CEB Minutes 02/28/2013 CODE
ENFORCEMENT
BOARD
Minutes
February 28 , 2013
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
AGENDA
Date: February 28,2013
Location: 3299 Tamiami Trail East,Naples,FL 34104
NOTICE: THE RESPONDENT MAY BE LIMITED TO TWENTY (20) MINUTES FOR CASE
PRESENTATION UNLESS ADDITIONAL TIME IS GRANTED BY THE BOARD. PERSONS WISHING
TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENDA ITEM WILL RECEIVE UP TO FIVE (5) MINUTES UNLESS THE TIME IS
ADJUSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN.
ALL PARTIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PUBLIC HEARING ARE ASKED TO OBSERVE ROBERTS
RULES OF ORDER AND SPEAK ONE AT A TIME SO THAT THE COURT REPORTER CAN RECORD
ALL STATEMENTS BEING MADE.
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL NEED A RECORD OF
THE PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A
VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. NEITHER COLLIER
COUNTY NOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING
THIS RECORD.
1. ROLL CALL
Robert Kaufman,Chair Lionel L' Esperance
Gerald Lefebvre,Vice Chair Tony Marino
James Lavinski Larry Mieszcak
Chris Hudson,Alternate
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. January 24,2013 Hearing
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS/MOTIONS
A. MOTIONS
Motion for Continuance
Motion for Extension of Time
I. Roger&Tammy Macauley CESD20120002439
2. Jenna Holbrook CENA20120002199
3. Juan H. &Ana Perez Huapilla CESD20100007624
4. Silver Lakes Property W Owners Assoc of Collier Cty, Inc. CELU20100004523
B. STIPULATIONS
C. HEARINGS
1. CASE NO: CESD20120012863
OWNER: 2484 55r"TER SW LAND TRUST
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR JONATHAN MUSSE
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED,SECTION
I 0.02.06(B)(I)(a)PERMIT 2006053373 FOR"CHANGE EXISTING ADDITION TO DUPLEX"
EXPIRED,CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION WAS NEVER ISSUED
FOLIO NO: 36384960005
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 2484 55I"TER SW NAPLES, FL 341 16
2. CASE NO: CESD20090016590
OWNER: MARK G. MARTIN
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR VICKI GIGUERE
VIOLATIONS: BUILDING AND LAND ALTERATION PERMITS(PERMITS, INSPECTIONS,
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED)COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED, SECTION 10,02.06(B)(1)(a)AND
THE 2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,CHAPTER 1,SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
PART I SCOPE AND APPLICATION,SECTION 105 PERMITS, 105.1 REQUIRED
ADDITION FOR PERMIT NUMBER 1999030663 WITHOUT CERTIFICATE OF
COMPLETION/OCCUPANCY, FENCE ERECTED WITH PERMIT NUMBER
200101 1231 WITHOUT CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION/OCCUPANCY,AND"BUMP
OUT"ADDITION WITH NO PERMITS
FOLIO NO: 63150360006
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 4834 DEVON CIRCLE NAPLES, FL 34112
3. CASE NO: CESD20120011992
OWNER: CHARLES& DENISE BOOTH
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR ART FORD
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED,SECTION
I0.02.06(B)(I)(a) GARAGE CONVERTED TO A GUEST HOUSE WITHOUT REQUIRED
PERMITS
FOLIO NO: 38107160006
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 2599 66TH ST. SW.NAPLES,FL 34105
4. CASE NO: CELU20120010927
OWNER: DONALD L.STEWART
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR TONY ASARO
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED, SECTION
1.04.01(A)&2.02.03 MULTIPLE STORAGE CONTAINERS ON THE PROPERTY
FOLIO NO: 736200501
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 6240 NORTH COLLIER BLVD. NAPLES,Fl,34114
5. CASE NO: CELU20120012758
OWNER: SHELTON B. BOND& DEBORAH G. BOND
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR VICKI GIGUERE
VIOLATIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS LAND USE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,
04-41 AS AMENDED, SECTION 1.04.01(A)ACCESSORY STRUCTURE(S)ON VACANT
PROPERTY
FOLIO NO: 421560006
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 6134 EVERETT ST.NAPLES, FL 34112
6. CASE NO: CESD201 100011130
OWNER: LUKE&JENNIFER J. WERNER
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR ERIC SHORT
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED,SECTION
10.02.06(B)(I)(a)AND 2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SECTION 105.1 REQUIRED
FENCING WITH A CANCELLED PERMIT AND AN EXPIRED PERMIT FOR A
CONSTRUCTED ANIMAL BARN WITH ELECTRIC
FOLIO NO: 38506840008
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 441 35TH AVE NE NAPLES, FI,34120
7. CASE NO: CENA20120015339
OWNER: GWENDOLYN GREEN
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR PATRICK BALDWIN
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES CHAPTER 54,ARTICLE VI,
SECTION 54-I85(b)WEEDS IN EXCESS OF 18 INCHES
FOLIO NO: 41044640003
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 3675 1011 AVE SE NAPLES, FL 34117
8. CASE NO: CESD20120015958
OWNER: KIRK P.& SHEILA A. COLVIN
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR TONY ASARO
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED, SECTION
I0.02.06(B)(I)(a)GARAGE CONVERSION WITHOUT OBTAINING COLLIER COUNTY
BUILDING PERMITS
FOLIO NO: 52397320001
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 163 SAN SALVADOR ST.NAPLES,FL 34113
9. CASE NO: CEAU201200009042
OWNER: PEE-WEE'S DUMPSTERS, INC.
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR MICHELE MCGONAGLE
VIOLATIONS: FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,2010 EDITION,CHAPTER I PERMITS SECTION 105.1
PERMIT 201 1030692 FOR AN 8 FOOT CONCRETE WALL EXPIRED WITHOUT
OBTAINING A CO,6 FOOT WOODEN FENCE AND A BLACK CHAIN LINK
PERIMETER FENCE INSTALLED WITHOUT OBTAINING REQUIRED COLLIER
COUNTY PERMITS
FOLIO NO: 38280090006
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 721 LOGAN BLVD. S.NAPLES, FL 34119
10. CASE NO: CESD20120014608
OWNER: PEE-WEE'S DUMPSTERS, INC.
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR MICHELE MCGONAGLE
VIOLATIONS: FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,2007 EDITION,CHAPTER 1 SECTION 110.4 AND COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED, SECTION 10.02.06(B)(1)(a)
A DETACHED GARAGE WITH PERMIT 201 1030691 WITHOUT FINAL CO AND A
CANOPY ON THE PROPERTY WITHOUT A PERMIT
FOLIO NO: 38280090006
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 721 LOGAN BLVD. S. NAPLES, FL 34119
11. CASE NO: CEPM20120013535
OWNER: PEE-WEE'S DUMPSTERS, INC.
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR MICHELE MCGONAGLE
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES,CHAPTER 22, BUILDINGS
AND BUILDING REGULATIONS,ARTICLE VI, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE,
SECTION 22-231(1)AND COLLIER COUNTY CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES,
CHAPTER 130,ARTICLE III,SECTION 130-96(a)A MOTORHOME AND TRAVEL
TRAILER WITH PEOPLE LIVING IN THEM WITH SEWAGE PIPE GOING FROM THEM
INTO THE GROUND
FOLIO NO: 38280090006
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 721 LOGAN BLVD. S. NAPLES, FL 34119
12. CASE NO: CELU20120014618
OWNER: PEE-WEE'S DUMPSTERS, INC.
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR MICHELE MCGONAGLE
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-4I AS AMENDED, SECTION
2.02.03 CONCRETE BLOCKS, BARRELS, BUCKETS, PLYWOOD, HOSES,PLASTIC PIPE,
A LARGE STORAGE CONTAINER, MISC. CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, BUILDING
SUPPLIES,AND A PILE OF BROKEN UP CONCRETE, BRICKS AND ROCKS STORED ON
THE PROPERTY
FOLIO NO: 38280090006
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 721 LOGAN BLVD. S. NAPLES, FL 341 19
5. OLD BUSINESS
A. Motion for Imposition of Fines/Liens
1. CASE NO: CESD20110005345
OWNER: GRAND CYPRESS COMMUNITIES,INC.
