[ Code Magistrate Hearing on July 9, 2026.]
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          CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. I HAVE REVIEWED THE DOCKET. I DON'T SEE ANY CASES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF RECUSAL. NOT HAD ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANYONE REGARDING ANY OF THESE CASES. IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE, PLEASE TURN IT TO OFF OR SILENT VIBRATE. IF YOU ANTICIPATE GIVING TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND AND BE SWORN. TO AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD. THANK YOU. OKAY, LET THE RECORD REFLECT. THEY HAVE ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. OKAY, LET'S START WITH. WE'VE GOT. C, D, E, F, AND G HERE. LET'S START WITH F. GOOD MORNING, CATHERINE ASHMAN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. EXCUSE ME. 
          OH, OKAY. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2026 HENSON AVENUE. THIS IS A FIRST HEARING AUGUST 27TH, 2025. 
          INVESTIGATOR BRANDON ERWIN OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY WITH PATROLLING UNINCORPORATED AREA OF PANAMA CITY BEACH. THIS FIRST SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS AN AERIAL FROM DECEMBER 15TH OF 2025. JUST FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN BLUE. YOU HAVE ZOO WORLD, FRONT BEACH ROAD. CLOSER UP, AERIAL VIEW. THIS IS ALSO GOING TO BE SHOWING THE BUILDINGS THAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING TODAY. THEY'RE ALL CIRCLED IN RED. AND THIS IS THE PART OF THE PROPERTY. THESE ARE PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN BY INVESTIGATOR ERWIN ON AUGUST 27TH, STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER FIVE. YOU SEE SOME OVERGROWTH, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. SLIDE NUMBER SIX. 
          APPEARS TO BE AN UNFIT, UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. A CAMPER. ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2025, INVESTIGATOR TONY BRUNING WAS ASSIGNED TO THIS CASE, AND HE AND INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE AND INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. AND THEY ARE BOTH HERE TO TESTIFY. AND. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE TONY BRUNING, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2025. MYSELF AND INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 172, IN THE FORM OF SIX UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURES, TWO UNFIT UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, DERELICT VEHICLES, DERELICT WATERCRAFT, UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY, APPLIANCES, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AND JUNK. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. INSPECTOR THORPE COMPLETED BUILDING INSPECTION REPORT AND THAT REPORT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED THE CASE FILE AND PHOTOGRAPH. SLIDE NINE. YOU HAVE DERELICT VEHICLE EXPIRED REGISTRATION, ANOTHER DERELICT VEHICLE, A SILVER HONDA AND SLIDE 11. A DERELICT UTILITY TRAILER AND SLIDE 13. NO REGISTRATION. THIS IS A RV, A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE THAT HAD SOME KIND OF ROOF OVER PUT ON IT THAT IS UNFIT. UNSAFE. SLIDE 15. SLIDE 16 IS THE SAME RV WITH SOME OVERGROWTH. GOT APPLIANCES AND SLIDE 17. SLIDE 18 IS AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WITH OVERGROWTH. SLIDE 19 IS ANOTHER RECREATIONAL VEHICLE THAT'S UNFIT UNSAFE. YOU HAVE A DERELICT WATERCRAFT VESSEL EXPIRED IN 17. ANOTHER ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT'S 
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UNFIT UNSAFE. WITH SOME JUNK MATTRESS. ANOTHER MATTRESS BETWEEN TWO OF THE COTTAGES. 
          THAT IS THE FRONT ACCESSORY, IF I AIN'T MISTAKEN, WITH THE MISSING PART OF THE ROOF CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS OUT FRONT. SLIDE 26. YOU GOT JUNK ON SCREEN. PERSONAL PROPERTY. 27. 
          THAT'S JUST A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE SAME JUNK AND UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THAT'S ANOTHER SHOT OF THE FRONT ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WITH MISSING PART OF THE ROOF. MORE CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS. AFTERNOON. MAGISTRATE INSPECTOR THORPE SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS FOR RECORD. SEPTEMBER 3RD. DID BUILD INSPECTION OF THIS PROPERTY. WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THE SLIDES PRETTY QUICK. THIS IS AN OVERVIEW. THE ONES IN RED ARE THE PRIMARIES. THEY GOT TWO BLUE ONES. AT THE TOP ARE RVS AND THE ACCESSORIES ARE IN YELLOW. WE'LL GO THROUGH IT PRETTY QUICK. THE ONLY ACCESSORY WE'RE GOING TO REALLY OR STRUCTURE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS STRUCTURE TWO. UP THERE AT THE TOP. THAT'S THE ONLY ONE REMAINING. THE OWNERS HAVE GOTTEN PERMITS AND REMOVED EVERYTHING TO INCLUDE RVS AND TOOK THE ADDITIONS OFF THE TRIPLEX. I THINK THERE'S MAYBE ONE WINDOW THAT 1 OR 2 WINDOWS THAT ARE BOARDED UP ON A TRIPLEX, BUT AS OF THIS MORNING, THEY SAID IT'S THEY THEY DISCUSSED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH PRETTY QUICK. ARE YOU SAYING THAT EVERYTHING OTHER THAN STRUCTURE TWO. OKAY. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REMOVED OR REPAIRED BECAUSE TWO AND THREE HAD SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. PERMITS WERE PULLED. ALL THAT'S BEEN DONE. IT'S BEEN A NEW POLE PUT IN THERE FOR THE WELL PUMP, WHICH WAS JUST TO THE LEFT OF RV ONE UP THERE IN THAT FIELD AREA. THEY HAVE A NEW POWER POLE AND EVERYTHING'S GOOD TO GO. OKAY, NOW WE HAVE WE HAVE A RED TWO AND A YELLOW TWO, YELLOW TWO AT THE TOP. THAT'S THE ONE WE'LL BE DISCUSSING WHEN WE GET TO IT. ALL RIGHT, STRUCTURE THREE. LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS ELECTRICAL PERMIT WAS PULLED. IT'S BEEN REPAIRED. NEW DEAD FRONT COVER HAS BEEN PUT IN. 
          EVERYTHING'S BEEN PUT IN CONDUIT AND CHANGE OUT. ROMEX AT THE BOTTOM STRUCTURE FIVE. 
          THIS HAS BEEN REMOVED. WE'LL GO RIGHT THROUGH THIS. THAT WAS PERMITTED AND FILED. STRUCTURE SIX AS WELL HAS BEEN REMOVED. THERE WAS A CAR STRIKE FROM LAURIE AVENUE. HIT THE REAR OF IT. THE TRIPLEX STILL EXISTING. THIS WAS THE ADDITION THAT WAS PUT ON WITHOUT PERMITTING THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED. AND IT WAS A KIND OF LIKE A LITTLE ADDITION AROUND THE BACK THAT SOMEBODY WAS HABITATING AND THAT'S BEEN REMOVED. YOU'LL SEE LATER ON IN INVESTIGATOR BROWNING'S PHOTOS. 
          ALL THAT'S BEEN REMOVED, THOSE TWO HAVE BEEN REMOVED. ACCESSORY ONE THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED. THAT WAS THE INITIAL ONE REMOVED WITH A PERMIT. ACCESSORY TWO, IT'S A LARGER ONE. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. YOU'VE GOT ROOF DAMAGE LIFTING, METAL ROOFING, ROTTED PURLINS UNDERNEATH THEIR FASCIA FRONTS, THE GABLE ON THE FRONT AND THE SIDES EXPOSED WOOD. NO COVERING ON THERE. LOTS OF OVERGROWTH PENETRATING THE INSIDE OF THE GABLE AND INTO THE INTERIOR. 
          DAMAGE TO THE WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES. BOARDED UP DOORS IN THE FRONT WERE ROTTING AROUND IT. 
          SOME STEP CRACKING ON THE BACK LEFT FROM SOME SOME KIND OF DAMAGE THAT HAPPENED. BUT THE BLOCK AT THE BOTTOM HAS SHIFTED. THAT ONE STILL REMAINS. THAT'S ONE WE KIND OF CONCENTRATED ON. 
          THAT'S IT. RV ONE HAS BEEN REMOVED. THAT WAS ONE OF THE INITIAL ONES. A CAR WENT THROUGH THE FRONT OF THAT ONE. THEY REMOVED IT. AND RV TWO ALSO HAS BEEN REMOVED. YEP, YEP. 
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OH YEAH. THERE'S LIKE TEN MORE PICTURES INSIDE. THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE RV. ALL THAT'S BEEN REMOVED. SO ALL WE HAVE IS THE ACCESSORY TWO THAT WAS IN YELLOW AT THE TOP OF THE PHOTO INITIALLY. AND THEY DID SUBMIT SOME PLANS. THEY'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU ABOUT THAT, BUT THEY GOT TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO REMOVE THAT AND TOWNHOME THE PLACE OR REDEVELOP IT. SO THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. ACCESSORY TWO STILL SITS THERE UNFIT AND SAFE. WELL, YOU COME FORWARD. 
          DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICTURES, THE PROGRESS PICTURES OR OH, Y'ALL HAVE TAKEN PROGRESS PICTURES. OH, OKAY. EXCUSE ME. I CALLED YOU UP TOO EARLY. MY FAULT. ALL RIGHT, SIT DOWN HERE. OKAY. SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2026. AN EMAIL WAS SENT TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL REQUESTING IMMEDIATE POWER DISCONNECT NOTICE OF INTENT TO DE-ENERGIZE UTILITIES WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER RECORD USING THE ADDRESS P.O. BOX 18919, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA 32417. THAT NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025. COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS ALSO POSTED AT THE PROPERTY. NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT. CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER RECORD USING A PO BOX 18919. THAT NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025 AS WELL. COPY THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY, WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED THE CASE FILE ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2025, MYSELF AND INSPECTOR THORPE SPOKE WITH ANDY WEDDLE, THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND WE DISCUSSED MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS AND THE INTERACTION INSPECTOR THORPE ENCOUNTERED WITH THE MAINTENANCE MAN, ALONG WITH ALL THE UNPERMITTED WORK. SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025. MYSELF, INSPECTOR THORPE MET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER SUNNY PATEL, HIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND HIS ATTORNEY, IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT TO DISCUSS THE VIOLATION ON THE PROPERTY AND PLAN OF ACTION. WE ALSO PROVIDED A LIST OF DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS. OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, AND THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED. THE PERMIT EXPIRED ON APRIL 1ST, 2026. ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2025, INSPECTOR THORPE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE TENANT AND BUILDING SIX. HE ADVISED SOMEONE WAS CUTTING THE WALL OUT AND DOING REPAIRS ON BUILDING FIVE. MYSELF AND INSPECTOR THORPE RESPONDED TO THE PROPERTY AND A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON ELECTRICAL BOX ON BUILDING FIVE AND NOT DOING ANY STRUCTURAL WORK. HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN EXTENSION CORD PLUGGED INTO THE EXTERIOR BOX OF BUILDING FIVE RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD, THEN SPLICED INTO ANOTHER EXTENSION CORD WITH WIRE NUTS, THEN WIRED TO THE EXTERIOR BOX THAT HAD TWO OTHER EXTENSION CORDS PLUGGED INTO A RECEPTACLE. IT WAS WHAT THESE PHOTOS ARE. THAT IS WHAT. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT. YEAH. SLIDE 121. THERE'S YOUR EXTENSION CORD RUNNING ACROSS THE THE YARD SPLICED WITH WIRE NUTS. AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS WHAT WAS RUNNING THE, THE LIFT STATION. I AIN'T MISTAKEN. OCTOBER 6TH, 2025. WE INSPECT THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. DURING THIS INSPECTION, I NOTICED A DEER LEAP. VEHICLES, DERELICT WATERCRAFT AND APPLIANCES HAVE BEEN REMOVED. APRIL 6TH. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION OF. 129. YOU STILL GOT THE CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS? 130 THERE'S DIFFERENT SHOT OF DEBRIS. YOU STILL GOT UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY AND JUNK. AND. SLIDE 131. THE ACCESSORY IN THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY IN SLIDE 132 IS STILL THERE. COTTAGES IS STILL THERE. THE ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO IS STILL THERE, OF COURSE. THE RV 
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IS UNFIT. UNSAFE RVS ARE STILL THERE. IN SLIDE 138. MAY 18TH, 2026. LET ME LET ME BACK UP ON APRIL 23RD, 2026 NOTICE VIOLATION NOTICE. HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING ADDRESS P.O. BOX 18919, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA 32417. THAT NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON APRIL 27TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING, ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY, WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE ON MAY THE 5TH, 2026 DEMOLITION PERMIT WAS OBTAINED. THE PERMIT EXPIRES ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2026. THE PERMIT INDICATES THE REMOVAL OF TWO DAMAGED RECREATION VEHICLES, BUILDING FIVE AND THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AT THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. MAY 12TH, 2026 AN EMAIL WAS RECEIVED FROM ATTORNEY ANDY WILSON REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE DUE TO THE FACT HE WOULD BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY DURING THE HEARING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 11TH, 2026. THE NEW HEARING DATE IS TODAY, JULY 9TH, 2026. 
          MAY 18TH, 2026. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. DURING THIS INSPECTION, I NOTICED BUILDING FIVE, ACCESSORY ONE OR V ONE AND RV TWO AND THE CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THE OTHER STRUCTURES REMAIN, AS YOU CAN SEE IN ■143 THAT STRUCTURE REMAINED. 144 THE RV HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT. MAY 19TH, 2026 COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE PROPERTY. A COPY OF THE NOTICE HEARING AN AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT E AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON MAY 20TH, 2026, AN EMAIL WAS RECEIVED FROM ANDY WHITTLE, THE ATTORNEY ADVISING TO WAIVE ANY RE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONTINUED HEARING. JUNE 4TH, 2026. MYSELF AND INSPECTOR THORPE MET WITH ANDY WHITTLE, THE ATTORNEY, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER SUNNY PATEL, AT THE PROPERTY, TO DISCUSS THE REMAINING VIOLATIONS. WHILE INSPECTING THE PROPERTY. THERE WERE ADDITIONAL VIOLATIONS BEHIND THE TRIPLEX TO INCLUDE UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY AND JUNK. ALSO, AT THAT TIME, WE THERE WAS AN ADDITION ATTACHED TO THE TRIPLEX THAT HAD SOMEONE LIVING IN IT. THERE WAS NO PERMITS FOR THE ADDITION. THAT ADDITION HAS BEEN REMOVED. THIS IS A FOLLOW UP BUILDING INSPECTION. THAT'S THE LITTLE ADDITION ON THE BACK CORNER OF THE TRIPLEX. THIS IS INSPECTOR THORPE'S PHOTOGRAPHS. SLIDE 152. STRUCTURE THREE. THE. IS THAT AN EXTENSION CORD? THAT'S GOING TO BE. IT LOOKS LIKE ROMEX. THAT WAS THE ROMANCE FROM THE POWER POLE RUNNING TO THE STRUCTURE. BUT NOW MAKING SURE THAT THE INDEPENDENT POWERFUL FOR THE DESTRUCTION. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS THAT I TOOK. SLIDE 159. THIS IS BEHIND THE TRIPLEX JUNK AND UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY. MORE JUNK. 162 MORE UNSCREENED PROPERTY AND AND JUNK. ON JUNE 15TH, 2026, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT REGULAR MAIL TO WILLIAM HILL USING THE ADDRESS SEVEN 406 GREEN BRANCH ROAD, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA. 32466. AND ALSO A DEMOLITION PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOR BUILDING SIX. THAT PERMIT EXPIRES DECEMBER 15TH, 2026. ON JUNE 25TH, 2026. COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. COPY THE NOTICE OF HEARING THE OFFICER'S AFFIDAVIT AND THE CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT F AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. ON JUNE 29TH, 2026, A CHECK OF THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR DATABASE 
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SHOWS THAT PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED IN. TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. JULY 6TH, 2026. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION ON THIS DATE, I MET WITH SUNNY PATEL AT THE PROPERTY. I NOTICED PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE PROPERTY, THE JUNK AND UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY AT BUILDING TWO HAD BEEN CLEANED UP. BUILDING FIVE HAD BEEN DEMOLISHED AS WELL. THE ADDITION TO THE TRIPLEX HAD BEEN REMOVED, BUT THE JUNK AND UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY WAS STILL BEHIND THE TRIPLEX ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TWO WAS STILL IN PLACE. THAT'S BEHIND THE TRIPLEX AND SLIDE 173. THE ADDITION HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TRIPLEX. THERE'S STILL ONE WINDOW THAT'S BOARDED IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH. YEAH. IN THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026 AT 1 P.M. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. I JUMPED THE GUN AGAIN. JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE HAD A TYPO ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. IT SAYS 2026 SHOULD HAVE BEEN 2025. AUGUST 13TH COMPLIANCE HEARING. OKAY, NOW, MR. WEDDLE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE? I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ■QUESTIONS, INSPECTOR. 
          COME ON. COME ON UP AND TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US YOUR BAR NUMBER AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. 
