##VIDEO ID:qAFI2gx48WU## afternoon my name is Sher suin I am the magistrate for the um seminol County Code Enforcement building department um the way that this process works is um you will come up and have a seat the county uh will present its case first it will um present any evidence or witnesses that it has it will then be your opportunity um you can cross-examine at that time you just cannot present any evidence or Witnesses until the county has closed its case once the county has closed its case it will be your opportunity to go you can then present any W Witness or evidence that you have for your case um I will make a decision here today if you're here for the first time uh for a first time violation and I find that there is imp fact a violation you'll be given a period of time to correct and you stand to have a penalty imposed of up to $250 a day if you're here for a repeat violation or the um second time or or even more um then you stand to have a penalty imposed of up to $500 a day we do have an agenda but there's really no Rhyme or Reason well we have a Rhyme or Reason but there's really we don't usually go in order so bear with us you will be called if you are on the agenda and I do um if you have not gotten with the county please come up here get with the county and sign in um uh because it's very important that we know that you're here um because because we do call the cases related to people that are here first so okay we're going to go ahead and get started the first case that I'm going to I'm just going to recognize for the record 2313 cesm Sophia Nim and Irma chalry that case is actually in compliance so we will not be hearing that case the next case that I'd like to hear to call is 2277 cesm BNB land holding LLC James Betts is the registered agent good afternoon good afternoon okay we're going to go ahead and swear in Witnesses sir if you could raise your right hand do you Sly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes okay yes okay please proceed this is case number 2277 cesm uh B&B land Holdings LLC James Betts um uh this case was originally heard by a special magistrate in October October 13 2022 and an order was issued given the respondent a compliance date of January 12th of 201 23 with a fine of $50 a day to continue uh to approve each day for the violation if the violation continues or is repeated after January 12th 2023 an Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on January 24th 2023 an Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on August 6 2024 uh the administrative cost to process this case for the inspector total $741 180 the administrative cost for the clerk was $164 123 totaling 963 um recommendation is um as asking the uh special magistrate board issue an order uh constituting in a Le in the amount of $28,750 for 575 days of non-compliance from January 12th 2023 through and including August 8th 2024 at $50 per day and the fine shall continue to acrew at $50 per day for each day the violation continues or is repeated after August 88 2024 that completes my presentation okay in in front of um the the PowerPoint that you have in the electronic case File um shows the um original case and the findings from the original case is that correct is yes as far as I know yes okay and you were out there yesterday um and checked the um the county system to verify that there was not a permit I checked the county system yes I didn't go out there anym okay okay do you have anything further no I do okay thank you good afternoon Madam magistrate uh my name is caran Groves I'm here on behalf of uh James Betts who's one of the owners of B&B land Holdings LLC um so as um was stated this has been going on for some time it's been over two years now so this was from March 2022 and I've been involved for about under 30 days um I'm really here because he takes good care of my dogs um so this um violation came about as a result of a um wall that he constructed in the back to lessen noise of the dogs to the neighbors so when when he bought this property um about 5 years ago this um Dog Resort had been around for about 25 years and unfortunately he bought the place Asis and so he buys the property and he goes around to the neighbors and obviously the dogs are are louder um and he tries to construct this wall um to to lessen the noise one of the neighbors complains uh and that's how this was brought to um code enforcement and so he very promptly in 2012 22 um initially he was going to go through a roofer that um told him that he could do it they disappeared um and about I think August of 2022 we um put this in the record earlier today um I I sent a copy of the general contractor's agreement he enters into a contractor's agreement with um Dave B Howell LLC and so that's around August of 2022 and at that time at least from the project workflow and comments that we were able to to get from the building department there were some permits submitted for this purpose now Mr Howell has done a lot of things um that were improper that I'll get to in a minute but the right thing that he said to them in the first place was when we submit plans we should submit it for the whole property we shouldn't just submit a plan for this back wall and that's really where the trouble has come in so you can see in the description James if you don't mind of the violation it's related to this masonry wall and electrical conduit what ends up being submitted are site plans for the entire property so this is in August of 2022 you can see from the workflow comments that it gets dropped and as you know with um contractor licensing I'm not sure how much um you're you're um aware but there are violations for his for contractor licenses related to delays and abandonment of projects um in this case he my client paid more than 10% of the deposit for the work done it was not completed in the 90 days required under the statute um and we also believe that this contractor may be using his father's license inappropriately so all of that to say that he dropped this um matter entirely for a period of time there are efforts through August uh through 2022 we have some text messages where my client is trying to stay involved and make sure that this is getting resolved but it continues to fall off the um one of the other members of the resort um is a private investigator and was able to find a slew of files um and complaints against Mr Howell the contractor so there was obviously multiple violations in terms of it it never got remedied um I'm not sure how much uh Mr Betts was aware of that uh he's here to testify on that but ultimately um when when the final um $28,000 fine notice was sent that's when I was informed about this and got involved so we immediately sent a demand letter to Mr Howell we said you have I think 14 days to comply we're required to do that under the law um we gave him the compliance date he apparently went behind our backs and tried to continue to submit the um permits and so we opened a complaint with the contractor Board of seminal County and I submitted in the record that um the building department seems to have acknowledged and open an investigation against this contractor and so he does not respond to us um I've called this the engineer as well not responsive so what we've done is we're switching contractors and so I have with me today the Affidavit of um non-consenting contractor and he's i' I've notorized it it's it's good to go we have another contractor um and so really we're just here certainly at the mercy of the county because it's it's gone on for so long um but we would ask that the fine be reduced so that he can use those dollars to actually Implement at this property some of the issues that have been raised in the plans that have been submitted I believe that there's more than just the wall issue there appears to be a firewall issue no it's it's being addressed um and so we're here today because unfortunately um there was a a long time of um you know a belief from my client a goodfaith belief that this was being done it was not being done um and at this point he's trying to do the right thing with my involvement and we would ask for uh the fine to be reduced um certainly can pay the the County's costs um and and 90 days for submission of the the finalized updated permits um and that that's all I have okay so you believe it'll take 90 days to um to submit permits I think that it'll take closer to 30 to 60 to actually have the Ken the contractor to um have them all done by his own engineer because the engineer is going to have to take the site plans already in place and look at them and apparently they're they're not um appropriate and then from that time giving the county time to give comments back so just figuring in factoring in the 30 days for each party to do um what they're required to do okay um does the county have any concerns with 90 days for the plans and a permit to be issued no do you believe that that's a reasonable amount of time or do you think it could be done sooner or I believe that's reasonable okay um I'm going to find based on the information that you have um presented I am going to go ahead and accept the electronic case file into the record um since you referenced it as well um I'm going to find that um your client has in fact um it it appears that they have been um he was under the impression that something was being done um that was not being done um but because he um didn't follow up with the county I'm going to take you up on the costs because I think that that's necessary um under the circumstances and I would urge you just to remain in contact with the county at all times if you're not hearing something from your contractor call the county and let them know you can contact Jason at any time his information will be on the order that I enter um and as long as you're keeping him a breast of what's going on he's going to come here and he's going to say those things to me and so you wouldn't need to um you you'd have the evidence right here um with the county so um I appreciate that you've taken these efforts I'm going to what I'm going to do is goad head and extend the compliance date to let's do if I do 90 days um that gets us to the November meeting um which would be compliance um with the ISS the receipt of a permit by November 13th which is the day before the meeting so you would need to come here at the on the on the 14th if for some reason you do not he's not in compliance um and I'm going to order that the County's costs in the amount of $96 and3 be paid within 30 days or it will be imposed as a lean against the property okay thank you thank you thank you let's go ahead and call his back to back um he's got two yeah let's 2367 cesm ephra Lima and Kelly Andre I just need that's if you want to go ahead and give him you can go ahead and give him the other one as well we'll call it back to back the oh you all right yeah okay good afternoon good afternoon your honor for the record McGregor love from L 215 North theola Drive thank you didn't want the record to reflect that I was you're not Trisha Johnson County Manager um would St I'd like to go through it presentation I first thank you do we need a swear man no he's an attorney okay you're all good sorry no um we're doing 67 first okay yes this is case number 2367 cesm uh ifra Lima and Kelly and dur and um this is property located on malry Drive um this case was originally heard by Magistrate on November 16 2023 and order was issued given the respondent a compliance date of July 10 2024 with a scheduled meeting July 11th 2024 um an order was issued on July 11th 2024 extending the compliance date to August 7th 2024 with a meeting schedule for August 8 2024 which is today um an Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on August 6 2024 the estimated cost for the inspector was 85979 the estimated cost um for the clerk was $96.3 totaling 900 um $56.15 for both the inspector and the clerk um recommendation is special magistrate issue an order reducing the fine to an administrative cost totaling $956,000 uh will continue a lean on the property so was the property in compliance yesterday or not no so then my fine would go into effect as well you don't want the penalty reduced you you are you asking for fees in addition to the fine for my original order I I believe that's what should have been on okay correct okay are you do you have any further information I have fur information okay and you're onor no objection to the this being entered into evidence okay thank you U I'm going to start with uh what happened the day after the last hearing we're at because I think that kind of informs where we are today okay um you may recall that your order for at least one of these matters would applied to both was that um U Mr Pike the building official U mentioned that there might have been some change with the um the electrical service to the property um a 60 amp temporary service was approved but the 400 amp that service the actual living space was turned off by Mr Pike during our initial uh hearing process and the LI has moved out of the property um I informed my clients of this uh and I actually wasn't available during the window where Mr Pike was available um and let him know that he could go on the property inspect it my clients actually went over there uh which as probably any attorney in that position would feel I felt a little bit nervous about them being there um but fortunately what happened is that they were able to by all accounts have a a fairly open conversation about not only the electrical issue that was that issue that day um but the rest of the process and that's what I've been uh working to explain to them what what what it means to go take the existing permits cancel them and then restart the process um I think that they had a productive conversation about that um and my clients have started the process of getting together the documents they need to actually submit that and I I think the first item uh and I talked to Mr Pike about this this morning just just to confirm the first item is a is a kind of updated site plan uh and that's something that they're they're working on right now to to evaluate uh but I think the conversation they had with the building official while I was nervous about it gave them a sense for what the path forward looks like and it not being as onerous as they they might have initially thought um so I do think it was productive and just as a um a footnote on the electrical issue and I talked with Mr Pike about that this morning again at some point Duke turned back the power uh turned the power back on uh without you know the uh uh involvement of my client um Mr Pike asked them for an explanation of why that was it had their sort of stamp on it I'm not a technical expert on this but it seems clear that it was in fact Duke Energy and and as of this morning uh Mr Pike has not received a response from Duke Energy but just wanted to let you know where that issue ended up and my clients had no objection to that being turned off that day and it was indeed turned off that day um so for the rest of the process um it no no new application has yet been submitted and and this will be probably several month long process as I'm sure that you can appreciate I can appreciate that you don't just want to give us another six months to take care of this and that a check-in would probably be warranted um much sooner than that so I would ask for some amount of time with the understanding that you know I'm I don't think it's reasonable for me to request the entire time it might take because during that time you may not know what's happening or if any movement's being made so I'd be happy with two months even one month if you'd like to check in and I can give you a description of what we've done in the inter room but that the the work leading up to a new permit subitle is happening okay so let me hear from Mr Pike I see that he's arrived can I go ahead and swear you in sir uh you somly swear from the testimony you're about to give to you the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth I do thank you uh Bob Pike for the record Simo County Building official sorry I was held up I had gotten a call so you didn't know I was going to call this case early anyway it's no neither did I if I could clone myself I would have but um uh when I went out there I had Mr Rucker with me because the power had been been turned back on we met with the low's out there they did grant us permission to go on site uh also had the power company supervisor out there he had no answer on how it got powered back up but they had removed the power for us as directed I let them keep the 60 amp uh he did run some extra wiring to a he said was for a future generator I had him remove it out of the temporary 60 amp service but um I did tell them they needed their sight plan right then and there they needed to get working on it that was what was needed and they said uh that they had a site plan and I said well you need to get with Planning and Zoning immediately and get that submitted uh but uh I just checked