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR JIM SEABASTY
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED,SECTION
10.02.06(B)(1)(a)AND 10.02.06(B)(1)(e)REMODEL, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF
A FIRE WALL BETWEEN COMMERCIAL UNIT 604 AND 605,PRIOR TO THE
ISSUANCE OF A COLLIER COUNTY BUILDING PERMIT
FOLIO NO: 76885100984
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 3887 MANNIX DR. UNIT 605 NAPLES, FL 34114
2, CASE NO: CESD20110001100
OWNER: STEVEN J.SOKOL
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR ANDREW KELLY
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY CODE OF LAWS, CHAPTER 22, BUILDINGS AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS,ARTICLE IV, EVACUATION, SECTION 22-108 EVACUATION PRIOR TO
OBTAINING COLLIER COUNTY APPROVAL AND NECESSARY PERMITS
FOLIO NO: 00756280006
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 925 SUNNYGROVE AVE.NAPLES, FL 34114
3. CASE NO: CELU20100021891
OWNER: BQ CONCRETE, LLC.
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR JOHN CONNETTA
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED, SECTION
1.04.01(A)AND 2.02.03 ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY WITHOUT A
PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE ON THE SAME LOT
FOLIO NO: 37925940001
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 4790 PINE RIDGE RD NAPLES, FL 34119
4. CASE NO: CESD20I000067I9
OWNER: LESZEK& HENRYKA KLIM
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR VICKI GIGUERE
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED,SECTION
I0,02.06(B)(1)(e)(i) ADDITION BUILT ONTO THE REAR OF THE HOME WITHOUT
FIRST OBTAINING ALL REQUIRED COLLIER COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS
FOLIO NO: 54670003124
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 370 LEAWOOD CIRCLE NAPLES, FL 34104
5. CASE NO: CESD20I20006147
OWNER: JOSSE L. PEREZ(AKA JOSE M. PEREZ)& ISABEL PEREZ
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR CHRIS AMBACH
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED,SECTION
I0.02.06(B)(I)(a)AN UNPERMITTED WINDOW ADDED TO THE GARAGE ALONG
WITH A LARGE HOLE IN THE GARAGE WALL, WITH AN A/C UNIT WITHIN
FOLIO NO: 37221090008
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 110 WILSON BLVD. S. NAPLES, FL 34117
6. CASE NO: CESD201110011822
OWNER: MIRIAM H. MONTES DE OCA
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR SHERRY PATTERSON
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED,SECTION
I0.02.06(B)(I)(a)TI TREE SHEDS,A SEPARATE GARAGE AND ADDITIONS MADE
TO THE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE,SPECIFICALLY A GARAGE,FLORIDA ROOM
AND ENCLOSED LANAI HAVE NO VALID COLLIER COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS
FOLIO NO: 40410840001
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 4015 201"AVE NE NAPLES, FL 34120
7. CASE NO: CELU20110006574
OWNER: KIRSTIN C. MARTUCCI
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR JAMES DAVIS
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES, SECTION 126-111(b)
LOCAL BUSINESS TAX AND ORDINANCE,04-4I,THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE, AS AMENDED, SECTION 2,02.03 AND 5.02.03(C)NO VALID
COLLIER COUNTY OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE FOR KAM CONCRETE,INC.COMPANY
EMPLOYEE VEHICLES STORED/PARKED ON ESTATES ZONED PROPERTY AND
EMPLOYEES TRAVELING TO AND FROM RESIDENCE PARKING PERSONAL
VEHICLES ON-SITE AND PICKING UP COMPANY VEHICLES
FOLIO NO: 37493560007
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 311 16T"AVE SE NAPLES, FL 34120
8. CASE NO: CESD20110008406
OWNER: KIRSTIN C. MARTUCCI
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR JAMES DAVIS
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED,SECTION
I0.02.06(B)(I)(a), I0.02.06(B)(I)(e)(i)AND FLORIDA BUILDING CODE,2007 EDITION
CHAPTER 1, PERMITS,SECTION 105.1 A 384 SQUARE FOOT SHED ON THE PROPERTY
NO VALID COLLIER COUNTY BUILDING PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED. PERMIT
2009081356 FOR A 6' CHAIN LINK FENCE EXPIRED ON 2/22/10
FOLIO NO: 37493560007
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 31 1 16T"AVE SE NAPLES, FL 34120
9. CASE NO: CESD201200I2127
OWNER: GREGORY LYNN THOMPSON& MISTY LOU THOMPSON
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR CHRIS AMBACH
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED,SECTION
10.02.06(B)(l)(a)A HISTORICALLED PERMITTED STEEL BUILDING IN THE REAR
YARD NOW MISSING WALLS AND DOORS AND COMPLETELY ALTERED FROM
ITS ORIGINALLY PERMITTED STATE
FOLIO NO: 36960760001
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 181 23RD STREET SW NAPLES,FI.341 17
10. CASE NO: CESD20120007390
OWNER: PETER SALAZAR LOPEZ& MONICA 0 COARITI DE SALAZAR
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR JOHN CONNETTA
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED, SECTION
I0.02.06(B)(1)(a) ELECTRICAL ALTERATIONS DONE IN COMMERCIAL UNIT
WITHOUT A PERMIT
FOLIO NO: 56200000184
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 12355 COLLIER BLVD. UNIT 1 NAPLES, FL 341 16
1 I. CASE NO: CESD20120007393
OWNER: PETER SALAZAR LOPEZ& MONICA 0 COARITI DE SALAZAR
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR JOHN CONNETTA
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED, SECTION
10.02.06(B)(I)(a) P-TRAP ASSEMBLY FOR BATHROOM SINK WAS DAMAGED IN
COMMERCIAL UNIT WITHOUT A PERMIT
FOLIO NO: 56200000126
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 12355 COLLIER BLVD. UNIT F NAPLES, FL 34116
12. CASE NO: CESD20120007391
OWNER: PETER SALAZAR LOPEZ& MONICA 0 COARITI DE SALAZAR
OFFICER: INVESTIGATOR JOHN CONNETTA
VIOLATIONS: COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,04-41 AS AMENDED,SECTION
10.02.06(B)(l)(a) DOORWAY OF COMMERCIAL UNIT ENCLOSED WITH DRYWALL
WITHOUT A PERMIT
FOLIO NO: 56200000142
VIOLATION
ADDRESS: 12355 COLLIER BLVD. UNIT G NAPLES, FL 34116
B. Motion for Reduction of Fines/Lien
C. Motion to Rescind Previously Issued Order
1. Romona Garcia CEPM20100001331
6. NEW BUSINESS
7. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Request to Forward Cases to County Attorney's Office as Referenced in Submitted Executive
Summary.
8. REPORTS,
9. COMMENTS
10. NEXT MEETING DATE- March 28,2013
11. ADJOURN
February 28, 2013
TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
Naples, Florida, February 28, 2013
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Code
Enforcement Board, in and for the County of Collier, having
conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:00 a.m. in
REGULAR SESSION in Building "F" of the Government Complex,
East Naples, Florida, with the following members present
CHAIRMAN: Robert Kaufman
Larry Mieszcak
James Lavinski
Gerald Lefebvre (Excused)
Lionel L'Esperance
Tony Marino
Chris Hudson
ALSO PRESENT:
Diane Flagg, Code Enforcement Director
Jen Baker, Code Enforcement Specialist
Jean Rawson, Attorney for the Board
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning. I'd like to call the
Code Enforcement Board to order.
Notice: The respondent may be limited to 20 minutes for case
presentation unless additional time is granted by the board. Persons
wishing to speak on any agenda item will receive up to five minutes,
unless the time is adjusted by the chairman.
All parties participating in the public hearing are asked to
observe Roberts Rules of Order and speak one at a time so the court
reporter can record all statements being made.
Any person who decides to appeal a decision of the board needs a
record of the pertainings (sic) pertaining thereto and therefore may
need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made,
which record includes the testimony and evidence which the appeal is
to be based. Neither Collier County nor the Code Enforcement Board
shall be responsible for providing this record.
Can we have the roll call.
MS. BAKER: Mr. Robert Kaufman?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Present.
