[Code Magistrate Hearing on May 15, 2025.]
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TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO CALL TODAY'S MEETING TO ORDER. IT'S 901 IN THE MORNING ON THURSDAY, MAY 15TH. MY NAME IS TIFFANY. SERGIO. I'M GOING TO SERVE AS YOUR MAGISTRATE TODAY. I WILL JUMP AROUND THE AGENDA AND TRY AND DEAL WITH EVERYONE THAT'S HERE AND PRESENT FIRST, SO THAT WE CAN GET A DECISION ON THAT CASE AND MOVE ON TO THE OTHERS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION TO DISCLOSE. IF ANYONE WHO'S GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY WILL STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND WILL HAVE OUR SECRETARY GARDENS WHERE EVERYBODY IN TOGETHER YESTERDAY.
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO? YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL START WITH LETTER A ON THE AGENDA. WHAT I'LL DO IS HEAR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT FIRST, AND THEN ANY RESPONDENT OR ALLEGED VIOLATOR THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS ANY ADDITIONAL ISSUES WITH LETTER A ON THE AGENDA IS CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20 3-00167. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 9313 JODY LANE. GOOD MORNING, CATHERINE ASHMAN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. COURTNEY, THIS SECOND SLIDE HERE IS JUST AN AERIAL VIEW FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. IT'S AN AERIAL VIEW FROM JANUARY FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE PROPERTY IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE OR OUTLINED IN BLUE. AND THE BAYOU GEORGE FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS BAYOU GEORGE, AND THIS SLIDE NUMBER THREE IS JUST AN UP CLOSE AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. THESE PROPERTY LINES ARE NOT ACCURATE. ON JANUARY 12TH, 2023, WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF A ZONING VIOLATION ON THIS PROPERTY. AND OFFICER CHRIS HUBBARD INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND, IN VIOLATION OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 405 ONE RESIDENTIAL ZONES ARE TWO SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX DWELLINGS. ALLOWABLE USE IN THE FORM OF A STORAGE ON A VACANT LOT. AND CHRIS IS HERE TO TESTIFY. MR. HUBBARD, CAN YOU STATE YOUR FULL NAME, PLEASE? CHRIS HUBBARD, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU FOR THE. YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. COPY. THE NOTICE IS ALL IN THE FILE FOR YOU NOTED IN THE REPORT. SO WE RECEIVED THE REPORT ON JANUARY 12TH, 2023. THIS CASE GOES BACK A WHILE TO STORAGE ON A VACANT LOT. WHEN I INSPECTED IT. THIS IS INITIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A RV AND SHED AND SEPTIC TANK. SOME CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS STORED ACROSS THE PROPERTY. I THINK THERE'S A VEHICLE IN THE BACK THAT YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE FROM THE OVERGROWTH. NOTICES ARE SENT OUT ON IT ON JANUARY 27TH, 2023. I RETURNED TO CALL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. TOOL. HE'S HERE TODAY AND WE DISCUSSED THE VIOLATIONS. I INFORMED HIM STORAGE ON A VACANT RESIDENTIAL LOT IS NOT PERMITTED AND EVERYTHING WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED. FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION. ON MARCH 20TH, 2023, A PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WAS PULLED, WHICH WOULD ALLOW HIM, IF HE BUILT IT, TO STORE EVERYTHING UNDER IT. THE ONLY. THE PERMIT EXPIRED SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2024. WOULD ONLY THE FOOTER INSPECTION BE INSPECTION BEING COMPLETED? NO OTHER INSPECTIONS WAS COMPLETED AND IT WAS EXPIRED. SO FROM MARCH 23RD, 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 8TH 2023, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT PRETTY MUCH REMAINED THE SAME. YOU CAN SEE THE CAMPER, THE SHED, THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, SEPTIC TANK. NO INDICATIONS OF THE POLE BARN BEING BUILT YET. OCTOBER 11TH, 2023. INSPECTED THE PROPERTY, REMAINED IN VIOLATION AND SINCE THE LAST ONES YOU CAN SEE A FENCE IS BEING BUILT. BUT CAMPER THE TRACTOR AND THE STUFF STILL REMAINS IN THE BACKGROUND. NOVEMBER 13TH RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. LOOKS LIKE SOME MORE STUFF HAS BEEN STORED ON THERE. YOU CAN SEE A VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH WITH THE ADDITIONAL STUFF IN THE CENTER OF THE PHOTOGRAPH. DECEMBER 11TH, 2023. THE PROPERTY WAS INSPECTED. AN ADDITIONAL VEHICLE YOU CAN SEE THERE. YOU SEE A CARGO TRAILER AND THERE'S A GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE. YOU SEE THE CARGO TRAILER AND THE FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER IS STORED ON THE PROPERTY AT THIS POINT. FEBRUARY 27TH THROUGH JULY 30TH, 2024, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT PRETTY MUCH REMAINED THE SAME. MAYBE IT GOTTEN WORSE. IT HAD NOT IMPROVED AT ALL DURING THIS TIME. SAME ITEMS REMAINED ON THERE AND PROBABLY SOME
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ADDITIONAL STUFF WAS STORED ON THERE. YES, JULY 30TH, 2024. SAME ITEMS REMAIN ON THERE UNCHANGED. NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. REMAINED IN VIOLATION. YOU CAN SEE A FLATBED TRAILER HAS BEEN ADDED TO IT THERE, AND CONSTRUCTION WAS STARTED ON THE POLE BARN IN THE BACK. THAT WAS WHAT THE PERMIT WAS PULLED FOR. AND THE PERMIT WAS EXPIRED. YEAH, THE PERMIT WAS EXPIRED. WAS NEVER REACTIVATED. AND THIS IS SOME KIND OF STRUCTURE BEING BUILT THERE TO THE RIGHT, I BELIEVE THAT TURNS OUT TO PROBABLY BE A PUMP HOUSE BEFORE IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE. I THINK THAT IS WHERE THE WELL IS. MR. TOOL WOULD BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT. JANUARY 31ST, 2025 RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION.THERE WAS SOME CONSTRUCTION THAT HAD CONTINUED ON THROUGH WITH THE POLE BARN, WITH THE PERMIT BEING EXPIRED AT THE TIME, AND THAT CONSTRUCTION WAS TAKING PLACE. SAME ITEMS REMAIN ON THERE. THE TRUCK, THE CARGO TRAILER, THE FIFTH WHEEL AND THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. AND THAT SHEDS BEEN COMPLETED THERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, WHICH I THINK IS WHERE THE PUMP IS. MARCH 10TH PROPERTY WAS POSTED THERE TO THE LEFT ON THE FENCE. SAME ITEMS REMAIN. FINAL INSPECTION BEFORE THE HEARING ON MAY 12TH. YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING REMAINS AS IS. THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON JUNE 19TH, 2025. AND THAT'S HOW THE PROPERTY STANDS AT THIS POINT.
OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NOT AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? YES. COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM. GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR. OF THE ADDRESS OF THE PROPERTY? YES. OR WHEREVER YOU WOULD LIKE ANYTHING SENT TO. SO THE SECRETARY COULD MAKE SURE SHE'S GOT A GOOD ADDRESS FOR YOU.
OKAY, GOOD, GOOD. BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. THAT'S MY MAILING ADDRESS IS 9313 JODY LANE. OKAY. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT KYBER CIRCLE. OKAY. AND GIVE ME YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, DAVE. TOOL. OKAY. MR. TOOL. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. WELL, I'M. I'M TRYING TO. I HOPE TO EVENTUALLY LIVE THERE, YOU KNOW? SO YOU KNOW IT. YOU KNOW, I'M I'M. I'M A PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK GUY, LIKE, LIKE MOST PEOPLE. SO, YOU KNOW, I ONLY DO A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME. AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE I HAVE A BRAIN INJURY. SO MY MEMORY ONLY LASTS SO LONG AND SO I, I, I JUST BEEN WORKING ON THE PROPERTY WHEN I CAN. AND I WAS LIVING ON CARDBOARD CIRCLE AND I HAD TO MOVE AND, AND SO. YOU KNOW, I, I SO I HAD TO MOVE THE CAMPER AND, AND THOSE VEHICLES WHICH BY THE WAY THEY DO RUN AS YOU CAN SEE IN SOME OF THE PICTURES THERE, YOU KNOW, THE VEHICLE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY'VE BEEN MOVED, YOU KNOW, AND, AND MOVED BACK. OKAY. ARE THEY TAGGED AND REGISTERED OR. NO, NO. YOU KNOW, INSURANCE WENT UP AND I COULDN'T AFFORD TO TAG ALL OF THEM. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BUT BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LIVE OUT IN THE COUNTRY, YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE A SPARE VEHICLE, YOU KNOW, THAT RUNS. BECAUSE IF ONE BREAKS DOWN, THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN STILL JUMP ON THE OTHER ONE.
YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. AND I, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE PERMIT FOR THE POLE BARN, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHEN I GOT THE PERMIT, AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT HAD AN EXPIRATION DATE, YOU KNOW, AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVE. I'M AN OLDER GUY AND I HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND SO, YOU KNOW, I, YOU KNOW, I INTEND TO DO THIS AND DO THAT, BUT THEN I GET SICK OR, OR I GET INJURED OR WHATEVER, AND LIFE GETS IN THE WAY. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. AND SO BUT, YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S MATERIALS ON THE PROPERTY WHERE AT ONE POINT I HAD INTENTIONS OF, YOU KNOW, USING AND, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PROPERTY, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEN THEN. YOU KNOW, AFTER A WHILE, THEY, YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T GET
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AROUND TO USING THEM. SO THEY REMAINED THERE AND I DIDN'T GET THIS. I DIDN'T FIND THIS UNTIL LAST WEEK. OKAY. IT IT HAD APPARENTLY IT HAD BLOWN OFF OF THE POLE. AND I FOUND IT IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY IN THE BUSHES, YOU KNOW, AND, AND. I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF TALKING TO MR. HUBBARD AT ANY TIME. YOU KNOW, I, I DO TO THE BRAIN INJURY. MY MEMORY IS REALLY BAD AND MY MEMORY IS REALLY BAD. BUT I DON'T HAVE A REASON. OH, YEAH, I HAD A BRAIN ANEURYSM AND, YOU KNOW, AND IT IT JUST IT PRETTY MUCH DESTROYED MY SHORT AND LONG TERM MEMORY, YOU KNOW. YEAH. SO AMONGST OTHER THINGS, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, SO YOU'VE SEEN THE SAME PICTURES. I GOT A CHANCE TO JUST LOOK AT. DO YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH SOME OF THE VIOLATIONS THAT EXIST ON THE PROPERTY NOW, OR WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? YEAH. THE ONLY THING I CAN REMEMBER IS THAT AT ONE POINT I TALKED TO MR. HUBBARD AND THE SUBJECT WAS THE VEHICLES. AND LIKE I SAY, I HAD TO I HAD TO MOVE. SO I HAD NOWHERE TO PUT THEM, YOU KNOW, AND, AND. AT ONE POINT HE TOLD ME IF I PUT THAT, THAT SHED RIGHT THERE ON THE PROPERTY, THAT I WOULD BE OKAY. AS FAR AS THE, YOU KNOW, THE VEHICLES BEING THERE AND STUFF, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THEN. AND THEN AT ANOTHER POINT HE SAID, WELL, THAT'S YOU NEED TO PUT UP A POLE BARN AND, AND PUT THAT STUFF UNDER THE POLE BARN. SO I, YOU KNOW, I GOT THE PERMIT AND, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, AND DUE TO, YOU KNOW, MY HEALTH AND EVERYTHING, IT DIDN'T GO AS PLANNED, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND, AND I STILL NEED TO. PUT THE ROOFING METAL ON IT, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING ELSE IS, IS, IS COMPLETED. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I, I, I CAN PUT THE STUFF UNDER THE POLE BARN AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE GOOD AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER ANYWAY, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, BUT. SO, SO I FOUND THIS LAST WEEK AND, AND I'VE ALREADY STARTED TO, YOU KNOW, COMPLY THE VEHICLES LIKE I SAY THEY DO RUN AND I HAVE THOSE UP FOR SALE AND, AND I, I MOVED THE, THE ONE CAMPER AND THE OTHER ONE I'M GETTING RID OF IT AS WELL. SO I WANT TO COMPLY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M TIRED OF LOOKING AT STUFF, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BUT AND THE MATERIALS, THE BUILD MATERIALS, I, YOU KNOW, I COLLECTED THOSE AND THEY JUST SIT THERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S I'M 64. SO WE ALWAYS HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS. YEAH. I HAD ALWAYS HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS. YEAH. YEAH. BECAUSE LIKE I SAY I HOPE TO LIVE THERE ONE DAY, YOU KNOW. WELL I'M GLAD THAT YOU FOUND THE NOTICE AND WE'RE ABLE TO COME DOWN HERE AND TALK TO ME AS WELL AS MR. HUBBARD. SO LET ME DO THIS, MR. TOOL. LET ME FIND OUT FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT WHAT THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS ON THE PROPERTY AND SEE IF WE CAN WORK SOMETHING THAT MAKES SOME SENSE. SINCE YOU'RE STARTING TO BRING SOME STUFF INTO COMPLIANCE, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE NEED TO WORK ON AND WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS, AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS RIGHT. I DO HAVE I DO HAVE MR. HUBBARD'S NUMBER IN MY PHONE. AND LIKE I SAY, I'VE, I'VE A LOT OF THAT STUFF IS I WORK I DO I'M DISABLED. BUT YOU KNOW THE. MY INCOME I DO HANDYMAN STUFF YOU KNOW AND IT'S AND SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY THERE'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, BUCKETS OF PAIN AND STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THAT SHED RIGHT THERE IS, IS I, I KEEP ALL MY TOOLS IN THERE AND I AND, AND I JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO, TO RENT SOMEPLACE TO, TO PUT MY TOOLS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, THE TRAILER WAS, YOU KNOW, A I USED THAT ON THE PROPERTY. I HOOK IT TO MY TRACTOR AND, YOU KNOW, MOVE STUFF AROUND. BUT BUT I'M READY TO GET RID OF 90% OF THAT STUFF. ALL THE EXCESS. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I JUST IT'S IT ACTUALLY IMPEDES ME FROM DEVELOPING MY PROPERTY FURTHER, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IN A WAY. AND. SO, SO I, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO COMPLY BECAUSE, YOU[00:15:08]
KNOW, MY NEIGHBOR IS THE ONE THAT THAT MAKES THE COMPLAINTS. WE HAVE A WE'RE WE WE'VE FOR SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS NOW, WE'VE HAD A THERE'S A PROPERTY DISPUTE GOING ON. HE'S HIS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE THAT PART OF HIS FENCE AND HIS. CARPORT IS ON MY PROPERTY. HE NEVER HE NEVER DID A SURVEY. AND SO HE'S THE ONE THAT'S REPORTING ME TO, YOU KNOW, CODE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE HE KNOWS EVENTUALLY HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO TEAR THAT STUFF DOWN. YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T PRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE I'M REALLY NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW. SO HE'S THE AGGRESSOR IN ALL THIS.YOU KNOW, I DON'T BOTHER ANYBODY. AND I GET ALONG FINE WITH ALL THE OTHER NEIGHBORS AND, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER COMPLAINED. AND IT'S JUST HIM, YOU KNOW. AND HE JUST JUST JUST WANTS TO MAKE CALLS ME AS MANY PROBLEMS AS HE CAN, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS EASIER FOR YOU AND SEE IF WE CAN GET EVERYTHING RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. SO, SO ONE THING I, YOU KNOW, I DID WANT TO ASK IS THAT. IT SAYS ON JUNE THE 19TH, THERE'LL BE THERE'S ANOTHER HEARING FOR, YOU KNOW, LIENS AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MAYBE REPLACED ON THE PROPERTY AND ALL IT, YOU KNOW, REALISTICALLY THAT'S, THAT'S A MONTH FROM NOW AND, AND YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF MY PART TIME WORK AND TAKING CARE OF MY GRANDSONS IN THE AFTERNOON TILL THE PARENTS GET OFF OF WORK, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO DURING THE WEEK, AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, COMPLYING TO THE PROPERTY.
SO, SO, SO REALISTICALLY, THAT ONLY GIVES ME EIGHT DAYS IF I DO IT ON THE WEEKENDS. AND IF I COULD HAVE THAT DATE MOVED UP TO JULY, THEN THEN REALISTICALLY THAT WOULD GIVE ME 16 DAYS, YOU KNOW, ON WEATHER PERMIT AND THAT'S ONLY WEATHER PERMITTING. SO FINGERS CROSSED. HOPEFULLY WE'VE GOTTEN PAST SOME OF THE HEAVY RAIN ISSUES. SO HOPEFULLY WE HAVE BETTER WEATHER. BUT YEAH, WHAT I CAN DO IS LET ME HEAR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AS FAR AS THE RECOMMENDATION, AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN SET UP ON THE PROPERTY. A LOT OF TIMES THAT JUNE HEARING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THERE TO GIVE ME AN UPDATE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PROPERTY. ARE WE MAKING SOME PROGRESS? WHAT CONDITION IS IT IN? AND LET'S SEE IF TODAY, MAYBE WHAT WE DO IS MAYBE KEEP THAT HEARING JUST SO I GET AN UPDATE, BUT THEN RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT GIVE YOU MORE TIME TO GET IT COMPLIED WITH. SO LET ME SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AND GO FROM THERE OKAY? OKAY. LET ME. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE POLE BARN AS WELL. LIKE I SAY, MY MEMORY IS NO GOOD. SO I YOU KNOW, I DID LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO AND I GOT THE PERMIT AND EVERYTHING AND, AND I HAD THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE INSPECTION AND EVERYTHING AND, AND THEN I JUST FORGET ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT. I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT, YOU KNOW. SO, SO. IT IT'S, IT'S 80% COMPLETE. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS, IS, IS, IS GET SOME HELP TO, TO PUT THE ROOFING METAL ON AND, AND SO DO, DO I NEED TO. DO I HAVE TO REAPPLY FOR THE PERMIT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT AND FIGURE OUT IF THEY NEED TO. JUST GIVE YOU AN EXTENSION OF THE ORIGINAL PERMIT, WHETHER WHAT THEY HAVE FROM THE ORIGINAL PERMIT WORKS, OR GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT WHAT THEY'VE SEEN AS FAR AS THE ORIGINAL PERMIT BEING ISSUED AND LET THEM DECIDE, ARE WE GOING TO JUST EXTEND THAT? IS THAT ENOUGH TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND ALL THAT? OKAY, OKAY. COULD YOU COULD YOU REPEAT THE FIRST PART OF THAT AGAIN SO I CAN TRY AND RETAIN THAT? WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS MR. HUBBARD IS REALLY GOOD ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT YOU KNOW, WHERE THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT IS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT SINCE THEY ISSUED THE PERMIT ORIGINALLY, I DON'T ISSUE PERMITS. BUT WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT YOU TALK TO THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT AND FIND OUT, HEY, I HAD A PERMIT. IT WAS ISSUED ON THIS DATE. IT EXPIRED. CAN WE DO SOMETHING THAT EXTENDS
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THAT PERMIT, OR DO WE NEED TO APPLY FOR A NEW PERMIT AND SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO ABOUT THAT? RIGHT? RIGHT. MR. HUBBARD, IF. AND JUST ADD WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE FROM THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT HERE THAT CAN JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LET HIM KNOW WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO. PERFECT I LOVE THAT. SO WHAT MISS ASHMAN WAS JUST SAYING IS THAT WE'VE GOT SOME INDIVIDUALS FROM THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT HERE, SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE ACQUIRED IN ORDER TO GET THAT EXTENSION. OKAY, BECAUSE IT'S MOST OF THE TIME, LIKE LIKE I SAY, JUST LIKE THIS HEARING IS NEXT WEEK. I WON'T EVEN REMEMBER IT, YOU KNOW? AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO REMEMBER ME. I'M SORRY, BUT NO. YEAH, I REMEMBER YOU BECAUSE.BECAUSE YOU WERE VERY NICE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NICE LOOKING LADY. I WON'T REMEMBER THE CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW. WE'LL WRITE IT ALL DOWN AND WE'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT TO DO. I GOT TO WRITE IT ALL DOWN. RIGHT? RIGHT. AND I DIDN'T I DIDN'T THINK TO BRING SOMETHING TO WRITE NOTES DOWN WITH. I FORGOT, YOU KNOW. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S TAKEN CARE OF. YOU'LL GET A NOTE THAT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHAT'S REQUIRED ON THE ORDER FROM TODAY'S HEARING. THAT WAY, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT HAS TO BE DONE. MR. HUBBARD WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE TO YOU, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO GET THE PERMIT FOR THE BARN TAKEN CARE OF. OKAY? AND SEE, JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THE SEPTIC TANK MATERIALS, I, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE THAT, BUT I, I, I MISREAD THE WHEN I READ STUFF, IT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T ALWAYS CLICK IN MY MIND AND, AND I HAD IT ALL READY TO PUT THE, THE DRAIN FIELD IN AND EVERYTHING. AND I TALKED TO A GUY AND, AND HE SAID, WELL, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DIG OUT TWO FEET OF, OF DIRT AND BACKFILL. AND SO, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT IN A PERMIT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TROUBLE PROCESSING NEW INFORMATION. AND SO NOW I HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN WITH THE, WITH THE SEPTIC TANK PERMIT. AND, AND NOW IT'S, IT'S WITH A DIFFERENT AGENCY I THINK AND I HAVE DIFFICULTY FILLING OUT APPLICATIONS AND STUFF AND IT'S JUST REALLY HARD BEING ME.
