ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN, NO APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. THERE WAS A ONE PHONE CALL. INVESTIGATOR CLARKSON TOOK STATING THAT A POTENTIAL NEW OWNER WAS ADDED TO THE CASE FILE. THAT WAS IT. ANY OTHER UPDATES I NEED TO BE AWARE OF? NO, MA'AM. ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU NEED ME? OTHER THAN I THINK WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK FOR THE PROPERTY? COME ON. FORWARD, MA'AM, AND GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND THEN WE'LL GO ONE BY ONE THROUGH EVERYTHING. HI. HI. HOW ARE YOU? YOU WANT MY NAME AND ADDRESS? OKAY. IT'S KELLY DYER. I'M A 2509 WEST 10TH STREET. I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. WERE YOU THE MAGISTRATE ON THIS BEFORE? OKAY. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT HOW I HAVE A SIGNED OFFER, AND THE CLOSING IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON MARCH 26TH. YOU HAD ASKED ME TO SEND IN PROOF OF THAT, AND I DID RIGHT AFTERWARDS. THE BUYER'S HERE. HE BEGAN WORK OUT THERE. I GUESS IT WAS RIGHT AFTER THEY INSPECTED. AND HE'S GOT A TRAILER UP THERE NOW THAT THEY'RE LOADING WITH THE DEBRIS FROM THE YARD. AND HE HAS BEGUN THE WORK, AND WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO GET IT ALL TAKEN CARE OF AND TO GET IT FINISHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW FROM YOU BEFORE I SPEAK WITH THE NEW POTENTIAL OWNERS THAT'S DOING THE WORK? I THINK THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WHO'S THE OWNER? NEW POTENTIAL OWNER. COME ON UP AND
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GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AUSTIN SAVAGE. ADDRESS IS 300 JOHNSON BAYOU DRIVE, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA. 32407. SO I BROUGHT MY CONTRACTOR WITH ME. WE'VE KIND OF WALKED THROUGH THE HOUSE AND TAKEN A LOOK AT IT. I GOT ONE TRAILER OUT THERE NOW. I'M TAKING A DUMP TRAILER OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND, AND THE YARD WILL GET TAKEN CARE OF. AS FOR THE GROWTH, THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, VEGETATION AND STUFF, DOES THAT HAVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AS WELL? I'M GOING TO LET CODE ENFORCEMENT SPEAK TO EXACTLY WHAT HAS TO BE DONE AS FAR AS WHAT WE PREVIOUSLY ORDERED. YES, MA'AM. SOME WILL REQUIRE PERMITTING, SOME WILL NOT.DEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT AS WELL. YES, MA'AM. PERMITS HAVEN'T BEEN APPLIED FOR YET. SO ARE YOU GUYS SET TO CLOSE ON THE 26TH? YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO IT. YES, MA'AM.
SO THAT'S THE DATE I'VE PUT. I WANT TO SAY IT'S $4,000 EARNEST MONEY TOWARDS THE PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE AGREED TO IS CLEANING THE YARD AND ANYTHING OUTSIDE, EVERYTHING INTERIOR IS GOING TO BE. SHE'S GOING TO GO THROUGH FIRST AND JUST, I GUESS, COLLECT SOME THINGS OR WHATNOT.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEN ME AND MY CONTRACTOR WILL START, YOU KNOW, APPLYING FOR PERMITS AND GETTING THINGS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, STARTING MOST LIKELY WITH THE ROOF AND THE WINDOWS AND DOORS AND DORMER WINDOW. AND YES, A COUPLE WALLS HAVE SOME ISSUES AS WELL. I KNOW I'LL LET CODE ENFORCEMENT SPEAK TO IT, BUT I KNOW FOR SURE PART OF THE CONCERN AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE APPLIANCES THAT ARE OUT IN THE YARD. YES, MA'AM. OVERGROWTH THAT'S OUT THERE? YES, MA'AM. YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP THE HOUSE. IT CHANGES WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A DEMOLITION PERMIT THAT NEEDS TO BE APPLIED FOR ALL STUFF. I'M SURE YOU PROBABLY ARE WELL AWARE OF. YES, MA'AM. SO THAT CHANGES WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE PROPERTY, TOO. BUT SO LONG AS THERE IS STANDING HOUSE THERE, WE HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT SITUATION. YES, MA'AM. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOUR PLAN IS? LONG TERM ON THE PROPERTY? LONG TERM? I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF TURN IT INTO MY PRIMARY RESIDENCE. MY HOUSE IN BREAKFAST POINT RIGHT NOW IS UP FOR SALE. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET GET IT SOLD FOR, I GUESS, ABOUT 2 OR 3 MONTHS NOW. JUST WENT THROUGH A DIVORCE AND EVERYTHING. SO TRYING TO MOVE OUT IN A WAY. I LIKE THE PROPERTY. IT'S GOT CHARACTER.