MS. BAKER: Mr. Lionel L'Esperance?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Present.
MS. BAKER: Mr. James Lavinski?
MR. LAVINSKI: Here.
MS. BAKER: Mr. Tony Marino?
MR. MARINO: Here.
MS. BAKER: Mr. Larry Mieszcak?
MR. MIESZCAK: Present.
MS. BAKER: Mr. Chris Hudson?
MR. HUDSON: Present.
MS. BAKER: And Mr. Gerald Lefebvre has an excused absence
for today.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Can we get a motion to
approve the minutes from the January 24th hearing?
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MR. LAVINSKI: Motion to approve.
MR. MIESZCAK: Second.
MR. MARINO: Second it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second. All
those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
Do we have any change on the agenda?
MS. BAKER: Yes, we do. Under number four, public
hearings/motions, letter A, motions, we have three additions under
motion for continuance. The first would be number eight from
hearings, Kirk and Sheila Colvin, Case, CESD20120015958.
The second will be number four from hearings, Donald Stewart,
Case CELU20120010927.
The third will be number 13 from hearings, CEI/Kensington, Ltd.
CEPM20120009999.
Under motion for extension of time we have two additions.
Number five will be Michael and Amy Facundo, CESD20100006940.
Number six will be number three from imposition of fines, BQ
Concrete, LLC, Case CELU20100021891 .
Under letter B, stipulations, we have one stipulation, it's number
three from hearings, Charles and Denise Booth, Case
CESD20120011992.
Under letter C, hearings, number one, Case CESD20120012863,
2484 55th Terrace Southwest Land Trust has been withdrawn.
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Number five, Case CELU20120012758, Shelton B. Bond and
Deborah G. Bond has been withdrawn.
And we have an addition of number 13, which is an emergency
case, CEI/Kensington, Ltd, Case CEPM20120009999.
Under number five, old business, letter A, motion for imposition
of fines and liens, we have no changes.
So that's all the changes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, thank you.
Everybody find their additions?
MR. MIESZCAK: We'll follow you.
MR. MARINO: Yeah, we're good.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: I move that we accept these changes as
presented.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion to accept the
changes in the agenda.
MR. MIESZCAK: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And we have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Passes unanimously.
Okay. Ready for the first one.
MS. BAKER: The first one will be under number four, public
hearings/motions. Letter A, motions, motion for continuance. First
will be Kirk and Sheila Colvin, Case CESD20120015958. And this
was number eight from hearings.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: Good morning.
(Investigator Asaro was duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Why don't you give us a little
background on this one.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: This is a case of a garage
conversion without -- actually converting the garage to living space
without first obtaining Collier County building permits.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. And I see that they are
requesting an extension for 45 days.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: I haven't seen the letter. Is that
correct?
MS. BAKER: Yes.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: Forty-five days?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Have you been in touch with the
respondent?
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: Yes, I've had several conversations
with the property owner, Mr. Colvin. Last conversation I had with
him, it was agreed that he would either try to obtain a permit by
affidavit; if not, he would try to -- he would obtain a demolition
permit to restore the garage back to its original state.
To date nothing has been done. There's been no permit for --
there's nothing for a permit by affidavit or a demo permit.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And I see that he and his wife, I
guess, Sheila, are not present this morning.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: No, he never called me, so he didn't
indicate he was going to be here or not, so I never received a phone
call.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: When was he first noticed for this case?
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: This was October 17th I observed
the garage conversion.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Is this house occupied?
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INVESTIGATOR ASARO: Now it's not. I believe they moved
to Orlando, so it's vacant at this time.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: It's on our regular agenda to hear the
case today if we don't grant an extension. Which I'm not in favor of
granting an extension. They're not here.
Have they gotten any permits? Have they done anything on this?
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: No permits. To date, no permit --
MR. MIESZCAK: I make motion to deny.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: No permit by affidavit or --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, I have a motion to deny. Do I
have a second?
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: Thank you.
MS. BAKER: The next case under motion for continuance --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Before you go on, this case will be
heard in its regular order under hearings.
MS. BAKER: Next case, number two, Donald Stewart, Case
CELU20120010927. And this is number four from hearings.
(Investigator Asaro and Rod Ashmore were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, want to give us a little
background on this?
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INVESTIGATOR ASARO: This is a case in reference to some
storage units on a commercial site. I think about three or four units on
the site. And basically the property owner right now is attempting to
obtain a Site Improvement Plan, in which he's been -- we've been
working with Donald Stewart, who's been a pleasure to work with.
And we don't have any issues of granting him any additional time.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. And how much time, sir, are
you looking for?
MR. ASHMORE: We're asking for 180 days, please, to
complete a Site Improvement Plan, as well as other improvements to
the property. And for full compliance.
THE COURT REPORTER: This is Mr. Ashmore.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Oh, I'm sorry.
MR. ASHMORE: Representing Mr. Stewart this morning.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do you have authorization to speak
for him?
MR. ASHMORE: I do, sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. What, do you have a letter or
MR. ASHMORE: I do.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Any questions from the
board?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Does the county feel that 180 days would
be sufficient?
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: We suggested six months.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That's about 180 days.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: It is 180 days, yes. Hello.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: I move that we accept the petitioner's
request for 180 days.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion.
MR. MARINO: I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And we have a second. All those in
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favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MS. BAKER: The next motion for continuance is number three,
CEI/Kensington, LTD, CEPM20120009999. And this was number
13, the addition of the emergency case to your agenda.
(Investigator Ralph Bosa and Steve Hartsell were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, why don't you give us a little
background on this one.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: For the record, Ralph Bosa, Code
Enforcement.
This is a -- the Saddlebrook Apartments. It has to do with some
stairs that are in need of repair, and also some exposed wood. And
due to the walls -- you know, some rotting of the wood within the
walls of this building.
There is a safety issue here, so that's why it was brought today as
an emergency case. If the continuance is not granted, I'll present the
case and everything. But for the continuance, we object to the
continuance, we would like for the board to hear the case.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: When was the respondent originally
noticed?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Originally noticed? This was back on
July 5th of 2012.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, sir?
MR. HARTSELL: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My name is Steve
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Hartsell. I'm with Pavese Law Firm. I'm here on behalf of the owner,
CEI/Kensington.
First with regard to the motion for continuance that I filed is the
jurisdictional issue. To the best of my knowledge, the Notice of
Hearing hasn't been properly served on the property owner, according
to the statutory requirements pursuant to 162(12) of Florida statutes,
and the Collier County code, which has adopted those as well. The
Notice of Hearing is required to be sent by certified mail. I believe
that the Code folks will acknowledge that was not done in this
circumstance.
In terms of the notice itself, as of yesterday, I think even as of
today as you've noticed, this isn't even on the agenda. So in terms of
being able to pull it up on the agenda, you can't even tell that this case
had been scheduled on the agenda.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: On emergency cases they generally
don't appear on the agenda. They're last minute because of a safety
issue.
MR. HARTSELL: Okay. With regard to the emergency issue, I
would submit to the board that this is not a circumstance where there
is an imminent life safety issue. As the Code department is well
aware, there's a structural engineer that has been out to the site and
regularly inspecting the temporary shoring that has been put into place
to address the issues that the Code Enforcement has raised.
Structural engineer sends a letter to me, I provided that to the
Code Enforcement Department as of I believe it was Monday the most
recent inspection letter was provided to the department indicating that
structural engineers looked at these temporary shoring and says it's
perfectly adequate, there is no safety issue that's out there.
So we would object to the characterization that this is an
emergency. It's not an emergency as the Code Department's noticed.
This has been going on since July and it's being addressed.
So with regard to the emergency issue, we would submit that the
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statutory notice requirements haven't been met and that there's no
factual basis sufficient to waive the standard due process requirements
there.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Let me interrupt you for one second.
Jean, on the notifications, generally isn't it A, B or C? It's not all
of the -- in other words, it can be posted at the county, certified mail.
Can you give us a little --
MS. RAWSON: Well, it can be certified mail. It can be posted
at the courthouse, or it can be posted on the property.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Can you tell me what was
done on notification on this?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Notification for the Notice of
Violation was hand delivered to the manager of the property. Notice
of--
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Let me stop you right there.
Is that sufficient?
