[ Code Magistrate Hearing on November 20, 2025.]
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EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS TIFFANY, SIR. I'M GOING TO BE YOUR MAGISTRATE FOR TODAY'S HEARING.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL TODAY'S MEETING TO ORDER ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH AT 1:01 P.M.
WE'RE GOING TO SWEAR EVERYBODY IN TOGETHER. THAT'S GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY. SO IF YOU'LL STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU'RE GOING TO TESTIFY. SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH I DO. ALL RIGHT. ALL WE'LL NEED IS YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS WHEN YOU COME UP TO SPEAK AT THE PODIUM. AND WE'LL CALL EACH CASE INDIVIDUALLY, I'LL JUMP AROUND THE AGENDA A LITTLE BIT SO I CAN DEAL WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE FIRST, TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY HERE ANY LONGER THAN NECESSARY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION TO DISCLOSE, SO WE'LL BEGIN ON THE AGENDA WITH LETTER A, CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251086 PROPERTY ADDRESS 8613 HOUSTON STREET. GOOD AFTERNOON, CATHERINE ASHMAN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. AND THIS IS A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. AND INSPECTOR SCOTT IS HERE TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY.
YOU HAVE A NEW MAGISTRATE, INSPECTOR THORPE FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS FOR THE RECORD. ALL MY NOTICES, REPORTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED AS CASE FILE. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE BAY COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO AND FORM AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING, AND I'M NOT GOING TO PRONOUNCE HIS LAST NAME. FRIEND OF THE DECEASED PROPERTY OWNER APPEARED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED AS INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED A CASE FILE. THIS IS THE BUILDING INSPECTION. THIS SITS RIGHT OFF OF ON HOUSTON, JUST OFF OF. WAS IT LAYERED RIGHT THERE OR LORI? I MEAN SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME CAMPER IN FRONT, PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ROOF. MULTIPLE CORRECTIONS TO THE ROOF WITH TARPS, TARPS HANGING OFF, BROKEN WINDOWS, BULGED OUT WALL AND SIDING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $1,000 BE IMPOSED. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT. COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE ON OCTOBER 15TH. BUT THESE ARE STILL PHOTOS. OH I'M SORRY, A SET OF PHOTOS FROM THAT WERE PRESENTED AT THE LAST HEARING. THIS AS A WAY TO REMIND YOU OF THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME. STUFF'S ON THE RIGHT OF WAY.
CAMPER IN THE FRONT YARD. OCTOBER 21ST 21ST, 2025 INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. COPY AND NOTICE. AS OPPOSED TO THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. AND ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 AND ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AS OF THIS DATE OF HEARING, NO ENGINEERING APPLICATION FOR PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR SUBMITTED. STUFF STILL ON THE RIGHT OF WAY. CAMPER IS STILL THERE. THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. RECOMMENDATIONS, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT. IS MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE MAGISTRATE FIND THAT RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION THAT THE RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLETE COMPLY WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER THAT THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZED CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER ONTO ANY AREA OF THE PROPERTY TO ABATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER THAT UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS, BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA COST LEVIED AGAINST RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND ANY AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF BAY COUNTY CODE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. JUST THAT IF YOU DO AGREE WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU NEED TO ADDRESS THE $1,000 FINE OR IMPOSE A $1,000 FINE AT THE TIME OF THE FINAL HEARING. OKAY, THAT FINE WAS NOT ADDRESSED PREVIOUSLY. IT WAS STATED IN YOUR FIRST ORDER, BUT HAS NOT BEEN IMPOSED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM. GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. WOULD YOU WAIT TILL YOU
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GET UP THERE? BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, THE RECORD DOESN'T GET IT. ENRIQUE GARCIA, 8613 HOUSTON STREET. YES, SIR. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. EVERYONE IN THE PICTURES IS STILL OLD. NONE OF THAT STUFF EVEN EXISTS THE WAY IT WAS. NOTHING'S IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. RIGHT OF WAY IS BETWEEN POLES. NOT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. NONE OF IT'S IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. I WANTED TO ADDRESS A THING THAT WAS ON HERE ABOUT THE NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET, HAVE CALLED THE CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY. I TALKED TO BOTH HER AND HER MOTHER.THEY MAKE ME DINNER. I DO THE YARD. NO ONE EVER CALLED. SHE NEVER CALLED UP HERE AND SAID ANYTHING. SHE TRIED TO CALL YOU GUYS TO TELL YOU THAT. SHE WAS TOLD THE THE PERSON YOU WROTE ON THE PAPERWORK THAT SHE WASN'T ABLE. LOOK, THAT IS COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT. IT ISN'T IRRELEVANT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW HE HE CAME IN ON A SAFETY ISSUE ABOUT ME COMING TO THE CAR ABOUT HER YOUNG CHILD, CONCERNED ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE. THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M HERE TO DEAL WITH. BUT THAT'S HOW HE CAME INTO TALK. OKAY, THE SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT CONCERN FOR ME. IF THAT IS BETWEEN YOU AND THEM, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN DISCUSS WITH. THAT'S HOW HE GOT IN WITH ALL THIS? NO, I'M LOOKING AT PICTURES THERE. YEAH, BUT NONE OF. EXCUSE ME. I'M LOOKING AT PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY. AND WHAT I'M CONCERNED WITH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE PREVIOUS ORDER STATED. WHAT IS STILL THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER EVIDENCE TO PRESENT OR ANY OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS THAT SHOW SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING AT? YEAH, I HAVE A PHONE, BUT I WAS AT WORK WORKING AND I HAD TO HURRY UP AND GET OVER HERE. THE PHONE STILL CHARGED AT MY JOB, SO WHERE I WAS WORKING AT, I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME TRYING TO MAKE THIS HEARING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON ON A WORK DAY FOR ME, PROBABLY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT. THOSE ARE ALL PICTURES. NONE OF THEM CAME AND LOOKED AT IT SINCE THEN, AND IN THE SOME OF THE THINGS HE SAID, IT'S JUST IT'S INACCURATE. IT'S INACCURATE, AND IT'S PURPOSELY MISLEADING. SOME OF THEM PICTURES ARE TAKEN FROM IN THE YARD, NOT FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY. LIKE HE SAID ORIGINALLY. I MEAN, THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME THINGS I LISTENED TO THE LAST HEARING. THERE'S SO MUCH DISCREPANCY THAT I WAS GOING TO LIKE, APPEAL THE LAST HEARING. I CHOSE NOT TO DO IT IN ORDER TO GO THROUGH TODAY. NONE OF THEM HAVE PICTURES OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY, BECAUSE WHY? THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY. WHY DON'T THEY HAVE PICTURES OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY? SINCE IT WAS A MONTH? THOSE PICTURES ARE OLD. YOU HAVE ALL THE PICTURES OF WHEN IT WAS LOOKING LIKE THAT, BUT SINCE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT, YOU HAVE NO PICTURES OF THAT. THE AGENDA IS TO TAKE THE TRAILERS OFF THE BEACH, NOT REFLECT WHAT IT APPEARED AS. NOVEMBER 17TH. THE NO, NO NO, THOSE AREN'T ACCURATE. THOSE ARE PICTURES ARE OLD. WAY OLD. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? I HAVE THEM ON MY PHONE AND I CAN SEND THEM LATER. I DON'T HAVE THEM WITH ME. DO YOU HAVE THEM RIGHT NOW? THIS IS THE TIME. I KNOW YOU SAID THAT THE LAST TIME HERE, BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE FIRST HEARING WAS ABOUT. SO ALL I KNOW IS THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, YOU SEND IT TO A DEAD PERSON HOPING YOU GET LETTER, LETTER HEARING, HEARING YOU PLAY. THIS IS HOMESTEAD EXEMPT. YOU CAN'T GET IT THROUGH PROBATE. SIR. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DISCUSS WITH REGARD TO. YOU'VE BEEN MISLED THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS, AND I CAN PROVE IT. SO I'M GOING TO. BUT YOU CAN'T PROVE IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T AT THIS POINT. I DON'T HAVE PICTURES RIGHT NOW. YEAH, SHOW ME OTHERWISE. BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NEW TO SHOW YOU EITHER. THAT'S ALL OLD WHAT I'M ASKING. I'M IN AND AND I DID SEND I DID SEND A COMPANY UP HERE TO GET PERMITS. AND THEY WERE TOLD YOU'D HAVE TO BE A HOMEOWNER TO GET A PERMIT. A COMPANY CAME IN THERE ABOUT 8613 MAPS LLC. THE CONTACT IS MICHELLE. AND THEY TOLD HER, OH, YOU HAVE TO BE A HOMEOWNER TO GET A PERMIT. DENIED HER INABILITY TO EVEN FILE AN APPLICATION FOR IT. 8613 MICHELLE MOPPS, LLC. YOU GUYS DENIED HER AN ABILITY BECAUSE SHE WASN'T A HOMEOWNER. SHE WAS A COMPANY I SENT IN THERE. SIR, THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT SAYS NOVEMBER 17TH AT 8:49 A.M. IS THAT INACCURATE? THAT'S INACCURATE. THAT'S NOT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. YOU HAVE EVIDENCE TO SHOW? NO, NOT WITH ME. OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE EVIDENCE OF THAT YOU WANT TO SHOW ME RIGHT NOW? I CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT A PHONE.
