PROBABLY. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, MY NAME IS TIFFANY.
[Code Magistrate Hearing on January 9, 2026.]
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I'M GOING TO BE YOUR MAGISTRATE FOR TODAY'S HEARING.IT'S 9:00. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL TODAY'S MEETING TO ORDER.
IT'S FRIDAY, JANUARY THE 9TH. I DO NOT HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO DISCLOSE.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SWEAR IN EVERYONE THAT IS PRESENT THAT IS GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARINGS.
IF YOU'LL STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE.
WHEN YOU PRESENT INFORMATION, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE LISTED AS BEING PRESENT. IS THAT CORRECT? I'M MISSING ANYTHING. OKAY. WE DO HAVE ONE PHONE CALL, I THINK.
SO WE'LL GO TO LETTER B ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20251067. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 835 WESTWOOD DRIVE.
HELLO, MISS. CLARK? YES. OH, HANG ON JUST A SECOND, PLEASE.
I CAN'T GET YOU ON SPEAKER. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT MY PHONE HERE. HANG ON.
OKAY, I AM PRESENT NOW. OKAY. FIRST THING I'M GOING TO DO IS SWEAR YOU IN FOR THE RECORD.
OKAY. AND CAN YOU GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? WENDY CLARK 16835 WESTWOOD DRIVE, FOUNTAIN, FLORIDA.
32438. OKAY. MAGISTRATE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT SPEAK FIRST.
OKAY. EXCUSE ME. THE MAGISTRATE CODE ENFORCEMENT WILL SPEAK FIRST.
OKAY. OKAY. GOOD MORNING, MISS CLARK. THIS IS TIFFANY SUTTER, YOUR MAGISTRATE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS MORNING? I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. GOOD, GOOD. IF AT ANY POINT IN TIME YOU CAN'T HEAR ME, PLEASE HOLLER AND LET US KNOW.
THIS TECHNOLOGY THING IS SUPPOSED TO BE HELPFUL, BUT I DON'T ALWAYS BELIEVE IT.
SO FEEL FREE TO HOLLER AND SAY YOU CAN'T HEAR US AND WE'LL FIND A BETTER WAY TO COMMUNICATE.
OKAY. I WOULD SAY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOUR NICE, LOUD AND CLEAR.
THE OTHER GUY WAS KIND OF MUFFLED AND ECHOEY.
WELL, SO, SO FAR, SO GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL TRY OUR BEST TO KEEP IT AS CLEAR AND CONCISE FOR YOU.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS HEAR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT FIRST WITH REGARD TO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY, AND THEN GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL US ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO AT THAT POINT.
OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MISS CLARK, I'M GOING TO LET THEM TALK FIRST.
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, CATHERINE ASHMAN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER.
GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, I CAN. OKAY, GOOD I CAN.
PERFECT. ON MAY 14TH OF THIS YEAR. INVESTIGATOR RICK MCKINNON INITIATED THIS CASE.
THIS FIRST SLIDE. SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS FOR LOCATION PURPOSES TO SHOW THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY. PROPERTY IS A LITTLE TINY GREEN DOT JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 OFF OF 231. SLIDE NUMBER THREE IS JUST A CLOSER UP AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS PHOTO IS TAKEN IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR. AND AGAIN, AS I SAID ON MAY 14TH, INVESTIGATOR RICK MCKINNON OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM.
INVESTIGATOR RICK MCKINNON, BAY COUNTY CODE. GOOD MORNING.
I'VE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD.
NOTICES ARE INDICATED IN THE REPORT AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A ON THE 14TH.
I OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY WHILE PATROLLING THE PATROLLING, THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY KNOWN AS FOUNTAIN, INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 405, RESIDENTIAL ZONE R2.
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SINGLE FAMILY ALLOWABLE USES IN THE FORM OF A STORAGE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ON A VACANT LOT.PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE INSPECTIONS ON ON THE THING, EXHIBIT A AND A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 266 HUCKABEE ROAD, EAST, DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA.
LISTEN TO BAY COUNTY. BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE.
THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON MAY 17TH, 2025.
FROM JUNE 19TH THROUGH OCTOBER 14TH, INSPECTIONS OF THE PROPERTY WERE CONDUCTED.
THE AFTER. EVEN AFTER THE INTERVIEW WAS SENT, THE RV STAYED PRESENT ON THE VACANT LOT THAT IS LIKE I SAID, IS IS ZONED R2. AND NO CHANGES WERE INDICATED WITH THAT.
COULD I ASK A QUESTION? GIVE ME. GO AHEAD AND TELL ME WHAT YOUR QUESTION IS.
I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT YOU SAID THE DATE WAS THAT THEY SENT SOMETHING TO 266 HUCKLEBERRY ROAD.
I'LL EXPLAIN LATER, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS. NO PROBLEM.
WE'LL GET HIM TO REPEAT THAT DATE FOR US SO WE CAN MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR.
THE NOV WAS SENT? NO, NO, THE ONE THAT WAS SENT TO THE UNION.
THAT'S WHAT DATE? THE FIRST TIME YOU SENT A NOTICE.
I'M JUST CURIOUS. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT MAY 14TH.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. NO PROBLEM. GO AHEAD.
SIR. ON. SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION. THAT'S OKAY.
ON OCTOBER 14TH, WHEN I DID THE INSPECTION, NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING HAS BEEN DONE.
SO A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAYOR TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS OF HUCKABEE ROAD ON DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, AS LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED TO DATE, NO INDICATION. AND THAT WAS A NOTICE OF HEARING.
YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ON DECEMBER THE 18TH, A COPY NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ITSELF.
ON THE 31ST, I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. HARVEY WAS STILL PRESENT ON THE PROPERTY.
IF YOU WANT TO LIVE IN AN RV AND THE SCHEDULE.
THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING FOR FEBRUARY 13TH ON 2026 AT 1 P.M..
OKAY, ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING THIS PROPERTY AT THIS TIME? NOT AT THIS TIME. OKAY, MISS CLARK IS WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD TO WHAT YOU'VE HEARD? OKAY, WELL, THE MAY 14TH, I DIDN'T GET THAT NOTICE.
I, I HAVE BEEN UP HERE CAMPING SINCE FEBRUARY, THE END OF FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR.
MY DAUGHTER SAID NOTHING ABOUT THAT, GETTING THAT NOTICE, SO I NEVER HEARD ABOUT I.
I'M NOT MAKING EXCUSES. I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE MAY 14TH ONE. NO, I HAVEN'T CHANGED MY DRESS YET.
I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT HERE. BUT I THOUGHT MY DAUGHTER WAS GOING TO GET ME, YOU KNOW, MY MAIL. I DID TRY A COUPLE OF TIMES TO CALL CODE ENFORCEMENT.