MS. RAWSON: To the manager of the property, yeah, it's
personal service.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: And also the Notice of Hearing, same
thing was delivered to the property manager.
MR. HARTSELL: With regard to that issue, I understand that
Mr. Bosa believes that that's -- that that has been done. I would
submit that what has happened is that a Notice of Hearing was
dropped off on the desk of a property manager. And the statute
doesn't provide for providing notice to the property manager, it
provides for notice to the alleged violator, which is the owner of the
property. So in this particular instance the -- if there was a hand
delivery that was done of the notice, it needed to go to the property
owner, not to a management company. That's what the statute
provides anyway.
MS. RAWSON: Mr. Wright is here, and it looks like he's
anxious to speak for the county, so --
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Mr. Wright?
MR. WRIGHT: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. For the record, I'm
Jeff Wright, Assistant County Attorney.
And in these emergency situations, notice is different. The
requirements that he's referring to and that he referred to in his request
for continuance, which are, according to his request in Chapter
162.12, they don't apply for emergencies. What applies in emergency
situations is 162.06(4), which says that the code inspector here, Mr.
Bosa, has reason to believe that the violation presents a serious threat
to the public health and safety. He has to make reasonable efforts to
notify the violator, and then he can request a hearing.
Now, obviously he made reasonable efforts to notify the violator,
because he's here represented by counsel.
In addition, he just stated that he hand delivered it to somebody
who is responsible at that property. So if you find that he's made a
reasonable effort to notify the violator in light of this emergency, the
standard for notice has been met.
The reference that he makes to 162.12, not applicable to
emergencies. That's all I have -- and actually I should add, that
provision that allows the inspector to bring a hearing in this fashion is
in the statute, 162.06(4), it's in our Ordinance 2-2026(5), and it's also
in your rules which say, Article 7, Section 5, in emergency situations,
the time line set forth in this paragraph -- and they're referring to the
normal notice requirements -- can be abbreviated or set aside to
address the alleged violation in order to avoid further damage to the
health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Collier County, Florida.
So there's three bases. He's doing it right with reference to the
statute. It's not applicable in emergencies. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. And without hearing the case
right now, this is -- we're in the beginning, which is the request for the
extension. It appears that the county, in my opinion, and I look to the
board for any comments that they may have, has made a reasonable
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effort to notify the people at the property, if not the owner, and has
adhered to the law.
MR. HARTSELL: Mr. Chairman, with all due respect, and I
don't disagree with Mr. Wright with regard to standard notice. I'd still
raise the objection that I don't believe that there's been a factual basis
to determine that an emergency exists when as of Monday they've got
a structural engineer certifying that the temporary shoring that has
been put into place is adequate and serves a purpose of temporarily
addressing this. That's where at least for the record I'm asserting that
there is no emergency and that I don't believe that there's been a
reasonable determination that this was an emergency sufficient that
the due process requirements of providing the notice as set forth in the
statute can be waived.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I understand.
Mr. L'Esperance?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Mr. Chairman, I move that we accept the
fact that the basis for continuance -- or the notice was adequate for the
initial case to begin and I move that we listen to the county's case
about continuance.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, I think we've more or less
heard that, and what we're looking for now is either a motion to grant
or deny --
MR. HUDSON: Motion to deny.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion to deny. Do we
have a second?
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
MR. HARTSELL: Mr. Chairman, if I might, that's the first basis
that I had with regard to my request for a continuance.
I understand that you are -- the consensus is clear to me that you
found that there is an emergency.
I would like to point out that there are two other bases for
requesting the continuance. I think that this will be helpful to you with
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regard to moving forward.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: What are the other two?
MR. HARTSELL: As a practical matter, there are two issues to
be addressed in the Notice of Violation. There was an issue with
regard to repairing the stairs and an issue with regard to repairing ex --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I think both of those will be heard
during a hearing, should this motion be approved.
MR. HARTSELL: And I understand. For the record, if I can get
this on the record, your Notice of Hearing only addresses the exterior
walls. The violation that's noticed addresses the exterior walls.
So I submit to you that this appears to be splitting the violations,
which certainly Code Enforcement can bring it forth however they
want. But it seems to me that the issue with regard to the stairs is
going to have to be addressed at some point in the future as well.
So as a practical matter, it would seem to make sense to continue
both of them at that time.
And then finally, more practically is the fact that permits --
permit applications to address these issues have already been
submitted and are under review. So at this point in time we're not sure
how long that will take.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That will also come out, if it's heard.
We have a motion and we have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
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So we will hear this. I don't know in what order, Jen.
MS. BAKER: It will be number 13 on the agenda.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Sorry to keep you late today,
but --
MR. HARTSELL: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
MS. BAKER: The next case will be under motion for extension
of time, number one, Roger and Tammy Macauley, Case
CESD20120002439.
(Investigator McGonagle and Roger Macauley were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Good morning.
MR. MACAULEY: Good morning, gentlemen.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And this is the respondent?
THE COURT REPORTER: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, why don't you give us a little
background on what this is and we can go from there.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: For the record, Investigator
Michele McGonagle, Collier County Code Enforcement.
This is in regards to no C.O. obtained for a garage conversion, a
three-car garage and a shingle re-roof. And no permit was obtained
for an addition to a single-family home, a wood fence and accessory
structures on the property.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: So let me see if I understand this.
You have some where no C.O. was issued and you have others where
no permits were applied for mechanic?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
Sir?
MR. MACAULEY: Good morning, gentlemen.
In my letter that I had sent regarding this matter, my wife and I
have been unemployed, and we now have been reemployed. Her
country club had remodeled. They were supposed to be back at work
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in three months and it ended up being nine months. So we used every
bit of money we could to survive. As well as myself. And I've just
gone back to work this spring.
So I'm asking for some time to regroup and save the money to do
-- and I've already started doing some of the stuff. But at least six to
nine months or 11 months, whatever you would allow, to save the
money to do what I need to do. It's all pretty much spelled out in our
letter.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I have a couple of questions.
Originally when I read through the case, this initially came up in July,
July 26th of 2012, if I'm not mistaken?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Correct.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: You weren't unemployed --
MR. MACAULEY: I was unemployed. Right after that I was
unemployed.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Four months after that.
MR. MACAULEY: Right.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That was my first point that I wanted
to bring up.
MR. MACAULEY: Okay.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And I'd like to know from your
perspective what actually has been done since July of 2012.
MR. MACAULEY: Well, I've started, as Michele knows, to take
down the fence that we put up in place. I'm trying to sell it. We
secured everything that we have, so it's secure. We just couldn't
financially do anything with it because my wife had also been
diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, life-threatening rare blood
disorder. And every dime we had we had to put to medical and/or pay
the mortgage so we could keep the house. And the bank is also
working with us as well. So our goal is to get everything resolved.
And we can't do that without work. And now we both have work and
we're just asking for more time.
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MR. L'ESPERANCE: The house is being resided in, correct?
MR. MACAULEY: Excuse me?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: You are residing in the home?
MR. MACAULEY: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, any other comments from the
board?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: You were looking for 10 months, I
believe?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: If possible, sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And I don't know how much the
permits would be, after-the-fact permits, plus to have the COs.
Have those permits expired?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Yes, they have.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: So they'd have to go from the
beginning?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: I'm not positive. I believe he
would be able to just reap those. A couple of those permits are just
missing the final inspection.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. And I'd like a comment from
you as to have they been diligent in working on this?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: He has stayed in contact with
me and they have experienced some hardships. They have removed
all but a couple of the panels of the wood fence. That's one thing that
he was able to do without any money. I do believe that he has done the
best that he can with what he had available for himself.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Additional comments from
the board?
MR. MIESZCAK: I understand it's 10 months that he's asking
for?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yes.
MR. MIESZCAK: I'll make a motion to grant 10 months.
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MR. HUDSON: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, we have a motion and a
second. Any discussion on the motion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
You have 10 months.
MR. MACAULEY: Thank you, gentlemen.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: If for some reason you can't get it
done, for whatever reason, in 10 months, why don't you come back
prior to that --
MR. MACAULEY: I will.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: -- so that we can address that at that
time.
MR. MACAULEY: I'll actually want to come back and show
progress. I will.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Thank you.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Thank you.