ACTUALLY, IT HAS PRETTY GOOD BONES. AND, YOU KNOW, ME AND MY CONTRACTOR WENT OUT THERE AND TOOK A LOOK AT IT. AND I ALSO HAVE A ENGINEER ON PAYROLL AS WELL. I'VE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT. HE SAID HE WOULD BE MORE THAN WELCOME TO HELP OUT WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT OF MINE.
YOU KNOW, AS FOR LIKE THE YARD AND STUFF, I'VE. I'VE ALREADY CONTACTED A ROOFER, SIDING GUY, ELECTRICIAN, PLUMBING, I BELIEVE, AND A LANDSCAPER. I'VE GOTTEN QUOTES FOR EVERYTHING, KIND OF PUT TOGETHER A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ON GOING FORWARD, BUT BASICALLY REBUILDING THE HOUSE AND NOT NECESSARILY KNOCKING IT DOWN, BUT JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, RENOVATING IT AND GETTING IT BACK TO I'LL BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS I WANT TO SEE A DEFINITE WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ON THIS DATE SITUATION AS OPPOSED TO RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING SEEMS A LITTLE. YES, MA'AM. STANCE FOR ME SITTING AS AN OUTSIDER. SO THERE'S A THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS I'M DOING RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW I'M DOING A CASH OUT REFINANCE ON MY HOUSE. THAT WAY I HAVE THE FULL AMOUNT. I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO MY REAL ESTATE TEAM AND WHATNOT. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AN OWNER'S FINANCE, WHERE I WOULD BE PUTTING 20,000 DOWN. THERE'S JUST A COUPLE EXTRA LITTLE STEPS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE TO GET THIS THING REALLY FINALIZED AND SETTLED. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF, YOU KNOW, WE COULD GET JUST AN EXTENSION. I CAN DEFINITELY HAVE THE WHOLE ENTIRE YARD CLEANED UP AND ALL THE TRASH AND DEBRIS OUT AND TAKEN CARE OF BY THIS WEEKEND. SO IT'S REALLY KIND OF UP TO YOU AT THIS POINT, I GUESS. THE OTHER CONCERN I HAVE JUST LOOKING AT THE PICTURES WOULD BE THE UNSECURED ITEMS THAT ARE OUT THERE. WE'VE GOT GARAGE DOORS LOOK LIKE THEY'RE NOT SECURED. LOTS OF POTENTIAL DAMAGING STUFF, WHICH I WOULDN'T WANT FOR YOU TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH, OBVIOUSLY FOR LIABILITY PURPOSES, BUT I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY ELSE TO GET HURT BY IT. YES, MA'AM. IS THERE ANY WAY I HAVE NOT BEEN OUT TO THE PROPERTY? I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. IS THERE ANY WAY TO SECURE SOME OF THAT STUFF? I MEAN, I KNOW IT WOULD REALLY BE A DISCUSSION BETWEEN ME AND HER. I MEAN, I CAN TAKE THE GARAGE DOORS DOWN, GET THOSE OUT OF THERE, AND THEN BASICALLY PUT PLYWOOD UP AND, YOU KNOW, SECURE THE PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, AGREEMENT ON EVERYTHING. AND I'M HAPPY TO WORK WITH THEM. I FEEL LIKE I'M HAPPY THAT HE WANTS TO LIKE, LOVE THE PROPERTY. SO I'M HAPPY TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTS TO GET DONE. WE'VE WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND
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YOU FEEL LIKE YOU COULD GET THE YARD STUFF CLEANED UP AND TAKEN CARE OF. AND THE OVERGROWTH DEALT WITH BY THIS WEEKEND? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SO WITH. WITH THE OVERGROWTH AND EVERYTHING. HOW HOW EXTENSIVE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? BECAUSE, I MEAN, IT HAS GROWN UP PRETTY HIGH. AND I MEAN, I CAN HAVE SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE. I WOULD HAVE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND CHECK TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THEIR AVAILABILITY, BUT. YOU KNOW IT. CUTTING, CUTTING BACK THE OVERGROWTH IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE WOULD BE ONE THING. THEY HAVE A LOT OF I MIGHT BE CALLING IT THE WRONG THING, BUT IT WAS A CAROLINA REAPER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHERE IT'S JUST NOTHING BUT THORNS AND IN THE BACKSIDE OF THE HOUSE THAT THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. BUT GETTING THE FRONT YARD KIND OF TAKEN CARE OF AND, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF THIS LITTLE AREA HERE. I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH ME BEING ABLE TO GET THAT COMPLETED AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. LET ME SEE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW FROM YOU RIGHT NOW? NOT REALLY.JUST. YEAH. GRAB A SEAT, MR. SAVAGE. LET ME TALK TO EVERYONE ELSE AND SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON HERE. QUESTION FOR HIM. MR. SAVAGE, DO YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE PREVIOUS ORDER? THE ORDER THAT'S IN PLACE? I DO NOT HAVE THAT ORDER. AND 3100. WHAT WAS YOUR. NO. 300 JOHNSON BAYOU DRIVE. PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA. 32407. OKAY. AND THE REASON THAT I ASK ABOUT HAVING A COPY OF THE FIRST HEARING IS THAT ORDER GOES WITH THE PROPERTY, NOT WITH THE OWNER.