AND IT'S NOT THAT I'M, YOU KNOW, PURPOSELY BEING NON NON-COMPLIANT. IT'S JUST THAT, WELL, THE MERE FACT THAT I'M BORDERLINE NOW AND. YEAH. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I REALLY, I REALLY TRY TO DO THE BEST I CAN UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU KNOW. NO PROBLEM. SO, SO BUT I DO HAVE THE VEHICLES UP FOR SALE AND, AND I'VE ALREADY SINCE I GOT THIS LAST WEEK, I WAS ABLE TO GO OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND AND I GAVE SOME STUFF AWAY AND, AND I'VE ALREADY I'VE MOVED THE SEPTIC TANK UP UNDER THE POLE BARN. OKAY. YOU KNOW, AND, AND EVEN THOUGH THE, THE ROOF ISN'T ON IT, I KNOW THAT I NEED TO MOVE THAT STUFF UNDERNEATH IT IN ORDER TO, TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
SO I ONLY ASK THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAY, IF YOU COULD MOVE THE, IF YOU JUST WANT SOME MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO. YES, MA'AM. BECAUSE I CAN ONLY DO IT ON THE WEEKENDS AND, AND THAT'S WITH WEATHER PERMITTING AND. OKAY. AND, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN COMPLIANCE. SO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, DISABILITY DOESN'T PAY A LOT AND, AND, AND I CAN'T AFFORD, YOU KNOW, FINES AND LIENS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, LET ME SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AS FAR AS WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS AND SEE IF WE CAN SPACES OUT TO KEEP YOU FOCUSED ON ONE THING AT A TIME, MAYBE. AND THAT WAY WE WILL HELP YOU HANDHOLD THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE. YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S I WILL, I WILL LIKE I SAY, MR. HUBBARD IS, IS HE'S A REAL NICE GENTLEMAN AND EVERYTHING AND, AND YOU KNOW, DUE TO MY. MY COGNITIVE, YOU KNOW, DISABILITY, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT WOULD HELP ME OUT SUBSTANTIALLY. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST SOMEONE TO REMIND ME OF THINGS AND, AND,
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AND, AND I COULD DO THEM THEN, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, I FORGET. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THAT I'M DOING IT ON PURPOSE, YOU KNOW, AND I WILL I WILL, YOU KNOW, LIKE THIS WEEKEND IS, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO GO BACK AND, AND WORK ON IT SOME MORE, YOU KNOW, AND, AND I, I DON'T, I JUST WANT TO COMPLY AND I DON'T, I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. IT'S REALLY HARD ON ME, YOU KNOW, UNDER STRESS AND EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW. WELL, LET ME SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF, OKAY. YEAH. GIVE ME JUST ONE SECOND SO I CAN HEAR FROM THEM. OKAY. WHAT NOW? I'M SORRY. ONE SECOND SO I CAN HEAR FROM MISS ASHMAN AS FAR AS WHAT CODE ENFORCEMENT WANTS TO DO. AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING WORKED OUT, OKAY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. GO AHEAD. IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE ADDRESS, 9313 JODY LANE, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO CHAPTER FOUR, THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. A PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. THE VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 405 ONE EXISTS IN THE FORM OF ALLOWABLE USES STORAGE ON A VACANT LOT THAT THE MAGISTRATES HAD A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL VEHICLES, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, TRAILERS, UNPERMITTED SHEDS, BUILDING MATERIALS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. I WOULD I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT. IF HE GETS HIS PERMIT RENEWED WITHIN TEN DAYS, THEN. HE WOULD NOT HAVE TO REMOVE THE BUILDING MATERIALS FROM THE PROPERTY. ONE OF THE ISSUES WE WILL HAVE IS HE CAN ONLY HAVE ONE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. SO EVENTUALLY ONE OF THOSE IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. AND IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY, FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINE SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN THE BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. OKAY, ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NO. OKAY, SO, MR. HALL, WHAT I WANT TO DO IS TRY AND DISTINGUISH THE PERMANENT APPLICATION PROCESS OR THE ALTERNATIVE IF YOU DON'T GET THE PERMIT APPLIED FOR AND TAKEN CARE OF THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. YES, SIR. WELL, WHAT WHAT PERMIT FOR THE POLE BARNS.OH, THE POLE, THE POLE BARN. SO I DO NEED TO REAPPLY FOR THE. YOU'LL HAVE TO TALK TO THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT AND LET THEM LEAD YOU DOWN THE DIRECTION OF. DO YOU NEED TO REAPPLY OR IS THE APPLICATION THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN AN EXTENSION? LET THEM TAKE A LOOK AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. OKAY, OKAY. AND I CAN DO THAT RIGHT AFTER THE HEARING. RIGHT.
THAT'S MR. HUBBARD CAN POINT YOU EXACTLY WHERE THEIR OFFICES ARE. IT'SIGHT IN THE BAY COUNTY BUILDING. SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO OVER THERE. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT WAY I CAN, YOU KNOW, BEFORE I FORGET, YOU KNOW, I DON'T. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS ACCEPT CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION WITH THE IDEA THAT THE PERMIT NEEDS TO BE REAPPLIED FOR OR TAKEN CARE OF WITHIN TEN DAYS. NOW, IF THAT PERMIT GETS GIVEN TO YOU AND YOU HAVE A PERMIT, IT CHANGES THE REQUIREMENTS. LIKE MISS ASHMAN WAS SAYING ABOUT HAVING TO MOVE ANYTHING OFF THE PROPERTY OR CHANGE ANYTHING, YOU'RE THEN, UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THAT PERMIT. SO BASICALLY EVERYTHING WOULD GO ON HOLD WHILE THE PERMIT GOES THROUGH. AND YOU WORK UNDER THE PERMIT GUIDELINES. IF YOU DON'T GET THE PERMIT APPLIED FOR, WHAT THEY'VE ASKED FOR IS TEN DAYS TO GET EVERYTHING INTO COMPLIANCE. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS CHANGE THAT TO 30 DAYS TO BRING EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. IF YOU DON'T GO DOWN THE ROUTE OF APPLYING OR SPEAKING TO THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT TO GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. OKAY. OH YEAH, I'LL DO THAT RIGHT AFTER THIS HEARING SO THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE BEFORE I FORGET. YEAH. SO OKAY. BECAUSE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? I, I CAN PROBABLY THINK OF SOME LATER, BUT BUT RIGHT NOW I'VE,
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I'VE, YOU KNOW, STAY IN TOUCH WITH MR. HUBBARD AND HE'LL BE ABLE TO POINT YOU EITHER TO THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT OR FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO WORK ON. OKAY. AND THEY WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF THAT ORDER. SO YOU HAVE THAT AND PAPERWORK. SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT IF YOU NEED TO. OKAY. I DO I DO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT STUFF.IF I PUT IT UP UNDER THE POLE BARN THEN THEN, YOU KNOW, I'LL BE IN COMPLIANCE, RIGHT. AND AGAIN, YOU'LL HAVE TO GET THE POLE BARN PERMIT APPLICATION DONE IF NECESSARY. AND THEN YOU WOULD BE CONTROLLED UNDER THE PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS VERSUS MOVING EVERYTHING. SO YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO MOVE IT YET. THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GO FORWARD WITH THE PERMIT STUFF FIRST, GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF IN THE TEN DAYS AND FIGURE OUT IF YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THE PERMIT PROCESS TO GET THAT POLE BARN PERMITTED. OKAY. RIGHT.
RIGHT. RIGHT. OKAY. SO IN THE MEANTIME, BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, I HAD A COUPLE OF GUYS THAT WERE GOING TO HELP ME WITH THAT EITHER THIS WEEKEND OR NEXT WEEKEND, BUT PUT THE MEDAL ON.
BUT BUT SO CURRENTLY I CAN'T DO THAT. DOES THAT NEED TO TALK TO THE PERMANENT DEPARTMENT FIRST? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE PERMIT TO ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT. SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PERMIT IS IN PLACE FIRST. I CAN'T LIKE I, YOU KNOW, EXAMPLE, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHEN I APPLIED FOR THE PERMIT, YOU KNOW AND MR. NOT TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT AGAIN WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE PERMITTING AND CHRIS THAT ARE GOING TO TALK TO YOU RIGHT AFTER THIS AND THEY CAN ASSIST YOU WITH THOSE TYPE OF QUESTIONS. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. OKAY. I'LL. YEAH. OKAY. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. IT'S JUST I GET NERVOUS AND THEN AND THEN I JUST, I GET CONFUSED AND, YOU KNOW, AND. OKAY, IT'S ALWAYS BETTER TO HEAR IT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH. RIGHT? YEAH. YES, MA'AM. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING DOWN, MR. TOOL. I APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S HEARING. I'LL ACCEPT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION WITH THOSE MINOR CHANGES OF TEN DAYS AND 30 DAYS DISTINGUISHING THE PERMIT APPLICATION FROM COMPLIANCE. ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 2300167 PROPERTY ADDRESS 9313 JODY LANE. DO WE WANT TO DO THE TELEPHONE CALLS NEXT OR DO WE HAVE OTHERS. THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT IS HERE FOR ITEM G OKAY. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND DOING ITEM G G NEXT. SO I NEED TO. WHAT ARE WE WAITING ON THE. OH SO LAST I DIDN'T THINK THEY WOULD BOTH LEAVE. OKAY SO WE WANT TO GO TO. DO YOU WANT TO DO F NEXT. YEAH THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT. WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM WE'LL DO F CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20242480 PROPERTY ADDRESSES 908 LIGHTHOUSE LAGOON COURT.
HELLO. IS THIS MR. THORNE-BEGLAND? YES IT IS. THIS IS JODY WITH THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MAGISTRATE HEARING. I NEED TO GET YOU SWORN IN. YES, MA'AM.
