[Code Magistrate Hearing on April 10, 2026.] [00:00:05] ALRIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS TIFFANY. I'M GOING TO BE YOUR MAGISTRATE FOR TODAY'S HEARING. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER ON APRIL THE 10TH AT 9:01 A.M.. I DO NOT HAVE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO DISCLOSE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO IS GO AHEAD AND SWEAR EVERYBODY IN ALL AT ONCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HEARING, SO WE CAN ONLY RELAY OUR NAME AND OUR ADDRESS WHEN WE COME FORWARD TO SPEAK. SO ANYBODY WHO'S GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, IF YOU'LL STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. JUST RAISE HER RIGHT HAND. YOU CAN STAY SEATED, MA'AM. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO DO IS GO ONE CASE BY CASE, I WILL. IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T KNOW THE ALPHABET. I'M GOING TO JUMP AROUND THE AGENDA SO I CAN MAKE SURE I DEAL WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE FIRST BEFORE WE GET THROUGH THE WHOLE THING. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND HEAR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT ON EACH CASE. LET THEM GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON. GET A RUNDOWN FROM THEM AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, AND THEN ANYTHING ADDITIONAL WE NEED TO ADD TO THE INFORMATION. I WILL HEAR AND WILL MAKE A DECISION ON THAT CASE BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE. WE'LL BEGIN ON THE AGENDA ON LETTER D, IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20250192. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6734 DOE LANE. GOOD MORNING, CATHERINE ASHTON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. GOOD MORNING. AND FOR THE RECORD, WE DO NOW HAVE THE PROPERTY OWNER HERE FOR THIS ITEM. GOT IT ON MARCH 2ND, 2023, THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOUND THIS PROPERTY IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO IN THE FORM OF JUNK TRASH APPLIANCES, DERELICT VEHICLES, UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY AND UNSAFE STRUCTURE. COPY OF THAT ORDER IS A COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE MAGISTRATE IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE COUNTY AND FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. SLIDE NUMBER TWO. THE PROPERTY IS THE VERY TOP OUTLINED IN BLUE. YOU HAVE HIGHWAY 231 AND THIS IS QUORUM'S RESTAURANT HERE ON THE CORNER. AND THIS IS JUST A CLOSER UP. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY TAKEN IN DECEMBER OF 2025. ON JANUARY 28TH, 2025. WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF JUNK, TRASH AND APPLIANCES AND VEHICLES ON THIS PROPERTY, AND INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD WAS ASSIGNED THE CASE AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. CHRIS HUBBARD COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2025 INSPECTED THE PROPERTY FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO. NUISANCE THAT IS IN THE FORM OF A JUNK TRASH. APPLIANCES, FURNITURE AND DERELICT VEHICLES. YOU CAN SEE THESE ARE PICTURES TAKEN ACROSS THE PROPERTY. THE DIFFERENT THINGS, THE JUNK, THE TRASH. THE VEHICLES IN THE BACK. THAT'S A BIG SOME KIND OF TRUCK TRAILER THERE. THERE'S SOME OTHER ITEMS ON THE SCATTERED ALL OVER THE PROPERTY REFRIGERATOR. YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE A REFRIGERATOR. JUST VARIOUS OTHER ITEMS, BUT SPREAD ACROSS THE PROPERTY. MORE JUNK AND TRASH. SUNSCREEN AND USE PERSONAL PROPERTY. THERE'S ONE OF THE SOME TYPE OF VEHICLE THERE. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A TRUCK OR A CARGO TRAILER. AND ALL THE JUNK AND TRASH SCATTERED ABOUT SOME PLANTS IS MIXED IN. WASHING MACHINE, MORE APPLIANCES, MORE JUNK AND TRASH SCATTERED ABOUT. ANOTHER VEHICLE THERE. THE TRAILER VEHICLE IN THE BACKGROUND THERE. ANOTHER ONE THERE. SOMEBODY WAS SLEEPING IN THAT TRUCK AT THE TIME. ANOTHER DERELICT VEHICLE. YOU CAN SEE THAT'S DEPUTY WILLOUGHBY IN THE BACKGROUND THERE. ANOTHER DERELICT TRAILER LOADED DOWN WITH JUNK AND TRASH. JUST MORE OF THE SAME SCATTERED ABOUT. I DID SPEAK THAT DAY WITH A A MALE RESIDENT THERE. HE DIDN'T IDENTIFY HIMSELF, WENT OVER THE VIOLATIONS, AND ASKED HIM TO HAVE JOE OR WILL. WILL'S HERE TODAY. THE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS, THEY NEED TO CALL ME BECAUSE I DEALT WITH THEM BEFORE. SO THEY HAD MY NUMBER IN THE PAST. SO I DID NOT HEAR FROM THEM AT THE TIME. PHOTOGRAPHS THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. MARCH 10TH. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. PRETTY MUCH NO CHANGES YOU SEE ACROSS THE PROPERTY. [00:05:01] MOST OF THE ITEMS STILL REMAIN. MAYBE JUST MOVED AROUND, BUT IT'S STILL IN THE SAME CONDITION. AND THAT'LL BE THE CASE ALL THE WAY THROUGH HERE, WHERE EVERYTHING IS JUST KIND OF MOVED AROUND AND DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. SOMETIMES IT DISAPPEARS, SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK. MARCH 13TH, THEY SENT OUT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION, WAS SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 60. 734 DOE LANE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 3240. FOR. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. THE REGULAR MAIL WAS NOT RETURNED. APRIL 24TH. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF THE ITEMS STILL REMAIN. SOME KIND OF FENCE BEING BUILT THERE, I GUESS TO CONCEAL SOME OF THE STUFF, BUT IT'S STILL BEHIND THERE. AS YOU CAN SEE. IT'S JUST NOW WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HIDE IT. I THINK THERE'S SOME KIND OF DERELICT TRAILER WITH A SHED BUILT ON IT. THE OTHER JUNK AND TRASH STILL SCATTERED AROUND. JUNE 5TH, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY ALL THE WAY UP TO SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025. PRETTY MUCH NO CHANGES OTHER THAN STUFF JUST BEING MOVED AROUND. DIFFERENT VEHICLES APPEARING, SOME LEAVING. WE HAVE A TENT THERE WITH A BUNCH OF JUNK AND TRASH AROUND IT. SAME STRUCTURE WE SPOKE OF A MINUTE AGO. THE SHED ON THE TRAILER WITH ALL THE JUNK AND TRASH AROUND IT. AND THIS CONTINUES ON THROUGH EVERY INSPECTION UP TO SEPTEMBER 11TH. NO CHANGES MUCH OTHER THAN JUST STUFF BEING MOVED AROUND AND A FENCE TO CONCEAL. SOME OF IT'S BEEN CONSTRUCTED. THERE'S A TRUCK FROM THE EARLIER PHOTOGRAPHS THAT SOMEBODY WAS LIVING IN. AT ONE TIME. IT LOOKED LIKE. MORE VEHICLES APPEARED JUST. JUNK AND TRASH. SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025. IT STILL REMAINS STUFF SCATTERED ABOUT. LOOKS LIKE SOME OF THE STUFF HAS KIND OF BEEN MOVED FROM THAT SHED ON THE TRAILER, BUT STILL JUNK AND TRASH EVERYWHERE. MORE OF THE SAME. JUST SCATTERED ABOUT THE PROPERTY EVERYWHERE. JUNK TRASH APPLIANCES. FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026. RE-INSPECTED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. NO CHANGES. NOTICE THE VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT. CERTIFIED MAIL. REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 6734 DOE LANE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON MARCH 2ND, 2026. THE REGULAR MAIL WAS NOT RETURNED. MARCH 5TH. PROPERTY WAS POSTED. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE VIOLATIONS REMAIN IN THE BACK. APRIL. FIRST. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY FOR THIS HEARING. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S SOME. IT APPEARS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE IN THAT AREA THERE. THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I WAS INSPECTED FOR THIS HEARING. THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON MAY 15TH, 2026 AT 9 A.M.. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY ON THAT PART. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NOT AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. IS THE RESPONDENT HERE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? PLEASE COME UP AND GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN. WILLIAM WALKER. YES, SIR. WHAT IS YOUR MAILING ADDRESS? MAILING ADDRESS? 6734. DARLENE. ALRIGHT. COULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR ME? DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY? YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE US? THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES, MA'AM. ALRIGHT. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW. THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS NOT MENTIONED. WELL, I, I DON'T LIVE ON THE PROPERTY ANYMORE. IT'S MY BROTHER. OKAY, AND I JUST JUST FOUND OUT THAT COME BACK AND AND WHAT A DISASTER. WELL, WE WENT YESTERDAY, AND I FINALLY GOT THE MONEY UP AND TO GET A TRACTOR AND SOME HELP, AND IT LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THAT. NOW. I GOT ALL THE VEHICLES GONE, ALL THE APPLIANCES GONE, ALL THE TRASH. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK UP TODAY AND CLEAN IT OUT. IF I GOT TO CALL THE COPS, GET TRESPASSING. WHATEVER I GOT TO DO. I CAN'T LOSE MY PROPERTY. YEAH, I'M ON DISABILITY. AND, YOU KNOW, AND I'M VERY FOND OF WHAT I DO, YOU KNOW? SO IT SUCKS LIVING IN A CAR, BUT I GOT TO DO THIS TO, YOU KNOW, PAY IT TO GET MY PROPERTY BACK SO I CAN, YOU KNOW, START MY LIFE, YOU KNOW? OKAY, AND TODAY I'M THANK GOODNESS I'M 11 MONTHS CLEAN TODAY. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. GREAT. ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED ME TO KNOW BEFORE I SPEAK TO ANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE ON THE PROPERTY? QUESTION. I'M THE ONLY ONE. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT NEEDS TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? [00:10:05] COME ON UP AND GIVE ME YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. GOOD MORNING. IF YOU'LL JUST GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS. TRACY BAYLISS, 60, 732 DAVIS ROAD. OKAY. OKAY. AND HOW ARE YOU RELATED TO THE PROPERTY IN SOME WAY? I ACTUALLY OWN THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT. I'M NOT GOING TO YELL, I PROMISE. SO I OWN I BOUGHT FROM REBECCA WALKER, 6733 DOE LANE. OKAY. I OWN THE PROPERTY RIGHT BEHIND THAT. OKAY. WHICH IS 6732 DAVIS ROAD. OKAY. I'VE LIVED ON PROPERTY FOR 36 YEARS SINCE THE HURRICANE. IT'S JUST BEEN HORRIBLE. WELL, YOU KNOW, ALL THE TRASH YOU SEE NON STOP TRAFFIC ALL THE TIME. DON'T KNOW WHY THERE'S NOTHING BACK THERE TO GO TO, TO NON STOP FIGHTING PEOPLE HOLLERING AND SCREAMING, TELLING THEM THEY'RE GOING TO KILL EACH OTHER. GUNS BEING FIRED. 03:00 IN THE MORNING, GUYS BACK THERE, LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO FISTFIGHT. MY GRANDKIDS IN THE BACKYARD WOMAN OVER THERE SCREAMING BLOODY MURDER LIKE SHE'S BEING MURDERED. HONESTLY. MY GRANDKIDS, YOU KNOW, COME RUNNING IN THE HOUSE. OH, MY GOD, NANNY, THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE GETTING HURT. YOU KNOW, I'LL CALL THE POLICE. THEY'LL GO OVER THERE. NOTHING'S GOING ON. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE. OH, NO NO NO NO NO. SO. YES. AS OF YESTERDAY THEY DID START CLEANING UP. HOWEVER THEY DID MOVE SOME OFF THE PROPERTY, BUT THEY'RE MOVING IT BEHIND THEM TO WHERE THERE'S OTHER INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON THE PROPERTY WHICH IS CURRENTLY FOR SALE. I DO HAVE A COUPLE PHOTOGRAPHS, BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY THAT GOOD. I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO GO BACK THERE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN VERY VOLATILE. WHEN WE STARTED CLEANING THE 6733 MR. WALKER JOE WE WAS GOING DRIVING UP AND DOWN DOE LANE AND HE CAME AND APPROACHED ME AND TOLD ME THAT I'M ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THAT I'M TRESPASSING AND I DON'T NEED TO BE USING THAT ROAD. AND I WAS LIKE YES, I CAN. I WAS LIKE, I BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY RIGHT HERE. AND HE TOLD ME, NO, I COULDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND I WAS GOING TO GET HURT. AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY. I WAS LIKE, SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIKE THAT ABOUT IT, RIGHT? AND HE'S LIKE, YES, YES, I AM. AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, COOL. SO AS WE WERE CLEANING PROPERTY, I OWN MY OWN COMPANY AND I RUN IT OUT OF MY HOUSE. THE DAY WE WERE CLEANING PROPERTY, MY GUYS WENT BACK THERE TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY DROVE BACK THERE IN ONE OF MY WORK VANS. MR. WALKER AND A FEW OF HIS FRIENDS APPROACHED MY GUYS AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY'RE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THAT IF THEY DON'T LEAVE THAT YOU KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE TROUBLE. AND OF COURSE, MY GUYS WAS LIKE, WELL, WE OWN THIS PROPERTY, WE'RE NOT TRESPASSING, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. AND HE WAS LIKE, YES, YOU ARE. AND MR. WALKER COME AT HIM IN THE TRUCK LIKE HE WAS GOING TO PUNCH HIM. AND MY GUY TOLD HIM HE WAS GOING TO CALL THE POLICE AND, YOU KNOW, GET THE POLICE OUT HERE TO, YOU KNOW, LET THEM KNOW ABOUT ALL THE DRUGS THAT THEY'RE RUNNING THROUGH HERE. HE INSTANTLY BACKED OFF. ANOTHER SCENARIO HAPPENED WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY WANTED TO I GUESS AGGRESSION WANTED TO FIGHT ABOUT IT, BUT I'M GOING TO SEE IF IT WAS IT WAS SEPARATED. THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING, MA'AM. I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN SUMMARIZE WHAT I'M HEARING. SO WHAT I'M HEARING FROM YOU IS THAT THERE ARE CONCERNS BESIDES JUST THE. YES. JUNK AND TRASH AND DEBRIS THAT'S ON THERE, THAT THERE'S POTENTIALLY SOME SAFETY CONCERNS THAT YOU'VE BEEN DEALING WITH ON. THERE'S THERE'S A GENTLEMAN THAT LIVES BACK THERE. A MONTH AGO, HE WAS STANDING AT THE END OF DOE LANE WITH A 12 INCH KNIFE, TWIRLING IT ON HIS FINGER. BY THE TIME I GOT DOWN THERE, HE WAS GONE BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO CALL MR. WILLOUGHBY AND HAVE HIM COME AND CHECK HIM OUT. SO THERE WAS AN INSTANT ONE OF MY DOGS GOT OUT BECAUSE HE'S SMART. HE CAN SCALE A SIX FOOT PRIVACY FENCE. SO MY SON AND ONE OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS WENT BACK THERE LOOKING FOR OUR DOG. WELL, THEY APPROACHED THE MAN THAT'S STAYING BACK THERE IN THE TENT, AND HE COME OUT OF THE TENT WITH HIS DOG AND TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE TRESPASSING. AND THAT IF THEY DON'T LEAVE, THAT HE WAS GOING TO STICK THEIR DOG ON HIM. AND AT THAT TIME HE HAD A KNIFE IN HIS HAND AS WELL. [00:15:02] AND MY SON, YOU KNOW, HE'S 26. HE WAS LIKE, SIR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR MY DOG. WE DON'T WANT NO TROUBLE, YOU KNOW? AND HE BASICALLY WALKED OFF. BUT I KNOW THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE STAYING OUT THERE. I DO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE A RISK TO ME AND MY FAMILY. JUST BECAUSE THE NON STOP FIGHTING THE GUNS AND THE NONSTOP TRAFFIC. LIKE I SAID, I EVERY DAY. THERE'S AT LEAST 5 TO 10 VEHICLES THAT GO BACK THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND I'M I MEAN, I KNOW MR. WALKER'S OUT THERE LIVING IN THE LITTLE TRAILER SHED OR WHATEVER IT IS. AND YEAH, HE COULD HAVE THAT MANY FRIENDS. THAT'S FINE. BUT YEAH, THEY OBVIOUSLY ALL GET DRUNK AND JUST WANT TO HAVE A POW WOW AND FIGHT EACH OTHER. OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT THAT INFORMATION ON THE RECORD. SHE'S RECORDED EVERYTHING, SO WE'VE GOT THAT. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN JUST THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE PHOTOS THAT ARE GOING ON ON THAT PROPERTY. MY JURISDICTION, UNFORTUNATELY, DEALS WITH JUST THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN JUST GET SOME TRASH PICKED UP. SO. YES, MA'AM. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT, THOUGH. LIKE I SAID, IT'S HONESTLY BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS, PRETTY MUCH SINCE I LIVED THERE. THEY DID HAVE MOBILE HOMES BACK THERE ONCE UPON A TIME. YOU KNOW, I, I, I BELIEVE THAT THE MOTHER AND FATHER OF THE PROPERTY WAS PROBABLY THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY MUCH BEEN LIKE ONGOING FOR JUST YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN GET DONE. MAYBE GETTING SOME OF THE JUNK AND UNSHELTERED STORAGE OFF THERE TENDS TO. YEAH, CLEAN THAT ISSUE OUT. WELL, THEY DID WHEN I BOUGHT THE PROPERTY FROM REBECCA THEY WERE ON MY PROPERTY AND I CALLED CHRIS AND HE HAD MR. WILLOUGHBY AND HIM COME OUT AND TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD TO GET THAT OFF THERE AND THEY DID, WHICH THEY LEFT A BUNCH OF TRASH FOR ME AS WELL. SO AND THEN THEY CALLED THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PEOPLE ON ME BECAUSE WE CLEANED IT WITHOUT HAVING A PERMIT, BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS WETLANDS. SO. YEAH. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME SOME INFORMATION ABOUT HOW IT AFFECTS YOU, AND LET US SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ON THAT PROPERTY. YES, MA'AM. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION HERE? I WAS GOING TO SPEAK WITH MISS BALES. COVERED EVERYTHING. THAT WAS LIKE A SECOND. GOT IT. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. COULD ENFORCEMENT DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YEAH. THAT RECOMMENDATION. I JUST WANNA POINT OUT THAT THOSE PICTURES THAT WE TAKE TOOK THEIRS FROM TRACEY'S PROPERTY, THAT ALL THE VIEWS THAT WE SAW IS WHAT SHE'S HAVING TO LOOK AT. GOT IT. THANK YOU. MY RECOMMENDATION THAT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE ADDRESS, 6734 DOE LANE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, 3244, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY. IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. THE PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER IS A REPEAT VIOLATOR, THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 TWO EXISTS IN THE FORM OF JUNK TRASH, APPLIANCES, FURNITURE AND DERELICT VEHICLES THE MAGISTRATES HAD A REASONABLE TIME OF FIVE DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING AND DISPOSING OF ALL JUNK TRASH APPLIANCES AND FURNITURE. THEIR VEHICLES MUST BE STORED IN AN ENCLOSED, ENCLOSED STRUCTURE MADE OPERATIONAL WITH A AND WITH THE CURRENT REGISTRATION REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY, ONLY ONE DERELICT VEHICLE MAY REMAIN UNREGISTERED AND UNSCREENED SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE. BUT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN FIVE DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $300 AND A DAILY FINE OF $50 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE FIFTH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 25 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. I'M SORRY. THERE'S NOT A THERE'S NOT A STRUCTURE. SO THEN ALL VEHICLES WOULD NEED TO GO DID THAT. YEAH. SO WE WOULD WANT TO STRIKE THAT THAT ALL ALL VEHICLES REGISTERED OR UNREGISTERED WOULD HAVE TO. OKAY. TO MAKE THAT CLEAR, THERE IS NO PERMANENT STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY. SO ALL VEHICLES NEED TO BE REMOVED OFF THE PROPERTY. OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE. IS THERE ANY. I'M SORRY, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT BEFORE I START TALKING AND INTERRUPT YOU? OKAY. ALRIGHT. IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT'S BEEN SAID SO FAR IS THAT SIGNIFICANT WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THE PROPERTY. BUT AT THIS TIME, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT. [00:20:03] GET EVERYTHING CLEANED OFF THE PROPERTY. LIKE I ALWAYS HAVE SAID, STAY IN TOUCH WITH MR. HUBBARD AND MAKE SURE IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED OR TAKEN OFF OR HOW IT GETS DONE, SPEAK WITH HIM. HE CAN CERTAINLY HELP GET YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. OKAY? ALRIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY, AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE CE20250192. PROPERTY ADDRESS 6734 DOE LANE. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON, WE'LL HAVE LETTER E ON THE AGENDA. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20260287. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2001 TWIN OAKS DRIVE. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO SLIDE NUMBER TWO. THIS IS A AERIAL VIEW FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. IT IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA BAY COUNTY AND PANAMA CITY BEACH. YOU HAVE PETRONAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERE, NAVY BASE TO THE RIGHT. AND THE PROPERTY KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THOSE TWO OUTLINED IN BLUE. AND THEN THIS IS A CLOSER UP AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY TAKEN IN DECEMBER OF 25. ON FEBRUARY 17TH, WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AND A RESIDENTIAL ZONED PROPERTY. AND ON FEBRUARY 18TH, INVESTIGATOR IRWIN INITIATED HIS CASE AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD MORNING. INVESTIGATOR. BRANDON IRWIN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT, FEBRUARY 18TH. I CONDUCTED A SITE INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY. I DID FIND THE PROPERTY IN VIOLATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, SECTION 403 RESIDENTIAL ZONES. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES IN THE FORM OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONE OTHER THAN HOME OCCUPATIONS BY THE CONTINUING AND ONGOING STORAGE OF COMMERCIAL SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AS PART OF A BUSINESS ACTIVITY. THROUGH INVESTIGATION, I DID FIND THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER THIS PROPERTY WAS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR BAUGHMAN CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED, WHICH IS A MASONRY CONTRACTOR THAT SPECIALIZES IN COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION. MY PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. SLIDE FIVE IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPERTY. THIS IS LOOKING WEST ON SOMMER OAK, AND IT SITS ON THE CORNER OF SOMMER OAK AND TWIN OAKS. SEE JUST MATERIALS ARE GETTING THE PILE LIKE ABOVE THE FENCE AND. SLIDE SIX. AND YOU CAN SEE MATERIAL SCAFFOLDING KIND OF IN BETWEEN THE FENCE PICKETS PHOTOS KIND OF HARD TO PICK. GOT MASONRY EQUIPMENT OUT BY THE ROAD AND SLIDE EIGHT. SLIDE NINE. YOU CAN SEE SOME MORE EQUIPMENT ABOVE OR MORE MATERIALS ABOVE THE FENCE THERE. AND SLIDE NINE. SLIDE TEN. JUST A FRONT SHOT OF THE FRONT YARD WHICH USUALLY STAYS PRETTY WELL MANICURED. AND THEN SLIDE 11. YOU CAN JUST SEE SOME MORE. EQUIPMENT AND STUFF BEHIND THE FENCE THERE. FEBRUARY 20TH, I SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE CASES IN THE PAST THAT CAME INTO VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE ON THIS PROPERTY. THE LAST ONE, THE PROPERTY, THE MATERIALS WERE ACTUALLY MOVED TO ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT I HAD A CASE ON. BY THE TIME I OPENED THE CASE ON THAT, THAT PROPERTY HAD BEEN SOLD AND HAD A NEW PROPERTY OWNER. SO IT WASN'T THIS RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY AT THAT TIME, BUT IT WAS THOSE MATERIALS. WHEN THAT CASE CAME INTO COMPLIANCE, THAT'S WHEN THEY WERE MOVED BACK TO THE TWIN OAKS PROPERTY. FEBRUARY 20TH, I SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE ADDRESS OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 981 HIGHWAY 98 EAST, SUITE 3114. DESTIN, FLORIDA AS LISTED IN PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. NO RETURN SERVICE WAS RECEIVED ON THAT NOTICE. I ALSO SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING TO AN ALTERNATE ADDRESS OF THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 97 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE WEST, DESTIN, FLORIDA, AND THAT NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON THE RECEIPT TO THE RESPONDENT ON FEBRUARY 26TH OF 2026. MARCH 4TH OR MARCH 3RD. THE PROPERTY OWNER, RENO MONTOYA, CALLED AND SCHEDULED TO MEET ON THE PROPERTY CONCERNING THE VIOLATIONS. I MET HIM ON THE PROPERTY ON MARCH 4TH AND THESE ARE THE PHOTOS FROM THAT MEETING. I DID ADVISE THEM THAT ALL ITEMS RELATED TO THE BUSINESS HAD TO BE REMOVED. THERE WAS NOW DID NOTICE A COUPLE OF DERELICT VEHICLES ON THE PROPERTY. ONE WAS FOR SALE RIGHT HERE WITH THE RV AND THEN THE CAR THAT'S SITTING NEXT TO IT IN SLIDE 13. WE WALKED BEHIND THE PROPERTY AND THESE ARE THE MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, EVERYTHING THAT WAS BEING STORED ON THE PROPERTY IN SLIDE 14 MORE IN SLIDE 15. YOU HAVE PAVERS CONCRETE BLOCKS ALONG THE FENCE LINE. [00:25:05] YOU GOT A COUPLE OTHER SOME METAL PILED UP THERE, WATER TANKS, MORE SCAFFOLDING AND MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES THERE WITH THE FORKLIFT. AND THEN THERE'S THAT BACK FENCE LINE AGAIN. YOU GOT SOME HOSES AND SOME OTHER MATERIALS. SLIDE 17. I ADVISED HE DURING THAT INSPECTION, HE MADE THE COMMENT THAT HE WAS POSSIBLY WANTING. TO BUILD A GARAGE THERE AND WAS WANTING TO KEEP SOME OF THE MATERIALS. I ADVISED HIM WITH AN ACTIVE PERMIT, WHAT MATERIALS WERE RELATED TO THAT BUILD COULD STAY, BUT THE REST OF THEM HAD TO BE REMOVED. BUT THAT WAS ONLY WITH AN ACTIVE PERMIT. HE ASKED IF THERE'S A REGISTERED FLATBED TRAILER ON THERE. HE ASKED IF THAT COULD STAY, AND I TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, THAT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS MATERIAL OR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS BE USED FOR PERSONAL USE. SO I TOLD HIM THAT COULD STAY. HE SAID HE HOPES TO GET ALL THE ITEMS REMOVED PRIOR TO THIS HEARING DATE. I TOLD HIM WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THE VIOLATION WOULD OCCUR, THAT WE WOULD STILL HAVE THE HEARING TO MAKE IT A REPEAT VIOLATOR, EVEN IF IT DID COME INTO COMPLIANCE. I ADVISE HIM THAT ONLY ONE DERELICT VEHICLE WAS ALLOWED TO REMAIN AND VERBALLY ADVISE HIM OF THAT. I'D ALREADY SENT THE NOTICE OF HEARINGS. I DID NOT AMEND THAT NOTICE OF HEARING TO. SURE, HE HAD A REASONABLE TIME TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION THAT THAT WAS PROVIDED. MARCH 25TH, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED TO THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. AND THEN MARCH 26TH. SLIDE 19. COPY AND NOTICE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. MARCH 27TH. PROPERTY APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR DATABASES SHOWED THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HAD NOT CHANGED AND TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. APRIL 2ND REINSPECT THE PROPERTY. IT DID REMAIN IN VIOLATION. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO DEPICT FROM PHOTO 22, BUT YOU. I COULD SEE THAT SOME ITEMS HAD BEEN REMOVED AT THIS INSPECTION. IT WAS DECREASING ON THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS STORED THERE, BUT YOU COULD STILL SEE SOME ITEMS WERE STORED THERE BEHIND THE FENCE AND. SLIDE 2223. THE TWO VEHICLES WERE STILL THERE AT THE TIME. THE RV AND THE CAR ARE OTHER SIDE. YOU CAN SEE SOME ITEMS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS PHOTO AND 24 ALSO. THAT WAS THE LAST PHOTO. THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON MAY 15TH. AT 1:00 PM. I DID RECEIVE SOME PHOTOS FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER AND HAD CONTACT WITH HIM YESTERDAY THAT A LOT OF THE ITEMS WERE REMOVED. APPROXIMATELY 90% I THINK IS WHAT HE HAD SAID. HE DID SEND THE PHOTO. THERE WERE A LOT OF ITEMS THAT WERE REMOVED. THERE WERE STILL SOME CONCRETE BLOCKS AND PAVERS THAT HE WAS WANTING TO REMAIN ON THE PROPERTY. BUT WITH THEM BEING ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS AT OUR POINT OF VIEW IS THAT THAT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED OR REMOVED AS WELL. OKAY. HAVE ANY PERMITS BEEN PULLED TO THIS POINT? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING THIS PROPERTY? NOT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? COME ON UP. GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR. MORNING, YOUR HONOR. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ORLANDO MONTOYA. YES, SIR. I'M THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND GIVE ME THE MAILING ADDRESS YOU WANT USED. MAILING ADDRESS? YES, SIR. 971 HARBOR BOULEVARD, SUITE. 400 114. OH, IS THAT IN DESTIN? DESTIN? DESTIN? OKAY. TELL ME. GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SEAT. IT'S FINE. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROPERTY. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT IS NOT I. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT I COULD NOT KEEP ANY MATERIALS THERE. A LOT OF TIMES IN MY BUSINESS, WE HAVE LEFTOVER MATERIALS THAT I TRY TO UTILIZE AS BEST I CAN. I HAVE BEEN USING THIS PROPERTY FOR THAT PURPOSE AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT I WAS DOING ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, WRONG. I DID ENCLOSE THE THE THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY WITH THE CEDAR FENCING AND PUT IN A COUPLE OF GATES THAT ARE LOCKED. AND WHEN I WAS MADE AWARE THAT I WAS IN VIOLATION, I DID REMOVE ALMOST ALL OF THE MATERIAL THAT WAS REFERENCED. SCAFFOLDING, ALL THE METAL STUDS THAT I HAD THEIR REBAR MIXERS, EQUIPMENT. THE ONLY THING THAT THAT REMAINS ON THE PROPERTY IS I HAVE SOME PAVERS THAT WERE LEFT OVER FROM THE EMBASSY SUITES THAT WE BUILT IN PANAMA CITY BEACH AND CULTURED STONE. I'VE USED SOME OF THAT CULTURED STONE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE, OF THE TRAILER AS YOU KNOW, PROBABLY A TWO FOOT TALL. [00:30:07] SO I'VE USED A LOT OF IT. I WANTED TO USE THE REST OF IT TO WITH PAVERS TO DO KIND OF LIKE A PATIO AREA THERE IN THE BACK. I DID BUILD NEW PORCHES AND USED SOME OF THE MATERIAL THERE, BUT WHAT'S LEFT IS SOME CMU BLOCK SPLIT FACE AND SOME STONE AND PAVERS, BUT IT'S ALL BELOW THE FENCE HEIGHT AND IT'S NOT VISIBLE FROM THE STREET. THE VEHICLES THAT ARE REFERENCED IN THE PHOTOS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, THE MOBILE HOME OR WHATEVER. THE TRAILER BELONGS TO THE TENANT THAT I'M RENTING THE PROPERTY TO. AND HE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT WAS A PROBLEM THAT IT IS FOR SALE, BUT THE DERELICT VEHICLES THAT ARE THERE HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND I GUESS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REMOVE EVERYTHING ELSE. I WOULD JUST LIKE SOME ADDITIONAL TIME TO DO THAT. I HAD TO RENT ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY SO I COULD MOVE THIS, THESE MATERIALS TO. AND SO I'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT JUST TO GIVE ME SOME ADDITIONAL TIME OR IF I COULD JUST LEAVE THE PAPERS THERE AND THE CULTURED STONE IS ALL BOXED UP THERE IN BOXES. IT'S NOT LOOSE. THE PAVERS ARE LOOSE, BUT THEY'RE ONLY ABOUT THAT HIGH. MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, 20FT LONG OF PAVERS. OKAY, BUT THEY'RE NOT CURRENTLY BEING UTILIZED ON THE PROPERTY. IT'S JUST LEFTOVER SUPPLIES FROM PREVIOUS ONES. BUT THERE'S STILL MORE THAT HAS NOT BEEN UTILIZED ON THE PROPERTY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED ME TO KNOW BEFORE I GET A RECOMMENDATION FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT ON THE PROPERTY? NO, I THINK THAT IF I NEED TO REMOVE EVERYTHING, I LIKE MAYBE 30 DAYS TO MOVE EVERYTHING. THE REST OF IT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. CODE ENFORCEMENT. DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? I DO, AND I HAVE A QUESTION AS WELL. SO YOU REFERENCED BUILDING A PORCH? YEAH. IS THAT THE PORCH THERE? YES. OKAY. AND THAT'S ONE OF THEM. OKAY. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE STONE THAT WE USED ON IT, THE SPLIT FACE. SO AND THEN THERE WAS AN I THOUGHT THERE'S, THERE'S ONE FRONT RIGHT THERE. OKAY. AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN THE BACK RIGHT THERE, RIGHT HERE. AND I USED YOU CAN SEE I USED A LOT OF THAT STONE THERE. OKAY. ALSO, AND IS THAT GONNA. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL REQUIRE A PERMIT. YEAH. BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S, IT'S FOUR RISERS OR MORE. OKAY. SO DID YOU GET A PERMIT FOR THOSE PORCHES? NO, THEY WERE EXISTING PORCHES. I JUST ADDED THE STONE AROUND IT. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I NEEDED A PERMIT. OKAY, ALL THOSE STUDS THAT YOU SEE THERE HAVE ALL THAT'S BEEN REMOVED. OKAY. AS FAR AS RECOMMENDATIONS GO IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINE THAT THE ADDRESS 2001 TWIN OAKS DRIVE, PANAMA CITY BEACH 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 LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 403 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES EXIST IN THE FORM OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND RESIDENTIAL ZONING 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 OUTDOOR STORAGE AND BUILDING SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND OTHER SUCH MATERIALS USED AS PART OF THE BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND CEASE. ANY AND ALL COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, AND THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF 25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY AND TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. SUCH FINE SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, AND LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. AND I WOULD ALSO JUST RECOMMEND THAT YOU GET IN CONTACT WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO CONFIRM THE NEEDED FOR THOSE PERMITS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN TALK TO HIM ABOUT OR SUGGEST TO YOU DOWN. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT? NO. OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE OBVIOUSLY THE PICTURES I'M LIMITED TO ARE JUST THE ONES THAT ARE UP HERE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT AS WORK GETS COMPLETED, IT IMMEDIATELY GETS SENT OVER TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICER SO THAT THEY CAN [00:35:08] SEE THE UPDATES OR CALL THEM, LET THEM KNOW THEY NEED TO COME OUT AND DO ANOTHER INSPECTION ON THE PROPERTY. WHAT YOU'VE ASKED FOR IS 30 DAYS. THEY'VE ASKED FOR TEN. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, WE'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE AND DO 20 DAYS TO GET THE REMAINDER OFF THE PROPERTY. GET ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, TAKEN OFF OF THERE. AND LIKE MISS ASHMAN SUGGESTED, MAYBE TALK TO THE BILLING DEPARTMENT JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE ON THE UP AND UP ON ANYTHING THAT NEEDS PERMITS. AND THAT JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU WANT ME TO MOVE ALL THE PAVERS THAT I HAVE THERE AND THE BOX TO CULTURED STONE. CORRECT. ANYTHING THAT WAS REMNANTS OF WHAT'S BEEN LEFT OVER FROM COMMERCIAL WORK. YES, SIR. OKAY. BUT OBVIOUSLY, IF IT IS LAID DOWN BEING USED ON THE PROPERTY SET IN PLACE, WE HAVE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SITUATION AS OPPOSED TO LEFT OVER SUPPLIES FROM A PREVIOUSLY USED JOB. I HAVE IS I YOU KNOW, IT IS. I'M NEVER SURE WHEN I'M GOING TO HAVE EXTRA EMPLOYEES TO BUILD THINGS. AND, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE TIME LIMITS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US. I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN, THAT I WOULD GET ANYTHING DONE. I USUALLY DO IT AT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE BETWEEN JOBS OR RIGHT WHEN WE HAVE ADDITIONAL TIME, LIKE SEND THE GUYS OVER TO, YOU KNOW, BUILD THINGS. I'VE OWNED THE PROPERTY FOR, I DON'T KNOW, SIX, SEVEN YEARS. YEAH. I INITIALLY BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I USED IT AS A STORAGE. I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD. WELL, DARN IT, YOU BETTER READ THOSE DOCUMENTS EVERY TIME YOU BUY PROPERTY. THAT'LL HELP YOU GOING FORWARD. BY ALL MEANS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT TODAY'S HEARING WITH A 20 DAY REQUIREMENT. YES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO KEEP THE FINE FOR 20 MORE DAYS AFTER THE 20TH OR REDUCE THAT TO TEN? WELL, NO. IT'S ONGOING. IT'S ONGOING. YEAH. THERE'S NO YEAH, IT'S ONGOING UNTIL IT'S COMPLETED AND DONE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YOU WON'T GET FINED UNLESS YOU DON'T GET IT DONE WITHIN THE 20 DAYS PROVIDED. BUT AFTER THE 20 DAYS RUNS AND THE FINE STARTS TO RUN. SO BY ALL MEANS, STAY IN TOUCH WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT IF THERE'S AN ISSUE OF ANY KIND. LUCKILY, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WHICH OF COURSE THE WEATHER CHANNEL'S NOT HAPPY ABOUT BECAUSE WE'RE IN A DROUGHT. THEY TELL US SO, BUT IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO YOU TO BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT RAIN. SO AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON MAY 15TH. GOT IT. WHAT IS THAT? JUST ON THE ON THE 15TH, YOU'LL COME BACK HERE AT 1:00, AND WE'LL LET THE MAGISTRATE KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE COMPLIED WITH HER ORDER OR DIDN'T COMPLY WITH IT. GOT IT. OKAY. THAT WAY WE CAN CLOSE IT OUT COMPLETELY IF EVERYTHING'S DONE TAKEN CARE OF AND SAY TOODALOO. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN TODAY. ALRIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20260287. PROPERTY ADDRESS 2001 TWIN OAKS DRIVE. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE LETTER F CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20260135. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 1664 ACRE CIRCLE. HEY THIS FIRST SLIDE OR SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS AN AERIAL FOR LOCATION PURPOSES TAKEN BETWEEN DECEMBER 15 TO 25 AND JANUARY 19TH OF THIS YEAR. THIS IS. ZOO WORLD. OF ZOO WORLD. THIS. PANAMA CITY BEACH. THE PROPERTY IS RIGHT THERE HALFWAY BETWEEN BACK BEACH ROAD AND FRONT BEACH ROAD. YOU'RE REALLY TRYING TO TEST MY VISION ABILITIES TO SEE THAT LITTLE BLUE SPOT THERE. IF I HAVE TO SHOW YOU THE HAVE THE RED THERE FOR YOU. AND THIS IS A CLOSER UP AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN ON DECEMBER 21ST OF 25. AND LASTLY THIS PHOTO IS SHOWING THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN A PARTIAL PARTIALLY IN A FLOOD ZONE. SO I WOULD NEED TO TALK TO THE MANAGER AND REFERENCE TO THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY. JANUARY 22ND OF THIS YEAR, WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME ON THIS PROPERTY. AND ON JANUARY 23RD OF THIS YEAR, INVESTIGATOR IRWIN INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD MORNING, BRANDON IRWIN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. JANUARY 23RD I CONDUCT A SITE INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY I DID FIND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH [00:40:04] TWO NUISANCES PROHIBITIONS IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. I MET WITH THE COMPLAINANT, RICHARD MORRISON, AND OBTAINED PHOTOS FROM HIS PROPERTY. AND THEN ANOTHER NEIGHBOR, IRENE WORTHINGTON, CAME OUT AND APPROACHED US AND ASKED IF I WOULD LIKE TO GET PHOTOS FROM HER PROPERTY AS WELL. SO THROUGH EXHIBIT A ON THESE PHOTOS, YOU'LL SEE THAT I HAVE IT LABELED WHERE I OBTAIN EACH PHOTOS FROM. OKAY, SO JANUARY 23RD. THIS IS FROM THE ONE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY. JUST SIDE OF THE HOUSE. SEE SOME DAMAGE TO THE FASCIA, SOME ROTTING AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONCRETE, I GUESS. STUCCO ON THE SIDE. SCOTT CAN KIND OF GO INTO THE BUILDING PART OF THAT WHEN HE DOES HIS TESTIMONY, BUT THERE'S JUST PHOTOS I TOOK AT THE SIDE AND. SLIDE TEN. SLIDE 11 WAS MISSING DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM AS WELL. AND THEN SEE THE THIS IS WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS WAS. YOU HAD JUST OLD DOOR AND I THINK A WINDOW ON THE SIDE AND SOME OTHER MATERIALS BACK THERE. IT WAS MINOR, BUT IT WAS UNDERNEATH THE DECK AT THE BACK. PHOTOS FROM 1670 ACRE. THIS WAS MISS WORTHINGTON'S PROPERTY. SIDE OF THE HOUSE INSIDE 14. HERE IN SLIDE 15. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THAT THE REAR WINDOW, YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHT SHINING THROUGH THE ROOF. YEAH. SO THE NEXT PHOTO SLIDE 16. OR NO, THAT WAS SLIDE 15. SO I KIND OF HAD TO SCRATCH DOWN AND KIND OF SEE THAT YOU CAN SEE IT SHINING THROUGH. AND THEN SLIDE 16 WAS JUST AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, SOME ROTTING AROUND THE DOOR ON THE REAR OF THE MOBILE HOME. WENT OVER TO URBAN BLUE APARTMENTS, WHICH SITS TO THE EAST OF THIS PROPERTY, AND WENT INTO THE PARKING LOT THERE. AND THEN THIS IS WHERE YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE BETTER VIEWS. THERE'S A LOT OF PINE STRAW THERE. YOU CAN SEE THE HOLES IN THE IN THE ROOF. YEAH. THERE'S ANOTHER VIEW THERE. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE WHOLE KIND OF GOES OVER TOWARDS THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT MOBILE HOME AS WELL. AND THEN BUILDING INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY INSPECTOR THORPE. GOOD MORNING, MR. INSPECTOR THORPE, BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS FOR THE RECORD AS A DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME. IT SITS IN THE GREEN ACRE COMMUNITY. IT WASN'T KNOCKED BY THE TIME OF INSPECTION. POWER WAS DISCONNECTED. THE MOBILE HOME HAS BEEN VACANT FOR SOME TIME AND MEETS LEVEL THREE DAMAGE. THAT'S SUPPORTED BY THE MH DASH 24 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURER. HOUSING SECTION WITH STORM DAMAGE AND NEGLECT AND ABANDONED HOMES. SO PRETTY MUCH TAKES IT OUT OF THE THE CATEGORY OF A MOBILE HOME AND, AND BECOMES JUST ABANDONED AND NUISANCE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, IT HAS A FRONT RAMP THAT GOES UP TO THE, TO THE SLIDING GLASS DOORS HEAVILY ROTTED HAD TO STAY PRETTY MUCH THE FAR LEFT OF IT. WALKING UP THE RAMP, HANDRAILS WERE UNSTABLE AS WELL. WALKING UP AS YOU CAN SEE AROUND THE SIDE ALL THE VENTS AROUND THE THE SKIRTING ALONG THE STUCCO WERE MISSING ANIMALS GOING IN AND OUT. AND THE STUCCO WAS BOWED OUT AND CRACKING, WHICH IT'S JUST A, AN ORNATE PART. I MEAN, IT'S STILL BLOCKED UP UNDERNEATH. AS WE GET AROUND THE BACK DAMAGE AROUND THE REAR DOOR CASING HEAVILY THICK NEEDLES ON THE ON THE REAR DECK AND THE WHOLE REAR DECK WAS ROTTED UNSTABLE TO WALK ON AS WE GET AROUND THE BACK, SOME FASCIA SOFFIT DAMAGE AND THAT BOTTOM LEFT AND CIRCLE THERE AND SLIDE 25. THAT'S ABOVE THERE IS THE ROOF DAMAGE. THE WALL IS BOWED OUT PRETTY HEAVILY. THE INTERIOR WALL STUDS BOTTOM PLATE AND THE RIM BOARD ARE ALL ROTTED, THE WHOLE WALLS BOLTED, BOWED OUT AT LEAST ABOUT TEN, 12IN. AND IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT THERE, SOME MORE VENTS THAT WE'RE MISSING ALONG THE THE BOTTOM OF THE MOBILE HOME AS WELL AS WE GET INSIDE. IT WAS UNLOCKED, DOORS PARTIALLY OPEN. I WAS MET BY THE HOA PRESIDENT AND SOME OTHER NEIGHBORS. THIS IS ENTERING INTO THE KITCHEN. IT'S PRETTY STABLE THROUGH HERE. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU GET INTO THE FAR. PITCHER. SORRY, IT'S A LITTLE BLURRY. THE THE WALL ALONG THE BACK COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. WHEN YOU STEP ON IT, JUST YOUR FOOT GOES THROUGH. AS WE ENTER INTO THE BACK ROOMS WHERE THE WATER DAMAGE WAS, THAT'S WHERE THE SMALL BACK PORCH WAS. HOLES AND WATER DAMAGE IN THERE. ROTTED TRUSSES. YOU CAN SEE. TERMITE DAMAGE AND ROTTED TRUSSES. ROTTED DECKING. THIS IS THE BATHROOM HEADED TOWARDS, I GUESS THE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE HOME DAMAGE AND [00:45:06] PARTIALLY POPPED OUT WINDOW WATER DAMAGE INTRUDING IN THE INSIDE. AND THIS IS THE LARGE HOLE THAT INVESTIGATOR IRWIN WAS SHOWING YOU FROM THE THE APARTMENT AREA. SO SEVERAL TRUSSES ROTTED OUT, DECKING, PURLINS, ROTTED PICTURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH INTO THE CLOSET AREA AS WELL. THERE YOU GO. THAT WALL DAMAGE AND THAT REAR WALL IS WHERE THE SIDING WAS POPPED OUT AS WELL. SO. THERE'S THE LEFT, THE LEFT WALL THAT FACES THE NEIGHBORS. THIS IS PULLING THE CARPET BACK ALONG THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR. THE FLOOR IS PRETTY MUCH SHOT OUT. THE ONLY THING HELD ME UP WAS THE CARPET AND CARPET TACKS. AND THIS IS THE LOVELY GARDEN THAT'S GROWING INSIDE BECAUSE OF THE LARGE HOLES. SO THAT WHOLE FLOOR THERE IS IS GONE. JUST SHOWING METER HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. IT WAS TAGGED UNFIT, UNSAFE. AND AS IT SITS, IT IS UNFIT. UNSAFE. NON-REPAIRABLE. GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. SO AFTER HIS BUILDING INSPECTION FEBRUARY 3RD. I SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 9108 FRONT BEACH ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THREE PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA 32407 AS LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON FEBRUARY 6TH. A NOTICE WAS ALSO SENT CERTIFYING REGULAR MAIL TO THE REGISTERED AGENT USING THE ADDRESS P.O. BOX 9454, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2026. MARCH 10TH. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. PRETTY MUCH NO CHANGE. NO CHANGES HAD BEEN DONE THROUGHOUT ANY OF THE INSPECTIONS. JUST PRETTY MUCH SITS THE SAME. SLIDE 41. AND THEN SLIDE 42. SEE? NOTICE THE VIOLATION NOTICE HEARING WAS SENT OUT AFTER THAT MARCH 10TH INSPECTION ON THAT SAME DAY. TO THE OWNER OF RECORD 9108 FRONT BEACH ROAD, AS LISTED IN PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THAT NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON MARCH 13 TO 2026, AND THEN ALSO SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE REGISTERED AGENT. NO RETURN SERVICE HAD BEEN RECEIVED ON THAT. NOTICE THAT WAS SENT A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS ALSO SENT TO MORTGAGE HOLDER D H O INC USING THE ADDRESS 578 DUCHESS DRIVE, MARIETTA, GEORGIA. AND NO RETURN SERVICE HAD BEEN RECEIVED ON THAT NOTICE AS WELL. MARCH 24TH. THE COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. RECEIVED AN OWNER IN THE CONFERENCE REPORT. THERE WERE NO NEW ENCUMBRANCES TO NOTIFY. A CHECK OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE SHOWED THAT PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HAD NOT CHANGED AND TAXES WERE PAID IN FULL. MARCH 25TH THE NOTICE. THE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER AND THEN APRIL 22ND. FINAL INSPECTION FOR THE HEARING PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AND THEN NO COMMUNICATION HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE RESPONDENT TO DATE. THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON MAY 15TH AT 2026 AT 1:00 PM. DID YOU HEAR ANYTHING FROM THE MORTGAGE HOLDER? NO, MA'AM. NOBODY. OKAY. ANY PERMITS AT ALL? I KNOW IT'S NOT. RIGHT NOW IT'S BEEN LABELED AS UNFIT. UNSAFE. BUT IS THERE ARE THERE ANY PERMITS OUTSTANDING ON IT? NO, MA'AM. NO. GOT IT. ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? COME FORWARD AND GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. RONNIE CLAY, I AM THE H O A PRESIDENT FOR THIS COMMUNITY. OKAY. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT. OKAY. THE HOUSE IS IN BAD SHAPE. OKAY. I MEAN, ALTHOUGH WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH HOA PAYMENTS, WE'VE HAD TO FILE LIENS TO FORECLOSE MANY TIMES. HE PAID US BACK IN SEPTEMBER 22ND, AND IT WAS GOING TO GO TO LEAN TO FORECLOSE ON JANUARY 21ST. BUT BEFORE THE LAST MOMENT, HE PAID UP. HE HAS NOT PAID APRIL AS OF NOW, SO I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH THE OTHER PROCESS. AND IT'S CONSTANT BATTLE WITH HIM. OKAY. I MEAN, OF COURSE WE DO ALL THIS THROUGH OUR ATTORNEY AND OF COURSE, [00:50:07] HE DID MAKE ONE ACCOUNT A COMMENT TO OUR ATTORNEY THAT HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHILE ANOTHER ATTORNEY WOULD TAKE HIM TO COURT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU OWE OVER $15,000 IN BACK DUES AND STUFF, YOU KNOW, AS HOA, WE GOT TO HAVE HER MONEY. AND AND THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN EMPTY FOR OVER TEN YEARS, I UNDERSTAND. I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE 21, AND IT HAS REALLY DETERIORATED BADLY SINCE THEN. SO, YOU KNOW, HOA WOULD LIKE IT BE TORN DOWN. OKAY, SO YOU DON'T OWN THE PROPERTY? NO, I DO AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOA TO REPRESENT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. CORRECT. OKAY. GOT IT. ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW FROM YOU THAT WE HAVEN'T HEARD SO FAR? NO. LIKE I SAID, THE PICTURE SAYS IT ALL. IT'S IN VERY BAD SHAPE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING DOWN TODAY. LET ME KNOW. ANYBODY ELSE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? ALL RIGHT. DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE ADDRESS, 1664 ACRE CIRCLE, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE COUNTY CODE. THE PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT, BUT A VIOLATION OF COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO EXISTS IN THE FORM OF AN UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. BUT THE MAGISTRATE SAID A REASONABLE TIME OF 30 DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL, REMOVING AND PROPERLY DISPOSING OF ALL CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. ADDRESS THE UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AS FOLLOWS. APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AND ANY YOU KNOW PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AS DEFINED IN THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND REMOVE ALL DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR REPAIR THE UNFIT, UNSAFE MOBILE HOME AS FOLLOWS. YOU MAY NEED TO OBTAIN A SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DETERMINATION FROM THE BAY COUNTY CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER AT THE STRUCTURE, AS THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN A FLOOD ZONE. SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. SUBMITTAL SHALL INCLUDE A FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT AND A COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS, AND THE FLORIDA LICENSE AND REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION FOR THE UNSAFE MOBILE HOME PLAN MUST BE APPROVED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT PRIOR TO MAKING ANY REPAIRS AND APPLYING FOR PERMITS. YOU MUST APPLY FOR ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND ALL MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS, SPECIFICATIONS AND STRUCTURAL REPORTS MUST GO THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE PERMITS WILL BE APPROVED BY BUILDER SERVICES. SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BAY COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE THE MOBILE HOME MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION FOR THE SPECIFIC MODEL OF THE MOBILE HOME AND ENGINEERING PLANS OR ENGINEERING PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS THAT SHOW THAT IT IS A DEVIATION FROM THE ORIGINAL HOME. REPAIRING THEM, REPAIRING OR REMODELING THE MOBILE HOME MANUFACTURED MOBILE HOME SHALL REQUIRE THE USE OF MATERIAL AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. SUCH STRUCTURE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ROOF SYSTEM, WALL FLOOR SYSTEM, WINDOW AND EXTERIOR DOORS OF THE HOME. ELECTRICAL REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO USE MATERIALS AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. PLUMBING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT SHALL REQUIRE THE USE OF MATERIAL AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND ALL MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATION ENGINEERING PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS MUST PASS THE PLANS REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED. REPAIRS MUST BE MADE BY A DESIGNATED PERSON AS DEFINED IN FLORIDA STATUTE 320 .8245 SUBSECTION FOR ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE BAY COUNTY BUILDER SERVICES DIVISION STAFF OR DESIGNEE. REPAIRS MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND STRUCTURAL REPORTS. BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETE AND ALL PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR REPAIRS TO BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE. IF AT ANY TIME THE REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRE, IT SHALL BE CONSIDERED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE THIS ORDER. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS. BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. BUT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, A FINE OF $1,000 SHALL BE IMPOSED. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT OBTAINS A DEMOLITION AND OR BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET ABOVE, [00:55:03] AND THEN ALLOWS THE PERMIT TO EXPIRE TO BE CANCELED OR REVOKED BY THE ISSUING AUTHORITY, OR BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, COLLECTIVELY A DEFAULT. UPON RECORDING OF THIS ORDER AND PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE FINES AND ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTS AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. COUNTY MAY ASSESS THE REASONABLE COST OF ABATEMENT OF THE VIOLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER ONE OF BAY COUNTY CODE. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE RECOMMENDATION. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY? NO. ALL RIGHT. TAKING OUT SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND, TAKING OUT ALL THE LEGAL STUFF THAT US LAWYERS MAKE IN THERE. HE'S GOT 30 DAYS TO EITHER GET A DEMOLITION PERMIT OR GET A PERMIT TO, QUOTE, REPAIR THE UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. BUT THAT WOULD REQUIRE GOING THROUGH ALL THE SET FORTH REQUIREMENTS TO GET THAT PERMIT IN PLACE, THAT HE CAN PROVIDE THAT APPLICATION SHOWING THAT HE'S ASKED FOR ALL OF THAT STUFF TO BE DONE. IF THAT'S NOT DONE AND HE ALLOWS THOSE PERMITS TO GO, THE COUNTY WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO IN AND DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE IF NEEDED. WHAT I AM GOING TO DO IS ACCEPT THAT RECOMMENDATION BY CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. AND FINGERS CROSSED WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND WHETHER OR NOT, UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE HIM HERE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PROPERTY OWNER SO THAT THEY CLEARLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT THAT BEING SAID, A COPY OF THIS ORDER WILL GET SENT TO HIM AT LEAST GIVEN THE 30 DAYS, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND COMPLETE TODAY'S DETERMINATION BASED ON THAT. SO THAT WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20260135. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 1664 ACRE CIRCLE. ALL RIGHT. LETTER G ON THE AGENDA. THAT GETS US TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20252290. PROPERTY ADDRESS 1323 SECOND STREET. OKAY. SLIDE NUMBER TWO. THIS IS FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. IT IS LOCATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA. BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTHPORT. PROPERTY IS ON THE LEFT HERE OUTLINED IN BLUE. AND THIS IS THE HIGHWAY 77, SOUTHPORT ELEMENTARY HERE 2302. AND CLOSER UP. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. THIS WAS TAKEN BETWEEN DECEMBER 15TH, 25 AND JANUARY 19TH OF THIS YEAR. AND ON DECEMBER 12TH INVESTIGATOR TIM JUSTICE OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY, AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. FOR THE RECORD, MY PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED AS WELL AS MY NOTICES. GOOD MORNING. I OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY WHILE PATROLLING THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTHPORT. UPON MY INITIAL INSPECTION, I FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION 3504 IN THE FORM OF AN OCCUPIED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. HERE IN SLIDE FIVE, THAT IS THE RV THAT IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED DIRECTLY BEHIND IT. YOUR MAGISTRATE BEHIND THE TREE IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE. IT IS A DEVELOPED LOT. ON THIS DATE, A POSTCARD WAS MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ASKING THE PROPERTY OWNER TO CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS THE VIOLATION. ON DECEMBER THE 18TH, 2025, THE PROPERTY OWNER'S DAUGHTER, MYRA CONTACTED ME. I EXPLAINED THE VIOLATION AND THE PROCESS THAT WOULD OCCUR IF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS NOT VACATED. I ALSO PROVIDED MY WORK CELL PHONE FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION. HERE IN SLIDE SIX, IT'S JUST A FUNNEL VIEW OF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ITSELF. JANUARY THE 20TH HERE IN SLIDE EIGHT WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. THERE WERE NO CHANGES. ON THE 20TH OF JANUARY I ALSO SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 1323 SECOND STREET, SOUTHPORT. ACCORDING TO THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON JANUARY 23RD, 2026. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED. FEBRUARY THE 23RD I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. YOU CAN SEE IT'S HOOKED UP TO THE WATER HERE. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 1323 SECOND STREET, [01:00:04] SOUTHPORT. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE IS BEING RETURNED TO THE SENDER, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WEBSITE. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE IS NOT RETURNED ON MARCH THE 9TH, I DID RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER'S DAUGHTER, MYRA, STATING THAT HER MOTHER HAS THE. SHE RECEIVED THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE APPEARING. BUT THE UNITED STATES STATES POST OFFICE. IT WAS EITHER BEING DIFFICULT OR SHE COULDN'T MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET TO SIGN FOR THE CERTIFIED LETTER. I TOLD HER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, THAT IT CONTAINED THE SAME INFORMATION IN THE REGULAR LETTER, AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT HER MOTHER WOULD BE HERE TODAY AT THE HEARING, WHICH SHE IS. MARCH 16TH. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY. SORRY. NO YOU'RE FINE. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED ON THE 16TH OF MARCH 2026. THE 18TH OF MARCH 2026. A CHECK OF THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR DATABASE SHOWS THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED. THE TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. THE 25TH OF MARCH 2026, A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AND ON APRIL THE 6TH. THIS PAST WEEK, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS TIME? NO. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME. AS YOU KNOW, SHE CAN COME UP WITH. THAT IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. OR YOU CAN KEEP YOUR NOTES. YEAH. WERE YOU TWO BOTH SWORN IN? YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. THEY'RE GOING TO HELP. YEAH. HOW ARE YOU DOING, MA'AM? I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD. GOOD. GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. RICHARDSON 1323 SECOND STREET, SOUTHPORT, FLORIDA, 32409. ALRIGHT. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT YET. WELL, THIS IS A LADY THAT RENTS THE PLACE, BUT I HAD A THERE WAS A 40 FOOT MOBILE HOME THERE. THE MAN DIED. HIS MOTHER HAD IT MOVED AND IT SAT THERE ABOUT 2 OR 3 YEARS. AND SHE CAME AROUND AND NEEDED A PLACE. AND SO THEY HAD JUST CUT THE STUFF OFF INSTEAD OF UNDOING THINGS. I TOLD HER SHE HAD TO DO EVERYTHING. SO SHE GOT SOMEBODY TO TO FIX EVERYTHING FOR HER. AND I WAS CHARGING $300 A MONTH FOR HER TO PARK THERE. AND THE $300 A MONTH HELPED ME ON MY SOCIAL SECURITY BECAUSE I DON'T GET THAT MUCH SOCIAL SECURITY. SO IT HELPED ME. SO THAT'S THE REASON I RENTED IT TO HELP ME, BUT ALSO TO HELP HER. AND SHE SHE'LL TELL ALL ABOUT HER STUFF, BUT IT'S A CLEAN PLACE. SHE HAS. SHE MAKES NO NOISE. SHE. EVERYBODY NEEDS A NEIGHBOR LIKE THAT. AND WE HAVE NO JUNK. EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING'S CLEAN. THANK YOU. THAT WHOLE AREA WHERE I HAVE. I HAVE ALMOST ABOUT THREE ACRES. AND SO IT WAS JUST SITTING THERE AND SHE NEEDED IT AND I COULD USE THE MONEY. SO THAT'S THE REASON I RENTED IT TO HER. SO. ALRIGHT, I'VE GOT, I'VE GOT A PICTURE OF IT, BUT NOT OF THIS, BUT THERE'S LOTS OF PLACES, THERE'S LOTS WORSE LOOKING THAN MINE. I'VE SEEN UP AND DOWN SECOND STREET AND FIRST STREET. EVERYONE THAT COMES BEFORE ME, I TRY AND GET THROUGH ONE AT A TIME, BUT I'M RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME PICTURES THAT YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN THAT ARE NOT AS TIDY AS THE ONES I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, BY ALL MEANS, BUT WE GET THROUGH THEM ONE AT A TIME, HOPEFULLY. ALRIGHT. I WISH YOU COULD SEE. I WISH I HAD WHAT WORD I NEED TO USE. IT IS A 40 FOOT TRAILER THERE. AND THIS IS A 42 FOOT FIFTH WHEEL. [01:05:08] AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE THAT REALLY NEEDS TO LIVE HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. THAT THEY CAN'T LIVE IN. THINGS LIKE THAT. WHEN IT'S CLEAN. AND ALSO, YEAH, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE KIND OF STUCK WITH THE GUIDELINES THAT THE COUNTY HAS PUT INTO PLACE AND THAT CHANGING THOSE IS NOT WITHIN MY JURISDICTION. ALL I CAN DO IS LOOK AT THOSE, LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON, AND SEE IF WE'VE GOT SOME CONFLICT. OKAY. THERE ARE PLACES THAT'S LOOKS PRETTY BAD THAT I'VE HEARD THAT WAS GRANDFATHERED IN. WHY CAN'T YOU? GRANDFATHER MAN? WELL, THE WORD GRANDFATHER, WE'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD BECAUSE THERE ARE LOTS OF MISUNDERSTANDINGS. OF WHAT QUOTE, GRANDFATHER IS NUMBER ONE. AND NUMBER TWO, IT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT I EVEN HAVE JURISDICTION OR INTEREST IN DELVING DOWN THE ROAD OF. DO YOU HAVE MORE THAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ANYBODY SO FAR? WELL, I CAN TELL YOU WHAT MY SITUATION IS. GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS. JENNIFER SHEFFIELD, 7821 MADISON AVENUE, SHEFFIELD. TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW FROM YOU. WELL, THE. I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKSTORY OF HOW I WOUND UP WITH AN RV IS THAT I STARTED WORKING FOR THE DISTRICT HERE. THE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE AS A LONG TERM PLAN IN A RELATIONSHIP THAT I WAS IN, WE WERE GOING TO HE WAS GOING TO RETIRE. I MOVED DOWN HERE AND THAT RELATIONSHIP ENDED. WE WERE NOT MARRIED. SO I WAS KIND OF LEFT WITH NOTHING. BUT I WAS STILL HERE. AND I LOVE MY JOB, AND I WANTED TO STAY HERE. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HERE HAS TRIED TO RENT AN APARTMENT LATELY, BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT I THAT WAS MY FIRST THING THAT I DID WAS RENT AN APARTMENT, A ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR $1,500 A MONTH, WHICH DEPLETED MY SAVINGS BECAUSE I I'M JUST THE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I DON'T MAKE A LOT OF MONEY. SO BUYING AN RV SEEMED LIKE A REASONABLE OPTION FOR ME BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY HOUSING IS OUTRAGEOUS FOR A SINGLE PERSON LIKE MYSELF. IT'S JUST ME. AND SO WHEN MY APARTMENT LEASE WAS COMING UP, I FOUND THIS RV. IT'S WHAT THEY CALL AN EXTENDED LIVING RV. NOT JUST YOUR TYPICAL CAMPER. AND ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN THAT I WORKED WITH IS MISS BONSALL'S GRANDSON. SO THAT'S HOW I FOUND THE PROPERTY. AND IT WASN'T MY INTENTION TO MAKE IT A PERMANENT RESIDENCE, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING THAT'S AFFORDABLE FOR ME. I ALSO WORK A SECOND JOB, MOSTLY SEASONAL, ON THE BEACH, CLEANING CONDOS, SO I WAS MY HOPES WAS THAT I COULD GET AN EXTENSION BECAUSE I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATION A FEW WEEKS AGO. I WASN'T AWARE WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT, SO I'M KIND OF BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL HERE. AS FAR AS AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WAS MY VEHICLE IN THE PICTURE. I WOULD HAVE TO HIRE SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THIS RV, WHICH IS GOING TO COST SIGNIFICANTLY AND MOVING IT INTO AN RV PARK IS PROBABLY GOING TO DOUBLE OR TRIPLE MY LOT RENT. I STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET AS IT IS. SO MY HOPE IS I COULD GET SOME TYPE OF EXTENSION TO BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THE SEASON LIKE I USUALLY DO, TO PUT SOME MONEY BACK, TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD WHAT I KNOW IS GOING TO BE MORE COSTLY FOR ME WHEN I HAVE THIS RV MOVED, WHEN I HAVE TO MOVE IT INTO A REGULAR RV PARK. OKAY. CODE ENFORCEMENT IS THERE. THE CONCERN, I'M GUESSING, IS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S IN A RV ACCOMMODATING LOCATION. IS THAT THE CONCERN? YEAH, THAT. YEAH, IT'S NOT THE ONLY PLACE THAT IT THIS IS ALLOWABLE IS IN A CAMPGROUND OR AN RV PARK. OKAY. ALL. THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, IT IS OUR OUR RECOMMENDATION. THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE ADDRESS, 1323 SECOND STREET, [01:10:05] SOUTHPORT, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 35, BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. PROPER NOTICE THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION. BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 3504 EXISTS IN THE FORM OF LIVING IN A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF 30 DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY VACATING ANY AND ALL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENTS. CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND INFORM OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE UP CODES, ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECT OF THIS DATE OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 30TH DAY UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. SO IN THIS CASE, AFTER THE 30 DAYS, IF IT'S STILL. NOT IN COMPLIANCE, WE WILL THEN AT THAT TIME, SCHEDULE SCHEDULE A COMPLIANCE HEARING FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS AFTER THAT. OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT THIS TIME? NO. COULD I SPEAK? SURE. GO AHEAD. I WASN'T GOING TO, BUT MYRA STRICKLAND, DAUGHTER OF SINCE MAMA CHOSE NOT TO SHARE WITH JENNIFER BECAUSE SHE WAS HOPING THIS WOULD JUST GO AWAY. IT DOES PUT JENNIFER IN A BIND. BUT I COULDN'T SHARE BECAUSE THIS IS MAMA'S PROPERTY, AND INSTEAD OF A 30 DAY LIKE JENNIFER HAS ASKED FOR A LONGER EXTENSION. EVEN A 90 DAYS OR SOMETHING. SHE'S GOING TO NEED TIME TO BE ABLE TO FIND A PLACE TO MOVE TO, TO LIVE. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU. YEAH, JUST JUST EXTENSION OTHER THAN 90 DAYS, I MEAN, NO OTHER THAN 30. JUST TO GIVE HER TIME TO FIND A PLACE MAY NOT BE ANYTHING AVAILABLE. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS JUST TRYING TO THINK ABOUT HERE. I'M TRYING TO GET YOU THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF. GET FINISHED WITH SCHOOL TIME AND ALL THAT. WHAT MY THOUGHT IS OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE ASKING FOR 30 DAYS. YOU'RE ASKING FOR 90. WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IS 60 DAYS TO GET A LOCATION TO MOVE THE PROPERTY TO SECURED, MEANING THAT WITHIN 60 DAYS YOU SEND A CODE ENFORCEMENT A WRITTEN CONTRACT. THIS IS WHERE THE PROPERTY IS GOING, WHERE THE RV IS GOING TO BE MOVED TO. THEN WITHIN THE 90 DAYS, THE RV NEEDS TO BE MOVED. SO THAT GIVES YOU TIME. IT GIVES YOU MULTIPLE DEADLINES, GET IT SECURED AS TO WHERE IT'S GOING TO SAY, NO, SOMETHING IS HAPPENING. WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO COME BACK AND NOT HAVE ANYTHING DONE KIND OF THING. IT SETS THAT GUIDELINE UP. LET'S GET SOMEWHERE TO MOVE IT TO WITHIN 60 DAYS. THEN YOU'VE GOT 30 DAYS TO GET IT MOVED. THAT'LL GIVE YOU SOME OF THAT SUMMER TIME TO GET SOME MONEY ON THE SIDE FOR THE MOVING FACTOR. IT GIVES YOU THAT SIX DAYS TO GET THAT PLACE FIGURED OUT WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO TO, BUT NOT THAT I SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE PHOTOS I'VE SEEN. BUT PLEASE KEEP IT IN GOOD CONDITION WITH ALL THE JUNK AND DEBRIS THAT WE SEE ON SOME OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES. NOT SOMETHING WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT AND DEAL WITH BEFORE THE TRAVEL TRAILER GETS MOVED. OKAY. OKAY. DOES ENFORCEMENT UNDERSTAND? WELL JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, SO I UNDERSTAND 60 DAYS FOR THE CONTRACT. 