MS. BAKER: The next case will be number two under motion
for extension of time, Jenna Holbrook, Case CENA20120002199.
(Investigator Ambach and Jenna Holbrook were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I see we have a letter here. It's not
dated. Do you have a date on the letter requesting the extension on
this?
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INVESTIGATOR AMBACH: I believe not.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And you are the respondent?
MS. HOLBROOK: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do you have any --
MS. HOLBROOK: I think it was about a month ago I went into
the county. I had sent one by email and she said she didn't receive it,
so we just did it at the desk. She was present when we did it, the
young lady over here. Kim, I think her name is.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, so about a month ago?
MS. HOLBROOK: Yeah.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Say January?
MS. HOLBROOK: Something like that. Maybe it was before
that. I don't know. She was there, but I don't remember exactly.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
Why don't you give us a little background on this.
INVESTIGATOR AMBACH: This case came before you. It
was for a garage conversion. And Ms. Holbrook has been working
with an engineer, an architect.
I did go out per your request to make sure the power was turned
off to that unit, and it has been turned off.
Right now she's been running into some issues that she would
like to explain to you folks today.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. I did notice in one of the
things I'd like you to cover it says that you're waiting for some
document from the architect. And if you could explain what
document you're looking for.
MS. HOLBROOK: Okay. I'll tell you, first of all, I obtained
Victor Duchon (phonetic), architect and engineer, and he did all the
drawings for the existing structure. He gave me all -- I didn't fully
understand how this whole affidavit thing worked. I was depending
on these people that I hired to do their job, to do what was necessary.
Chris has been very helpful. They gave me the paperwork. I
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presented the paperwork. I've got the certificate of occupancy by
affidavit, the construction affidavit, building permit by affidavit, and
I've also obtained the certificate of completion by affidavit. But the
only one that they have refused to sign, for what reason I do not know
because he's not here, is the permits by affidavit, this piece of paper,
and the structural inspection report. And as to why, I do not know.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Who hasn't signed it?
MS. HOLBROOK: The architect.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: The architect.
MS. HOLBROOK: The other ones have all been sealed and
signed. As to why they did not do this, I do not know the answer to
that. And that's what I told Chris. I brought him this paperwork four
different times with sticky notes saying that it has to be sealed and
signed. I do not know why they have chosen not to sign these.
So therefore I told Chris, I'm still -- and he was supposed to meet
me here this morning. So I'm kind of at the end of the rope. I don't
know which direction to go, except to continue to try to get this last
piece of paper signed. Unless you have other suggestions. Because I
don't know a lot about this whole process.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Well, I have no other suggestions
other than the way that you're going right now.
The only thing that we can do is to give you the extension and
you locate your own arm twister or whatever to make them an offer
they can't refuse as far as signing it or giving you a reason why they
won't sign it that you can rectify.
Was this -- I'm trying to remember this case. Was this something
that you built or you bought it and it was already --
MS. HOLBROOK: No, I bought the house and I built an extra
garage. They came out and did the certification of occupancy and all
that. And supposedly the guy that did the conversion, that also did the
garage, that was all included.
Well, I came out to find out that that was not the case. It never
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got -- the inspector didn't inspect the part that was switched over. So I
didn't find that out until 23 years later.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Well --
MR. L'ESPERANCE: No health or safety issues?
INVESTIGATOR AMBACH: No safety issues.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I'd like to entertain a motion to grant
a four-month extension.
MR. MARINO: I'll make a motion we grant the four-month
extension.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second it.
MR. MIESZCAK: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
Thank you.
MS. HOLBROOK: Thank you, sir.
INVESTIGATOR AMBACH: Thank you.
MS. BAKER: Next case will be number three under extension of
time, Juan H. and Ana Perez Huapilla, Case CESD20100007624.
(Investigator Walker, Juan Huapilla and Interpreter Maria
Delashmed were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning, Mr. Walker.
INVESTIGATOR WALKER: Good morning.
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This is an extension of time in reference to a case that had an
addition attached to the house, and what we would consider like an
overhang porch off the side of the house.
He was heard. He was supposed to either demo or permit it.
He's requesting an extension of time.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I see a letter that was written with no
date on it again.
Did you receive the letter that's in our package?
INVESTIGATOR WALKER: Yes, we did. And we did review
it and we're in agreement with it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. I think 11 months for a
demo, if that's what's going to occur, seems to be an excessive amount
of time to me.
Another question I have. Was the $80.29 paid?
INVESTIGATOR WALKER: No, it was not.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
Good morning.
INTERPRETER: Good morning.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have your letter. And you're
asking for an extension.
INTERPRETER: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And your intent is to demo the
addition?
INTERPRETER: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And you're asking for 11 months to
demo it?
INTERPRETER: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I can't -- I don't understand why it
would take 11 months to demo that.
INTERPRETER: I would like to see if you can give me six
months.
MR. MIESZCAK: I'm sorry, I didn't hear it.
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INTERPRETER: Six months.
We already come to an understanding for the six months, so I
need to fix what I need to do.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: You have come to an understanding
with whom?
INTERPRETER: With the lady, Ms. Perez.
INVESTIGATOR WALKER: Perez.
INTERPRETER: He knows.
INVESTIGATOR WALKER: I'm sure he's referring to Cristina
Perez, our supervisor. He has actually met with her and discussed
demoing the structure. I think she's willing to work with him with
that.
We also made available to him a cleanup that we have next
month that would afford him the opportunity to take his debris and
bring it to our dumpsters at no cost to him, which would also kind of
maybe expedite it in reference to being able to get it done. So that's
pretty much the conversation I'm pretty sure he had with Ms. Perez.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I have two comments. Number one,
the $80.29 was supposed to be paid as I understand it 30 days after
this was heard.
INTERPRETER: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And that has not been paid yet.
INTERPRETER: The truth, I don't know. I paid some, but -- I
had a money order, $114. And one of$25. That was for the permit,
supposedly.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That was the second part of my
question. In order to demo it, you need a permit so --
INTERPRETER: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: -- so that probably was money you
paid for the permit.
INTERPRETER: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: The $80.29 that I'm referring to is,
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for a lack of a better term, the cost of prosecuting this case, the court
cost.
INTERPRETER: Okay, then I'll pay it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: You'll pay that.
Are you in a position to pay that today, or --
INTERPRETER: Today.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. I think Mr. L'Esperance has a
suggestion to tie this up.
MR. MIESZCAK: Six months.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: To grant the six months.
MR. MIESZCAK: Pay operating costs today.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And pay the operating cost, the
$80.29 today. So if you can pay the $89 (sic), this is what our motion
is. If you can pay the $80.29 today, the board will grant you six
months extension on this case. And then if you take it down, we won't
see you again, hopefully.
INTERPRETER: Okay, thank you.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. County, do you have any
problem with that?
INVESTIGATOR WALKER: No, we don't.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, that's the motion. Can I get a
second on the motion?
MR. MIESZCAK: I'll second that motion.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
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(No response.)
MS. RAWSON: The only problem I have is if he goes and pays
it, if somebody would come back and tell me before we leave today,
then your order will only say extended for six months.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. When you pay the $80.29,
you'll get a receipt. Somebody needs to provide that to Jean so it can
get the official stamp of approval.
INTERPRETER: Okay.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay? Okay, thank you.
INVESTIGATOR WALKER: Thank you very much.
MS. BAKER: Next case is number four under motion for
extension of time, Silver Lakes Property W Owners Association of
Collier County, Inc., Case CELU20100004523.
(Supervisor Kitchell Snow, Investigator Vicki Giguere, Conway
Bennett, and Dan Malinowski were duly sworn.)
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: Good morning.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning.
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: For the record, Vicki Giguere,
Collier County Code Enforcement.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning. Can you give us a
little background on this?
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: Sure. This case is for an outdoor
storage area that was created first without permission from the county.
They have been working with multiple entities within the county,
including the building department, zoning and fire department as well
to bring this into compliance.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. I did notice in the paperwork
that Mr. Snow had asked how much time was needed to do this, but I
didn't see a response on the paper.
SUPERVISOR SNOW: Well, sir -- Kitchell Snow, Collier
County Code Enforcement.