IT WAS CLOSER TO DECEMBER THAN OCTOBER, BUT I DID TRY, BUT COULDN'T GET THROUGH UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN I TALKED TO SOMEBODY AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PHONE CALL THING. I AM WITHOUT A TRUCK OR A VEHICLE RIGHT NOW.
WHICH. AND. I'M. I'M ON DISABILITY SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY. AND I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH FUNDS AS FAR AS HAVING ANYTHING BUILT.
I HAVE TO KIND OF SAVE A LITTLE HERE AND THERE AND THEN THEN GO BUY SOMETHING, YOU KNOW.
SO I DO NOW, AS OF TWO DAYS AGO. I HAVE A TEN BY TEN POLE BARN SITTING HERE.
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AND AS A PERMANENT STRUCTURE, IT CEMENTED IN THE GROUND.IT'S GOT HURRICANE CLIPS. IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S THERE.
HOPEFULLY THAT THAT THAT WILL WORK FOR ME. AND I DO NEED TO CHANGE MY I DO NEED TO CHANGE MY ADDRESS WITH WITH WITH THE CITY.
A COUNTY. OKAY. SO THE PHOTOS I'M LOOKING AT ARE REGARDING THIS WESTWOOD DRIVE PROPERTY WITH THE CONCERN OF VIOLATION IS THE TRAVEL TRAILER THAT'S ON THAT PROPERTY THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED OR A PERMIT NEEDS TO BE APPLIED, OR SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE HAPPENING WITH THAT PROPERTY.
I KNOW YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A POLE BARN AND NOT NECESSARILY RECEIVING NOTICE.
SO DO YOU HAVE ANY INFO THAT YOU CAN GIVE ME ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE TRAVEL TRAILER OR WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT TO GET IT OFF THE PROPERTY? WHAT VIOLATION ISSUES? WELL, I, I, I HAD HEARD THAT YOU JUST HAD TO.
AS LONG AS YOU THERE'S A PERMANENT STRUCTURE, A PERMANENT STRUCTURE, I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED YOU THE THE CAMPER WOULD BE FINE. NO. IS THAT IS THAT NOT PRIMARY STRUCTURE? THERE MUST BE A PRIMARY STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY THAT PRIME.
YEAH. PRIMARY STRUCTURE. SO ALL RIGHT, SO CAN YOU CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT INVOLVES? I MEAN, WHAT WHAT DO YOU ALL CONSIDER A PERMANENT OR PRIMARY STRUCTURE.
SO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A PRIMARY STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION WOULD BE.
CODE ENFORCEMENT. WHAT WOULD THAT INCLUDE FOR HER? THAT WOULD JUST BE A RESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE, MOBILE HOME OR MOBILE HOME.
YEAH. IT COULD BE A MOBILE HOME. IT COULD BE STICK BUILT.
WHAT? NOW, WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT WAS THAT AFTER A MOBILE HOME.
A STICK BUILT CONSTRUCTION. OH. OH, YEAH. YEAH I GOT.
YEAH I UNDERSTAND. SO THE ONLY OTHER OPTION FOR THE RV TO STAY WOULD BE SHE COULD GET A PERMIT FOR A POOL BARN, AND SHE COULD STORE IT UNDER THE POOL BARN.
THEN IT WOULD BE COVERED OR MAINTAINED THAT WAY.
AND THEN SHE WOULD HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE LOT. SO.
AND NOTHING COULD BE ANYTHING THAT SHE WOULD STORE UP THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE UNDER THE CARPORT.
OKAY. DID YOU HEAR ALL THAT, MISS CLARK? EXCUSE ME.
DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO HEAR ALL THAT? YES. YES, MA'AM.
OKAY. OKAY, WELL, I, I, I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD ASK THESE QUESTIONS HERE OR NOT, BUT WELL, I, I DID, LIKE I SAID, I DID BUILD A POLE BARN A TEN BY TEN.
I WAS OTHER PEOPLE WERE TOLD DOWN AT THE BUILDING OFFICE THAT A TEN BY TEN COULD BE BUILT WITHOUT A PERMIT. SO THAT'S WHAT I BUILT. BUT IT'S NOT OVER THE CAMPER.
NO. IT MIGHT JUST OKAY. LET ME I'M NOT REAL GOOD AT THIS.
SORRY. NO PROBLEM. HON. AND OH, WHEN I FIRST TRIED TO DO THE PERMITTING AND GET A POLE BARN. I CAN'T HAVE A VERY BIG ONE, SO IT'S NOT GOING TO COVER MY CAMPER.
ANYWAYS, I GOT .81 ACRES. I AND I COULDN'T HAVE.
BUT I CAN'T HAVE ONE BIG ENOUGH TO COVER MY CAMPER.
ANYWAYS, IT'S JUST A LITTLE 30 FOOTER, BUT I CAN'T COVER IT COMPLETELY.
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ONLY PARTIALLY. SO WHAT DO I WHAT DO I DO THEN? WELL, THE PROBLEM THAT WE'VE GOT IS THE CAMPER ISN'T PERMITTED THE WAY IT IS AS AN UNCOVERED ITEM ON A PROPERTY THAT IS DOES NOT HAVE A PRIMARY STRUCTURE.YEAH. SO IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE COVERED.
IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE A PRIMARY STRUCTURE. WELL, IT DOESN'T HAVE A PRIMARY STRUCTURE.
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP OUT HERE TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE WAS SOME WAY TO PUT IT UNDER THE POLE BARN.
THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED YOUR PRIMARY STRUCTURE.
SO YOU COULD HAVE THAT TRAVEL TRAILER AND IT BE CONTAINED OR COVERED.
WELL, LIKE I SAID, IT'S 30 FOOT MY MY POLE BARNS TEN.
CAN I JUST PUT IT UNDER THERE? PARTIALLY. I MEAN, IS THAT WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED? I MEAN, I THINK I CAN GET IT UNDER THERE. IT'S ONLY EIGHT FOOT TALL, SO.
YEAH. AND MY AND MY FULL BARN IS WELL, CLOSE.
IT'S CLOSE. I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET IT UNDER THERE.
AS LONG AS IT COVERS IT PARTIALLY, THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED OKAY.
NO. NOT NECESSARILY. NO, IT NEEDS TO BE FULLY COVERED OR CONTAINED AS QUOTE COVERED ACCESSORY ITEMS. OH, OKAY. WELL.
I DON'T KNOW. AT THIS POINT, ANYWAYS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO.
LIKE I SAID, I'M. LIVING ON A SHOESTRING, SO.
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO TELL US. OKAY. GO AHEAD.
OKAY. ARE YOU STORING THAT RV THERE OR ARE YOU LIVING IN THE RV? I STORE I WELL, KIND OF BOTH. A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. AND I'M TRYING TO BE LIKE CAMPING.
I KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO LIVE IN IT, SO I'M KIND OF, LIKE I SAID, KIND OF DOING BOTH.
