[Code Magistrate Hearing on June 12, 2025.]
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ALL RIGHT, GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO CALL TODAY'S MEETING TO ORDER AT 901. IT'S THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH. I DO NOT HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO DISCLOSE. MY NAME IS TIFFANY SOTO. I WILL SERVE AS THE MAGISTRATE FOR TODAY'S HEARING. IF ANYONE IS GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, IF YOU'LL STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, WILL SWEAR EVERYBODY IN AT ONCE. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? ALRIGHT, WE'LL BEGIN TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE A TELEPHONE CALL FOR LETTER D ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20243558. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE.
YOUR CALL HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO VOICEMAIL. THE PERSON YOU'RE TRYING TO REACH IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TONE. PLEASE RECORD YOUR MESSAGE WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED RECORDING. YOU MAY HANG UP. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS TIFFANY SOTO CALLING FROM THE MAGISTRATE HEARING TODAY FOR PROPERTY ADDRESS 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE. IT IS CURRENTLY 903 IN THE MORNING, CALLING TO HAVE YOU APPEAR AT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT HEARING TODAY. THIS NUMBER CAN BE RETURNED BACK IN CALL, BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER MATTERS ON THE AGENDA, SO WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT MATTER. IF YOU CAN GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH US BEFORE THE HEARING IS OVER, I'LL BE GLAD TO TALK WITH YOU THEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE RECORD. REFLECT. WE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THE PHONE NUMBER THAT WE WERE GIVEN AT 902. I LEFT A VOICE MESSAGE FOR THE PROPERTY. WAS RESPONSIBLE PARTY THAT PROVIDED US THE NUMBER AGAIN. IT WAS LETTER D ON THE AGENDA. CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE NUMBER 20243558. PROPERTY ADDRESS 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE. WE'LL LEAVE THAT ONE UNTIL LAST IN CASE WE GET A CALL BACK. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO LETTER A ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20250435. PROPERTY ADDRESS 8804 FREEMONT AVENUE. GOOD MORNING, CATHERINE ASHMAN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. THIS CASE, THIS FIRST SLIDE, SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS JUST AN AERIAL PHOTO FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. IT IS LOCATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTHPORT. PROPERTY IS THIS LITTLE BLUE OUTLINE ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE PHOTO. SARASOTA BEACH ROAD TO THE RIGHT OF THAT AND YOU CAN SEE THE SOD FARM KINGSWOOD. CLOSER UP. AERIAL OF THE PHOTO. AGAIN, THESE PROPERTY LINES ARE NOT ACCURATE. AND ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2025, INVESTIGATOR TIM JUSTICE OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. JUSTICE, CAN YOU STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR ME, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM. TIM.
JUSTICE, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. ATTACHED ARE MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS. ON FEBRUARY THE 20TH, I CONDUCTED A WHILE PATROLLING THE AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTHPORT, I NOTICED THIS OVERGROWTH LOCATED AT 8804 FREMONT AVENUE HERE IN SLIDE FIVE, YOU'RE LOOKING BACK AT THE MOBILE HOME THAT SITS AT 8804 FREMONT. YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH IN THE FRONT AND TO THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME.
ZOOMED IN PHOTOGRAPH OF THE OVERGROWTH ON THE SIDE AND PARTIALLY OF THE BACK. HERE IN SLIDE NUMBER SIX. AND IN SLIDE SEVEN, THE BACK OF THE OVERGROWTH, AS YOU SEE SOME OF IT HAS STARTED TO GO UP IN TO THE BACK OF THE MOBILE HOME AND TO THE RIGHT BEHIND THE CEDAR TOWARD THE PROPERTY LINE, THE PRIVACY FENCE, THE NEIGHBOR'S PRIVACY FENCE. AND THIS IS A ZOOMED IN PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BACKYARD. YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH ON THE 20TH OF FEBRUARY. ALSO MAILED A POSTCARD TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD POSTCARD. DESCRIBED THE ACTIONS
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TO TAKE CARE OF THE VIOLATIONS. MARCH THE 3RD I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY, IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THIS IS TAKEN FROM FREMONT. LOOKING BACK TOWARD THE SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF THE MOBILE HOME, YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH AT THAT TIME. THERE'S A PILE OF YARD DEBRIS JUST IN FRONT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THERE IT IS. AND YOU SEE THE OVERGROWTH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME. THE FRONT AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME. THAT PHOTOGRAPH IS TAKEN FROM THE INTERSECTION OF FREMONT AND FREDERICKSON OR EXCUSE ME, FREMONT AND SHARE IT. AND THE BACKYARD. THERE WERE NO CHANGES. ALSO ON THIS DATE, MARCH THE 3RD, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 4266 COUNTY ROAD 1223 VINEMONT, ALABAMA. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED OR UNABLE TO FORWARD. THE REGULAR NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED AS OF YET. MARCH 31ST I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION AGAIN. LOOKING BACK AT 8804. FREMONT. THE SIDE WITH THE DEBRIS. THE OVERGROWTH. AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME. AND THE REAR OF THE MOBILE HOME. THE NEXT DAY, APRIL THE 1ST SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING TO REGULAR AND CERTIFIED TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 4266 COUNTY ROAD 1223 VINEMONT, ALABAMA. LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE AGAIN WAS RETURNED OR EXCUSE ME WAS RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED OR UNABLE TO FORWARD. THE REGULAR NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE. MAY THE 5TH I RETURN FOR A REINSPECTION. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE OVERGROWTH NOW. IT'S STARTING TO TAKE OVER THE FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME, WITH THE VINES TO THE WEST OF THE MOBILE HOME. THE OVERGROWTH. THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME. THE OVERGROWTH. REMAINED HERE IN SLIDE 23. AND IN SLIDE 24, THE DEBRIS PILE IS GETTING OVERTAKEN BY THE VINES. MAY 13TH A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. WHILE POSTING THE PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY OWNER, CALEB CLIFTON, APPROACHED ME, STATED HE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM ALABAMA AND HE WILL START WORKING ON CLEANING THE PROPERTY. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THE VIOLATIONS AND WHAT NEEDED TO OCCUR. MAY 29TH. EXCUSE ME, JUNE THE 9TH I RETURNED FOR A RE-INSPECTION. I DON'T THINK ANY PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE DURING THE DURATION OF THIS CASE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOMETHING BEING THROWN OUT THE FRONT DOOR. SOME TRASH. THE VINES ARE. THE OVERGROWTH IS STILL THERE, THE VINES IS OVERTAKING THEM. THE OVERGROWTH HERE IN THE FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME, THE OVERGROWTH TO THE SIDE. THE EAST SIDE. EXCUSE ME. THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME REMAINS. IN SLIDE 30. AND IN SLIDE 31, THE BACK OF THE MOBILE HOME. NOW YOU SEE A MATTRESS WASN'T THERE IN THE PRIOR PHOTOS, BUT I'D ALREADY NOTICED THEM. IT'S ALLEGED THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT BE OR MAY NOT BE LIVING IN THERE. HAS NOT CONFIRMED YET. AND SLIDE 31. THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON THE 17TH OF JULY AT 1 P.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE AT THIS TIME FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT? NOT AT THIS TIME.OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WHILE NO ONE IS PRESENT, SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. PROPERTIES OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. PLEASE GO AHEAD. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT ONE THE ADDRESS 8804 FREMONT AVENUE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE COUNTY CODE TWO. PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THREE THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO DOES EXIST IN THE FORM OF OVERGROWTH AND YARD DEBRIS. FOUR THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL THE YARD DEBRIS AND CUTTING ALL OF THE OVERGROWTH, AND 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 FIVE THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200, 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 PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. AT