          HEY, ANDY WEDDLE, BAR NUMBER 42866. THE FLORIDA BAR. I'M HERE WITH SUNNY PATEL WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY. AND GENERALLY WE WE DON'T DISAGREE WITH MUCH OF WHAT'S BEEN SHOWN TO YOU. THE TIMELINE THAT THEY'VE SET FORTH IS GENERALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH OUR TIMELINE. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR INVESTIGATOR BRUENING AS IT RELATES TO SOME OF THE PHOTOS THAT THEY'VE SHOWN YOU. OKAY. COULD WE PULL UP A SLIDE NUMBER 160, PLEASE? INVESTIGATOR BRUENING WE'RE LOOKING AT SLIDE NUMBER 160 THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PRESENTED. THIS WAS ON THE JUNE 4TH MEETING WHERE I WAS PRESENT WITH YOU AND THE PROPERTY OWNER, CORRECT? CORRECT. AND MR. THORPE WAS THERE WITH US. CORRECT. AND IS IT INSPECTOR THORPE? OKAY. YEAH. IN THIS PICTURE YOU CAN SEE A LADY DEPICTED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THAT WAS THE THE TENANT OF THE PROPERTY, WAS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. AND BEHIND HER YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE A WOOD SLATTED FENCE THERE. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PROPERTY FROM THE DRIVEWAY SIDE WHERE YOU PULL IN, DIDN'T WE HAVE TO CROSS ACROSS A CLOSED FENCING TO SEE ALL THIS STUFF THAT YOU'RE TAKING PICTURES OF? OKAY, SO THERE WAS A FENCE PRESENT THERE? YES. ALL RIGHT. YOU DID NOT SEE ANY OF THIS FROM OUTSIDE THE. OKAY. AND THEN THE, THE PARCEL BEHIND THIS, THIS PROPERTY. THERE'S NOTHING REALLY THERE, RIGHT? THERE'S NO, THERE'S LIKE, I GUESS VEGETATION AND ALMOST WHAT APPEARS TO BE SWAMP. YEAH, SURE. WHAT I SEE, OKAY, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL. WELL, JUST SO I CAN CLOSE IT UP, WOULD IT BE FAIR OR REASONABLE TO SAY THAT, THAT SINCE THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN ONGOING, THAT MY CLIENT, MR. PATEL, HAS BEEN RELATIVELY COOPERATIVE? YES. HE HAS. OKAY. AND WE'VE WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR INVESTIGATOR BREWING. LET ME ASK YOU THIS. WOULD THIS. JUNK, TRASH AND DEBRIS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY OR ARGUABLY SCREENS, PERSONAL PROPERTY, WOULD THAT PROVIDE HABITATION FOR VERMIN, RODENTS, ETC. FOR. IN THERE? RATS? YES. ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT I SEE? THERE'S A CAT THERE. OKAY. THERE'S A CAT. MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE TO ASK THE CAT WHETHER THERE'S RODENTS OUT THERE. OKAY. WHAT ARE YOU 
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ASKING FOR, MR. WEDDLE? IF YOU WANT A SHORT CIRCUIT. ALL THIS. YOUR HONOR, I HAVE MR. PATEL HERE WHO CAN TESTIFY ABOUT SOME OF THE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HE'S BEEN GOING THROUGH. THE THE THE GENTLEMAN HERE, THE INSPECTORS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HAVE ASKED FOR A 30 DAY ORDER. WE WOULD REQUEST 120 DAYS BECAUSE MR. PATEL WAS ACTIVELY TRYING TO REDEVELOP THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH AN ENGINEER AND A DEPICTION OF WHAT HE'S TRYING TO REDEVELOP THE PROPERTY INTO HERE, THAT WE WISHED TO SUBMIT TO YOU. OKAY. BUT ESSENTIALLY, HE'S PLANNING ON REDEVELOPING THIS ENTIRE PIECE OF PROPERTY INTO A NUMBER OF DUPLEXES THAT WOULD BE THEN SOLD, AND THIS ENTIRE THING WOULD BE OUT OF OUR HAIR. THE TRIPLEX IT REMAINS. AND IT HAS BEEN THE I GUESS THE ONE ISSUE IS THE BOARDED UP WINDOW. BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, IT'S BEEN BROUGHT ALL BACK INTO COMPLIANCE. AND THEN THERE'S THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TOO, WHICH IS IT'S A BLOCK BUILDING. IT IS SECURED, THOUGH, WITH PLYWOOD AS AS SHOWN. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE AND TO CODE ENFORCEMENT'S KNOWLEDGE. I THINK THERE IS NOBODY RESIDING, LIVING OR TRYING TO SQUAT THERE. SO WHILE IT IS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IN TECHNICAL NONCOMPLIANCE, IT IS, YOU KNOW, SECURED. BUT ANYWAY, I HAVE THE I HAVE THE CONTRACT HERE WITH THE ENGINEER THAT MY CLIENT'S ENTERED INTO, IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE THAT INTO EVIDENCE AS WELL AS THE, THE PLAN, AND I'VE SUPPLIED THOSE TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS JUST A MOMENT AGO. I. OKAY, I'VE GOT COPIES FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. YES. 
          RIGHT NOW IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND AND I DON'T IF YOU'RE WILLING TO KEEP LISTENING TO ME, I CAN EXPLAIN WHERE THINGS ARE. BUT IF YOU WISH TO HEAR THE TESTIMONY FROM MR. PATEL HIMSELF, I CAN GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AS TO WHERE THE PROCESS IS IN THE REDEVELOPMENT. JUST JUST GIVE ME A THUMBNAIL SKETCH. YEAH, SURE. RIGHT NOW, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY IS BEING COMPLETED AT THE PROPERTY. SO THEY KNOW EXACTLY THE HEIGHTS OF EVERYTHING SO THAT THEY CAN PROPERLY REDEVELOP THIS. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THE REMAINING SEPARATE ITEMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER WILL BE, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET A PERFECT PLAN TOGETHER WITH REGARDS TO STORM WATER DRAINAGE AND, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN TO MAKE THIS PIECE OF PLOT A PLATTED PIECE OF LAND, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT, AS I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE. SO THAT'S WHY WE ASKED FOR THE ADDITIONAL TIME. LET ME JUST ASK, ASK THIS QUESTION AND ANYBODY CAN RESPOND TO IT. I GUESS YOU'D SAY MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS. WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL THE SPAGHETTI NATURE OF THE ELECTRICAL WORK OUT THERE. YES, SIR. IS THAT STILL EXISTING? THAT HAS BEEN FULLY RESOLVED, OKAY. BY A LICENSED ELECTRICIANS AND THE A NEW POWER POLE HAS BEEN INSTALLED TO SERVICE THE LIFT STATION AND THE THE PUMPS THERE. SO. OKAY, UNLESS NOW I, I WILL SAY THIS, I MEAN, WE THERE IS STILL A TENANT LIVING AND RESIDING IN THE TRIPLEX. OKAY. 
          HE'S SOMETIMES HE DOES WEIRD THINGS. SO I, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN OUT THERE TODAY. YEAH, I REALIZE THAT. TENANTS CAN UNDO EVERYTHING YOU DO OR AT LEAST A PORTION OF IT. OKAY. ANYTHING FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT? IN RESPONSE TO MR. WEDDELL'S REQUEST? ONLY THAT THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT'S STILL STANDING IS CONSIDERED UNFIT. UNSAFE. SO I FIRST DEMO PERMIT WOULD BE GOOD FOR A YEAR. AND Y'ALL ANTICIPATE TEARING IT DOWN TO PROVIDED THAT THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT IS ALL APPROVED AND THERE AREN'T ANY HICCUPS IN THAT PROCESS. ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE REQUEST THE ADDITIONAL TIME SO THAT THE DEMOLITION OF THAT STRUCTURE CAN BE WRAPPED UP INTO THE SITE WORK AND THE OTHER THINGS. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S GOING TO BE A LESS EXPENSIVE OPTION FOR MY CLIENT. I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT REALLY YOUR YOUR PRIMARY CONCERN, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE REASON FOR THAT. ANYTHING ELSE IS THAT I THOUGHT THERE WAS A 
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NEW DEVELOPMENT THERE. OUT. OKA. AND WHAT'S WHAT'S THE STATUS OF YOUR. DEVELOPMENT PLAN OR WHATEVER? THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WAS EXPLAINING. WE'RE THE TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY IS BEING COMPLETED. I THINK ONCE THAT'S DONE, THEY CAN START WORKING ON THE DRAINAGE ELEMENTS AND THE OTHER TESTING THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED TO GET A FULL DEVELOPMENT PLAN TOGETHER. IT'S IN PROGRESS. AND I MEAN, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE THE CONTRACT, YOU KNOW, WAS NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT OUTLAY TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. AS MISS ASHMAN INDICATED, THE THE ACQUISITION OF A DEMO PERMIT, EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T START THE DEMO, GIVES YOU, WHAT IS IT, SIX MONTHS NOW? IS THAT HOW LONG? IT'S GOOD FOR ONE YEAR. ONE YEAR NOW. OKAY. YEAH. THAT GIVES YOU BREATHING ROOM, IF YOU WILL. AND THAT ALSO EVIDENCES YOUR INTENT TO KEEP MOVING ON THIS THING. SO. YOU DO THIS SORT OF STUFF ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHAT WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME THAT Y'ALL CAN EXPECT TO GET ALL OF YOUR PAPERWORK SIGNED, SO TO SPEAK, YOUR DEVELOPMENT ORDER, WHATEVER IS REQUIRED. SO I THINK IT WAS ON THE ORDER OF 90 TO 120 DAYS, DEPENDING ON HOW THAT PROCESS PROCEEDS AND WHATEVER BUMPS WE MIGHT HIT ALONG THE WAY. ALL RIGHT. IN, IN LIGHT OF THAT, I, I AM GOING TO. I WILL RECEIVE THAT. WAS THIS MY COPY? YES, SIR. OKAY. AND I'VE, I'VE PROVIDED ANOTHER COPY FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT TO KEEP IN THEIR FILE. THE ENGINEERING CONTRACT WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD UP HERE. 
          LET ME JUST START WITH IT AND JUST SORT OF WORK MY WAY DOWN. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD IN THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 172 ON THE PREMISES, LOCATED AT 2026 HENSON AVENUE IN PANAMA CITY BEACH, AND THAT IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE. NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. HE HAS APPEARED WITH COUNSEL AND HAS BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO CROSS-EXAMINE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND OFFER TESTIMONY RELATIVE TO THE INTENDED USE OF THE PREMISES IN THE FUTURE. AS I NOTED, THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702 IN THE FORM OF. RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST ONE UNFIT, UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THAT, I'M GOING TO. I'M GOING TO GRANT A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. BY ADDRESSING THAT UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND BY EITHER GETTING A BUILDING PERMIT. WELL, I'M GOING TO REQUIRE THAT THE 90 DAYS IS CONTINGENT UPON GETTING A DEMOLITION PERMIT FOR THAT ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET IT. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT THAT YEAR IN THERE TO ADDRESS IT AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. SO AND TO CLARIFY, I DON'T I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT, YOUR HONOR. NO, GO AHEAD. SECURE THE DEMO PERMIT WITHIN 90 DAYS OR IS IT SECURED THE DEMO PERMIT SOONER? WELL, IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT WITHIN THE 90 DAYS, THEN. OKAY, WE GOT A PROBLEM. YEAH, WE GOT A PROBLEM. UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. OKAY. SO JUST GET YOUR BUILDING OR YOUR DEMO PERMIT AND AND THAT WILL THAT WILL PUT THE BRAKES ON THINGS. SURE. SO. AND THEN. YOU KNOW, PROCEED WITH YOUR OTHER, YOUR OTHER PLANS AND EVERYTHING. ONCE YOU APPLY FOR THAT DEMO PERMIT, YOU HAVE GOT TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE DURING THE PERIOD OF THE VALIDITY OF THAT BUILDING PERMIT. OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE. 
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I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE ANY ANTICIPATION OF REPAIRING THAT STRUCTURE. DO YOU KNOW? OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. I'M ONLY TO OMIT THAT AS AN OPTION THEN. AND THEN. YOU NEED TO CONTINUE TO PROCEED EITHER WITH THE THE ACTION PLAN THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RELATIVE TO DEVELOPING THE PLACE. OR JUST SIMPLY TEAR DOWN THE STRUCTURE. AND I GUESS YOU'D SAY WE'LL CALL IT EVEN AT THAT POINT. IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. 
          IF YOU FAIL TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE 90 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDER, A FINE, I'M GOING TO REDUCE THAT FINE TO $500 INSTEAD OF 1000 WILL BE IMPOSED. THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY. ALSO, IF YOU GET A DEMO PERMIT OR A BUILDING PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET FORTH ABOVE AND THEN ALLOW IT TO EXPIRE OR HAVE IT BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, SHOULD IT BECOME VOID, THAT SHALL BE DEEMED A DEFAULT AND A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. THE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. 500. LIKE I SAID, THE BUILDING PERMIT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE BREATHING ROOM AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. THE 90 DAY PERIOD, MISS ASHMAN, WHEN WOULD BE THE NEXT COMPLIANCE HEARING RATHER THAN THE. OCTOBER 15TH. OKAY. COMPLIANCE HEARING. 1:00. EXCUSE ME. I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU. THE AT 1:00 IN THIS ROOM. IF IF THINGS ARE GOING SWIMMINGLY AND YOU'RE MOVING AHEAD, THEN. WE'LL PROBABLY CANCEL THAT. SO, OKAY. AND WE CAN SUBMIT INFORMATION TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TO ABSOLUTELY KEEP THEM INFORMED. THEY'LL WORK WITH YOU ON THIS. AND WE'RE NOT TRYING TO, OF COURSE, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING THUS FAR TO CLEAN UP THE PLACE. I MEAN IT QUITE FRANKLY, IT LOOKED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL HAZARD. BIG TIME OUT THERE. ABSOLUTELY. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, THAT'LL GET IT. WE'LL SEND YOU A COPY OF THE ORDER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. THANKS. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'LL BRING US TO ITEM C ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6811 THOMAS DRIVE. THIS IS A HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE AND TO IMPOSE A LIEN. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SORRY. EVERYBODY'S WANTING TO TALK TODAY. OKAY. INVESTIGATOR ROBERT CLARKSON IS HERE TO TESTIFY. OKEY DOKEY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, MAGISTRATE ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'VE SUBMITTED MY EXHIBITS AND REPORT FOR THIS CASE. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE YOU ON JUNE 19TH OF 2024, WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702 IN THE FORM OF UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURE, A BALCONY, TRASH, JUNK OVERGROWTH, DERELICT VEHICLES, TRAILERS, AND UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OR INITIAL FINE OF $200 IN DAILY FINE OF $25 FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL JUNK TRASH OVERGROWTH, DERELICT VEHICLES, TRAILERS, UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY AND APPLY AND OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON JULY THE 23RD, THE PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED. THIS IS THE FRONT. IT'S FACES THOMAS DRIVE. IT'S RIGHT ON THE CORNER LOT. THERE'S THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. THERE'S THE OVERGROWTH. SIDE THREE. SLIDE FOUR. THAT PANEL TRUCK IS DERELICT. OBVIOUSLY SOME JUNK AND DEBRIS OVERGROWTH. THE TRAILER WAS DERELICT I BELIEVE AT THAT TIME. THE THE PANEL TRUCK IN THE BACK WAS DERELICT. OBVIOUSLY THE OVERGROWTH. SLIDE SIX. YOU CAN SEE THE BALCONY IN THE BACK. THERE WAS A DOOR THAT EGRESSED ONTO THE BALCONY. IF YOU RECALL. I'M SURE I PROBABLY HAVE A CLOSER PICTURE OF IT AFTER THIS. NO, I GUESS NOT. BUT THERE IS A BEDROOM THERE AND A DOOR THAT CAME OUT TO THE BALCONY AND WENT DOWN, BECAUSE THAT BECOMES AN ISSUE IN THE 
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PERMITTING THE DOOR. THEY WERE GOING TO TURN INTO A WINDOW. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. THAT IS THAT IS THE CASE. BASED ON THE PROPERTY BEING IN VIOLATION, FINES BEGAN TO OCCUR ON JULY THE 21ST OF 2024. ON AUGUST THE 28TH, I RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. 
          AUGUST THE OR CORRECTION, SEPTEMBER THE 23RD. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. THE VIOLATIONS OF THE JUNK TRASH OVERGROWTH, DERELICT VEHICLES, UNSCREENED AND UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY HAD BEEN CORRECTED BY THE RESPONDENT. THESE PHOTOS SHOW EVERYTHING'S BEEN CLEANED UP. STILL HAVE THE DERELICT VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE BALCONY AND. AND HE HAD BOARDED UP THE DOOR AND REMOVED THE. THE BALCONY, THE RAILINGS AND TAPED OFF THE STEPS. BUT STILL ALL THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED. SO THAT PROBABLY IS STILL IN VIOLATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE. UNSAFE. EXCUSE ME, UNSAFE, SAFE, UNFIT BALCONY AND NO PERMIT HAD BEEN PULLED. 
          JANUARY THE 29TH, 2025 RE-INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. NO PERMIT HAD BEEN PULLED. ON FEBRUARY THE 5TH, 2025, A PERMIT WAS APPLIED FOR TO REPLACE THE EGRESS DOOR WITH A WINDOW. WE GAVE BENEFIT DOWN STOP FINES AT THAT TIME. ON FEBRUARY THE 5TH OF 2025. ON FEBRUARY THE 12TH, 2012. THIS CASE, THIS IS PRE INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 10TH FOR THAT HEARING SHOWING THE STATUS OF THE BALCONY ON FEBRUARY 12TH. THIS CASE DID COME BEFORE YOU FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. BASICALLY YOU GAVE HIM MORE TIME TO TO TRY TO WORK OUT THE PERMITTING FOR THE HAVING TO PUT THE WINDOW IN AND DO THE THE PORCH. MARCH 10TH. 
          THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE EGRESS DOOR WITH A WINDOW. MY INSPECTION ON MARCH 10TH. THIS CASE DID GO BEFORE YOU ON MARCH 12TH. AGAIN, YOU CONTINUED IT UNTIL MARCH 19TH. 