I, I USE THE GAS, YOU KNOW, THE STOVE AND STUFF.
I USE IT FOR AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE, BASICALLY.
OKAY. THE ONLY PLACE THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO CAMP OR LIVE IN THERE IN THE RV WOULD BE A BONA FIDE CAMPGROUND OR AN RV PARK. AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE RV PARKS UP IN THAT AREA.
YES, MA'AM. THAT'S AN OPTION FOR YOU TO MOVE THE RV TO AN RV PARK.
BUT UNLESS YOU BUILD A TEMPORARY STRUCTURE OR A TEMPORARY, SORRY, A PERMANENT STRUCTURE, RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, THAT RV CAN'T BE GET THERE. AND OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU DO PUT IT UNDER A POLE BARN TO STORE IT, THAT WOULD BE OKAY, BUT YOU STILL CAN'T LIVE IN IT.
SO THAT WOULD NOT CORRECT THAT ISSUE THAT YOU'RE HAVING.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. CLARIFY THINGS FOR YOU A LITTLE BIT, MISS CLARK.
YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AS FAR AS I TO GET RID OF THE THE CAMPER, I.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO RIGHT NOW.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO. FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. BUT BUT I MEAN, AS FAR AS GIVING YOU AN EXACT DATE, I DON'T I DON'T HAVE ONE TO GIVE YOU.
OKAY. RIGHT. RIGHT NOW IF YOU GIVE ME A LIKE A.
TIMELINE, I DON'T KNOW. YOUR THE WHAT'S THE OTHER HEARINGS? FEBRUARY 13TH. IS IT? YES, MA'AM. LET ME DO THIS.
AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN BUILD IN SOME TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF FOR YOU.
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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME JUST ONE SECOND.CODE ENFORCEMENT. DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, PLEASE. RECOMMENDATION TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE ADDRESS 16835 WESTWOOD DRIVE FOUNTAIN IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO CHAPTER FOUR OF THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
THE PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION 405 EXISTS IN THE FORM OF AN ALLOWABLE R TO USE STORAGE ON A VACANT RESIDENTIAL PARCEL, THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AND ALL OTHER ITEMS NOT PROPERLY STORED, 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.
IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED A FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY, FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
SUCH FINE SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, AND THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 13TH AT 1:00.
COMPLIANCE HEARING. OKAY, SO, MISS CLARK, WHAT I GOT FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT IS THEY'RE ASKING FOR TEN DAYS AS AN AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET THIS RECTIFIED. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO TODAY, MA'AM.
YES, MA'AM. FROM TODAY. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS GIVE YOU 20 DAYS.
SO WITH 20 DAYS, THAT ALSO PUTS US IN LINE WITH BEING ABLE TO COME BACK AND HAVE A COMPLIANCE HEARING IN FEBRUARY PROPERLY SO IT DOESN'T MESS WITH OUR TIMELINES TOO MUCH.
SO WE'VE GOT SOME ABILITY TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.
OKAY. BUT THAT GIVES YOU SOME EXTRA TIME TO GO AHEAD AND GET THIS FIGURED OUT.
OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SO WITH ALL THIS, THAT AM I GOING TO AVOID THE $200 A DAY OR $200 AND THEN $25 A DAY IF.
YEAH, IF EVERYTHING GETS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THAT 20 DAYS.
YES, MA'AM. BUT AFTER 20 DAYS, THOSE FINES WILL START TO INCUR.
MR. MCKINNON IS VERY GOOD ABOUT MAKING SURE HE'LL GIVE YOU THE INFO ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED AND FIXED SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF FOR YOU. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE.
I WILL. OKAY, GREAT. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME OR CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NOT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. AND THEN TEN DAYS WITH A $25 FINE.
20 DAYS FOR BOTH OF THOSE. YEP. CHANGE EVERYTHING THAT HAS TEN DAYS TO 20 DAYS, AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START ASSESSING THE FINES AT THAT POINT IN TIME IF IT'S NOT CORRECTED.
OKAY. YES. THAT SHOULD KEEP THE COMPLIANCE HEARING ON FEBRUARY THE 13TH.
WOULD THAT BE A TOTAL OF 40 DAYS? NO. 20? NO.
EVERYTHING STARTS AFTER 20. SO? SO 20 IS YOUR TEN DAYS OF FINES.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. YES. ALL RIGHT. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
ALL RIGHT. YOU TOO. NO PROBLEM. THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR HEARING TODAY ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20251067. PROPERTY ADDRESS WAS 16835 WESTWOOD DRIVE.
DID YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORDER? I KNOW I, I KIND OF RAN THROUGH IT QUICKLY, BUT WE'RE JUST GOING TO CHANGE THE TEN DAYS TO 20 DAYS TO GIVE HER.
AND THEN AFTER IT'S NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE.
WE START THE INITIAL FINE AND EACH EVERY DAY FINE AFTER THAT.
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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DID WE HAVE ANY OTHER ATTENDANCE THAT WE NEEDED TO DEAL WITH FIRST BEFORE WE MOVE ON? ITEM A IS PRESENT. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. SHE WILL NEED TO BE SWORN IN.GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING ON LETTER A ON THE AGENDA IS CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20251066 PROPERTY ADDRESSES 16738 EASTWOOD DRIVE.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S START WITH THE SLIDE NUMBER TWO.
THIS IS JUST FOR OR BEFORE SHE BEFORE SHE SPEAKS.
YEAH. FOR LOCATION PURPOSES, THIS IS NOT FAR FROM OUR LAST CASE.
I REALLY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. IF I WAS LOOKING AT THE SAME PICTURES AGAIN AND CLOSE HER UP.
AERIAL VIEW OF THIS PROPERTY. AND ON MAY 14TH OF THIS YEAR, INVESTIGATOR RICK MCKINNON INITIATED THIS CASE, AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD MORNING, RICK MCKINNON.
BAY COUNTY CODE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD.
NOTICES ARE INDICATED IN THE REPORT. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A ON THE 14TH.
I OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY WHILE WERE PATROLLING THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS FOUNTAIN. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND, IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 405, RESIDENTIAL ZONE R2.
SINGLE FAMILY ALLOWABLE USES IN THE FORM OF STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AND VACANT PARCEL.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. A NOTICE WAS SERVED, WAS SENT, CERTIFIED, AND MAILED TO THE OWNER RECORD USING THE ADDRESS.
16 738 EASTWOOD DRIVE, FOUNTAIN, FLORIDA, LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE.
THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON MAY 19TH, 2025.
THE NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED TO DATE. ON THE 20TH, I CONTACTED THE PROPERTY OWNER, MISS SUNDAY.
DO YOU WANT TO DO YOUR PHOTOS FIRST? OH, OKAY.
SORRY, SORRY. THIS IS THE PHOTO FROM MAY 14TH.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THE RV IS PLACED ON THE PROPERTY AT THE SAME TIME IT'S BEING LIVED IN.