I MEAN, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, LETTER OF THE LAW, BUT IT'S STILL TARGET DISCRIMINATION.
THAT'S ILLEGAL. OKAY, WELL, I'M NOT DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ANYBODY. I'M LOOKING AT A PICTURE. I'M ASKING YOU VERY NICELY. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT PHOTOGRAPH DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT. OKAY. AND DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE TO SHOW OTHERWISE HOW IT LOOKS? NO. I JUST SAID TO YOU I DON'T HAVE MY PHONE WITH ME, OKAY? IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT HASN'T BEEN LOOKED LIKE THAT. SO IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE TO PRESENT RIGHT NOW? NOT AT THIS TIME. I GOT SOME STUFF. BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD BE AT THE NEXT LEVEL. OKAY? I DON'T
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NONE OF THAT LOOKS. THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE YOU ANY EVIDENCE TODAY. THAT OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY NO EVIDENCE. SO I DON'T I DON'T BELIEVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE DONE UNTIL SOMEBODY COMES AND ACTUALLY LOOKS AT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, NOT WHAT THEIR AGENDA IS. OKAY. WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S YOUR FEELING, BUT YOU'RE NOT PRESENTING ANY EVIDENCE OTHERWISE EITHER. RIGHT. SO OKAY, WE SHOULD BE CONTINUING THIS HEARING. THE ONLY EVIDENCE I HAVE BEFORE ME IS THE NOVEMBER 17TH PHOTOGRAPH. AND YOU'RE NOT PRESENTING ME ANY EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT THAT IS INACCURATE IN SOME WAY, OTHER THAN JUST WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THERE'S NO PICTURES. NO PICTURES. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO PRESENT, THEN THAT'S ALL I NEED FROM YOU. THANK YOU. SIR, I'LL BE APPEALING THIS HEARING. OKAY.THAT 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 NUMBER 20251086. I'M SORRY, IS THAT 10661086? YES. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 8613 HOUSTON STREET. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. ON THE AGENDA WE'LL GO TO LETTER E ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20250659. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3001 EAST 13TH COURT. SORRY I JUMPED AROUND ON YOU. THAT'S OKAY. I HAD MINE OUT OF ORDER. I'M THINKING D WAS NEXT. THAT'S A PHONE CALL. OKAY. THIS IS A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. THE CASE WAS ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATOR ROBERT CLARKSON AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MANAGER ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE PICTURES YOU SEE RIGHT NOW, THE PICTURES THAT ARE PRESENTED TO YOU ON THE LAST DAY OF THE HEARING SHOW THE PROPERTY LOOKED LIKE BEFORE THE HEARING, WHICH THE HEARING OCCURRED ON OCTOBER THE 9TH AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702 PROHIBITION, THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH, FURNITURE AND OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARINGS. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AND CONTAINED IN THIS FILE. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE PROVINCE WOULD HAVE TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. A COPY OF THE ORDER, WITH TODAY'S NOTICE OF HEARING FOR THE COMPLIANCE WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE RESPONDENT. THE CERTIFIED COPY WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED, AND AS TO DATE, THE REGULAR MAIL HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO COPY. THE ORDER IS IN THIS FILE. ON OCTOBER 20TH, THE PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED AND REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THESE ARE PICTURES HERE FOR THE 20TH. NUMBER SIX. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE OVERGROWTH AND DEBRIS IN THE BACK. HE HAD REMOVED DERELICT VEHICLE AND SOME OF THE BREEZE.
HE WAS WORKING ON THE PROPERTY. AND JUST A CLOSER VIEW OF THE ITEMS STILL LEFT. I THINK A MATTRESS AND SOME OTHER STUFF THERE. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE GOVERNMENT WEB CENTER WEBSITE ON NOVEMBER THE 4TH. ON NOVEMBER THE 10TH, I REINSPECT THE PROPERTY AND I POSTED THE PROPERTY THERE ON THE MAILBOX. AS YOU CAN SEE, BASICALLY THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE PROPERTY. SLIDE 12. JUST A CLOSE UP VIEW. AND THEN ON NOVEMBER 17TH WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AGAIN. IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION. HE HAS DONE SIGNIFICANT CUTTING ON THE OVERGROWTH THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME. HOWEVER, THAT JUNK DEBRIS PILE AND STUFF STILL REMAIN THERE IN THE FRONT. OVERGROWTH REMAINS. THAT INCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR THE RECOMMENDATIONS, PLEASE? THE MAGISTRATE? THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE MAGISTRATE FIND THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, AND RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER THAT THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZE CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER UPON THE PROPERTY AND TO ABATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THIS ORDER. UPON RECORDING THIS ORDER AND PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COSTS LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND AGAINST ANY REAL OR PERSONAL
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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 AND CHAPTER 21 OF BAY COUNTY CODE. AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS HERE TODAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? I AM GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME IS LARRY CARR. I AM THE OWNER OF RECORD OF 3001 EAST 13TH COURT. ALL RIGHT, MR. CARR, TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH PROPERTY. FIRST, A A SMALL POINT. I APOLOGIZE FOR POSSIBLY BRINGING UP AN IRRELEVANCY. HOWEVER, AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL, WHAT WAS IT THE INITIAL. ON OCTOBER 9TH, 2025, WHICH WAS THE INITIAL THING HERE I WOULD I HAD TO BE AT, LET'S SEE. HOLD ON, MAY I MAY I PRESENT SOME EVIDENCE? GO RIGHT AHEAD. THIS IS A A CLAIM FOR MY SON. WHO IS? WHO IS WHAT'S THE WORD? SEVERELY AUTISTIC. YEAH.THAT DATE WAS ALSO THE DAY OF HIS SCREENING FOR AUTISM IN ORDER TO GET HIM INTO SCHOOL.
GOT IT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THAT IS AN INVOICE FOR SERVICES RENDERED. GOT IT. THANK YOU.
THAT ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT EXPLAIN MY LACK OF PRESENCE, AT LEAST IT IS. WELL, NO IT DOESN'T. IT HELPS TO EXPLAIN. GOT IT. THANK YOU. NUMBER TWO. MA'AM. AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M. I'M A CORRECTIONS OFFICER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE AMOUNT OF THE AMOUNT OF DAYS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK IS EXORBITANT, UP TO AND INCLUDING OVER THE AMOUNT OF TIME DISCUSSED OVER THIS.