          MARCH 19TH. THIS CASE DID APPEAR BEFORE YOU AGAIN FOR NONCOMPLIANCE, AND IT WAS CONTINUED UNTIL EITHER THE PERMITTED WORK HAD COMPLETED AND WAS FINALIZED, OR THEY PERMITS EXPIRED WITHOUT ANY WORK. SEPTEMBER THE 19TH. THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO. THIS IS 2025 TO DEMOLISH THE BALCONY AND STAIRS. MAY 20TH INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. THESE ARE JUST PHOTOS BACK FROM THEN UNTIL NOW. HE REPLACED THE WINDOW THERE ON THE SECOND. STILL HAD. BECAUSE HE HAD TO HAVE SECOND PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE. THE STEPS. HE WOULD LET THE PERMIT RUN TO ALMOST THE. THE EXPIRATION AND COMPLETE THE WORK. AND THEN WE RAN THE WHOLE PERMIT CYCLE FOR THE PORCH. AND FINALLY, MAY 20TH, THE PROPERTY WAS IN COMPLIANCE. THE PORCH WAS REMOVED AND THE PERMITS, BOTH PERMITS FOR THE PORCH AND FOR THE WINDOW HE WERE WERE FINALIZED THROUGH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND THEY COMPLETED THE CLOSED THE PERMIT OUT AS BEING WORK DONE. JUNE 1ST. AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE AND NOTICE OF THE HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON JUNE 4TH, 2026. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED TO DATE. A COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT, ALONG WITH PROOF OF THE CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY, WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. ON JUNE 18TH, A COPY OF NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND A COPY OF NOTICE OF HEARING AND AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT D AND CONTAINED THIS CASE FILE. I THINK I HAVE A PICTURE OF THAT THE POSTING. OKAY, I CAN TELL YOU I POSTED THE PROPERTY. JUNE 25TH. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE BAY COUNTY CLERK'S WEBSITE. COPY THE NOTICE OF HEARING AND THE CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WAS THEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THE FILE. AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS HERE TODAY TO TESTIFY. ALL RIGHT. PROPERTY OWNER ON THIS. TELL US YOUR NAME AND. GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. 6811 THOMAS DRIVE. RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTION FOR 
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WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? IT HAPPENED TO ME DURING THE THE MICHAEL HURRICANE MICHAEL. I, I HAD SOME PROPERTY HERE IN COVE AND I HAD THE PROPERTY, THIS PROPERTY THAT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY HURRICANE MICHAEL AND THE THE PROPERTY IN COVE AND COMPLETELY LOST IT BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO REMODEL IT MOVED IN THERE. I DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE. SO IT WAS JUST THE NEIGHBOR'S TREE FELL ON IT. AND THERE I HAD THE, I HAD THE, THE CREDIT CARDS TO PAY FOR THAT REMODELING MONEY AND THE, THIS PROPERTY, I HAD INSURANCE AND THERE IT TOOK ME FIVE YEARS TO FIGHT THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY SENT THE MONEY TO THE. TO MY MORTGAGE COMPANY AND MY MORTGAGE COMPANY STILL HAVE IT. I REPLACED THE ROOF. I MEAN, I HAVE DONE THIS PART, BUT THIS IS ALL FROM FROM WHATEVER I CAN SAVE. I MEAN, THE MORTGAGE COMPANY STILL HAVE THE MONEY. 
          THEY'RE ASKING ME TO HIRE THE CONTRACTOR, BUT IF I HIRE THE CONTRACTOR, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO REMODEL THE HOUSE COMPLETELY. SO I'M JUST I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT THE. 
          LOSING THE HOUSE IN COVE IN THE AIR AND HEAVILY DAMAGED FROM THE HURRICANE MICHAEL, THIS HOUSE AND PARTIALLY BROKE ME AND THEY ARE. PLUS, I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO EVERYTHING SO. WELL. ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S IT. THE THING THAT DISTRESSES ME IS EXACTLY WHAT. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SPOKE OF. AND IT WAS WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL PLAYING THE PERMIT GAME, WHERE YOU GET A PERMIT, RUN IT OUT, NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, SO ON AND SO FORTH. 
          SO THAT'S. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH AND. I WHAT IS YOUR WHAT IS YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY ASKING YOU TO CONTINUE DOING THE ASKING ME TO HIRE THE CONTRACTOR. SO IF I'LL HIRE THE CONTRACTOR, BUT IF I'LL HIRE THE CONTRACTOR, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE. I WANT TO REPLACE THAT STUCCO COMPLETELY WITH THE VINYL AND THE VINYL, BUT WITH THE SIDING, I NEED TO CHANGE ALL THE WINDOWS TO. 
          THAT'S THE ONLY THE WINDOW THAT ACTUALLY HURRICANE PROOF WINDOW, ALL THE REST OF THEM ARE JUST THE REGULAR WINDOWS. SO I NEED TO CHANGE ALL THE WINDOWS TO HURRICANE PROOF WINDOWS. I NEED TO CHANGE THE SIDING. I MEAN, IT'S A LOT, A LOT THAT I'M TRYING TO DO MYSELF. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I NEED THE MONEY TO DO IT. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE CLOSED CIRCLE. YOU'RE GOING FAR BEYOND REPAIRS. YOU'RE GOING INTO REMODELING. YES. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO ADDRESS IS GIVING YOU TIME TO REMODEL OR, OR THE MONEY TO REMODEL YOUR HOME OR THIS, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S YOUR HOME, BUT THIS STRUCTURE, ANYTHING ELSE? WHY? IT TOOK ME LONGER BECAUSE I NEEDED TO GO TO EUROPE TO SEE MY MOM, BECAUSE MY DAD PASSED AWAY AND I JUST NEEDED TO SUPPORT HER. SO IT WAS LIKE, I MEAN, IT WAS URGENT TO ME. WELL, I, YOU KNOW. THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND THIS DESERVE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CORRECTED. AND THE COUNTY DESERVES TO HAVE STRUCTURES THAT ARE SAFE WITHIN THE COUNTY AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND YOUR DESIRE TO TO GO SEE YOUR MOM AND THAT SORT OF STUFF, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE. THE FACT IS THAT THIS THING HAS DRAGGED ALONG. YOU SAID IT HAPPENED DURING MICHAEL. NOW WE'RE TALKING. THAT'S GOING ON EIGHT YEARS. WE EVEN STARTED DOING THIS IN 24. SO WE'RE TALKING A GOOD PERIOD. IT WAS 24. OR WAS IT EVEN EARLIER THAN 23? 23. SO. WE'RE TALKING, YOU KNOW, THREE YEARS JUST TO DO THIS AND WE NEED TO BRING IT TO A SCREECHING HALT BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS THAT I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND THE DAILY FINE 
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OF $25, WHICH RAN FOR A PERIOD OF 199 DAYS. WITH A TOTAL SUM OF 1 OR $5175 SHALL BE IMPOSED, AND THAT SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE FROM THE DATE OF RECORDING. AT THE PRESENT TIME, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MATTERS ADDRESSED IN THE ORDER OF JUNE THE 19TH, 2024. UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS FINAL ORDER IN THE RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THESE COSTS ARE. THE FINE WILL CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT IN BAY COUNTY. THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. WE'LL SEND YOU AN ORDER AS IT RELATES TO THAT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM D. 
          PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 12322 CARUSO DRIVE, UNIT C. THIS IS A FIRST HEARING. SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS FOR LOCATION PURPOSES SHOWING THAT IT IS IN CORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY. 
          MOUNTAIN ROAD. YEAH. OLD OLD HIGHWAY 2297, OLD ALLENTON HIGHWAY, CEDAR CREEK CITY OR SANDY CREEK. THAT'S THE OLD COUNTRY CLUB DOWN THERE, JUST SOUTH. AND THE PLACE IN RED IS, IS A GROUP OF TOWNHOUSES AND IS UNIT C THERE. THIS IS JUST A CLOSE UP VIEW. SLIDE THREE OF THE ACTUAL UNIT ITSELF. OBVIOUSLY, ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT, THE CASE AGENT ON THIS. I'VE SUBMITTED MY EXHIBITS AND REPORTS FOR THIS CASE ON APRIL 30TH WHILE ON PATROL IN THE AREA KNOWN AS ALLENTON. I DROVE BY THIS PROPERTY. THIS IS AS YOU'RE COMING UP TO THE TOWNHOUSES AND SLIDE FIVE. SLIDE SIX. THE GRAY UNIT THERE IS UNIT C WAS THE LITTLE PRIVACY FENCE IN THE FRONT. OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN SEE THIS TRAILER FULL OF APPLIANCES, JUNK AND DEBRIS, SOME MORE APPLIANCES IN THE BACKGROUND, A REFRIGERATOR OFF TO THE LEFT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF APPLIANCE THAT IS. JUNK AND STUFF LYING AROUND. I FOUND THE PROPERTY WAS IN VIOLATION IN THE FORM OF 1712 IN THE FORM OF APPLIANCES, JUNK, TRASH, UNSCREENED, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. MY PHOTOGRAPHS ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT A CONTAINED IN THE FILE. AND AT THIS POINT, THIS IS THE SIXTH CASE I'VE HAD ON THIS PROPERTY THIS CALENDAR YEAR AND THIS PARTICULAR TOWNHOUSE. YES, SIR. OKAY. NOW THE OTHER ONES, AND I'VE HAD PROBABLY THAT MANY LAST YEAR, IT'S A PROPERTY OWNED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO RENTS IT, AND I GIVE HIM A LITTLE WHILE AND THEY, THEY PULL IT AND BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE, BUT TOLD THEM ANY MORE CASES, WE WOULD END UP HERE TODAY. SO ON APRIL 30TH I DID SEND OUT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION, WAS SENT CERTIFIED MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER PROPERTY USING HIS ADDRESS OF 1970 DICKERSON ROAD, FOUNTAIN, FLORIDA, AND THAT WAS LISTED TO BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER DATABASE. A CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON MAY 4TH. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, ALONG WITH PROOF OF THE CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE. EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THIS FILE ALSO SENT A. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED. SENT A CERTIFIED NOTICE OF VIOLATION. REGULAR MAIL TO THE TENANT OF UNIT C, WHICH IS SHAWN BOZEMAN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RETURN RECEIPTS, AND THE CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED JUNE 2ND. I DID RECEIVE AN A A COMPLAINT FROM A GENTLEMAN WHO LIVES AT THE END OF THE ROAD ABOUT THIS PROPERTY. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I ALREADY HAD A CASE OPENED, AND HE WAS VERY LIVID ABOUT HAVING THIS PROPERTY, ALWAYS HAVING TO DRIVE PAST IT AND SEEING IT THIS WAY. I HAPPEN TO BE IN THE AREA AND I PULLED UP AND ONE OF HIS COMPLAINTS WITH LAST TIME WAS ABOUT THE LOOSE GARBAGE. OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN SEE THE GARBAGE. I KIND OF GO DOWN THIS ROAD A LOT. THAT GARBAGE CAN HAS SIT THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE. I DON'T KNOW IF HE LOST HIS 
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GARBAGE SERVICE. AS YOU CAN SEE, LAYING ON TOP WAS A POWER BILL IN THE NAME OF SHAWN BOZEMAN. 
          COMING BACK TO THAT UNIT. SEE, SO I WOULD ASSUME OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS HIS GARBAGE CAN AND GARBAGE WAS LAID ALL OVER AND STILL THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. BASED ON THAT, A NOTICE OF HEARING AND WAS SET, SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS OF 1970 DICKERSON ROAD, FOUNTAIN, FLORIDA, WHICH LISTED THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. THERE HAS BEEN NO RETURN RECEIPT AND CERTIFIED AND NO RETURN CERTIFIED OR REGULAR MAIL HAS RETURNED, ACCORDING TO THE UPS TRACKING. A NOTICE WAS LEFT FOR DELIVERY AND NOT AND THEN SCHEDULED FOR A REDELIVERY. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF THE HEARING ALSO WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO MR. BOZEMAN. THERE AT HIS UNIT. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON JUNE 5TH. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE IS NOT RETURNED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE TENANT, ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL, WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THIS FILE. ON JUNE 8TH, I RETURNED A PHONE CALL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. CHRISTOPHER CUMMINGS, WHO IS HERE TODAY. MR. CUMMINGS ADVISED THAT MR. BOSEMAN IS IN THE PROCESS OF OF PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY FROM HIM. HE'S BASICALLY CARRYING THE THE THE NOTE ON IT UNTIL HE PAYS HIM IN FULL. WE I DISCUSSED WITH HIM WHAT I STATED EARLIER. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROPERTY AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING. EVEN IF THEY BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, I'M GOING TO BRING THE CASE FORWARD WITH THE HOPES OF IT BEING LABELED AS A REPEAT OFFENDER. HE UNDERSTANDS THAT. 
          AND AND FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, ON PREVIOUS CASES ALSO, I HAVE SPOKE TO SEAN BOSEMAN AND TOLD HIM THE SAME THING, THAT THIS WOULD END UP AS A HEARING. JUNE 17TH COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. AND THE AFFIDAVIT OF. FOR ME, POSTING WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D IN CONTAINING THIS CASE FILED JUNE 18TH. PROPERTY APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR DATABASE SHOWS OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED AND THE TAXES ARE DELINQUENT FOR 2025. JUNE 25TH. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING AND CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT E AND CONTAINING THIS FILE. JULY 6TH. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND THE PROPERTY IS IS CLEAN AND ALL THE VIOLATIONS WERE CORRECTED. ON JULY 6TH, I RETURNED A PHONE CALL AGAIN TO MR. CUMMINGS. HE STATED THAT MR. BOSEMAN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, MR. BOSEMAN IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING THE PROPERTY FROM HIM. AT THIS POINT. THERE'S NO TENANTS LIVING IN THERE. AND I AGAIN ADVISED HIM THAT THAT WE'D HAVE THE HEARING TODAY AND THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND HE ATTEND THE HEARING TO SPEAK TO YOU REGARDING THIS PROPERTY. AND AT THAT POINT, I HAVE NO FURTHER TESTIMONY. MR. CUMMINGS. 
          MR. I DON'T REMEMBER, MR. CUMMINGS, HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN IN? I WAS NOT I WAS OKAY. HE GAVE US THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. SO HELP YOU GOD. YES, MA'AM. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. CHRISTOPHER CUMMINGS, 19704 DICKERSON ROAD, FOUNTAIN, FLORIDA. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW, SIR? SO BASICALLY, I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION. IF WE DO HAVE A REPEAT INCIDENT, I KNOW THEY NO LONGER LIVE THERE, BUT IF THEY'RE USING IT AS STORAGE OF VEHICLES OR STUFF THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED DERELICT. 
          WHAT CAN I DO? BEING THAT I ALREADY HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT WITH THEM TO BUY THE PLACE, TO BASICALLY KIND OF MAYBE SCOOT THEM OUT OF THERE AND NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AGAIN UNTIL IT'S OUT OF YOUR NAME, YOU'RE ON THE HOOK. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THEY'RE HAS BEEN A VIOLATION AT THE PARCEL LOCATED AT 12322 CARUSO DRIVE. 
          AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY UNIT C WITHIN THAT COMPLEX THAT THERE WAS A VIOLATION OF 172 IN THE 
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FORM OF JUNK TRASH UNUSED OR UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY ON THE PREMISES. NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. HE HAS APPEARED AND BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OR OFFER TESTIMONY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY. THEREFORE, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE. WHILE THE. PRESENT CONDITION OF THE HOUSE OR THE PREMISES REFLECTS THAT THE VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT ANY FURTHER VIOLATION ON THESE PREMISES WILL BE A. BASIS TO CONSIDER THE PREMISES A REPEAT VIOLATOR, THEREBY ALLOWING ME TO INCREASE THE FINES. SO. 
          WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE SALE? SO BASICALLY THEY DON'T HAVE THE CREDIT TO BUY IT WITH A LOAN. SO THEY'RE BASICALLY JUST PAYING ME MONTH TO MONTH. YEAH IT'S A MESS. WELL. JUST NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHO YOU RENT IT TO THEN. YES SIR. YOU KNOW IF IF THEY CAN'T GO THROUGH WITH THE SALE AND AND YOU GET NEW TENANTS IN THERE, YOU JUST NEED TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT. IF YOU GET A SUFFICIENT DEPOSIT FROM THEM, MAYBE TO COVER, IF THEY WANT TO LIVE LIKE A A BUNCH OF PIGS, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A FINE AND IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY SPORTY. 
          SO YOU NEED TO TELL THEM THAT'S THE REASON THE DEPOSITS ARE HIGH. BUT AT THE PRESENT TIME THERE'S NO ASSESSMENT AGAINST YOU. BUT IF IF WE. HAVE THIS SONG AGAIN, THERE WILL BE. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM E. 
          PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 728 HARVARD BOULEVARD. FIRST HEARING. REFERENCE TO VIOLATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, SECTION 1302, IN THE FORM OF HOME OCCUPANCY. SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS FOR LOCATION PURPOSES. THIS AREA WAS TAKEN DECEMBER 30TH OF 25. PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN BLUE HARVARD BOULEVARD AND NINTH STREET CROSSING HERE. CLOSER UP, AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. THIS WAS TAKEN DECEMBER 19TH, 2025. AND ON MARCH 31ST, 2026, WE DID RECEIVE COMPLAINT. COMMISSIONER RAFAEL RECEIVED AN EMAIL COMPLAINT WITH PHOTOS OF A BUSINESS OPERATING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THESE. STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER FIVE, IS JUST A SCREENSHOT OF THE ADVERTISING FOR COASTAL PARK ACADEMY AT THIS ADDRESS. AND PICTURES OF THIS WOULD BE. APPEARS TO BE AN OFFICE FOR THAT BUSINESS AND ADVERTISING THE GRAND OPENING. PHOTO OF THE GRAND OPENING ON MARCH 28TH. AND AS YOU SEE THE NUMEROUS CARS PARKED. THIS IS THE FRONT YARD. SIGN HERE AND IT'S POSTED 70. FOUR PHOTOS AGAIN ATTACHED TO THE COMPLAINT. ON APRIL 6TH, 2026, INVESTIGATOR TONY BRUNING INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IT IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 1302 IN THE FORM OF HOME OCCUPANCY, AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. TONY BRUNING, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE RECORD, ON APRIL THE 6TH, 2026, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 1302, IN THE FORM OF HOME OCCUPATION. AS I WAS TRAVELING TO THIS PROPERTY, I NOTICED A COASTAL PUP ACADEMY SIGN AT THE CORNER OF HIGHWAY 390 AND AND HARVARD BOULEVARD. THERE'S SLIDE TEN WITH AN ARROW POINTING DOWN HARVARD. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 
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PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. 
          THESE ARE SOME OF MY PHOTOS. THEY GOT A LARGER SIGN ON THE ACCESSORY THERE. COASTAL PUPS HAD ONE DOWN AT THE CORNER. THERE'S A SMALLER YARD SIGN THERE NEXT TO THE PRIVACY FENCE. 
          IT'S OBVIOUS THEY'RE RUNNING SOME TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OUT OF THEIR BUSINESS. ON APRIL THE 8TH, 2026, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 728 HARVARD BOULEVARD, LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA. 32444. CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON APRIL 11TH, 2026. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY, WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. ON MAY 11TH, 2026, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SMALLER YARD SIGN IS STILL OUT BY THE ROADWAY IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE. DURING THIS INSPECTION. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. I DID NOTICE THE LARGER SIGN ON THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE HAD BEEN REMOVED. WHAT IS THAT RIGHT THERE? I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS. I ALSO NOTICED THE BUSINESS WAS STILL BEING ADVERTISED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN. YEAH. THESE ARE SOME FROM THE SHOP, FROM THE SOCIAL MEDIA. NOW THIS IS SOMETHING ON THIS, THE LARGE PICTURE THERE, IT SAYS LOCATED AT 664 WEST 23RD STREET. YES, SIR. RIGHT. THEY DO CLASSES AT OTHER LOCATIONS AS WELL. THIS PHOTO HERE ADVERTISING. THIS. 
          SHOWING PHOTOS THAT APPEAR TO BE OF A BACKYARD. YES. CAN YOU BACK UP ONE? OKAY. THAT'S A THAT'S SOME SORT OF CLASS THAT THAT THING THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WAS MERELY A CLASS THAT WAS BEING CONDUCTED AT THAT PET SUPPLY PLUS. AND I, THEY DO ADVERTISE THAT THEY DO OFFER SERVICES IN OTHER LOCATIONS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO ADVERTISING THAT THE CLASSES WERE AT THEIR. 
          WELL. MAY 13TH, 2026. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS. 728 HARVARD BOULEVARD, LYNN HAVEN. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON MAY 19TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING, ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY, WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED THE CASE FILE ON JUNE THE 1ST, 2026, THE PROPERTY OWNER, TARA PADUA. I'M NOT SURE ON THAT. PADUA. SHE CALLED BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT AND SPOKE WITH INVESTIGATOR TIM JUSTICE. SHE WAS INFORMED WHY SHE HAD RECEIVED THE NOTICE OF HEARING. AS IT APPEARS SHE WAS STILL RUNNING A BUSINESS FROM HER RESIDENCE. ACCORDING TO SOCIAL MEDIA, ON JUNE 2ND, 2026, I SPOKE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, MISS PADUA BY PHONE AND WE DISCUSSED THE VIOLATION. SHE ADVISED SHE WOULD ATTEND THE HEARING TODAY AND SHE IS HERE TO TESTIFY WHEN IT'S HER TURN. JUNE 25TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE DAY OF THE POSTING, THERE'S NO SIGN ON THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. A COPY OF THE NOTICE HEARING WITH THE AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS ALSO POSTED AT BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING AND CLERKS IN THE CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT E AND CONTAINED THE CASE FILE. ON JUNE 26TH, A CHECK OF COASTAL PUPS ACADEMY FACEBOOK ADVERTISING CONTINUED 
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CLASSES. IT APPEARS IT'S IN THE BACKYARD OF THAT RESIDENCE. AND. IT SAYS IN THIS SCREENSHOT POSTED ONE DAY. AND THESE WERE TAKEN JUNE 26TH, SO WOULD INDICATE THAT THAT WAS IN JUNE 25TH AND WAS STILL OUT THERE. CORRECT? CORRECT. CORRECT. AND THEN THE SAME PICTURE. ALSO ON JUNE 26TH, 2026, A POLE BARN PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOR THE EXISTING POLE BARN. THE PERMIT EXPIRES ON DECEMBER 26TH, 2026. JUNE 29TH, 2026. MORE ADVERTISEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          LET'S GO BACK TO THAT. LET ME I'M LOOKING AT THAT THING A LITTLE BIT MORE. PURPOSE OF THE RECORD. I'M LOOKING AT A FACEBOOK ADVERTISEMENT THAT DOES NOT INDICATE. LOOK FOR. 
          WHEN WAS THIS ONE TAKEN? I SEE THE INDICATION SAYS FOUR DAYS. I POSTED FOUR DAYS UP TO JUNE 29TH. OKAY. IT DOES NOT APPEAR OR THERE THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THAT IS. THERE IS AN OFF SITE LOCATION FOR THIS ACTIVITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. JULY 6TH, 2026. I INSPECT THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO SIGNS AT THIS LOCATION. THE YARD SIGNS TAKEN AWAY, THE LARGER SIGN ON THE ACCESSORIES GONE. WAS THERE A PERMIT OBTAINED, DO YOU KNOW FOR THE POLE BARN? OKAY. THE LARGE POLE BARN. NOT FOR THE SHOW. NOT FOR THE NEW ACCESSORY. 
          THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026 AT 1 P.M. ANYTHING ELSE THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY? TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. GOOD MORNING SIR, I'M TARA PADUA AND I LIVE AT 728 HARVARD BOULEVARD. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT? NO, I DO NOT. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE BEING SAID. WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE. PARDON? SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE BEING SAID WERE NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS? THE FACEBOOK POST FROM THE 26TH. THAT WAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY. THAT WAS NOT A CLASS. 
          YES, IT WAS POSTED ON MY COASTAL PUP SOCIAL MEDIA ACADEMY. IT WAS A FRIEND PARTY. 
          IT WAS NOT A CLASS. ALL OF OUR CLASSES ARE HELD AT PET SUPPLIES PLUS ON 23RD STREET IN PANAMA CITY. YOU CAN CALL HALEY. SHE IS THE MANAGER. I'M A 30 YEAR AIR FORCE VETERAN. I RETIRED HERE IN BAY COUNTY. MY HUSBAND'S A BAY COUNTY FIREFIGHTER. WE DON'T INTEND TO BRING BAY COUNTY DOWN IN ANY TYPE OF WAY. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO IMPEDE OUR NEIGHBORS. WE ARE SIMPLY TRYING TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE REACTIVE DOGS THAT NEED AN AREA LIKE THIS, THAT HAS PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP THEM HAVE SOCIAL DOGS. WE DON'T WANT CRAZY DOGS RUNNING AROUND. WE HAD THAT ISSUE WITH OUR NEIGHBOR. YOU PROBABLY EVEN HEARD THE COMPLAINTS HEARING FROM OUR NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET THAT HAD 15 PUPPIES RUNNING UP AND DOWN HARVARD ALL THE TIME. I DON'T WANT THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT BETTER. I'M NOT TRYING TO HAVE A HOME BUSINESS THAT'S GOING TO INTERRUPT ANYBODY ELSE'S SANCTUARIES. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATUS IS OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU'RE CONDUCTING ON YOUR PREMISES, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL DOG TRAINING. AND YOU MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT TERM FOR IT FOR MONEY. AND THAT IS A BUSINESS. SO I, I DON'T KNOW. 
          JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE DOGS RUNNING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN ESTABLISH A BUSINESS. YES, SIR. IN THIS AREA, WE DO NOT DO CLASSES AT MY HOUSE. I DO ONE ON ONE TRAINING. I DO IT AT THEIR PRIVATE RESIDENCES WITH THEM. THAT AREA IN THE BACK IS 
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STRICTLY FOR SOCIALIZATION. HOW ARE YOU? DEFINING SOCIALIZATION AS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF YOUR BUSINESS? I HAVE FIVE DOGS IF AND I HAVE FIVE DOGS THAT ARE VERY WELL TRAINED. IF SOMEONE HAS A REACTIVE DOG, THEY CAN COME WITH THEIR DOG. I HELP THEM BY USING MY DOGS TO BRING THEIR DOGS BACK TO A CENTER STATE OF MIND. I DON'T LET WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS PEOPLE AREN'T RUNNING AMOK IN MY YARD. WE DON'T HAVE DOGS RUNNING AMOK. I DON'T HAVE PEOPLE RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M NOT COLLECTING MONEY FROM THESE PEOPLE ON MY PROPERTY. I DON'T MEAN TO BE UGLY, BUT THAT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL AS SWEET. 
          I MEAN, YOU CALL IT SOCIALIZATION. TO ME THAT IS PART OF THIS ACADEMY. I MEAN THAT YOU'RE TEACHING THESE DOGS, ALL RIGHT? WHEN YOU'VE GOT FIVE OTHER DOGS OVER HERE, Y'ALL ALL GOTTA BEHAVE AND LIVE TOGETHER WITH ONE ANOTHER. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. SO THAT'S THE. IT'S A DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE. UNDERSTOOD. BUT AGAIN, I'M NOT HAVING CLASSES AT MY HOUSE. WE HAD THAT GRAND OPENING. THE PICTURES THAT YOU SAW FROM THE BEGINNING, THAT WAS A ONE DAY THING THAT WASN'T PERMANENT. AND THAT IS NOT HOW IT IS OPERATED NOW. IT IS ONE AT A TIME. IT IS NOT SOCIAL, BIG SOCIAL CLASSES. ALL OF OUR BIG SOCIAL CLASSES ARE OFF PROPERTY. THE SOCIALIZATION THAT HE SAYS THAT WE WERE ON THE 26TH OF JUNE WHERE YOU SAID THERE WASN'T EVEN A LOCATION. YOU ARE CORRECT, BECAUSE WE WERE IN DOWNTOWN PANAMA CITY. 
          I'M NOT I'M NOT DISAGREEING THAT YOU DON'T OPERATE AT TIMES OUT OF SOME LOCATION ON 23RD STREET, BUT. THERE'S THERE APPEARS TO BE A SUNSHADE ON THE. LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. 
          IS THAT OKAY, A POLE BARN, I MEAN, I, I WENT TO A. A DOG TRAINING THING AND YOU KNOW, THEY HAD A, A POLE BARN TO GET OUT OF THE SUN AND THAT SORT OF THING AND ALL OF THAT SORT OF STUFF. SO I, I JUST, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOU HAVE CREATED. A DOG ACADEMY, SO TO SPEAK, ON YOUR PREMISES. OKAY. AND IT'S ALL BEHIND A PRIVATE FENCE. NO ONE CAN SEE IT. AND I DON'T HAVE TRAFFIC AT MY HOUSE. WELL, BUT YOU'RE RUNNING A BUSINESS OUT OF YOUR HOUSE. SO DO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE. IN LYNNHAVEN. WE HAVE ALL KINDS. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN IF I HAD A TUTORING PLACE FOR CHILDREN AFTER SCHOOL. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT. WELL, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT TO DISAGREE WITH YOU ON THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW. IT'S LIKE I SAID, IT'S A DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE. THE. I YES, YOU MAY WHEN. SAYING THAT SHE DOESN'T USE IT FOR SOCIALIZATION OR PRACTICE. THIS IS ON HER WEBSITE. YOU CAN RENT A BACKYARD FOR THOSE THIS, THIS SPOT. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THOSE SNIFF SPOT IS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY. EVERYBODY DOES IT. 
          THERE'S IT SNIFF SPOT. A LOT OF PEOPLE RENT YARDS. EVERYBODY DOES IT. THAT DOESN'T WORK SIR. 
          WHAT I MEAN IS SNIFF SPOT IS WIDELY ACCEPTED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. SNIFF SPOT IS IT'S NOT ACCEPTED IN BAY COUNTY. IT'S AGAINST THE THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. RENT MY BACKYARD FOR YOUR PUP TO RUN AND PLAY. RENT OUR OUTDOOR TRAINING YARD. YOU KNOW, FOR ONE PERSON AT A TIME. IT'S BY THE HOUR MAKING IT A COMMERCIAL OPERATION. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR. HE MUST WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. SO. YES, SIR. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US YOUR. 
          OH, YOU WEREN'T SWORN IN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH? AND ARE YOU. SO. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LEO PULA. I RESIDE AT 728 HARVARD BOULEVARD. SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE? I'M NOT YOUR LAWYER. I CAN'T GIVE YOU THAT KIND OF ADVICE. YOU CAN TALK WITH SOMEBODY IN THESE WHO WHO IS IN CHARGE OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THAT WOULD BE 
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PLANNING AND ZONING, PLANNING AND ZONING. YOU'D HAVE TO TALK WITH THEM. WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO GIVE US LIKE THE EXACT THE VIOLATIONS THAT WE'RE UNDER? I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU THAT BECAUSE IF YOU ASK THEM THE QUESTION THE WRONG WAY, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT NOT ANSWER IT THE SAME WAY THAT IF YOU ASK IT A DIFFERENT WAY. SO IF IF YOU WANT TO TELL THEM WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, YOU KNOW, CAN WE DO A, B, C, D, AND E, THEY CAN MAYBE TELL YOU AN ANSWER TO THAT. BUT. 
          THE SO WE GO THROUGH PLANNING TO SEE HOW WE GET COMPLIANT. IS THAT IS THAT HOW YOU COULD GET COMPLIANT. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN GET COMPLIANT. I'M NOT TELLING YOU THAT THERE IS A WAY THAT YOU CAN DO THIS. THERE. I ASSUME THAT THIS IS. THIS PARCEL FALLS WITHIN THE ZONING. 
          SOME AT LEAST ONE OF THESE ZONING CATEGORIES, RESIDENTIAL ZONING. AND TO CONVERT IT TO COMMERCIAL, THEY WOULD HAVE TO. WHICH STAFF IS NOT GOING TO RECOMMEND. YEAH. AND CHANGE THE ZONING. YEAH. OKAY. AND. SO TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOME OCCUPANCY. ALL THE. AND THIS IS AN UNUSUAL CASE. THIS IS THE FIRST CASE WE'VE HAD LIKE THIS. SO. BUT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HOME OCCUPANCY, ALL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES MUST BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. WE WOULD CONSIDER THAT ONLY THE ACTUAL ONLY THE ACTUAL TRAINING CAN BE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE IN THE CLOSED AREA. BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ONE DOG AT A TIME, NOT MULTIPLE DOGS. AND THAT'S IT'S A GRAY AREA. I'VE TALKED TO PLANNING AND ZONING ON IT, BUT THEY WOULD CONSIDER THAT TECHNICALLY BECAUSE IT'S A GRAY AREA, BUT FOR ONE DOG AT A TIME. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE. YOU COULDN'T HAVE YOUR FIVE DOGS AND ONE DOG OUT THERE. YOU COULDN'T HAVE SIX DOGS OUT THERE. IT APPEARS THAT THE SHED, ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING, WAS BEING USED AS THE GREET GREETING AREA OR THE OFFICE AREA, RIGHT? ALSO INDICATES. 
          THE WAY THE CARS ARE PARKED THAT THAT'S THEY PULL UP AND BRING THEIR DOGS IN. THAT WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED AGAIN. ALSO TO BE IN COMPLIANCE, THEY COULD HAVE ONLY ONE SIGN THAT'S NO LARGER THAN TWO FEET BY TWO FEET, WHICH I THINK THEY NOW ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT. 
          BUT THE PARKING RELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. THEY CANNOT GENERATE MORE PARKING. 
