CEB_01-23-01_MinCODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD Cit). Commission Chambers 175 \V. \\;';men Avenue I ,ongvood, Florida MINUTES January 23,2001 Present: Robert Lomas, Chair Ernie Tolos, Vice Chair Laura hioehlenkamp.
Member Joe Hartman, Member Kesin \Vdters, ITember _imy Goodblatt. Board Attorney Cathy Price, Code Compliance Inspector Dan Spak, Code Complimce Inspector &chard Taylor, City of 1.ongm-ood
-4ttorney Absent: Larry Moore. hkmber 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER. Chair Bob Lomix called the meeting to order at: 7:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL. 3. APPROVE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING -November 28,2000
A [inutes approved with correction of names of Goodblatt and \\;'&x-s. City -4ttorncy Kchard Taylor swore in the Code Comp1i;mce Inspectors. Luis .Almmdo n-as introduced as the replacement
board member for Larry Moore whose term ended with this meeting. He came to obsen-e the meeting. Chairmm Bob Lomas introduced the first case. 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS: A. CEB 01-01-089 Victoria
R. Veit, Property Owner 809 Raven Avenue Longwood, F132750 City introduced the? case originally cited on 12/15/00 tor an inoperable vehicle parked in the d r i ~ ~ a Cyo.m pliance was
requested by 12/27/00. Property owner did not respond. The property was checked on 12/26/00. the vehicle was still there. :I 24-hour notice of P noncompliance was issued requesting cornp1i;mce
hy 500 p.m. on 12/27/00. Noticc of hearing on 0 1 /1010 1 and sen-ed on 0 1 /16/0 1 at 8:30 p.m. by Longwood Police Department. Code Compliance Inspector Dm Spak presented e~idenccp
hotos. The photo
r sho\x-ed the vehicle nit11 no tag, and thc battery sitting on d ~teru nk of car with a tire simng on the ground behind the car. No one representing the property cvcr callcd the Code
office even thought notices were left and Inspector Spak knocked on the door. Chirman askcd for questions. I.:rnie '1'010s asked if the Vchicle Idcntitication Number was checlicd to
sec who is the owner of the vehicle. 'Ihis was not done. Notice was senred on the propcrty owner. ?'here has been no contact, no phone calls, and no response at dl. 'lhe Property owner
\v'ls served in hand. Chairman Lomas askcd how much time was invested in this by city. ?he violation w,ls tint cited on 01/15/00. No one representing this property was in the hearing
room. Ernie 'l'olos made a motion to close the public hearing seconded by Laum \Iohlcnkamp. The public hexing was closed. Ernie Tolos made a motion based on the evidence and testimony
to fikd the respondent guilty ofl~ngwoodL and Development Code Section 21.23-07 these facts occurred, that an inoperable gray Nissan was parked in the drken;ay of the property and code
gave notice on 1211 5/00 and the owner did not comply. Kotice of service was given on 12/26/00. Sotice of hearing was giren on 01 /16/01 20:33 hours. h i e'I 'olos motioned to give the
respondents 10 days until 02/02/01 to bring the propeq-into complimce or a 50-dollar penalty to be imposed for ec~cahn d every day after that if violation was not corrected. The board
mas a s h g for no administrative fees at this time. Laura Rlohlenkamp seconded the motion. The motion was amended as to the date from 02/02/01 to date of senice. 1-ote was tire for,
0 against and 0 ,lbstaining. B. CEB 01-01-090 Raymond C. Crouch, Property Owner 1510 Meadowlark St. Longwood, F132750 The city udviscd this complaint was complied with prior to receipt
of noticc of hearing. C. CEB 01-01-091 Janice G. Davis, Property Owner Re: 1106 E. Lake Avenue (Lommler St.) Longwood, FL 37250 City -\ttorney kchard Taylor advised sufficient notice
was not given to property owner on this complaint. There is a pool involved and the owner has a contract on the property to sell it. The property has been vandalized. The owner poked
a hole in the pool and it has been drained to 2 '1.: feet and it is to be corered by wire screening, and the property will be mowed. The roof has caved in mill be boarded up. This property
has been abandoned for years. -4ttorney Taylor's recommendation WIS that the owner cover the pool, and if not complied with. the complaint be rescheduled for n e s meeting. He recommended
that the owner fay him a valid real estate contract ,IS a condition. Board :\ttornev -\my Goodblatt thought that the city was ashng for a continuance without a s h g for a continuance.