I'VE HAD LITERALLY 12 DAYS OFF, IS THAT I DO NOT ARGUE THE FACTS OF THE CASE. I SIMPLY ASK FOR A LITTLE BIT OF MERCY, BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF FINES AND WHATNOT WOULD BE A SEVERE HARDSHIP TO MYSELF AND MY SON. AS TO THAT, YES, THE PIECE OF FURNITURE IS IN ADVANCE AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I CAN GET RID OF THAT WITHIN ABOUT TWO DAYS. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE MAGISTRATE, HOWEVER. SURE. I IT'S I'VE BEEN LED TO LED TO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE DATES WHERE YOU CAN PUT STUFF OUT ON THE CORNER AND THE COUNTY WILL TAKE IT. THERE ARE, I DON'T KNOW THAT ANSWER. OKAY, OKAY. AT ONE POINT YOU CAN TAKE TO THE DUMP. YEAH, THAT'S AT YOUR HOME. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION? THE DAYS WHERE THEY. YEAH, IT'S ONLY TWICE A YEAR AROUND APRIL AND OCTOBER. OKAY. I'M OKAY. I MISSED THAT BUS. I APOLOGIZE, HOWEVER, IF NECESSARY, I CAN PUT IT ALL ON THE TOP OF MY KIA AND BRING IT TO THE DUMP. I DON'T CARE, SO LONG AS I DON'T HAVE TO PAY LIKE $5,000. I REALLY HOPE THAT THE DUMP IS NOT CHARGING THAT MUCH. NO, NO, WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE $200 FOR THE FIRST DAY AND $25 EVERY DAY THEREAFTER IN TERMS OF A LIEN AGAINST MY REAL PROPERTY, THAT'S MY HOME. THAT'S WHERE I LIVE. AND $700. YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S A I'M NOT GOING TO SAY EGREGIOUS BECAUSE THE LAW IS VERY SPECIFIC, BUT THAT WOULD REPRESENT AN EXTREME HARDSHIP. ASIDE FROM THAT, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO BRING TO THE COURT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE REMAINING STUFF THAT'S ON THE PROPERTY, ACTUALLY. MAY I DESCRIBE THEM? SURE. THIS IS GOING TO SOUND WEIRD, BUT THOSE TWO THINGS, THOSE TWO GARBAGE CANS ARE THE LARGE ONES. THOSE ARE FOR SANITATION OR COASTAL SANITATION. THAT'S PART OF THE ACTUAL REFUSE REFUSE REMOVAL SERVICE THAT I HAVE. THE OTHER THREE GARBAGE PAILS, TWO OF THEM HAVE HOLES IN THEM. THOSE ARE BIOREACTORS. THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY COMPOST HEAPS. OKAY. THE THIRD ONE IS ACTUALLY AN ANAEROBIC BACTERIA EXPERIMENT I'M WORKING ON. BUT THAT'S PROBABLY IRRELEVANT TO THESE PROCEEDINGS. OKAY. TRYING TO GET A CLOSER UP. OH, WHAT? I WAS TRYING TO GET A CLOSER PICTURE. THEY FEEL BAD FOR MY OLD EYES THAT I CAN'T ALWAYS SEE THE ORANGE ONE. I HAVE IT ON MY PERSON. YEAH. I WAS JUST SEEING IF I, IF I. YEAH, YEAH. THAT RIGHT THERE ACTUALLY HAS A, A GROUP OF BACTERIA THAT'S DESIGNED TO BREAK DOWN AND TURN IT INTO A FORM OF FERTILIZER. GOT IT. AS FOR THE MOST OF THE BUCKETS AND WHATNOT, THOSE ARE WHAT I USE FOR PLANTERS, IF YOU'LL TAKE A LOOK. IF I COULD BRING ONE IN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM. I USE IT AS A TOPSY TURVY PLANTER FOR TOMATO PLANTS. SO WHAT I WOULD SAY IT'S OUT OF, IT'S NOT
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NECESSARILY JUNK, IT'S JUST OUT OF ORDER. IT HAS TO BE SCREENED. THE GARBAGE CANS. I DON'T THINK WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. WASN'T THE HOLE BEHIND IT. IT IS ALL THE, THE, THE MATTRESS, THE. THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD CALL UNSCREENED, UNUSED. AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE REMOVED. IT HAS TO BE SCREENED FROM PUBLIC VIEW. OH, IN OTHER WORDS, JUST GET AROUND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THERE YOU GO. I CAN DO THAT. THE MATTRESS. I MEAN, I CAN GET THAT DONE WITHIN 30 MINUTES FROM THIS POINT. LITERALLY 30 MINUTES. JUST GET RID OF THE MATTRESS, OKAY. NOT A PROBLEM. AND ONE OF THE I APOLOGIZE, I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANT. AND AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHY I WAS TRYING TO GET CLARIFICATION WHILE WE'VE GOT EVERYBODY IN THE SAME PLACE. SO WE ALL AND I ALSO APOLOGIZE FOR STUTTERING AND WHATNOT. I'M LITERALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW. I SWEAR I DON'T BITE NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ME. I AM NOT THAT BAD.I PROMISE. IT'S NOT YOU, MISS MAGISTRATE. IT'S THE POWER THAT YOU POSSESS. WELL, I WANT TO HELP YOU, AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HELPED. I'M NOT. I'M NOT GOING TO PUT MY FOOT IN MY MOUTH ON THIS ONE. I WOULD SAY AS. AS IN THE LAST ONE I WOULD HAVE LIKED. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU HOLD OFF IMPOSING ANY FINES UNTIL THE FINAL HEARING. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS WILL NOT BE PROHIBITED UNTIL JANUARY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP. SO, OKAY, GO HOME, LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE, AND WE'RE DONE. A FINAL HEARING SAYING THAT IT WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AFTER YOUR TIME FRAMES. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MY BREAKING THE TIME FRAMES. I JUST HAD TO KEEP A JOB. THAT'S ALWAYS PART OF IT.
WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT ALL WORK. OKAY. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE WAS SAYING? NOT ONE SINGLE WORD. OKAY. LAYMAN'S TERMS. WITHOUT ALL THE LEGAL CRAP THAT WE ALWAYS MAKE.
COMPLICATED. WELL, I UNDERSTAND IT. YOU NEED TO HAVE A SINGLE WAY OF INTERPRETING IT WITHOUT ANY OTHER MISINTERPRETATIONS. THAT'S WHAT LEGALLY IS. WHAT SHE WAS SAYING IS THAT THIS, WITH THE HOLIDAYS BEING IN FRONT OF US, IS NOT EVEN GOING TO BE PRE-BID BY A CONTRACTOR UNTIL AFTER THAT'S DONE. SO IF I WAS TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE A SAFETY NET, THAT IF YOU DON'T BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE, THEN THEY'RE ALLOWED TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT MATTRESS AND GET IT OFF THE PROPERTY AND DO THAT STUFF. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS OVER, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN HAVE TIME TO GET THAT DONE AND TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THAT. THANK GOODNESS.