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THIS TIME, I WILL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE NUMBER 20250435. PROPERTY ADDRESS 8804 FREMONT AVENUE. MAGISTRATE. IF YOU COULD, THERE IS AN INDIVIDUAL HERE THAT JUST CAME IN LATE, HE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCHEDULE OR THE AGENDA, BUT I WOULD. IT'S OFFICER JUSTICE'S CASE. I WOULD LIKE HIM TO SPEAK TO HIM WHILE HE'S HERE. CAN WE SKIP TO. LETTER C? C IS HIS AS WELL. IT'S A D R E. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO LETTER E ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT.CASE 20243475. PROPERTY ADDRESS 229 WEST 17TH STREET. GOOD MORNING MAGISTRATE. GOOD MORNING, ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY EXHIBITS, COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AND NOTICES. THIS IS A SLIDE TWO. JUST SHOW YOU WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED. THERE OFF OF 17TH STREET IN LYNN HAVEN, THERE WAS OHIO STREET. THAT'S THE OLD ONE, DIXIE, JUST TO THE NORTH OF IT. THAT'S FOR LOCATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS A CLOSE UP VERSION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A LARGE LOT, MULTIPLE STRUCTURES AROUND THE LOT. THE ITEMS THAT ARE CIRCLED IN WHITE ARE THE ONES THAT I'M GOING TO BE DISCUSSING TODAY. THAT'S A OLD MOBILE HOME AND AN OLD ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. SLIDE THREE. SO ON NOVEMBER THE 20TH, 2024, THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM CITY OF LYNN HAVEN. CODE ENFORCEMENT AND REFERENCES PROPERTY. THEY FOUND THAT IN THEIR THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE AN UNFIT STRUCTURES AND OVERGROWTH AND OTHER POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS. INITIALLY THEY THOUGHT IT WAS IN THEIR CITY LIMITS, SAW THAT IT WAS OURS, AND THEN TURNED IT OVER TO US. ON NOVEMBER 25TH, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND OBSERVED WHAT WOULD BE IF. SLIDE FIVE THERE. IT'S A IT'S A FORMER CAR REPAIR SHOP THAT HAS A SHOP, A HOME, A MOBILE HOME AND AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE. SLIDE FIVE HERE IS LOOKING AT THE HOUSE SIX. THIS IS FROM FIVE OVERGROWTH. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE OVERGROWTH A LOT OF OLD DERELICT VEHICLES. SLIDE SIX. JUST A BETTER PICTURE. THAT'S LOOKING BACK TOWARDS WHEN DIXIE AND SLIDE SEVEN SHOP IN THE BACKGROUND. SLIDE EIGHT. SLIDE NINE. THIS IS THE MOBILE HOME THAT REFERRED TO SIGNIFICANT OVERGROWTH. AND YOU CAN KIND OF FROM HERE SEE THE DAMAGE ON THE SIDE OF THE WALLS ON THE MOBILE HOME. SLIDE TEN. THIS IS THE OTHER ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE BACK THAT THAT I HAVE DISCUSSING OBVIOUSLY SIGNIFICANT OVERGROWTH. BASED ON WHAT I SAW AT THAT TIME, I SENT AN INFORMAL LETTER TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD. ON DECEMBER THE 31ST, I REINSPECT THE PROPERTY OF 2024. THAT'S A SIGN NOTING THAT THERE WAS AN OLD BUSINESS THAT HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN CLOSED FOR SOME TIME. SLIDE 13. JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE GARAGE AND OVERGROWTH AND DERELICT VEHICLES AGAIN. 14 SAME. THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE IN THE UNFINISHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE BACK. THIS IS ZOOMED UP VIEW FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY. SLIDE 16. ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE MOBILE HOME OVERGROWTH AND DERELICT VEHICLES. BASED ON THESE OBSERVATIONS I DID A NOTICE OF VIOLATION THAT WAS SENT REGULAR MAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD, WHO WAS MICHAEL JAMES MASON. IT WAS TO HIS ESTATE, USING THE ADDRESS OF 200 WEST 17TH STREET, WHICH WAS PROVIDED FROM THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISERS. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT'S SISTER, MICHELLE COLE, ON JANUARY THE 7TH OF 2025. ON FEBRUARY THE 4TH, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MISS COLE. MISS COLE ADVISED THAT HER BROTHER, MICHAEL MASON, HAD SUDDENLY PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR OF 2024, THAT HE HAD A SORRY. THAT'S FINE. BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. YES, MA'AM. I'M
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RETURNING YOUR CALL. MY NAME IS BRIAN BAKER. I'M CALLING FOR 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE. YES, SIR.GIVE ME JUST ONE MOMENT. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND FINISH, OR DO YOU WANT TO? THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO YOU. OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TO TESTIFY IN THIS CASE, AND I'M TRYING TO REACH HIM NOW, SO. OKAY, LET'S PUT A PAUSE ON THIS ONE. I'M SORRY TO MAKE YOU STOP MIDWAY. THAT'S FINE, BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DEAL WITH THE PHONE CALL ON LETTER D ON THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY, SIR, YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MAGISTRATE HEARING. CAN I GET YOUR FULL NAME AND A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS? YES, SIR. MY FULL NAME IS BRIAN MICHAEL BAKER, AND THE MAILING ADDRESS IS 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. 3245. ALL RIGHT. I NEED TO GO AHEAD AND 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. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE MAGISTRATE ARE GOING TO SPEAK NEXT. HEY, BRIAN, THIS IS TIFFANY, SIR, YOUR MAGISTRATE THIS MORNING. HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? I'M DOING WELL, YOUR HONOR. AND YOU? I'M VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. YES, MA'AM.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN. IF AT ANY POINT IN TIME YOU'RE UNABLE TO HEAR MYSELF OR CODE ENFORCEMENT WELL ENOUGH, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO SAY SOMETHING. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS THAT AND FIND SOME BETTER WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU. OKAY? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO THIS OVER THE PHONE. NO PROBLEM. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO SO THAT I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN IDEA OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE PROPERTY. I'LL HEAR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT FIRST, SO I CAN TAKE A LOOK AT SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY, AND THEN GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID ON THE PROPERTY. OKAY? YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. CODE ENFORCEMENT, IF YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CASE NUMBER 20243558.
PROPERTY ADDRESS 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE. SORRY, WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. I GOTTA GET OUT. TECHNOLOGY IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE LIFE EASIER, BUT I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TONY BRUNI, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. GOOD MORNING. BRIAN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I'VE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE RECORD ON SLIDE TWO. THIS IS AN AERIAL PHOTO. THIS ADDRESS IS AT THE NORTH END OF MICHIGAN AVENUE, BACK BEHIND THE CAMPING WORLD AND NORTH STAR CHURCH. IT'S OUTLINED IN BLUE.