JUNE 19TH. SAME RV. YOU DID? OKAY. THAT'LL DO. MAY 20TH. ON MAY 20TH, MISS CONTACTED MISS SUNDAY WHO STATED SHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DEED AND WAS DEALING WITH A KEVIN BRACKEN WHO PREVIOUSLY OWNED THE PROPERTY. BEFORE SHE COULD PROCEED WITH CORRECTING THE PROBLEMS THAT SHE WAS HAVING WITH GETTING WHAT SHE NEEDED DONE.
SUE JUNE 19TH THROUGH OCTOBER 14TH, OUR INSPECTED PROPERTY.
AND AS YOU CAN TELL THROUGH THE PICTURES THAT IT IS BEING LIVED IN.
ON OCTOBER 14TH WHEN I DID THE INSPECTIONS. THEN I SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF HEARING, WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND MAILED TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS.
16738 EASTWOOD DRIVE, FOUNTAIN, FLORIDA, LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE, THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON OCTOBER 21ST.
AND ON THE 31ST WHEN THE PRE-INSPECTION. THE RV HAD BEEN MOVED A SCREENING HAD BEEN PUT UP AND A WATER BUFFALO HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE PROPERTY.
THE TAXES ARE DELINQUENT SINCE 2023. NO. AS OF DECEMBER THE 31ST, NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED.
THE CASE IS SCHEDULED TO FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON FEBRUARY 13TH, 2026 AT 1 P.M..
ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NOT AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. IS ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? COME ON UP. IF YOU'LL JUST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR ME.
ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, IS STEPHANIE SUNDAY.
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AND THEN WHAT? THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR YOU. 16738 EASTWOOD DRIVE.ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS SUNDAY.
TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE HEARD AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY.
I PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY OR ATTEMPTED TO. IT'S NOT EVEN, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
I BOUGHT IT FROM KEVIN BRACKEN, WHO EVIDENTLY PURCHASED IT ILLEGALLY FROM SOMEBODY ELSE.
I DIDN'T FIND THIS OUT, AND WE DIDN'T LIVE THERE FOR A LONG TIME. I DIDN'T FIND THIS OUT UNTIL MAYBE THREE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE PROPERTY THAT IT WAS THAT HE WAS GOING TO GO TO JAIL FOR IT. OKAY. I BEGGED HIM TO PLEASE GIVE ME BACK MY MONEY SO I COULD MOVE.
HE WOULD NOT AND STILL REFUSES TO DO SO. IT IS STILL IN COURT AT THIS TIME.
HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH FELONY CHARGES. ABOUT THIS PROPERTY.
AND AGAIN, I'D LOVE TO HAVE MY MONEY BACK SO I COULD GO BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
THE RV, IT IS NOW SITTING AT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.
THE WATER BUFFALO THAT'S SITTING THERE, THAT IS, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO PUT A WELL IN BECAUSE WHEN WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE HAD A WORKING WELL, A SEPTIC TANK AND A POWER POLE.
NONE OF THOSE ARE THERE. THE POWER POLES THERE.
BUT IT'S NOT HOOKED TO ANYTHING. IF IT'S NEVER HOOKED TO THE POWER. SOMEBODY ELSE PUT IT THERE. THERE WAS A HOUSE THERE BEFORE, AND THEY TORE IT DOWN. I THINK CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTUALLY TORE IT DOWN BECAUSE THE GUY DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF HIS BUSINESS THERE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A LIEN ON IT UNTIL AFTER HE WAS ALREADY.
I'D ALREADY GIVEN THIS MAN MY MONEY. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO.
I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN AN RV FOREVER. IT'S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. WE CAN'T GET WATER SERVICES THERE.
WE. WE DON'T HAVE POWER THERE. SO WE'RE LIVING THERE, YOU KNOW, WITH NOTHING.
AND IT'S PRETTY CLEAR. AND I CAN SAY, THIS IS MINE.
IT IS REGISTERED UNDER MY NAME AT THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT EVEN WAS ALLOWED TO HAPPEN IF HE SOLD IT TO ME FRAUDULENTLY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT THAT EVEN WENT TO PASS.
I'VE STOPPED. I TALKED TO THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND I BELIEVE HE DID CALL CODE ENFORCEMENT AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THAT WAS IN FACT, WE WERE IN COURT WITH IT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.
I MEAN, I CAN'T AFFORD TO MOVE BECAUSE I HAVE ALL OF MY MONEY'S BEEN PUT INTO THIS AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET WATER, WE'RE TRYING TO GET POWER, AND WE CAN'T DO IT. AND I BOUGHT A PERMIT.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT AND IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE POWER COMPANY'S FAULT.
SO THE PROPERTY ISN'T IN YOUR NAME. YOU JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE YOUR OFFICE AT THE DEED OFFICE? IT IS. BUT IS THE ACTUAL. WHY IS THE POWER COMPANY NOT WILLING TO DO IT? BECAUSE IT'S NOT PAID FOR MY PERMIT. I PAID $168 FOR A PERMIT TO BE FOR THEM TO PUT POWER THERE.
OKAY, I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THE LAWS.
IT'S COMPLETE INSANITY. YOU'VE GOT TO THINK OF IT THIS WAY.
AT LEAST IT'S ENTERTAINMENT FOR YOU. I MEAN, IT'S I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ENTERTAINMENT FOR SOMETHING THAT'S TRYING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERY DAY. EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT'S DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.
IT'S VERY DIFFERENT. OKAY. SO YOU HAVE A STATE ATTORNEY INVOLVED.
IS THERE A COURT CASE THAT'S BEEN FILED IN CIRCUIT COURT AS WELL AS JUST THE CRIMINAL CASE, OR WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT? I HAVEN'T FILED.
OKAY. THROUGH THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR FOR THAT.
OKAY. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A CRIMINAL CASE. AND IF I SUE HIM AND TRY TO GET MY MONEY BACK, I MEAN, IT MAY BE YEARS BEFORE I GET ANYTHING. AND I JUST.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA. OKAY. RECENTLY WENT WELL.
IT'S BEEN ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. I WENT THROUGH A DIVORCE AND I LOST EVERYTHING.
RIGHT. AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT? YOU KNOW, THAT'S IT.
SOMEBODY TOOK IT, WHICH HAS HAPPENED. MISS CLARK, THAT LIVES AROUND THE CORNER FROM ME.
HE WAS GOING TO TAKE A JOB SOMEPLACE ELSE, AND THAT FELL THROUGH. AND I'D ALREADY SOLD MY PLACE, WHICH I REGRET. MADAM MAGISTRATE, I HAVE BRANDON LOOKING TO SEE IF HE CAN FIND SOMETHING IN THE COURTS THAT'S GOING TO SAY I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT FROM HERE.