          PARKING GENERATED BY THE BUSINESS CAN'T BE GREATER IN VOLUME THAN IT WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED. THEN THAT'S WHERE WE GET INTO JUST THE ONE. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH NOT HAVING MORE THAN ONE DOG IN A CLASS. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE ISSUE OF NOISE THAT MAY BE PRODUCED MORE THAN ONE DOG, RIGHT? AND THEY DO HAVE TO REGISTER WITH PLANNING AND ZONING FOR THE HOME OCCUPANCY, AND THEY HAVE NOT. OKAY. Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE. I MEAN, WE JUST WANT TO TRY TO FOLLOW THE RULES AND TRY TO GET COMPLIANT AND, AND, AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW. THESE KIND OF CASES ARE UNUSUAL. SHE'S, SHE'S TOLD YOU THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT, THE, THE UNIQUE OR A UNIQUE CASE. SO BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE ADDRESS AT 728 HARVARD BOULEVARD IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 13 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. THEY HAVE APPEARED IN. BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO CROSS-EXAMINE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND OR OFFER TESTIMONY IN THEIR OWN BEHALF. I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THERE IS A VIOLATION OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION PROVISIONS IN CHAPTER 13 IN THE FORM OF A HOME OCCUPATION OR BUSINESS OPERATION, THAT THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE CESSATION OF OPERATION OF 
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COASTAL PUPS ACADEMY AT THIS LOCATION OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, COMPLY WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION. 1302 HOME OCCUPATION HOME OFFICE OF CONVENIENCE. SPECIFICALLY, ALL BUSINESS ACTIVITY MUST BE CONDUCTED FROM WITHIN THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. ONLY THE ACTUAL TRAINING CAN BE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE IN AN ENCLOSED AREA. HAVE ONE SIGN NO LONGER LARGER THAN TWO FEET BY TWO FEET. PARKING RELATED TO THE BUSINESS OF THE HOME ACTIVITY MUST COMPLY WITH LOCAL ZONING REQUIREMENTS, AND THE NEED FOR PARKING GENERATED BY THE BUSINESS MAY NOT BE GREATER IN VOLUME THAN IT WOULD BE NORMALLY EXPECTED ON A SIMILAR RESIDENCE, WHERE NO BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED, NO EQUIPMENT TOOLS PROCESS SHALL BE USED, WHICH CREATES INTERFERENCE WITH NEIGHBORHOOD PROPERTIES, DUTY, NOISE, VIBRATION, GLARE, HEAT, SMOKE, DUST, FLAMES, ODORS OR ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. A HOME OCCUPATION OR A HOME OFFICE OF CONVENIENCE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, FEES AND OTHER BUSINESS TAXES AND SHALL BE REGISTERED WITH PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION. IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE CODES AND ORDINANCES WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, THERE WILL BE AN INITIAL FINE. I'LL REDUCE THAT TO $100 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 PER DAY AFTER THE 30TH DAY, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH. LATER. FINE AFTER THE 30. YEAH. AND IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY COURT WITH PLANNING AND ZONING AND SEE IF YOU CAN. IF THERE'S SOME WAY TO. CONDUCT IT, I DON'T KNOW, I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW. IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DO SO IN LIGHT OF THE THE PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND ALL OF THE OTHER STUFF I. SO PLANNING AND I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT THE PLANNING AND ZONING IS WHAT WE NEED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH. IS THAT WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING? YOU NEED TO TALK TO THEM AND THEY WILL TELL YOU, ALL RIGHT, THESE ARE THE RULES AND THIS WILL VIOLATE THE RULES OR THIS WON'T VIOLATE THE RULES. I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT TO YOU'VE GOT TO NAVIGATE THAT PATH. HOWEVER IT NARROW. IT MAY BE. YES, SIR. SO, YOU KNOW, HEY, I, I'M, I'M HAPPY THAT THAT YOU'RE TRAINING ANIMALS. I MEAN, I, I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ENOUGH TO GO TO YOU TO TRAIN THEIR DOGS, TO MAKE THEM BEHAVE. BECAUSE I AGREE YOU DON'T WANT TO MISBEHAVING DOG. BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN, WE DON'T WANT MISBEHAVING RESIDENTS EITHER, SO TO SPEAK, BY NOT FOLLOWING THE REGS. AND HEY, I UNDERSTAND GOVERNMENT CAN BE AGGRAVATING AS ALL GET OUT AT TIMES. I AGREE, I REALIZE YOU'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD, BUT THE PROBLEM IS SOMEBODY ELSE MAKES THE REGS. I'M JUST HERE TO SAY, HEY, YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THEM. SO MUCH FOR A FREE AMERICA. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. OKAY, NOW WE'LL DO A STATEMENT. WE'LL DO A STATEMENT ON COMPLIANCE. OKAY. OKAY. LAST ITEM IS ITEM G. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 4220. OOPS, I THINK I JUST. I'M SORRY, A QUICK HAPPY THERE. 4220 BRANDON ROAD. THIS IS A FIRST HEARING. OKAY, FIRST HEARING FOR VIOLATION IN THE FORM OF THREE UNFIT UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES AND UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. SLIDE NUMBER TWO. FOR LOCATION PURPOSES IT IS LOCATED IN UNINCORPORATED AREA BAY COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS BAYOU GEORGE. THIS IS HIGHWAY 231. SORRY. THE PROPERTY IS CIRCLED IN RED AND OUTLINED IN BLUE. WE HAVE THE NEW PUBLIX. HIGHWAY THREE, 9390 AND NORTH BAY SCHOOL. CLOSER UP. AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. THE THREE MOBILE HOMES THAT 
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WILL BE DISCUSSED TODAY ARE OUTLINED IN NUMBERED A, B, AND C. THIS PHOTO. THIS AERIAL PHOTO WAS TAKEN DECEMBER 22ND, 2025. THAT'S A LITTLE BACKGROUND. WE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT IN REFERENCE TO LIVING IN A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. 
          THAT CASE WILL. IT WAS ACTUALLY DIVIDED INTO TWO CASES THAT WILL ALSO BE THAT LIVING IN THE RV WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU. SO. BUT THAT'S INITIALLY WHY WE WENT TO THE PROPERTY. AND ON DAY 11. MAY 11TH, INVESTIGATOR TONY BRUENING RESPONDED TO THIS PROPERTY AGAIN ON THE SEPARATE CASE FOR THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. WHILE HE WAS THERE. OBSERVED THESE MOBILE HOMES. 
          HERE YOU GO. COME ON DOWN. 
          COME ON. YOUR MAY 12TH INSPECTION. TONY BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE RECORD, ON MAY THE 12TH, 2026. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. AND TOOK ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE MOBILE HOME. IT APPEARS IT CAUGHT FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE REPORT, IT CAUGHT FIRE SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025. COPY. THE BAY COUNTY FIRE REPORT WAS OBTAINED AND PART OF THE CASE FILE. DURING THIS INSPECTION. AND I'M SORRY IF WE CAN GO BACK THIS. FIRST SCREEN. SO ON YOU HAVE THEM LABELED A, B, AND C, WHICH IS THE FIRE C, C OKAY. ON MAY THE 19TH, 2026, MYSELF, INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE, WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY, LOCATED TWO MORE UNFIT UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES AND UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. NEXT SLIDE. SLIDE 11. YOU CAN SEE. SOME PROPERTY LEANED UP AGAINST A MOBILE HOME OVER IN THE YARD. AND THIS IS ALSO TRAILER NUMBER C, THIS IS C THE ONE THAT CAUGHT FIRE. YES, SIR. THIS IS LOOKING INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. 
          TO THE LEFT IS B. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A ADDITION BEEN ADDED WITH NO PERMITS. ALSO MORE PROPERTY ON SCREEN PROPERTY. GOT A WHEEL LAYING UP THERE AND. YEAH ON THE FRONT YOU GOT STUFF SCATTERED ON SCREEN PROPERTY. THAT'S TOWARD THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. AND THAT BACK UP TO 16 PLEASE. THIS IS NOT C, THIS IS A THIS IS B B OKAY. THERE'S A TOTAL OF THREE UNFIT MOBILE HOMES. MORE ON SCREEN PROPERTY BACK THERE. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S A FRAME OF A MOBILE HOME OR WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT. BUT. MORE STUFF LAYING AROUND. STUFF LEANING UP AGAINST A ANOTHER MOBILE HOME. IS THAT A NO, SIR. OKAY. THAT'S A OKAY. YOU GOT MORE SCREEN PROPERTY. AND A BUILDING INSPECTOR WAS CONDUCTED BY INSPECTOR THORPE. MORNING. 
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INSPECTOR THORPE ON MAY 19TH, MYSELF AND INSPECTOR BRUNING WENT OUT TO THIS MOBILE HOME PARK. THERE'S THREE SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOMES THERE THAT ARE UNFIT, UNSAFE. TWO, WHICH WOULD BE A AND B APPEAR TO BE OCCUPIED. THIS IS A RIGHT HERE. THIS ONE'S HAD A ROOF OVER AS YOU CAN SEE, CORRUGATED ROOF METAL ON THERE. IT'S ALL DAMAGED AROUND THE SIDE. NEXT PHOTO. THERE'S THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. CLOSER VIEW. MORE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. MOST OF THE TITLE DROPS WERE BROKEN. UNDERLAYMENT INSULATION HANGING DOWN UNDERNEATH. SOME OF THE BLOCKING IS MISSING OR HASN'T BEEN FINISHED YET. SOME OF THE FLOORING HANGING DOWN. MORE STRAPPING, BROKEN, STRAPPING ON THE FRONT. BROKE BLOCKING IS NOT TOUCHING THE MOBILE HOME. 
          NO WOOD SHIMS UNDERNEATH IT AND A BOTTLE JACK ON THE FRONT HOLDING THE FRONT OF THE TONGUE UP. TRAILER B, WHICH IS TO THE RIGHT OF A AGAIN, ANOTHER ROOF OVER WAS PUT ON THERE. NO PERMITS. REGARDLESS OF WHEN IT WAS PUT ON, IT STILL WASN'T PERMITTED. THERE'S AN ADDITION THAT WAS UNPERMITTED THAT IS NOT IN THE GREATEST OF SHAPE. MORE ROOF DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE UNPERMITTED ROOF OVER. THERE'S A CLOSER VIEW OF THAT UNPERMITTED ADDITION. AND TRAILER C, WHICH IS THE FIRE ONE TOTAL LOSS. THAT'S THE INTERIOR OF IT. APPEAR TO BE NEW, NEW WINDOWS. NO, THEY'VE PROBABLY BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. SAME VINYL WINDOWS ALL THE WAY AROUND IT, AND THAT'S THE INTERIOR OF IT APPEARED THEY WERE CLEANING IT OUT OR SOMETHING. AS I SAID, UNFIT. ALL THREE UNFIT, UNSAFE. WE COULDN'T CONDUCT ANY MORE INSPECTIONS ON THERE DUE TO A DANGEROUS DOG AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS NOT COOPERATING. SO WE DIDN'T LOOK AT ANY MORE. ON MAY 21ST, 2026 NOTICE VIOLATION NOTICE HEARING CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 4226 BRANDON ROAD, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32404. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON MAY 26TH, 2026. THE NOTICE OF HEARING, ALONG WITH CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT, WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED THE CASE FILE. A COPY OF THE NOTICE HEARING WAS SENT REGULAR MAIL TO BOTH TENANTS. ONLY ONE OF THE REGISTERED OR REGULAR MAIL NOTICES RETURNED. ON JUNE 8TH, 2026. CHRIS SMITH, THE PROPERTY OWNER CALLED BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT, SPOKE WITH MANAGER CATHY ASHMAN. SHE ADVISED HIM THAT OFFICER BURNING WAS NOT IN THE OFFICE AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE A MESSAGE FOR OFFICER BURNING TO RETURN HIS CALL. MR. SMITH STATED HE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS GOING TO DO ABOUT THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE RV ON HIS PROPERTY THAT HE CLAIMS DOES NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO BE ON THE PROPERTY. HE STATED THAT HE CALLED IN THE COMPLAINT TO USE THE COUNTY TO GET RID OF THEM, AND THEY, BEING THE COUNTY, DIDN'T NEED TO LOOK AT THE REST OF HIS PROPERTY. MANAGER ASHMAN ASKED HIM IF HE HAD FILED AN EVICTION NOTICE FOR THE RV, AND HE SAID, NO, AND I'M NOT GOING TO. I CALLED YOU TO GET RID OF THEM. MR. SMITH WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE CANNOT REMOVE HIS VIOLATIONS UNTIL THE RV IS GONE, AND HE WAS NOT GOING TO EVICT SOMEONE THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. HE THEN ASKED WHEN THE HEARING WAS. MANAGER ASHMAN ADVISED HIM THAT IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY THE 9TH TODAY. HE RESPONDED, GOOD. I HOPE YOU ARE GOING TO BE THERE BECAUSE I'M GOING TO EMBARRASS ALL OF YOU. ON JUNE 15TH, 2026, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING ON THIS DATE WAS SENT TO EVELINA CARR, WHO'S THE GRANTOR. ON JUNE 25TH, 2026. PROPERTY WAS POSTED. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING, AND THE AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D AND CONTAINED A CASE FILE. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS ALSO POSTED AT BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. COPY. THE NOTICE OF HEARING AND CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT E AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. ON THIS DAY, CHRIS 
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SMITH CALLED THE OFFICE TO ADVISE HE WAS WORKING ON REMOVING TWO OF THE MOBILE HOMES. JUNE 29TH, 2026 CHECK OF THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR DATABASE SHOWS THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED AND TAXES ARE DELINQUENT SINCE 2024, AND MYSELF AND THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. SMITH, WE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING VIA EMAIL REFERENCE VIOLATIONS. AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2026. NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED, AND ON JULY THE 6TH, 2026, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026 AT 1 P.M. THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. MR. SMITH. YES, SIR. HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN? YES, SIR. 
          ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? FIRST? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT? ARE THEY CAN CAN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CARRY FIREARMS? WE'RE NOT HERE TO TALK. I'M HERE TO ASK ABOUT THAT. THEY BROUGHT UP A DOG THAT I BELIEVE THIS GUY RIGHT HERE THREATENED TO SHOOT. MR. SMITH, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS CASE? I'M REMOVING THE HOUSES, BUT GO AHEAD. I'M ALSO PERMITTED FOR THE MOBILE HOMES THAT ARE. OR FOR THE RVS THAT ARE THERE. SO I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S SOME KIND OF EMERGENCY. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT. THE STRAPS AREN'T BROKEN AND MISSING. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THAT HOUSE. IF THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT OR KNOW THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU. 
          NOBODY EVER ASKED ME. OBVIOUSLY, THE HOUSE THAT CAUGHT FIRE IS AN ISSUE THAT I'M TRYING TO GET RID OF, SO I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT OR THE PROPERTY WITHIN IT. I WAS TOLD BECAUSE OF THE PERSON WAS LIVING IN IT WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. SO THEY HAD TO HAVE TIME TO GET ANYTHING THAT WAS SALVAGEABLE. ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I ENDED UP WITH A GUY THAT WORKED A FIFTH WHEEL RIGHT THERE, JUST ABOUT WHERE THIS PICTURE IS AT, STOPPING ME FROM BEING ABLE TO USE ANY KIND OF BEYOND THAT, WITH A 30 YARD ROLL OFF OR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OR ANYTHING TO GET IN THERE. SO HERE WE ARE. OKAY, THE. THREE MOBILE HOMES THAT THEY HAVE DESCRIBED AS UNFIT OR UNSAFE. DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE AS IT RELATES TO THOSE OTHER THAN THE ONE THAT'S ON FIRE? RIGHT. THE FIRST ONE, THEY'RE THEY'RE CALLING IT A IT HASN'T BEEN LIVED IN, AND I DON'T KNOW, A YEAR OR MORE, TWO YEARS OR MORE PROBABLY, ACTUALLY, IT'D BE CLOSER TO TWO YEARS. THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE HAS HAD THE SAME TENANT IN IT SINCE 2019. THAT HOUSE DOESN'T LEAK. THERE'S NOT A PROBLEM WITH IT. WE RECEIVED ALL OF THESE HOMES FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE USED TO HAVE THERE, THAT HOME B CAME TO US, AS YOU SEE IT, MINUS THE STUPID BACK PORCH THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE, YOU KNOW, WANTED OR ALLOWED OR APPROVED IF I WERE TO HAVE BEEN HOME THERE, YOU KNOW, OVER IT. BUT AS FAR AS A ROOF OR NO PERMITTED ROOF, THAT HOME CAME TO US AS A AS A TRADE IN 20 CLOSE TO 30 YEARS AGO. SO. 
          AND THAT WOULD BE THE SAME ONE THAT'S AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL, WHICH I WASN'T HERE FOR. BUT I MEAN, I GOT NO PROBLEM WITH REMOVING THE HOUSE THAT'S BURNT. NO PROBLEM WAS MOVING THE ONE THAT'S IN FRONT OF IT. NO PROBLEM GETTING RID OF THE DERELICT CRAP OUTSIDE AND THE THE SHED THING ON THE BACK. THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE. BUT I'M BEING TOLD THAT YOU CAN'T GET PERMITS FOR IT UNLESS YOU GET A GC TO BUY THE PERMIT, BUT THE GC DOESN'T HAVE TO DO THE WORK, THEY JUST HAVE TO BUY A PERMIT. SO IT'S LIKE AN UNNECESSARY LOOPHOLE. AND IT'S HARD TO FIND A GC THAT'S JUST WILLING TO GO DOWN THERE AND GET THAT. I'M NOT FINDING THEM. I DON'T KNOW THEM. SO. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU START LOOKING FOR ONE THEN. AND THEY THEY'VE GOT A LIST OF PEOPLE THAT DO THESE KIND OF SALVAGE OPERATIONS OR, OR DEMOLITION OPERATIONS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. THEY'LL GIVE YOU THAT LIST. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4220 BRANNAN ROAD WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT. HE HAS APPEARED, TESTIFIED, AND BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO CROSS-EXAMINE CODE ENFORCEMENT. 
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THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702 IN THE FORM OF THREE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES ON THE PREMISES, ALONG WITH UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY OR THE VIOLATIONS AND BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY ONE PROPERLY STORING OR REMOVING ALL UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. ADDRESS THE UNFIT THREE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. 
          APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES AND ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AS MAY BE DEFINED IN THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND REMOVE THE DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY. 
          DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM THE PROPERTY OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE. REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE MOBILE HOMES IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THAT APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE THE MOBILE HOME MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR THAT SPECIFIC MODEL OF MOBILE HOME, AND THAT WILL ALSO GO TO CODE ENFORCEMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SUBMIT ENGINEERING PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS TO SHOW THAT AS A DEVIATION FROM THE ORIGINAL HOME TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, REPAIR OR REMODEL, THE MOBILE HOME MUST BE DONE BY USING MATERIAL AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. THE. THE STRUCTURE INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE ROOF SYSTEM. THE WALL SYSTEM, FLOOR SYSTEM, WINDOWS AND EXTERIOR DOORS OF THE MOBILE HOME OR MANUFACTURED HOME. ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT REQUIRE THE USE OF MATERIALS AND DESIGN EQUIVALENT OF THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE BY A PERSON DESIGNATED UNDER SECTION THREE, 20.8245 PER N. FOUR OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES. SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND ALL MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS, ENGINEERING PLANS OR BLUEPRINTS HAVE GOT TO PASS THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE. ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE DONE BY THE BAY COUNTY BUILDERS SERVICES DIVISION STAFF OR A DESIGNEE. REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND THE STRUCTURAL REPORT. ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED AND PERMITS FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE. IF THERE IS A TIME REQUIREMENT UNDER THIS ORDER FOR THE VARIOUS PERMITS, IF THEY EXPIRE, IT WILL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. IT'S ALSO A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. IF ANY PERMIT OBTAINED PURSUANT TO THESE TIME FRAME SET FORTH ABOVE, AND IT BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON THAT ALSO WILL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. IT'S THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTIONS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 WILL BE IMPOSED AND THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, COMPLIANCE NONCOMPLIANCE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT GETS A BUILDING OR DEMOLITION PERMIT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME SET FORTH ABOVE, AND THEN ALLOWS THAT PERMIT TO EXPIRE, OR AGAIN, IT BECOMES VOID FOR ANY REASON. IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, THE PROPERTY WILL BE SUBJECT TO COUNTY ABATEMENT BY THE DEMOLITION OF THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE HOME AND REMOVE REMOVAL OF ALL UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. ANY FEES ASSESSED BY VIRTUE OF THIS ABATEMENT ACTION WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT IN BAKIR. THAT'S IT. SO I GOT 30 DAYS TO GET MY PERMIT, AND THEN I GOT THE WINDOW OF THE PERMIT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. AS I SPECIFIED IN. YES, SIR. 30 DAYS. 
          YOU GET A PERMIT YEAR TO 65. YEAH. YES. MR. SMITH. YES, YES, DO YOU FIND THAT COMPLIANCE HEARING WILL BE HELD? OH. I'M SORRY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE RECORD, WHEN IS THE COMPLIANCE 
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HEARING? AUGUST. OKAY. AUGUST 13TH. OKAY. COMPLIANCE HEARING WILL BE HELD AUGUST 13TH AT 1 P.M. IN THIS ROOM. HERE. OKAY. YEAH, I AGREE. OKAY. ITEM L IS. I HAVE THE PHONE CALL FOR ITEM L. MR. SMITH, STEP OUTSIDE PLEASE. I NOTICED THAT THE THE THE GRANTOR, THAT SISSY SMITH HE USED TO WORK WITH. SO. YES. CHRIS. AND. SISSY MARK AND SISSY SMITH'S SON. WELL, HE SAID HE WASN'T HERE AT THE TIME. I WAS WONDERING IF HE WAS IN PRISON. HE WAS. HERE. AND ONCE YOU GET TO HIM, I'LL LET YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR CALLING GUIDOTTI BURGER. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT A PORTION OF OUR PRACTICE INCLUDES THE COLLECTION OF DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU KNOW YOUR PARTY'S EXTENSION, YOU MAY DIAL IT AT ANY TIME. IF YOU. THANK YOU FOR CALLING CHRISTOPHER HALLOWELL. 
          GOOD MORNING. THIS IS ATTORNEY CHRISTOPHER HALLIWELL. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS JODY WITH THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MAGISTRATE HEARING. WE DO NEED TO PUT YOU ON HOLD FOR ONE SECOND SO WE CAN CONFERENCE IN ANOTHER PHONE CALL. OKAY. PLEASE DO. 
          YOUR CALL HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO VOICEMAIL. THE PERSON YOU'RE TRYING TO REACH IS NOT AVAILABLE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. OKAY, SIR. WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP HIM. YEAH. 
          OKAY, SIR. HELLO? YES. OKAY. THE MAGISTRATE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ARE GOING TO SPEAK FIRST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SIR. MY NAME IS BILL LEWIS. I'M THE MAGISTRATE THAT'S ASSIGNED TO THIS PARTICULAR CASE. THE PARTY THAT WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO CONFERENCE IN THE PHONE WENT TO VOICEMAIL, AND WE'RE MOVING ON WITH THE HEARING. THE. THE PROCEDURE WILL BE THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT TESTIFIES. YOU'LL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK HIM ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO OFFER ANY INFORMATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU'LL ALSO BE AFFORDED THAT OPPORTUNITY ALSO. OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MRS. CATHERINE ASHMAN, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER. THE CLIENT'S HEARING WAS HEARD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON APRIL 16TH, 2022. MAGISTRATE FOUND THAT THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER. FROM THE FIRST HEARING HELD ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026. MR. PAUL HALLOWELL, ATTORNEY FOR THE BANK, DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING VIA TELEPHONE. PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT A AND ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE EVIDENCE. FIRST PHOTOS ARE PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE 
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TIME OF THE COMPLIANCE HEARING. THAT WAS THE FIRST. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. AND HE FINDS IN THE COST OF ABATEMENT WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THE FINAL HEARING. COPY OF THE ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT. 12, APRIL 16TH, 2026. 
          NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT, CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ON APRIL 29TH, A PRE-BID. PASTA. MAY 21ST, 2026. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN DURING INSPECTION JUST PRIOR TO THEM STARTING OUR CONTRACTOR CLEANING THE PROPERTY. AND STARTED THE SAME DAY. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $1,890 AND UPON INSPECTION ON MAY 26TH, PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE FOR THE UNSAFE STRUCTURE. TRASH, JUNK OVERGROWTH AND DERELICT VEHICLES. PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION OF THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS. AND. STRUCTURE FOUND IN. SO YOU SEE THE WINDOWS ON THE MOBILE HOME ON THIS PHOTO IN 31. THIS IS WHY IT'S CONSIDERED BLIGHTED. THERE ALSO LOOKS TO BE TARPING ON THE ROOF AND THE DECK. BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY THE BACK. SO THE. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE HEARING, BLIGHTED CONDITIONS WERE BASED ON THE BACK OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE WE. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS BUILD THAT HAVE THE THREATENING CONDITION AT THAT TIME. ON JUNE 2ND, 2026. AND THOSE FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 6741 FOR THE ROAD LISTING. THE PROPERTY WAS. 
          THERE WERE NO CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT AND REGULAR MAIL HAS NOT RETURNED. A NOTICE WAS ALSO SENT TO THE ATTORNEY. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED JUNE 8TH, 2026. ON JUNE 23RD, 2026, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY, COPY OF THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING AND THE AFFIDAVIT OF INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C FILE ON JUNE 25TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND COPY OF THE FINAL HEARING, AND THE CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT IS INTRODUCED. SIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT? YES, I IF I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY, DID THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION SPEND $1,890 IN FEES TO REMEDIATE THE PROPERTY? IN CLEANING UP THE PROPERTY? YES, SIR. OKAY. SO THEY DID CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY. THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THOSE. YEAH. THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE MOBILE HOME, THE WHAT THEY CALL THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS OF THE MOBILE HOME. THEY'VE GOT WINDOWS BOARDED UP AND THERE'S A TARP ON THE ROOF AND SOME, I'M GOING TO CALL IT ROTTEN DECKING AND THAT SORT OF STUFF. THOSE MATTERS WERE NOT ADDRESSED OR NOT CORRECTED. SO. 
          YOU KNOW THAT THOSE ISSUES STILL REMAIN. BUT THE ALL THE STUFF IN THE YARD HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. AND WHAT, IF ANY, FEES OR FINES ARE BEING ASSESSED IN REGARDS TO THE MOBILE HOME CONDITION? WELL, THE. THERE'S AN INITIAL FINE OF $100 FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WHICH THEY TOOK TOOK DOWN. SO THAT'LL BE ADDED TO THE 1890. AND THEN FOR THE BLIGHTED CONDITION, THERE'S AN INITIAL FINE OF $100 AND A DAILY FINE OF $15. AND THAT 
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BEGAN ON APRIL THE 14TH OF 2026. AND IT'S CONTINUING UNTIL THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS ARE CORRECTED. OKAY. AND HAS A LIEN BEEN RECORDED AGAINST THE PROPERTY IN RELATION TO ANY OF THESE THEMES OR FEES REFUNDS YET? NOT AT THE PRESENT TIME. OKAY. NO. RECORDED. OKAY. AND IS THERE ANY FURTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTION OR DEMOLITION ORDER PENDING OR. 
          BEING CONSIDERED AS IT RELATES TO THE MOBILE HOME? WELL, AS IT RELATES TO MOBILE HOME, THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS THAT THE LIKE I SAID, THE FINE IS IS STILL CLICKING AT $15 A DAY. 
          UNDERSTOOD. IT AT ANY POINT. WOULD THAT OR WOULD THERE BE A DEMOLITION ORDER ISSUED FOR THAT MOBILE HOME? NOT NO. NOT DEMOLITION, NOT FOR A BLIGHTED STRUCTURE. OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. 
          OKAY. I DON'T I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. AND UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME, I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING MITIGATION TO PROVIDE TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. IF, IF AND WHEN I DO COME INTO THAT INFORMATION, I WILL REACH OUT TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TO DISCUSS WHAT OR WHAT'S EITHER BEING DONE OR NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE SO THAT A FINAL INSPECTION CAN BE SCHEDULED. BUT MY CLIENT, U.S. 
          BANK, IS NOT YET IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY. THERE IS A FORECLOSURE ACTION PENDING THE. 
          YES. IT'S MY THERE IS A FORECLOSURE ACTION PENDING, BUT UNTIL THEY HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, THEIR HANDS ARE TIED AS TO WHAT THEY CAN DO TO THE PROPERTY. OKAY, IS IT SET FOR A FINAL HEARING AS OF YET? I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S NOT. A FINAL HEARING HAS YET TO BE SCHEDULED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE, SIR? NO, THAT'S. THAT'S ALL I HAVE AT THIS TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD IN THE EXHIBITS. I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE. ON THE JUNK, TRASH, DEBRIS, ETC. FOUND ON THE PROPERTY, THAT CONDITION HAS BEEN ABATED. IT WAS ABATED AT THE COST OF $1,890. ADDITIONALLY, RELATIVE TO THE. JUNK, TRASH AND STUFF THAT WAS IN THE YARD, THERE WAS AN INITIAL FINE OF $100 IMPOSED. THAT, PLUS THE COST OF ABATEMENT WILL BE REDUCED TO A FINAL JUDGMENT ON THIS PARCEL AND RECORDED IN A FINAL ORDER RELATED TO THOSE MATTERS. I'M GOING TO FURTHER FIND THAT THE. INITIAL FINE RELATED TO THE BLIGHTED STRUCTURE. SHOULD BE IMPOSED, AND THAT THERE WILL BE A DAILY FINE OF $15 PER DAY RUNNING FROM APRIL THE 14TH, 2026 AND CONTINUING UNTIL THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS ARE CORRECTED. THE TOTAL OF THOSE. SUMS OR THOSE FINE SUMS, WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF A SEPARATE HEARING. UPON A RECORDING OF THIS FINAL ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COSTS LEVIED THUS FAR AGAINST THE RESPONDENT WILL BE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCUR, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE BAY COUNTY CODE. WHEN Y'ALL GET TITLE, IF YOU WANT TO LET US KNOW, THEN MAYBE WE CAN, YOU KNOW. FOLLOW UP ON THE BLIGHTED CONDITIONS ISSUED AND THEN, YOU 
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KNOW, SHUT OFF THE CLOCK FROM RUNNING FOR YOU. UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. I'M, I'M LOOKING THROUGH THE, THROUGH OUR FORECLOSURE FILE RIGHT NOW. JUST TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN THE FORECLOSURE CASE. THE CASE IS ACTIVE, AS I MENTIONED, BUT THERE IS NO FINAL HEARING SCHEDULED AS OF YET. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN A POSITION WHERE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FILE A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THE COMING, THE UPCOMING, OR BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. HERE, ASSUMING WE FILED A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY JULY 31ST, WE WILL NEED TO NOTICE THAT AT LEAST 51 DAYS OUT. SO. AND THEN IF THAT IS GRANTED, WE WOULD TYPICALLY GET A 35 OR 45 DAY SALE DATE. SO TO BE MY BEST ESTIMATE, WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY WE'D BE LOOKING AT GETTING TITLE BACK POSSIBLY OR IN NOVEMBER, POSSIBLY EARLY DECEMBER. OKAY. WELL, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO I REALIZE THAT Y'ALL ARE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN, IN TURNING OFF THE METER, SO TO SPEAK, WHEN THESE THINGS ARE RUNNING. SO IF WE CAN HELP YOU IN ANY WAY IN TURNING OFF THE METER, LET US KNOW AND WE WILL TRY TO ACCOMMODATE. I APPRECIATE WHAT IS THE TOTAL TOTAL SUM OF HARD COSTS AND DAILY FINES THROUGH TODAY. I DON'T HAVE THAT. SHE, THE THE CLERK HERE WILL EMAIL YOU THAT INFORMATION. OKAY, PERFECT. AND I DON'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION PERSONALLY, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE CERTIFICATE OF MAIL WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY FROM THE INSPECTIONS OF THE PROPERTY. IS THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY VACANT? IT APPEARS TO BE. I HADN'T APPEARS TO BE VACANT. DO Y'ALL, I DON'T KNOW, VACANT. IT'S VACANT. OKAY THEN THE. I WILL. I'LL SEE IF MY. WELL, I GUESS WHAT I'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO AS I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS, IS WHETHER ANY OF THE REPAIR WORK WILL REQUIRE A PERMIT, I PRESUME ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ROOF OR DECK LIKELY REQUIRES PERMIT. MOST LIKELY THEY WILL. YEAH, OKAY. AND IN WHICH CASE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET A PERMIT WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE. WHAT I WAS THINKING IS, YOU KNOW, IF IF THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, FOR UNPERMITTED WORK, YOU KNOW, OUR SUCCESS WITH GETTING THAT EMERGENCY ORDERS FROM JUDGES TO PERFORM A PROPERTY RELATED MAINTENANCE, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO DO US A LOT OF GOOD IF WE HAVE TO PULL OUR IF WE HAVE TO PULL A PERMIT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL JUST KEEP US POSTED ON THE THE FORECLOSURE ISSUE, AND THEN WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP YOU OUT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR TODAY. I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A WONDERFUL AND SAFE WEEKEND. THANK YOU. YOU TOO. BYE BYE. VACCINATED WITH A PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE. HIS METER WAS RUNNING. OKAY, WHAT WE GOT NEXT? BACK TO ITEM EIGHT. H A AS AN ATOM O. ATOM PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2602 EAST GAME FARM ROAD. THIS IS A FIRST HEARING FOR VIOLATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. IN FIRST SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS AERIAL. PROPERTY. IT IS LOCATED IN UNINCORPORATED INCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY HIGHLAND PARK AREA. CLOSER UP AERIAL WE HAVE EAST FARM HERE. THIS IS HIGHWAY 231 AND SOUTH AVENUE. 
          OKAY. JANUARY 12TH OF THIS YEAR. INVESTIGATOR ROBERT CLARKSON OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY WHILE PATROLLING THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, AND HE WAS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD MORNING, 
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MAGISTRATE ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'VE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AND EXHIBITS FOR THIS CASE. ON JANUARY 12TH, I WAS ON PATROL THERE, AND I TURNED ON GAME OFF OF 231 ONTO GAME FARM. AND THIS IS AN UNDEVELOPED LOT. I OBSERVED THESE ITEMS AREAS LIKE A POP UP CAMPER, A LITTLE BOBCAT, AND SOME SORT OF TRAILER WITH A BUNCH OF JUNK ON IT. THIS IS AN UNDEVELOPED LOT. I KNEW THE ITEMS HAD BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE AND DIDN'T BELONG, SO AT THAT POINT I. I FOUND THE PROPERTY TO BE IN VIOLATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. SECTION 606-1 COMMERCIAL ZONE. IT IS ZONED C3A, AND BASICALLY NO ITEMS CAN BE STORED ON THE UNDEVELOPED LOT. AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE INTRODUCED AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THIS FILE. ON JANUARY 12TH, I DID SEND AN INFORMAL LETTER TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD LETTER DESCRIBED THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO TAKE PLACE TO BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE. THE LETTER WAS RETURNED UNABLE TO FORWARD. I'M AWARE THAT THAT BOTH THE SON AND FATHER HAD PASSED AWAY. THE MAIL WAS GOING TO THEIR. THEIR FORMER ADDRESS ON 11TH STREET, FEBRUARY 2ND. I DID REINSPECT THE PROPERTY. THIS TIME I NOTED THAT THERE WERE TWO BOATS DUMPED BACK THERE IN THE PROPERTY AS WELL. SLIDE SEVEN. THERE'S A BUNCH OF OF, OF LOOKS LIKE SOME. FORM OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND PIPES AND STUFF WERE DUMPED THERE AS WELL. THERE USED TO BE A FENCE THERE THAT HAD FALLEN. AND THIS IS JUST A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE THERE ON THE CORNER AS WELL. BASED ON THIS, I DID PUT OUT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION, WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING 2400 WEST 11TH STREET, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THAT WAS WHAT'S LISTED IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED. I HAVE DEALT WITH MRS. MCSPADDEN BEFORE, SO I SENT AN A CERTIFIED LETTER TO HER ADDRESS, WHICH WAS 40 5940 STEVENS DRIVE. IT WAS CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON FEBRUARY THE 6TH. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, ALONG WITH PROOF OF THE CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT B CONTAINED IN THE FILE. MARCH 3RD. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND REMAINED IN VIOLATION. APRIL 6TH WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT DID REMAIN IN VIOLATION. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE UP FRONT HAD BEEN REMOVED, BUT BOATS IN THE BACK AND THOSE PIPES AND STUFF STILL REMAINED ON THE PROPERTY. MAY 12TH WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY REMAINED THE SAME. BASED ON THAT, I SCHEDULED THIS FOR HEARING. 
