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CEH-02-26-2026-MINSLONGWOOD CODE ENFORCEMENT HEARING Longwood City Commission Chambers 175 West Warren Avenue Present: Amy Goodblatt, Special Magistrate Benjamin Schafer, City Attorney Longwood, Florida MINUTES February 26, 2026 9:00AM Dawn Smith, Respondent Shelly Brana, Code Enforcement Officer William Shaw, Building Inspector Veronica Smith, Respondent via Zoom Allison Gray, Respondent Attorney John Zwiesler, Respondent Sheila Boone-Martin, Respondent Ronida Durham, Respondent Aisha Price, Respondent 1. CALL TO ORDER Austin Matteson, Respondent Marquise Frasier, Respondent Wendy Pettit, Respondent Special Magistrate Amy Goodblatt called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m . 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of minutes from the January 22, 2026 hearing. Special Magistrate Goodblatt approved minutes from the January 22, 2026, meeting. 3. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S EXPLANATION OF PROCEEDINGS Special Magistrate Goodblatt explained the hearing process for the attendees . 4. ROLL CALL OF SCHEDULED CASES Special Magistrate Goodblatt did a roll call of the scheduled cases to determine which respondents were present. 5. SWEARING IN OF ALL WITNESSES Special Magistrate Goodblatt swore in all witnesses . 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. CE25-00258: NORTH CENTER LLC, 490 NORTH ST Violation: LDC, ARTICLE X SECTION 10.1.0 NO PERMIT Case withdrawn due to compliance. CEH 02-26-2026 / 1 Page 3 of 134 B. CE26-00006: WILLIAMS, GREGORY, 1090 TALMO STREET WINTER SPRINGS Violation: CC, CHAPTER 86 SECTION 86-54 STORAGE OF INOPERABLE VEHICLE CC, CHAPTER 38 SECTION 38-121 TRASH AND DEBRIS CC, CHAPTER 18 SECTION 18-185 POSTING OF ADDRESS NUMBERS Case withdrawn due to compliance. C. CE26-00014: SIMON PARRILLA MANAGEMENT LLC, 295 SOUTH RONALD REAGAN BOULEVARD Violation: LDC, ARTICLE X SECTION 10.1.0 NO PERMIT Code Enforcement Officer Shelly Brana presented a cost recovery document and photos to the Special Magistrate. The Respondent(s) were not present. Initial notification was delivered and received on January 12, 2026 . Notice of this hearing was duly served on Simon Parrilla Management, LLC, by certified mail on January 31, 2026. The Respondent(s) were cited with the violation of LDC, ARTICLE X SECTION 10.1.0 -No Permit. CEO Brana gave the following testimony: Electricity had been run to the back and side of this property without first obtaining the necessary permit. Additionally, a playground and a pergola were constructed at the cited property without first obtaining the necessary permit(s). The Code Enforcement Special Magistrate made inquiry of the Code Enforcement Officer. The Code Enforcement Special Magistrate determined the following pertinent facts exist with respect to the cited property: Development activity took place at the cited property without first obtaining the necessary permits . The development activity undertaken was the construction of a playground and pergola at the cited property and running electricity to the cited property. Service was property made . The Respondent(s) has v iolated LDC, ARTICLE X SECTION 10.1.0 -No Perm it. Compliance requires the following be done : 1. Permits must be pulled for the pergola , the electrical, and the playground that were erected at the cited property. All requirements of each permit must be met. In lieu of permits for the playground or the pergola, they may be removed. 2. The Respondent(s) shall notify CEO when it is in compliance . Respondent(s) are to pay an administrative cost of $72.75 within 30 days of service of the Fi nal Orders. If the Respondent(s) does not comply within 15 days from the date of service of the Final Order they shall pay a fine of $50 per day, per violation, for each day the v iolation(s) continue to exist beyond the date set for compliance. D. CE26-00015: ZLOTOLOW, EMANUEL, 55 JASPER LLC, 4150 SAWGRASS, 2025 ROGERS LLC, C/O REALTY CAPITAL ADVISORS, 256 NUS HWY 17-92 Violation: LDC, ARTICLE X SECTION 10.1.0 NO PERMIT CEH 02-26-2026 / 2 Page 4 of 134 CEO Brana presented a cost recovery document