I wanted to talk to the respondents today this morning to make
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sure and see if any progress has been made. And 60 days is certainly
not enough in the county's opinion. They're going to have to do some
stuff with traffic stoppage and things involved with this, because it is
right on 951, from talking with them this morning, and they can't
really do that until after season. So we would recommend 180 days.
There's no health and safety issue here. It's an outside storage
area. They're working with the Florida Department of Transportation,
they're working with zoning, they're working with the fire department.
It's just a little bit more complex and involved than the normal SIP or
the normal part of a Site Improvement Plan, because it's pre-existing,
so --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: You have a good advocate with Mr.
Snow.
MR. BENNETT: We try to stay in communication.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Do you have any comments
to make?
MR. BENNETT: No, it's just a matter of pulling all the pieces
together. And we know we can't shut down the lane on 951 during
season, so we have probably two or three months just there waiting
before we can do the final hookups there.
And so the other stuff has to be done subsequent to that. That's
why we figure six months should do it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Can we get a motion to grant
the extension for six months?
MR. MARINO: I have a question.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Sure.
MR. MARINO: Are there permits necessary for them to do what
they're doing, the closing of the lane and everything else?
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: I'm sorry, what was the question?
MR. MARINO: Are the permits necessary for them to close the
lane and everything?
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: They have permits on file.
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MR. MARINO: They do?
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: Yes.
MR. MALINOWSKI: The permit that's needed to shut the lane
down is an FDOT permit. It has been applied for. We've been in
communication with FDOT as late as yesterday to find out when they
will allow me to shut the lane down.
MR. MARINO: That's what I was trying to get to, whether
you've already filed the --
MR. MALINOWSKI: All the paperwork for all the permits
required for the job have all been applied for.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to grant extension for 180 days.
MR. HUDSON: Second.
MR. MARINO: I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second. All
those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MR. BENNETT: Thank you.
MS. BAKER: The next motion for extension of time is number
five, Michael and Amy Facundo, Case CESD20100006940.
(Investigator Walker and Mr. Facundo were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning.
INVESTIGATOR WALKER: Good morning again.
This particular case is in reference to a house that was under
construction that was actually never completed. Currently he's
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requesting an extension of time of which the county doesn't have any
objections to.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. So to the best of your
knowledge he purchased the house that was partially completed and is
finishing the house, is that it?
INVESTIGATOR WALKER: Actually, it's his house under
construction, and he's actually been running into a few roadblocks, if
you will, that he could probably best articulate on.
But based on our discussion and his continued, how you would
say, communication with us, we have no reason to believe that he
won't do everything in his power to complete it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Good morning, sir.
MR. FACUNDO: Good morning, sir.
Mr. Walker and Ms. Perez have been a pleasure to work with and
they understand where I'm coming from.
One of the challenges that I've had out there, as the small little
piece of parcel that I own and trying to build a house, is obviously,
you know, we started the construction. And the contractor went belly
up. And he built the house within three feet of the setback. That's
been resolved.
Now, moving forward, and just trying to give you a quick -- one
of the challenges is finding the right key people to finish up my
drawings and the right contractor. And Immokalee is almost like an
island to itself and there's limited resources with regards to
professionals, et cetera.
And so I finally found the right people that are willing to go out
there and look at it. And the plans have been completed. In the letter
that I provided there's a permit number. So it's been reviewed.
There were minor rejections, more clarification, which I have the
packet here. I'm waiting for two N.O.A.'s from my contractor that he's
going to get that to me today. And then my plan date to submit is
Tuesday of next week when Mrs. Alimar is there locally in the same
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facility as the Code Enforcement is.
And I'm more than confident that maybe within the week or two
that they're going to approve it, I'm going to have a permit, and my
contractor is ready immediately to pull the permit and get started.
This has been long overdue for me. And so what I am
requesting, I think I said nine months for an extension of time so I can
finish my house. And that's where I'm at right now. And it's been very
challenging to get it going again.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Because in the letter you had
written 12 months.
MR. FACUNDO: Did I have 12? Oh, I'm sorry, okay. I don't
have the letter in front of me, sir, so I thought I said nine, but maybe I
said 12.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: What stage is the house in now?
Have any of the inspections been done? Or the permit hasn't been
pulled.
MR. FACUNDO: No, it hasn't. But what happened was I had to
do a couple corrections -- actually one, is demo the wall, bring it into
conforming. And that's been done, approved, inspected. So that's
where we're at now.
And so taking what is existing obviously and making that part of
the plans we submitted to the county. And that's the stage that we're
at.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: So in essence it's a brand new house
going in.
MR. FACUNDO: Yes, sir. It's going to be a brand new house
going in. Exactly.
MR. MARINO: Is there a roof on it now?
MR. FACUNDO: No, sir.
MR. MARINO: It's just walls --
MR. FACUNDO: Yes, sir.
MR. MARINO: -- the exterior walls.
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MR. FACUNDO: Yes, sir. Not completely, but say
three-quarters of the way. Because we had to demo the wall. And
obviously by code or -- I can't put it up until I get the permit,
obviously. So --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: So the slab is in.
MR. FACUNDO: Yes, sir, the slab is in, so forth. It's just a
matter of obviously getting this approved and then immediately
pulling the permit and having the contractor starting.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Are there any safety issues involved
in this?
INVESTIGATOR WALKER: No, none whatsoever. Everything
is safe. The area is safe, there's no problem.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Mr. Chairman, I move that we grant the
citizen a 12-month extension. Would that be adequate?
MR. FACUNDO: Yes, sir.
MR. MIESZCAK: I'll second the motion.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second to
grant 12 months.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MR. FACUNDO: Thank you very much, sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good luck with your house.
MS. BAKER: The next extension of time will be number six,
which was number three under imposition of fines, BQ Concrete,
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LLC, CELU201000201891.
MR. ZONAS: Good morning. James Zonas, attorney for BQ
Concrete, LLC.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: If you give us a minute, we have
paper all over the place.
MR. ZONAS: Your Honor, I do have 15 copies that I guess was
part of the rules. And Mr. Carney --
MR. MARINO: It's the one with the clip on it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Is that the same one that we have?
MR. ZONAS: Yes, that's the same one.
(Investigator Bosa was duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Morning, sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Give us a little background.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Quick background. This is permitted
storage that's on a lot and does not have a primary structure. What
happened was at one point it was two parcels. The parcel was split.
Apparently it was sold. And that accessory structure is there, it doesn't
have a primary structure, which is against code to have the accessory
structure there.
There's no health and safety issue. And he probably can explain
a little better detail as far as why he wants the -- more time.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
MR. ZONAS: Your Honor, there's a divorce that's pending. And
the CPA had passed away due to a suicide and took with him the
documents per the divorce. So we need nine months. There's -- the
property issues have not been determined by the court and they're
under a stay from Judge Shenko not to change anything. So the wife's
not letting go of the company and the husband is trying to stay in
compliance.
They did kind of get tricked into buying the place, but they need
nine months to put a house on the lot to make it in compliance with
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the law. And he is a concrete general contractor, and so we think he
can do it without the nine months.
That's the outside time of the divorce, finishing up, when they
have to recreate the documents. Just providing the documents for the
divorce court was almost impossible at this point, but they're getting
through it.
MR. MARINO: Is this the piece of property on Pine Ridge that
he was here for?
MR. ZONAS: Yes, sir.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Is this property zoned residential?
MR. ZONAS: It was in compliance. What had happened is the
owner had sold them half the property with the shed on it which was
what attracted him, but it turns out that you have to have a house and
the shed, so consequently he became outside of compliance. And then
he had a divorce filed in 2010, with a stay put on all assets and all the
structures, and so he's kind of been wrangling with the divorce court.
And then the CPA for the wife had passed on and he took with him
most of the documents for the divorce.
But the outside time that attorneys are telling me is nine months
when they can finally get the divorce resolved.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: What is this property zoned as?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: This is zoned as residential.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: RSF-1?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And that's what they're going to
build a house -- understanding that it's RSF-1 .
MR. ZONAS: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: It's not that they're going to be
running a business there that --
MR. ZONAS: No.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: And the county has no objections as
far as extension of time.
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It's not a health and safety issue, and we do periodic checks to
make sure nobody's there or anything like that.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: You think you'd be able to iron this
all out in nine months?