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, MA'AM. AND CAN I GET A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS FOR YOU? 908 LIGHTHOUSE LAGOON COURT, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA. 32407 YES, SIR. OKAY. THE MAGISTRATE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ARE GOING TO SPEAK FIRST. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS TIFFANY, YOUR MAGISTRATE. HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS MORNING? GOOD, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO HEAR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT FIRST WITH REGARD TO THE PROPERTY AND WHAT THE SITUATION IS. AND THEN IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED TO ADD TO IT, WE'LL BE GLAD TO HEAR WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO SAY AT THAT POINT IN TIME,
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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. CODE ENFORCEMENT, TELL ME WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON WITH THIS PROPERTY. BRANDON IRWIN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. NOTICES AND EXHIBITS ARE INDICATED IN THAT REPORT. MR. BLOOM, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. YES. OKAY, SO THE CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON JANUARY 8TH, 2025, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION IN THE FORM OF STAGNANT WATER VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE TEN DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 WOULD BE IMPOSED, CONTINUING EACH AND EVERY DAY UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. A COPY OF THAT ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B, AND IS CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. JANUARY 7TH I SPOKE WITH PROPERTY OWNER MONICA LANG. SHE ADVISED THE POOL HAD BEEN SHOCKED AND WILL CALL ONCE A STAGNANT WATER WAS CLEAR DUE TO SNOW. A POST-HEARING INSPECTION WAS NOT COMPLETED UNTIL JANUARY 24TH. THAT'S WHEN WE HAD THOSE SNOW DAYS MANDATORY. AND SO JANUARY 24TH IS WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GO OUT AND DO THE FIRST POST-HEARING INSPECTION ON JANUARY 24TH THROUGH JANUARY 28TH. INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE PROPERTY DID REMAIN IN VIOLATION JANUARY 24TH. SLIDE FOUR. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WATER WAS STILL STAGNANT. SLIDE FIVE I INCLUDED BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THERE WAS STILL SNOW ON THE GROUND. JANUARY 28TH PHOTOS. STILL THE STAGNANT WATER IN THE POOL AND SLIDE SEVEN. ON JANUARY 24TH, I SPOKE WITH PROPERTY OWNER MONICA LANG AGAIN. SHE ADVISED THE POOL HAD BEEN SHOCKED AND WAS CLEARING UP LAST WEEK BEFORE THE COLD FRONT CAME THROUGH. I ADVISED HER SHE HAD UNTIL TUESDAY TO EITHER GET THE STAGNANT WATER CORRECTED, OR HIRE A POOL COMPANY AND PROVIDE ME WITH A CONTRACT WITH THE DATE THEY WERE AVAILABLE TO DO THE CLEAN. FINES WOULD BEGIN AFTER OR IF THOSE REQUIREMENTS WERE NOT MET. I DID LATER REALIZE THAT I COULD NOT PROVIDE THE EXTENSION BECAUSE THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL ORDER, SO I SPOKE TO HER ABOUT THAT LATER ON, AND THIS CASE JANUARY 27TH.MISS LANG SENT AN EMAIL WITH AN APPOINTMENT VERIFICATION TO HAVE THE POOL CLEANED. THE FIRST APPOINTMENT FOR THE WAS IS FOR THE PUMP INSPECTION ON JANUARY 31ST, 2025. SHE ADVISED IF THE PUMP WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THE COMPANY WOULD THEN SCHEDULE THE GREEN CLEAN. SO IT WAS A IT WAS A PROCESS TO GET THEM OUT THERE TO ACTUALLY CLEAN THE POOL. JANUARY 31ST, 2025 I RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM MISS LANG. SHE ADVISED THE PUMP WAS WORKING BUT THE LINES WERE CLOGGED. THE POOL COMPANY ADVISED THEY WILL RETURN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO BLOW OUT THE LINES AND CLEAN THE FILTRATION SYSTEM. FEBRUARY 6TH I RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM MISS LANG. SHE ADVISED A QUOTE FOR THE REPAIRS WAS SENT THAT DAY. SHE HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE QUOTE, AND THE QUOTE SHOULD BE APPROVED WITHIN A DAY. SHE EMAILED ME THE QUOTE THAT THEY HAD SENT HER. FEBRUARY 7TH, 2025. MISS LANG SENT ME A MESSAGE ADVISING THE QUOTE WAS APPROVED AND THE CLEAN WAS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 10TH OF 2025. FEBRUARY 11TH. MISS LANG SENT PHOTOS SHOWING THE STAGNANT POOL WAS CORRECTED. THAT WAS LATER IN THE DAY. I CONDUCTED MY INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 12TH AND THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND IN COMPLIANCE. THE OVERVIEW OF THE PROPERTY IN SLIDE NINE AND THEN THE POOL BEING CLEANED AND SLIDE TEN. MARCH 25TH. I CALLED MISS LANG AND INFORMED HER OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING. I ADVISED HER THAT I WOULD ATTEND THE HEARING, OR THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO ATTEND A HEARING. TO ASK MAGISTRATE TO WAIVE OR REDUCE THE FINES. ON MARCH 26TH, 2025 AND AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. THAT NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON MARCH 29TH, 2025, AND THEN A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON APRIL 24TH, 2025. ANY OTHER INFO FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT THIS TIME? NOT THIS TIME. OTHER THAN RECOMMENDATION. PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR RECOMMENDATION OR RECOMMENDATION. MAGISTRATE. IMPOSE THE INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS TO TOTAL $700 PLUS INTEREST UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER IS THE. IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXIST, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY
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COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO A UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. THAT CONCLUDES OUR TEST. WELL, JUST ONE ADDITIONAL THAT WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. YES, MA'AM. SIR. ALL RIGHT, SIR, ON THE TELEPHONE, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION, MR. THORN BLOOM, THAT YOU NEED TO PROVIDE TO ME? I MEAN, WE HAD THE FULL COMPANY COME OUT AND THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO UNCLOG THE LINES. THERE'S ONE LINE STILL CLOGGED.AND I GOT A GUY COMING OVER ON SATURDAY AND WE'RE GOING TO SNAKE THE LINE. THERE IS A BUNCH OF LIQUID CHLORINE IN THERE RIGHT NOW. AND. ALGAE KILLER. AND I'VE BEEN GOING OUT THERE AFTER WORK EVERY NIGHT AND TRYING TO CLEAN UP AS MUCH AS I CAN OFF THE BOTTOM, AND UNTIL THAT OTHER LINE GETS CIRCULATED WHERE IT CAN FILTER, I CAN'T VACUUM IT. SO I'M TRYING TO GET THAT DONE ON SATURDAY, AND I'VE BEEN RUNNING BACK AND FORTH WITH MONICA AND, YOU KNOW, FIGHTING WITH HER HELP. SO. I JUST I MEAN, THE DOCTOR BILLS ARE UNREAL. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER INFORMATION I NEED TO KNOW FROM YOU, MR. THORN BLOOM? NO, I'M WORKING ON GETTING THE POOL CLEANED. AND LIKE I SAID, I HAVE A FRIEND COMING OVER ON SATURDAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO SNAKE THAT LINE, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT FILTRATION RUNNING. WHERE THE WHERE IT'LL GET THE CHLORINE WITH THE PUCKS TO HELP KEEP CHLORINE IN THERE. OKAY. SO. ALL RIGHT. WELL IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT I NEED TO KNOW, JUST OTHER THAN WE RECOGNIZE THAT HE WAS DELAYED AND WITH THE SNOW AND THE WEATHER AND CORRECTING IT. OKAY. WHAT I'M INCLINED TO DO, MR. THORN BLOOM, IS REDUCE THE INITIAL FINE AMOUNT FROM THE $700 THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED THAT DEALS WITH DAILY FINES TO JUST THE $200 INITIAL FINE. SO THAT REDUCES THAT FINE MORE THAN $500. SO REDUCE THAT DOWN TO $200 THAT THERE WAS IN FACT AN ISSUE, BUT IT IS NOW FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING TO TRY AND KEEP IT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M TRYING. IT'S ALWAYS A PROCESS. ONE DAY AT A TIME, RIGHT? OH, YEAH. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT OR FOR ME AT THIS TIME? NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I WILL ACCEPT CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION. WITH THE FINE BEING REDUCED TO $200. THAT CONCLUDES THIS HEARING ON LETTER F ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20242480. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 908 LIGHTHOUSE LAGOON.
ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE ON TO THE NEXT PHONE CALL. RIGHT. CORRECT. ITEM G, MOVING ON TO LETTER G, WE HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20241048. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 4012 TREASURE CIRCLE.
HELLO, MISS BROWN. YES, THIS IS JODY WITH THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MAGISTRATE HEARING. I NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET YOU SWORN 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? I DO. AND CAN I GET A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS FOR YOU? POST OFFICE BOX 6313 BROOMFIELD, COLORADO 80021. THANK YOU. ENFORCEMENT AND MAGISTRATE ARE GOING TO SPEAK FIRST. GOOD MORNING, MISS BROWN. THIS IS TIFFANY, SIR. HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M DOING GREAT. THANK YOU.
GOOD. I'M GOING TO SERVE AS YOUR MAGISTRATE THIS MORNING. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS HEAR FROM
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CODE ENFORCEMENT FIRST TO GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY, AND THEN ANYTHING YOU NEED TO ADD TO IT WILL TAKE CARE OF IT AT THAT POINT IN TIME. OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT, CODE ENFORCEMENT, GIVE ME AN IDEA WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, MAGISTRATE TONY BERNABÉ, COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. EXHIBITS AND NOTICES FOR THE RECORD, ON JANUARY 9TH, 2024. THIS PROPERTY RECEIVED DAMAGE FROM WINTER STORM FINN. JANUARY THE 10TH, 2024, WHILE CONDUCTING DAMAGE ASSESSMENT BY BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS PROPERTY WAS OBSERVED IN IS LOCATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY. THIS IS SOME OF THE PHOTOS FROM. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT PROPERTY WAS POSTED UP AT UNSAFE. THE STAIRWELL GOT DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE. ON APRIL THE 2ND, 2024, INVESTIGATOR ROBERT CLARKSON INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND, IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF A UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. DURING THIS INSPECTION, NEW STAIRS AND RAILING HAVE BEEN ADDED WITHOUT PERMITS. SEE THE NEW STAIRS AND THE RAILS. ON AUGUST 19TH, 2024, I WAS ASSIGNED THIS CASE. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. OF SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2024. NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS P.O. BOX 6313, BROOMFIELD, BROOMFIELD, COLORADO 80021 CERTIFIED. NOTICE WAS RETURNED TO REGULAR MAIL. DID NOT RETURN. SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2024 I REINSPECT THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2024 MISS BROWN CALLED BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT TO ADVISE SHE PLANS TO REPAIR THE STRUCTURE AND WAS WORKING ON OBTAINING IT. SBA LOAN. JANUARY 9TH, 2025 I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. JANUARY 13TH, 2025 MISS BROWN CALLED TO ADVISE HER SBA LOAN HAD BEEN APPROVED AND SHE WAS LOOKING FOR AN ENGINEER AND CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS TO THE STRUCTURE. MARCH 24TH, 2025 A NOTICE VIOLATION NOTICE HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 6313. P.O. BOX 6313, BROOMFIELD, COLORADO 80021 CERTIFIED. NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. THE REGULAR MAIL DID NOT RETURN. ON APRIL 1ST, A BUILDING INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE. INSPECTOR THORPE, BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS FOR RECORD ON APRIL 1ST. I WAS ABLE TO CONDUCT THE INSPECTION ON THIS MULTI-FAMILY DUPLEX STRUCTURE CONSISTS OF CMU BLOCK WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION SITS ON THE PROPERTY WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION POWER AND WAS APPLIED AT AT TIME OF INSPECTION AS WELL. STRUCTURE WAS AFFECTED BY THE JANUARY 2024 TORNADO THAT HIT BAY COUNTY. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO NUMBER 18, THE ROOF OVERHANG ON THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDE WAS RIPPED OFF. DAMAGE TO MOST OF THE TAIL END RAFTERS, SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND UPLIFTING WINDS TO THE ASPHALT SHINGLES ARE ON TOP. GO BACK ONE PHOTO, PLEASE. THE EXISTING WHITE DECKING UP THERE. IT'S GOT SAGGING ROTTEN RAFTERS UNDERNEATH THAT PROTRUDE OUT FROM THE RIM BEAM. THEY DID NOT OBTAIN ANY KIND OF SHORING OR PERMITS. NEXT PHOTO FOR ANY OF THE ADDITIONS OR REPAIR TO THE RAILING. THERE'S INSUFFICIENT GRIPPING ON HANDRAILS. THERE'S NO BOLSTERS FOR THE HANDRAILS. PREVENT FALLING OFF IN BETWEEN THE TOP RAIL AND THE BOTTOM. THERE, THE HANDRAIL IS TOO WIDE. AROUND THE BACK YOU SEE THE SIDINGS RIPPED OFF FROM THE HARD BOARDS BEEN EXPOSED. THERE'S ROTTING TO THE RIM JOIST ALONG[00:50:03]
THE BOTTOM. WATER INTRUSION INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. THE BACK DECK IS ALSO BEEN DAMAGED AND REMOVED. THE SLIDING GLASS BACK DOORS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF BEING SECURED, ALLOWING EGRESS FOR SOMEONE TO WALK OUT. MORE DAMAGE ON THIS SIDE. THOSE OF YOU THAT. BACKSIDE OF THE OVERHANG. ROOF OVERHANG. JOINT WARFIGHTING STRUCTURE, THERE'S THE ROTTING TO THE SOME. SOME OF THEM WERE SISTERED UP, SOME WERE REPLACED. LIKE I SAID NO PERMITS WERE APPLIED FOR, NO ENGINEERING, NO SHORING. YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE SOME OF THEM WERE WERE SISTERED UP WHERE THEY PUT ADDITIONAL BEAMS UNDERNEATH THERE. AND THEN THEY PUT SOME SCABBING, WHICH IS SMALL PIECES IN THERE WHERE THERE WAS ROTTING. WHICH DECK WAS THAT? THAT THAT WAS THE FRONT DECK.FRONT? YES, MA'AM. THERE WAS A DROP DOWN BOX FOR AN RV CONNECTION THAT THERE WAS A PERMIT APPLIED FOR, FOR A POWER POLE AND. THREE 2224 BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL EXTENSION CORDS RUNNING INTO THE BOTTOM FLOOR THROUGH SEVERAL WINDOWS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE POWERING.
NOBODY ANSWERED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. JUST EXCUSE ME ONE QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. GO BACK.
BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT THE. METER FOR THE POWER HERE IS MISSING. SO THERE'S NO DIRECT POWER GOING. IT'S JUST THE THERE'S A POWER POLE PERMIT, WHICH IS THE ONE WHERE THE DROP DOWN BOX IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. BUT YES, THE ORIGINAL ONE GOING THAT'S UNDERGROUND OR IT'S AN OVERHEAD. IT'S NOT LIVE IT. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO USE A POWER POLE TO FOR CONSTRUCTION. YES. FOR THAT'S FOR CONSTRUCTION. YES. AND ONCE, ONCE THE CONSTRUCTION IS DONE, THEY'LL TRANSFER THE POWER POLE TO PERMANENT TO THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. AS IT SITS. UNFIT, UNSAFE. NO CURRENT PERMITS FOR OR ENGINEERING. WE DID GET SOME ENGINEERING IN THE OTHER DAY, BUT THEY HAVE NOT SUBMITTED. BERNIE WILL EXPLAIN THAT. THANK YOU. ON APRIL 7TH, 2025, A COPY OF INSPECTOR THORP'S BUILDING INSPECTION REPORT WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS P.O. BOX 6313, BROOMFIELD, COLORADO 80021. NEITHER CERTIFIED NOR REGULAR MAIL RETURNED. APRIL 14TH, 2025. MISS BROWN CALLED TO ADVISE SHE HAS A CONTRACT FOR SALE ON THE PROPERTY. THE CLOSING DATE WAS SCHEDULED FOR AROUND THE MAY 21ST, 2025. TIME FRAME. THE BUYER OF THE PROPERTY IS MARK DOWELL. ON THIS SAME DATE, MR. DOWELL CAME TO BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT AND WAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING.
HE WAS ADVISED TO ATTEND THE HEARING IF HE PURCHASES THE PROPERTY. NO ENCUMBRANCES TO NOTIFY ON APRIL 24TH, PROPERTY WAS POSTED AS WELL AS IT WAS POSTED AT BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. ON MAY THE 12TH, 2025. ARE WE INSPECTED? THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION ON MAY THE 13TH, 2025, MISS BROWN EMAILED STRUCTURAL ENGINEER PLANS TO MYSELF. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT YET, SO THERE'S NO PERMITS AT THIS TIME. SHE HAS PLANS TO LEAVE. SHE'S TRAVELING DOWN TODAY TO GET WITH THE PERMIT DEPARTMENT AND GO OVER THE ENGINEER PLANS AND ALL THAT TO GET PERMITS. CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON JUNE 19TH, 2025 AT 1 P.M. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NO. MISS BROWN, THIS IS TIFFANY. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU WANT TO PRESENT TO ME? NOT WELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING I WANT TO DO. WANT TO MENTION THE TEMPORARY POWER POLE WAS SET UP FOR MY SECURITY CAMERAS SO THAT I COULD WATCH THE PLACE WHILE IT WAS VACANT. BECAUSE I LIVE IN COLORADO. SO THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE POWER POLE. WAS ALL OF THE SECURITY CAMERAS. OKAY. AND I AM TRAVELING TO PANAMA CITY TODAY.
I'M IN LOUISIANA, AND I DO PLAN ON STOPPING IN AND GETTING A PERMIT. OKAY. SO THAT'S ON YOUR PLANS FOR TODAY TO GET HERE AND APPLY FOR THE PERMIT I SHOULD BE GETTING IN PANAMA CITY PROBABLY TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING, AND THEN I'LL APPLY FOR A PERMIT. OKAY. ANY OTHER INFO YOU NEED TO
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PRESENT TO ME AT THIS TIME? WELL, IF THERE WAS ANY REPAIR WORK DONE TO THE PROPERTY, IT WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY PATCH JUST TO KEEP THE PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, SECURE, TO KEEP THE WATER OUT.OKAY. SO WHATEVER WORK YOU DID DO ON THE PROPERTY WAS JUST TEMPORARY. IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING? I'M SORRY. YES. YES. OKAY. YEAH. THE STAIRS WERE PATCHED AND THE ROOF WAS PATCHED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YOUR ENGINEERING REPORTS THAT YOU HAVE, I'M ASSUMING THEY WERE COMPLETED BY AN ENGINEER WHO HAS REVIEWED THE PROPERTY. OR. TELL ME ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE ON THAT END. I HIRED JULIO WITH HORIZONS, AND HE GAVE ME A STRUCTURAL REPORT FOR THE ROOF AND THE STAIRS AND THE DECKING. AND I BELIEVE ANTHONY BRUNING HAS THOSE. A COPY OF THOSE PLANS, THEY'RE NOT STAMPED YET, BUT HE'LL BE HE'LL THEY'LL BE STAMPED AND APPROVED BY THIS NEXT WEEK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT ME TO KNOW ABOUT MISS BROWN? NOPE. I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING. ALL RIGHT. CODE ENFORCEMENT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM YOU GUYS? I DO, I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE PERMANENT DEPARTMENT. SURE. IF I MEAN, IS THAT ALLOWABLE USE FOR A TEMPORARY POWER POLE TO RUN CAMERAS? IT'S OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. JUST OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. PLEASE GO AHEAD. IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINE THAT THE ADDRESS, 4012 TREASURE CIRCLE, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF BAY COUNTY CODE.
THAT PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT FOR THE VIOLATION.
BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO EXISTS IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF 30 DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY ADDRESSING THE UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE AS FOLLOWS. APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN ANY DEMOLITION PERMITS TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE AND ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AS DEFINED IN THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND REMOVE ALL DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR REPAIR THE UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE AS FOLLOWS.
SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE A FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT AND A COMPLETED SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS FROM THE FLORIDA LICENSE AND REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. ALL REQUIRED PERMITS.
ENGINEERING PLANS MUST PASS THE PLANS REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED. ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE BAY COUNTY BUILDER SERVICES DIVISION. STAFF OF DESIGNEE. REPAIRS MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND STRUCTURAL REPAIRS. ALL BUILDING PERMITS INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED AND ALL PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE. IF AT ANY TIME THE REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRED, IT SHALL BE SHALL BE CONSIDERED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT, INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS, AND BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, AND THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, A FINE OF $1,000 SHALL BE IMPOSED. SUCH FINE SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT OBTAINS A DEMOLITION AND OR BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET ABOVE, AND THEN ALLOWS THE PERMIT TO EXPIRE TO BE CANCELED OR REVOKED BY THE ISSUING AUTHORITY, OR BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON CORRECTLY, A DEFAULT, AND JUST THAT. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON JUNE 19TH, 2025 AT 1 P.M.
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, MISS BROWN? NO, I REALLY DIDN'T HEAR VERY MUCH OF WHAT SHE SAID, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY MENTIONED TO ME ON THE RECORD, THAT YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY TO APPLY FOR THE PERMIT ANYWAY. SO WHAT THIS ENDS UP DOING IS SAYING YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO EITHER DECIDE AND APPLY FOR THE DEMOLITION PERMIT, OR APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO REBUILD AND GET THIS
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TAKEN CARE OF. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING ON DOING TOMORROW, CORRECT? YES. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. WHAT THIS IS SET FOR IS A COMPLIANCE HEARING TO BE BROUGHT BACK BEFORE ME ON JUNE 19TH FOR AN UPDATE THAT WILL GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED. WHAT IS HAPPENING? ARE WE REBUILDING STUFF LIKE THAT? SO WE'LL GET AN IDEA OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE COMPLIED WITH WHAT'S REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR THE PERMIT. OKAY, OKAY. THAT SOUNDS FINE. ALL RIGHT. THE SECRETARY IS ALSO GOING TO SEND YOU A COPY OF THE ORDER TO THAT POST OFFICE ADDRESS THAT YOU PROVIDED, SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BLACK AND WHITE DOCUMENT THAT GIVES YOU ALL THOSE DETAILS. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME WHAT I'LL DO IS ACCEPT THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S HEARING OKAY. OKAY. AND I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IF YOU'RE OUR OFFICE IS RIGHT ABOVE THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. SO WE CAN ALWAYS HAND DELIVER YOU A COPY OF THIS ORDER SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU GET BACK. YEAH. IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO ASK. CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE QUESTIONS OR IF YOU WANT TO GET ANY DOCUMENTS FROM THEM. THEY ARE LIKE MISS ASHTON WAS JUST SAYING ON THE SECOND FLOOR RIGHT ABOVE THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THE SAME BUILDING. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT.WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING AVAILABLE VIA TELEPHONE. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALSO, I DO HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. WHAT ABOUT THE PROPERTY? THERE WAS ANOTHER CASE AT 3932 THOMAS DRIVE. ARE THEY HAVING A HEARING ON THAT TODAY? OBTAINED A DEMOLITION PERMIT? YEAH. YES.
THEY GOT A DEMOLITION PERMIT. SO THAT WAS TAKEN FROM THE AGENDA. SO IT'S GOOD FOR 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU GOT IT. DID YOU HEAR THAT? I THINK SO I HAVE 180 DAYS FOR THE PERMIT. YEAH. YOUR DEMOLITION PERMIT IS GOOD FOR 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT YOU. OKAY. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY, SO. SO THAT CASE GOT TAKEN FROM THE AGENDA. OH, GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR, I APPRECIATE IT. NO PROBLEM. TRAVEL SAFELY. THANK YOU. BYE BYE BYE. ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20241048. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 4012 TREASURE CIRCLE. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT THAT I NEED TO ADDRESS BEFORE I JUST START GOING THROUGH THE AGENDA? YES.
LETTER K IS HERE. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY'VE BEEN SWORN. AND. THIS IS THEIR REQUEST. WE HAVE.
THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE IS A PAYOFF. OKAY. REQUEST TO REDUCE OR WAIVE. FINE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL DEAL WITH LETTER K ON THE AGENDA IS CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 23-01583. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 11813 HARRINGTON ROAD. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK TO ME ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? GOOD MORNING GUYS. IF YOU'LL JUST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR ME, OUR SECRETARY IS GOING TO SWEAR YOU IN. YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH I DO. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS PROPERTY. WELL, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET IT REDUCED OR, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THEY WANTED ME TO DO, I DID IT, YOU KNOW? AND I EVEN GOT RID OF A TRUCK. I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS MY PARTS TRUCK. AND, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO SHED THAT. MICHAEL TORE UP. I TORE IT DOWN. AND MY GRASS, I CUT IT, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TRIMMING MY TREES A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER.
IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THE WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THE PROPERTY IN THE TIME PROVIDED. IS THAT
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CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT. OKAY. TOOK HIM A LITTLE TIME BECAUSE HE WORKS ALL THE TIME. I JUST RAN OUT OF TIME DOING IT. I WAS DOING IT MYSELF. CHAIR, DID YOU HAVE THE PAYOFF AMOUNT ON THIS? FOR ANY PAYMENTS MADE SO FAR? OKAY. AND WHEN WAS THIS ASSESSED? MARCH OF 2024. NO OTHER WAY. DECEMBER. ALSO, ANOTHER THING IS, IS I WANT TO MENTION. YES, MA'AM. WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AT ALL WITH THEM. THE CITY. BUT MY NEIGHBOR IS THE ONE THAT CALLED IN ON US AND STARTED COMPLAINING BECAUSE HIS DOG KILLED MY CHICKEN, OUR CHICKENS. SO OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO CALL THE DOG POUND. AND THEN THAT'S WHAT STARTED IT ALL. HE WANTED TO TRY TO GET BACK. YEAH, YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT ON MY JURISDICTION FOR TODAY. AND THIS APPARENTLY HAS ALREADY BEEN ORDERED AND SET IN PLACE. WHY WAS THE REQUIREMENT TO GET EVERYTHING DONE NOT DONE WITHIN THE TIME FRAME PROVIDED? HE WAS DOING IT HIMSELF AND HE WAS JUST BUSY WORKING. HE DON'T. HE WORKS. SOMETIMES WE WORK 12 HOURS A DAY, YOU KNOW.AND I WOULD DATE THE PROPERTY WAS ACTUALLY BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. THAT IS KNOW THAT.