The Board felt that the casc should be presented and thc board would decidc whether to go on with case unless die city feels proper scn-ice was not giren. City feels satisfied tllat
it is not an emergency situation, if it is a hazard, it should be taken by up by board. .I\ttorncy Taylor advised proper scmicc was not gven ,md the casc mas continued. D. CEB 01-01-092
Richard D. Howard, Property Owner 502-05 Seminole Avenue Longwood, FL 32750
,-The City presented this case of a recreational vehicle parked in the driveway. Notice of violation was given on 11/03/00. The property was checked on 11/06/00 and the RITn-as still
there, Code lnspenors checked the property several other times and the K\: was stdl there. A notice of hearing mas given and semed on 01 /10/01 by Longwood Police Department at 8:30
pm by Ofticer Dan Caylor. Photographic evidence was presented. The photographs were taken today and last January, no changes had been made with the recreational ~ehicle. Proper senice
was received. Ernie Tolos asked the city if the I-ehicle had been cited before. The city advised the property was cited on 11/03/00. Code Inspector Spak advised yes, the property was
cited in the past cmd that the recreational rehicle left for a while and then came back. The vehicle had been mored as shown in the photos. Service mas on 01/11/01 at 8:30 p.m. by Longwood
Police Department. Board Attorney rimy Goodblatt asked if the vehicle v.is there for more than 24 hrs hrs per the code. Laura Moehlenkamp asked if the vehicle had been moved since November.
Dan Spak advised that if it had been moved it was very little. Illere was no one present to speak for the property owner. Laura Moehlenkamp made a motion to close the public hearing
Joe Hartman seconded. Ernie Tolos moved to find the respondent gu1lt-y of longwood Land Development Code Section 27-23.09 T-iolation, facts occurred on which violation based: a Large
RV p~rrked in drirewap. and that the respondent be given 1 0 days from service of the order to bring the property into compliance or fine of 50 dollars a day for each and every day until
brought into compliance. S o administrative fines or fees at this time. Joe Hartrnan seconded the motion. Laura hmloehlenkamp said that these respondents --ere repeat offenders and she
felt the Board was not doing anything about it. The notice of semice date was on 1 1 /11/0 1. I'ote was 4 in bvor, 1 against and 0 abstaining. b. OLD BUSINESS: City Attorney kchard Taylor
made a request on behalf of the city for the Board to amend a motion or makes a reconsideration of a previous motion. The case in question mas CEB 00-08-071, also repeat offender case
# CEB 00-11-088 for C & J T o m . Attorney Taylor discussed the code and the confusion with the code at the No~emberm eeting bemeen the city. the board, and Mr. Ferry with Fire Chief
Chapman and concluded there could be a problem if this case ended up in litigation. He requested the Board rescind the former orders and that the city start over at square one with Afr.
Ferry's property. _.\ttorney Goodblatt asked which order the city mas a s h g be rescinded. The city felt both 08/22/00 and 11/28/00 were cited under an improper ordinance. Code lnspecto;
Spak advised the ordinance did not change. and the violation consistent under either the old or new ordinance. :lttorney Goodblatt advised the board could put a lien on the property
for the fines from the first riolation that had not been paid. The Board found hat the appeal period had expired on the first order and there was no legal rason to rescind the 08/22/00
order; on 11/28/00 some things were confused. A motion mas made by Laura Moehlenli,amp that m e # CEB 00-11-088, C & J Towing, to rescind the order from 11 /28/00 but to implement proceedings
on the 08/22/00 order, certify a copy of the order and proceed on the lien for the fines. If the respondent were brought before the board in the future he would be treated as a repeat
offender. Seconded by Kevin \T'alters and Joe Hartrnan. The vote mas .5 in b-ror. 0 against and 0 abstaining. NEW BUSINESS: -4s drscussed at last meeting there mould be a reriew of 'lhe
Kules and Procedures of the board. which was supposed to update annually. The change agreed upon by the Board were: the time of the regular meetings would be changed to 7:00 p.m. instead
of 7:30; to p include Longwood Land Development Code everywhere in the rules where it now just says city code; to delete the bracketed information in #5: to insert into the regular agenda
#3 about re