IS IN A FLOOD ZONE. ON DECEMBER THE 9TH, 2024, THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OF A BLIGHTED STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY. INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND, IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF A BLIGHTED STRUCTURE.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE THAT EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. INSPECTOR THORPE CONTACTED THE PROPERTY OWNER'S SON, BRIAN BAKER, WHO IS HIS MOTHER'S CARETAKER. HE STATED THE INSURANCE COMPANY, TOWER HILL, PAID THE ROOFING COMPANY $86,000 TO REPAIR THE ROOF. THEY STARTED THE JOB, THEN RAN OFF WITH THE MONEY WITHOUT FINISHING THE ROOF. BRIAN NOW HAS POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HIS DISABLED MOTHER, AND HE IS TRYING TO FIND A LOCAL ROOFING COMPANY TO FINISH THE JOB. INSPECTOR THORPE GAVE BRIAN HIS BUSINESS CARD AND ADVISED HIM TO KEEP BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT INFORMED AS TO WHAT HE'S DOING AND WHEN HE GETS A ROOFING COMPANY HIRED. SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM INSPECTOR THORPE ON DECEMBER 9TH. TELL IT IT NEEDS A ROOF. SOME OF THE SOFFIT NEEDS REPLACED. ON. DECEMBER 31ST, 2024, NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. 32405. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON JANUARY THE 6TH, 2025. ON JANUARY 6TH, 2025, BRIAN BAKER CALLED BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT TO ADVISE HE WAS HIS MOTHER'S CAREGIVER AND WANTED CODE ENFORCEMENT TO KNOW SHE HAS MANY MEDICAL ISSUES. JANUARY 13TH I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. ON
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THE SAME DATE, BRIAN BAKER CALLED INSPECTOR THORPE AND TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH G6 CONSTRUCTION AND WAS WAITING FOR A CALL BACK FROM THEM. APRIL 29TH, 2025 A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS, 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE. THAT NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON MAY 2ND, 2025. ON MAY 29TH, THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED AS WELL AS THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. POSTING. JUNE 9TH, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. VIOLATION. JUNE 11TH. YESTERDAY I SPOKE WITH BRIAN BAKER BY PHONE. HE ADVISED HE HAS A CONTRACT WITH OLD TOWN ROOFING AND WOULD BE EMAILING ME A COPY. I RECEIVED AN UNSIGNED CONTRACT FROM BRIAN ON JUNE 11TH. AS OF THIS MORNING, NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED IN THIS CASE. IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON JULY 17TH AT 1 P.M. THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NO RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. GIVE ME ONE SECOND. LET ME SEE WHAT MR. BAKER HAS TO TELL ME. MR. BAKER, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WELL WHAT'S OCCURRED, MA'AM, THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING DIVORCE BETWEEN MY MOTHER AND MY FORMER STEPFATHER. IT TOOK OVER FOUR YEARS TO COMPLETE. SHE HAS HAD FOUR STROKES. SHE HAS A CONDITION CALLED APHASIA, WHICH IS WHY I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF HER TODAY. BECAUSE SHE'S UNABLE TO DO SO. WE ONCE WE RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION, I IMMEDIATELY STARTED GETTING QUOTES FROM DIFFERENT COMPANIES. I SPOKE WITH G6 CONSTRUCTION, I SPOKE WITH HAMMERDOWN ROOFING AND ALSO OLD TOWN ROOFING. GOT SEVERAL DIFFERENT QUOTES, RANGING ANYWHERE FROM $135,000 TO $49,000. SO I HAD TO KIND OF SORT THROUGH THAT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DIRECTION TO GO IN, BECAUSE ONE WAS DIFFERENT ANGLES. ONE WAS REPLACING ALL THE WOOD, OTHERS WERE JUST REPLACING THE WOOD THAT WAS AFFECTED BY THE LEAKS. SO WE FINALLY DECIDED TO GO WITH OLD TOWN. I DID SEND A COPY OF THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM. WE HAVE A YOUTH GROUP FROM A CHURCH THAT'S COMING TO DO THE LANDSCAPING WORK FOR US. WE'RE MAKING A DONATION TO THEM. WE HAD A LANDSCAPING COMPANY COME AND GIVE US AN ESTIMATE. SO WE'RE DOING THE. THE DONATION BASED ON THAT FOR THEIR YOUTH GROUP MISSION TRIPS. THEY'RE GOING ON. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE WORK FOR ALL OF THE LANDSCAPING TO GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY. SO THAT THE AND THAT THAT WORK IS GOING TO BE STARTING IN TWO WEEKS. SO THEN THE ROOFING COMPANY CAN COME IN AND PUT THE ROOF ON. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A SIGNED COPY OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE ROOF REPAIR. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO COME TODAY. OKAY. TO DO THAT WITH WHAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR, WILL THEY BE PULLING AND APPLYING FOR THE PERMIT THEMSELVES, OR IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO ON BEHALF OF YOUR MOM? OR HOW DOES THE PERMIT PROCESS WORK FOR THEM? WELL, THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM, HICCUP THAT WE'VE HAD TO RUN INTO IS THAT MY STEPFATHER'S NAME IS STILL ON THE HOUSE. SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ETHAN BROWN FOR EDWARD JONES TO SECURE THE FINANCING FOR THE REPAIRS, NOT ONLY TO THE ROOF, BUT ALSO TO THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE. AND HE HE'S THE ONE WHO IS HELPING ME. HE FOUND THE CHURCH YOUTH GROUP. BUT HE'S HE'S HELPING ME GET THE FINANCING. WHICH IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE AS WELL BECAUSE OF ALL THE HICCUPS, I HAD TO GO THROUGH GETTING ACCESS TO THE RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS. RIGHT. BUT HE'S HELPING US GET HIS MY STEPFATHER'S NAME PULLED OFF OF THE ACCOUNT BECAUSE THEY TRIED TO ACCESS THE PERMITS BECAUSE HIS NAME IS STILL ON THE HOUSE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE PERMITS. THE ROOFING COMPANY.YES, MA'AM. AND I SPOKE WITH ETHAN BROWN AND I CANNOT REMEMBER THE YOUNG LADY'S NAME WHO I SPOKE WITH ON FRIDAY. THEY CAME TO THE HOUSE TO SIGN PAPERWORK, AND SHE IS CONTACTING MY FORMER STEPFATHER'S ATTORNEY TO HAVE HIS NAME REMOVED FROM THE TITLE SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED
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WITH THE WORK PERMITS. OKAY. AT THAT TIME, WOULD THE WORK PERMITS FOR THE ROOFING NEED TO BE PULLED INDEPENDENTLY BY YOU GUYS, OR ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT? IS THAT GOING TO BE DONE BY THE CONTRACTOR DOING THE ROOF? I BELIEVE IT'S THE CONTRACTOR BECAUSE THEY ALREADY THEY INFORMED ME OF THE ISSUE WITH HIS NAME STILL BEING ON THE TITLE, THAT WE NEED TO GET THAT THAT DONE. AND ETHAN AND THE CHRIS ALLMAN IS HIS NAME. HE'S THE I GUESS HEAD. HEAD MANAGER OVER AT OLD TOWN ROOFING. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER. THEY KNOW EACH OTHER. SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW THAT WORKED OUT. OKAY. SO YOU'RE KIND OF PUT IT REALLY EASILY. YOU'RE STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. YOU'VE GOT TO GET EVERYTHING SET UP AND READY TO GO. BUT YOU NEED TO GET YOUR STEPFATHER'S NAME OFF OF EVERYTHING SO THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. BUT THAT IS IN THE PROCESS. YES, MA'AM. AND UNFORTUNATELY, MY STEPFATHER WAS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PERSON.THAT'S THAT'S WHY THIS THIS HAPPENED. HE SMACKED MY MOTHER IN THE FACE WITH PIZZA. THERE WAS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDINANCE PLACED AGAINST HIM, AND THEN THEY ENDED UP GETTING DIVORCED. BUT HE DRAGGED HIS FEET FOR SO MANY YEARS, HOPING MY MOTHER WAS GOING TO PASS AWAY BEFORE THE DIVORCE BECAME FINAL. AND IT WAS FURTHER COMPLICATED BECAUSE OUR LAWYER WAS SICK. OUR LAWYER WAS JOHN DINGUS, WHO I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT HAS PASSED AWAY ALSO. YEAH. AND THE DIVORCE ONLY ENDED LAST JUNE, AND UNFORTUNATELY, MY STEPFATHER, HE SAT ON THE IRA ROLLOVER FOR OVER FOUR MONTHS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO SEND IT. OKAY, OKAY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE LANDSCAPE ISSUE, AS WELL AS THE ROOFING ISSUE AS AT LEAST IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING RESOLVED ON YOUR END, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. CODE ENFORCEMENT, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINE THAT THE ADDRESS, 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT CHAPTER 17 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. THE PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702 EXISTS IN THE FORM OF A BLIGHTED STRUCTURE THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF 30 DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY ADDRESS THE BLIGHTED STRUCTURE AS FOLLOWS. SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE ROOF AND SOFFIT TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. ACTION PLAN MUST BE APPROVED BY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PRIOR TO MAKING REPAIRS AND APPLYING FOR PERMITS. MUST APPLY FOR ALL REQUIRED PERMITS THROUGH BAY COUNTY BUILDER SERVICES. ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE BAY COUNTY BUILDER SERVICES DIVISION STAFF OR DESIGNEE. REPAIRS MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND STRUCTURAL REPORT. ALL BUILDING PERMIT 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 EXPIRE, IT SHALL BE CONSIDERED FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS FOR THE BLIGHTED STRUCTURE WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER. THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25, CONTINUING UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TO SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION AND VERIFY THAT ALL PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AND ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN ORDER FOR THE FINES TO CEASE, NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT OBTAINS A BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET ABOVE, AND THEN ALLOWS THE PERMIT TO EXPIRE, OR TO BE CANCELED OR REVOKED BY THEISSUIS VOID FOR ANY REASON.