this morning and we don't have anything from Planning and Zoning for that so they've basically not done anything at this point and and I can clarify on on what because I I've had this conversation with my clients as well about a site plan they have had a site plan done my understanding is that the count what the county needs at this stage is a site plan that reflects all of the existing improvements and I don't believe that we have one that shows all of the existing improvements they have those site plans that were created around the time that work was done previously uh but I I believe that they need a site plan that reflects everything as it is today they do have a um updated topographic survey that was conducted in April of this year which will include with our submittals but uh I believe we need a more recent site plan than the one that they have okay let me get some testim additional testimony F raise your right hand do you Solly swear airm the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth I do thank you Megan Megan zorski um planning so your clients were provided a letter um beginning back I believe the first time was December 19th of last year which outlined exactly what they needed on their site plan um they have multiple issues um regarding Phil um the changes to the property with related structures there's multiple layers to the site plan which is why we outlined from all of the various divisions in development review that need to be addressed with the site plan which is why it needs to go through the second floor and not just we're treating this slightly different because of the layers they don't need a site plan for their building like a typical survey they need a a site plan through planning to submit back with their building permit so they're going to need an approved planning site plan before they can obtain their building permit and and just for clarification so if you would like I'd be happy to provide you a copy of that letter that outlines for your sake so that you have a full scope because our development services team put a lot of work into providing them the detail because there's multiple structur um and there's some additional information be happy to provide you with outside of the hearing so we're not taking hearing time on that um just to give you the full scope of kind of what's going on with that property yeah and I I agree with you I would like to have that conversation I may have the email you referring to but we might as well be on the same page and I think the issue is that they're wanting to make sure that you know if they're going to Pro produce new documentation that they don't have something from their previous work that could could meet that requirement but I I know based on my conversations with the county that they need to produce a new a a new plan correct and it depends on how much fill they've brought in how far that fill goes into and potentially affected Wetlands because of where the property is located on the econ there's a lot that goes into what they've done right so the impacts are slightly different than if this was a regular piece of property and one question for you if I could um when you say it needs to be approved prior to uh like that's almost like a sufficiency review requirement that you would have for approval of an issue so I don't want to say we're treating this like a commercial project but we almost are because this has gone so far past a typical single family residence because of the scope of what they've done on the property and there's so many various structures that are already on site we're kind of treating it like a comprehensive review instead of individual so we're going to take it as a full sight plan so that they have it for all the structures so that they can get one site plan and try to get it all approved as much as we can there may be some things that cannot be approved with us and then they can come in for their single family residents potentially the dock potentially the accessory structures because they've got a Pergola they've got the conx structures they have all these other accessory things on the property as well that we're not even dealing with yet we Focus solely on the single family residence but they have all these accessory structures that we're not even at the point of dealing with yet so I guess my practical concern not not concern with question is do I just submit this would they submit the site plan um through any application or just that's on the letter that's why I think getting you this piece of information is so crucial and then maybe you sitting down with the team that initially sat down once you have time to digest it and getting further information if you have questions or getting you to those key people might better assist you getting them yeah with their design professionals to get those documents drafted yeah and yeah I agree with you I don't want to take up any more hearing time and I really want to do want to say that I appreciate the time that you and the rest of the county folks have put into this absolutely okay Mr Pike if if this site plan um does this site plan have to be engineered is this something that they could draft themselves well this is a this is a site plan for Planning and Zoning right uh as far as building we just need to see where the structures are on site for inspection purposes uh and planning and zoning has had meetings we've had several meetings with these people for a long time now uh we still have nothing and Zoning involved in all these meetings they've been directed on what to do and could the what what Planning and Zoning needs I understand that they need the site plans and stuff but it it sounded to me like Megan was saying in order for them to get a building permit from you this site plan has to be in place but if it's just that you need something different that has the buildings located and then the site plan process has to occur too I understand understand that okay to get a permit everybody has to sign off on it that is building engineering Planning and Zoning addressing and if it's commercial fire would have to review it but that is what it takes to get a permit so when we say they need a site plan they have to go through Planning and Zoning to get their site plan approval before we can issue a building permit we look at a site plan when we do our review just to see where the structures are located on site close it is to a property line stuff like that um to make sure that it meets co building co- compliance the Planning and Zoning review encompasses uh site what's on site what what what has happened to the site currently there on site now and they've done a lot of things there without any approvals or anything so uh and we've had several meetings dating back last year nothing has happened that's the urgency here they need to get this done and uh we're wasting everybody's time and and that continues to be my concern um when we started this we gave the six months because they were going to and I recall they were going to get the site plan in and they they wanted everything being running together and they had asked that this um all the building permit stuff get moved to where everything was running in conjunction with one another because they were going to do all these things and they haven't so that's where my concern lies um that if I continue to let this go on the it does continue to waste everyone's time and I completely understand that that's why I I didn't get uh before you right now and say we need six months can you give us six months I think I think at this point you you need to see progress uh sooner than it's realistic to expect it to be finalized uh so that's why I would offer some sort of check in time and and I I would aim to be back before you with with a building permit submitted uh and issued hopefully so just to clarify the site plan to go through the site plan would expedite the review period for the building permit drainage natural resource review zoning review that's the the process of getting the site plan through planning because there's so many layers with the drainage review the impacts to the wetlands and the setbacks because of the scope of what they've done is so past typical and it's been over so many years this goes back to I want to say 2016 2017 is when the impact started so we're now talking a scope of eight years almost but were they the owners back then they were ma'am okay so a span of eight years that these changes have occurred little bit by little bit by a little bit so when you talk about Arbors Arbor changes drainage flow changes impacts to Wetland structures be being erected the pavers minute changes over time make a huge impact when you're talking about property that is along a protected area like the econ so that's why we're now requiring the site plan so that all of the Specialists and it may not even that site plan probably won't even be reviewed by me it'll be assigned to a planner not a project coordinator for review so someone who specializes in that will actually take that on for review so by the time it gets to me I'll be able to go Yep this setbacks match everything's been approved boom I'm done my review is done I won't even have to waste my time on it what um when was the email given to them that December 19th of 2023 outlining exactly what they needed to submit for their site plan and the process by which they would need to submit the documentation once they obtain their site plan to get their building permit issued and and it's now now no longer a concern but they what what took up a lot of my time prior to um the the break between our um hearings earlier this year and and and last months was of course the the the most pressing issue of getting items off the property moving the papers that had not been installed moving the extra items the removing the storage violation that was open that took up their their time and then you know uh relocating um their living situation was of course another U burden on them in terms of working things out and and delayed them and none of that to say that's the County's fault none of it is uh but uh they've they've been preoccupied with other um concerns but they are since speaking with Mr Pike on the 13th or the or the 12th um you know they have a clear picture of what this process looks like and they have been focusing on on getting what they need to get together um and you know I I would I'll take a look at the email that was provided uh to them at the end of last year and make sure that what they're working on is consistent with those requirements um but you know that they they are focused on getting this building permit suspended so and I'm assuming that the site plan um deals with I know we only have 2367 cesm in front of us right now but it basically is the same um it helps us to accommodate both of these cases that are hanging out there so it would address all of the outstanding issues as it relates to all of the structures the fill the arbor permit that hasn't currently been pursued that's hanging out there and we haven't pursued it because we've had the other cases in place that we haven't felt the need to pursue currently that's not in front of me it is not in front of you currently ma'am um so it would address all of the current the structures the fill the arbor permits the single family residence it should resolve all of the outstanding issues so long as they continue to work towards permitting all the structures because currently we're we're dealing with only we keep talking about the single family residence but they still have all of the conx containers the pergola all of the other accessory structures that we're not really addressing because the biggest thing is they can't have any of that well they are they're in the next case but they're in the next case but we we keep going you can't have any of it until you have your single family residence because all of it is contingent on them getting the single family residence permit issued so they're trying to get it all done at once so they're trying to get it all done at once so so here's what I'm going to do the it seems to me the only thing that that lit a fire was at the last hearing when I said if you don't let Mr Pike on the property your fines are going to go retroactive back um to I believe July no the case the date even before that um actually that they would be um imposed beginning on July 11th um so what I'm going to do um is I'm going to give them 30 days to get a site plan um they've had since December and so I'm going to order that that they submit their site plan within 30 days if they do not and this the old order is um still in effect I will also extend consistent with the site plan requirement that the case is extended for 30 more days the building permit case is extended for 30 more days if they do not turn in a site plan that is completed with all County comments so that the county is reviewing it um by the September 11th that um fines are going to be imposed back retroactive back to July 11th and I think that we are $250 a day in this this case it ain't going to happen it's going to take a lot longer than that if they haven't gotten the proceeding started by now it ain't going to happen I'm just telling you there's no way we'll get that site plan issued in 30 days not there's going to be comments each Reviewer is going to have comments you got engineering review you got Planning and Zoning review they've got multiple structures out there they've have uh they've moved dirt into the Wetland areas uh I think they had put a boat dock out there and a walkway out there those are all Wetlands that's going to take some time to get this site plan that's why we've been on them meeting with them since when at least a year ago and nothing's happened I said that it would be submitted by that time um and I understand that the county wouldn't wouldn't be able to going to take months to get this site plan approved because of the layers that are involved and what they've done out there I'm just trying to be honest with you I I do appreciate Mr Pike um being straight straightforward with us about the scope of the and and again I I need to review the uh the email that was sent and get a sense for what the scope of what the county needs is um so I can't exactly say what a reasonable time frame would be on submitt I understand your honor what you're trying to say is that we we don't need to have addressed all comments within 30 days but rather passed essentially sufficiency review no I was saying that you needed to be able to um yeah it passed a sufficiency review to where there to the point where Miss zorski is reviewing her doing her final you know stamp of approval that she suggested it perhaps a perhaps a reasonable halfway point um would be that if we met again in another another month um to discuss this um no no I'm not going to do that that's that's what I'm trying to avoid I'm trying to avoid coming back here again with well they were now they this time they really have been convinced because I thought they would have been convinced the couple run-ins that they had with me but they've stopped showing up um and I appreciate that that's their right they can you know send you as the representative and I'm completely fine with that but I I'm I'm trying to avoid the back and forth I was trying to accept that Miss zorski had said that look if they do it exactly how it's laid out in that letter from December then it is literally you know a rubber stamp from her part so that to me means that it would be submitted tomorrow so that you've got the next 29 days to work out any back and forth that they have so that's kind of what I was hoping for um in the 30 days that I was trying to give um so it it didn't mean that they had 30 days to submit and wait for comments it meant I wanted it to be perfect by the time that we were back here so that these individuals were were able to testify to me that yeah we're on our way to get a building permit because they have their site plan approval from zoning not that I mean and and maybe it's that Megan says yes we've had it and we've had it for 5 days and we're all finalizing everything or or whatever and I'm I'm saying her part the rubber stamp part you know she's had for 5 days that's what I'm looking for um so I would be they should have already hired whoever they need to hire um or I it's my understanding that he's got some skills of his own um whatever that is but this is my last time of giving an extension understood um and so it's it's 30 days because what's before me is a building permit so it's a 30-day extension on the building permit which is September 11th but obviously they've got to get the site plan done in there in that it it's got to be done because if they come back here and there's not a site plan that has been submitted to the county and not the day before the 11th then I'm going to imp fines retroactively back to July 11th I understand okay I understand all right and I'm going to go ahead and open 23 or 24 17 cesm ifra Lima and Kelly andrece um