MR. ZONAS: I do think he can because of his construction
contacts. So he's asked to get nine months. He thinks he can do it.
If not, Your Honor, I will proceed with another motion and alert
the board as to any updates.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. I have no problem granting
an extension of time of nine months.
Looking for a motion from the board.
MR. LAVINSKI: Motion to extend nine months.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I have a motion, do I have a second?
MR. MARINO: I'll second --
MR. MIESZCAK: I'll second the motion.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, we have a motion and a
second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Passes unanimously.
Okay, thank you.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Thank you.
MS. BAKER: The next case, moving on to letter B, stipulations,
we have one stipulation, which was number three under hearings,
Charles and Denise Booth, Case CESD20120011992.
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(Investigator Ford and Maria Booth were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Can you move the mic down so we
can hear you?
MS. BOOTH: I'm Maria Booth. Bill and Denise Booth are my
mom and dad.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. And you have their
permission to speak on their behalf?
MS. BOOTH: Yes. He has the original letter and I have a copy.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, great.
You want to read us the stipulation?
INVESTIGATOR FORD: Good morning.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning.
INVESTIGATOR FORD: For the record, Arthur Ford, Collier
County Code Enforcement.
It is agreed between the parties that the respondents shall:
Number one, pay operational costs in the amount of$81.72 incurred in
the prosecution of this case within 30 days of this hearing.
Two: Abate all violations by, obtaining all required Collier
County building permits or demolition permit, inspections and
certificate of completion/occupancy within 180 days of this hearing,
or a fine of $200 per day will be imposed until the violation is abated.
Three: The respondent must notify Code Enforcement within 24
hours of abatement of the violation and request the investigator
perform a site inspection to confirm compliance.
Four: That if the respondent fails to abate the violations, the
county may abate the violation using any method necessary to bring
the violation into compliance and may use the assistance of Collier
County Sheriffs Office to enforce the provisions of this agreement,
and all costs of abatement shall be assessed to the property owner.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, you understand the
stipulation?
MS. BOOTH: Yes, I do.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And you agree with it all?
MS. BOOTH: I'm good with it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
MR. MIESZCAK: Question. There's no safety issue here?
INVESTIGATOR FORD: No.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, do we have a motion to
accept the stipulation as written?
MR. LAVINSKI: Is it occupied presently?
INVESTIGATOR FORD: No, it's not.
MR. LAVINSKI: Yeah, I'll make a motion to accept.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion.
MR. HUDSON: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And we have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MS. BOOTH: Thank you.
MS. BAKER: The next case, moving on to letter C, hearings,
number two, Case CESD20090016590, Mark G. Martin.
(Investigator Giguere was duly sworn.)
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: Good morning. For the record
Vicki Giguere, Collier County Code Enforcement.
MS. BAKER: This is in reference to violation of Ordinance
Building and Land Alteration Permits. Collier County Land
Development Code 04-41, as amended, Section 10.02.06(B)(1)(a) and
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the 2010 Florida Building Code, Chapter One, Section 105.1 .
Description of violation: Addition for Permit No. 1999030663
without certificate of completion/occupancy.
Fence erected with Permit No. 2001011231 without certificate of
completion/occupancy, and bump-out addition with no permits.
Location/address where violation exists: 4834 Devon Circle,
Naples, Florida, 34112. Folio 63150360006.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Mark G. Martin, 4834 Devon Circle, Naples, Florida 34112.
Date violation first observed: November 30th, 2012.
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation:
December 3rd, 2012.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: January 2nd, 2013.
Date of reinspection: January 3rd, 2013.
Results of the reinspection: The violation remains.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning.
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: Good morning.
I would like to now present case evidence in the following
exhibits: I have one photo dated November 30th, 2012; two photos
dated February 25th, 2013; and two photos dated February 27th, 2013
all taken by myself.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to accept the photos.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And a second to accept the exhibits.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: I made a site visit to the property
on November 30th, 2012 and observed the violations. The property
appeared to be vacant at that time and it was found to be in
foreclosure, which proper procedure was followed and the lender was
contacted.
I attempted to contact the owner of the property but was not
successful, and at this time the violation remains.
This photo here shows the left side of the property when looking
from the street. The fence on the left side is part of the fence that is
not permitted.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Is there a pool in the backyard?
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: There is not.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Thank you.
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: This shows the screen enclosure
that has the lanai with the sliding glass doors.
This permit was pulled in 1999. They passed their two
inspections that they needed for it. However, some fees were not paid,
and for some reason they were never paid, and so the permit expired.
They only need to be paid in order to receive their certificate of
completion at this point.
This is the bump-out or room extension, if you'd like to call it.
It's on the northwest side of the house, which is the right side when
you're looking from the street. There is no permit at all on file for this.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do you know what that bump-out
is? Is that a bathroom or just living space?
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: I have had no access to the
interior so I don't know exactly what room it's connected to.
And that's just a faraway shot.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Another picture of the fence?
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INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: Yeah, that just shows the right
side. And behind that fence is where the bump-out is located.
MR. MARINO: How large is that bump-out? Could you go back
to that picture? Didn't look like it was really that big.
MR. MIESZCAK: A foot or two.
MR. MARINO: It doesn't make a difference what size it is.
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: It's hard to tell when it appeared.
It's under the roof line of the house, so there's no way to look at the
aerials to tell when it appeared.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Probably three by three.
And you'd had no contact with the respondent?
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: None. We tried to contact the
lender, which is OCWEN. However, they didn't offer any help. They
don't own the property. It's in lis pendens.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Has this been turned over to the
foreclosure team?
MS. FLAGG: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: It has? Okay.
Someone like to make a motion that a violation exists?
MR. MIESZCAK: You just did. I make a motion a violation
exists.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Echo.
Do we have a second?
MR. MARINO: I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And I have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
Violation exists. Do you have a suggestion?
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: I do.
The recommendation is that the Code Enforcement Board orders
the respondent to pay all operational costs in the amount of $80.86
incurred in the prosecution of this case within 30 days and abate all
violations by: Obtaining all required Collier County building permits
or demolition permits, inspections and certificate of completion or
occupancy within X amount of days of this hearing or a fine of X
amount of dollars per day will be imposed until the violation is abated.
And that the respondent must notify the Code Enforcement
investigator when the violation has been abated in order to conduct the
final inspection to confirm abatement. If the respondent fails to abate
the violation, the county may abate the violation using any method to
bring the violation into compliance and may use the assistance of the
Collier County Sheriffs Office to enforce the provisions of this order,
and all costs of abatement shall be assessed to the property owner.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Anybody like to take a shot
at this?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: If not, I will. I'll fill in the blanks.
80.86 paid within 30 days. Sixty days to comply or a $200 a day fine.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I have a motion and a second. All
those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
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MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR GIGUERE: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Thank you.
Colleen?
MS. CRAWLEY: Now we're moving on to number six, Case
CESD201100011301, Luke and Jennifer J. Werner.
(Investigator Short was duly sworn.)
MS. CRAWLEY: This is in violation of Collier County Land
Development Code 04-41, as amended, Section 10.02.06.B(1)(A) and
2010 Florida Building Code, Section 105.1 required.
Description of violation: Fencing with a canceled permit and an
expired permit for a constructed animal barn with electric.
Location/address where violation exists: 441 35th Avenue
Northeast, Naples, Florida, 34120. Folio 38506840008.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Luke and Jennifer J. Werner, 441 35th Avenue Northeast,
Naples, Florida, 34120.
Date violation first observed: January 26th, 2011 .
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation:
November 29th, 2012.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: December 28th,
2012.
Date of reinspection: January 8, 2013.
Results of reinspection: The violation remains.
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: Good morning.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning, Eric.
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: For the record, Investigator Eric
Short, Collier County Code Enforcement.
I would like to present case evidence in the following exhibit.
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One photo taken on February 27th, 2013 by myself.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to accept the photo.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second to
accept the photo.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: This case originated on January
27th, 2011 . Investigator Asaro observed that Permit No. 2002052015
had expired and that the fence on the property was not permitted.
Enforcement was stalled due to a bankruptcy until November 5th,
2012. The Code Enforcement foreclosure team attempted to gain
compliance efforts and was unsuccessful.