YEAH THERE WAS WE CAME INTO COMPLIANCE AFTER WE DID A PRE-BID INSPECTION. AND THERE WAS ALSO A FINE FOR THE BLIGHTED BECAUSE WINDOW. BUT IT WAS JUST ONE WINDOW AND THEY EVENTUALLY CORRECTED IT. SO WE DID NOT ASK FOR THAT. FINE. IT WAS $25 A DAY FOR LIKE SIX MONTHS. AND. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE PEOPLE, HOW LONG IT WAS AFTER THEY CAME INTO COMPLIANCE. WHAT HAPPENED THERE IS MY DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND WAS MOWING THE LAWN. HE HIT A ROCK AND IT FLEW UP AND CRACKED THE WINDOW. YEAH, WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THE WINDOW BEING BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WAS ALREADY REMOVED FROM THE FINES, WHICH LOWERED THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE BY THEM NOT ASKING FOR THAT TO BE A DAILY FINE. SO. I KNOW I WAS JUST I MEAN EVERYBODY'S LIK, WE DID IT OURSELVES. YEAH. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY. Y'ALL DIDN'T HAVE TO. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO KNOW. THE PROBLEM HERE IS NOT NECESSARILY WHO DID IT OR THAT THE QUESTION IS ON OCTOBER 2ND OF 2024. SO THE PROPERTY REMAINED OUT OF COMPLIANCE. SO THIS INITIAL CASE STARTED EVEN ON THE DATES THAT ARE LISTED IN HERE ARE REINSPECTION WAS DONE BACK IN MARCH OF 24 AND IN OCTOBER OF 24. IT STILL WAS OUT OF COMPLIANCE. SO IN NOVEMBER 14TH OF 2024, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED IN THE PROPERTY, STILL REMAINED IN VIOLATION. SO MY BIGGER QUESTION IS WE'RE ALMOST NINE MONTHS JUST BY THE RECORDED DOCUMENTATION OF HERE, THAT THINGS WEREN'T COMPLETED OR DONE. OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER
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INFO THAT YOU NEED ME TO HAVE? OKAY. AT THIS TIME? I'M NOT GOING TO REDUCE ANY FINES OR FEES THAT WERE ASSESSED IN THE PREVIOUS HEARING. AND THAT'S ALL THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO ME WITH REGARD TO THAT CASE. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 23-01583 PROPERTY ADDRESSES 11813 HARRINGTON ROAD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING DOWN TODAY. I'M SORRY THAT WHAT YOU ASKED FOR IS NOT GOING TO BE APPROVED OKAY. I THINK THAT TAKES CARE OF EVERYBODY THAT IS PRESENT AND ALL PHONE CALLS. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE AGENDA A LETTER B, IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20241838.PROPERTY ADDRESSES 10933 SOUTH FORK LOOP. OKAY. THIS FIRST SLIDE HERE OR SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS AN AERIAL TAKEN IN JANUARY FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. IT'S FOR LOCATION PURPOSES ONLY. THE PROPERTY IS IN THE AT THE BOTTOM OUTLINED IN BLUE WITH THE GREEN DOTS. IT IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS BEAR CREEK. THIS IS HIGHWAY 231, BEAR CREEK. SLIDE THREE IS A CLOSER UP AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. ON JUNE 10TH, 2024, WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF JUNK ON THIS PROPERTY AND INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD INITIATED THIS CASE AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. CHRIS HUBBARD BY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. SO ON JUNE 10TH, 2024 INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. THIS IS TAKEN FROM SOUTH FORK. FROM THE MAIN ROAD OUT THERE YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH AND THE JUNK TRASH AND THE UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY ALL ACROSS THE FRONT YARD. SENT OUT A POSTCARD TO THE. I SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND THERE YOU CAN SEE THAT'S ANOTHER SHOT OF THE FRONT RIGHT THERE. JUST MORE JUNK OR TRASH AND BIG PILE OF PALLETS TO THE SIDE THERE. I DEALT WITH THE PROPERTY BEFORE, SO I CONTACTED THE PROPERTY OWNER ON JUNE 24TH JUNE 24TH AND SPOKE TO MR. KEPPLE. HE LIVES IN SOUTH FLORIDA. HIS SON LIVES AT THE PROPERTY. HE SAID HE WOULD CONTACT HIM AND HAVE HIM START CLEANING UP THE VIOLATIONS, AND ALSO EMAILED HIM PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VIOLATIONS AT THAT TIME.
THAT WAS ON JUNE 24TH. JULY 17TH, REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY YOU SEE, IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION. NO CHANGES. AUGUST 7TH. REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY, NO CHANGES. OVERGROWTH GOT EVEN HIGHER AND YOU CAN SEE THAT'S TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME THAT'S DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME. ALL THE JUNK TRASH ON SCREEN PERSONAL PROPERTY AND OVERGROWTH. SEPTEMBER 19TH, REINSPECT PROPERTY. THE OVERGROWTH EVEN GOTTEN HIGHER. NO CHANGES. OCTOBER 30TH, 2024 REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY VIRTUALLY THE SAME AS IT WAS THE SAME OVERGROWTH, JUNK, TRASH, UNSCREENED, UNUSED. PERSONAL PROPERTY. HARD TO TELL IF THERE'S BEEN ANY CHANGES. MARCH 11TH, 2025. LOOKS LIKE THE OVERGROWTH IS DOWN AT THAT POINT. THE OTHER VIOLATIONS REMAINED. IT'S BEEN SOME IMPROVEMENT, I GUESS, BUT IT STILL REMAINS IN VIOLATION.
THERE'S THE PALLETS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRAILER. APRIL 1ST, 2025 REINSPECTION REMAINS THE SAME. SAME SAME SAME ITEMS THAT'S BEEN THERE THROUGH THE ENTIRE CASE. PALLETS REMAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAILER. APRIL 7TH, 2025 PROPERTY WAS POSTED YOU SEE IN THE BACKGROUND. IT'S STILL IN VIOLATION. FINAL INSPECTION I DID REMOVE THE OVERGROWTH ON MAY 12TH. INSPECTION AND THE OTHER VIOLATIONS STILL REMAIN. LOOKS LIKE THERE'S BEEN SOME ACTIVITY, SOME IMPROVEMENT, BUT WE'RE STILL IN VIOLATION. HAD NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE SUN AND JUST THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND STARTED THE CASE. IT'S SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON JUNE 19TH, 2025. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT? HAVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON THIS PROPERTY? JUST A RECOMMENDATIONS. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THAT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINE THAT ADDRESS 109 THREE THREE SOUTH FORT LOOP, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. 3244 IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND THE SUBJECT OF
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CHAPTER 17 OF THE COUNTY CODE. PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT, A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 TWO EXISTS IN THE FORM OF TRASH, JUNK, AND UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL JUNK, TRASH, AND BY STORING OR PROPERLY SCREENING ALL UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY SHALL BE RESPONSIBILITY. THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. IF THE RESPONDENT BRINGS PROPERTY AND FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES AND ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY, FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LEAD TO THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATION. ALL RIGHT.ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT? SO WHILE THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. I WILL FIND THE RECOMMENDATION AND ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES ON THIS PROPERTY THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS RECOMMENDED THAT WILL COMPLETE TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20241838 PROPERTY ADDRESSES 10933 SOUTH FORK LOOP. MOVING ON TO LETTER C ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE NUMBER 20242042. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 10727 LAS VEGAS STREET. OKAY. NUMBER TWO IS AERIAL FROM JANUARY FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR SHOWING LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY. IT IS A SMALL LITTLE PIECE HERE OUTLINED IN BLUE. I HAVE BEAR CREEK TO THE SOUTH. HIGHWAY 231. CLOSER UP.
AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. ON JUNE 26TH, 2024. INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD INITIATED THIS THIS CASE AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. CHRIS HUBBARD CODE ENFORCEMENT. ON JUNE 26TH, WHILE IN MY ZONE, I OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY. IT'S A VACANT RESIDENTIAL LOT. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A CAMPER BEING STORED ON IT AT THIS TIME. I SENT OUT A POSTCARD TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THAT DATE, JULY 17TH, REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY. NOTHING HAD CHANGED. FOLLOWING DAY SENT OUT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER SITE. SO THAT ADDRESS. ON AUGUST 8TH, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER SAYING HE HAD RECEIVED THE NOTICE. WE DISCUSSED THE VIOLATION AND HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DEVELOP THE LOT, AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT IN THE MEANTIME, HE COULDN'T STORE ANYTHING ON IT AND HE WOULD NEED TO OBTAIN A PERMITS FOR IT. AND THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. HIS INTENTION WAS AT THE TIME, AUGUST 28TH, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. YOU SEE, THE CAMPER STILL REMAINS. INSPECTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH APRIL 8TH. THE CAMPER STILL THERE. YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER ONE'S BEEN ADDED OR MADE WHERE YOU CAN VIEW IT. AT THIS POINT I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WAS THERE. THERE'S TWO ON THERE AT THAT POINT. JANUARY 31ST, 2025. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND HE GOT PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNER VEHICLE STORED ON THERE AND JUST ONE CAMPER AT THIS TIME. MARCH 11TH, 2025, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT STILL REMAINS IN VIOLATION. AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STORED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION ON APRIL 1ST, 2025, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND YOU CAN SEE THE CAMPER AND THE VEHICLE STILL REMAINS. APRIL 7TH, 2025 THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED. YOU CAN SEE A VEHICLE AND ANOTHER CAMPER STILL ON THE PROPERTY. FINAL INSPECTION FOR THE HEARING PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. JUST THE CAMPER AND LOOKS LIKE PERSONAL PROPERTY. A VAN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY IS PRESENT. AT THAT TIME IT'S BEEN NO OTHER COMMUNICATION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. AT THE TIME I WROTE THE REPORT, NO PERMITS HAD BEEN OBTAINED. IT'S SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON JUNE 19TH, 2025 AT 1 P.M. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT THIS TIME? MR. RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION. IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE ADDRESS. 10727 LAS VEGAS STREET, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA 32466 IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER FOUR OF THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THAT PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION
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405 ONE EXISTS IN THE FORM OF A NON ALLOWABLE USE FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING THAT THE MAGISTRATES HAD A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL VEHICLES TO INCLUDE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE. THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY, FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. WELL, THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY. PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. 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 20242042 OF THE ADDRESS IS 10727. LAS VEGAS STREET. MOVING ON TO LETTER D ON THE AGENDA. CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250155. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 4941 DEERWOOD AVENUE. THIS SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS A AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY TAKEN IN JANUARY FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER AND THIS IS IN THE BAYOU GEORGE UNINCORPORATED AREA. BAYOU GEORGE, CHEROKEE LANDING. THIS IS A CLOSER UP AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. ON JANUARY 24TH, 2025, WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF TRASH, JUNK APPLIANCES AND OVERGROWTH AND A STORAGE CONTAINER ON THIS PROPERTY. AND ON JANUARY 28TH, 2025, INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD INITIATED THIS CASE TO TESTIFY.CHRIS HUBBARD, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. ON JANUARY 28TH, 2025, INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.