COLLECTIVELY, A DEFAULT IN SUCH CASE CASES, THE COUNTY SHALL COMMENCE WITH A $200 INITIAL FINE, AND A $25 DAILY FINE IS SET FORTH ABOVE. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE
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RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. ALL RIGHT.ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? OKAY, BRIAN, SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND, I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF LEGAL JARGON THAT JUST GOT THROWN AT YOU, BUT WHAT CODE ENFORCEMENT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE ASKING IS NOT TO HAVE EVERYTHING REPAIRED WITHIN 30 DAYS. BUT WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IS ALL THE STUFF YOU BASICALLY JUST TALKED ABOUT WITH ME AND SAID THAT THE ROOFING COMPANIES COME IN TO GET IT SIGNED TODAY FOR THE CONTRACT. YOU'VE GOT SOME WORKING ON A DONATION FOR THE CHURCH GROUP TO DO THE LANDSCAPING. ALL OF THAT STUFF NEEDS TO BE THE IDEAS OF HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK COMPLETED WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, AND THE COMPANY THAT'S GOING TO GET THE PERMIT NEEDS TO APPLY FOR THE PERMIT AND GET THAT ISSUED TO GET THE ROOFING DONE SO THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT MOVES THIS PROCESS ALONG. THE IDEA IS OBVIOUSLY AFTER A PERMIT IS PULLED, YOU'RE CONTROLLED BY THE TIMELINE ON THE PERMIT, NOT BY THE 30 DAY PERIOD YOU HAVE THE PERMIT TIME TO GET THE ROOFING FIXED AND DONE. SO THE CONTRACTOR WAS WORKING ON THE ROOF IS NOT UNDER A QUICK HURRY TO GET THIS DONE IN 30 DAY TIMELINE. IT'S A MATTER OF GETTING THINGS MOVING FORWARD SO WE CAN SEE SOME PROGRESS IS BEING MADE TO GET THIS RESOLVED.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE ON YOUR END FROM THE 30 DAY REQUIREMENT. WHAT YOU'LL JUST NEED TO DO IS PUT A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION INTO WRITING AND SEND THAT OVER TO CODE ENFORCEMENT SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE TIMELINE OF HOW LONG WE EXPECT THIS TO TAKE. AND A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION MAY BE SOMETHING YOU CAN GET TODAY FROM THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR WHEN THEY COME OUT TO THE PROPERTY TO SIGN THAT CONTRACT, AND THEN THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH GETTING THE PERMIT AS SOON AS THIS ISSUE IS TAKEN CARE OF.
WITH YOUR EX STEPFATHER BEING REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY NAME. YES. I'M OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU? YES, YOUR HONOR. OKAY, OKAY. BASICALLY, WHAT CODE ENFORCEMENT WANTED TO DO IS SEE SOMETHING HAPPENING AND AN IDEA OF THE PLAN OF ACTION, OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS DONE. BUT WHAT WILL ALSO HELP IS IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM, MAYBE EVEN THE IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE LANDSCAPING. THEY CAN TELL YOU BY LOOKING AT THAT, HEY, THIS ALSO NEEDS TO BE DONE OR THIS IS NOT A CONCERN, SO THAT MAYBE THE CHURCH GROUP THAT'S GIVING SOME OF THEIR TIME AND VOLUNTEERING FOR A DONATION, MAYBE IT HELPS DIRECT THEM IN A BETTER WAY AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME, SIR, I DO NOT. I GUESS MY ONLY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE, I'M CERTAIN THIS WAS DONE BY ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS. WILL THEY BE NOTIFIED THAT THE WORK IS GETTING READY TO PROGRESS? BECAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T KNOW ANY OF MY NEIGHBORS, AND I FEEL THAT'S PROBABLY CAUSED PART OF THE PROBLEM TO EXIST AS WELL.
YEAH, NORMALLY IT'S NOT A NOTIFICATION PROCESS TO EVERYONE. IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT IT OR ISSUED A COMPLAINT, THEY CAN CERTAINLY CALL AND CONFIRM THAT SOMETHING IS BEING DONE AND THAT WE HAD A HEARING AND WHAT THE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS SAY, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A SITUATION WHERE CODE ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO GO OUT AND NOTIFY ALL OF YOUR NEIGHBORS WHAT'S GOING ON. BASICALLY, IT'S ON THEM. IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM OR A COMPLAINT THAT THEY WANT TO FIND OUT THE ADDRESS OR THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THEY NEED TO CALL AND ASK. I ALREADY KNOW WHO CALLED. I'M VERY AWARE OF WHO IT WAS. NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU? NO, MA'AM. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME.
ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND AGAIN, LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, SIR, STAY IN CONTACT WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND MR. BRENNAN CAN HELP. JUST DECIPHER AND PUT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OF THINGS. OKAY? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING AVAILABLE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND THANK YOU, MR. BRUNING, FOR YOUR HELP AS WELL.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON, SIR. YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL
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RIGHT. THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S CASE ON LETTER D. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE NUMBER 20243558. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE. CODE ENFORCEMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO BACK AND FINISH UP THE ONE THAT WE'RE HALFWAY STARTED? YES. AND WE HAVE OUR DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL HERE NOW. SO PERFECT. SO WE'LL GO BACK TO LETTER E, CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20243475.PROPERTY ADDRESSES 229 WEST 17TH STREET IN LYNNHAVEN. AGAIN, MR. CLARKSON, SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING YOU BEFORE. GO RIGHT AHEAD AND TELL ME WHAT ELSE I NEED TO KNOW. THANK YOU. WHEN? WHEN WE STOPPED, I WAS GOING ON FEBRUARY THE 4TH OF 2025. I DID RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM MISS COLE. SHE ADVISED THAT HER BROTHER PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY LAST YEAR. HE DID HAVE A SURVIVING SPOUSE.