90 DAYS TO HAVE IT MOVED AND THEN FINES. YES. CORRECT. NOW, IF THERE IS NOT A SECURE LOCATION WITHIN THE 60 DAYS, THEN FINE START. SO THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING SECURED AS TO WHERE THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE MOVED TO BY THE END OF THE 60 DAYS. OTHERWISE THAT'S NON-COMPLIANT. SO WE'VE GOT THAT. THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITHIN THE 60 DAYS. BUT AS FAR AS MOVING THE RV 90 DAYS TO GET IT MOVED. [01:15:08] OKAY. AND OBVIOUSLY THAT GETS YOU PAST 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND, BUT THAT GIVES YOU TO THE FIRST. USUALLY MOST OF THESE PLACES START EVERYTHING ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH. SO THAT GIVES YOU TIME TO GET IT TO THE FIRST AND GET US THROUGH WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. OKAY. QUESTIONS. YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M. I GOT A QUESTION. SURE. WHO MADE THIS LAW? WHAT COMMITTEE? IT'S ACTUALLY A STATE. IT'S. IT'S THE STATE. THE STATE DOESN'T. WELL, WHO WHO DO? WHO'S IN THE STATE? DOES OUR LEGISLATORS OR WHAT? YES, THEY'VE DONE THIS. YEAH. THE COUNTY. THEN THEY THEY DONE IT FOR THE COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS. DONE IT. DURING HURRICANE SEASON IS NOT A SAFE PLACE TO BE LIVING IN AS A PERMANENT STRUCTURE. SO IS THAT THE PROBLEM? WELL, THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM. BUT WHY, I WONDER? AND BECAUSE IT WAS A CAMPGROUNDS THAT THAT PUSHED THIS, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT PEOPLE LIVING IN THEM, HAVE RESIDENTIAL HOUSES, DON'T WANT RV PARKS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO WHAT? THEY'RE ALL OVER BAY COUNTY. WE HAVE A LOT OF THEM. WE CERTAINLY DO. AND I CAN TESTIFY THAT WE BRING THEM HERE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, THOUGH. WHEN WHEN IT LOOKS AS BIG OR BIGGER THAN SOME MOBILE HOMES, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S SECURED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU PUT A HARDSHIP ON PEOPLE. REALLY? THAT'S. IT'S REALLY A HARDSHIP. PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE THE NEEDS THAT SOME PEOPLE HAS. YEAH. PEOPLE'S LIVING IN TENTS AND EVERYTHING AND OUT IN THE WOODS WITH. NO. NO, THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THAT EITHER. I KNOW THAT. BUT WHEN SOMEBODY TRIES AND WORKS SO HARD TRYING TO MANAGE TO DO BETTER THAN Y'ALL, THE LAW MAKES IT HARD FOR THEM. AND IT'S SAD. VERY SAD. WELL, IT'S LIKE I SAID, WE DON'T MAKE THE LAW. YEAH. NO, UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T. THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT THE FORUM THAT CAN CHANGE ANY OF THAT. BUT I CAN'T SAY I DON'T COMPLETELY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT SOMETIMES THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER NUANCES. SHE'S NOT THE NORM. THAT'S NOT YOU'VE SEEN THE PHOTOS THAT COME THROUGH HERE JUST IN THE COUPLE WE SAW TODAY. BEAUTIFUL PROPERTIES ARE NOT WHAT WE NORMALLY SEE. AND THAT'S NOT NORMALLY WHAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS TO DEAL WITH. SO AS MUCH AS THE LAW WANTS TO POTENTIALLY HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THINGS RIGHT AWAY, THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER SIDE TO IT. SO THERE'S SOME WAY THAT THEY HAVE TO WRITE THINGS AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS BENEFICIAL TO EVERYBODY. YEAH, I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SIX MONTHS TO GET THROUGH HER SUMMER JOB. I'M STRETCHING AS MUCH AS I CAN TO TRY AND GET SOME TIME IN THERE TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THE CRAZINESS OF FINISHING UP THE SCHOOL YEAR. GET SOME OF THAT SUMMER AND DO IT IN A SET FORTH TIME LIMIT. SO WE HAVE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS INSTEAD OF BEING HIT WITH EVERYTHING AT ONCE, RIGHT? ALRIGHT, SO WE'VE GOT THAT ORDER IN PLACE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE NUMBER 20252290. AS I ALWAYS SAY, STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN CASE YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING IN TODAY TO GIVE US SOME INFO. THANK YOU ALL. FOR TODAY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY. YEAH. ALRIGHT. AM I CORRECT THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT'S PRESENT AND WE CAN GET BACK ON THE AGENDA TO LETTER A? YES. OKAY, SO LETTER A ON THE AGENDA IS CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251670. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 8127 CLUSTER ROAD. [01:20:17] SLIDE NUMBER TWO. THIS IS THE AERIAL VIEW FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. IT IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA. BAY COUNTY. IS BY GEORGE MRS DON PITTS ROAD. HERE WE HAVE CARTER'S PARK AND THE PROPERTY IS THAT LITTLE OUTLINED IN BLUE. AND EXCUSE ME. CLOSER UP. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. TAKEN ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2025. AND ON AUGUST 21ST, 2025, WE DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT ON THIS PROPERTY AND INVESTIGATOR HUBBARD INITIATED HIS INVESTIGATION. CHRIS HUBBARD, THE COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. YEAH, NOT AUGUST 21ST DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. THAT KIND OF WHERE THE PICTURE'S TAKEN FROM. HE LIVES RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE PAST HIS HOUSE TO GET TO THAT OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAMPER, STORED ON A VACANT LOT. INSPECTED IT AND FOUND IT TO BE IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, SECTION 451 RESIDENTIAL ZONES IN THE FORM OF ALLOWABLE USAGE STORAGE ON A VACANT LOT. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY INTRODUCED AS EVIDENCE EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON THE SAME DAY, NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT. CERTIFIED MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 8127 CLUSTER ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA IS LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. BOTH LETTERS WERE RETURNED WITHOUT SERVICE. THERE'S A. THERE'S NO MAIL BOX OUT THERE OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. I BELIEVE THAT PROBABLY THE BOTH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE DECEASED AND IT'S JUST REMAINS VACANT AS IT IS. THE PROPERTY IS INSPECTED BETWEEN APRIL 2ND, 2025 AND JANUARY 15TH, 2026, AS IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THAT DUMPSTER IS NOT PART OF THE PROPERTY THERE. THAT'S ON THE EDGE OF THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNER. SO THE ONLY THING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE CAMPER ON THE LOT. IT REMAINED UNCHANGED THE ENTIRE TIME. AGAIN, THOSE VEHICLES AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE PICTURES ARE ON THE. NOT A PART OF IT. JANUARY 23RD AND NOTICE VIOLATION. NOTICE HEARING WAS SENT. CERTIFIED MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD 8127 CLUSTER ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. OF COURSE, BOTH ITEMS WERE RETURNED WITHOUT SERVICE. JANUARY 26TH. PROPERTY WAS POSTED THERE ON THE TREE FOR THE HEARING. MARCH 30TH. CHECK THE PROPERTY. APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR SAYS OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED, BUT TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL SO SOMEBODY PAYING THE TAXES RESPECTED THE PROPERTY. APRIL 1ST. NO CHANGES. NO COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM ANYONE CONCERNING THE PROPERTY. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON MAY 15TH, 2026 AT 9 A.M.. AND THAT'S ALL THE TESTIMONY AT THIS POINT. OKAY. 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. DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT ON THIS PROPERTY? I HEAR MY VOICE IS NOT USED TO TALKING SO MUCH. IT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE ADDRESS. 8127 CLUSTER ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 3244 IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY. IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER FOUR, THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION OF LDR 451 EXISTS IN THE FORM OF ALLOWABLE USES VIA STORAGE ON A VACANT LOT. MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OFF THE PROPERTY. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND TO CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS. FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25, TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY AND RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. 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 20251670. PROPERTY ADDRESSES 8127 CLUSTER ROAD. MOVING ON TO LETTER B ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 2025165 FOR PROPERTY ADDRESSES 5801 [01:25:03] PINE TREE ROAD. OKAY, I'M TRYING TO READ WHAT THAT SAID. MY AUNT TESTING MY EYES. DID I SAY STAR IN 231? YES. THAT'S JUST. YEAH. AND THERE'S THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN BLUE WITH THE GREEN DOT INSIDE. NUMBER TWO, BAYOU GEORGE AREA. THIS IS A CLOSER UP. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. PROPERTY LINES ARE NOT ACCURATE, BUT CHRIS, IS THIS PART OF IT? NO. THAT'S A SEPARATE PARCEL THERE. SO IT'S THE PROPERTY LINE IS A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT IN THAT PICTURE, BUT NOT. IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THAT SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME RIGHT THERE. OKAY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. ON AUGUST 19TH, 2025, INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. CHRIS HUBBARD BY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY PATROLLING THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY, KNOWN AS BAYOU GEORGE ON AUGUST 19TH, 2025, INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO. NO NUISANCES AND PROHIBITED IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH OVERGROWTH AND DERELICT VEHICLES. SO AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THE OVERGROWTH IN THE BACKGROUND THERE AND THE DERELICT VEHICLES THERE'S TWO VISIBLE THERE. AT THAT POINT, THE JUNK AND TRASH SCATTERED ABOUT. IT'S JUST LOOKING FROM PINE TREE ROAD INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AND ALL THE PICTURES WILL BE FROM THAT LOCATION. AUGUST 21ST, POSTCARD WAS MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD DESCRIBING THE ACTIONS NEEDED TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE. SEPTEMBER 17TH, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH, JUNK AND TRASH. THE VEHICLES BOTH DERELICT VEHICLES THERE IN THE JUNK AND TRASH IN THE AREA. OCTOBER 2ND, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED. STILL SEE THE JUNK AND TRASH OVERGROWTH IN THE VEHICLES IN THE BACKGROUND THERE. OCTOBER 3RD, THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 5801 PINE TREE ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA IS LISTED IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON OCTOBER 11TH, 2025. THE REGULAR MAIL WAS NOT RETURNED. THE PROPERTY WAS RE-INSPECTED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 6TH AND 20 AND JANUARY 27TH WITHOUT JUST MAYBE SOME STUFF MOVED AROUND, BUT NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. SO HIT THIS ON NOVEMBER 6TH. WE'VE STILL GOT THE OVERGROWTH. THERE'S OF COURSE ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES IS IS ACTIVE, I BELIEVE. I BELIEVE THAT FIRST ONE THERE, THE BLACK, THE CAR IS DERELICT. AS YOU'LL SEE. IT DOESN'T MOVE FOR A WHILE AND KIND OF ADDS TO THE PROBLEM. DECEMBER 11TH, RE-INSPECTION. YOU CAN SEE THE LOOKS LIKE THE OVERGROWTH IS GONE A LITTLE BIT. MAYBE IT'S JUST DUE TO THE WEATHER. YOU STILL SEE THE JUNK TRASH? THE DERELICT VEHICLES. JANUARY 27TH. THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN VIOLATION. YOU CAN SEE THE DERELICT VEHICLES THERE. SOME OF THE JUNK AND TRASH STILL SCATTERED AROUND. OH, THIS IS A JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE DRIVEWAY THERE. THE TRAILER THERE DOESN'T HAVE A TAG ON IT. IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE DERELICT VEHICLES IS GONE, BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME TOTAL OF THREE THERE, IT LOOKS LIKE. BUT THE JUNK AND TRASH UP BESIDE THE TRAILER. FEBRUARY 25TH ARE RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THE OVERGROWTH LOOKED LIKE IT'D BEEN CORRECTED AT THAT TIME. THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE HEARING WAS SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 5801 PINE TREE ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED MARCH 2ND, 2026. THE REGULAR MAIL WAS NOT RETURNED. MARCH 5TH. A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT STILL REMAINS IN VIOLATION IN THE BACKGROUND. MARCH 31ST SECOND. PROPERTY APPRAISER AND OWNER HAD NOT CHANGED. IT SHOWS TAXES WERE PAID IN FULL. APRIL 1ST WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. I HAVE SINCE SPOKE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER SINCE THIS REPORT WAS WRITTEN YESTERDAY. IT'S WEBB CALLED ME, SAID THAT IT'S HER PROPERTY. THAT'S HER GRANDDAUGHTER LIVING THERE, RENTING IT FROM HER, AND SHE'S TRYING TO GET THEM TO CLEAN IT UP. SHE'S AWARE OF THE VIOLATIONS. WANTS TO GET IT STRAIGHTENED OUT. I TOLD HER THE WHAT WE WERE ASKING FOR IS FOR TIME FRAMES, AND SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING TO TRY TO GET IT DONE BEFORE THAT KICKED IN. BUT HERE WE ARE. SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY, BUT. SO I HAVE SPOKE WITH HER. SHE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. OKAY. THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON MAY 15TH, 2026 AT 9 A.M.. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY ON THAT PART. ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WELL, NO ONE IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY. PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. [01:30:03] JUST CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. IT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION. IT'S SPECIAL. MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE ADDRESS, 5801 PINE TREE ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 3244, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. THAT PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 TWO EXISTS IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH AND DERELICT VEHICLES THAT THE MAGISTRATES HAD A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE, BUT BY REMOVING AND LAWFULLY DISPOSING ALL JUNK TRASH. THEIR VEHICLES MUST BE STORED IN AN ENCLOSED STRUCTURE MADE OPERATIONAL. WITH THE CURRENT REGISTRATION REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY, ONLY ONE DERELICT VEHICLE MAY REMAIN UNREGISTERED AND UNSCREENED. SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS DELAYS AND BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME LIEN ON RESPONDENTS PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. 