I don't believe that the testimony is different for this case at all um I'm going to um based on the uh testimony that's already been given I'm going to um also give 30 days in that case um or November 11th to come into um compliance all I'm sorry September 11th all that's before me is the building permit so that's all I can um continue but that's with the understanding that a site plan approval um would be in place um I'm also going to in that case the fines if not the fines will be uh instituted retro retroactive back to July 11th 2024 okay understood thank you thank you okay let's talk about that after okay I'm going to call 2443 cesm wol frame and Megan in noale ning Nogle thank you sirve you'll go ahead and raise your right hand do you solemly swear affirm the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth I do thank you Jason Rucker Simo County Inspector this is case number 2443 cesm uh it's for the property located at 2020 Force Drive Sanford uh owned by wolf and Megan the Angel um the violation charge seminal county code uh chapter 4 appendix a 105.1 description of violation is installation of M shelle without the required permits um the initial inspection was done 915 to2 3 a notice was given 9823 they've been given several compliance dates and extensions and we've been out there for inspections um on site and via the computer and the violation Still Remains on the property um this shows that they are the owners of record from the property appraisers website uh this is the uh notice of hearing that I person personally uh gave to wolam and here are some pictures of the shed in the backyard several pictures and I believe it's my understanding that he thought it was all taken care of but there are still it's still outstanding so I'll let him speak to that here in a minute this shows that there were no permits for the shed um this is the code section that was cited for um permit construction uh recommendation based on the testimony and evidence presented in case number 24 43 cesm it is determined that the respondents are the owner of record of the property located at 20 220 Force Drive sford um in possession and control the property and uh in violation of a simal county code chapter 40 pendex a 105.1 I further recommend uh that the special magistrate order the respond correct the violation onor before October 9th 2024 in order to correct the violation the respondant shall obtain required permits uh for the cited violation if the respondant does not comply with with the order a fine of $50 will be imposed for each day the violation continues or is repeated after compliance the respondents must contact the inspector to verify compliance I have given a copy of this presentation to the clerk and request that it be entered into the record this concludes my presentation do you have any objection to the electronic case File that's in front of you being submitted into the record no okay I'll accept the uh electronic case File do you have anything you'd like to add um nothing to add really just just some context around it um I I did have a couple violations from September last year so I was kind of slowly going through them um I got most of them done a lot of this was pre purchase of my property so the shed um the fence they all existed before I purchased property so they're all um they're all there before but I got most of the permits and I got it permitted in uh January um so the last notice I got was in October so when I finished most of the work I thought maybe that in good faith we had dropped some of those violations just because I got the bulk of them done but then I didn't get another notice uh the last the next notice I got was for this hearing in July so s months went by and I never heard anything so I kind of assumed that um that last shed permit was maybe dropped um but I'm not opposed to um fixing it I just didn't know that it was still open and I was still um in violation so okay so the county has um indicated that they're willing to give you till October 9th um I'm going to go ahead and order that you come into compliance by October 9th and um if not I'm going to impose a fine of $100 a day um for each and every day that the violation remains works for me thank you yeah that cuz I like to check to see whether it's homesteaded or not okay that one's homesteaded so but I like to see them so I can check to see whether they're homesteaded CU that makes a difference for what I order is she back okay you know I don't have it should be in there second one she's here okay um 2440 CSM Rebecca Wiggins then resp Mrs wiggans if you'll go ahead and raise your right hand please do you somly swear affirm the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth thank you Jason Rucker simol County Inspector uh this is case number number 2440 cesm um okay Jon Rucker simol County Inspector case number 2440 CS cm is for the property located at 1217 gaale Street naapa which is owned by Rebecca A Wiggins uh the violation charge is Simo county code chapter 40 appendix a section 105.1 uh the violation is installation of a carport without the required permit the initial inspection was done 71423 uh notice to the respondent was done 71423 there were several extensions and uh several uh inspections along with computer inspections and the violation remains on the property uh this shows that Miss Wiggins is the owner of record of the property from the property appraisers um we posted the property and we also got a green card back here are some pictures of the carport in question several pictures there um and this is the copy of the um web picture of the permits that were have not been applied for she only has a solar and a rro no permit for carport this is the code section that was cited uh based on the testimony and evidence presented in case number 2440 cesm it is determined that the respondent is the owner of record of the property located at 1217 Gale Street naapa simol County in possession and control of the property and in violation of simal county code chapter 40 appendix a section 105.1 I further recommend that the special magistrate order the respondant to correct the violation honor before October 9th 2024 in order to correct the violation the respondent shall obtain the required permits for the sighted violation if the respondant does not comply with the order a fine of $50 will be imposed for each day the violation continues or is repeated after compliance the respondent must contact the inspector to verify compliance I have presented a copy of this presentation to the clerk and request that it be entered into the record this concludes my presentation Miss Wiggins do you have any objection to the electronic case File that's been presented here that's in front of you being entered into evidence my problem is I've had ma'am I I first let's address the evidence the the information that's in front of you this packet that you were given this do you have any OB to me accepting it into evidence no okay it will be accepted into evidence now please go forward okay back in 2013 I had that put built by a company and I can't remember the name of the company and they should have gotten a permit I had no idea until just within the last year so I didn't know what to do okay well the county is asking that you get the permit for the structure by October 9th and if you contact Jason he will absolutely let you know what needs to be done in order to do that but you'll have to apply for the permit go through the process that they need you to go through to get the permit okay because it has to have a permit even though the comp who installed it should have done the permitting for you they did not so you'll have to go after the fact to get that taken care of um and it doesn't necessarily have to be by the company who installed it you'll just have to find someone who is willing to do the permitting for you uh I would have to go to a company to do that I don't know she can do an owner Builder she can do it and okay so Jason will definitely walk you through the process to help you with that it may be as simple as you doing it yourself I I don't know if plans are involved or anything but to the extent that they are then you might need someone to help you but he can help you through the process and let you know everything that needs to occur so they've asked that you comply by October 9th 2024 so I'm going to order that and if you do not come into compliance by October 9th then a fine in the amount of $50 a day will be imposed okay okay do you know how much it would cost to get the order for it I have no idea I I don't I don't know do you know the cost of the building permit itself the application yeah she can get an estimate at the front counter okay she wants to go over there okay so if you want to go to the building department right now you could go speak with someone and they could help you and give you an estimate of the cost thank you your honor thank you next case 2444 cesm and that's um James and Alexander Moser Barker if I can go ahead and get you both please to raise your right hand do solemnly swear airm the testimony are about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes thank you Jason Rucker inspector for simol County this is case number 2444 cesm uh is for the property located at 2843 or Wayne of poka uh which is owned by James Alexander James and Alexander Moser Baker uh the violation charged uh is s county code chapter 40 appendix a 105.1 um for the installation of a white vinyl fence without the required permits um the initial inspection was done on 10123 a notice to the respondents were uh 10123 and 10 2723 uh there have been several extensions given there have been follow-up inspections uh on site and via the computer and the violation remains on the property um this shows that uh they are the owners of record per the property praiser uh the property was posted for the hearing and here are the pictures of the fence that's installed okay this shows that uh there is a permit for offense in plan check and that was yester okay the screen this screen shows a permit application was received on 8624 to correct the violation the application has not yet been issued due to requiring prescreen and planning review uh uh this shows the uh copy of the county code that was cited based on the testimony and evidence presented in the case 2444 cesm it is determined that the respondents are the owners of record of the property located at 2843 or way in Apopka simol County in possession and control of the property uh and in violation of the semal county code chapter 40 appendix a section 105.1 further recommend uh the special magistrate order the respondents to correct uh the violation honor before October 9th 2024 in order to correct the violation the respondent shall obtain required permits for the sighted violation if the respondents do not comply with the order a fine of $50 will be imposed for each day the violation continues or is repeated after compliance respond must contact the inspector to verify compliance I have pre uh presented a copy of this to the clerk and would ask that this be entered into the record this concludes my presentation hello hi uh do you have any objection to the electronic case File that has been shown and is before you being submitted into the record no okay you can go ahead um so we uh the biggest issue is we uh trusted our contractor who we hired to do it he told us originally that because we already had a fence and it was going in the same place that we didn't need to worry about a permit as soon as we got the violation we contacted him he told us repeatedly that it was being taken care of now up until we got this uh the orange violation in the yard we had thought it was done because he told us 6 months plus ago that it had been done I never asked for proof of it because I thought that well you are a company you said that you're handling it and it's done so we contacted him as soon as we got home from vacation after we saw this he said that he hired uh someone to get the permit which I did call yesterday and I was told that there was something filed but the application is blank and so I'm waiting to find out what exactly I need to tell him or a checklist there is a language barrier when we talk to him so he goes through a translator or I talk to someone else else so um we definitely want to get this squared away when was the fence installed last October okay all right so the county is asking um for you to come into compliance by um obtaining your permits by October 9th okay so um I'm going to f based on what you've indicated to me and the fact that something is has at least been filed effective yesterday um that compliance by October 9th is certainly achievable um so I'm going to um I'm going to find since you did contact the County as soon as you received the notice I'm going to ask that you come into compliance by October 9th or you will have a fine of $50 a day imposed for each and every day thereafter that the violation remains okay thank you the next case 2445 cesm Roger Vega and Katherine Esposito anybody picking Spanish do we have anyone that speaks Spanish okay if you'll take a seat we'll call your case next we're going to go ahead and call another case first while we get you an interpreter yes I can swear you in absolutely okay okay and um so and your name sir I'm uh Jamie Rodriguez okay and then is this Mr Vega same yes okay okay I'm going to go ahead and swear you in first do you solemnly swear that you will translate from English to Spanish and Spanish to English to the best of your ability yes thank you okay now we're going to swear Mr Vega in if you would ask him to raise his right hand please do you solemnly swear or firm yes that the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth okay Jason Rucker simol County Inspector this is uh case number 2445 cesm is for the property located at 5 4 sorry 574 Ruby Court um the violation charges simal county code appendix a section 1051 uh the description of the violation is um extensive exterior and interior Renovations including but not limited to Electric Plumbing HVAC bathroom renovation pool renovation to include a spa in pool uh pool screen and additional building structures on the property without the required permits um the initial inspection was done 811 of 23 uh the uh notice to the respondent was 828 of 23 they were given uh several compt applying States and extensions uh followup inspections uh via uh computer and going out on site um the violation Still Remains on the property uh this shows that Robert Vega and Kathleen s Edo is the owner of record for the property appraisers this shows where we posted the property here are some pictures of the property there are a couple aerial photographs that show the structures in the rear in the pool here your photos of accessory structures new pool enclosure addition and enclosed car ports um this screen shows uh an application for the addition was received on 2524 to correct violation the application is currently under review and has not been issued um a vacate is being pursued by the homeowner uh comments for from Planning and Zoning were provided uh to the applicant under the permit application 24552 uh permit 231 18412 for the windows and doors is issued now expired um needs renewed and inspected permit 2318 327 for offense is issued but needs inspection uh it was part of the original violation um this is a screenshot of the application and these are the notes from uh the application from Planning Development to vacate uh vacate application was submitted on 1031 of 23 vacate is currently under second review cycle uh comments are due back 81424 next slide shows uh copy of the simal county code um recommendation based on the testimony and evidence presented in case number 2445 cesm it is determined that the respondents are the owner of the record of the property at 574 Ruby Court um in possession and control of the property and in violation of the simal County uh code chapter 40 appendix a 105.1 I further recommend uh special magistrate order the respondent to correct the violation honor before October 9th 2024 in order to correct the violation the respondant shall obtain the acquired permits for the cited violations if the respondant does not comply with the order uh a fine of $50 will be imposed for each day the violation continues or is repeated after compliance the respondent must contact the inspector to verify compliance I have presented a copy of this presentation to the clerk and request that this copy of this presentation be submitted into record uh this concludes my presentation um did Mr Vega understand what was being said yes he understood okay um do you have any objection to the electronic case File that was shown being submitted into the record no uh no okay it will be accepted into the record um Jason let me ask you a question you had indicated that um there is a request for vacation of an easement uh in process that was filed in November of last year was October 31st of 23 okay so it's my understanding it is my understanding correct that