          CERTIFIED COPY WAS SENT TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE PROPERTY ADDRESS OF 2400 WEST 11TH STREET, WHICH IS LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER CERTIFIED NOTICE AND REGULAR NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE ALTERNATE. ADDRESS OF 5940 STEVENS DRIVE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING, ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THIS FILE. JUNE 15TH. PROPERTY IS REINSPECTED AND REMAIN IN VIOLATION. ITEMS STILL ON THE PROPERTY. JUNE 17TH. I CHECKED THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE AND TAX COLLECTOR SHOWS THE OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED AND THE TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. JUNE 25TH THE PROPERTY WAS OR JUNE 17TH. PROPERTY WAS ALSO POSTED FOR THE NOTICE OF THIS HEARING. 
          JUNE 25TH. A COPY OF THE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING AND THE CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WERE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT E AND CONTAINING THIS FILE. JULY 6TH. WE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION. I'VE HAD NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE RESPONDENT. THERE'S BEEN NO DEVELOPMENT ORDER APPLIED FOR IN THIS CASE. CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLIANCE HEARING ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026, 1 P.M. HERE AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. AND I HAVE NO TESTIMONY 
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AT THIS TIME. THE WOMAN, SHE USED TO BE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, HER NAME WAS LAST NAME WAS ALLEN. SHE IS. SHE IS A MCSPADDEN BY BIRTH. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO SAY THAT BOB MCSPADDEN, THAT WAS PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE, WAS HER UNCLE. SO DAVID AND BOB WERE BROTHERS, SO I DON'T KNOW IF SHE SOMEHOW IN THIS OR NOT, BUT. BOTH DIED FAIRLY CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. 
          BOB, MY SON, DIED FAIRLY CLOSE TO ONE OF THEM. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2602 EAST GAME FARM ROAD, IS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER SIX, THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS NOTICE WAS GIVEN BY POSTING AND OR MAIL. AND EVEN TO AN ALTERNATIVE POTENTIAL CONTACT. AND YET, NOBODY HAS FAILED TO APPEAR OR RESPOND TO THE NOTICES. THERE IS A VIOLATION OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION. 606-1 FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES. C3A. INCLUDES THE NON ALLOWABLE USE AND STORAGE OF ITEMS ON AN UNDEVELOPED LOT. THERE IS A VIOLATION OF THAT PROVISION ON THE PREMISES, AND I'M GOING TO ALLOW A REASONABLE TIME OF TEN DAYS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ALL ITEMS FROM THE PROPERTY, OR APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A DEVELOPMENT ORDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING SHED OR STRUCTURE TO STORE THE ITEMS INSIDE. IT'S A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. 
          IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE APPLICABLE CODES AND ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN THE TEN DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, I'M GOING TO REDUCE THAT FINE TO $50. AND A DAILY FINE OF I'M GONNA MAKE THAT $10. 
          TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR WHEN THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER SHALL OCCUR FIRST, THAT FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL, LOCATED HERE IN BAY COUNTY. IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AFTER THE 30 DAYS, IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO A ABATEMENT BY THE COUNTY. OF ALL THE VIOLATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS ORDER, THOSE COSTS WILL BE ADDRESSED IN A SEPARATE FINAL HEARING, AS WELL AS DEFINED. OKEY DOKEY. ITEM B PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 2735 EAST 13TH STREET. FIRST HEARING VIOLATION IN THE FORM OF THREE UNFIT UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES JUNK, TRASH, DEBRIS, DERELICT VEHICLES, OVERGROWTH, UNSECURED SWIMMING POOLS, STAGNANT WATER AND UNSCREENED USE, UNSCREENED UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY. FIRST SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS A LOCATION AERIAL. IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS CEDAR GROVE, WITH NORTHEAST AVENUE ON THE LEFT HERE AND ON THE RIGHT. THOSE TWO ROADS CLOSER UP. 
          AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY AND. THE CIRCLE. THE CIRCLES AND I CAN'T SEE FROM WHAT WE HAVE, BUT THE CIRCLE AND THE SQUARE REPRESENT A RECTANGLE ARE THE STRUCTURES THAT THAT WE HAVE DECLARED AS UNFIT, UNSAFE. I KNOW THE TREE LINE COVERS THEM PRETTY WELL. AND LET'S GO TO ROBERT CLARKSON WAS ASSIGNED THIS CASE AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY. GOOD MORNING, ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT ON JANUARY 28TH, WE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS PROPERTY. THEY THEY SAID THERE WAS JUNK DEBRIS OVERGROWTH AND DERELICT VEHICLES. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN UNINCORPORATED BAY COUNTY KNOWN AS CEDAR GROVE. ON JANUARY 29TH, I WENT OUT TO DO AN INITIAL INSPECTION, WHICH. TIME I OBSERVED A SINGLE STORY HOME WITH MULTIPLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT OVERGROWTH 
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THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY WITH ITEMS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE YARD. I DID OBSERVE LOOKING DOWN HERE, AND IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE THIS. SLIDE SIX. BUT THE RECTANGLE FROM THE OVERHEAD, THAT'S KIND OF THE STRUCTURE BEHIND IT. YOU COULD TELL IT WAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. 
          THERE'S THERE'S DERELICT VEHICLE ONE RIGHT HERE BY THE YARD. THE OTHER ONE'S, FROM WHAT I COULD TELL, HAD HAD NOT MOVED IN QUITE SOME TIME. HONESTLY, BY THE APPEARANCE OF THE PROPERTY, I FELT THAT IT WAS ABANDONED, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY, ANY OLD BITS OR ANY PROBATE. THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. THERE'S. I THINK AT SOME POINT IN TIME THIS. BASED ON WHAT WE FOUND LATER, I THINK THIS WAS A HOME THAT WAS LIVED IN. BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE RAN POSSIBLY A DAYCARE IN THE BACK. THERE'S A LOT OF LITTLE SITTING AREAS KIND OF THROUGHOUT THE YARD HERE, BUT IT'S ALL KIND OF OVERGROWN NOW AS FAR AS OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND A LOT OF KNICKKNACKS THROUGHOUT THE YARD, THIS ALL KIND OF OVERGROWN THROUGHOUT, AS THE PICTURES WILL DEPICT. MIXED IN IT. THERE'S A LOT OF JUNK TOO. IT'S. 
          KIND OF SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES HERE. FROSTY THE SNOWMAN. YEAH. THERE'S EVERYTHING BUT A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE THERE. I DID ASK A BUILDING INSPECTION BE DONE. FROM WHAT I OBSERVED ON FEBRUARY 3RD HIMSELF, INSPECTOR THORP WENT OUT THERE. WELL, GOOD MORNING. STILL, I GUESS I'M INSPECTOR THORP. JANUARY OR FEBRUARY 3RD. WE DID A BUILD INSPECTION ON THIS PROPERTY. TWO ACCESSORIES. THERE'S ONE THAT'S IN THE BACK. RIGHT OF THE RECTANGLE. CORRECT. 
          NO, THIS IS THE FRONT ONE. OH THE FRONT ONE. OH SORRY. YEAH. SO THAT'S THE CIRCLE. YEAH. 
          WELL THIS IS YEAH, THE FRONT ONE. WHEN YOU WALK IN PAST THE DRIVEWAY. MAYBE THAT IS IT IS IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN SEE THE ROOF. YEAH. SORRY. YEAH. THERE'S SO MANY ON THERE. IT'S HARD TO. IT WAS. YEAH. KEEP THEM STRAIGHT. IT WAS A JUNGLE. GOOD. NEXT PHOTO YOU CAN YOU CAN SEE THE THE METAL ROOF RIPPED OFF OF IT AND IT'S COLLAPSED. PARTIALLY COLLAPSED IN THERE. GOT A GOOD PHOTO OF IT INSIDE. THIS IS THE SIDE OF IT GOING DOWN. MOST OF THE METAL ROOFING HAS BEEN RIPPED OFF. AND IF I COULD NOT INTERRUPT. BUT THERE'S NOT A GOOD PICTURE OF THE POLE. BUT THERE'S THE RACK, THE STEP, THE LADDER FOR THE POLE, IT WAS AN ABOVE GROUND THAT'S KIND OF SITTING ON A DECK, AND IT'S UNSECURED AND FULL OF STAGNANT WATER AND TREES IN TREES. AND THERE'S THE INTERIOR OF THE THE ACCESSORY. AT LEAST FOUR OF THE TRUSSES ARE BROKEN. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE BEHIND IT THAT THE WALL IS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED, WHICH I COULD NOT GET TO DUE TO THE JUNK AND OVERGROWTH. AND THEN THERE'S ONE IN THE MIDDLE, LIKE INVESTIGATOR CLARKSON SAID, LIKE A DAYCARE OR SOMETHING. IT WAS LIKE TWO LITTLE BATHROOMS. IT HAD BEEN ADDED ON TO A FEW TIMES, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT OF THE ROOF. THERE IS IS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. MOST OF THE METAL ROOFING WAS RIPPED OFF OF IT. THEY ATTEMPTED TO PUT A ROOF OVER ON THE OTHER END OF IT THERE, BUT IT WAS FALLING IN. AND THERE'S WHERE SOME OF IT'S COLLAPSED ALREADY. THE INTERIOR KIND OF ROTTED. FLOOR'S ROTTED OUT, NO POWER WATER WAS ATTACHED TO IT. AND YOU CAN SEE THE OVER THE SHOWER OF THE ROOF STARTING TO COME DOWN. AND THEN THERE WAS A, AN ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE. THAT WAS THE ONE I COULDN'T GET TO THAT WAS BEHIND THE RED ONE. AND THAT'S KIND OF A PICTURE OF THE POOL. ALSO, IF YOU LOOK REAL HARD. OH YEAH, YOU CAN SEE THE LINING. YEAH. AS THEY SIT UNFIT, UNSAFE. AND THAT JUMANJI JUNGLE. 
          AS I STATED, I WAS WITH INSPECTOR THORPE PRIOR TO US GOING IN THE BACK. I TRIED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ANY ANYBODY AT THE RESIDENCE. NO ONE ANSWERED THE DOOR AND I LEFT A BUSINESS CARD IN THE DOOR. THESE ARE THE PHOTOS I TOOK, JUST SHOWING THAT THE VEHICLE'S DERELICT AND TAGS HAVE LONG EXPIRED. DERELICT BOAT AND TRAILER IN THE BACK. ALL THE JUNK AND DEBRIS. THIS IS MORE STUFF IN THE IN THE YARD. THAT'S KIND OF A FENCE GOING TO THE BACK THAT HAD COLLAPSED. THERE'S PICTURES OF THE HOUSE. THERE WERE THESE WHAT I THOUGHT 
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WERE ORIGINALLY HOLES IN THE ROOF AND THEY PUT. BUT THESE ARE LIKE JUST REGULAR SHUTTERS THAT I GUESS ARE JUST A DECORATIVE. ON THE ROOF RIGHT THERE. YES. IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A SKYLIGHT. NOPE. THEY'RE JUST WINDOW THEY SET UP THERE. IT'S A WINDOW THEY SET UP WITH TWO SHUTTERS ON THE SIDE. YOU CAN SEE ACROSS THE FRONT, RIGHT, RIGHT ABOVE FEBRUARY 3RD. 
          THERE'S THERE'S LIKE A RAILING THAT IS SCREWED INTO THE SIDE OUTSIDE LIKE A BALCONY, BUT IT'S NOT A BALCONY. I DON'T, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF MADE ME THINK SOMEBODY WAS LIVING THERE BECAUSE THE FRONT IS KIND OF CLEARED OUT. BUT AS I STATED, I NEVER NO ONE CAME TO THE DOOR. THIS IS JUST DONE TO LOOK BACK, LOOKING INTO THE PROPERTY WHERE THE FENCE USED TO BE, FELL IN. BASED ON EVERYTHING I'VE DID OBSERVED, I FOUND THE PROPERTY TO BE IN VIOLATION. NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS OF 2735 EAST 13TH STREET, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. I WAS LISTENING TO BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE AND CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON FEBRUARY THE 6TH, AND THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, ALONG WITH PROOF OF CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THIS FILE MARCH 2ND. THE PROPERTY WAS REINSPECTED AND REMAINED IN VIOLATION. SOMEONE HAD KIND OF CUT A LITTLE BIT AROUND THE FRONT. I NOTICED WHEN I OPENED THE CASE, THE MAILBOX THAT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY FULL. AND THIS DAY THERE'S NOTHING IN THE MAILBOX. ONE OF YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWED MAIL. YES. STANDING UP IN IT? YES. AND NOW THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE A MONTH LATER. SO SOMEBODY IS COMING BY. BUT APRIL 6TH, REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY, THE OVERGROWTH STARTING TO GROW BACK. 
          NOTHING'S REALLY CHANGED. MAY 12TH RE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT STILL REMAINED IN VIOLATION. 
          MILL IS STARTING TO BUILD UP AGAIN IN THE MAILBOX. OVERGROWTHS COME BACK. BASED ON WHAT I FOUND, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION KNOWS THE HEARING WAS CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS OF 2735 EAST 13TH STREET LISTED IN THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON MAY 15TH, AND THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE IS NOT RETURNED. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING, ALONG WITH PROOF OF THE CERTIFIED MAIL DELIVERY, WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT D AND CONTAINED IN THIS FILE. JUNE 15TH, REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. 
          JUNE 17TH. I WENT BACK TO THE PROPERTY AND POSTED IT FOR THIS HEARING. THE PROPERTY APPRAISER SHOWS THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED AND THE TAXES ARE PAID IN FULL. JUNE 25TH, A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING. WAS. I'M. EXCUSE ME HERE. A COPY OF THOSE HEARINGS WILL POST ON THE PROPERTY A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING AN AFFIDAVIT AND INTRODUCE INTO EXHIBIT AS EVIDENCE EXHIBIT E AND CONTAIN THIS FILE. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE. A COPY OF NOTICE OF HEARING AND CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT F AND CONTAIN THIS FILE. 
          ON JULY 26TH, I DID A ANOTHER INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE HEARING. THERE WAS NO CHANGES TO THE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, ON THIS DAY I FOUND A WOMAN WALKING ONTO THE PROPERTY IN THE BACKGROUND HERE AND SHE WAS PULLING THIS WAGON BEHIND HER WITH A CASE OF WATER AND A VERY LARGE BABY DOLL. SHE DID IDENTIFY HERSELF AS TIFFANY MARLIN AND STATES THAT SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. SHE ADVISED THAT HER MOTHER HAS PASSED, BUT NO ONE LIVES THERE. AND THAT 
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SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE MEANS OR FUNDS NECESSARY FOR PROBATE. I DID DISCUSS WITH HER THE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE ON THE PROPERTY, I DID TELL HER THAT THE HEARING WAS TODAY AND SUGGESTED SHE APPEAR. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE RESPONDENT AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO PERMITS PULLED FOR THIS PROPERTY AND COMPLIANCE HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST THE 13TH, 2026 AT 1 P.M. HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. I HAVE NO FURTHER TESTIMONY. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2735 EAST 13TH STREET, IS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE. NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED FOR ON SOME OCCASIONS, AND IT WAS ALSO POSTED. CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS ALSO TALKED TO SOMEONE WHO. CLAIMS TO BE THE DAUGHTER OF THE OWNER OF RECORD, THAT THERE IS A VIOLATION OF 1702 IN THE FORM OF THREE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES JUNK, TRASH, DEBRIS, DERELICT VEHICLES AND VESSELS OVERGROWTH. AN UNSECURED SWIMMING POOL WITH STAGNANT WATER AND UNUSED OR UNSCREENED PERSONAL PROPERTY ON THE PREMISES. THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL JUNK, TRASH, DEBRIS AND OVERGROWTH. ALL BUT ONE DERELICT VEHICLE HAS GOT TO BE REMOVED OR STORED IN AN ENCLOSED STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE OR OR OR REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES. ALL UNSCREENED OR UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY MUST BE SCREENED, STORED OR REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY. REMOVE THE SWIMMING POOL OR ACCESS TO THE SWIMMING POOL LADDER MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL THE STAGNANT WATERS GOT TO BE TREATED OR DRAINED. APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A PERMIT TO DEMOLISH THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AS MAY BE DEFINED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND REMOVE THE DEMOLITION DEBRIS FROM THE PREMISES OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE. REPAIR THE UNFIT OR UNSAFE STRUCTURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. SUBMIT A COMPLETE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION TO BUILDER SERVICES. THE APPLICATION'S GOT TO INCLUDE A FULL STRUCTURAL REPORT AND COMPLETE SET OF STRUCTURAL REPAIR DRAWINGS FROM A FLORIDA LICENSED AND REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. THAT'S GOT TO GO TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, SUBMIT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING TIME FRAMES OUTLINING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THE STRUCTURE THAT GOES TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND ENGINEERING PLANS HAVE GOT TO GO THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE THE PERMITS WILL ISSUE. ALL PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED BY BUILDER SERVICES STAFF OR DESIGNEE. THE REPAIRS HAVE GOT TO BE MADE IN ACCORD WITH THE ACTION PLAN AND THE STRUCTURAL REPORT. ALL BUILDING PERMIT INSPECTIONS HAVE GOT TO BE COMPLETED AND PERMITS HAVE GOT TO BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DEEMED COMPLETE. IF AT ANY TIME, ANY PERMIT OBTAINED UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRE OR BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON, IT WILL BE DEEME&-PE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. IT'S THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE, IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE ACTION WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER, A FINE OF I'M GOING TO REDUCE THAT TO $100. IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT SHE DID THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY, NONCOMPLIANCE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RESPONDENT GETS A PERMIT CALL FOR IN THIS ORDER, AND THEN EITHER ALLOWS IT TO EXPIRE, OR HAS IT BECOME VOID FOR ANY REASON. AGAIN, THAT WILL BE DEEMED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER. IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AFTER 30 DAYS, IT WILL BE THE SUBJECT. IT MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF A COUNTY ABATEMENT ACTION RELATED TO THE THREE UNFIT OR UNSAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, AND ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS FOUND TO EXIST ON THE PREMISES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. COMPLIANCE HEARING HELD ON AUGUST THE 13TH AT 1 P.M. AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER IN THIS 
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ROOM. OKEY DOKEY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BRINGS US TO ITEM H. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 3904 WEST 24TH. EXCUSE ME. WEST 25TH COURT. THE FIRST HEARING. VIOLATION OF 17-2 IN THE FORM OF FURNITURE AND YARD DEBRIS. SLIDE NUMBER TWO IS LOCATION PURPOSES. IT'S IN THE BAYOU AREA. CAMPING WORLD HERE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, PROPERTY IS CIRCLED AND OUTLINED IN BLUE. 