and photos to the Special Magistrate. The Respondent(s) was present . Initial notification was delivered and signed for on February 2, 2026. Notice of this hearing was duly served on Emanuel D Zlotolow TR, 55 Jasper LLC, 4150 Sawgrass , 2025 Rogers LLC, c/o Realty Capital Advisors, Respondents Property Owners, 500 Winderley Pl, Suite 112, Maitland, FL 32751, via First Class mail and by posting at said property at 256 NUS Hwy 17-92 Longwood , FL and at the City of Longwood, 175 W Warren Ave . Longwood FL 32750 on February 11, 2026 after Certified mail was not received. The Respondent(s) were cited with violations of LDC, ARTICLE X SECTION 10.1.0 -No Permit. CEO Brana gave the following testimony : A roll-down door was installed at the cited property without obtaining the necessary permits. The city was advised by the tenant, Pricemark, that it installed the rolling door because the building was hit by a forklift during a robbery. A permit was eventually applied for but it was not issued because sealed plans were not prov ided by the Respondent . The tenant was not charged as a Respondent although it was given notice . The Respondent's Property Management gave the following testimony : Marquise Frasier, Property Manager, adv ised there were requirements for the permit. The tenant is working to obtain sealed plans. Plans will be submitted along with a completed permit application by March 15, 2026. The Code Enforcement Special Magistrate made inquiry of the Code Enforcement Officer and the Respondent. The Code Enforcement Special Magistrate determined the following pertinent facts exist to the cited property : A roll down door was installed at the cited property without first obtaining the necessary permit. The installation of the door constituted "Development Act ivity" per the Longwood Development Code. The Respondent has violated LDC, ARTICLE X SECTION 10.1.0 -No Permit. Compliance requires the following be done : 1. Apply for a permit, follow all requirements of the permit, and pass al l i nspections . 2. The Respondent shall notify the CEO when it is in compliance . Respondents are to pay an administrative cost of $57.96 within 30 days of service of the Final Orders. If the Respondent does not comply by March 15, 2026, by submitting a completed permit with sealed plans by a licensed Engineer and by following up by complying with the requirements OF the permit within 30 days thereafter, the Respondent shall pay a fine of $50 per day for each day the violation conti nues to exist beyond the dates set for compliance. 7. REPORTS-CASE UPDATES. None. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. CE25-00186: PETIT, WENDY, 105 S HAMLIN CT. Order to impose lien. Continued from January meeting. CEH 02-26-2026 I 3 Page 5 of 134 The administrative fine of $60 .21 has been paid . The property is now in compliance . Respondent must pay the fine of $1,000 by May 1, 2026, at 5:00 PM. If it is not paid in full by that date the original fine of $20,600 is to be re -imposed . 9. OLD BUSINESS A. CE25-00298: HERITAGE VILLAGE AT LONGWOOD LTD, 347 ORANGE AVE. Respondent requested to address the Special Magistrate in reference to the duration of the daily fines and the work that is being done. This case was brought before the Special Magistrate at the request of the respondents. The magistrate heard testimony from the Respondent's Expert and from three res idents who live at the cited property. The Magistrate considered legal arguments from the Respondent's Attorney and the City's position . The Special Magistrate determined that the property is not yet in compliance alth ough progress has been made noting a roach-free building may have an occasional cockroach as a result of outside exposure. The Special Magistrate ordered the fines continue to run until compliance is met. Compliance requires that the city be notified when Respondent believes it is in compliance. A request to reduce fines will be considered when the property is determined to be in compliance. 10. NEW BUSINESS. None . 11. ADJOURN journed the meeting at approximately 10:45 a.m . Amy Goodblatt, Special Magistrate CEH 02-26-2026 / 4 Page 6 of 134