THAT'S THE SIMPLIFIED WAY OF SAYING EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS JUST TRYING TO TELL US. SO. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE MOVED OR WHAT NEEDS TO BE SCREENED OR ANYTHING? YES. OVERGROWTH. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION? WELL, NOW I'LL HAVE MR. CLARKSON IS THE CASE AGENT ON THIS AND HE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT. BUT IT'S ANYTHING OVER 12IN 12 FOOT. OKAY. THE ONLY REASON THE ONLY REASON WHY I ASKED THAT IS YES. RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. YEAH. THERE'S A BUNCH OF WEEDS AND WHATNOT. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I WAS KIND OF WORRIED ABOUT THE STUFF ON THE SIDE OVER THERE BECAUSE IT HAD SEA OATS IN IT. AND I'VE HEARD TELL THAT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET RID OF THOSE BECAUSE IT'S ILLEGAL OR WHATEVER. I APOLOGIZE IF I MISINTERPRETED THAT IT'S OKAY. AFTER THE HURRICANE, ALL FORMS OF VARIOUS FLORA HAS FLOWN ALL OVER THE PLACE. YEAH, WELL, MR. CLARKSON WILL BE VERY GOOD ABOUT BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT A PICTURE AND SAY, THIS NEEDS TO GO. THIS CAN STAY KIND OF STUFF. SO, AS I ALWAYS RECOMMEND, STAY IN TOUCH. AND HE CAN CERTAINLY LEAD YOU DOWN THE RIGHT PATH OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE OR WHAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE A CONTACT NUMBER. YEAH, OKAY. I HAVE WHAT WHAT WE'LL DO IS THE MAGISTRATE HAS AUTHORIZED IS AUTHORIZING US TO ABATE THE NUISANCE IF IT IS STILL THERE. OBVIOUSLY. AND. IF IT IS STILL THERE AND WE HAVE TO CLEAN, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER HEARING, IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. WE'LL HAVE A FINAL HEARING. EITHER THE FINAL HEARING IS GOING TO SAY YOU'RE IN COMPLIANCE AND WE'LL ASK AT THAT TIME, THE MAGISTRATE, IF SHE WILL IMPOSE THE FINES FOR BEING RIGHT. SO AS WE SIT RIGHT HERE, THERE ARE NO FINES OR FEES ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY. THAT WILL ALL BE DONE
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AT THE FINAL HEARING TIME FRAME. AND A LOT OF WHAT I TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WILL BE WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHETHER OR NOT THOSE THINGS ARE TAKEN CARE OF, OR DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A CONTRACTOR COME IN AND DO IT? SO A LOT OF CRAP CAN BE FIXED.IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU GUYS CHAT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. OKAY? YES, MA'AM.
NO PROBLEM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE MAGISTRATE'S TIME.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, THEY'LL HELP LEAD YOU DOWN THE RIGHT PATH. ALL RIGHT. I WILL ACCEPT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 2025 ONLINE. BECAUSE THAT'S THE WRONG NUMBER. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20250659. PROPERTY ADDRESS WAS 3001 EAST 13TH COURT. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO LETTER K ON THE AGENDA. CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250797. PROPERTY IS 13537 TIMBERCREST ROAD. I DON'T HAVE ANY PHOTOS. NO, NO. THE THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE OBTAINED A DEMOLITION PERMIT FOR THIS PROPERTY. IT WAS A SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME. LOTS OF JUNK AND TRASH. WHAT BROUGHT US THERE, IF YOU REMEMBER, WAS ILLEGAL THEFT OF POWER FROM CO-OP AND SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. SO THEIR PERMIT HAS EXPIRATION OF MARCH 12TH, 2026. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BRING IT BACK. IF NOTHING IS DONE AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERMIT. THANK YOU MA'AM, THANK YOU. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO KNOW ABOUT? WHAT'S GOING ON? PROPERTY. POSSESSION. JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE DOING ANYTHING. NEVER REALIZED HOW MUCH. BUT WE HAVE TO COME ON UP AND GIVE ME YOUR NAME. I HATE THIS RECORD. DOESN'T PICK YOU UP UNLESS IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET IT. SO JUST GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SHERRY JONES, THE ADDRESS FROM THERE IS 13537 TIMBERCREST. OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS 11 622 PRITCHARD JONES ROAD. OKAY. SO WHAT I WAS HEARING IS THAT YOU'VE GOT A PERMANENT PLACE THAT DOESN'T EXPIRE UNTIL MARCH. SO I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THAT IT FEELS LIKE YOU JUST KEEP CIRCLING THE WAGON, BUT YOU'VE GOT TIME AND EVENTUALLY IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IT'S MAKING PROGRESS. IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE CIRCLING THE WAGON RIGHT NOW WHILE YOU'RE WORKING ON IT. BUT IT'S. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW FOR ME OR FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY? WE HAD GOTTEN SOME TIRES OFF OF THE PROPERTY. OKAY, BECAUSE MR. SCOTT SAID WE COULD CALL A MOSQUITO CONTROL AND THEY'D COME PICK IT UP AFTER WE SET THEM ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, 20 TIRES AT A TIME. THEY GET THEM. I CALLED THEM, THEY NEVER COME. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. NO, WE'VE HAD THEM THERE FOR OVER A WEEK NOW. WELL OVER A WEEK GOING ON TWO AND A HALF WEEKS NOW THAT MONDAY. AND I HAD THEM OUT THAT MONDAY AND I WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT.
THEY'VE NOT SHOWED UP. WANT TO BRING NO MORE OUT AND STICK THEM BESIDE THE ROAD INSIDE OUR HOUSE RIGHT THERE. AND SOMEBODY ELSE SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. YEAH. SO I YEAH, WELL THIS WON'T COME BACK BEFORE ME UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THAT PERMIT OR UNTIL SOMETHING BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. AND IT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AGAIN BY ME. SO KEEP CHUGGING ALONG. AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR A PROBLEM LIKE THAT, AGAIN, DON'T HESITATE TO CALL HIM OR ASK HIM. HE WILL CERTAINLY HELP. HE'S ALREADY ON THE PHONE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY IN THE WORLD THE TIRES HAVEN'T BEEN PICKED UP YET FOR YOU, SO OH, I LOST MY PHONE. SO MY PHONE NUMBER CHANGED TO MAKE SURE YOU GIVE HIM ANY NEW CONTACT INFO THAT YOU WANT HIM TO BE ABLE TO REACH YOU AT.
OKAY. I WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT. CALLING SCOTT PERIODICALLY TO MEET HIM ON THE PROPERTY TO INFECTION. OKAY. JUST YOU KNOW, THE MAGISTRATE LIKES TO SEE PROGRESS. AND IF THEY GET DOWN TO THE EXPIRING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY. HELPS YOUR CASE. IT'S ALWAYS HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT STUFF IS BEING DONE ALONG THE WAY INSTEAD OF EVERYBODY LIKES TO WAIT UNTIL THE VERY LAST DAY BEFORE IT EXPIRES, AND THEN THEY THINK THEY CAN DO EVERYTHING. AND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WHAT HAPPENS. EVERYBODY THINKS THEY CAN DO IT ALL IN ONE DAY, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. SO IF YOU CONSISTENTLY KEEP GETTING
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THINGS DONE AND STAY IN TOUCH WITH HIM, HE CAN LOOK AT THE PROPERTY. AND THAT WAY I CAN BE INFORMED THAT, YES, PROGRESS IS BEING MADE AND STUFF IS GETTING DONE. OKAY, BUT WE ABOUT TO GET EVERYTHING OUT OF THE TRAILER AND OTHER SHED WHERE WE CAN START MOVING IT NOW. SO WE PLUGGING ALONG AT IT JUST SLOW. I'M TELLING YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE CIRCLING THE DRAIN FOR A WHILE, BUT IT'LL GET THERE. THE ROAD DRIES. IT'S BEEN. THE ROAD IS SO BAD IT'S GOTTEN TO YOU THAT IT IS SO SANDY GOING IN AND OUT. MY DRIVING ON THE BEACH. YEAH, EXACTLY. THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE. WELL, GOOD OLD MOTHER NATURE. YOU CAN'T TELL HER WHAT TO DO.THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. WHEN WE WANT RAIN, IT NEVER HAPPENS. WHEN WE WANT IT TO STOP. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. IT JUST DOES WHAT IT WANTS TO OUT THERE. IF WE GET TOO MUCH RAIN, THEN YOU GOTTA. THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE WATER IN THE ROAD. PUSH YOUR VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD. IT'S LIKE YOUR CAR BECOMES A BOAT. THEN. NAVAJO. WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING DOWN AND GIVING ME AN UPDATE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. STAY IN TOUCH WITH SCOTT AND MAKE SURE HE KNOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE PROPERTY. AND THAT WAY WE CAN GET THINGS TAKEN CARE OF FOR YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT NEED ANYTHING ELSE DONE ON THAT PROPERTY? NOT TODAY. ALRIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD.