IT'S A DEVELOPED LOT. IT'S GOT A SLAB ON IT. THE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED DURING THE TORNADO DURING FIN. SO AT THE TIME OF THIS INSPECTION, YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH THERE IN IT'S THAT'S JUST A CLOSER UP VIEW. SHOW HOW HIGH IT IS IN COMPARISON TO THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD. THERE WAS A STORAGE CONTAINER. IT LOOKED LIKE A GOLF BAG AND SOME LUGGAGE AND JUST SOME AND SOME APPLIANCES. THERE IT LOOKS LIKE A WATER HEATER. THAT WAS IT WAS LEFT ON THE PROPERTY INITIALLY ADDRESSED IT AS JUST THE 17. THE NUISANCE VIOLATIONS DIDN'T ADDRESS THE STORAGE CONTAINER.
INITIALLY. SENT OUT A. LET'S SEE. POSTCARD WAS MAILED OUT ON FEBRUARY 4TH TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND DESCRIBED WHAT NEEDED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. ON MARCH 11TH, THE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. THERE WAS NO CHANGES REMAINED IN VIOLATION. MARCH 13TH NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. MARCH 28TH. I TRACKED THE PROPERTY OWNER DOWN, FOUND HIS PHONE NUMBER AND I SPOKE WITH HIM.
KEVIN MCGEE. WE DISCUSSED THE VIOLATIONS. HE SAID HE HAD RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND TURNED IT OVER TO HIS CONTRACTOR. THAT HE INTENDED TO REBUILD. WE DISCUSSED THE VIOLATIONS AND IT LEFT IT WITH. HE SAID HE WAS PLANNING ON REBUILDING. HE'D LET HIS CONTRACTOR KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROPERTY ON MARCH 28TH, 2025, IT'S STILL IN VIOLATION. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. SAME ITEMS REMAIN. APRIL 14TH, 2025. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED. YOU CAN SEE THAT STILL REMAINS THE SAME. MAY 8TH, 2025. THE OVERGROWTH HAD BEEN ADDRESSED. THE AND ALL THE STUFF HAD BEEN CLEANED UP THERE. I SPOKE WITH THE CONTRACTOR. ON MAY 8TH OF MELVILLE, ISAIAH MELVILLE OF MELVILLE CONSTRUCTION. HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO OBTAIN PERMITS TO REBUILD THE STUFF. HE CLEARED THE OVERGROWTH, THE JUNK IN THE TRASH, AND WE DISCUSSED THE STORAGE CONTAINER AND SAID WITHOUT PERMITS IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY. NO PERMITS HAD BEEN OBTAINED AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING OF THIS REPORT, SO IT REMAINS THERE WITH JUST THE PERMIT, WITH THE STORAGE CONTAINER, WHICH IS IN VIOLATION OF THE LDR CASE, IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON JUNE 19TH, 2025 AT 1 P.M. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? JUST A RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY
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IN QUESTION? PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS. IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT SPECIAL SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINE THAT THE ADDRESS, 4941 DEERWOOD AVENUE, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA 32466 IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER FOUR OF THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 451 EXISTS IN THE FORM OF NON ALLOWABLE USE FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING MAGISTRATES AT A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE COMPLIANCE BY PERMITTING OR REMOVING THE STORAGE CONTAINER. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. THAT IF RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH SIGN, SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATION. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT IF THAT YOU FIND THAT PROPERTY WAS IN VIOLATION OF OVERGROWTH, TRASH AND APPLIANCES AND THAT ANY IT WASN'T VIOLATION AND THAT ANY FUTURE VIOLATIONS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A REPEAT VIOLATION, IT WAS NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE TIME FRAME THAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROVIDED THEM. THE OVERGROWTH. IT WAS THAT THE FINAL JUST BEFORE THE FINAL INSPECTION WAS WHEN THE OVERGROWTH. IT'S IN COMPLIANCE NOW OKAY. BUT IT WAS NOT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME. THEY THEY WERE INITIALLY PROVIDED. NO MA'AM. OKAY. I WILL FIND THAT WHILE THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. I WILL FIND IN FAVOR OF WHAT CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A REPEAT VIOLATION WITH REGARD TO THE FINDING THAT THE OVERGROWTH AND UNDERBRUSH EXISTED. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL REPEAT VIOLATION ISSUE. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250155 PROPERTY ADDRESS 4941 DEERWOOD AVENUE. LETTER E ON THE AGENDA IS CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 22-02789. PROPERTY ADDRESS 8230 KLONDIKE ROAD. AM I STARTING TO SAY YES? OH, CHRIS HUBBARD, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS A HEARING TO IMPOSE A LIEN THIS 8230 KLONDIKE ROAD. THE CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON JUNE 1ST, 2023, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF BLIGHTED PROPERTY AND OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 WOULD BE IMPOSED UNTIL THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRO A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY THE COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2023, AT A COST OF 4.99. THE MOBILE HOME REMAINED IN VIOLATION FOR THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS. ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2023, THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT RESPONDENT HAD FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST ORDER DATED JUNE 1ST, 2023, AND OPPOSED THE INITIAL FINE OF $200 IN THE COST OF ABATEMENT. COPY OF THAT ORDER IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B. I THINK WE'VE GOT THE PICTURES HERE. MAY 30TH, 2023. THAT WAS THE INITIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY. YOU SEE THE ROOF THERE THAT WAS BLIGHTED IN THE OVERGROWTH. IN JULY 3RD, 2023. IT REMAINED THE SAME. JUNE 25TH, 2024. THE PROPERTY REMAINED THE SAME.JUNE. WHAT HAVE WE GOT NEXT? JULY 15TH, MISTER THORNTON CONDUCTED A BUILDING INSPECTION AND DETERMINED THAT THE IT WAS UNFIT, UNSAFE. AT THAT POINT, THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS WAS ENDED AND THE TRAILER WAS DEEMED UNFIT UNSAFE. SO THE FINES CEASED ON THAT DATE. ON JULY
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15TH, 2024. MARCH 31ST, AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. NO RETURN OF SERVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. APRIL 3RD THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MOBILE HOME IS GONE AT THAT POINT. APRIL 25TH, 2025 COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. IT'S THAT'S ALL FOR OUR TESTIMONY EXCEPT FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT.IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? THAT ENFORCEMENT? PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR RECOMMENDATION. IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THAT THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSED A DAILY FINE OF $25 FOR A PERIOD OF 379 DAYS, A TOTAL OF $9,475, PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST THAT, UPON RECORDING THIS ORDER AND THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND OF WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXIST, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST PROPERTY PURSUANT TO UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT, CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATION. ALL RIGHT. WHILE THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. 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 20 2-02789. PROPERTY ADDRESS 8230 KLONDIKE ROAD. MOVING ON. WE HAVE LETTER H ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20241875 PROPERTY ADDRESS 304 MELINDA CIRCLE. GOOD MORNING. YOUR MAGISTRATE, TIM JUSTICE, SENIOR INVESTIGATOR, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. COMPLIANCE REPORT. FOR THE RECORD, MY NOTICE IS IN. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 3RD OF OCTOBER, 2024, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH AND OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE TEN DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 WOULD BE IMPOSED, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY. ANY VIOLATION DESCRIBED HEREIN CONTINUES PAST THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHENEVER THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. A COPY OF THAT ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B. THE MAGISTRATE ALSO ORDERED A COMPLIANCE HEARING TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 7TH. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE SHOWN TO YOU. THE INITIAL HEARING LOOKING FROM 304 MELINDA CIRCLE BACK TO THE NORTH. THAT IS THE MOBILE HOME. THAT IS THE OVERGROWTH AND SOME OF THE JUNK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. JUST A CORRECTION FOR THE RECORD, THESE WERE SHOWN AT THE COMPLIANCE ROOM. YES, YES I'M SORRY, THE COMPLIANCE HEARING. YES, MA'AM. ON NOVEMBER THE 7TH, THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT THE RESPONDENT HAD FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER. THE FIRST ORDER DATED OCTOBER THE 3RD. THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSED THE INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND AUTHORIZED THE DAILY FINE OF $25. STARTING ON THE 14TH OF OCTOBER, 2024, A COPY OF THAT ORDER WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C. ALSO ON THIS DATE, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS MAILED CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S WEBSITE, THE NOTICE OF INTENT STATED THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY THE 3RD. DECEMBER THE 12TH, 2024. I JUST CONDUCTED A RE INSPECTION. AGAIN, NO CHANGES HERE IN SLIDE EIGHT. LOOKING BACK AT 304 MELINDA CIRCLE, YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH TO THE RIGHT. ZOOMED IN PHOTOGRAPH OF THE OVERGROWTH JANUARY THE 6TH I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY 2025 JANUARY THE 6TH HERE IN PHOTOGRAPH OR SLIDE 11. A ZOOMED IN SHOT. YOU CAN SEE SOME JUNK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, BUT MAINLY THE OVERGROWTH TO THE EAST OF THE MOBILE HOME. FEBRUARY THE 26TH, THE PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. DURING THE PRE-BID INSPECTION, I HAND-DELIVERED THE PROPERTY OWNER THE NOTICE OF INTENT AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS IN VIOLATION AND WHAT HAD TO OCCUR FOR THIS PROPERTY TO BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. HE ACTUALLY WALKED AROUND THE PROPERTY WITH US THIS DAY ON THE 26TH. YOU CAN SEE THE JUNK AND TRASH AROUND THE MOBILE HOME. YOU CAN SEE THE JUNK AND TRASH ON THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME. THE OVERGROWTH HERE. SOME JUNK AND TRASH ALONG THE DRIVEWAY THAT YOU SAW IN THE EARLIER PHOTOGRAPHS. MARCH THE
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5TH I RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER, GERALD BRANNON, WHO INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD RENTED A DUMPSTER AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE REMOVED BY MARCH THE 10TH. SO I CONDUCTED ANOTHER INSPECTION ON MARCH THE 10TH. PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE. THIS IS THE ENTIRE BACKYARD. HE WAS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AT THIS TIME. I CONTACTED THE OWNER AND INFORMED HIM TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THE REMAINDER OF THE VIOLATIONS. MARCH 13TH. THE PROPERTY OWNER, GERALD BRANNON, CONTACTED ME AND INFORMED ME HE HE HAD FINISHED CLEANING AND EVERYTHING SHOULD BE REMOVED BY MY NEXT RE-INSPECTION MARCH 14TH I WENT OUT, MADE CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND YOU SEE HIM IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH. HE HAS CLEANED THE OVERGROWTH, THE JUNK THAT WAS AROUND THE EDGES OF THE TRAILER. THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME WAS CLEAN AND THE BACKYARD WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE ON THIS ON THIS DATE. ON MARCH 14TH. ON MARCH 18TH, AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED OR UNABLE TO AFFORD THE 24TH OF APRIL. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER AND ON THE 25TH OF APRIL 2025, A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR MY RECOMMENDATION, PLEASE? IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINE THAT THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSED A DAILY FINE OF $25 FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS TOTAL TO TOTAL $500, PLUS INTEREST THAT THE MAGISTRATE FINED THE RESPONDENT. THAT THE MAGISTRATE FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER DATED FROM OCTOBER 3RD, 2024 AND THREE. THAT UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER AND THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXIST, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. THAT CONCLUDES THE RECOMMENDATIONS 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. 