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SO I HAD ALL MY PAPERWORK THIS MORNING, AND. AND MY HUSBAND AND I WERE HAVING AN ARGUMENT, AND I WALKED OUT. I DON'T HAVE MY PHONE. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. I DO APOLOGIZE.IT'S AMAZING HOW THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN CONTAINS EVERYTHING WHEN YOU HAVE AN ARGUMENT WITH SOMEONE.
SO THE CRIMINAL CASE IS NOT ANYTHING UNDER, YOU KNOW, IT'S UNDER HIS NAME.
YES. THERE IS A CASE THERE WHERE THE VICTIM OF BRIAN MCMAHON.
AND HE'S FIRST ON THE FRAUDULENT SALE OF REAL ESTATE, WHICH INCLUDES THAT PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT GIVES US A DATE OF WHEN THAT'S SET FOR TRIAL OR ANYTHING? FREE TRIALS HAVE BEEN CONTINUED SINCE NOVEMBER 21ST OF 2020.
FOR THE NEXT PRETRIAL IS JANUARY 23RD, 2026 OF JANUARY 2013.
I DON'T CARE. CODE ENFORCEMENT. DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY.
THAT IS WHY I HAVE NOT BEEN. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHO TO PUT A BUNCH OF MONEY INTO.
NOW, IF BRACKEN GOT IT THROUGH A TAX DEED SALE THROUGH MCMAHON, AND THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH THAT THROUGH THE COURT, YES, I CAN UNDERSTAND. AS OF RIGHT NOW, ACCORDING TO THE TAX COLLECTOR, SHE OWNS THE PROPERTY.
WHY HER NAME IS ON IT. OKAY. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY INSIGHT AS TO WHAT PERMIT HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR, OR WHY THEY'RE NOT ORDERING THE ELECTRICAL PERMIT OR ANY OF THAT STUFF? I DON'T. THE ONLY INSIGHT I CAN SEE IS THAT IF SHE APPLIED FOR A POWER POLE PERMIT AND THEY SAW THE RV ON THE PROPERTY, THEY DENIED THE PERMIT. OKAY.
OKAY. CAN YOU CHECK IN CITY VIEW? WE'VE MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY.
I MEAN, IT WAS TRASHED WHEN WE MOVED UP THERE.
THEY'RE TIRED. APART FROM 11.41.5, THE ELECTRICAL PERMIT 2025 WAS EXPIRED AS A MISCELLANEOUS HOLE FOR BLOW ON IT.
THEY NEVER DID AN INSPECTION ON THAT. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT ONE WAS POWERFUL FOR A WHILE.
MAY 2ND, 2025. EXPIRED NOVEMBER 2ND, 2025. THERE'S NO NOTATION OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. NOT OR NOT BEING THE CORRECT PROPERTY OWNER.
OKAY. YOU CAN'T LEAVE ANYTHING OUT THERE OR THEY WILL WALK AWAY WITH IT.
OKAY. SOMEBODY STOLE THE THE WATER TANK THERE.
SOMEBODY STOLE THE PUMP OFF THE FRONT OF IT. OKAY, WE HAVE A NAME OF THE PROSECUTOR.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK. NO. YOU'RE FINE.
CHRISTOPHER WALTHERS. CASE ON ONE RECORD. YEAH, PLEASE.
CASE NUMBER IS 24003121. C F M A.
WHAT? KEVIN. THANK YOU. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST, MOTHER.
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MAGISTRATE IS THAT NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS INFORMATION, LET US FOLLOW UP WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.AND SEE WHERE THEY'RE AT AND WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE IS BECAUSE IF HE FRAUDULENTLY BOUGHT IT FROM SOMEBODY ELSE, IS THERE A CHANCE THAT THAT WILL IT'LL END UP BACK WITH THE OTHER PERSON? EVENTUALLY. YEAH. I DON'T WANT TO ORDER MISS SUNDAY TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING AND THEN FIND OUT THE PROPERTY IS BEING TRANSFERRED BACK.
BUT THE ONE GOOD THING I HEAR IS THAT AT LEAST THERE'S A CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE SCHEDULED BEFORE OUR FEBRUARY MEETING, SO MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME BETTER INSIGHT WHEN WE TALK TO THE STATE ATTORNEY THAT'S BEEN ORDERED TO DEAL WITH THIS, AS WELL AS WITH THE CASE MANAGEMENT HEARING, MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME BACKGROUND AND KNOW WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON WITH THAT.
SO. SO I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO INVESTIGATE THE REPORT AND THEN GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON FEBRUARY 13TH? YEAH, I THINK ON FEBRUARY 13TH. THAT WAY I CAN HAVE AN UPDATE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE WELCOME TO EMAIL ME ANY INFORMATION YOU RECEIVE BETWEEN THEN AND NOW ON FEBRUARY 13TH, BUT AT LEAST AT FEBRUARY 13TH HEARING, WE CAN GET AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON FROM THE CRIMINAL SIDE OF THINGS, WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY, WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND WE CAN MAKE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH EVERYTHING AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
AND FIGURE OUT IF MISS SUNDAY IS STILL GOING TO OWN THE PROPERTY, BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT OR NOT, SO WE CAN MAKE SOME MOVEMENT FORWARD FROM THAT POINT IN TIME.
BUT I FEEL LIKE. THAT'S THE PURPOSE FOR THAT ORDER.
WE JUST WANT TO DO A CONTINUATION OR CONTINUE IN THE CASE OF FEBRUARY.
MORNING IS FINE WITH ME. DO I HAVE. WELL, USUALLY WE DO.
WE DO THE FIRST HEARINGS IN THE MORNING AND THE COMPLIANCE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SO SHE'S SCHEDULED FOR THE COMPLIANCE HEARING.
THEN JUST KEEP IT IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT'S FINE WITH ME.
GOOD. I'LL HAVE TO CHANGE PAPERWORK. ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL CONTINUE IT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE FOR YOU, MA'AM? OKAY. I APPRECIATE IT. NO PROBLEM. STAY IN TOUCH WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT COMES UP. IF YOU GET ANY NEW INFO.
IT ONLY HELPS THEM IF YOU PASS THAT BACK AND FORTH.
IF THEY'RE ABLE TO CONTACT AND STAY IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER.
YOU GUYS CAN ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE AND GIVE ME SOME INFO.
MAKES US MOVE THIS FORWARD AND GET IT DONE FOR YOU GUYS.
OKAY. WELL, I WAS INCHES FROM MAKING A PHONE CALL TO THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, TOO, SO.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING DOWN TODAY.
AND GIVE US SOME INSIGHT AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE TODAY'S HEARING UNTIL THE FEBRUARY MEETING.
THAT'S THE CLOSE OF CASE NUMBER 20251066. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 16738 EASTWOOD DRIVE FOR TODAY'S HEARING. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO LETTER C ON THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250828. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 17812 BALL LANE OKAY STARTING WITH THE ARROW AERIAL VIEW ON SLIDE TWO.