AND THAT WILL CLOSE OUT TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250797. PROPERTY ADDRESS 13537 TIMBERCREST ROAD. ALL RIGHT. I THINK UNLESS I'M TOTALLY WRONG, THAT MOVES US TO THE PHONE CALL. RIGHT. OKAY. LETTER D IS A PHONE CALL. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT. 20251047.
PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 1107 EISENHOWER CIRCLE. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT. NO NO NO. I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS 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, MR. MANLEY. THIS IS TIFFANY SERNA, THE MAGISTRATE FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT HEARING THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. IT'S THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH. IT IS AT 1:30 P.M. RIGHT NOW. WE RECEIVED JUST YOUR VOICEMAIL, WENT STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL, AND I WASN'T ABLE TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY REGARDING PROPERTY.
1107 EISENHOWER CIRCLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. I MEAN YOU. AND I WILL. FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE NUMBER THAT WE'VE GOT IS THE SAME. IT'S 8141749. YES.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE NUMBER WE CALLED FOR THE RECORD IS (850) 814-1749. WE'RE UNABLE TO GET AN ANSWER OR ANYONE TO COME TO THE PHONE. JUST A VOICEMAIL. DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE TESTIMONY OR INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT REGARDING LETTER D ON THE AGENDA? YES.
OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE TONY BRUNI, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER THE 11TH, 2025, WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF BLIGHTED PROPERTY AND UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. MR. MCNEALY. HEY, THIS IS MR. ARNOLD. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE PHONE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS BRANDON IRWIN FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT HEARING CODE IS GOING TO PRESENT FIRST, AND I'LL LET THE MAGISTRATE SPEAK TO YOU. OKAY? I'LL. ALL RIGHT. MR. MANLEY, THIS IS TIFFANY. SIR, WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND SWEAR YOU IN.
SO DO YOU AFFIRM OR TESTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION YOU'RE ABOUT TO PRESENT IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO, ALL RIGHT. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'LL HEAR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT FIRST TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY, AND THEN
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ANYTHING YOU NEED TO ADD TO IT. LET ME KNOW AT THAT POINT IN TIME BEFORE I MAKE A DECISION, OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT, MR. GREEN, GO AHEAD AND FINISH TELLING ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW. SHOULD I START ALL OVER? YEAH, GO RIGHT AHEAD. JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025. WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION. BAY COUNTY, 20 16 1702, IN THE FORM OF BLIGHTED PROPERTY AND OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY. BUT NOT HERE TODAY. BUT ABOUT YOUR INTRODUCTION TO EXHIBIT A AND. THE LAST THING I WANT IS THAT HIS FATHER HAD 45 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO $200 AND A DAY, AND SIGNED $25 FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY UNTIL 2002. WHILE. I'LL CALL FOR FOURTH, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THE REAL PROPERTY.VIOLATIONS IN CANTON. ANY OTHER REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE FATHER. THAT'LL BE THE BEST MERIT OF THE CASE ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU'RE SEEING ON SLIDE FOUR. THE LAST INSPECTION FOR THE FIRST ONE SEPTEMBER 8TH .25. THAT WAS. SORRY. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A PARK OR. OUTSIDE OF THOSE FOUR AROUND THE WINDOWS. THERE'S SOME TRUTH TO. ALL THE WINDOWS ARE GOOD FOR THAT. AND. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF. THAT, PETER, WAS THAT PART OF THAT FORCE WAS BROUGHT DOWN. YES. OKAY. OCTOBER 27TH, 2025 RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION FOR THE BLACK. STRUCTURE, ALTHOUGH THE PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUES SAID WORK THAT WAY. SO. I'M COPY THE NOTICE AGAIN WITH SUCH THAT THINGS ARE GOING OUT ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 20 25TH NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025, THAT WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. SO FAR FOR 24 HOURS. AND. OKAY. AND THEY YESTERDAY. MR. MCMILLAN SAID THAT EMAIL. AND I HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS. SO FOR THE REST OF. THE EXTENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PURCHASE OF GARAGE DOOR AND TRAVEL. GARAGE DOOR CLOSES ON 26. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT? I WANT TO EXPLAIN. THIS. THIS TELLS ME THAT SHOWS A GARAGE DOOR. THEY HAVE A PERSON LISTED ON THE REGISTRATION EXAM. FOR A SPECIALTY BARBER. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LICENSE HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. OKAY, SO THEY ARE NOT LICENSED FOR THAT UNLESS THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT QUALIFIER WHO MAY BE LISTED IN OUR SYSTEM. BUT BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, THEY'RE NOT REGISTERED WITH US AND THEY'RE NOT LIKE EACH OTHER. OKAY. SO BASED ON THE INFO YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN, YOU'RE UNABLE TO ISSUE A PERMIT TO AN UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR, CORRECT? THEY'RE NOT EVEN IN OUR SYSTEM. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT I NEED TO KNOW? RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. MR. MCNEELY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. THE PHOTOS I'M LOOKING AT SHOW SOME WORK THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED TO GET THE BLIGHTED ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF. BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE A CONCERN WHERE WE CAN'T NECESSARILY GET A PERMIT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A FLORIDA CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR TO DO THE WORK. RIGHT. DO I NEED THE 850 GARAGE DOORS? DO THEY DO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT TO PUT A GARAGE DOOR WHERE A GARAGE DOOR WAS? YES. THEY DO, THEY DO. OKAY. INTERESTING. BECAUSE I KNOW, I KNOW, MY GOOD LORD, THEY'VE GOT LIKE 207 TRUCKS BETWEEN HERE. AND I GUESS I CAN CHECK WITH THEM AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS.
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BUT WE PAID HIM $5,000 FOR A DOOR. THE GUY IS SUPPOSED TO BE COMING AT 3:00 TODAY TO MEASURE THE CHIMNEY FOR THE CHIMNEY CAP. AND THEN BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENED WAS WE THE HOUSE GOT ABUSED BY MICHAEL, AND IT TOOK US SIX YEARS AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TO ACTUALLY SUE THE STATE TO GET ANY KIND OF MONEY. THE MONEY WE GOT BY THE TIME WE PAID THE LAWYERS AND BIOMATERIALS IS NOT ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY HIRE SOMEONE TO COME AND DO A LOT OF THE WORK. SO HAVING ALREADY BEEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS MYSELF, WE PRETTY MUCH PLAN ON DOING THE WORK OURSELVES, USING THE MONEY WE GOT FROM THE STATE TO BUY MATERIAL. ALTHOUGH AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL I ENDED UP GETTING DIAGNOSED WITH METASTATIC METASTATIC MELANOMA. SO I ACTUALLY HAD A SPOT ON MY BACK, BUT ENDED UP WITH A BUNCH OF TUMORS IN MY HEAD AND ONE OF MY LUNG, ONE OF MY ABDOMEN. SO BASICALLY BEEN SPENDING MY A LOT OF TIME OVER AT THE MAYO CLINIC IN JACKSONVILLE HAVING SURGERIES, RADIATION, IMMUNOTHERAPY, WHATEVER THE. SO FROM THAT KIND OF STAY DISABLED. BUT LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY, MY STAMINA FOR BEING OUTSIDE AND WORKING WAS KIND OF DOWNHILL. STARTING TO KIND OF COME OUT OF IT RIGHT NOW. SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SOME GROUND UP HERE. BUT I MEAN, BASICALLY WHAT THEY TOLD YOU IS THE CONDITION OF THE HOUSE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YEAH, LET ME KNOW. IN REFERENCE TO THIS IS CATHY ASHMAN ON THE BOOK, THE CODE MANAGER, IN REFERENCE TO THE 850. THEY'RE COMING OUT. THEY'RE COMING OUT. THAT'S THE CHIMNEY. THE CHIMNEY PERSON'S COMING OUT TODAY. THE 850 IS. THEY CAN PROVIDE A LICENSE NUMBER TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL GET A PERMIT. OR YOU COULD OBTAIN AN OWNER BUILDER PERMIT YOURSELF. OKAY. OKAY. SO YOU DO HAVE SOME OPTIONS THERE AND THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I TOLD YOU. SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR THE. THEM AS WELL. YES THAT'S FOR ME A COMMENT AS WELL.SO CAN I, CAN I ALSO PULL AN OWNER AN OWNER OWNER PERMIT FOR THAT. YES OKAY. OKAY. SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE THAT THERE IS SOME FINISHING WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE PROPERTY, WHETHER IT'S THE CHIMNEY CAP, THE EXTRA SIDING THAT'S MISSING, THE PORCH THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING THE CORRECT PERMIT PULLED SO WE CAN GET THAT. SPECIFICALLY THE BLIGHTED STRUCTURE STUFF TAKEN CARE OF WITH. OKAY, I HATE THAT IF YOU HAVE BOUGHT A GARAGE DOOR OPENER OR A GARAGE DOOR FROM A PARTY, THEY'RE NOT LICENSED AND ABLE TO GET IT, BUT MAYBE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THAT PERMIT OPERATING THROUGH THE OWNER SIDE OF THINGS TO GET THAT ON AND DEAL WITH THAT PART SO WE CAN SEE PROGRESS STILL BEING MADE. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CODE ENFORCEMENT, DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY. WELL, GO AHEAD. I'M GOING TO CHANGE THE RECOMMENDATION. SO WE HAVE. THEY HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT. I KNOW THAT ITSELF DOES NOT HAVE THE FORMAT THAT YOU WOULD PUT TOGETHER FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. SO WHILE WE DO NOT HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT AND THEREFORE. TO RESPOND, NOT ADDRESSING ALL THE PROBLEMS, WE'RE ONLY ADDRESSING TWO. SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO THAT ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS.