he wouldn't be able to get planning approval for the building permit to go forward if he did not have this vacation completed or the vacation certain items I believe that would just be for certain items interior remodel he could get permits for are they all separate permits uh they can be uh I would think that the exterior structures would have to be separate so if I build a house I have separate permits for exterior than interior no the the separate permits would be for like an accessory structure shed carport okay such of that nature okay interior the house interior could be a different permit the pool would be a different permit okay and can we go to the the aerial for a moment so that t-shaped structure was added on without a permit yeah cuz you you see that was that was before and then that was sure I just reviewed this okay okay good afternoon ma'am Megan zorski um so I actually just reviewed um this permit earlier today so I have a really good handle on kind of where the status of where this is so this structure has a multitude of additions and conversions on it so the portion on the front that looks like a garage was a garage that was converted to living space the rear had a porch and an addition added on to it as well um and then in the rear there's a separate that looked like it was a shed that was converted to living area and um a portion of the wall and the fence and the the shed slash now that's they're calling a mother-in-law Suite that's a part of what is in the easement that needs to be vacated the vacate is still in process can you tell me where on the property the the easement is the the EAS the easement is along the rear of the property so back by the pool cage and in the rear where the shed is so the the interior Renovations and the additions and I believe the fence permit has been issued so the fence permit's been resolved um but the addition I believe correct the fence has been resolved it's just expired again it's expired but it's been fence is okay the fence is okay the fence is okay even though it's in so it was issued I don't think they ever got their inspections or they didn't pay for it but it was it was approved I did approve the fence they just haven't finished the getting their inspections or paying for it The Back Fence it so they can have a fence and an easement because we require an aole letter okay so if they if they need to have access to it and it's not vacated and the county is in the um takes the stance that they vacate the minimum possible to accommodate whatever the encroachment is into the easement if the easement or the vacate is even possible okay so um this structure I don't believe the structure at all was ever permitted and it it encroaches um entirely into the easement so I don't even know if the easement vacate is going to be possible I don't know the status of the vacate I did not check on the status of the vacate so I don't even know if they've turned in all their documentation on the vacate but the um I got the and they've lumped all of it together so they haven't attempted to permit the Mother-in-law Suite conversion with the shed separately from the conversions on the main structure so they could choose to permit the accessory structure separate from the main house because because the main house could potentially be issued separately okay are you understanding what's being said no so you could you please take a moment to explain it to him so I explain to him what you guys want to do separating permits and well and I'm not entirely sure and you would need to look at your site plan and your survey that the New Edition that's on on the rear the pool enclosure and that new addition that goes all the way back I'm not sure that that doesn't encroach either so I'm going to defer to your plans okay because if they do encroach you're going to want to wait until the vacate is complete because there's no point in separating them if everything encroaches so so the vacate process is already in place the permitting or no he's applied whether or not he supplied everything that the planner needs to complete the vacate okay I don't know that's not something that I process um he's welcome to go upstairs to the second floor to check on where that is in the process okay um but that can take up to 6 months so I don't know if you want to give him 60 days to come back in to see where he because if it's been that he applied for it several months ago it should be moving through the process by now okay um yeah if it was applied for back in October I'm a little concern conc ered why it is taking till now to be processed okay so Jason has comments that say um vacate is currently under second review cycle comments are due back 81424 so next week right the second review cycle so that means comments have gone to him already is that what the second review cycle means so it's probably going through all of development review for the various divisions that need to review it utilities andir Al Services drainage all of the various people and then it'll go back to him for comment um if need be or it may end up being that everybody approves it and it could go to board so that is that's up to your purview on how you want if you want to bring him back in 60 days because if it's approved then the vacate would go through the board it would get approved he could then provide it get his new survey and then it could or we could give him another 30 days if he still has to wait for it to be how how long does it take um once it's fully the vacate is fully approved if it's going to go to the board how long does it take before it's final and approved by the board Dale do you know the tracking time frame on a vacate if it's approved by staff going to defer to the planning manager okay can I swear you in thank you do you somly swear airm the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth I do thank you so it it it it can vary usually it takes about a month and a half or so month and a half to two months because it all depends on the workload and actual uh volume that's already scheduled for the commission meeting and um so a month 30 days to 45 days okay thank you is anyone living in this building this t-shaped building yeah he's living in in the house when I was there and delivered the notice I handed it to his tenant so yeah there's somebody living there okay and are you are you all okay with people living in it with that out I don't know how to answer that that's I mean that's you're allowed to do remodel work and still live in a property remodel yes they built that entire thing that was fully new construction yeah and I'm not sure without plans I have not been able to get on site to look at it I've not been in there to see it okay so what I'm going to do is I'm going to um I'm going to order that you let um the inspector on the property to go through it and look through it um and see the magnitude of what's on site um and um those plans for the addition the back addition the front and all that that were turned in to the building department that's part of that one permit that's showing yes the the the pool the the garage the back addition um everything that was in the list it was drawn up submitted through the billing department okay um and that's like a master room bathroom that addition okay I'm um it would still would be good if I could get out there and take a look absolutely so um I'm going to order that you get with that make contact and let the building official on the site um to see the interior and to see all of the changes that have been done um and I'm going to order that you come I'm going to order that you come into compliance by the next meeting um the county has given you 60 days I'm actually or asked for 60 days I'm actually going to give you 30 because I want to make sure that you you let the county on site um so that if there's anything dangerous that we can address it at the next hearing so um I want you to come into compliance even though I understand that you're likely not going to be able to receive a building permit by um September 11th but I'm going to ask that you come into compliance by September 11th and in that time before September 11th I'm going order that you let the uh building official on site and if you do not come into compliance and do not let the building official come on site I'm going going to impose a a fine of $200 per day uh for each and every day that the violation remains and when you see coming to compliance is letting them go into the house well they've the reason that you're here is because there's not a permit so coming to compliance means receiving a building permit I understand that it's not going to be likely that you'll receive a building permit by September 11 but I want us to be able to come back here on September 12th which is the hearing date okay so that I can make sure that you've allowed the building official in he can um give testimony related to the progress and um so at that time then we would consider based on his testimony how much time you really are going to need to complete the building permits and they contact him to see what you guys going to I'll give you my card so that we can schedule an appointment okay and then I could be there with you andely that was drawn up and submitted should match what's there yes perfect okay no problem you want to go ahead and explain to him um cuz before he came he went upstairs and they told him the permit the revisions were submitted and uh he might be out in next week or so the building permit okay great then if if that's the case and we can get this all taken care of then maybe you'll be on your way September 11th but what I'm hearing is that probably not likely but I want to make sure that um Jason is able to get on the property to be able to assess it so he can give a better assessment of how long it is going to take okay okay great thank you thank you do I is that your business card yes okay you want another one let me get another one okay call you yes give me a call and we'll set up a time to come out all right thank you thank you the next case 2446 cesm Lake Forest owner LLC you go ahead and raise your right hand please do you somly swear from the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth I do yes thank you Jason Rucker inspector for simol County this is case number 2446 cesm is for the property located at 5433 West State Road 46 in Sanford violation charged uh simal county code chapter 40 appendix a 105.1 um the violation is installation of four sheds without permits on the property the initial uh inspection was done 62723 as well as the notice was given 62723 there have been uh several uh compliance dates and extensions given um there have been follow-up inspections on the property and uh follow-up inspections on the by the computer and the violations remain on the property uh this does show that uh for ownership LLC is the owner of the property via semal County Property Appraisers um they were given notice and the next photos show The Sheds that are on the property you see they all have different dates we were out there several times all right this screen shows the application was received on 11123 to correct the violation the application is under review and has not been issued as the permit as a permit due to uh required Corrections from multiple departments um this screen uh shot is for me plan workflow application 23 17530 the correction tax was submitted to the applicant contractor on 2124 and has not yet been completed correction are required from the uh following departments building fire addressing um drainage and planning and development this is the code that was cited chapter 40 appendix a 105.1 based on the testimony and evidence presented in case number 2446 cesm it is determined that the respondant is uh the record owner of the property located at 5433 West State Road 46 in Sanford simal County in possession and control of the property and in violation of the simol county code chapter 40 appendix a 105.1 I further recommend the special magistrate order uh the respondant correct the violation honor before October 9th 20124 in order to correct violation the respondent shall obtain the required permits for the decided violations if the respondant does not comply with the order a fine of $50 will be imposed for each day the violation continues or is repeated after compliance the respondents must contact the inspector to verify compliance I have presented a copy of this presentation to the clerk and request that it be entered into record this concludes my presentation do you have any objections to the electronic case File that's been presented that's in front of you being submitted into the record we don't have any objections we do have updates okay thank you um well if I like I could start with all the details on this valuation U we receive a valuation on the on the sheds um we were not when company took over the property we were not aware can you speak directly I'm so sorry that's okay uh we were not aware that uh two of The Sheds um the larger ones never had a permit uh they were there when the company took over and from my understanding they're been there for over 20 years um now the other two sheds um are smaller ones number three and number four 3M number four um originally we installed those about 3 years ago prior to the installation we actually came down here and asked if uh we require our permit they were told us that um with the information we provided since the shits were 10 by 10 they did not require any permit um one of them is 8 by 10 the other one is 10 x 10 the 8 by 10 is considered a portable shed um and the other one it's a little bit it's a 10x10 which that one I was only told that all you require is that to put it somewhere where it it it's attached where it won't come off um which is what we install those little U the platform on that one um but all they asked me for was the information on the sheds they said that because they were smaller than 10 by 10 did not require permit at at all so we never requested a permit for that one for those two so once you got the notice and you were told that they did need permits well when they told us that we need a permit that's when I came back and ask about that and then says like no we don't need you don't need a permit you were required uh to provide um unel a violation um proof of of not proof but information of the everything that you have about those two sheds which we put on a file and provided to them um and then for the other two sheds the ones that require permit then we contact the contractor um to uh start up uh approval permit which they did they did an application online and um originally they send the com the contractor company five requests the company uh provided the information for those five requests after those five requests that were sent to them uh they got another request of another five when they submitted those five they got more so it's since since the day we open this case they're constantly sending to the contractor obviously not me they're sending them more information the contractor to my understanding has been providing those information and every time he does provide this information there I requesting for more information um we also had to open a uh a second permit for the electrical part cuz um we were told that since the two larger shed have electrical work on then on them then you require one or two both of them um they require a permit now for that which we hire an electrician who opened a permit for that also and um he opened that I have it here he'd open that on August and since August he's been working on it onto about a month ago that was finally approved last August correct the electrician has been working on that permit all the way from August so it did not get approved onto a month ago because again the same situation he were they were giving him five requests he would um respond to the was five he will were giv another five and it was just like that for for onto last month where they finally said that everything has been approved for the electrical part so now the other contractor has been trying to get the I guess the structure part approv um we have sent the last one was sent about a week ago on February they February no no they send and a list on February they sent a request about 19 comments um and those 19s uh I have it those 19s were actually submitted uh about um Monday to be exact we received the from the engineer the new blueprint cuz they were requesting to add all the um comments into the blueprint so the engineer finally got it all completed and send it on Monday and now we're just waiting for a respond on that okay so none of that showing in your permit screen are there um yeah there's a there's a permit screen that we right but none of those there's not showing where there was an electrical permit approved is there yeah which one's the electrical a permit issued the second one down okay so the okay so it was issued last August yes electri that's only Pro electrical you indicated that you were working on it since last August it