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 20251654. PROPERTY ADDRESS 5801 PINE TREE ROAD. MOVING ON, WE HAVE LETTER C ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 2025164 FOR PROPERTY ADDRESSES 6031 JAMIE ROAD. HEY THIS FIRST PHOTO IS AN AERIAL TAKEN ON JANUARY 19TH OF THIS YEAR SHOWING LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY. IT IS AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS BY GEORGE IS HERE OUTLINED IN BLUE. 2301 RIGHT. YES, MA'AM. 301 BAYOU GEORGE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SLIDE THREE DOES SHOW THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN A A FLOOD ZONE. AND THIS IS A CLOSER UP AERIAL VIEW. AND I BELIEVE WE ARE DISCUSSING THIS LARGE. YES. AND THE RV. YES, MA'AM. AND THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN ON DECEMBER 29TH, 2025. SO ON AUGUST 12TH OF 2025, INVESTIGATOR RACE. I OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY AND HE FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF 17 DASH TWO IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE AND OVERGROWTH. THIS IS THE INVESTIGATOR SCOTT'S PHOTOS FROM AUGUST 12TH. LARGE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. AND SEE THE OVERGROWTH AROUND IT. ON AUGUST 19TH OF 2025, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON AUGUST 26TH, 2025. THE REGULAR MAIL ALSO DID NOT RETURN ON SEPTEMBER 25TH. AN EMAIL WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER, AMBER SMITH STEWART, ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION. SHE INDICATED SOME OF THE WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND A FEW MORE WEEKS WERE NEEDED. AT THAT POINT. THE BUILDING INSPECTION WAS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 29TH. MORGAN THORPE IS A WOODEN FRAME ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT SITS TO THE RIGHT OF THE MOBILE HOME. AS YOU CAN SEE, SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE. SEVERAL METAL PANELS ARE MISSING ALONG WITH ROOF DECKING. THERE'S A LEAN TO ATTACHED TO THE SIDE THAT'S COMPLETELY COLLAPSED, AND IT'S ALSO SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE EXTERIOR WALL THERE ON THE IN THAT PHOTO. SEE THE TAIL END? RAFTERS AND PURLINS ARE ALL ROTTED. DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DOORS AS WELL. THEY'VE BEEN PUSHED IN AND THEY CAN'T BE PULLED OUT NOW. AS WE GO AROUND THE OTHER SIDE, SOME MISSING PANELS AGAIN ON THE ROOF. ROTTED DECKING HOLES IN THE ROOF FROM THE ROTTED METAL PANELS. AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DECKING UNDERNEATH AND THE TAIL END RAFTERS ARE ROTTED AS WELL. THERE WAS ANOTHER EDITION, AND IT'S KIND OF THEY JUST KEEP ADDING ON TO IT. THERE'S ROTTING TO THE METAL PANELS AND THE ROOF IS MISSING ON THAT EDITION. [01:35:01] AND AS IT SITS IN AN UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. YOU MAY PICK IT UP HERE. AND YOUR ASSIGNMENT? JUST AROUND THAT TIME WHEN SCOTT DID THE BUILDING INSPECTION. ALRIGHT, SO AT THAT TIME, IT WAS ALSO REASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATOR CHRIS HUBBARD. AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. CHRIS HUBBARD COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT ON OCTOBER 1ST. I RECEIVED PHONE CALLS. SHE ONLY IDENTIFIED HERSELF AS BY THE NAME JOY. SHE SAID SHE WAS A RELATIVE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND SAID, WANT TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON? I WAS TRYING TO HELP CLEAR THE VIOLATIONS, AND I WENT OVER THE THE VIOLATIONS AT THE TIME AND TOLD HER THAT A PERMIT WOULD BE NEEDED, EITHER REPAIR OR DEMOLITION OF THE SHED, AND SHE INDICATED THEY WERE GOING TO HELP WITH THE PROCESS, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM SINCE THAT CALL. OCTOBER 7TH, WE RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. I ADDED THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AS A VIOLATION TO THE CASE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN OCCUPIED AT THE TIME. ON OCTOBER 9TH, TO SEND OUT AN AMENDED NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO INCLUDE THE RV VIOLATION. REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE ADDRESS. 60. 31 JAMIE ROAD, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA, 32466, IS LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED OCTOBER 14TH, 2025. THE REGULAR MAIL WAS NOT RETURNED. THE PROPERTY WAS RE-INSPECTED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025 THROUGH FEBRUARY 26TH AND REMAINED IN VIOLATION. YOU CAN SEE ON NOVEMBER 18TH NO CHANGES TO THE STRUCTURE. THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY STILL BEING OCCUPIED. I DID ADD THE DURING THIS COURSE, THE JUNK AND TRASH VIOLATIONS THAT WERE SCATTERED AROUND THE SHED TO THE CASE. JANUARY 8TH TO BE INSPECTED. NO CHANGES. YOU CAN SEE THE TIRES OUT THE SIDE. THE JUNK AND THE TRASH IS SCATTERED AROUND THE SHED ON BOTH SIDES. THE RV STILL REMAINED OCCUPIED AT THAT TIME. FEBRUARY 25TH PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED. THAT'S JUST SHOWING THE PRIMARY THE MAIN STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY THAT'S NOT NOT IN VIOLATION THE RV BEING OCCUPIED. YOU CAN SEE THE SHED IN THE BACKGROUND WITH THE JUNK AROUND IT STILL. SO NO CHANGES DURING ANY OF THIS TIME. I NOTICED THE VIOLATION NOTICE HEARING WAS SENT, CERTIFIED MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 60, 31 JAMIE ROAD, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA IS LISTED IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. NO RETURN OF SERVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED ON EITHER LETTER. MARCH 5TH. COPY. THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY AND SEE NO CHANGES. IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION. APRIL 1ST. CHECK. PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE TAX COLLECTOR SHOWS THAT THE OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED. TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL APRIL 1ST. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. NO CHANGES ARE STILL OCCUPIED. JUNK TRASH AND STRUCTURES STILL THERE. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED EITHER FOR DEMOLITION OR REPAIR. THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON MAY 15TH, 2026 AT 9 A.M.. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY ON THAT PART. HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION AFTER JOY CONTACTED YOU? ZERO AND SHE WAS VERY THEY SEEM READY TO GO AND THEN NEVER HEARD ANOTHER THING. ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE NO ONE IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, PROPERTIES OF CHASE HEARING WAS PROVIDED. DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR PENALTIES ON THIS PROPERTY? IT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT THE ADDRESS 6031 JAMIE ROAD, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA, 32466, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE AND CHAPTER FOUR OF THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE PROPER NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT A VIOLATION EXISTS IN THE FORM OF BAY COUNTY CODE, SECTION 17 TWO. NUISANCE IN THE FORM OF AN UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, OVERGROWTH, JUNK AND TRASH. AND THEN A VIOLATION EXISTS IN THE FORM OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, SECTION 3500 FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN THE FORM OF OCCUPANCY OF A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF 30 DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 TWO AND BY. REMOVING AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ANY OLD JUNK, TRASH AND OVERGROWTH. ADDRESS THE UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURE AS FOLLOWS. APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE AND ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AS DEFINED IN THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND REMOVE ALL DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR REPAIR THE UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE AS FOLLOWS. NUMBER ONE, YOU MAY NEED TO OBTAIN A SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DETERMINATION FROM THE BAY COUNTY CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER IF THE STRUCTURE IS LOCATED IN THE FLOOD ZONE, WHICH WE SAW IN THAT EARLIER PICTURE, IT IS. SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. [01:40:03] THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE A FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT AND COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS FROM A LICENSED AND REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING THE TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURES TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. I'LL REQUIRE A PERMIT. ALL REQUIRED PERMITS ENGINEERING PLANS MUST PASS THE PLANS REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED. I'LL PERMIT INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE BAY COUNTY BUILDERS SERVICES DIVISION. STAFF OR DESIGNEE. REPAIRS MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND STRUCTURAL REPORT. ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED AND ALL PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE. IF AT ANY TIME THE REQUIRED REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRE, IT SHALL BE CONSIDERED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE. IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, A FINE OF $1,000 SHALL BE IMPOSED. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT OBTAINS A DEMOLITION OR BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET ABOVE, AND ALLOWS THE PERMIT TO EXPIRE, BE CANCELED, REVOKED OR REVOKED BY THE ISSUING AUTHORITY OR BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON COLLECTIVELY AS A DEFAULT. THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF 30 DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY COMPLIANCE. THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 3504 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES BY REMOVING, VACATING OR CEASING HABITATION OF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AGAIN, IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO LET. CODE ENFORCEMENT SCHEDULED INSPECTION TO VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNOCCUPIED. IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING. VACATING. CEASING HABITATION OF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER. THE RESPONDENT SHALL CONTINUE TO BE FINED A DAILY FINE OF $25 UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT IN. COMPLIANCE. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT TO SCHEDULE SUCH INSPECTION. VERIFY THAT IT IS UNOCCUPIED IN ORDER FOR THE FINES TO CEASE, SUCH A FINE SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON RESPONDENTS PROPERTY, BOTH REAL, PERSONAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATION. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ACCEPT RECOMMENDATIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20251644 PROPERTY ADDRESSES 6031 JAMIE ROAD. MOVING ON ON THE AGENDA, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE TO THE LETTER H. IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20260206. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6730 SUNBURST LANE. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY PHOTOGRAPHS AND NOTICES ARE ATTACHED. ON FEBRUARY THE 3RD, 2026. I OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY WHILE PATROLLING THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTHPORT. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY, FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO IN THE FORM OF OLD GROWTH. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A. THIS IS JUST AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE LOCATION IN BLUE AND THE BLUE SQUARE. IT IS JUST SOUTH OF TRACTOR SUPPLY, EAST OF 77. AND AS SOON AS I FIND MY CURSOR, I'LL GO TO SLIDE THREE. THIS IS A CURRENT PHOTO THAT JUST A ZOOMED IN PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROPERTY HERE TODAY. THESE WERE MY PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE INITIAL INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY THE 3RD. I BELIEVE IT'S A DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME. YOU CAN SEE THE OVERGROWTH IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS HERE IN THE FRONT AND THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH HERE. NUMBER FIVE PHOTOGRAPH SIX IS A LITTLE CLOSER UP VIEW OF WHAT THE NEIGHBOR HAS TO LOOK AT. POSTCARD WAS MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD ON FEBRUARY THE 3RD POSTCARD DESCRIBED THE ACTIONS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. ON FEBRUARY THE 9TH, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION DURING THIS RE-INSPECTION. THE NEIGHBOR WAS HOME AND HE ALLOWED ME TO ACCESS HIS SIDE YARD TO VIEW TO VIEW THE BACKYARD OF 6730 SUNBURST. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST TAKEN FROM THE ROADWAY OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION 6730 SUNBURST. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO VIEW THE BACKYARD, I ADDED JUNK. WHAT APPEARS TO BE JUNK WITH ABOUT EIGHT FEET OF OVERGROWTH IN THE BACKYARD. THE JUNK WAS ADDED TO THIS VIOLATION THAT HAS TAKEN YOUR MAGISTRATE FROM THE NEIGHBOR SOUTH OF THIS ADDRESS. JUST LOOKING BACK TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST IN THE BACKYARD OF SUNBURST. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AFTER A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 6730 SUNBURST LANE, SOUTHPORT, FLORIDA. THE CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL NOTICE WERE RETURNED AS VACANT, UNABLE TO AFFORD. [01:45:06] THE NEIGHBOR DID TELL ME THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE DECEASED. MARCH THE 2ND I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION AGAIN. THE FRONT AND A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SIDE FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER'S SIDE YARD AND THE BACKYARD OF THIS WHAT APPEARS TO BE JUST TWO BIG PILES OF JUNK IN THE BACKYARD WITH THE OVERGROWTH ON MARCH 3RD. I SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 6730 SUNBURST LANE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE RETURNED IS VACANT AND I'M ABLE TO FORWARD. THE REGULAR NOTICE RETURNED IS VACANT AND UNABLE TO FORWARD. MARCH 16TH, I POSTED THE PROPERTY WITH A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING. MARCH THE 25TH. THE COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. THE TAXES ARE DELINQUENT SINCE 2024. YOUR MAGISTRATE. APRIL THE 6TH. I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN MY POSTING REMAINS. THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON THE 15TH OF MAY, 2026 AT 1 P.M.. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE PROPERTIES OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED, THERE IS NO ONE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. CODE ENFORCEMENT. DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? WE DO. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINE ONE. THE ADDRESS, 6730 SUNBURST LANE, SOUTHPORT, FLORIDA, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF BAY COUNTY CODE TWO. PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. THREE THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO DOES EXIST IN THE FORM OF JUNK AND OVERGROWTH. FOUR THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING AND PROPERLY DISPOSING OF ALL JUNK AND ALL GRASS OR WEEDS MUST BE CUT OR REMOVED, SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, AND FIVE THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200, A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 20260206. PROPERTY ADDRESS 6730 SUNBURST LANE. MOVING ON TO LETTER I ON THE AGENDA CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20251874. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 7344 TALLMADGE AVENUE. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I WILL BE PRESENTING THIS CASE 7344 TALLMADGE AVENUE. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ALSO ATTACHED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND OF 2025. CODE ENFORCEMENT DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF JUNK BEING STORED ON THIS PROPERTY, LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTHPORT, ON THE 23RD OF SEPTEMBER. I DID INSPECT THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO IN THE FORM OF JUNK. THIS IS JUST A AN AERIAL VIEW, YOU SEE. SOUTHPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE RED. DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST IS A BLUE SQUARE. ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BAY. THAT IS 7344 TALLMADGE. AND THIS IS A CLOSER UP AERIAL VIEW OF THE. THERE'S A. THERE'S NOTHING ON THIS PROPERTY EXCEPT JUNK. AGAIN, I SAID, ON THE 23RD OF SEPTEMBER I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY HERE IN SLIDE NUMBER PHOTOGRAPH NUMBER FIVE. YOU SEE A TRAILER FULL OF JUNK AND ONE, TWO, THREE PILES. THERE'S A THIRD PILE BEHIND THE OVERGROWTH OF JUNK OR BUILDING MATERIALS. LATER ON, IT WAS DETERMINED A POSTCARD WAS MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD ON THE 23RD OF SEPTEMBER POSTCARD DESCRIBED THE ACTIONS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. ON THE 26TH OF SEPTEMBER, THREE DAYS LATER, THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. RODNEY BARTLETT, CONTACTED CODE ENFORCEMENT. AFTER RECEIVING THE POSTCARD, I EXPLAINED TO HIM THE VIOLATIONS AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE FOR COMPLIANCE. HE SAID OKAY. NOVEMBER THE 5TH, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. YOU CAN SEE THE THREE PILES OF JUNK FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. [01:50:02] NOVEMBER THE 18TH, I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. I'M SORRY ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPH. I CUT THE THIRD PILE OFF IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THAT'S FINE. I THINK THOUGH. DECEMBER THE 9TH. I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. SORRY ABOUT THE SUNSHINE. IF WE COULD CONTROL THE SUN, EVERYONE'S LIFE WOULD BE EASIER. I APOLOGIZE HERE IN SLIDE 12 AND 13. ON JANUARY THE 5TH, I'LL BE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. AND AGAIN IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. YOU HAVE A A TRAILER FULL OF JUNK AND THREE PILES OF JUNK HERE IN SLIDE 16. ALSO, ON JANUARY THE 5TH, 2026, I MAILED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION CERTIFIED AND REGULAR TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 7524 JEFFERSON AVENUE, SOUTHPORT. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON JANUARY THE 8TH. THE REGULAR NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE. ON JANUARY THE 8TH, PROPERTY OWNER RODNEY BARTLETT CALLED, STATING HE RECEIVED THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND WILL TRY TO GET THE JUNK REMOVED BEFORE MY NEXT RE-INSPECTION. I REINSPECTED ON JANUARY THE 26TH THE JUNK REMAINED. WAS THIS THE SAME INDIVIDUAL THAT TALKED TO YOU BACK IN SEPTEMBER? YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. AFTER RECEIVING THE POSTCARD, HE CALLS ME EVERY TIME I SEND HIM A LETTER. OKAY. JUST CHECKING. FEBRUARY 17TH. I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION. MARCH THE 2ND. NO CHANGES. MARCH 3RD. I SENT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION. NOTICE OF HEARING. CERTIFIED REGULAR TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 7524 JEFFERSON AVENUE IN SOUTHPORT. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON MARCH 25TH. THE REGULAR NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED. MARCH 16TH. COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON THE 25TH OF MARCH 26, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. THE TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGE IN PROPERTY OWNERSHIP. MARCH THE 30TH. EXCUSE ME. MARCH 30TH. THE PROPERTY OWNER, RODNEY BARTLETT, CALLED AND INFORMED ME HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR A POLE BARN TO BE INSTALLED ON THE PROPERTY. I INFORMED RODNEY I WOULD MONITOR THE CASE IF A PERMIT WAS APPLIED FOR, AND I WOULD DOCUMENT THE PERMIT IN THE CASE FILE. AS OF THIS MORNING, THERE'S NO PERMIT BEEN APPLIED FOR. HOWEVER, ON APRIL THE 6TH, WHEN I REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY, THE JUMP REMAINS AS SEEN IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH. AND THOSE ARE TWO BY FOURS AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE SOME ROOFING MATERIALS. I'M GOING TO MONITOR THIS IN CASE HE BUILDS A POLE BARN WITHOUT A PERMIT OR A SHED WITHOUT A PERMIT. THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON THE 15TH OF MAY, 2026 AT 1 P.M.. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE NO ONE IS HERE, PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED. THIS CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DETERMINED THAT ONE. THE ADDRESS, 7344 TALLMADGE AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, FLORIDA, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. TWO PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. THREE THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO DOES EXIST IN THE FORM OF JUNK, OR THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING AND DISPOSING OF ALL JUNK. IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, AND FIVE THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200, A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT TO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. THIS CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S HEARING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. CASE 202518747344 TALLMADGE AVENUE. MOVING ON ON THE AGENDA TO LETTER J CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE 20260233. PROPERTY ADDRESS 3936 SCURLOCK LANE. [01:55:02] GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TIM JUSTICE, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. FOR THE RECORD, MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED ON AUGUST THE 15TH, 2020 FOR THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOUND THIS PROPERTY IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO IN THE FORM OF JUNK AND OVERGROWTH. A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER WAS HAS BEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE COUNTY. WE CLEANED THE PROPERTY FOR THE FIRST TIME ON FEBRUARY THE 4TH OF THIS YEAR, 2026. BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT OF JUNK LOCATED ON THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTHPORT. ON THE 5TH OF FEBRUARY, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO IN THE FORM OF JUNK AND FURNITURE. THIS IS JUST AN AERIAL VIEW OF WHERE 3936 SCURLOCK ROAD IS LOCATED. YOU SEE THE SOD FARM ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. THIS IS DUE EAST ALMOST TO THE WATERWAY DEER POINT LAKE. YOU SEE SCURLOCK OUTLINED IN RED 3936 SCURLOCK AND THIS IS A CLOSE UP VIEW THAT WAS TAKEN JANUARY THE 1ST, 2026. UPON MY INITIAL INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY THE 5TH, THE. THESE ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS IS JUST LOOKING BACK AT THE RESIDENCE. 3936. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THIS CASE COMING TWO YEARS AGO IN FRONT OF YOU. YOU CAN SEE THE JUNK IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH UNDER THE PORCH, BUT A CLOSER VIEW, THIS JUNK STORED UP UNDER THE PORCH, KIND OF SEEPING OUT HERE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH. REALLY NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS LOOKS LIKE. I DON'T WANT TO SEE AN OLD TANNING BED, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE. YEAH. OKAY. DURING THIS INSPECTION, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER'S SON. AND HE INFORMED ME HE I INFORMED HIM WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE IN ORDER FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE FOUND IN COMPLIANCE. HE AGREED THERE WERE THE 17TH. I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. NO CHANGES. YOU CAN SEE THE JUNK HERE. THEY'RE THROWING A MATTRESS OUT ON THE FRONT. YES, FURNITURE WAS ALREADY THERE OF JUNK AND FURNITURE, SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO ADD THAT VIOLATION. AND THE JUNK TO THE LEFT OF THE CARPORT. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD OF ADDRESS, 3936 SCURLOCK LANE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. A CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED. THE REGULAR NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED. MARCH THE 9TH. I REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY HERE IN SLIDE 14. YOU SEE THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE CARPORT. YOU SEE THE REFRIGERATOR BEHIND THE GARBAGE CAN. I ADDED APPLIANCES THIS DAY TO THAT SMALL FRIDGE BEING PLACED UNDER THE CARPORT. ALSO ON THIS DAY, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT. CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER USING THE ADDRESS. 3936 SCURLOCK AS LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON MARCH THE 12TH. THE REGULAR NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED. MARCH THE 16TH. COPY. THE NOTICE WAS POSTED. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT DAY CONTACTED CODE ENFORCEMENT. AFTER SHE SAW THE NOTICE. I INFORMED HER OF THE VIOLATIONS AND SHE INFORMED ME SHE WOULD START WORKING ON REMOVING THE ITEMS THAT WERE IN VIOLATION. APRIL THE 6TH. EXCUSE ME. LET ME BACK UP. A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON THE 25TH. ON THE 26TH CHECK OF THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR DATABASES. WAS CHECKED. PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED. TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. APRIL THE 6TH. I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION, BUT SOME IMPROVEMENTS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE MAKING CONTACT WITH MISS SANDERS, WHO WORKS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD AS WELL. THERE'S STILL JUNK ON THE PORCH, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH. THE APPLIANCE HAS BEEN REMOVED, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE APPLIANCE BY THE DOORWAY, SO I DID NOT REMOVE APPLIANCES AS A VIOLATION. IT'S HARD TO TELL. THAT DOES LOOK LIKE A STAINLESS STEEL REFRIGERATOR SITTING BY THE DOOR. AND THE JUNK ON THE EXTERIOR PART OF THE RESIDENCE STILL IS PRESENT. IN THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING ON THE 15TH OF MAY, 2026 AT 1 P.M.. THAT CONCLUDES OUR TESTIMONY. ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? WHILE PROPER NOTICE OF TODAY'S HEARING WAS PROVIDED, NO ONE IS PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. [02:00:03] DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT ON THIS PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. IT IS CODE ENFORCEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE ADDRESS 3936 SCURLOCK LANE, SOUTHPORT, FLORIDA, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE TWO. THE PROPER NOTICE OF HEARING WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THREE THAT A VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 DASH TWO DOES EXIST IN THE FORM OF FURNITURE, APPLIANCES AND JUNK FOR. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS A REPEAT VIOLATOR FOR JUNK FIVE THAT THE MAGISTRATE SET A REASONABLE TIME OF FIVE DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING AND DISPOSING OF ALL JUNK FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES, AND IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE. AND SIX THAT IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN FIVE DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $300 AND A DAILY FINE OF $50 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE FIFTH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 25 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SUCH FINES SHALL BECOME A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. THIS CONCLUDES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS 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 20260233. PROPERTY ADDRESS 3936 SCURLOCK LANE. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION? NO. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING. THIS MORNING ON FRIDAY, APRIL THE 10TH AT 11:03 A.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.