LITTLE DOT IN THE CENTER IS THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS HIGHWAY 231 HIGHWAY 20 TO THE SOUTH. CLOSER UP.
AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. ON APRIL 9TH, 2025, INVESTIGATOR RICK MCKINNON OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. RICK MCKINNON. BAY COUNTY CODE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD.
NOTICES ARE INDICATED IN THE REPORT AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED TO EXHIBIT A ON APRIL THE 9TH, 2025 WHILE PATROLLING THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS FOUNTAIN, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO NUISANCE AND PROHIBITED. PROHIBITED IN THE FORM OF TRASH, JUNK, UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND A BLIGHTED MOBILE HOME. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, EXHIBIT A AND CONTAIN THE CASE FILE.
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YOU GOT BLOOD IN MOBILE HOME. THE SIDING OFF IS COMING OFF THE MOBILE HOME ITSELF.AND YOU SEE THE JUNK AND TRASH AND UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE FRONT YARD. YOU GOT A BOARDED WINDOW? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SORRY. OFF TO THE RIGHT IS MORE JUNK AND TRASH.
I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S A BOAT THAT'S STUCK IN THE POND, THAT'S CAPSIZED.
DERELICT WATERCRAFT. ONE OF THE VEHICLES HAD BEEN REMOVED OFF THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME.
THAT'S STILL THERE. THAT HAS BEEN MOVED OUT OF THE POND ITSELF.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S BEEN PLACED UP ON THE PROPERTY. BACK ON THE 20TH.
I RESPECT THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE VIOLATIONS.
AND YOUR YOUR BOATS STILL PRESENT? AND THERE'S THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF STRUCTURE. IT'S JUST JUNK AND TRASH BACK THERE.
IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POND ON THE 24TH.
I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY, NOTED MINOR IMPROVEMENTS, BUT THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
NO PERMITS WERE INDICATED THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED.
BOATS STILL PRESENT ON THE SIDES OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REQUIRE A PERMIT THAT SIZE ONE DID.
YES, MA'AM. THAT'S A THANK YOU. WE'RE BACK ON THE EIGHTH.
NO INDICATIONS OF THE CHANGE. NO CHANGES. ESPECIALLY WITH THE MOBILE HOME ITSELF STILL BLIGHTED.
ACCESSORIES STILL PRESENT. DERELICT VEHICLES.
THAT'S A DERELICT VEHICLE ITSELF. AGAIN, THE WHATEVER THAT THING IS BACK THERE.
AUGUST THE 6TH. WE HAVE ANOTHER DERELICT VEHICLE.
NOW WE'VE GOT A TRAILER FULL OF MOTORCYCLES. AND AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THESE PICTURES, THE LONGER WE GET, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE JUNK AND TRASH THAT CAN ACCUMULATE AROUND THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ITSELF. NO INDICATIONS OF ANY CHANGE DURING THIS INVESTIGATION OF ANY REPAIR TO THE MOBILE HOME ITSELF. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S STARTING TO GET MORE THE APPLIANCES OUT FRONT.
NO. NO REPAIR ON THE MOBILE HOME. MORE JUNK THAT'S OVER BY THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
BACK ON THE 17TH. FRONT PART OF THE MOBILE HOME APPEARS TO BE A LITTLE MORE CLEANER.
GO TO THE NEXT ONE FROM THE JUNK AND TRASH. OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE MOBILE HOME IS STILL PRESENT.
AND THE JUNK AND TRASH AROUND THE ACCESSORY. AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BEING LIVED IN OR NOT. AND THE CONSTRUCT THAT WHATEVER IT IS BACK THERE IS STILL PRESENT BACK ON THE 21ST. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
JUST MORE. MORE JUNK AND TRASH. IT'S LIKE A WASHER.
THAT'S A WASHER. I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S REPAIRING APPLIANCES, I DON'T KNOW.
NO NO STRUCTURE ON THE MOBILE HOME. BUT HAVE YOU NOTICED? IS GONE COMPLETELY NOW? BUT THE STRUCTURE BACK THERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POND IS STILL PRESENT.
AND THEY PUT A SCREEN UP AROUND THERE. IT LOOKS LIKE A RV FROM THE ROADWAY, BUT I CAN'T BE SURE.
OKAY, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AN RV OR A MAKESHIFT, LEAN.
TUBE OR STRUCTURE, I DON'T KNOW. LOOKS LIKE BOTH.
AND IT COULD BE BOTH. IT COULD BE RV WITH A MAKESHIFT STRUCTURE ON IT.
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OKAY. BUT THE VESSEL THAT CAME FROM THE POND WATERWAY ONTO THE GROUND, THAT'S NO LONGER THERE.THAT'S NO LONGER THERE. OKAY. THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY THING.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DRAGGED IT FURTHER ONTO THE PROPERTY, BUT IT'S NO LONGER.
IT'S NO LONGER WHERE IT WAS THAT WE COULD SEE BEFORE, WHERE I COULD SEE IT FROM THE ROADWAY.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? JUST OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. 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, IF YOU'LL GIVE ME YOUR RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY, PLEASE.
YES, IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE ADDRESS 17 8124 LANE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF BAY COUNTY CODE. THE PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION.
BAY COUNTY CODE 17 TWO EXISTS IN THE FORM OF TRASH, JUNK, UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND A BLIGHTED MOBILE HOME THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL TRASH AND JUNK, PROPERLY STORING OR REMOVING ALL UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A TIME OF REASONABLE TIME OF 30 DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY ADDRESSING THE BLIGHTED STRUCTURE.
THOSE THAT SITING WOULDN'T REQUIRE, THAT LITTLE BIT OF SITING WOULDN'T REQUIRE PERMITS UNDER 25.
YEAH. SO THERE WOULD BE NO PERMITS REQUIRED FOR THAT REPAIR.
BUT THEY MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTION PLAN.
IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS FOR THE TRASH, JUNK AND SCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25, WHICH MAY COMMENCE FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY.
ANY VIOLATION DESCRIBED HEREIN CONTINUES PAST THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORMED CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY ACTIONS TAKEN TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE.
IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE CONCERNING THE BLIGHTED MOBILE HOME WITHIN 30 DAYS, A DAILY, THE DAILY FINE OF $25 WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE MOBILE HOME IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AND AGAIN, IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TO SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION TO VERIFY THAT ALL PERMITS HAVE BEEN.
OBTAINED AND ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN ORDER FOR THE FINES TO CEASE.
SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250828.
PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 17812 FALL LANE. MOVING ON TO LETTER D ON THE AGENDA. CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251819. PROPERTY ADDRESS 3716 GEORGE LANE.
ALL RIGHT. STARTING SLIDE NUMBER TWO. EXCUSE ME.