SO. I DON'T HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE. SO THERE'S THINGS IN THERE THAT I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT THAT ORDER IS GOING TO REQUIRE. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A COUNT ON MY COPY? THANK YOU. SO I THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT ONE. YES. SO THIS LAST PAGE IS BASICALLY. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE, NOT THAT THE WORK IS DONE IN 30 DAYS, BUT THAT YOU THOSE THINGS ARE IN PLACE TO GET PERMITS AND OBTAIN PERMITS. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ENGINEER, SO I'M A CONTRACTOR. SO ALREADY SOUNDS TO ME LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO USE SOME ENGINEERING AND REBUILD. BUT I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF WHAT WE WILL BE REQUIRING. OKAY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.
I THINK WE I THINK THIS IS THE ONE THAT YOU READ MY LETTER THAT I BELIEVE I HAD SENT THE PAPERWORK FROM THE LAST ONE TO THE REALTOR, SO. OKAY. OKAY. I CAN HAVE THEM SEND IT TO YOU. I THOUGHT THEY HAD, BUT. ANYTHING ON HERE NOW? OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE FULLY AWARE BEFORE YOU. YEAH. PULLING THE TRIGGER, BEING CRAZY. IT'S BETTER TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE WALKING INTO THEN. YEAH. NO, I KNOW THIS IS A THIS IS A BIG UNDERTAKING, BUT I NEED A PROJECT LIKE THIS THAT'LL KEEP YOU BUSY. IT'LL KEEP YOU BUSY. YEAH, I'M PRETTY BUSY NOW, BUT IT'S. IT'S A PRETTY COOL PLACE. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT. MR. I APPRECIATE IT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO ADD TO THAT? I HAVE NOT HEARD. YES, MA'AM. COME ON UP. GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YES, MY NAME IS STEVE ZAENTZ. I LIVE AT 9500 INDIAN BLUFF ROAD. I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT HOUSE, SO MYSELF AND SEVERAL OF THE NEIGHBORS ARE DELIGHTED THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN RENOVATING THE HOUSE. IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE TO SEE SOMETHING MORE FORMAL WITH REGARDS TO THE TRANSACTION OF THE PROPERTY. I KNOW THAT THERE'S STILL PROBABLY A CHANCE THAT IT COULD NOT GO THROUGH. SO MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE CAN GETS KICKED FURTHER WITH REGARDS TO CODE COMPLIANCE. MY CONCERNS ARE THE SAME AS YOURS. THE SAFETY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPERTY ITSELF. I TRUST THAT THAT AUSTIN WILL BE ABLE TO RENOVATE IT. I WILL HELP HIM GET THAT DONE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MYSELF AND OTHER RESIDENTS TO KNOW THAT THAT TRANSACTION IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SO BEFORE ANY EXTENSION THERE, WHAT'S THAT? THE WHAT IF IS THERE. YES. YES. THAT'S THAT'S THE ONLY THAT'S THE ONLY PROBLEM. WE'RE DELIGHTED THAT THAT, THAT THAT COULD GET FIXED.
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AND THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO DO IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO NEEDS TO TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROPERTY? I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT. OKAY. CODE ENFORCEMENT. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I NEED TO ADDRESS AS FAR AS WHAT YOU NEED WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY AND THE QUESTIONS YOU'VE GOT PENDING? I DON'T HAVE ANY THOUGHTS. NO. OKAY. I THINK I WAS VERY UPFRONT ABOUT WHAT MY CONCERNS ARE. WE DON'T HAVE A DEAD SET. THIS IS GOING TO GET CLOSED OR ANYTHING BY THIS DATE. CAN I ASK ONE MORE THING? SURE. SO WE HAVE A BACKUP PLAN. COME ON UP. BECAUSE THEY CAN'T RECORD. IT'S OKAY. THEY CAN'T RECORD YOU UNLESS YOU'RE SORRY.THAT'S OKAY. WE DO HAVE THE BACKUP PLAN OF OWNER FINANCING, AND WE'VE AGREED ON TERMS. AND I WANT HIM TO HAVE THE PROPERTY. SO IT'S GOING TO CLOSE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. SO I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BOTH FULLY IN AGREEMENT ON IT. AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S HAPPENING. LIKE. I MEAN, OUR REALTOR HAS ALREADY CHECKED FINANCIAL THINGS, AND SHE SAYS IT'S GOING LIKE THEY HAVE CONFIRMATION IT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH. IT'S JUST WE MAY USE THE BACKUP PLAN. AND WE'RE SET FOR MARCH 26TH. IT'S THE 26TH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. MY THOUGHT. AND THIS IS ME TALKING OUT LOUD BECAUSE I WANT EVERYBODY TO BE HEARING EXACTLY WHAT MY MIND IS THINKING RIGHT NOW. I'M CONCERNED THAT WE GET THIS DONE AND WE HAVE SOME DEAD SET MOVING FORWARD. TIME FRAME. MY THOUGHT IS THAT ON MARCH 26TH, BY MIDNIGHT, THIS NEEDS TO HAVE CLOSED. AND SO THE PROPERTY TRANSFER NEEDS TO HAVE HAPPENED. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE THAT THE YARD IN THE FRONT OF THE HOME IS CLEANED UP, AND THOSE GARAGE DOORS PARTICULARLY ARE SECURED IN SOME WAY. EITHER TAKE THEM DOWN, TAKE WHATEVER IS DAMAGING IN THERE, OUT OF THE WAY. I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO HAVE ANY LIABILITY FROM A CHILD WALKING IN THERE, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE WALKING IN THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, VAGRANT ACTIVITY ISN'T ALWAYS SOMETHING WE CAN STOP FROM HAPPENING, BUT I DON'T WANT THE LIABILITY ON YOU OF SOMEONE WALKING IN THERE AND GETTING HURT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT SECURED IN SOME WAY, TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY IS ENTERING INTO THE PROPERTY OR BEING INJURED. THE APPLIANCES THAT ARE OUT IN THE YARD, I REALLY WANT THEM GONE. THEY'LL BE GONE. LIKE I I'M RETENTIVE ABOUT APPLIANCES. I HAD A REALLY BAD SITUATION WITH A CHILD THAT GOT INSIDE OF WHAT'S KNOWN AS A STANDARD ITEM INSIDE THEIR HOME, AND THREE DAYS LATER, THEY FOUND A THREE YEAR OLD BECAUSE THEY PLAYED HIDE AND SEEK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FREEZER. IT WAS IN THE YARD. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO DEAL WITH THAT EVER AGAIN. SO MY THOUGHT IS WE HAVE A DEAD SET MARCH 26TH DATE AT MIDNIGHT TO GET THIS CLOSED AND TAKEN CARE OF. BEFORE THAT TIME FRAME, WE GET THE APPLIANCES AND THE OVERGROWTH IN THE FRONT YARD TAKEN CARE OF BY THE END OF SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT. SO THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF THIS BY THE END OF THIS WEEKEND. CLOSING HAPPENS AND WE START WORKING TOWARD WITH THAT LIST OF WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY AND GET IT FIXED, GET THE PERMITS APPLIED FOR, AND DO WHAT WE NEED TO. OBVIOUSLY, I'M NOT SAYING GET THE PROPERTY FIXED IN FIVE DAYS, BUT IN THAT 30 DAYS AFTER CLOSING HAPPENS, GET THE PERMITS FIGURED OUT AND SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. AS FAR AS GETTING AN ENGINEERING REPORT, AND FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE PROPERTY. OKAY. DOES THAT WORK? I DON'T WANT TO ORDER SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING WHAT THE CLOSING DATE IS AND ALL THAT STUFF. OKAY. DOES THAT SEEM TO WORK WITH WHAT CODE ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO IMMEDIATELY GET DONE ON THE PROPERTY UNTIL THIS TRANSFERS? NOW, OBVIOUSLY, IF IT DOESN'T TRANSFER OWNERSHIP AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY CLOSING ON MARCH 26TH, THE PROPERTY OBVIOUSLY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE.
AND THE PREVIOUSLY STANDING ORDER WILL BE FOUND TO BE NOT COMPLIED WITH. AND ANY ASSOCIATED ITEMS GO WITH IT. AT THAT POINT IN TIME. OKAY. MAY I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION? SURE.
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YOUR NEXT COMPLIANCE HEARING IS APRIL 10TH AT 1:00. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, I WOULD CONTINUE THIS TO APRIL 10TH. AND THEN THAT WAY WE'LL KNOW IF IT CLOSED. AND. YEAH, BECAUSE I'M A PAIN IN THE NECK AND I WANT TO BOTHER YOU AGAIN. ON APRIL 10TH. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WILL LET YOU CALL IN. SO DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY SHOW UP. WE CAN DO A PHONE CALL IF WE NEED TO, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE UPDATE ON THE PROPERTY, WHAT'S GOING ON, HAVE PERMITS AND ARE APPLIED FOR. HAS THE ENGINEER BEEN INVOLVED? DO WE HAVE THE CLOSING? WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE PROPERTY AND WHAT'S BEEN SECURED? OKAY. AND YOU SAID THAT WAS APRIL 10TH. APRIL 10TH AT 1:00 IN THE. FOR WHOEVER THE PROPERTY OWNER IS, WHOEVER OWNS THE PROPERTY COME AND CHAT WITH ME. YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE SOMETHING IS MOVING FORWARD AT THAT POINT IN TIME.OKAY. ALL THE STUFF IN THE FRONT YARD WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW.
PERFECT. AND THEN WHAT WE'LL DO IS YOU SAID BY SUNDAY. CORRECT. THAT'S BY MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY.