got issued in August 2023 yes you said that you worked on it since last August we started that's when we started the whole process on it was issued but in August of 2023 according to my electrician U because he was showing me every every month that was that was not for the shed then that have be for the a different one right that was for the electric but there was an for the itself so there was two different permits one for the we have a house in there that require new electrical work done based it on the county that we and that was completed on that that t so is that electrical for their house or is that for the sheds I would have to research that I thought it was for the sheds no that is electrical only for the sheds so that's when we applied for 831 yes and then the permit for the ACT inst actual installation of the sheds was not until November of 2023 correct cuz that's when I was able to find a contractor to get involved in that one okay I was able to find the electrician first and then I was able to find a contractor for the other part do you does the county have any evidence of these back and forth um five comments five comments 19 comments that are being stated it would it would be with the yeah it's all on he plan so I mean we could we could access the notes um but I do see we in uh the 23 the electrical permit um was applied for all and it was for the sheds the the electrical permit was for the sheds 922 and 23 92223 there's a house on this property this is a house there's a house that says right in front of the sheds yes ma'am all right originally the owners of this property um they they lived they lived around um the assistant living there was a house next to it at the assistant living and I guess the owners had a shed they had they lived in a separate uh prior to the building um so when we took over the property it came the house and the everything came with the property with the system living property there's an assisted living property it's that's what's the operated on the property correct okay okay all right just to clarify all the sheds need a permit doesn't matter what size they are okay and um you and um Vicky Vicki came on site and we did look at them um we had two of the smaller sheds that we were concerned were on the easement and yesterday as of yesterday they were moved so those should no longer be on the easement so we can include that in the the permit all right one other request that was given to us CU she says even if the permit for the sheds are approved your uh smaller sheds are on too close to the fence uh to the neighbor's fence so um she says that um the only way that we'll get approved is that we move them so we moved the sheds okay and I have your name here um Ivan gleo um and what's your affiliation I'm the um maintenance director for the property okay and Mrs Cowan you're the executive director of okay okay the county has um recommended that you until October 9th to come into compliance um I feel like you have been working with the county if if especially if you've been there and they've been on site I can't encourage enough for you to keep up that communication um I think that October 9th is reasonable under the circumstances um and I would just urge you if you get comments you've got to respond to the comments and and you've got to give them what they need so that they can process this for you that's yeah yeah that's exactly what we doing my concern is that every time we do respond to the comments we end up getting new ones so that it's just and sometimes that does happen I was hoping that you know this would I was told this is you know it's an easy thing so we follow everything that they ask for um and that's where we just keep doing every time we get comments we submit them for approval um I think there's a breakdown between their contractor and and them and us okay so so you know maybe one of you should be on site when the contractor comes or maybe you could arrange a meeting for all with all three of you so that there's not well the county told me this well the contractor told me this then everyone's hearing the same information at the same time that's definitely going to make the process smoother I mean if it's required for me to contact cuz I have multiple people involved in this I have we we will schedule a meeting yeah if we have to get them all done together with the count you always contact me I give you any information you need what's required anything for me plan that they write up I'll give you that information so you know so it's not going secondhand from your contractor but yes that's if it's helpful to be there presently with everyone I would definitely set that up I will contact them and then we could get all together that way we all on the same page um to make sure that there's no miscommunication uh on the long run perfect okay then I'm going to go ahead and find that you can um achieve uh obtaining your necessary permits by October 9th and I'm going to impose a fine of $200 a day if for some reason you do not come into compliance by by October 9th and again I can not urge enough that if you keep up the communication is going to um make all the difference okay thank you thank you um question sir um we submitted on Monday how long like usually since I don't get the communication with the county the county communicates with the contractor when they send something how long does it usually they get that respond so I'm just can I interject ma'am so this permit is in its first review cycle still for this for this review cycle so I'm it's a commercial permit so commercial permits work a little different than residential permits um in that it comes into the planner that does it I understand they they get all the comments back and then they give them a com do so it's not that they're getting peac meal comments back on this so I don't if it moved or relocated or something changed and I'm struggling with this one because it's currently under review so I don't have a com do to to provide to you currently and I don't want to give them peac mail documents so if they want to get the status of this permit as it sits I suggest they go up to the second floor and talk to their project manager about the status of this project as it is since it is a commercial permit um and then maybe get the the project manager information so that they can discuss it directly and maybe get view only permissions for this project so that they can with the building department and then go that way so that they can view what's going on with their permit so do we have the card of the project manager or could we give some contact information to them we've given them Jason's I can I give I can give them the planner's name and so that they can go upstairs and discuss it with her that'd be great thank you thank you thank you I'll 2452 cesm Sergio Salazar Mr Salazar yes you raise your right hand please do you somly swear affirm the testimony are about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes thank you Jason Rucker inspector s County this is case number 245 52 cm is for the property located at 3572 Jericho Drive Castleberry owned by Sergio Salazar uh violation charges simal county code chapter 40 appendix a section 105.1 um and the viation is installation of a deck in the front of house without the required permits um initial inspection was done on 11423 notice to the respondant was issued 11423 there have been several compliance dates and uh follow-up inspections on site and via the computer um and the violation remains on the property this shows that uh Sergio Salazar is the owner for the property appraiser uh the property was posted and here are some pictures of the deck uh there's a previous picture of what it was before and then there's the new deck that is being redone uh this screen shows no permits applied for or issued to correct the violation uh permit 2315 421 is for the replace of of existing AC and 28545 is for offense um this is a copy of the um code section that was cited 105.1 uh based on the testimony and evidence presented in case number 2452 cesm it is uh determined that the respondent is the the owner of record located at 3572 Jericho Drive in simol county in possession of control of the property and in violation of simol County uh code chapter 40 appendix a section 105.1 I further recommend uh that the special magistrate order the respondant to correct the violation onor before October 9th 2024 in order to correct the violation the respondant shall obtain the required ments for the cited violation the respondant does not comply with the order a fine of $50 will be imposed for each day the violation continues or is repeated after compliance the respondent must uh contact the inspector to verify compliance I have presented a copy of this presentation to the clerk and request that it be entered into the record this concludes my presentation do you have have any objection to the electronic case File that's been presented here today that's in front of you being entered into the record no okay I'll accept the same can you go ahead um so I just I'm having a hard time finding a contractor that would do the drawings for me without actually doing the work um what we did is originally just replaced the deck that was there was our intent but then we thought we just extend it a little bit um now we're having a hard time finding uh somebody to do the catf or whatever so I can pull permit um if I can get more time hopefully find someone that can do the drawings the county is um offered that um for you to have the permits come into compliance by October 9th okay um that gives you a couple months I think that that's probably sufficient um this isn't a major rebuild or anything so I think that you definitely can achieve compliance by October 9th and I'm going to um I definitely want you to make sure that you continue um to be this case hasn't been going on as long as some of the others um but um each time that the county contacts you if you will remain in contact with them and you will respond as they ask for things and make sure that you are um doing what they ask I think it's it's going to uh say a lot so if you um do not come into compliance by October 9th I'm going to oppose a fine of $100 a day for each and every day thereafter that the violation remains thank you thank you 2455 cesm marabel and Elsa Marcado MO that you both raise your right hand please do you somly swear orm the test are about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes I do thank you Jason Rucker inspector simal County this is H case number 2455 cesm uh as for the property located at 1667 Kingston Road Longwood um owned by marel and Elisa marado Musa the violation charged uh simal county code uh chapter 40 of appendix a 105.1 it was the installation of a metal building without the required permits um the initial inspection was done 101223 notice to the respondent was issued 101223 there have been several compliance dates and uh extensions um there have been follow-up inspections uh on site and via the computer and the viation remains on the property uh this is the property appraisers uh site uh card showing that they are the owners of record the property was posted and uh they did uh sign for the green car this is a picture of the shed in the rear of the prop property um and it does still remain on the property um this is a screen showing that the permit application wased but has not yet been issued permit number 23751 n for metal shed remains in PL check status due to requiring zoning Corrections for the setback uh this is a picture of the application was submitted um after plan review Planning Development application needs a variance to keep the metal shed in the location it's at variance application was submitted on 725-24 the variance request is scheduled for the board of adjustments 92324 hearing the next sheet shows uh the code that was cited chapter 40 appendix a 1051 uh based on the testimony and evidence presented in case number 2455 CM it is determined that the respondents are the owner of record located at 1667 Kingston Road Longwood simal County in possession and control of the property and violation of semal county code chapter 4 yexa section 105.1 I further recommend that special magistrate order the respondents to correct the violation honor before October 9th 2024 in order to correct the violation the respondent shall obtain the required permits for all the cited violations uh if the respondents do not comply with the order a fine of $50 day will be imposed for the violation if it continues or is repeated after compli liance the respondent must contact the inspector to verify compliance I have presented a copy of this presentation to the clerk and request it be entered into the record this concludes my presentation do you have any objection to the electronic case File being submitted into the record no ma'am okay I'll accept it you can go ahead no for the record um my name is Dr Yasser Musa and I'm the husband of marel Marcato okay um Musa Yeah so basically legality she's the owner of the property okay um my question is uh to the magistry and and to the board please um as you mentioned and you saw that there was a variance application there um to be clear um is going to be seen at September 23rd correct that's what you mentioned okay so by the time the October 9th comes in if it comes in then I'll um put all the paperwork for you and and that'll be okay right in terms of once that the variance um goes through then I can submit the paperwork with you and then we can figure it out everything else of the paperwork correct correct okay um if you can give me a card of your of your information please abut that way we can keep uh in contact and you know pretty much get this situation resolved thank you very much and the county is confident that everything that needs to be done with respect to the variance can be completed by October 9th so there's a 15-day appeal period after the hearing so if the hearing is on the 24th the appeal period will not have yet told I don't believe 24 31st no so if you want to continue it to November then it'll give me of time for them to have reapplied and me to have approved reviewed and issued the permit thank you very much okay so it appears to me that this once again this case hasn't been going on terribly long it did um start last year but I see that you have processed a variance application so that certainly takes a little bit um so I appreciate you continuing to communicate with the county at all times um I'm going to go ahead and order compliance by November 13th and if you do not come into compliance by November 13th I'm going to impose a fine of $100 a day for each and every day thereafter that the violation remains thank you ma'am thank you I'll bless than okay 2277 cesm bmbb l hand holding oh wait I'm sorry we did that one um 2332 cesm Melissa and Michael Mitchell where's that is that yeah ma'am if you'll go ahead and raise your right hand do you solemnly swear affirm the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth I do thank you uh Jason Rucker s County Inspector this is case number 2332 cesm um this is for 2916 Quincy Court owners of Melissa and Michael Mitchell um this case was originally heard by the special Magistrate on March 9th 2023 an order was issued given the respondents compliance date of April 14 2023 um on April 13 2023 an order was issued uh extending the compliance date to July 13 2023 an Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on July 20th 2023 an Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the in insector after um reinspection on August 6th of 2024 the administrative cost for the inspectors on this was $594 51 the administrative cost for the clerk was $173 98 totaling uh total cost of $768 49 for both the inspector and the clerk uh special magistrate board issued an order constitute recommendation that uh recommend that the special magistrate issue an order continuing uh consing of lean in the amount of $119,600 for 393 days of non-compliance from July 13th 2023 through and including August 8th 2024 for at $50 per day and a fine shall continue to acre at $50 per day for each day the violation continues or is repeated after August 8th 2024 that completes my presentation okay um would you like to address the issue yes um so one thing on here um I think the last time I was here I mentioned that there was no change to any windows and that was supposed to be changed um we just uh one of the alterations was that the window was taken out but it was the same window put back in so there was no alteration with Windows okay we're not here to hear the case again okay I'm sorry um um so uh after I came in um I actually sent two emails to the only person I knew to contact UM asking for an extension or asking for um something and I have copies of them too um we were trying to find and so from the county this is what I was told we needed to find a structural engineer to come in and redo Revis the permit that was originally pulled for siding we didn't pull the right permit because we weren't