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 20241875. PROPERTY ADDRESS 304 MELINDA CIRCLE. MOVING ON TO LETTER I ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20241325 PROPERTY ADDRESS 2340 EAST 34TH PLACE. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, SENIOR INVESTIGATOR, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR 2340 EAST 34TH PLACE. MY PHOTOGRAPHS AND NOTICES ARE ATTACHED. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 1ST OF AUGUST, 2024 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH, DEBRIS, FURNITURE, UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY, APPLIANCES, DERELICT VEHICLES AND A VIOLATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION. CHAPTER FOUR, SECTION 405, IN THE FORM OF NON ALLOWABLE USE FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING. THE RESPONDENT WAS PRESENT FOR YOUR HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE 20 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, OR AN INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 WOULD BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS.THE MAGISTRATE AT THAT AT THIS HEARING DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE SHOULD THE VIOLATIONS PERSIST. AFTER A FINDING FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWN TO YOU PRIOR AT THE AUGUST 1ST HEARING. YOU SEE THE DERELICT VEHICLES, YOU SEE THE JUNK, YOU SEE THE TRASH, YOU SEE THE DERELICT WATERCRAFT, YOU SEE THE APPLIANCES IN THE BACK. YOU SEE SOME OTHER APPLIANCES. YOU SEE THE LDR VIOLATION HERE WITH THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, WHICH WAS HABITATED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. YOU SEE JUNK AND TRASH SURROUNDING. AUGUST THE 21ST AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. FINES WERE IMPOSED ON THE 22ND OF AUGUST 2024. THIS IS THE BACKSIDE OF THE PROPERTY. YOU SEE JUNK ON SCREEN PERSONAL PROPERTY, A DERELICT VEHICLE, A VAN, ANOTHER DERELICT VEHICLE. THE SECOND VAN, I GUESS THE WHITE OR TAN VAN. YOU SEE THE JUNK IN BETWEEN THE VANS AND THE LDR VIOLATION WITH THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AND JUNK AND UNSCREENED PROPERTY THAT IS SURROUNDING THE RV. ON SEPTEMBER THE 9TH, THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. DANNY HALSTEAD, CONTACTED BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT AND STATING HE'S REMOVED SOME OF THE ITEMS FROM THE PROPERTY AND WILL KEEP US INFORMED OF HIS
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PROGRESS. ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2024, A RE-INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO REMAIN IN VIOLATION. YOU CAN SEE THE JUNK IN THE APPLIANCES AND THE TRASH. THE RV WAS STILL OCCUPIED, THE JUNK IN THE TRASH AND UNSCREENED PROPERTY SURROUNDING THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. ON OCTOBER 28TH, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. YOU SEE THE JUNK? BASICALLY, THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THIS PROPERTY. DECEMBER 2ND ANOTHER INSPECTION INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. NO CHANGES. IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THE GRASS MIGHT HAVE BEEN CUT. SOME JUNK. APPLIANCES, DERELICT VEHICLES, DERELICT VESSELS. WATERCRAFT. ON JANUARY 17TH, 2025, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY THE 3RD. ON FEBRUARY THE 3RD, THE PROPERTY OWNER CONTACTED BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT, STATING THAT HE DID RECEIVE THE NOTICE OF INTENT AND THAT HE'S MADE SOME PROGRESS. I INFORMED THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT WE WOULD BE CONDUCTING PRE BIDS LATER IN THE MONTH, AND FOR HIM TO CONTINUE MAKING PROGRESS. ON FEBRUARY THE 18TH, THE PROPERTY OWNER CALLED BACK AND SAID HE'S STILL MAKING PROGRESS AS FAST AS HE CAN. I GAVE HIM AN EXACT DATE THAT DAY THAT WE WOULD BE CONDUCTING PRE BIDS ON THE 26TH OF FEBRUARY 2025, AND THAT THE PROPERTY WOULD HAVE TO BE FREE OF ALL VIOLATIONS FOR US NOT TO CONDUCT OUR PRE BID. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU'RE SEEING HERE ARE FROM THE PRE BID INSPECTION. SLIDE 2627.IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT ANY PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE DURING THIS COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION OR CASE. ON MARCH THE 7TH I PLACED A RED TAG ON THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STATING THAT IT WOULD BE TOWED ON OR AFTER MARCH THE 10TH. I DID MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND INFORMED HIM THAT WE WOULD BE TOWING THIS VEHICLE ON OR AFTER MARCH THE 10TH. THIS IS THE RV IN QUESTION. THERE IS MY RED TAG. I BELIEVE THERE'S ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH OF THE RED TAG AND THERE'S NOT. OKAY, THE PROBABLY THE PROBABLY. EXCUSE ME. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $2,480, AND UPON INSPECTION ON THE 11TH OF MAY, 2025, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED. I WILL GO ON RECORD. IT WAS MARCH 11TH. YES. WHAT DID I SAY? MAY? OKAY, I APOLOGIZE.
THAT'S A TYPO ON MY PART. ON MARCH 21ST, 2025, A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 2340 EAST, 34TH PLACE FROM THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. A CERTIFIED NOTICE HAS BEEN RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED AND INFORMED AS OF THE DATE OF WRITING THIS REPORT, THE REGULAR NOTICE IS NOT RETURNED ON THE 24TH OF APRIL 2025. A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. THE 25TH OF APRIL, 2025. A COPY OF THE NOTICE IS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY ON MAY THE 8TH, 2025.
THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT AND THE FINES WERE PAID IN FULL BY A FAMILY MEMBER. THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR OUR RECOMMENDATION, PLEASE? IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT AND THE FINE HAD BEEN PAID IN FULL, AND THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ORDER. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT? NO. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE PROPER NOTICE WAS PROVIDED AT THE HEARING, NO ONE IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AT THIS TIME. I'LL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20241325.
PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2340 EAST 34TH PLACE. MOVING ON TO LETTER J ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20240692. PROPERTY ADDRESS 1532 FIRST STREET. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, SENIOR INVESTIGATOR, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED.
THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 1ST OF AUGUST, 2024, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF APPLIANCES, JUNK AND UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE RESPONDENT WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THAT HEARING. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT YOU WERE SHOWN AT THE AUGUST 1ST HEARING. THE FIRST SLIDE WAS
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FROM THE FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME. THIS IS LOOKING TO THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME DOWN. I BELIEVE THAT'S THE. THAT WOULD BE THE WEST SIDE. THIS IS FROM THE DUVAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF DUVAL AND FIRST STREET BEHIND THEIR PRIVACY FENCE. THE GATE WAS OPEN. THAT'S A ZOOMED IN PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE ROAD OF WHAT WAS BEHIND THE MOBILE HOME ON JULY 29TH. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE FIVE DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $50 WOULD BE IMPOSED FOR 25 DAYS. ON THE 6TH OF OCTOBER, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. FINES WERE IMPOSED BEGINNING AUGUST 7TH. EXCUSE ME. YES, AUGUST 7TH, 2024. YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME JUNK AND APPLIANCES HERE TO THE. THAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME FROM FIRST STREET.AND LOOKING THROUGH THE GATE ON THE DUVAL SIDE, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE JUNK AND TRASH AND ITEMS THAT ARE LOCATED BEHIND THE MOBILE HOME. ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AGAIN, THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME AT 1532 FIRST STREET HERE IN SLIDE 12 TO THE RIGHT OF THE MOBILE HOME, YOU CAN SEE PILES OF THE JUNK AND THE APPLIANCES AND THE TRASH TOILET. YES, MA'AM. IT IS A TOILET. AND THE GATE ON THE DUVAL SIDE REMAINS OPEN. BASICALLY DURING THIS, A LOT OF THE TIME FROM OUR INSPECTIONS, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE VIOLATIONS THROUGH THIS GATE HERE ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, NOVEMBER THE 5TH AND INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THIS TIME THE PRIVACY FENCE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WAS SECURED. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF JUNK IN FRONT OF THE FENCE. AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, UNLESS YOU OKAY? I'M SORRY. DECEMBER 12TH AND INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THE DUVAL FENCE WAS OPEN. YOU CAN STILL SEE SOME OF THE JUNK AND TRASH BEHIND THE MOBILE HOME. AND A ZOOMED IN PHOTOGRAPH THROUGH THE GATE ON DECEMBER THE 12TH. JANUARY THE 6TH, A RE-INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AGAIN A FRONTAL SHOT OF THE MOBILE HOME, THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME THAT'S THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME AND THE DUVAL GATE, WHICH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE VIOLATIONS REMAIN IN THE BACKYARD ON THE 17TH OF JANUARY, 2025, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY THE 3RD. ON FEBRUARY THE 6TH, CHEYENNE RUSS, THE PROPERTY OWNER'S GIRLFRIEND, CONTACTED ME AND STATED ROGER TAUNTON, THE PROPERTY OWNER, HAD PASSED AWAY, BUT SHE DID RECEIVE THE NOTICE OF INTENT AND I INFORMED CHEYENNE TO CONTINUE TO WORK CLEANING ON THE PROPERTY. ■ON FEBRUARY THE 26TH, THE PRE-BID INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED FOR THE PRE-BID INSPECTION. WE WALKED. THAT'S THAT'S THE FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME. USUALLY THERE'S NO VIOLATIONS ON THE FRONT SIDE. IT'S BEHIND WHERE THE VIOLATIONS ARE. THIS IS WALKING THROUGH THAT GATE ON THE DUVAL SIDE, YOUR MAGISTRATE, YOU CAN SEE PILES OF JUNK LINE PARTIALLY PILED UP HERE. FURTHER IN THE BACK YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO BURN THINGS. YOU HAVE A RECLINER. YOU HAD JUNK AND TRASH, UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY, THE TIRES, MORE JUNK AND TRASH. THAT'S A FREEZER ALL ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF IT. OR EXCUSE ME, BEHIND THE MOBILE HOME. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $1,499, AND UPON INSPECTION ON THE 12TH OF MARCH, 2025, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME THAT IS THE BACKYARD AFTER BEING CLEANED, THE SIDE YARD WHERE THE TIRES WERE, AND ALL OF THE JUNK, AND JUST TO THE SOUTH, OR YES, TO THE SOUTH OF THE SHED THAT WAS PRESENT. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT SHED WAS CONDEMNED THAT DAY, BUT IT DISAPPEARED WITHIN ABOUT 48 HOURS. ON APRIL 24TH, 2025, A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED. EXCUSE ME, LET ME BACK UP ON MARCH 21ST, 2025, A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 1532 FIRST STREET. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED APRIL 23RD AND IT'S UNCLAIMED AND UNABLE TO AFFORD THE REGULAR NOTICE IS NOT RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE. ON THE 24TH OF APRIL 2025, A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER
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AND ON THE 25TH OF APRIL, 2025, A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, PLEASE? IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINE, ONE. THAT THE RESPONDENT IS ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,499 PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST. TWO THAT THE MAGISTRATE IMPOSE THE INITIAL FINE OF $200 A PER DAY FINE OF $50, FOR A TOTAL OF $1,450 IN FINES PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST, AND THREE THAT UPON RECORDING OF THIS FINAL ORDER AND PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXIST, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE COUNTY CODE.THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATION. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT? NO, NOT AT THIS TIME. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT? PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS PROVIDED. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT. I VIEWED PHOTOGRAPHS OF MARCH 12TH, 2025 FINDING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATED VIOLATIONS ON THAT DATE. I WILL AT THIS TIME ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20240692 PROPERTY ADDRESSES 1532 FIRST STREET. AM I MISSING ANYTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MORNING? NO. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION? YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING AT 10:54 A.M. ON
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.