THE YARD AND THE APPLIANCES OUT FRONT ARE TAKEN CARE OF, AND THE PROPERTY IS SECURED JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO LIABILITY OF ANYONE BEING INJURED AND GOING IN THERE. WE'LL DO AN INSPECTION ON THE 24TH TO CONFIRM. PERFECT. AND BY ALL MEANS, IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE OR NOT DONE, CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND LET THEM KNOW. LUCKILY, GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE GREAT WEATHER THROUGH ALL THE WAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TUESDAY IT'S POTENTIALLY GOING TO RAIN AGAIN, BUT THAT GIVES US PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. WELCOME TO SPRING. YOU CAN SNEEZE AND CLEAN THE YARD. THAT'S WONDERFUL. BUT LOTS OF ZYRTEC. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY. THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING EVERY DAY. SO. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT OR FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS OR ANYONE AROUND THE PROPERTY? NO. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL TABLE THIS AND COME BACK INTO APRIL. GIVE ME AN UPDATE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. LET ME KNOW HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD TO GET THAT OTHER STUFF TAKEN CARE OF. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING IN TODAY. THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT NUMBER 20241067.
PROPERTY ADDRESSES. 9407 INDIAN BLUFF ROAD. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE I MOVE ON, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO TALK TO ME THAT YOU NEED TO SPEAK NOW? YOU CAN KEEP IT. IT WAS MY COPY, I THINK.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO HAVE IT. I'VE GOT LOTS OF COPIES. I KNOW WHERE TO FIND CODE ENFORCEMENT. THEY CAN BRING ME ANOTHER ONE IF I NEED IT. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE WHO NEEDS TO TALK TO ME? OKAY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T SKIP OVER ANYBODY ELSE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO BACK ON THE AGENDA TO LETTER A. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 2024. SORRY. ONE MORE. SORRY. WE DO HAVE A PHONE CALL. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT OR WAIT? IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. IT'S ONE THAT.
IT'S A PROPERTY OWNER REQUEST THEY'VE REQUESTED. THAT'S FINE. WHATEVER WOULD BE EASIER IS FINE WITH ME. IT'S THE END OF THE DAY. I'LL TALK TO WHOEVER WANTS TO. IT WAS JUST ABOUT THAT VERTICALLY. I'M TAKING AN ONSLAUGHT. LIKE MY EYES ARE WATERING NOW. JUST FROM.
THE PERSON WHO WROTE THAT. HELLO. CAN I PLEASE SPEAK WITH DONALD? THIS IS HIM. DONALD, THIS IS JODY WITH THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MAGISTRATE HEARING. I NEED TO GO AHEAD AND SWEAR YOU IN. OKAY. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES. AND CAN I GET A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS FOR YOU? THE P.O. BOX 364, KALKASKA. CAL. MICHIGAN 49646.
OKAY, SO THE MAGISTRATE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ARE GOING TO SPEAK NEXT. GOOD. HEY, DONALD, THIS IS TIFFANY, SIR, YOUR MAGISTRATE. HOW ARE YOU THIS AFTERNOON? I'M NOT BAD. HOW ARE YOU? I'M GREAT NOW. OKAY, BEFORE I BUTCHER YOUR LAST NAME. SAY IT FOR ME SO I CAN MAKE SURE I HAVE IT CORRECT.
STRONG. STRONG. OKAY, SO MY GUESS WAS REALLY CLOSE. ALL RIGHT. WHAT NATIONALITY IS THAT?
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I WAS TRYING MY DARNDEST TO FIGURE THAT OUT. IT'S GERMAN. GERMAN. THAT'S WHAT. SEE, I'M A GOOD GUESSER TODAY. WHAT CAN I SAY? ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT ME? DO YOU WANT TO HEAR ONE THAT'S MORE INTERESTING? THE OTHER MEMBER OF MY FAMILY IS DAVID'S SON. REALLY? YES. SO? SO SIMPLE AND EVERYDAY COMMON COMPARED TO YOUR LAST NAME. YES. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. SO THAT WAY IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO PRONOUNCE WITHOUT BUTCHERING IT THE WRONG WAY. IF AT ANY POINT IN TIME YOU CAN'T HEAR ME, WELL, DON'T HESITATE TO HOLLER AND SAY SOMETHING. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BETTER WAY FOR YOU TO COMMUNICATE WITH US. OKAY? OH, OKAY. ALSO, I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF STATE RECREATIONAL LAND, AND WE'VE HAD A SNOWSTORM MOVE IN, SO I'VE ONLY GOT ONE BAR. SO IT'S SOMETHING HAPPENS, THAT'S WHY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I WILL TALK AS QUICKLY AS I CAN TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THAT ONE BAR UP AND RUNNING FOR YOU. OKAY. I'M GOING TO HEAR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TELL ME IF THERE'S ANYTHING ON THE PROPERTY I NEED TO BE AWARE OF, AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM YOU, OKAY? OKAY.ALL RIGHT. CODE ENFORCEMENT. TELL ME IF WE'VE GOT ANYTHING THAT I NEED TO BE AWARE OF ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. WE DID DO AN INSPECTION TO SLEEP ON. THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE.
THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY FURTHER COMPLAINTS FROM THE. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT? NO. ALL RIGHT. DONALD, TELL ME IF THERE'S WHAT YOU NEED DONE ON THE PROPERTY OR WHAT YOUR REQUEST IS. OKAY. THE PROPERTY BELONGED TO MY BROTHER. OKAY. HIS NAME WAS. HIS NAME WAS DARRELL. AND I WENT THROUGH PROBATE COURT WHILE I WAS DOWN THERE, AND I GOT THE PROPERTY, AND. I AWARDED TO ME, AND IT STATES THAT IS, IT'S FREE AND CLEAR. ALL DEEDS IN THE ENCUMBRANCES. I WAS ABLE TO GET BAY COUNTY HOSPITAL TO DO A SATISFACTION OF LIEN ON THE PROPERTY. AND GULF COAST HOSPITAL ALSO HAD A $25,000 LIEN, AND THEY WENT AHEAD AND DID A SATISFACTION OF LEAN ALSO ON THAT ONE. OKAY. SO WHEN I CALLED CODE ENFORCEMENT, HOW MANY MORE PAYMENTS WERE LEFT? OR, YOU KNOW, CODE ENFORCEMENT? OKAY. SHE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS ONE THAT THE COURT HAD, WHICH I WAS UNAWARE OF. AND. WE'RE DISCUSSING. SHE SAID I NEEDED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SEEING IF WE COULD DROP THE LEAN THAT THE COURT HAS ON IT. OKAY.
SO WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO IS WAIVE THE FINENESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPERTY NOW. CORRECT? YES. SEE, MY BROTHER HAD IT. HE PASSED AWAY. YES, SIR. HE DID. HE DID GET A LOAN FROM FEMA. BUT THAT MONEY DISAPPEARED TO RELATIVES WHEN HE DIED, WHICH THAT WAS DURING THE COVID ORDEAL. I WAS NOT, YOU KNOW, TRAVEL WAS RESTRICTED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO COME DOWN THERE. AND THEN MY DAUGHTER PASSED AWAY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, AND THEY FOUND HER ON THE HOT SIDE OF HIGHWAY 22 BY COOK'S BAYOU. SO I. TOOK THE VEHICLE. SAID THAT ONE MORE TIME FOR ME DOWN THE ROAD, I LOST YOU. I LOST. JERRY WHILE HE TRIED TO COME BACK THROUGH. I'M LOOKING AT THE RUN DOWN OF WHAT WE'VE GOT THERE. WHAT IS? CAN YOU TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IS LEFT TO BE PAID ON THE.
SO THIS. IS THE ABATEMENT. THIS IS THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. UP UNTIL TODAY. OKAY. SO. THE DATE THAT PROBATE FINISHED. 34. I KNOW WE'VE LOST DONALD. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING FROM WHAT HE WAS
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REQUESTING IS THAT THE AMOUNT DUE GET REDUCED TO ZERO. THE AMOUNT THAT IS ON THE TAX COLLECTORS WEBSITE. AND HE'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE TAX COLLECTOR TO GET ANYTHING REMOVED OFF OF HIS TAXES. WITH REGARD TO THE PROPERTY, I DON'T KNOW, OTHER THAN WHAT'S HERE, WHAT HAS BEEN PAID SO FAR. BUT WITH REGARD TO THE ACTUAL FINE AND THE INTEREST ON THE FINE, THAT LOOKS LIKE IT COMES TO 13 1169. AND CONSIDERING THAT THIS PROPERTY IS GOING, I'M SO SORRY. THAT'S TRUE. CODE ENFORCEMENT. YES, I JUST HAD A HEARING WITH YOUR MAGISTRATE. YES, SIR. YOU'RE IN THE HEARING RIGHT NOW. HEY, DONALD, YOU JUST SCARED THE MESS OUT OF ME BECAUSE I WAS SITTING HERE ON THE PHONE ALL OF A SUDDEN RANG. AND YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE TO SEE ME JUMP LIKE AN IDIOT OUT OF MY CHAIR AS THE PHONE RANG AND SCARED THE PEELER OUT OF ME. OH, I WAS HOPING IT WOULD GO BACK BECAUSE THE SIGNAL JUST DROPPED WITH NOTHING. WELL, I FIGURED WE LOST YOU BECAUSE AT LEAST YOU'D GIVEN ME THE HEADS UP ON IT. BUT THE PHONE RINGING SCARED THE MESS OUT OF ME, AND IT'S. OH, MY OWN. BECAUSE I WAS IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD OF TRYING TO THINK THINGS THROUGH. SO. OKAY, TO BE AS QUICK AS I POSSIBLY CAN WITH THIS SO WE DON'T LOSE YOU AGAIN. CLEAR UP FOR ME. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS THE FINE AND THE INTEREST THAT HAS COLLECTED ON THAT FINE IS $1,311.69. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT.IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING US TO WAIVE AND REDUCE DOWN? YES. OKAY. YOU HAD. YES. I AM GOING TO DO CODE ENFORCEMENT. HAVE ANYTHING ELSE BESIDES THE INFORMATION OF THE PROPERTIES AND COMPLIANCE THAT THEY NEED TO TELL ME? NO, WE WOULDN'T OBJECT TO THE REDUCTION OF YOUR FINES.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO I SAY WE I MEAN ME. SORRY. YOU'RE STUCK WITH JUST ME. I'M GOING TO REDUCE THE FINE DOWN. CONSIDERING THAT THIS ORIGINALLY WAS YOUR BROTHER'S PROPERTY AND YOU HAVE SINCE INHERITED IT AND BEEN THROUGH THE PROBATE ISSUE, WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE THAT. 13.