initially going to change anything else there was other damage that was found it's a very long drawn out story of termite damage and other things that are not really relevant to this but um we were in a litigation and so we weren't able to do the structural changes or anything for a while until our HOA decided to try to sue us so we had to pull the trigger and get a contractor out immediately and I honestly did not think to pull to fix a permit it it just didn't cross my mind I explained this before so that's how we got to where we are now um I want to fix it I would love I I tried to reach out I even called this number when I got this cuz I had not gotten any other Communications um from anyone since I was here last this is the first time I got anything so um I called I left a message I never got a call back so I really would like to fix the issue it's just more complicated than just going in and revising a per it cuz getting a structural engineer to come out I I can't find one I I've talked to S sorry I'm not trying to be an idiot so I've talked to multiple people and I can't find somebody to do what you guys need me to do and so I'm kind of at a point where I would like to fix the issue but I don't know what to do so um I'm I'm looking at the permit screen if you could go to the permit screen I'm not seeing where a permit was pulled like I see a a permit from 19 that was issued is that the permit yeah that was the initial permit it was that's when we initially found damage and then obviously Co happened we were in a lawsuit the lawsuit literally just got closed out like a month ago I mean this has been like an ongoing thing for a long time so the initial work was only to be done with siding um so there was just other things that were found underneath um the one side that needed to be fixed and like I said we I just didn't go to I didn't think to go in and revise it okay but the problem I have with it is that you didn't contact the County after you came before the magistrate obviously it was the different magistrate from myself you came and asked for special request to get an extension to the 13th of July last year which I'm assuming is when you discovered some of these issues and so that was granted to you and then you did nothing no I reached out twice I have two emails that I never got responses from and then I also called I I and then I didn't know what else to do and you had those emails with you yeah okay if you could if I could see those emails and I don't know if it was just a different person or if I was I didn't get an out of office or anything I didn't get a bounce back and then I got no other communication so I just didn't know what to do and I kept looking it up online to try and see um if there was something I could do but I didn't so so once you did not receive a response from from Miss Hughes on June 12th and July 13th you didn't make any additional attempts I've called a couple of times but I didn't know who to reach out to there was no I don't the old the person that initially cited the code was not there anymore that was the other contact I had and then you know I work fulltime I'm busy I just it was like out of sight out of mind and it wasn't something that was intentional but finding the a person to fix it properly has been a huge challenge I have I I've got some people that I've called but put those in the file because I need to have an yeah those into the the record yeah if anybody has any suggestions I'm open I I don't know what to do and the additional work that was completed um do we do we know exactly what it is or because what I have the original order was exterior alterations sheathing windows and framing is that all that was done that is the exterior alterations including the sheathing the windows the framing without the required permits and that that requires some structural structural engineering did have we given um comments to that effect yeah I am unaware of that I I don't know what the structural comments would be for other than if it got an inspection or if an inspector went out there and saw something that wasn't on the original permit application requiring something additional would you have would you have notes of of that BR yeah it says that there one of our inspectors saw the exterior renovation and construction at this address above when he was doing a re-roof inspection this is just a re-roof inspection at this same address MH and then that was so you in the meantime it was the next door neighbor I think he was inspecting and he saw that there was work being done and permit was not the right permit I I know the work that was done I would revise it but I was told that I can't from the from code they said that it has to be a structural engineer and I need Blueprints and I need them to put a seal on it and and there's a lot that goes into that and it's a lot of place like finding it just a structural engineer to even call me back is has been really challenging and then when I do get somebody on the phone they won't do it so I don't know I I'm kind of in a a you know bad place did you pull this one for me Jason do you have any idea how long it would take her to get a permit well if there is uh Structural Engineering that's required for whatever it is that they did unless was there termites in the wall or something you had to redo the exterior wall it was just damage on some of the boards that like the framing okay and it was the insulation was all replaced and then the outside sheathing was replaced as well on that wall um so it wasn't nothing was changed structurally like it's the same layout it's the survey you know wherever it was already built they just replaced some of the damaged wood so it wasn't a complete re reconstruction or anything like that um I think probably what happened was that some of the structural members sounds like it was a wood frame structure and some of the uh major components probably got damaged and were replaced which we would need to see um so uh yes there were probably have to be a structural engineer come out there and make a determination and how to how to fix it and then once she gets that done submit that for the for the permit to complete the permit to be able to have it inspected and my um my concern is that the case laid dormant for so long so um and had maybe we been able to to explain this to her you know a while ago when this was supposed to come into compliance maybe we could have had some you know Movement by now um do you think what do you think is reasonable as far as being able to get a structural engineer to handle this and um you know typically uh getting an engineered all balls down the money so they they should be able to find one should be able to do one but it depends on how much it's going to cost you want are the record B Pik building official s County um she can certainly take over the permit herself if she's having problems she could do an owner Builder permit she can certainly open up the walls for us to have us to take a look at it we can make a a termination at that point uh if it's like for like uh we probably wouldn't need an engineer I recommend that maybe uh I can have my chief building inspector meet her on site and give her some advice okay we can't do the job for her we can't tell her what to do but we can certainly look at it and give some fruitful advice okay and be more than willing to have help her do that okay but it but it it's going to take a little bit of time depending upon the extent of the work that was done okay so um I'd like to just give you the the 60 days then to the October 9th because I want want to make sure that you do that this and I'm going to um order that you allow the building official to come into your home and show them what they need to see in order to assist you with this and let's come back here on October 9th and as long as you're continuing to communicate with them that I don't see a problem um but the moment that the communication stops and we have such a gap again um I'm going to take an issue with that so I will go ahead and give a continuance um of the compliance date to October 9th and everything else in the original order will um remain intact so the $50 a day will still be the fine that is imposed um if you do not come into compliance and I will let you know that if you don't continue to communicate with them and come into compliance we at some point would find ourselves where we're retroactive the we'll we'll retroactive the fine back and right now it's at $19,000 plus so um I encourage you to get with the building official as quickly as you possibly can yes of course yeah thank you thank you it's not yeah I have the case mother 2361 cesm Sandra France you raise your right hand please do you solemnly swear affirm the testimony are about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes I do thank you Jason Rucker senal County Inspector uh this is case number 2361 c smm um Sandra France uh 700 Esau Road in Geneva um this case was originally heard by the special Magistrate on September 14th 2023 an order was issued given the respondent a compliance date of November 17 2023 U with a me meeting schedule for December 14 2023 an Affidavit of noncompliance was filed by the inspector after uh reinspection on November 27th 201 2023 on December 14 2023 an order was issued extending the compliance date to March 133 2024 with a meeting scheduled for March 14 2024 an Affidavit of not compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on March 13 2024 on March 20 uh March 14 2024 an order was issued extending the compliance date to August 7th 2024 with the meeting date scheduled uh for today August 8th 2024 an affidavit if non-compliance was fed by the inspector after reinspection on August 6th 2024 uh administrative costs uh for the clerk were $181 126 the administrative cost for the inspector was 82016 for a total of $1,142 per both the clerk and the inspector uh recommendation is that the magistrate issue an order imposing administrative cost totaling $1,142 and require the cost be paid within 30 days um or a fine will continue uh constitute in a lean on the property um I I met with uh Miss France um when I was out there on the 6th and um she has had some some issues and some different personal things that have come up and um she has removed a couple of the structures that are out there and she's in the middle of getting one removed I think some of the issues are that um she she there's lack of help there as well so um that completes my presentation okay and so how many structures remain uh go ahead the one just one structure and are you planning on removing the pole barn no I have um someone that is giving me prints he finished that he's just waiting for them to get sealed and it's been two weeks I've been in contact with him and he still hasn't gotten them back yet and um so no permits have even been submitted for no I like I said I was waiting for the the prince okay she she had a death in the family so it's been hard okay um yes your honor yes her husband was the one handling all this and he passed away okay so she's been left to try to figure out how to get everything done everything is being done it's just taken time because the person that has those plans that were required hasn't got them back yet with the seal on it to be able to be submitted and this is all stuff she's been having to take care of where she didn't know anything about how to do it before her husband passed away okay so um how long do you think that it will take her to he's already got the plans done he's got them done he's just waiting for the seal to be approved and we don't know for sure how long that's taking because he hasn't told us yeah it's been two weeks I've been in contact with him but he he says he hadn't gotten him back yet so you think October 9th is possible I would say probably give her a little bit more time than that okay so um the next hearing after that would be the November 13th the 14th hearing you think November 13th okay then we will go ahead and issue a continuance to November 13th which is the day before the next hearing to hopefully be able to come into compliance okay okay thank you thank you your honor hit computer don't computer next 2407 cesm Amanda and Christopher Jagger can you raise your right hand please do you somly swear affirm the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing about the truth thank you Jason Rucker simal County Inspector this is case number 247 uh CM Mand and Christopher joer uh location is 1480 merkwood Cove ovido um this case was originally heard by special Magistrate on March 14th 2024 and an order was issued given the respondents a compliance date of of August 7th 2024 with a meeting scheduled August 8th 2024 an Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on August 6 2024 uh administrative costs for the inspector total $661 46 the administrative cost uh for the clerk was 87.37 um totaling 748 $883 for both the inspector and the clerk recommendation is uh asking the special magistrate to issue an order imposing a a a total of $748 83 and uh require this cost to be paid within 30 days or a fine uh will constitute in a lean U to the property this concludes my presentation so is the property in compliance at this time no non-compliance okay and affidavit was issues of non- compliance on August 6th so then you want the the fines to be imposed at this time not just costs yes okay we had the um we had to get a wetland study done um in order to figure out if this was on a wetland delineation it took me a couple coule months to get Dr storm Richards um to a place where he could come out and do that so he did that at the in the beginning of June um and I got a a new survey uh drawn up along with that and I had emailed um Sarah wartung and Vicky Hathaway uh shortly after that the both the survey and the wetlands Del delineation and at that time um was notified that I need to get in touch with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection if I want to look to get a permit a potential per permit letter um saying that it wasn't impacting it in a great amount or figure out if I need to go ahead with the uh with paying any kind of a mitigation fee um after that had been done I was trying to get in contract in contact with my original contractor um we' been waiting to to get this uh Wetlands Del delineation done um Barry Johnson has not been very forthcoming with me or in a lot of communication so I need to find another contractor that can help me get plans for the structure so that I can start the application process but while I'm doing that um I need to figure out how to contact the Florida Department of Environmental Protection if there's somebody with your department that I can contact to get that going so is there someone um Megan is this a but but is this a um who would have indicated to him that he needed environmental that would have been Sarah and I'm guarantee you she provided all of that information when she met with you or directed you previously that information is easily available on the website if you Google Florida Department of Environmental Protection I just I can contact them through the website if you Google Florida Department of Environmental Protection um there's a central Florida Division um if you want to go to the second floor to the central intake desk they will be able to provide you with a Wetlands brochure that has the current contact information for D St John's all of the various departments that you may need to contact so who when you originally came here you just needed a a permit for the structure and so for the last 5 months you've who when were you told that D needed to be involved uh the I can give you the you a copy of the email so ma'am probably what happened is when he got the delineation there were probably impacts done to the wetlands that he now needs to mitigate for so he can either mitigate onsite or he can pay a into the mitigation bank so it's up to him how he decides to mitigate the impacts um depending on how he impacted them and that's up to him on how he is going to correct those impacts to the the wetlands okay so it appears that you started these communications in June yep so what happened between March and June it was getting uh storm Richards and uh the and the surveyor together so that storm could actually be on site to do the wetlands Del delineation i' been talking to them for a few months it took some time and that does track those do take quite a bit of time okay so it did um you knew immediately in March when you were here that you needed to get Wetlands delineation that had already been that's what came out of that hearing yeah okay okay um okay so now that you you still need to get in contact with the EP though and I'm going to tell you that that is not a fast process in the in the meantime I can get in touch with a contractor and start permitting or no I have to wait for DP you can continue the permitting process you will not get approvals until your mitigation has been procured but I can at least get that process whether you mitigate