DELUNA'S MIA MASON, WHO LIVES IN THE PHILIPPINES. SHE SAID THEY THAT SHE LEFT MR. MASON A LONG TIME AGO AND SHE FEELS LIKES THAT SHE MORE OR LESS ABANDONED HER BROTHER, AND SHE FEELS THAT SHE HAS SOME SORT OF CLAIM ON THIS PROPERTY, SINCE SHE'S THE SURVIVING SISTER, BECAUSE THIS WAS A FAMILY PROPERTY. AT ONE POINT IN TIME. HOWEVER, I DID FIND THAT MISS MASON HAS BEGUN DID BEGIN PROBATE PROCEEDINGS, AND WHAT SHE IS SEEKING OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROPERTY. I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ATTORNEY THAT HANDLED THIS PROPERTY AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY WOULDN'T NOTICE IT CAME. THEY WERE NOTIFIED. SO HOWEVER, ON FEBRUARY 5TH, AT WHICH TIME BUILD INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION ON THIS PROPERTY. I KNOW THE INSPECTOR THORPE'S CREDENTIALS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED INTO RECORD ALONG WITH HIS REPORT. I CAN GO THROUGH HIS PHOTOS BRIEFLY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE OVERGROWTH WAS CUT. MISS. MISS COLE DID SAY THAT THEY THEY DID GO ON TO THE PROPERTY. SHE HAD OVERGROWTH CUT AND AS MANY OF THE DERELICT VEHICLES REMOVED THAT SHE CAN. BUT AS YOU SEE HERE, THIS IS THE MOBILE HOME OF QUESTION. YOU CAN SEE THE SIDING COMING OFF FROM THE SIDES, WHICH IS PRETTY VISIBLE. THIS IS LIKE A 70S MODEL MOBILE HOME THAT WOULD THAT WOULD CAUSE WATER INTRUSION INTO TO THE MOBILE HOME. ON JULY 20TH. THAT'S JUST A PICTURE OF THE SIDES. HOW IT'S HOW IT'S BASICALLY ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THIS IS A PICTURE THAT HE PULLED BACK TO EXPOSE THAT THERE'S NO PANELING IN BETWEEN THE SIDING AND THE MOBILE HOME THAT'S LOOKING DOWN, WHERE IT WOULD SHOW YOU WHERE THE BOTTOM FLOOR PLATE HAS BEEN ROTTED OUT. SEPARATION BETWEEN THE SIDING. AGAIN, WATER INTRUSION. THAT'S ACTUALLY A PLANT THAT'S GROWING IN THE INSIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME. THIS IS THE BACK SIDE. PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. THE SAME AS FAR AS THIS IS LOOKING INTO THE MOBILE HOME, AS YOU CAN SEE, COLLAPSED ROOFS, MISSING SIDING. THIS IS TOWARDS THE KITCHEN AREA. COLLAPSED ROOF, SAME THING.
WATER INTRUSION STAINS. OBVIOUSLY THIS HASN'T BEEN LIVED IN IN SOME TIME. THIS IS THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT'S PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. I THINK THE PICTURES KIND OF SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE, DAMAGE TO THE SIDES STRUCTURE, TRUSS DAMAGE, EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE DAMAGE HERE. PICTURES PRETTY MUCH SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. AT THIS TIME. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL. CALL ME SHANE. HELLO. INSPECTOR THORPE HAVE DEEMED THOSE UNSAFE UNFIT AS THEY STAND. YES. PLEASE SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT I DO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS PROPERTY FROM YOUR END. SO THIS. YOU SAW THE PHOTOS. THIS ISN'T EVEN HABITABLE. YOU CAN'T EVEN REHAB THIS. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TOTALLY REMOVED AND THEN START ALL OVER. AT THIS POINT, THIS NON-REPAIRABLE GOT IT.
YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THESE ARE PHOTOS THAT I TOOK ON THE FIFTH. I WAS WITH INSPECTOR THORPE. AND THIS IS JUST ALL OF YOU SHOWING THAT OBVIOUSLY, ALL THE OVERGROWTH
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HAD BEEN REMOVED. THEY'RE NOW ONLY TWO DERELICT VEHICLES ON THE PROPERTY. MISS COLE SAYS SHE'S TRYING TO FIND THE OWNERS TO COME REMOVE THEM. AS YOU CAN SEE, SIGNIFICANTLY, ALL THE JUNK TRASH HAS BEEN REMOVED AND WHICH REMAINS US WITH THE TWO UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURES. ON MARCH.EXCUSE ME. ON FEBRUARY THE 5TH. AFTER THIS INSPECTIONS, I DID SEND OUT CERTIFIED NOTICES TO THE OWNER OF RECORD. ALSO SENT TO THE OWNER OF RECORDS, ATTORNEY AND I SENT NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTY IN MISS COLE. THEY WERE SENT REGISTERED MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL AND THEY WERE RECEIVED BY THE RESPONDENTS ON FEBRUARY THE 12TH. AT THIS TIME I DID NOT SEND ONE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. I SENT IT TO HER ATTORNEY BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING LEGAL, PROBATE AND THE FACT THAT SHE WAS IN THE PHILIPPINES. ON FEBRUARY 24TH, I DID SPEAK TO MISS DAVID, THE ATTORNEY, AND SHE SPOKE ON BEHALF OF HER CLIENT THAT SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF PROBATE. SHE ANTICIPATES THIS PROPERTY BEING LEGALLY TRANSFERRED OVER TO HER. MISS MASON, AS THE SOLE OWNER.
SHE DID SAY THAT SHE IS IN PERIODIC CONTACT WITH MISS MASON AND THAT SHE HAS ADVISED MISS MASON OF OUR PENDING CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE HERE. MARCH 3RD PROPERTY IS REINSPECTED STRUCTURES REMAIN AS THE SAME HERE IN SLIDE 3536. PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED AGAIN ON APRIL 7TH.