1169 DOWN TO ZERO, SO THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PAY THE FINE OR ANY INTEREST THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU ARE VERY WELCOME. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON OR ANYTHING ELSE I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU TODAY? NO, I CALLED THEM AND THE TAX OFFICE, THE TAX COLLECTOR. AND SEVERAL TIMES I TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THE TAXES THAT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY STATEMENTS. AND FINALLY, TWO WEEKS AGO, I GOT AHOLD OF SOMEBODY AND I TOLD THEM THAT I WENT THROUGH PROBATE AND THEY SAID, WELL, HOLD ON, THEY WENT TO LOOK AND THEY SAYS, YOU KNOW, IT SHOWED THAT I INHERITED IT, BUT IT DID NOT SHOW THAT THEY WERE SENDING ME AN ATTACK STATEMENTS. THEY WERE SENDING THEM OUT TO THAT ADDRESS IN CALLAWAY. OKAY. WELL, UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN CODE ENFORCEMENT, DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO CONNECTION WISE WITH THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, BUT HOPEFULLY NOW THEY HAVE A BETTER ADDRESS FOR YOU. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEND THAT INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO YOU. SO. JUST A MINUTE. MY WIFE IS ASKING QUESTIONS. WHAT? CAROL? IS SUPPOSED TO BE ANSWERING THIS? ENFORCEMENT BILL FROM THE PAST. HEALTH CARE NOTICE. NEVER MIND. SHE'S ASKING QUESTIONS THAT I'M TELLING YOU, DONALD, IT'S THESE WOMEN. WE ALWAYS HAVE QUESTIONS. YEAH, WELL, THE QUESTION WE HAD IS. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE ONES. SO, YEAH, IT'S A LEAN. SHOULD BE PUT ON THE PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUT INSTEAD IT'S BEING ATTACHED TO THE TAXES. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT YOU UNDERSTAND DONALD. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE COSTS ASSOCIATED. SO ONE IS THE
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COST OF ABATEMENT. AND THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT'S GOING THROUGH THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE FOR YOU TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE, THE ABILITY OR I HAVE THE ABILITY TO REDUCE AND TAKE OFF. IS THAT FINE. THAT ACTUALLY GOES TO CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT I'VE WAIVED THE INTEREST ON THAT AS WELL AS THE FINE, SO THAT THAT IS NO LONGER DUE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT FROM YOU. OKAY, OKAY. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GETTING IT FROM THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE SEPARATELY FROM THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY IS DEALT WITH BY CODE ENFORCEMENT. OKAY. SO THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ONES. THERE'S ONE THAT'S TO YOU. AND THEN THE ONE THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE TAXES. RIGHT. AND THE ONE THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE TAXES DEALS WITH ABATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ON THE PROPERTY. SO THE COST OF WHAT THEY DID TO THE ACTUAL PROPERTY TO GET IT RIGHT, THE CLEANUP. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.AND THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU GUYS HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING SOME GREAT WEATHER DOWN THERE. THANK YOU. AND I HOPE YOUR SNOWSTORM GOES AWAY SOON SO YOU GET SOME BETTER SUNSHINE. YEAH, WELL. I USED TO LIVE IN NEW JERSEY, SO I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE INSANE SNOWSTORMS. YES, WELL, NEXT MONTH ON THE 16TH IS MY BIRTHDAY. AND EVERY YEAR I HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN A SNOW JOB. WELL, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY. IT'S PROBABLY STILL ON CAROL'S MIND FROM THE SNOWSTORM THAT SHE JUST WENT THROUGH. SO, HEY, AT LEAST IT'S GOOD FOR A LAUGH. BUT THANK YOU AND YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT DAY. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. HAVE A GOOD ONE, SIR. YOU TOO. BYE BYE BYE. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 19 00198. PROPERTY ADDRESS WAS 525 ELM WAY. ALL RIGHT. CAN I MOVE BACK TO A NOW WITHOUT MESSING IT UP? YES. ALL RIGHT, A ON THE AGENDA IS CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 2024342 PROPERTY ADDRESSES 88133 MOORE AVENUE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, SENIOR INVESTIGATOR, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 13TH OF FEBRUARY, 2025, AND WAS FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF JUNK APPLIANCES AND OVERGROWTH.