onsite if you can mitigate on-site or buying into the mitigation bank and again you can talk to staff upstairs whether or not you can mitigate on site whether you buy another piece of property to mitigate or you pay into the mitigation bank so again you can contact Sarah talk to staff upstairs or purchase migration credits so he can apply for the permit he can receive a permit he just can't get it final until he gets everything taken care of he more than like more than likely will not get through staff he will get comments saying that he needs to mitigate in some fashion for impacts into Wetlands okay but I I think that the filing of the permit application and starting that process is probably going to be helpful yeah I would think so okay and and probably for D2 because they're going to want to see the same plans and everything probably that we're going to want to see all right that makes sense okay so we're probably looking at November 13th again on this one okay so I'll go ahead and I'll continue to November 13th with everything else in the prior order um staying in effect okay thank you thank you you can have this back thank you I think that resolves everyone we have present or is there 2426 okay oh I was looking at the wrong one 2213 cesm and if you'll please raise your right hand do you solemnly swear affirm the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes I do okay can you state your name and affiliation for the record um Maria aaria uh that's my dad Victor Sharia okay Jason recer semal County building department inspector this is case number 2213 cesm for Victor I'm G to mess it up EX cavaria for address 499 Rocky Brook Court Castlebury uh this case was originally heard by special Magistrate on February 10th 2022 and an order was issued given the respondent a compliance date of June 10th 2022 on June 9th 2022 special magistrate issued an order extending the compliance date till August 11th 2022 an Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on August 12th 2022 on March 9th 2023 an order was issue extending the compliance date to April 88th 2023 and waving any ACR fines um and Affidavit of compliance was filed on March 23 uh 2023 after the permit was obtained closing this case and affid David a repeat violation was filed by the inspector after reinspection on June 12th 2024 an Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection August 6 2024 the administrative cost uh process U for the for the clerk was $27.84 the administrative cost for the inspector was $300 $330 73 um totaling uh amount of $615 cents for both the inspector and the clerk recommendation based on the findings of fact issued on April 14 2022 the special magistrate issued an order imposing a lean in the amount of $2,900 for 58 days of non-compliance from June 12th 2024 through and including August 8th 2024 and the fine shall continue to acue at $50 per day for each day the violation continue or is repeated after August 8th 2024 that concludes my presentation do you have any objection to the electronic case File being submitted into the record no okay um well uh yeah we started this project without a permit um then we um I came here talk to you guys uh did gave me the extension got the permit out um due to um family uh hardships mom Health um getting a divorce course everything just went down the drain and it has taken me too long of a time for me to like put myself back together and keep on going with the project um so I'm working with the building department they um the uh permit expired and I'm working with the permit department with the building department to have an extension working with a contractor now a pool company that is telling me that can build a pool within two to three months um now I'm looking into I'm getting into financing um the project the reason why it's taking too long when we started it we had to move the pool 5T more towards and remove all the rebar so the first inspection could be done those pictures are pretty pretty old um now the reframe was done the pre- plumbing was done but the first inspection was never schedule and now the um now the permit expire and now because of the new code need to have new new plans to show to them with the new codes that is you know that just change so talk to me a second about the compliance how did it come into compliance they pul they were able to obtain a permit okay so because they obtained this permit in 2022 that's what brought them into compliance correct now work has started again without the proper permit being pulled the permit expired okay and apparently they have re redone things while we had the permit so what we did while we had the permit we we removed the the rebars because it was too close to the fence like in this in the State uh in the county of seol it needs to be 10 ft away from the fence and we were 5et so we had to remove all the rebar and like move four five more feet that we did while we had the permit then we did the frame on that those pictures are old so we did the frame on on the on the pool and we did the pre- plumbing we what I never did was scheduled for the first inspection okay so it never got any inspections no because what I just stated you know like I had like family hardship the first two paragraphs the first case was reopened due to repeat violation permit for pool fence safety barrier pool uh have expired with without inspections open case with building official approval uh avidid of repeat violation filed um for 2213 cesm as it has been less than 5 Years From the last order it's well it's health and safety yes well explain to me though when the permit would have expired if it was issued on August 9th 22 6 months after the date of the issuance and I pay for an extension after the um the permit expire and the reason why they couldn't give me an extension now is because the coach changes okay hold on a moment because 1123 is when it expired okay it expired 12123 but but the case was complied on March 23rd 2023 so if the permit had expired in December why was it complied on March 23rd 2023 because the permit was issued as soon as the permit is issued no but you told me it expired on December 11th so if it was 2023 right but if it was expired then then then why did you all comply it in March of 2023 if it just because it was issued period yes when a permit gets issued then they come into compliance as soon as it's issued so the Affidavit of compliance wasn't filed till 3 months after it came into compliance or after it expired well that's December 11th 2023 so that would be after March of 2023 oh you're right good I'm sorry I was a little confused I'm sorry I am so sorry I was I'm sorry okay so she did receive an extension but complied prior to now I'm trying to figure out how so work I mean obviously something looked different in the field so work was done again which is why and now there's not another permit well according to her it was done under the original permit so once it was done under the original permit and there were no inspections then it's it's voided after 6 months that December 11th date it would have been the permit would have expired okay okay so now because there was a code change she would have to come back in with all the permit requirements plans whatnot to obtain a new per and basically start over again no I don't have to start all over again because I already spoke to um to them and uh since I had a permit and um uh they said that all I have to do is just bring like the new plans of the codes that has changed and just like for them to revise the new plans okay so they would she would have to do a revision they would she would keep the same permit and they would just renew the permit and and so in the in between time because we're talking over a year that the hole has sat in your backyard yeah so now like I said um that project I started it with my then husband and last year in February we got separated so I was left with on my own but Victor is your father Victor is my dad my dad just comes here like probably spend like five six months of the year here like during the winter so you live in your father's home yes okay yes okay so it's like my home pretty much my dad just comes during the winter but I'm the one who's responsible of everything that happens in the house okay so between March of last year and now you've just pretty much yeah like uh not like that like I said we the the uh while we had the permit the pool was moved five more feet away from the fence the rebar was taken out they did the framing and they did the pre-prom the pre-prom and that's how it is right now under the old permit under the old permit correct and so they had to have done all of that prior to December of 202 through yes yeah like I was ready to have the um the first inspection but like I said I've been going through like a lot of family hardship and I just was not myself you know then so I didn't take care of it now I'm working uh with a pool company trying to hire a pool company to and they are the one who's taking care of the the new plans so that way I can take this and finance the pool because I can no longer do it on my own when you received the um the notice of the Affidavit of the repeat violation in June what did you do I don't think I received it in June I I got this like probably like a month ago for this hearing yes for this hearing but there was a a um Affidavit of repeat violation so was would that have been sent to her okay so there was a a when did you start talking to the new contractor again uh yeah probably like a month ago because like I said I um I didn't want to finance and put you know more dep into top you know so wanted like to do it with my own money little by little but that's not working so now I'm walking into financing so this can be done okay and they're telling me like within two to three months like they will finish the project well they can't finish the project till they get a permit yeah but that's like I said they're working on the on the plans so pretty much by next week I will have the new plans send it to the building department for them to revise the and they give me the extension and with that I can start again okay so the county has um indicated that they are willing to give you to October 9th to get your permit issued um I'm going to go ahead and do that um but this is a repeat violation so if you do not come into compliance I'm going to order that um a fine of $500 a day will be imposed because it's a repeat okay um and this is a safety issue for you to have a hole in your backyard like that I know um so if you do not have your permit by October 9th it will be $500 a day retroactive to the date of non-compliance being June 12th 2024 so your fine will be imposed retroactively um I'm not going to impose administrative costs at this time um but if uh we are back here October 9th and I have to impose the penalty of $500 a day I will most certainly impose costs um at that time okay I should be done by then okay thank you so much thank you and the last ones here also this one 2426 cesm Los compos J America LLC can you raise your right hand please do you Solly swear affirm the testimony are about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes thank you Jason Rucker s County building department inspector this is case number 2426 CSM Lis compost de America William a Ramirez for address 345 Jones Avenue Sanford Florida um this case was originally heard by the special Magistrate on May 9th 2024 and an order was issued given the respondents a compliance date of July 10th 2024 uh with a meeting scheduled for July 11 2024 on July 11 2024 an order was issued giving the respondents a compliance date of August 7th uh with a meeting on August 88 2024 an Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on August 6th 2024 uh estimated cost administrative cost for the inspector was $500 9451 the estimated administrative cost for the clerk was $154 86 for a total of $ 74937 for both the inspector and the clerk uh recommend special magistrate issue an order imposing uh an administrative cost totaling $749 37 and require these costs to be paid within 30 days or a fine will constitute in a lean on the property that concludes my presentation okay um go ahead well we did not know that inspector came two days ago and as far as we know we are in compliance with everything but we still do not have a permit but the last time that we were here uh your honor instructed us to get a a special permit because that is a residence inside a commercial parcel I thought that was the reason that we came here today and you you told me to go to the second floor and apply for a special permit are you the owner Mr Ramirez is the owner okay so then let's redo this a little bit can you state your name please Robert harus okay and can are you going to be translating for him yes he speak English too but I usually translate for him yes okay um then I need to swear you in as a translator rather than providing testimony he needs to be the one providing testimony because because you can't provide testimony as a translator okay okay do you zly swear or affirm that you will translate from Spanish to English and English to Spanish to the best of your ability yes ma'am okay um so if you can speak to this I need you to try to and if you well okay then then you can speak in Spanish to him and he can tell us what you're saying okay um let me look at my prior order okay so this is just the amended order is there a order prior to thate okay and this again is just it doesn't um is there something about this case that there is a special permit I do remember there being this being a residential structure is hi hi in planning and development I'm a planner um they were supposed to apply swear you in nope you're good do you Sly swear from the testimony you're about to give to be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth I do thank you go ahead so they applied for a pre-application which is the first step to get a special exception in order for them to get a special exception they would need to go through that process the prea application is just basically an inquiry into the county on can I do this right can I do this so um they were supposed to have a DRC meeting yesterday morning for that preap and they did not show um The Next Step would be for them to apply for a special exception uh they would need to hold a community meeting and then go through two public hearings with PNC and BCC um to see if the special exception can be granted okay and even though they didn't show for DRC yesterday does it they don't have an official app application in so it it doesn't roll forward to the next step or anything cor they would still need to apply for the special exception okay can you translate that to him please and do you understand that you had a meeting yesterday that you did not show for no I spoke with a lady and she told us that they were going to schedule a meeting on Wednesday but we never received that email with the confirmation of the date and the time and the application we already filled it out upstairs did you submit it yeah we paid for it already and they gave us a copy of what they uh when did you do that the last time that we were here that you instructed us to go upstairs that's just the free obligation that's not the actual special and we didn't we never received the uh uh the uh scheduled meeting for yesterday they they told us over the phone that it was going to be on a Wednesday that they was going to let us know when and the date and the time we never receive I just check my email just now we never received that email so um does the DRC phase and the pre-application have to occur or could someone just submit their application um the DRC phase for the pre-application no they don't have to have the meeting but that's where they would have received that explanation um I emailed them comments letting them know that they needed to apply for the special exception um now they just need to move forward with the actual application okay and sir did you receive an an email related to needing to apply for the special exception no I spoke with Hillary peon that's me that's you and you told me send me an email I want a coming in person and you told me over the phone I'm going to call you back or send you an email with the date and time I never received that they send out an email on Friday to all the applicants with a link to the meeting agenda for there's the confirmation of it right there okay and we have a confirmation email that shows from the clerk from Friday that the email was sent to your email addresses we never got it then the last email that I have from from Heather Ryan it was not from me it was from Heather Ryan unless he went to the spam then I never got it because the last conversation that I have here is July 31st okay okay and then the county is saying that they did um send you an email so to confirm it was um the email that coincides with um the company name at AOL.com correct Lo campus the America aom that is the email that it was sent to which was the email that would have corresponded