WITH. INFORMATION. GOT IT. SO I WAS ACTUALLY VERY NICE. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS MAYBE IF WE'RE ALL RECOGNIZING THAT WORK NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED AND A PERMIT NEEDS TO BE APPLIED FOR AND PROVIDED FOR, THAT MAY BE COMING BACK. JANUARY. IS IT JANUARY THE 9TH? YES. JANUARY 9TH WOULD GIVE US TIME TO GET THAT PERMIT TAKEN CARE OF, GET THIS STUFF WORKING AND GET AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THAT POINT IN TIME. YES, SO HOW LONG ARE THEY GOING
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TO HOLD A PERMIT FOR ANY OF THE WORK BEING DONE? THEY HAVE TO DO THAT IN PERSON BECAUSE THERE ARE DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE FILED. GOT IT. DID YOU HEAR THAT, MR. MCNALLY? YES. I KNOW THIS IS NOT YOUR JOB, BUT WHAT'S THE ADDRESS? TO GO GET THAT PERMIT. OH, ONE WEST 11TH STREET. GENEROSITY. OKAY. SO WE HAVE COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDING, AND THE LIBRARY IS ON 11TH STREET. OKAY, OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, AND I JUST I DON'T WANT TO LOSE OUT ON THE FACT THAT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT STILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.OKAY. BUT THAT AT LEAST HELPS GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO GET A TIMELINE OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND MOVE TOWARDS A GETTING THAT PERMIT TO GET THOSE THINGS TAKEN CARE OF BY THAT JANUARY MEETING TIME. OKAY, OKAY. YES, MA'AM. SIR, IS THE MORNING OR THE AFTERNOON BETTER FOR YOU THAT DAY ON JANUARY 9TH? I'M I'M OUT OF WORK AT THE MOMENT. SO WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU ALL. WELL, I I'LL BE HONEST. I KNOW THAT THAT CHEMO AND RADIATION AND EVERYTHING ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH. SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER FOR SOMEBODY MORNING WISE OR AFTERNOON. SO I KNOW THAT THAT'S A PART OF MY FRENCH PAIN IN THE TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH. SO SOMETIMES IT AFFECTS THE WAY YOU FEEL. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS WHATEVER WE CAN.
YEAH. I'M GOOD. I'LL MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE FOR WHATEVER YOU DECIDE. OKAY, WELL, LET'S DO THAT AT 9:00 IN THE MORNING. THAT WAY, IF HE NEEDS TO SPEAK WITH THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, HE'S GOT TIME TO MAKE THAT CONVERSATION HAPPEN BEFORE THE WEEKEND HITS US. OKAY? OKAY, SO DOES 9:00 ON THE JANUARY 9TH DATE WORK OKAY FOR EVERYBODY? YES. OKAY. NOW, WE MAY NOT CALL YOU RIGHT AT 9:00 IF WE'RE CALLING, IT MAY BE CLOSER, LIKE 915 OR WHATEVER DEPENDING ON WHAT I'VE GOT GOING ON HERE. BUT WE'LL CALL YOU AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN AFTER THAT. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS POSTPONE THIS CASE UNTIL THAT JANUARY 9TH TIMEFRAME. BUT GET THAT BLIGHTED STUFF MOVING BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY. I WANT TO SEE THAT SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED IN SOME SORT OF PERMITTING ISSUE HAS BEEN DEALT WITH. SO WE CAN AT LEAST CHECK SOME OF THESE THINGS OFF THE LIST OF STUFF.
IT WILL CERTAINLY MAKE A BIGGER IMPACT FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SAY, YES, THINGS ARE GETTING DONE AND TAKEN CARE OF. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. DOES THAT ANSWER EVERYBODY'S QUESTIONS? YES. OKAY. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY, SIR. AND I HOPE EVERYTHING GOES EASILY AND PRODUCTIVELY FOR YOU GETTING THAT PERMIT STUFF TAKEN CARE OF. OKAY. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT. NO PROBLEM. HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON. YOU TOO. BYE BYE. ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT ONE ON HOLD UNTIL JANUARY 9TH AT 9 A.M. IT'S TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER PHONE CALL. AT THAT POINT IN TIME, I DON'T KNOW IF THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL FEEL UP TO APPEARING IN PERSON, BUT THAT CONCLUDES LETTER D ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE NUMBER 20251047. PROPERTY ADDRESS WAS 1107 EISENHOWER CIRCLE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT OR CAN I GO BACK ON THE AGENDA? I THINK WE'RE BACK ON THE AGENDA. OKAY, BACK TO LETTER B ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20251356.
PROPERTY ADDRESSES 334 CHRISTMAS TREE LANE. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY THAT BETTER.
IT'S CHRISTMAS TREE LANE. THIS IS A SCHEDULED COMPLIANCE HEARING. TODAY. AND THIS IS ONLY A VERBAL REPORT. AS THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS COMPLIED WITH YOUR ORDER WITHIN THE TIME FRAMES THAT FROM THAT INITIAL ORDER, JUST WE HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS TO SHOW YOU TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE. THIS CARPORT WAS DEEMED UNFIT, UNSAFE. THE DECK THAT GOES UP TO LIKE A
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EAGLE'S NEST. OH WAS DEEMED UNSAFE. ALSO GOT. YES, THAT RIGHT SIDE. NOW I SEE IT. OKAY.THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND THIS WAS YOUR ORDER WAS TO HAVE IT SECURED FORM SHELTER. ON NOVEMBER 5TH OF THIS YEAR, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND UNFIT. UNSAFE STRUCTURES HAD BEEN REMOVED. AND THE PHOTOS. THIS IS WHERE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT CLAUSE AND THE STORM SHELTER WAS SECURED. SO THEREFORE, WE ASK THAT YOU FIND THAT THIS PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE. WHAT IS THE DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH? NOVEMBER 5TH NOVEMBER 5TH. SOMETIMES IT DEPENDS ON HOW QUICKLY I MOVE THE CAMERA OR IT PUTS THE THE TIME I WAS LOOKING DOWN THE BOTTOM JUST OUT OF HABIT. SO HALF OF THEM COME OUT FLIP AND I HAVE TO TURN THEM OVER. IT'S ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION WHILE NOBODY IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY? PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED.