THE RESPONDENT WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH FROM FREMONT LOOKING, IF YOU REMEMBER, BACK AT THE MOBILE HOME. IT'S I BELIEVE IT'S A SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME. A ZOOMED IN PHOTOGRAPH OF THE OVERGROWTH AND SOME JUNK. AND YOU REMEMBER THE APPLIANCES AND THE JUNK ON THE PORCH AND THE APPLIANCE AND AROUND THE PRIVACY FENCE TO THE RIGHT IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH. NUMBER FOUR, SLIDE NUMBER FOUR. EXCUSE ME. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE FIVE DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE FOR AN INITIAL FINE OF $300, AND A DAILY FINE OF $50 WOULD BE IMPOSED FOR 25 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED THE STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE SHOULD THE VIOLATIONS PERSIST. AFTER FINDING FOR A PERIOD OF 25 DAYS AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED AND UPON ANY OTHER PROPERTY, ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON THE 20TH OF FEBRUARY 2025, I CONDUCTED A RE INSPECTION. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME, THE OVERGROWTH AND THE JUNK ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE FENCE, THE OVERGROWTH ON THE INSIDE, AND THE APPLIANCE AND THE JUNK AROUND THE PRIVACY FENCE AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE JUNK IN THE BACKYARD AS WELL. FINES WERE IMPOSED BEGINNING ON FEBRUARY THE 19TH, 2025. ON MARCH THE 17TH, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO REMAIN IN VIOLATION THIS PAST WEEK. AGAIN, A FRONTAL PHOTOGRAPH HERE IN SLIDE TEN OF THE MOBILE HOME. SLIDE 11 SAME JUNK, THE SAME OVERGROWTH APPEARS TO BE A CAR SEAT ON THE BACK PORCH. AND IN SLIDE 12, A ZOOMED IN PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLIANCE, SOME JUNK AROUND THE PRIVACY FENCE, AND POSSIBLY JUNK IN THE BACKYARD. THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT I NEED TO KNOW ON THIS PROPERTY? JUST OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. YES, MA'AM. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S
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RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINE ONE, THAT THE MAGISTRATE FIND THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, AND THE RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER. TWO THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSED THE INITIAL FINE OF $300, A DAILY FINE OF $50 FOR NONCOMPLIANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,550. AND THREE THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZES CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER ONTO ANY AREA OF THE PROPERTY TO ABATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THIS ORDER, AND FOR THAT, UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENTS. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. THAT CONCLUDES CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT. I HAVE VIEWED PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE PROPERTY IS STILL OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT WAS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. I'LL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20243142.PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 88133 NORTH AVENUE. MOVING ON TO LETTER C ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20242952. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 7108 BRETT ROAD. THIS THIS CASE THIS IS A COMPLIANCE HEARING.
THE PROPERTY DID COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE TIME FRAME THAT YOU SET FORTH ON A SCREEN.
YOU SEE THE PRE-HEARING CASE AND THEN THE POST HEARING IT IS A DERELICT VEHICLE. THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. ALL RIGHT. CODE ENFORCEMENT REQUESTED THE PROPERTY BE FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? FILE. PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AT THIS TIME. WE'LL FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITED VIOLATIONS DEALING WITH THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20242952. PROPERTY ADDRESS WAS 7108 BRETT ROAD. MOVING ON TO LETTER D ON THE AGENDA IS CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20 3-03087. PROPERTY ADDRESS 2335 DOUGLAS ROAD, LOT J. YOU HAVE NEW MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE. AGAIN. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON FEBRUARY 13TH, 2025. IT WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO AND A FORM OF UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE AND OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $1,000 WILL BE IMPOSED. SHOULD THE VIOLATIONS REMAIN, THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY IN THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 2025, AND ON MARCH 17TH AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND PROPERTY REMAIN IN VIOLATION. THE ONLY THING IS THEY JUST PAVED THE ROADS IN THE DRIVEWAYS THERE. AS OF THIS DATE OF THE HEARING, NO ENGINEERING OR APPLICATION FOR PERMITS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? JUST OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. IS OUR MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINE THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION. AND RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE MAGISTRATE ORDER THAT THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSE THE INITIAL FINE OF $1,000, THAT THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZED. CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER ON TO ANY PROPERTY OF, OR ANY AREA OF THE PROPERTY TO ABATE AND ANY OF THE VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER THAT, UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER AND PUBLIC RECORD OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST OF LIVING AGAINST RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND AGAINST ANY AND OTHER ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE
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COST OF ABATEMENT OF THE VIOLATION OR ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF BAY COUNTY CODE.THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE NO ONE IS PRESENT? PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED AT THIS TIME. I'LL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE C E 23 03087. PROPERTY ADDRESS 2335 DOUGLAS ROAD, LOT J. ALL RIGHT. DID I MISS ANYTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA? I DON'T THINK SO. JODY. DID I MISS ANYTHING? I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT. THE ONE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE INDIAN BLUFF ON THE ORDER. DID YOU JUST WANT IT TO SAY CONTINUED, OR DID YOU WANT ALL YOUR STIPULATIONS IN THE ORDER? I'D LIKE THE STIPULATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY CLEANED AND TAKE CARE OF THE FRONT AREA OF THE HOUSE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING
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