to what was provided on the application okay we never got it okay so what's her name again Heather Ryan or it would have come from Dev rev or maybe it might have come from Dev rev desk at semal county.gov I I I just check all the my seminal County emails and okay well the preapp DRC meeting it's not a requirement it's an option if they wanted to have com you know discussions regarding their comments um so the next step would just be for them to apply for this actual special okay and where do we do that the same place that you applied for the preapplication okay so um for the record I'm going to Mr harness I'm going to um recognize you as a representative of the owner of the property you um because you have been basically testifying and talking to all of the people for him I'm very familiar with okay okay um but but the last time we were here um we gave another continuance and now we're here again where you've not done anything further well you instructed us to do this and we did that was the last thing that you told us we never heard back about the meeting yesterday to do an application okay now we know so you you needed to do the the special accept application period this is the pre-application meeting so the special exception is what I need to do to you to do um and that still is is necessary because we can't get to the next step that we need to do for the reason that we have this case which is the building permit part of this until you get the special exception okay in the meantime is anyone living in the in the no there's no one there right now no okay can he bring in some furniture in no no no no not until there are permits um does the county have um any objection to additional time so that they can go through this process appropriately now as long as no one is living in the structure um how long would it take Dale Hall again for the record sir um first of all I'll start saying it's highly recommended they go through the pre-application because going right to the special exception application they're not going to it's not going to be complete and they're not going to be able to U they're not going to get the proper information to a complete application so another 30 days for that application to put us on the DRC meeting would be fine for the pre-application meeting and then it's going to take another 30 days minimum again to get to your special application to be reviewed with comments now scheduling for that is even further out than that right and then hearings obviously if there are two of them you've got pnz you've got BCC so we're looking four months at the minimum if everything is done perfectly and so more like six months right um so what they're telling you though is that so if he does stays with the pre-application and does do um DRC does he have to file again or is his existing application sufficient and you'll just reschedule we could reschedule the this preapplication he has submitted for a future date okay so are you understanding what they're saying they they think that you should go through the pre-application process to help you with the next process which is more involved and then if you file that and you accept that and get through that part then there are two hearings beyond that so you're looking around 6 months for the entire process um but you you you've got to pay attention to your emails you have to well we did not receive that email I just uh can we come to that meeting next Wednesday um do the pre-application the meeting will not be scheduled for next meeting next Wednesday it'll be scheduled for a future event and I I don't have the calendar in front of me so okay a month about a month I sorry I can also just meet with you directly and then we can discuss the the special exception process directly I don't think we really need to have a formal meeting to do that okay um so if you want to expedit it we can do that okay okay okay if you would give your information to him that would be fantastic and then that would help you all get to that next step faster and so now I need you to go out of your way because it sounds to me like the county is going out of their way to make sure that they are meeting with you and helping you through the process so I I don't want to give you six months and hear that there is um you've not done anything no I'm going to schedule meeting with her today for whatever day she has availability now what are we going to do about the other the other violations well well the other that that's what would be continued because in this time period this six Monon time period I'm wanting you to do the things you need to do to file for your permit as well okay and so in doing that you've got to have probably engineered drawings and everything that you need for that structure we have all that okay okay um all right then could that be applied for now um the the permits knowing that he's doing the special exception kind of simultaneously it wouldn't be recommended at this time until the application is done to submit for the building permit so you would at least have to run them concurrently at a minimum okay so he could start the building permit process but really not till he starts the special exception process so maybe they're kind of going together yeah that's not a standard process we do but we could in certain instances consider that okay so if you have everything you maybe could start the process now they may tell you okay we still need you to go through the special exception but as long as you're continuing to keep the lines of communication open with what you have so that you can get comments I think that's going to be the best they already have an application oh they do it's already in there it's in PC status so okay so we're just waiting on the special exception yes okay okay then um I'm going to go ahead and change your compliance date to what is our February 2025 look like oh you got look at you thank you okay so February 12th just in time for Valentine's Day you're going to have it now if an inspector is going to come will they let us know that they're coming like like they did not notify us that they were coming a couple of days ago to the property and we are not there on Tuesday or Wednesdays well I think it was just Jason that came to see just for reinspection to make sure all the violations were still there okay you had taken the structure down or anything like that so it's just a follow-up inspection it's nothing major I didn't walk around the house or anything I just took a picture from the street so after we fill out the application with this lady here you will let us know when the permit has been approved so we can continue with the construction you have several steps to go through before we get to that point okay so you'll have to SA ify everything with them first okay okay so I'm going to go ahead and continue the case to February 12th 2025 the compliance state with everything else remaining the same okay thank you thank you okay are we out of people all right does anyone need to take a break I'm so sorry if anyone needs to it's completely fine you tell me let's go um I think just a a few okay do you need a break no I don't I'm goodon plenty of water food yeah okay 2451 cesm Lori Gregory or Lori and Gregory Harrington Jason Rucker Cal County building department inspector uh this is case 2451 CM um is for the property located at 2114 Winnebago trail park um owned by lur Lori and Gregory Harrington violation charge seminal county code chapter 40 pendex a 105.1 uh violation is resurfacing of a pool without the required permits the initial inspection was done on 10 3123 a notice to the respondent was sent 11123 there have been a couple of compliant States and extensions given followup inspection shows both on the site and uh via the computer um the results of the inspection was a violation remains on the property uh this is a property praisers website that shows they are the owner of record um they were properly noticed that we got the Green Card back and here are the pictures of the violation where you see them reserving the pool stock workk order was issued um uh this screen shows that no permits have been applied for um or issued to correct the violation next slide is the uh copy of chapter 40 of where they're in violation based on the testimony and evidence presented in case number 2451 cesm is determined that the respondents are the owner of record of the property at 2114 Winnebago Trail in possession and control of the property and in violation of Simo County uh code chapter 40 appendix a 105.1 I further recommend that the special magistrate order the respondant to correct the violation honor before October 9th 2024 in order to correct the violation the respondent shall obtain the required permits for the cided violation if the respondant does not comply with the order a f of $50 will be imposed for each day uh the violation continues ORD repeated after compliance the respondent must contact the inspector to verify compliance I have presented a copy of this presentation to the clerk and ask for it to be submitted into record that concludes my presentation and I find that the um Property Owners Laura and Gregory Harrington were uh properly noticed to be here today and they are not present to participate in the hearing I'm going to find that there is a violation of simol county code chapter 40 appendix a section 105.1 and I am going to order that the property be brought into compliance by September 11th 2024 with a compliance hearing of September 12th 2024 or a fine in the amount of $250 a day will be imposed 2458 cesm Christopher beler Jason Rucker inspector Simo County this case number 2458 cm is for the property located at 657 River Park Circle um which is owned by Christopher mure violation charges s county code chapter 40 appendix a 105.1 and as for the installation of a screen closure without a permit um the uh initial inspection was done on 8:14 as well as a notice to the respondant was done on 8:14 um they have been given um compliance dates and extensions and the follow-up inspection on site and by the computer have been done and the violation remains on the property uh this is the property appraisers uh website page that shows that Christopher Blanchard is the owner of record um we did post the property for the notice of this hearing and here are some pictures of the violation that's still there and some pictures of when it was originally cited some of them are hard to see okay this shows that he's had several permits but no permits for uh the screen enclosure there it does show that received on 91223 uh to correct the violation but the application is under review and has not been issued uh permit due to required Corrections from the building department so he did apply for it but uh never followed through when did he apply uh 9 12 of 23 the next screen shows the application it's been awaiting um plan check since 56 16 or 24 uh the next uh slide shows the copy of the code that was cited uh based on the testimony and evidence presented in case number 2458 cesm it is determined that the respondent is the owner of record of the property uh located at 657 River Park Circle in possession and control of the property and is in violation of semal county code chapter 40 appendix a 105.1 uh further recommend special magistrate order the respondant correct the violation honored before October 9th 2024 in order to correct the violation the respondant shall obtain the required permits for the cited violation if the respondant does not comply with the order a fine of $50 will be imposed for each day the violation continues or is repeated after compliance iance the respondent must contact the inspector to verify compliance I have presented a copy of this presentation to the clerk and request that it be entered into record that concludes my presentation okay I will accept the um electronic case file into the record and we'll go back on and I'll accept the other in a moment um did the property owner um did we uh did you mail notice too I know I didn't see the green card I saw the posting but was there notice mail think we posted I think the Green Card may have come back but it wasn't signed like it like they refused it do you send regular mail too or just so you sent regular mail the regular mail didn't return but the um green card was refused correct from what I understand we're going to see right here give me a second are you looking for the probably the whole letter that came back this is everything that came back okay so yeah all the all the letters came back all the certified mail came back the whole thing come back just certified just certified did regular mail come back no okay I'm going to go ahead and um find that the property owner was properly noticed to be here today and they are not present to participate I'm going to um find that they are in violation of simal county code chapter 40 of penix a section 105.1 in order that they come into compliance by September 11th or receive a penalty of up to of $150 a day for each and every day after September 11th that the violation remains okay the next case 2288 CM Ronald and Kelly Simon Jason Rucker simol County Inspector this is case number 2288 CSM Ronald and K Kelly Simon located at 20 71 wood thrash Lane um this case was originally heard by special Magistrate on October 13 2022 and an order was issued given the respondent a compliance date of January 12th 2023 with a fine of $50 per day contined to acre for each day the violation continued or was repeated after January 12th 2023 and affid AV it of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on January 24th 2023 an Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on August 6 2024 administrative cost to process the case for the clerk was $125 61 the administrative cost to process of this case for the inspector was $88.75 uh totaling $934 36 for both the inspector and the clerk uh recommend special magistrate issue an order constituting a lean in the amount of $28,750 for 575 days of non-compliance from January 12 2023 through and including August 8th 2024 at $50 per day and a fine shall constitute an acrew at $50 per day for each day the violation continues or is repeated after August 8th 2024 that concludes my presentation did she how um did she or did they receive notice of this hearing today you receive the green card back okay perfect okay I'm going to find that um Kelly and Ronald Simon were probably noticed to be here today I'm going to find that the property remains out of compliance still um and they were ordered to come into compliance by Jan January 24th 2023 and so I'm going to order that the penalty of $50 a day that was imposed um on the order dated January 12th 2023 um be ratified and the lean a lean in the amount of $28,750 will be imposed for $575 5 days of non-compliance from the date of original compliance through August 8th 2024 and will continue at a rate of $50 a day for each and every day Hereafter that the violation remains I will also impose administrative costs in the amount of 93436 to be paid within 30 days or they too will be imposed as a lean against the property and 2340 cesm Laticia Morales Jason Rucker inspector s County uh this is case number 2340 cesm Leticia Morales 300 Ridge Road firm Park um this case was originally heard by special Magistrate on April 13 2023 and an order was issued giving the responded a compliance date of July 13th 2023 an Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on July 17th of 2023 and Affidavit of non-compliance was filed by the inspector after reinspection on August 6 2024 administrative cost um for the inspector total $688 24 the administrative cost for the clerk total is $256 um to date it totals together $8 $13.85 for the inspector and the clerk uh recomend Rec commend the special magistrate issue an order constituting a lean in the amount of 9,650 for uh 393 days of non-compliance from July 13th um 2023 through and including August 8th 2024 um a $50 per day uh and a fine shall continue to acrew at $50 per day for each day the violation continues or is repeated after August 8th 2024 that concludes my presentation and how were they noticed to be here today I believe the property was posted correct no it was sign Green Card P okay I'm going to order that the property owner latisa Morales was um properly noticed to be here today and that she has not uh shown up to participate I'm going to order that the uh property is still out of compliance with the um order that was entered on April 13th 2023 and requiring that the property be brought into compliance by July 13 2023 I'm in order that um the fine be imposed as of July 13th 2023 uh in the amount of 19650 $ and then it will continue to acre at a rate of $50 a day um from today until such time as the property is brought into compliance I'm going to order um administrative costs in the amount of 8385 be paid within 30 days of the date hereof or it to will be imposed as a lean against the property I think this concludes the cases we'll go ahead and set our next hearing date for September 12th 2024 oh