NOW THE OVERGROWTH IS STARTING TO COME BACK. OBVIOUSLY THE STRUCTURES REMAIN IN THE SAME CONDITION. MAY 5TH PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED REMAINED IN THE SAME CONDITION. OVERGROWTH NOW IS STARTING TO CONTINUE TO GROW. I DID LEARN ON THAT DAY THAT THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN OFFICIALLY TRANSFERRED TO SOLE OWNERSHIP TO MISS MASON. I LET MISS COLE KNOW THAT YOU KNOW NOW IT'S HER PROPERTY THAT YOU KNOW SHE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING. SHE'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY AT THIS POINT THAT WE DON'T CONSIDER HER AS AS HAVING ANY OWNERSHIP OVER THIS PROPERTY AT THIS POINT IN TIME. SO I THEN COMPLETED NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARINGS. THIS TIME I DID SEND CERTIFIED NOTICE TO THE REGISTER OR TO MISS MASON THE PHILIPPINES AS LONG AS MINISTERS PARTY HER ATTORNEY. I DID HAVE A REALTOR CALL ME WHO SAYS HE HAS BEEN HIRED BY HER TO LIST THIS PROPERTY. HE KNEW THAT WE HAD A PENDING CASE. I DISCUSSED WITH HIM WHAT WHAT THE TWO STRUCTURES THAT WERE IN QUESTION. HE SAID THAT MISS MASON WOULD LIKE THE COUNTY TO GO AHEAD AND REMOVE THOSE STRUCTURES. SO THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED HERE ON JUNE 2ND. AND WAS POSTED ON THE BAY COUNTY WEBSITE AS WELL ON JUNE 3RD, JUNE 9TH AT COMPLETED RE-INSPECTION. OBVIOUSLY OVERGROWTH HAS GOTTEN HIGHER AND THE BUILDINGS REMAIN THE SAME TO THIS DATE. I HAVE NOT SPOKEN DIRECTLY TO MISS MASON, AND THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON JULY THE 17TH AT ONE A OR 1 P.M. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WILL BE HERE AT 1 A.M. I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE AT 1 A.M. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH ME AT 1 A.M, BUT. WELL, THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY, AND I HAVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO PROCEED. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION WHILE NO ONE IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. CODE ENFORCEMENT, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND GIVE ME YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS PROPERTY. YES, MA'AM. THE ADDRESS 229 WEST 17TH STREET, LYNNHAVEN, FLORIDA, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE TWO. PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. THREE THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO, IN THE FORM, EXISTS IN THE FORM OF AN UNSAFE, UNFIT, MOBILE HOME, UNSAFE, UNFIT ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND OVERGROWTH FOR THE MAGISTRATES AT A REASONABLE TIME OF 30 DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE FOLLOWING A REMOVE ANY AND ALL OVERGROWTH. ADDRESS THE UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AS FOLLOWS ONE THAT CAN APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AS DEFINED IN BAY
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COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. REMOVE ALL DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR IF THEY PLAN TO REPAIR THE MOBILE HOME, THEY MUST DO THE FOLLOWING ONE. SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BAY COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE THE MOBILE HOME MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC FOR SPECIFIC MODEL OF THE MOBILE HOME TWO CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION OR ENGINEERING PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS TO SHOW THAT IS A DEVIATION FROM HIS ORIGINAL HOME TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TWO. REPAIR OR REMODELING OF MOBILE HOME SHALL REQUIRE THE USE OF MATERIAL DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION STRUCTURE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ROOF WALLS, SYSTEMS, FLOOR SYSTEMS, WINDOWS, DOORS, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR. THAT ARE ORIGINAL TO THE MANUFACTURED.SPECIFICATIONS. ELECTRICAL REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS SHALL REQUIRE THE USE OF MATERIALS AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT OF THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. PLUMBING REQUIRE REPLACEMENTS. SHALL REQUIRE THE USE OF MATERIAL DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. REPAIRS MUST BE MADE BY DESIGN PERSON AS DEFINED IN FLORIDA STATUTE 832 .8245, SUBSECTION FOUR. A DETAILED ACTION PLAN INCLUDING THE TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION FIVE ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND ALL MANUFACTURED SPECIFICATION ENGINEERING PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS. PRINTS MUST PASS THE PLANS REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE PERMITS WERE ISSUED. SIX ALL PERMIT INSPECTION MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE BAY COUNTY BUILDERS SERVICE DIVISION STAFF OR DESIGNATED REPAIRS MUST BE MADE IN ORDINANCE WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND STRUCTURAL REPORT. ALL BUILDING PERMITS MUST BE COMPLETED AND ALL PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER TO PREPARE TO BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE IF AT ANY TIME REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRE, THEY SHALL CONSTITUTE A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER. SECONDLY, IF THEY WANT TO REPAIR THE UNFIT, UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ONE, THEY MUST COMPLETE A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THAT COMPLETION SHALL INCLUDE A FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT AND COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS FROM A FLORIDA LICENSE OR DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TWO. SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES, OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURES TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. DIVISION THREE ALL REQUIRED PERMITS. ENGINEERING PLANS MUST PASS THE PLANS REVIEW BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED FOR ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY BAY COUNTY BUILDERS SERVICES STAFF OR DESIGNEE. REPAIRS MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND STRUCTURAL REPORT. ALL BUILDING PERMITS MUST BE COMPLETED. ALL PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR REPAIRS TO BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE. IF AT ANY TIME THE REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRE, THEY SHALL BE CONSIDERED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER. 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. FIVE THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER AND FINED $1,000 SHALL BE INFO POSED. SUCH FINES SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN NOT ONLY PROPERTY BUT REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF RESPONDENT OBTAINS A DEMOLITION PERMIT AND OR BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET ABOVE, AND THEN ALLOWS THE PERMIT TO EXPIRE, OR TO BE CANCELED OR REVOKED BY THE ISSUING AUTHORITY, OR BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON. COLLECTIVELY A DEFAULT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? OTHER TIME. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES ON THIS PROPERTY. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20243475. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 229 WEST 17TH STREET. MOVING BACK TO LETTER B ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250468 PROPERTY ADDRESSES 1139 FIFTH STREET. OUR SLIDE SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS FOR LOCATION PURPOSES ONLY. PROPERTY IS HIGHLIGHTED OR OUTLINED IN THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER IN BLUE. WE HAVE SOUTHPORT ELEMENTARY AND HIGHWAY 77 ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PHOTO. ON FEBRUARY. THIS IS JUST A CLOSER UP AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2021, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOUND
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THIS PROPERTY IN VIOLATION BASED COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH, DEBRIS, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES AND LDR VIOLATION 17 1702 AND THE FORM OF STORAGE WITHOUT DEVELOPMENT.ORDER. A COPY OF THAT ORDER OF THE MAGISTRATE IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINS CONTAINED PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE COUNTY ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2023, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE OF BAY COUNTY FOUND THE PROPERTY IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF TRASH, JUNK APPLIANCES, DEBRIS, AND UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. A COPY OF THAT ORDER IS ALSO. A COPY OF THE ORDER, AS WELL AS THE AMENDED ORDER DATED MARCH 31ST, 2023, IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT. ON FEBRUARY 21ST OF THIS YEAR.
INVESTIGATOR TIM JUSTICE OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY ALSO FOR MAGISTRATE, AND I NEGLECTED TO PUT IT IN THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON THAT FEBRUARY 2ND, 2023 ORDER. WE DID ABATE THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME ON FEBRUARY 24TH. EXCUSE ME. TIM.
JUSTICE INVESTIGATOR, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT, I SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY NOTICES ARE ATTACHED AS WELL AS MY PHOTOGRAPHS. I OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY WHILE PATROLLING THE UNINCORPORATED AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS BAY COUNTY OR EXCUSE ME, SOUTHPORT.
THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN REPEAT VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF YARD DEBRIS. AT THE BEGINNING OF IT, THIS IS ALL THERE WAS, SO I JUST SENT A POSTCARD TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD. THE POSTCARD DESCRIBED THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. MARCH 3RD I RETURNED AND INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. ON THIS DATE, THE VIOLATIONS FOR JUNK AND A DERELICT WATERCRAFT WERE ADDED TO THE CASE FILE. THESE APPEARED AFTER THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION BEGAN. THE YARD DEBRIS REMAINED AND YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY LINE TO THE RIGHT IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH WHERE GENTLEMAN MAINTAINS HIS PROPERTY, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS. 11734 JASMINE STREET. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON THE 11TH OF MARCH, 2025. THE REGULAR NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE. ON THE 14TH OF MARCH 2025, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION HERE IN SLIDE IN PHOTOGRAPH SLIDE TEN VIOLATIONS FOR A DERELICT VEHICLE A DERELICT RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AND APPLIANCES WERE ADDED TO THIS CASE FILE ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL YARD DEBRIS. HERE IN SLIDE 12 YOU SEE THE APPLIANCE, A LAWNMOWER, JUNK, THE DEBRIS AND THE DERELICT RECREATIONAL VEHICLE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH.
MARCH THE 31ST I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. NOT SURE WHAT'S UNDER THE TARP. YOU SEE, SOME OF THE DEBRIS HAS BEEN REMOVED, BUT THE SMALL PILE REMAINS. THE RV REMAINS AND TWO OTHER LAWNMOWERS HAVE APPEARED AND UNSURE OF WHAT THAT IS IN THE BACK. APRIL THE 1ST, THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING, WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 11734 JASMINE STREET, LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON THE 7TH OF MAY, 2025. THE REGULAR NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE. MAY THE 5TH I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. PART OF THE DEBRIS PILE HAS GONE. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE REMAINS, AS YOU SEE HERE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH TO THE RIGHT. BOTH LAWNMOWERS, SMALL PILE OF DEBRIS IN THE BACK, YOU SEE. AND HERE IN SLIDE 18 AND IN SLIDE 19, ANOTHER LAWNMOWER WITH A TRAILER THAT HAS APPEARED IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH ON MAY 5TH. MAY 13TH, A COPY OF THE NOTICE IS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY. THERE'S THE TRAILER. THE RV TWO LAWN MOWERS. IT APPEARS TO BE THE BACKSIDE OF A TELEVISION. SOME JUNK. JUST JUNK AND TRASH AROUND THE SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY.
MAY 29TH A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. JUNE THE 9TH I REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY THIS. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. YOU SEE THE DERELICT RV, YOU SEE BOTH LAWNMOWERS. YOU SEE THE JUNK AND TRASH. NOW SOME HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE HAS APPEARED.
THE TELEVISION REMAINS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES. IT'S ACTUALLY GOTTEN WORSE THROUGHOUT THE PROGRESSION OF THIS CASE. THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON THE 17TH OF JULY OF 2025 AT 1:00 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WHILE NO
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ONE IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS PROVIDED.THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY AT THIS TIME? YES MA'AM. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION. THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED ONE THAT THE ADDRESS 1139 FIFTH STREET, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE COUNTY CODE. TO PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. THREE. THE RESPONDENT IS A REPEAT VIOLATOR FOR THE VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17. DASH TWO EXISTS IN THE FORM OF YARD DEBRIS, DERELICT WATERCRAFT, DERELICT VEHICLES, JUNK AND APPLIANCES FIVE THAT THE MAGISTRATE SAID A REASONABLE TIME OF FIVE DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL OF THE YARD DEBRIS. REMOVING ALL OF THE JUNK, REMOVING ALL OF THE APPLIANCES, REMOVING ALL DERELICT WATERCRAFT AND REMOVING ALL DERELICT VEHICLES, SPECIFICALLY THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. 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 SIX THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN FIVE DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $300, A DAILY FINE OF $50 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE FIFTH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 25 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES ON THIS PROPERTY PROVIDED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THAT CONCLUDES A HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20250468 PROPERTY ADDRESS 1139 FIFTH STREET, PANAMA CITY. MOVING ON TO LETTER C ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250158 PROPERTY ADDRESS 1826 CALLAHAN STREET. EXCUSE ME, SIR. SLIDE NUMBER TWO. THIS IS AN AERIAL FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTHPORT. THE PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN BLUE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE SCREEN. TOP RIGHT IS TRACTOR SUPPLY AND THE HIGHWAY THERE IS HIGHWAY 77. PROPOSED AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY AND THIS WAS TAKEN IN JANUARY OF BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. ON THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD AND SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HAVE FOUND THE PROPERTY OWNER AND VIOLATION BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, COPIES OF THE ORDERS OF THE BOARD AND MAGISTRATE ARE IN INNOVATION.
EXHIBIT A THE. FOLLOWING PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN VIOLATION IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS 1117 TOLEDO PLACE. IT WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. 1826 CALHOUN STREET PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT IN COMPLIANCE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. SAME ADDRESS. THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND LASTLY, NUMBER FOUR, SAME ADDRESS OVERGROWTH BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. ON JANUARY 24TH OF THIS YEAR, WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF AN OCCUPIED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ON THIS PROPERTY. ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025, INVESTIGATOR TIM JUSTICE AND HIS PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, INVESTIGATOR, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY ON THE 3RD OF FEBRUARY 2025, FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 TWO, IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH, YARD DEBRIS AND UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS RECREATIONAL VEHICLE LIVING. DURING THIS INSPECTION, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE TENANT'S SON. YOU SEE HIM HERE? HE REFUSED TO GIVE ME HIS NAME THAT DAY, BUT HE INFORMED ME THAT THE RV WAS NOT BEING OCCUPIED. IT WAS BEING REMODELED. I INFORMED HIM I WOULD BE CONTACTING THE PROPERTY OWNER IN REFERENCE TO THESE VIOLATIONS. HE INFORMED ME HE WOULD TRY AND REMOVE THE RV AS SOON AS HE COULD. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. THIS IS LOOKING BACK AT THE DRIVEWAY OF 1826. CALLAHAN. THAT WAS THE GENTLEMAN I SPOKE WITH THAT DAY IN THE NEON OR THE YELLOW GREEN SHIRT, WHATEVER IT'S CALLED. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE JUNK, THE RV, IT WAS NOT OCCUPIED. I DON'T THINK SOMEBODY WOULD LIVE INSIDE OF THAT. AND HERE IN SLIDE NUMBER SIX ON THE 26TH OF EXCUSE ME, ON FEBRUARY