          CLOSER UP, AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY IS TAKEN DECEMBER 16TH, 2025, AND ON MARCH 9TH, 2026. 
          INVESTIGATOR BURNING OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY AND HE IS HERE TO TESTIFY TO BURNING BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE RECORD, ON MARCH THE 9TH, 2026. I OBSERVED THIS PROPERTY WHILE PATROLLING THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 172 IN THE FORM OF DERELICT VEHICLES, FURNITURE, YARD DEBRIS AND OVERGROWTH. 
          PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAIN THIS CASE FILE. IN SLIDE FIVE, YOU CAN SEE A LIKE FURNITURE, A SOFA FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN ON TOP OF YARD DEBRIS. THERE'S A DERELICT VAN MINIVAN. THE DARK COLORED ONE. THERE'S ANOTHER DERELICT VEHICLE. NO TAG ON EITHER ONE OF THEM. ON MAY 4TH. LET ME BACK UP. MARCH 10TH, 2026 NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT. CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER OF RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 287 WEST 15TH STREET, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. BOTH CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL. 
          RETURN A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION ALONG WITH THE RETURNS. CERTIFIED MAIL WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SENT REGULAR MAIL TO THE TENANT USING ADDRESS 3904 WEST 25TH COURT, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THIS NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED. ON APRIL 13TH, 2026, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM JASLYN STEPHENS WHO IS THE TENANT, ASKING FOR MORE TIME? SHE ADVISED IN THE EMAIL. THE DERELICT VAN WILL BE TOWED FROM THE PROPERTY. SHE WAS GOING TO ADDRESS THE OTHER VIOLATIONS ON MAY 4TH, 2026. I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THE FURNITURE AND YARD DEBRIS STILL OUT THERE. THE DERELICT VAN HAD BEEN REMOVED AND YOU'RE ALLOWED ONE DERELICT VEHICLE SO THE CAR STAYS. ON JUNE 8TH, 2026, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IT REMAINED IN VIOLATION. DURING THIS INSPECTION, I ADDED THE VIOLATION OF OVERGROWTH. NOTICE VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER RECORD USING THE ADDRESS 287 WEST 15TH STREET, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. BOTH CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL NOTICES. RETURNED A COPY OF THE NOTICE HERE ALONG WITH THE RETURN CERTIFIED MAIL WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THIS CASE FILE. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT REGULAR MAIL TO THE OWNER RECORD USING AN ALTERNATE ADDRESS OF 19211 PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA 32413. COPY OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE WAS SENT REGULAR MAIL TO THE TENANT USING ADDRESS 3904 WEST 25TH COURT, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 3245. JUNE 18TH, 2026. A NOTICE OF VIOLATION HEARING WAS SENT REGULAR MAIL TO THE MANAGERS OF THE LLC, MOHAMMED AND MUCUS CHOUDHURY, AND THAT'S ACCORDING TO SOTHEBY'S, USING THE ADDRESS 2413 PARKWOOD DRIVE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 3245. NOTICE OF VIOLATION NOTICE. 
          HEARING WAS SENT REGULAR MAIL TO THE REGISTERED AGENT, ACCORDING TO SOTHEBY'S. NAUSHAD KHAN, USING THE ADDRESS 1303 NORTH ORANGE AVENUE, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32804. JUNE THE 25TH, 
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2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. COPY OF THE OFFICER'S AFFIDAVIT AND CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D AND CONTAINED THIS CASE FILE. THE OVERDOSE OVERGROWTH VIOLATION HAD BEEN CORRECTED ON THE DAY OF THE POSTING. THE OTHER VIOLATIONS REMAIN. JUNE 29TH, 2026 CHECK OF THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR DATABASE SHOWS THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP HAS NOT CHANGED AND TAXES ARE DELINQUENT FOR 2025. JULY THE 6TH, 2026. I REINSPECT THE PROPERTY. IT REMAINS IN VIOLATION FOR THE DEBRIS AND FURNITURE, JUNK, WHATEVER. THIS CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR HEARING ON AUGUST 13TH, 2026 AT 1 P.M. 
          BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 3904 WEST 25TH COURT, IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BAY COUNTY AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION OF. CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE. NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO THE RESPONDENT BY MAIL AND POSTING, AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO APPEAR AT THIS HEARING. VIOLATION OF 17.2 EXISTS IN THE FORM OF FURNITURE AND YARD DEBRIS ON THE PREMISES. THE RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVING ANY AND ALL FURNITURE AND YARD DEBRIS ON THE PREMISES. IT'S A RESPONSE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT, CONTACT AND INFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRESS OR DELAYS IN BRINGING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. 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 WILL BE FINED AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED AFTER THE 10TH DAY, AND THAT SHALL RUN FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, WHICHEVER SHALL OCCUR FIRST. IT'S THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AND CALL FOR AN INSPECTION IN ORDER THAT THE FINE MAY CEASE, THE FINE WILL BECOME A LIEN ON THE RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY, BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL. LOCATED IN BAY COUNTY. IF THE RESPONDENT FAILS TO CORRECT THE ACTIONS WITHIN OR THE VIOLATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ORDER, THE PROPERTY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO COUNTY ABATEMENT, ALONG WITH THE ABATEMENT COSTS BEING IMPOSED AGAINST THE OWNER OR RESPONDENT. OKAY. COMPLIANCE HEARING AUGUST 13TH AT 1:00 HERE. THANK YOU. YOU. MAGISTRATE CALVERT, THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM I ON THE AGENDA 11414 CIRCLE KCE20260016. KIM JUSTICE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I HAVE ASSIGNED THIS CASE. THIS IS A FINAL HEARING TO IMPOSE THE LIEN FOR THE COST OF ABATEMENT AND FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD, AND MY NOTICES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ATTACHED. A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HEARD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON THE 19TH OF MARCH 2026. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER. FROM THE FIRST HEARING THAT WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY THE 12TH, 2026, THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT YOUR HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. 
          THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WERE SHOWN TO YOU PRIOR TO THE COMPLIANCE HEARING. THIS IS LOOKING BACK NORTH AT 1140 ONE FOURTH CIRCLE. IF YOU REMEMBER THE JUNK IN THE TRASH FILLING OUT THE FRONT PART OF THE PROPERTY. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. AND A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS FILED ON MARCH 19TH, 2026. A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. ON THE 25TH OF MARCH 2026, WE DID COMPLETE A PRE-BID INSPECTION AND THIS IS JUST LOOKING BACK. ONCE WE ARRIVED AT THE PROPERTY. THIS IS WALKING TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARCEL. THIS IS THE FURNITURE 
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OF THE TRASH. A CLOSER VIEW OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARCEL. MORE TRASH HERE IN SLIDE TEN. 
          SLIDE 11. THIS IS IN THE BACKYARD. YOUR MAGISTRATE DON'T TRASH. YOU SEE THE MATTRESS. 
          SLIDE 12 IS A PILE OF. IT LOOKS LIKE WOOD PANELS AND THE IN THE BACKYARD. HERE IS MORE JUNK AND TRASH BEHIND THE MOBILE HOME THAT SITS IN THE LEFT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH. YOU SAW THE APPLIANCE IN THE PREVIOUS PHOTOS. THIS IS WHERE WE MADE ENTRY INTO THE BACKYARD. THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BACKYARD. AND. SLIDE 17. A BOAT THAT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR YEARS IN THE PROPERTY OWNER ON THE TRAILER. THERE'S THE BOAT IN THE BACK. YOU SEE THE APPLIANCE IN THE MIDDLE. MORE JUNK, THE TRASH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACKYARD HERE IN SLIDE 19. SLIDE 20. ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE SIDE OF THE VESSEL AND THE TRAILER. AND KNOWING HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN EXPIRED. 2017. 
          THANK YOU. THE BACK PORCH. WE HAD A COUPLE OF APPLIANCES AND SOME JUNK AND TRASH SCATTERED AROUND THE BACK PORCH. AND. SLIDE 22. SLIDE 23. WE BEGIN TO EXIT THE BACKYARD ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARCEL. OF THE HOUSE. A BUNCH MORE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BACKYARD. WHAT WAS THE CHIMNEY COMING OUT OF THE WINDOW? OR POTBELLY STOVE? THAT'S GOOD. WELL THANK YOU. 25. 
          26 IS JUST A GENERAL SHOT OF THE FRONT OF THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. ON APRIL 21ST, THE CONTRACTOR SHOWED UP TO CLEAN THE PROPERTY. THESE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN PRIOR TO THE CLEANING. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY WERE PRESENT THAT DAY. THE PROPERTY OWNER IN THE GREEN HAT. PROPERTY OWNER'S DAUGHTER. ADAMS, REMAINED IN THE BACKYARD IN. SLIDE 31. 32. 
          533. 34. EXCUSE ME. TRASH IS MAINLY IN THE BACKYARD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PROPERTY. 539. 
          PLUS THE BACK PORCH. HE HAD REMOVED SOME OF THE APPLIANCES. I THINK THEY WERE OPERATIONAL. 
          HE WAS JUST USING THEM ON THE BACK PORCH AND PUT THEM INSIDE THE HOUSE. ABOUT 40 PEOPLE SEEMED TO JUMP BEHIND THE FENCE. ABOUT 41 TO JUMP IN THE BACKYARD NEAR ONE OF THE ACCESSORIES. 542. GOING OUT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY LATER THAT DAY, THE PROPERTY THE CONTRACTOR CONTACTED ME AND THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $2,250, AND UPON INSPECTION LATER THAT AFTERNOON, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST LOOKING BACK AT THE ADDRESS. 1141. 
          FOURTH CIRCLE. THIS, IF YOU REMEMBER THE BIG BOAT SITTING TO THE RIGHT WITH THE TUB ON THE FLOOR OR THE GROUND. EXCUSE ME. GOING BACK TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE PROPERTY. ONE OF THE BACK CORNERS OF THE PROPERTY AND THE ENTIRE BACKYARD. THE BACK CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. AND THEN LOOKING BACK TOWARD THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY LINE FROM THE FRONT OF THE. MAY 8TH, 2026, A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT REGULAR AND CERTIFIED MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 11414 CIRCLE SOUTH FORT, FLORIDA, FROM THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED. A COPY OF THE FINAL NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING, ALONG WITH THE CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL, ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND 
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ARE CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE IS NOT RETURNED AS OF THIS DATE ON JUNE 17TH. THE COPY OF THE NOTICE APPEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING AND AFFIDAVIT ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D FILED ON JUNE 25TH, 2026. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. A COPY OF THE CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS. EXHIBIT E AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT, AND THAT SHALL INCLUDE. CLEANUP FEES OF $2,250, WHICH SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE UPON RECORDING, AS WELL AS A $200 FINE AND A DAILY FINE OF $25, WHICH RAN FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS FOR A TOTAL OF $700, WHICH SHALL ALSO DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE. UPON RECORDING, THE PROPERTY HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS FINAL ORDER AND PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COST LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT. RELATED TO THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT AND THE FINE WILL BE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT IN BAY COUNTY. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. THE. THERE'S NO THERE'S NO COMPLIANCE AREA ON THIS ONE. 
          THIS IS DONE. OKAY, I GET THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM J ON THE AGENDA 12220 CARUSO DRIVE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THIS IS A FINAL HEARING TO IMPOSE LIEN FOR COST OF ABATEMENT AND FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOR THE RECORD. MY NOTICES ARE ALSO INDICATED IN MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. A COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS HEARD BY THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON MAY 14TH, 2026. THE MAGISTRATE FOUND THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER FROM THE FIRST HEARING HELD ON APRIL THE 9TH, 2026. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING. 
          PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPERTY ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT A AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWN TO YOU. THE MAGISTRATE. DEVELOP LOT DEVELOP DUE TO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AT 12220 CARUSO DRIVE. THE VIOLATION WAS OVERGROWTH. 
          YOU ORDERED AT THE INITIAL HEARING FOR IT TO BE ABATED AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF THE 20TH DAYS OF FINES. EXCUSE ME. SO WE WENT AHEAD AND CONDUCTED A PRE-BID INSPECTION. THAT INFORMATION WAS BROUGHT FORTH TO YOU AT THE COMPLIANCE HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE VIOLATORS. A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS INTRODUCED AND CONTAINED IN CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. MAY 18TH. I WAS CONTRACTED OR CONTACTED BY THE CONTRACTOR. 
          THESE ARE SOME OF THE PRE ABATEMENT PHOTOGRAPHS BEFORE HE CUT THE GRASS. WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $500, AND UPON INSPECTION A FEW HOURS LATER, ON THE 18TH OF MAY, THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND IN COMPLIANCE. ON MAY 21ST, 2026, A NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER USING THE ADDRESS 47 BACK AND BAILEY DRIVE, CAMPTON, KENTUCKY, FROM THE BAY COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S DATABASE. THE CERTIFIED NOTICE AND THE REGULAR NOTICE WERE RETURNED, IS UNABLE TO AFFORD A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING, AND THE CERTIFIED RETURN CERTIFIED MAIL WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT C AND ON MAY 28TH, 2026, A COPY OF THE NOTICE APPEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY. A COPY OF THE NOTICE APPEARING IN AFFIDAVIT ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT D AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. ON JUNE 25TH, 2026. 
          A COPY OF THE NOTICE IS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. A COPY OF THE CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT WAS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT E AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. 
          THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE 
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PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO LEVY THE COST OF THE ABATEMENT AGAINST THE RESPONDENT AND THE COST OF ABATING. THE NUISANCE WAS $500, WHICH WILL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE FROM THE DATE OF RECORDING. THERE'S ALSO A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $50 AND A DAILY FINE OF $15 FOR 20 DAYS, FOR A TOTAL OF $350, WHICH WILL ALSO GROW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE. BASED ON THE THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE UPON A RECORDING OF THIS FINAL ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY THAT THESE COSTS LEVIED AGAINST THE RESPONDENT, ALONG WITH THE FINE, WILL BE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. GREAT BRINGS US TO OUR LAST CASE. 
          PROPERTY. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 88441 EAST ROAD. THIS IS A FINAL HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE. 
          THIS CASE WENT BEFORE YOU ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026. IT WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER 17-2 IN THE FORM OF UNFIT UNSAFE STRUCTURE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR REMINDING YOU OF THE PROPERTY YOU GAVE THE RESPONDENT 60 DAYS. AN INITIAL FINE OF $100 WOULD BE IMPOSED. MY PHOTOGRAPHS ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AS EXHIBIT B. THE CASE WENT BACK BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE ON APRIL 16TH AND WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE AT THAT TIME. OBTAINING THE REQUIRED PERMIT TO INSTALL A NEW 24 BY 30 GARAGE AND TO REMOVE THE UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. SO THE COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS CONTINUED TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERMIT ON MAY 18TH, 2026, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. THAT PERMIT WAS FILED ON MAY 11TH. AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS. A COPY OF THAT AND THE USPS RESPONSE IS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT C AND CONTAINED IN THE CASE FILE. THE COPY OF THIS HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON JUNE 25TH, AND A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING CLERK'S AFFIDAVIT ARE INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE EXHIBIT D, SO SIMPLY ASKING YOU TO FIND THIS PROPERTY IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDER. OKAY. 
          BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS I'VE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AND THE TESTIMONY OFFERED AT THIS HEARING, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8441 FREEZE ROAD, PANAMA CITY. 
          HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE IN THIS CASE SHALL BE CONSIDERED CLOSED. THAT IT. 
          THAT'S IT. I'LL PASS. I'LL PASS. IT WAS LONG. AS MUCH AS I'D LIKE TO. IT WAS A LONG MORNING, BUT IT SAVES YOU FROM COMING BACK TODAY. THIS AFTERNOON. IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF MISTER SMITH COMPLIES.
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