THIS IS AN AERIAL FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. THE PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN BLUE IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SLIDE. SLIDE NUMBER TWO PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN UNINCORPORATED BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTHPORT.
THIS IS IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH SOUTH FOR BIG BUCKS.
KINGSWOOD. THE SOD FARM AND RISOTTO BEACH TO THE RIGHT.
CLOSER UP. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025.
WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT FOR DERELICT VEHICLES AND TRASH ON THIS PROPERTY.
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AND ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2025, INVESTIGATOR JUSTICE INITIATED THIS CASE, AND HE'S HERE TO TESTIFY.MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED. ON SEPTEMBER THE 12TH, I INSPECTED THIS PROPERTY AND FOUND, IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO, IN THE FORM OF DERELICT VEHICLES TO INCLUDE A DERELICT SEMI TRAILER, OVERGROWTH, YARD DEBRIS, JUNK AND TRASH. THIS PHOTOGRAPH YOU SEE HERE IN SLIDE FIVE IS JUST A FRONTAL SHOT OF THE ADDRESS 3716. YOU CAN SEE THE TRAILER. THERE IS ONE DERELICT VEHICLE.
YES, MA'AM. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. YOU CAN SEE ONE DERELICT VEHICLE.
THE MINIVAN. THERE'S NO TAG ON THIS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE TAGS ON THE TRAILER.
A THIRD DERELICT VEHICLE. THE WHITE PICKUP TRUCK.
OBVIOUSLY NO TAG ALONG WITH OVERGROWTH. A FOURTH DERELICT VEHICLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY OR TO THE LEFT OF THE PROPERTY, ALONG WITH OVERGROWTH. NO TAG ON THAT VEHICLE AS WELL.
THE POSTCARD DESCRIBED THE ACTIONS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. ON THE 23RD OF SEPTEMBER, I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DRIVEWAY. YOU REMEMBER ALL OF THE DERELICT VEHICLES THAT WERE IN THE ORIGINAL OR THE PREVIOUS SLIDES? THE ONE TO THE LEFT WERE. THIS IS THE WHITE TRUCK.
THE RED CAR. THANK YOU. CLOSER VIEW OF THE WHITE TRUCK AND THE OVERGROWTH.
AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE OVERGROWTH. THE SILVER VAN HAS NO TAG.
AND JUST A FRONTAL VIEW OF THE ADDRESS. 3716 WITH THE LAST DERELICT VEHICLE ON THIS DATE, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 11720 OLD BICYCLE ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA.
THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON THE 26TH OF SEPTEMBER.
3716 GEORGE LANE. THE NOTICE IS NOT RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE.
ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER, I RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR THAT I BELIEVE ONE DERELICT VEHICLE HAD BEEN REMOVED.
THE RED CAR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY.
AND THE ITEMS BEHIND THE SEMI TRAILER STILL REMAIN THE JUNK DEBRIS, BOTH DERELICT VEHICLES.
THE WHITE VEHICLE, THE RED VEHICLE HERE ARE DERELICT.
I INFORMED STEVEN TO START CLEANING THE PROPERTY. HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE DERELICT VEHICLES AND WHO THEY BELONGED TO. I SAID TAKE CARE OF THE JUNK, TRASH, DEBRIS AND OVERGROWTH. WE'LL ADDRESS THE DERELICT VEHICLES LATER THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. ON NOVEMBER THE 10TH, I REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
YOU SEE THE DERELICT TRUCK VEHICLE THAT'S BEEN THERE THROUGHOUT THE INVESTIGATION.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE BAGS OF GARBAGE NOW IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, THE MINIVAN, THE OVERGROWTH, THE JUNK DEBRIS AND TRASH BEHIND THE SEMI TRAILER AND THE RED DERELICT VEHICLE AND THE OVERGROWTH.
DECEMBER THE 16TH I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.
IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THIS IS JUST A FRONTAL SHOT AGAIN OF THE ADDRESS.
3716 GEORGE LANE. HOWEVER, THE FURNITURE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
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AND THIS PHOTOGRAPH, YOU REMEMBER THE FURNITURE THAT WAS REPLACED? THE RED VEHICLE. IT IS GONE NOW AND A DUMP TRAILER HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE PROPERTY ITSELF.HOWEVER, BOTH DERELICT VEHICLES REMAINED HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YARD.
THERE'S THE DUMP TRAILER WITH SOME OF THE VIOLATIONS IN THE DUMP TRAILER.
THE DERELICT MINIVAN. DECEMBER 17TH A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY, AND ON THE EIGHTH, THE PROPERTY WAS STILL IN VIOLATION ON THIS DATE AS WELL.
I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. THE TRASH YARD DEBRIS JUNK HAD BEEN REMOVED.
THE ONLY DERELICT VEHICLE THERE NOW IS THE SEMI TRAILER WHICH IS ALLOWED.
THE OVERGROWTH HAS BEEN REMOVED, THE JUNK AND THE TRASH HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THE DERELICT VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REMOVED. AND AS OF JANUARY 5TH, THE PROPERTY WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VIOLATIONS THAT THEY WERE NOTICED FOR. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME.
OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE NOBODY IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.
HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION.
THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE ADDRESS, 3716 GEORGE LANE, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF BAY COUNTY CODE. PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION.
BAY COUNTY CODE 17 TWO DID EXIST IN THE FORM OF DERELICT VEHICLES, OVERGROWTH, JUNK AND EXCUSE ME, YARD DEBRIS AND TRASH, AND THAT THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT? NO. ALL RIGHT.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT. I VIEWED PHOTOS ON JANUARY 5TH, 2026 OF THE PROPERTY AND FIND THAT IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITED VIOLATIONS. I WILL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME WITH REGARD TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251819 PROPERTY ADDRESS 3716 GEORGE LANE. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE MOVING ON TO LETTER E ON THE AGENDA.
CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251878. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 9205 HUBBARD ROAD.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTHPORT.
THE PROPERTY IS ON SLIDE NUMBER TWO, OUTLINED IN BLUE.
YOU SEE THAT THIS IS KINGSWOOD WITH THE SOD FARM TO THE LEFT AND EDWARDS ROAD TO THE NORTH.
THIS IS CLOSER UP. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY.
ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, INVESTIGATOR TIM JUSTICE. INSPECT THIS PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY.
MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED IN THE CASE FILE AND ARE PRESENTED AS EXHIBIT A.
I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY ON THE 23RD OF SEPTEMBER.
THIS IS JUST A FRONTAL SHOT OF THE MOBILE HOME THAT RESTS ON NINE 205 HUBBARD.
THEY. HERE ARE THE VIOLATIONS THAT WE'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT TODAY.
THE OVERGROWTH ON THE AND THE DERELICT VEHICLES.
THIS IS THE SECOND DROP. THERE ARE TWO DRIVEWAYS ON THIS PROPERTY.