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THE 6TH, I CONTACTED THE PROPERTY OWNER, MISS BETTY LYFORD, AND INFORMED HER OF THE VIOLATIONS. AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT SHE WOULD HAVE THEM CORRECTED ON THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY, I DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM TERESA MARTIN. SHE IS THE TENANT'S DAUGHTER. TERESA WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS BEING FILED ON THIS PROPERTY, AND SHE WAS FEELS THAT SHE IS BEING HARASSED. I REFERRED HER TO THE BAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BUT I INFORMED HER OF THE VIOLATIONS AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE TO OCCUR FOR THIS PROPERTY TO BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. 26 OF FEBRUARY I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION DURING THIS REINSPECTION THAT IS TERESA MARTIN. YOU SEE HER STANDING AT THE DOOR, I CONTACTED HER, WE WALKED THE PROPERTY. I INFORMED HER WHAT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED IN ORDER FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE JUNK IN THE FRONT YARD THAT'S THROWN AROUND HERE. IN SLIDE NINE, I ZOOMED IN PHOTOGRAPH OF SOME OF THE JUNK THAT'S LAYING ON THE FRONT PORCH BEHIND THE PRIVACY FENCE. THE RV WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME. YOU CAN SEE JUNK AND APPLIANCE, SOME UNSCREENED PROPERTY, SOME TRASH. HERE IN SLIDE TEN. SLIDE 11, YOU SEE YARD DEBRIS AND JUNK THROWN OUT THE BACK OR BASICALLY BEHIND THE MOBILE HOME HERE IN PHOTOGRAPH 11. ON THE 27TH OF FEBRUARY, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 112 ANDRE CIRCLE. THE CERTIFIED NOTE. THOUGHT I CHANGED THAT, I GUESS I DIDN'T THE REGULAR MAIL. EXCUSE ME. IT WAS STILL LISTED IN TRANSIT AS OF MAY 29TH, 2025, SO THAT THERE WAS AN UPDATED ONE TO THAT. I DO APOLOGIZE, YOUR MAGISTRATE. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE OF VIOLATION HAS NOT RETURNED. I ALSO EMAILED TERESA MARTIN A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION. I RECEIVED A REPLY STATING SHE IS STILL WORKING ON THE PROPERTY. ON MARCH THE 17TH.I REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY HERE IN SLIDE 13. YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE IMPROVEMENT TO THE FRONT PORCH IN THE JUNK, BUT NOT MUCH. THE DEBRIS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME. AND SLIDE 15. I THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO CLEAN UP IN THE BACK AND JUST PILING IT UP IN THE BACK. YOU DO SEE SOME JUNK AND YOU DO SEE SOME YARD DEBRIS HERE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH, THE RV IS STILL PRESENT. ON MARCH 31ST, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AGAIN, A FRONTAL VIEW OF THE MOBILE HOME. SOME OF THE ITEMS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FRONT. BUT THE SIDE IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO CUT THE OVERGROWTH AND TO THERE IS STILL, YOU SEE TO THE LEFT OF THE RV SOME UNSCREENED PROPERTY OR JUNK OR I THINK THAT'S A MATTRESS. AND THAT PHOTOGRAPH. AND THEN TO THE WEST SIDE OF MOBILE HOME APPEARS TO BE SOME JUNK AND TRASH IN THE BACKYARD OR BEHIND THE MOBILE HOME. ON THE APRIL 1ST AFTER THE 31ST OF MARCH IS RE-INSPECTION, I SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 112 ANDRE CIRCLE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON THE 5TH OF APRIL. THE NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE. MAY THE 5TH I REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THE FRONT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS YOU SEE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH HERE. LOOKING BACK AT THE FRONT OF THE MOBILE HOME, SOME OF THE JUNK ON THE FRONT PORCH, SOME JUNK TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME OR THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME, AND SOME WHAT APPEARS TO BE JUNK. AND A LITTLE BIT OF OVERGROWTH STARTING TO OCCUR IN THE BACK OF THE MOBILE HOME. MAY THE 13TH A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY. MAY 29TH A COPY WAS NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON JUNE THE 9TH. I REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY THIS PAST WEEK. IT DOES REMAIN IN VIOLATION. THIS IS THE FRONT. IT HAS GOTTEN BACK WORSE. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE JUNK AND ITEMS. NOW HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE APPEARS WHAT APPEARS TO BE HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE ON THE FRONT PORCH. SOME JUNK TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME AND THE OVERGROWTH, AND SOME JUNK TO THE LEFT OF THE RV LAYING ON THE GROUND. I THINK THAT'S THAT MATTRESS IN THE OVERGROWTH IS JUST YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL IF IT'S A MATTRESS OR NOT. TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE OR. YES, THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME.
THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON THE 17TH OF JULY AT 1 P.M. CENTRAL TIME.
LAST NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT, I RECEIVED ANOTHER EMAIL FROM TERESA MARTIN STATING SHE COULDN'T BE HERE DUE TO FINANCIAL ISSUES. SHE'S STILL WORKING ON THE PROPERTY AND SHE'LL DO THE BEST SHE CAN BEFORE JULY 17TH AT 1:00 TO HAVE THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE. ANY OTHER TESTIMONY FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NOT AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WHILE NO ONE
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IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES? YES, MA'AM. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINE ONE THAT THE ADDRESS EIGHT 1826 CALLAHAN STREET, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE TWO.THE PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. THREE THAT THE RESPONDENT IS A REPEAT VIOLATOR. FOR THAT THE THAT VIOLATIONS OF BAY COUNTY 17 DASH TWO DO EXIST IN THE FORM OF FURNITURE ON SCREEN, PERSONAL PROPERTY, JUNK, TRASH, AND YARD DEBRIS. FIVE THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF FIVE DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL OF THE FURNITURE, REMOVING THE JUNK, REMOVING THE TRASH, REMOVING THE YARD DEBRIS, AND PROPERLY SCREENING ALL UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. 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 SIX THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $300, A DAILY FINE OF $100 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE FIFTH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 25 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECAME A LIEN, SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. THAT CONCLUDES CODE ENFORCEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. I WILL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTY WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY SUGGESTED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250158 PROPERTY ADDRESS, 1826 CALLAHAN STREET. MOVING ON TO LETTER F ON THE AGENDA. CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20 3-02599. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 8561 FREMONT ROAD. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON JANUARY 8TH, 2025 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF A BLIGHTED PROPERTY OVERGROWTH, TRASH AND VEHICLES. THE RESPONDENT, BENJAMIN TOTH, DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING THAT TIME. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO HAVE TEN DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER CONCERNING THE TRASH OVERGROWTH AND BY REMOVING ALL BUT ONE DERELICT VEHICLE FOR AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 ON A DAILY FINE OF $25 FOR 20 DAYS WOULD BE IMPOSED. THE RESPONDENT HAD 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER CONCERNING THE BLIGHTED STRUCTURE, OR INITIAL FINE OF $200 WOULD BE IMPOSED, AS WELL AS A DAILY FINE OF $25, WHICH WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. A COPY OF THAT ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT A AND IS CONTAINED IN THE. ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025, THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT THE RESPONDENT COMPLIED WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER SIGNED JANUARY 8TH, 2025 CONCERNING THE DERELICT VEHICLES, JUNK AND OVERGROWTH, AND THAT THE RESPONDENT SUBMITTED AN ACTION PLAN AND A ACQUIRED A PERMIT FOR WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME FRAMES TO ADDRESS THE BLIGHTED STRUCTURE. ON APRIL 29TH, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED BY OFFICER RAY SCOTT AND. THIS IS A PHOTO? YES, MA'AM. IT IS THE ONE TO THE RIGHT. YES. AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. AND SO AS OF APRIL 29TH, 2025, THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE. AS YOU SEE IN THOSE PHOTOS. ON APRIL 30TH, AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. AS OF JUNE 9TH, THE CERTIFIED MAIL IS STILL IN TRANSIT. THE REGULAR NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED. COPY WAS NOT POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON MAY 29TH.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY. I JUST HAVE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE WITH YOUR ORDER FROM APRIL. SORRY. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE NO ONE IS PRESENT, SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY.
PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. AT THIS TIME. I WILL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT AND FIND THIS PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE JANUARY 2025 ORDER THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20 3-02599 PROPERTY ADDRESS 8561
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FREMONT ROAD. AND I DO APOLOGIZE FOR BEING SO LONG WINDED ON THIS ONE. WELL, YOU KNOW, ALRIGHT, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM LOOKING AT THE AGENDA, HAVE I HIT EVERYTHING THAT IS CURRENTLY ON TODAY'S AGENDA TO DEAL WITH? I BELIEVE SO, JODY. OKAY, ANY OTHER BUSINESS YOU GUYS NEED TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL TODAY'S MEETING* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.