AT THIS TIME. I WILL FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITED VIOLATIONS. ON NOVEMBER 5TH OF 2025. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251356. PROPERTY ADDRESS 33 FOUR CHRISTMAS TREE LANE. MOVING ON TO LETTER C IS CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20243558. PROPERTY ADDRESS 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE. OKAY. THIS ALSO IS A SCHEDULED HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. AND I AM GOING TO LET TONY. THERE'S NO REPORT, JUST A FEW PICTURES BEFORE AND AFTER THEY PULLED THE ROOF PERMIT. HAD A ROOFING COMPANY COME OUT, PUT A NEW ROOF ON. NEXT PHOTO THIS BEFORE THE HEARING. THIS IS THE FINAL PHOTO. NEW TILE ROOF, I GUESS. LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. YEAH, IT LOOKS GOOD, DOESN'T IT? AND THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE NO ONE IS PRESENT? SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. AT THIS TIME. I'LL ACCEPT CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION AND FIND THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITED VIOLATIONS. ON OCTOBER 20TH, 2025. THAT CONCLUDES LETTER C ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20243558. PROPERTY ADDRESS WAS 2604 SHORELINE AVENUE, MOVING ON TO LETTER F ON THE AGENDA. CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251039 PROPERTY ADDRESS 2940 EAST 13TH COURT. GOOD AFTERNOON, ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS CASE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU ON OCTOBER THE 9TH, 2025. IT WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO, IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH, FURNITURE AND DEBRIS THAT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING, PHOTOGRAPHS ARE INTRODUCED INTO EXHIBIT A.
THESE ARE THE PHOTOS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO YOU PRIOR TO THE HEARING. IT'S A VACANT LOT WHERE PEOPLE DUMPED FURNITURE ON IT. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED. THE RESPONDENT HAS TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL INITIAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AND CONTAINED THIS FILE, A COPY OF THE ORDER AND THE NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED, AND REGULAR MAIL TO RESPONDENT'S ADDRESS, BOTH CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL ORDERS WERE RETURNED AND UNABLE TO FORWARD. ON OCTOBER 20TH. PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED AND REMAINED VIOLATION. ON NOVEMBER THE 4TH, A COPY OF THE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE. ON NOVEMBER 10TH, RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND POSTED FOR TODAY'S HEARING. REMAINS IN VIOLATION AND THE 17TH PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED AND REMAINS IN VIOLATION. I'D LIKE TO HEAR THE RECOMMENDATIONS, PLEASE. NUMBER ONE, THE MAGISTRATE FIND THAT RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE
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TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS. RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER THAT THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZE CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER ONTO THE AREA OF THE PROPERTY AND TO BAIT ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THIS ORDER THAT UPON RECEIVING THIS ORDER IN PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENTS. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF BAY COUNTY CODE. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE NO ONE IS PRESENT, SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. PROPERTIES 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 LETTER F ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251039 PROPERTY ADDRESS 2940 EAST 13TH COURT. MOVING ON.WE HAVE LETTER G ON THE AGENDA. CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250330. PROPERTY ADDRESS 1522 ALASKA AVENUE. GOOD AFTERNOON, ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE YOU ON OCTOBER THE 9TH OF 2005 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702 AND IN THE FORM OF JUNK DEBRIS, UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY, FURNITURE AND OTHER MATERIALS, AND OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. THE HEARING THE PHOTOGRAPHS PRESENTED TO YOU WERE THE LAST PHOTOS BEFORE THAT HEARING. ON OCTOBER THE 6TH. YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT IS A VACANT LOT WITH A STORAGE SHED AND PROPERTIES.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH IN THE FRONT YARD. AND AS YOU LOOK TOWARDS THE BACK AND THERE'S A CLOSER UP LOOK OF ALL THE ITEMS, REFRIGERATOR AND THE REST OF THE ITEMS BACK THERE.
THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT RESPONDENT HAVE TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL INCIDENTS AND CALLS TO ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, OR UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. A COPY OF THIS ORDER WILL SEND CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE RESPONDENT'S PRIMARY MAILING ADDRESS. THE CERTIFIED ORDER RETURNED UNCLAIMED, AND THE REGULAR MAIL ORDER HAS NOT RETURNED. A COPY HAS BEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE. ON OCTOBER THE 20TH, THE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. SLIDE NUMBER SIX.
THE FRONT THERE. THE OVERGROWTH IS CONTINUING TO OVERGROWTH. AND THIS IS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ITEMS BACK THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED OR SCREENED FROM THE PROPERTY. ON NOVEMBER THE 4TH, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER WEBSITE. ON NOVEMBER THE 10TH, A COPY WAS POSTED OF THE HEARING ON THE PROPERTY AND WAS REINSPECTED, WHICH TIME THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND STILL TO REMAIN IN VIOLATION. THE POSTING 12 THE OVERGROWTH THERE ON 13, AND OBVIOUSLY A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ITEMS THERE LEFT IN THE BACK OVERGROWTH BECAUSE IT DOES LOOK LIKE THEY'VE REMOVED SOME OF IT. WELL, THAT THAT AREA HAS KIND OF ALWAYS BEEN LOWER, AND THE OTHER SIDE HAS ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF UNMAINTAINED. I THINK IT'S HARD TO TELL WITH THIS SHOT EVERY YEAR. YES, MA'AM. IF I DO SEE BACK HERE. RIGHT. ON NOVEMBER 17TH, PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. I'D LIKE TO HEAR MY RECOMMENDATIONS, PLEASE, THAT THE MANAGER FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS. RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER. THAT THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZED CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER UPON THE PROPERTY AND DEBATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THIS ORDER. UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER AND PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF BAY COUNTY CODE. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK
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ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE NO ONE IS PRESENT? LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT 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 NUMBER 20250330. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 1522 ALASKA AVENUE. MOVING ON TO LETTER H, WE HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 2025084 FOR PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3102 AMANDA CIRCLE. GOOD AFTERNOON, ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT ON OCTOBER THE 9TH, 2025, THIS CASE WAS PRESENTED IN FRONT OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO, IN THE FORM OF DERELICT VEHICLES. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. HOWEVER, THE RESPONDENT'S EX-HUSBAND, ERIC LOBDELL, DID APPEAR ON BEHALF OF THEIR ADULT CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY WERE INTERESTED PARTIES OF THE PROPERTY. IF YOU MAY RECALL, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY WAS DECEASED. THESE ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE PRESENTED YOU AWAY. THE PROPERTY EXISTED AT THE HEARING, THE DERELICT VEHICLES, AND IT DID HAVE OVERGROWTH, BUT THAT WAS CORRECTED. SOME JUNK AND DEBRIS.THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED. THE RESPONDENT HAS TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $200 ON A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. A COPY OF THE ORDER WAS MAILED, CERTIFIED, AND REGULAR MAIL TO RESPONDENT, BOTH CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL OR COPIES RETURNED UNCLAIMED, AND A COPY WAS ALSO MAILED TO MR. LOBDELL. COPIES OF THE ORDER INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE. EXHIBIT B ON OCTOBER 20TH, THE 2025 AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY DID REMAIN IN VIOLATION. SLIDE EIGHT NINE. THE OVERGROWTH AND DERELICT VEHICLES ARE STILL THERE. ON OCTOBER 27TH, THE PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED, AT WHICH TIME THE OVERGROWTH HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE JUNK AND OTHER ITEMS HAD BEEN REMOVED.
HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY STILL REMAINED IN VIOLATION DUE TO THE DERELICT VEHICLES. ON NOVEMBER 4TH, A COPY OF THIS HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. ON NOVEMBER THE 10TH, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION AND POSTED THE PROPERTY FOR TODAY'S HEARING. SLIDE 18. SEE THE DERELICT VEHICLES. AND THE PROPERTIES WERE INSPECTED AGAIN ON NOVEMBER THE 17TH AND REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE NO ONE IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY? PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY AT THIS TIME? YES, MA'AM. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THE MEASURE. FIND THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS. RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER THAT THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZES CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER ON TO ANY AREA OF THE PROPERTY AND TO ABATE ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THIS ORDER THAT UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXIST, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENTS. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF BAY COUNTY CODE, AND THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250844 PROPERTY ADDRESS 3102 AMANDA CIRCLE. MOVING ON. WE HAVE LETTER I ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250798.
PARCEL NUMBER 00804000000. CATHERINE ASHMAN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. THIS ITEM AND ITEM J ARE OWNED BY THE SAME PROPERTY OWNER AND OUR NEXT DOOR TO EACH OTHER. JUST.
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ONE IS A. THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL IS JUST THE PARCEL. IT'S A VACANT LOT. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH AND DERELICT VEHICLES. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR, BUT THE RESPONDENT'S NIECE, SHERRY JOHNS, AND HER SPOUSE, TIMOTHY JOHNS, DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE.THE MAGISTRATE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 60 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 WOULD BE IMPOSED FOR 20 DAYS OR WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. AND THE COST OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED ON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS.
PROBABLY THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. AND AGAIN THESE ARE. THESE ARE TAKEN STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER THREE TAKEN AUGUST 28TH, 2025. WE'LL PRESENT IT TO YOU AT THE TIME OF THE HEARING. COPY OF THIS COPY OF THE NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND ON THE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 4TH. ON NOVEMBER 13TH, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. AS IN SLIDE NUMBER EIGHT AND NINE. AS IN REFERENCE TO THIS CASE, MY MY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THIS ONE. ONE OF THE REASONS IS IN THE IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT PARCEL RIGHT NEXT DOOR WITH THE SAME PROPERTY OWNER, THEIR THEIR TIME FRAMES FOR COMPLETION IS OVER AND THE IT WOULD IT WOULD BE CHEAPER FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE COUNTY TO PRE-BID THESE TOGETHER ON THE SAME DAY AS THEY ARE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF BAY COUNTY AS WELL. SO IF YOU WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND HEAR MY RECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS ONE OR. WHAT TO THE SECOND, WHICHEVER SEEMS BETTER FOR YOU, OKAY, WHATEVER WORKS BETTER FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT IS FINE. OKAY, SO IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINE AND FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, AND THE RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE ORDER. THAT WE GO TO THE NEXT CASE AND THEN DO THE SURE THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TOGETHER, NO PROBLEM. THE OTHER PROPERTY IS CITED AS 20250799.
PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 13535 TIMBERCREST ROAD. AND IS THE CLIENT, HEARING AND INSPECTOR THORPE WILL BE TESTIFYING IN THIS CASE. YOU HAVE NEW MENTIONING INSPECTOR THORPE AGAIN. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025. WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO FOR UNFIT, UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
DEREK. VEHICLES. DEREK. WATERCRAFT, APPLIANCES, TRASH, JUNK AND UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE RESPONDENT'S NIECE, SHERRY JONES, AND HER SPOUSE, TIM JONES, DID APPEAR AT HEARING PHOTOGRAPHS OF PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THIS SITS JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE ONE MISS ASHMAN. SPEAKING OF SO, THIS IS LOOKING NORTH AND THE PROPERTY MISS ASHTON WAS TALKING ABOUT. IT'S JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE POLE BARN, ABOUT 50 YARDS. SO THEY'RE SAME GATE. IT JUST COMES IN A LITTLE ROAD, SPLITS THE TWO PARCELS THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED. THE RESPONDENT HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OR $5,000 BE IMPOSED. ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY RESPONDENT. COPY ORDERS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE.
EXHIBIT B. THIS IS THE POLE BARN THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED UNPERMITTED, AND IT'S KIND OF PUT TOGETHER. NOT THE CODE. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER ACCESSORIES THERE THAT ARE PARTIALLY COLLAPSED, AND THE BACK OF THE POLE BARN IS, IS OR MAY NOT BE OCCUPIED. YEAH, YOU
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CAN SEE A REFRIGERATOR, WASHER AND DRYER AND THAT SHED AS WELL. EVERY TIME I VISITED THERE'S A RADIO AND POWER GOING RADIO ON AND POWER EXCESS ACCESSIBLE THERE. A COPY OF HEARING AND NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE VEHICLES, A GAS BACK OF A GAS. TRUCK, SEVERAL RVS, I THINK AT LEAST 5 OR 6 SCRAP JUNK, MOTORCYCLES, WATERCRAFT, YOU NAME IT. ANOTHER ACCESSORY, MORE VEHICLES, ANOTHER RV, TWO MORE RVS. A PLETHORA OF TIRES, ANOTHER ACCESSORY. AND ON NOVEMBER 12TH, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAIN IN VIOLATION. THEY DO HAVE NEW LOCKS ON THIS, AS LONG AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY THAT HAS THE PERMIT FOR THE ACCESSORY WHICH SITS, OR THE MOBILE HOME WHICH SITS BEHIND THIS. SO ALL I CAN GET IS FROM THE ROAD, BUT EVERYTHING IS STILL PRESENT. GOT IT? THANK YOU. RVS. JUNK. TRASH. MULTIPLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. TIRES.BOATS. THE LARGE POLE BARN. AND THAT'S THE FAR RIGHT ONE. MISS ASHMAN PRESENTED. VEHICLES ARE OVER THERE AS ON RVS, JUNK AND TRASH AS WELL. AS THIS DATE OF HEARING. NO APPLICATION FOR PERMIT OR HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED OR APPLIED FOR. OKAY, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED? WHILE THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THESE PROPERTIES, PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS PROVIDED. THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT WANT TO GIVE ME A RECOMMENDATION FOR BOTH PARCELS TOGETHER. YES. FOR THE. THE PARCEL ITSELF, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT YOU FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, THAT IF IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THERE ARE STILL WILL BE FINES, THE 20 DAYS OF FINES WILL ENTER END ON NOVEMBER 30TH. SO WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU FIND THAT IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY DECEMBER 1ST, MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZES CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY ENTERING ONTO THE AREA OF THE PROPERTY AND ABATE ALL THE VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THIS ORDER, AND THAT UPON RECORDING THE ORDER AND PUBLIC RECORDS. BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA GETS TO RESPOND TO SHALL RESPOND TO LEAN AGAINST PLAN IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED AGAINST PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. ITEM THREE IS FROM THE FINAL ORDER IS NOT. SO.
CORRECT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT THAT SENTENCE. SO THAT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT ONE THAT BASICALLY WE WOULD THEN AT THAT TIME PRE BID THE THE PROPERTIES TOGETHER ON DECEMBER 2ND AS THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE 535 TIMBERCREST ROAD IS THAT THE MAGISTRATE FIND THAT RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND THE RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER, BUT THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZES COUNTY STAFF AND ANY CONTRACTOR HIRED BY THE COUNTY TO ENTER ON ONTO ANY AREA OF THE PROPERTY TO ABATE THE VIOLATION IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER, AND THAT UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER, PUBLIC RECORDS. BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST VIOLATION OF EXISTING PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. AND I
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CONCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT UNDER. OKAY, AT THIS TIME, I WILL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON BOTH PARCELS AND PROPERTY ADDRESSES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT WOULD BRING CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20250798. PARCEL NUMBER 00804000000 AND CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250799. PROPERTY ADDRESS 13535 TIMBERCREST ROAD TO CONCLUSION FOR TODAY'S HEARING. ALL RIGHT. HAVE I MISSED ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? NO. OKAY. ANY OTHER BUSINESS YOU NEED TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? YEAH. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.