THE FIRST DRIVEWAY A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH. THERE YOU GO.
THERE'S THE FIRST DRIVEWAY THAT'LL COME INTO PLAY LATER WHEN I POST THE PROPERTY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE THERE ARE TWO DRIVEWAYS. THERE IS THE MOBILE HOME WITH MISS ASPEN'S DOT, AND THE VIOLATIONS ARE JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE MOBILE HOME YOU OVERGROWTH.
YES, MA'AM. AND THIS IS THE DRIVEWAY THAT APPEARS TO BE COMMONLY USED.
YES, MA'AM. IT IS. YES, MA'AM. WHERE THE VIOLATION DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE COMMONLY USED.
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A POSTCARD WAS MAILED ON THIS DATE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD.THE POSTCARD DESCRIBED THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. ON THE 7TH OF OCTOBER, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
AGAIN, JUST A FRONTAL SHOT. THERE'S A THIRD VEHICLE THAT I DID NOT SEE THE FIRST TIME.
SO YOU SEE THE OVERGROWTH? ONE VEHICLE. ON OCTOBER THE 8TH, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS.
9205 HUBBARD ROAD, LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE.
NOVEMBER THE 5TH, I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.
IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. HOWEVER, THE OVERGROWTH HAD BEEN CUT AND NOW YOU CAN SEE THREE DERELICT VEHICLES ONE, TWO, THREE. AND THIS PHOTOGRAPH HERE NOVEMBER THE 18TH, I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY.
IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION AGAIN, JUST A FRONT SHOT OF THE MOBILE HOME ON HUBBARD.
YOU SEE ONE VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO BE WORKED ON BEHIND THE YELLOW TRUCK AND TWO OTHER DERELICT VEHICLES, THE YELLOW TRUCK AND THE ONE WITHOUT A TAG AND JUST A OVERALL VIEW OF THE SOUTH END DRIVEWAY OF ALL THREE VEHICLES.
THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON THE 21ST OF NOVEMBER, 2025.
THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE.
ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER, A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY.
HUBBARD. THAT IS THE SAME MOBILE HOME THAT YOU HAVE SEEN IN ALL OF MY PREVIOUS PHOTOGRAPHS.
ON DECEMBER THE 18TH, A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON THE 26TH OF DECEMBER, 2025. I CHECKED THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S AND THE TAX COLLECTOR DATABASE.
THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED. THE TAXES REMAIN ARE PAID IN FULL.
IF YOU'RE HEY, THERE'S NO VEHICLES IN THE OVERGROWTH ON THE SOUTH END OF THE PROPERTY.
UNDERSTOOD. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES, ALL THE DRIVEWAYS WE HAVE DISCUSSED OR HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT DURING THIS HEARING ARE ALL ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, CORRECT? YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 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.
THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY RIGHT NOW? YES. IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINE THAT THE ADDRESS, 9205 HUBBARD ROAD, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17, BAY COUNTY CODE.
THE PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 TWO DID EXIST IN THE FORM OF DERELICT VEHICLES, AND THAT THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE, AND IF FURTHER VIOLATIONS ARE PRESENTED, THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL BE CONSIDERED A REPEAT VIOLATOR.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL FIND, FOR THE RECORD, THAT I HAVE VIEWED A PHOTOGRAPH OF JANUARY 5TH, 2026, SHOWING THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITED VIOLATIONS IN THIS HEARING.
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 20251878. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 9205 HUBBARD ROAD.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO LETTER F ON THE AGENDA.
ITS CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251047 PROPERTY ADDRESS 1107 EISENHOWER CIRCLE. THIS IS A HEARING, A COMPLIANCE HEARING.
INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. I'LL JUST READ THAT.
THIS CASE WENT BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. BAY COUNTY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 TWO, IN THE FORM OF A BLIGHTED PROPERTY. UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY.
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MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT RESPONDENT HAVE 45 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF 25 CONTINUE FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE.ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST REAL PROPERTY, IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATOR.
SIDING. MISSING WINDOWS WERE INSTALLED WITHOUT TRIM.
THE FRONT PORCH ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT AND ALONG THAT WRAPS AROUND IS COLLAPSED.
CHIMNEY CAP IS MISSING ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2025, AND INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION FOR THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS. THE UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY AND VIOLATION HAD BEEN CORRECTED.
A COPY OF NOTICE. THE HEARING WAS POSTED TO BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION FOR THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS FOR THE STRUCTURE.
THE RESPONDENT ATTENDED THE HEARING BY TELEPHONE.
THE RESPONDENT PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION THAT A CONTRACT HAD BEEN SIGNED FOR REPLACING THE GARAGE DOOR.
A RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE BY CODE ENFORCEMENT TO CONTINUE THE CASE. JANUARY 9TH, 2026.
A COPY OF THAT NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2025, AND ON JANUARY 5TH, INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED IN THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION.
NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. WHERE'S THAT PAPER AT? OH. I'M SORRY. AS OF. THE SEVENTH THE PROPERTY OWNER DID COME IN.
HE APPLIED FOR SHEETING, DOOR, SIDING, AND, OF COURSE, THE CHIMNEY CAP.
HOWEVER, IT WAS INCOMPLETE SUBMITTAL DUE TO THE PROPERTY ARE NOT SUBMITTING PRODUCT APPROVAL CODES AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS BEING PUT ON THERE. EXACTLY.
SO THAT WAS SENT BACK OVER TO HIM. SO AS OF NOW, HE TRIED TO APPLY BUT DOES NOT HAVE PERMITS.
SO IT'S IN THE SAME EXACT, CONDITION. AND NO WORD FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER FROM TWO DAYS AGO.
OKAY. AND THAT'S THE FIRST AND ONLY APPLICATION FOR PERMITTING THAT HE HAS MADE.
YES, MA'AM. GOT IT. IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? JUST OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE THERE IS NO ONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED.
CODE ENFORCEMENT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GO FORWARD WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
YES, MA'AM. IS MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE THE MAGISTRATE FIND THAT RESPONDED WAS GIVEN ADEQUATE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION, AND THE RESPONDENT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER, AND THE MAGISTRATE AUTHORIZES TO IMPOSE THE INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 STARTING ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2025, AND CONTINUING UNTIL THE CONDITIONS ARE CORRECTED.
THAT UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER AND PUBLIC RECORD OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE COST OF LIVING AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS, AND AGAINST ANY AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT.
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THE COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF BAY COUNTY CODE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANYTHING ADDITIONAL FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. I WILL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY.
THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CASE 20251047 PROPERTY AT 1107 EISENHOWER CIRCLE.
I BELIEVE THAT IS EVERYTHING ON THE AGENDA. HAVE I MISS ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO BRING FORWARD? NO. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING THIS MORNING AT 10:16 A.M.
ON FRIDAY, JANUARY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.