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CEB_06-24-03_MinCODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD Ciq Conmission Chambers 175 \V. Warren Avenue Longwood, Florida MINUTES June 24,2003 Present: Robert Lomax. Chair Laura hloehlenkamp, Alember, (:\rrix-ed at 7:05 Phl) .-\ndrcw hlcGarry. hlember Jack Greenhalgh, Member Les Simmonds, Member Richard Taylor, City of Longwood Attorney Amy Goodblatt, Board Attorney Bonnie Howington, Code Compliance Inspector Cathy Price, Code Con~plianceh spector ;\bscnt: Luis Alvarado, Member (Escused Absence) Clarcrlcc Lane, hlember (Uncscuscd ;\bsencc) ALL MEETING TO ORDER: Chair Rob Lomas called tlic meetkg to order at 7: 00 PAL ROLL CALL: APPRO\'E hIINUTES OF THE LAST RIEETING: Les Simnlonds made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 27, 2003 meeting. seconded by Andrew McGarry. Amy Goodblatt, Board Attorney suggested the following changes be made to the minutes: 1. Correct misspelled name of City Attorney, from Ross to Russ. 2. CEB 02-05-228 Georgc & Linda M. Webster, Prop. Owners, 1 12 Rock Lake Road. add "Notice of I-learing (to impose Lien) mai?led to property om-ner ccrtitied mail on 5/1/03. rcceived and signed for on 5/2/03 by George M. Webster. .-3. CEB 03-01 -285 Envin J. Crawford. Prop. Owner, 429 Winding Oak Lane, add "Notice of Hearing (to impose lien) mailed to property owner on 4/24/03 certified mail and signed for on 4/25/03 by Erwin J. Crawford 4. On page 3, where it says Andrew McGarry moved to impose the fine, change to moved to "impose the lien" and eliminate the name McGarry after the word lien. No further changes were necessary. Les Simmonds further moved to approve the amended minutes. seconded by Andrew McGany. All voted in favor. REPORTS: CASE UPDATES -No new cases PUBLIC HEARINGS: Chair Uob Lomas called the fust case. ;i. CEB 03-06-3 15 Arthur E. Salmon, Prop. Owner & C'nkno\vn Tenant(s) 145 Sheridan -ire. I.onpood, FL 32750 This case was presented by lrlspcctor Price. -4 Notice of Viol;hn was issued on 5/22/03 for a boat not screened as required on thus property to comply bv 5/29/03. A copy of the Nouce of V~olationw as also mded to the property owner on 5i23/03. On 5/30/03 the propem was checked and the boat was still parked on the side of the house, therefore it was schedul'ed for the 6/24/03 CKB meeting. On June 9,2003 the Notice of Hearing was given to Director Baker for senice by hls officers on the unknon-n tenant. Due to the fact that Winsor Nanor is not on City water. but Longwood C&ty Senices the City was not able to obtain the tenant information, the people are still receiving garbage senwe but the account has been closed due to non payment. On 6/10/03 the Notice of Hearing that was gn-en to PD was sen-ed on Joshua Bridges. a tenant at 145 Sheridan Avenue, by Officer h a Martin at 952 Ahl. On 6/14/03 the boat was in the street not attached to the veluclc. the property was posted the same day since we had not received the certified mail green card back from the property owner Mr. Salmon who has not received it to date. Inspector Price went by the property agam to take a picture and tl~ebo at was not there, however the boat was parked on common area on Lake Winsor without a tag. The Poke Department \vas contacted. they responded, went over to the house and spoke with someone who was supposed to notify the owner of the boat, to move the boat back to the property or it would be towed. Thomas XIeendering spoke. stated he lives at 145 Sheridan A\-enuc and is the boat oivner. He also stated that he would more the boat behmd fencing and apologized for parlilng it on the common area, but was waiting for a velucle to move it around the back side of the house, since the truck he owns does not fit tlru the fence. He also stated that as ofJune 3W" the rn boat would be gone, since he was moving out of the property. p Laura hloclilenkamp made a motion to close the Public Hearing, sccondcd by Andrew hlcGarr\.. All in favor. .4 motion to find the respondent guilty of violating Cit\ Codc, Chap. 22. 22-33 was made Ily Ides Sitnmonds and further moved to give the rcspondcnt 10 days from date of senice to bring the property into cornpliancc or $19.00 per day finc for each day of non compllancc. sccondcd by ,Andrew hIcGarry. All voted in favor. B. CEB 03-06-3 16 E h e R. & :\lesi E. I(houq1 1 17 Glendale Dr. Longwood, FL 32750 ?'his case involved a violation of City Code, Chap. 22.22-33 Uoat P a r h g and Screening Criteria. Inspector Price introduced a certified letter received from the respondents A h . 8: Airs. Khoury. requesting that the dare of dm hearing be postponed since they ~VLUb e out of tOU'I1. Inspector Price stated that she had checked the property and spoken to Mrs. Khoury's son, \vho informed her he was mo\-ing out of the property and would be t a h g the boat with him. The case \\.as Ivithdrawn. C. CER 03-06-317 Gary 8: hIonika E. Luedecke & Bavarian Motor Sport 147 Baywood -4 ~ . Longwood. FL 32750 Inspector Price statcd that on thls xlolation the City receivcd an anonymous cornplaint of work done being done without a permit. The complainant advised that an entire living unit had been constructed in the biddmg at 147 Baywood Avenue and rentcd out. 'I'he Fire Marshal went to do a fu-e inspection, saw the unit and instructed Inspector I'rice to takc pictures of thc prcrniscs. The pictures show a residenaal unit built upstairs over the office. with a water hcatcr, air condttioning unit, and a complete living unit. Thls is a violation of Florida 131dg Codc 104.1.1 for work donc without a permit and also a violation of the Industrial Zoning Intent. No residential use is allowed in industrial zoning. The proposed remedy is for the property owner to get zoning approval and contractors to apply for permits for the work done. If approval is denied all new construction is to be removed and inspected bv the City after the the removal is effected. New unit is not to be used until or if such time the permits have been issued and finalled. Sen-ice was made on June 17,2003 by Longwood PD Ofc. L. Haun at 4:48 Phi on Beverly Parker, employee. The property was posted on June 14.2003. Mr. Luedecke spoke on his behalf stating that he did construct this unit above his office in his bulldmg, and would not like to rcmove it but use it as office space. He is currently worhng on engineering drawings so that they can usc as office space. and it ndl not be used as residential space at any time. He stated that it is currently locked and he feels some\vhnt. intruded on by the Ciq and does not feel that is right for Codc Enforcement or anyone else to walk into lis buildlng and take photog~~phwsit hout his permission. Flc rcspcctfully requested hat the CEl3 give lit11 enough time to get propcr engineering drawings, pernits and have the building properly hlspcctcd. He spoke to thc P people in the hurlding ncst to him and they mill allow hun to use parlung spaces if necessary. * therefore he was requesting the CEB Board 60 days to get everything done. Les Simnonds made a motion to close the Public Hearing, scconded by Laura hloehlcnkamp. All in favor. _Indrew h1cGan-y made a motion to Gncl the respondents guilty of violating Florida Bldg. Code 101.1.1 and LDC, Art 11, Sec. 2.2.5 Industrial Zoning Intent. He further moved to give the respondents 45 d a ~fsr om date of senlce of the order to bring the property into comphnce. specifically to hare the property owners. contractors, etc.. apply for proper permits to provide for office space and to get zoning approval or to remove all the nenY construction and that thc new unit is not be used for any reason unul such time that the permits have been issucd and finahzed or for each da!. of non compliance a $250.00 a day fine for each t-iolation will be imposed and will continue for each and ever). day of non comphnce No admiustrativc fees. City -Ittomey asked hlr. hIcC;arry if he n-ould consider amending the motion to state that there will not be occupancy or use of that second floor facihty. Mr. h,lcGam agreed to include it in his motion scconded b\.-.] : ~ Gkr eenhalgh. Laura Moehlenkamp suggested that the respondents be given 60 instead of 45 days. hIr. hlcGarnameende his motion to 60 days, seconded by Jack Greenhalgh. All in favor. D. CE13 03-06-31 9 Rahaman 13aksh & Bhagowtie San Paul. Prop. Owners & Fairy I ,akc hIotcl 1 190 S. I -I y 17-92 Longwood, FL 32750 * This case was presented by lnspector Flowington. A complakt was rcccived about F a 4 Lake hlotel, building someding on the north side of the property whch appeared to cstend o\-er their property line. Upon inspecting the property Inspector Howington found what appeared to be an awning being constructed and several sections of new 6 foot wood fence as shown in the photographs as evidence. Inspector Howington spokc with Air. Baksh. propern. owner and he stated that the awning was only a temporary structure being used to store items they had brought from another motel. and that the the items will only be there for a short period of time. :\t that time he was adlised that a permit was required or the snucture must be removed. Inspector Howington issued a Stop Work Order and a Notice of \'iolation. On 4/22/03 no permit had yet been obtained, she went back to the sitc and there were no changes. i\ 24 hour Notice of Non Compliance was issued, since he had been ad~iscdby the Buildmg Department of the requirements but no permit had been apphed for. On 5/5/03 Inspector Howington contacted the Building Dcpt., and was advised that a fence permit was being renewed by the Planning Dept., but the awning permit had been denied on 4/30/03 due to the fact that no sitc plan had been provided and propcrty owner notified by telephone on that day of the denial and reason for it. The Notice of Hearing s e n d to the property owner on 6/9/03 at 8:06 I'hl by Longwood PD Ofc. Travis Grirnrn. The propeq \vas checked again on 6/24/03, there were no changes and no si~epl an had been submitted and around 3:00 I'M hh. Baksh conucted Inspector Howington stating that he had bccn n,orkmg with Toni, Planning Aide for about 3 weeks. Therc was no may to get any ulfom~ationin reference to the conwrs:~tions ince Toni was not in the office. hlr. Baksh spoke on hls behalf, statcd that the person he had been working with, Toni of the Planning m Dept., advised him that he needed to get a site plan, he asked her if hc needed to hue somebody in order to provide this information to the City and was ad~~isehed did not, all