Attempts to contact the property owner has also been
unsuccessful. To date the violation remains.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: You said there's electric in the --
MR. MIESZCAK: Electric fence.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Fencing with a canceled permit and
constructed animal barn with electric.
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: I'm sorry, the permit number that I
stated is for -- it's an expired permit for the animal barn with electric.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That's back from 2002?
MR. MIESZCAK: '11 .
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: That's correct.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: So safety may be an issue with that.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Is this property occupied?
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: It is not.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: It is not?
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: Not occupied.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Not just the animal barn but the
home itself is not occupied?
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: Correct.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Any other comments from the
board?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I'll entertain a motion to find this in
violation.
MR. MIESZCAK: Make a motion --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That a violation --
MR. MIESZCAK: -- a violation exists.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion; do we have a
second?
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I have a motion and a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
Okay, Eric, do you have a suggestion for us?
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: Yes. That the Code Enforcement
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Board orders the respondent to pay all operational costs in the amount
of$80.86 incurred in the prosecution of this case within 30 days and
abate all violations by: One, obtaining all required Collier County
building permits or demolition permit, inspections and certificate of
completion/occupancy within blank days of this hearing or a fine of
blank dollars per day will be imposed until the violation is abated.
Two: The respondents must notify the Code Enforcement
investigator when the violation has been abated in order to conduct a
final inspection to confirm abatement. If the respondent fails to abate
the violation, the county may abate the violation using any method to
bring the violation into compliance and may use the assistance of the
Collier County Sheriffs Office to enforce the provisions of this order,
and all costs of abatement shall be assessed to the property owner.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, has the foreclosure team had
any comments as to when they think the bank is going to take over
this property? Or we just don't know.
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: A new lis pendens has not been
filed.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Oh, it has not.
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: No.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: So it's not in foreclosure.
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: And there was recently -- back in
July actually there was an assignment of mortgage filed.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Typically that's what happens before
they file a lis pendens. Has to do with writing off the asset.
Okay, you've been unable to get ahold of the respondent. Do we
have any discussion or a motion from the board?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Hearing none, I'll make a motion
that we grant them 60 days to comply or $200 a day fine, and the
$80.86 paid within 30 days.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
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MR. MIESZCAK: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR SHORT: Thank you.
MS. BAKER: Next case is number seven, Case
CENA20120015339, Gwendolyn Green.
(Investigator Baldwin was duly sworn.)
MS. BAKER: This is in reference to violation of Ordinance
Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances, Chapter 54, Article 6,
Section 54-185(b).
Description of violation: Weeds in excess of 18 inches.
Location/address where violation exists: 3675 10th Avenue
Southeast, Naples, Florida, 34117. Folio 41044640003.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Gwendolyn Green, 3675 10th Avenue Southeast, Naples,
Florida, 34117.
Date violation first observed: October 9th, 2012.
Date owner/person in charge given notice the violation: October
10th, 2012.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: October 31st, 2012.
Date of reinspection: January 14th, 2013.
Results of reinspection: The violation remains.
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: Good morning.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Mr. Baldwin, morning.
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: For the record, Patrick Baldwin,
Collier County Code Enforcement Investigator.
I would like to present case evidence in the following exhibits:
Three photographs taken October 9th, 2012 and two photographs
taken yesterday, February 27th, 2013.
MR. LAVINSKI: Motion to accept.
MR. MARINO: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Motion and second to accept the
exhibits.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: I'd like to present the details of
the case.
On October 9th, 2012 I responded to a complaint by a neighbor.
I observed weeds in excess of 18 inches. I then posted the property in
the courthouse on October 10th, 2012.
The home is occupied by a renter and I have not had any contact
with the renter or the homeowner, despite several site visits, door
hangers and postings.
There is a lis pendens that has been recorded by Secured Income
Group, Incorporated. That was recorded on May 2nd, 2012. And as of
today, the violation still remains.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Jen, could you throw up the previous
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picture, please. Okay.
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: That's the photograph I took
yesterday.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Do we have the knowledge as to whether
or not this property is receiving electrical service?
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: Yes, it is. I've been by this
property probably 40 to 50 times over the last year for this case and a
previous case and there's pretty much always a front on.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Is this zoned RSF-1 ; do you know?
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: This is Estates.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: It's Estates.
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: As far as the weeds, I think the
ordinance says you have to cut them within 30 or 60 feet around --
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: Yes, that would be in my
recommendation, 30 feet or to the property -- 30 feet surrounding the
principal structure or to the property line.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Right. And it looks like they're in
excess of 18 inches.
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: It's well above the -- as you can
see just to the pictures on the left, some of the weeds over by the trash
can are almost as high as the recycling bin.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Does the owner live in town or --
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: Per the records it says they live
in the house. But in speaking to the Sheriffs Department about this
property, there is a renter in the property that has some disorders, and
so I don't know what's going on. I have left several, I'm talking
probably 13, door hangers on this property.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Is this the only case on this property
or is litter --
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: No, litter has already -- you guys
have already heard that case from the board a few months ago.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Any comments from the
board?
MR. LAVINSKI: Make a motion a violation exists.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion a --
MR. MIESZCAK: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: -- violation exists. And a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
Do you have a suggestion for us?
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: I do. That the Code
Enforcement Board order the respondent to pay operational costs in
the amount of$80.57 incurred in the prosecution of this case within 30
days and abate all violations by: Must cut weeds, grass or similar
non-protected overgrowth in excess of 18 inches in height located
upon any improved lot within 30 feet of any residential structure up to
lot line within seven days of this hearing or a fine of-- within blank
days of this hearing or a fine of blank dollars per day will be assessed
until the violation is abated.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, any comments from the
board?
(No response.)
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: I'm sorry, I didn't read the last
part of the -- I'm sorry, I was just going how to abate the violation.
Also, two: The respondent must notify the Code Enforcement
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investigator when the violation has been abated in order to conduct the
final inspection to confirm abatement. If the respondent fails to abate
the violation, the county may abate the violation using any method to
bring the violation into compliance and may use the assistance of the
Collier County Sheriffs Office to enforce the provisions of this order,
and all costs of abatement shall be assessed to the property owner.
How could I forget that, huh?
MR. MIESZCAK: That's all right.
I make a motion that 30 days, $200, and pay the operation costs,
$80.57.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Within 30 days.
MR. MIESZCAK: Well, it was stated. Okay, within 30 days.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, we have a motion. Do we
have a second?
MR. LAVINSKI: What's the amount of time a correct the
violation?
MR. MIESZCAK: Thirty days.
MR. LAVINSKI: Isn't that a little on the long side?
MR. MIESZCAK: Yeah, it is.
MR. MARINO: I agree.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Would you like to modify your
motion or you want to stick with it?
MR. MIESZCAK: Well, he can modify it.
MR. LAVINSKI: I'd like to suggest going with seven days or a
$50 a day fine.
MR. MIESZCAK: He amended the motion.
MR. MARINO: I'll second that.
MR. MIESZCAK: That's fine. I'll do that.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: He does it. And the second on the
motion?
MR. LAVINSKI: Second. And he agrees. So it should be 80.57
with 30 days -- within seven days and $50 a day fine thereafter.
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MR. MIESZCAK: Take more than seven days to mow that.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: They only have to mow within 30
feet of the house.
MR. MARINO: They can start.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, all those in favor?
MR. MARINO: How much is the fine? Sorry. How much is the
fine?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Fifty a day.
MR. MIESZCAK: 200 a day.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: He changed it to 50.
MR. MIESZCAK: Oh, I didn't hear that part. Boy, you're real
tough.
MR. MARINO: Did you say 50 a day?
MR. LAVINSKI: Yeah.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Are we set with that?
MR. MIESZCAK: Yeah, we're set.
MR. LAVINSKI: What are we set with?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: It's 80.57 within 30 days. Seven
days to cut the lawn. And the fine is $50 a day thereafter. Okay? All
those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
MR. HUDSON: Nay.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries 5-1 .
Okay.
MR. MIESZCAK: Thank you.
INVESTIGATOR BALDWIN: Thank you.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: How about a short break?
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: How are your fingers?
THE COURT REPORTER: You want to take a short break?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yeah, why don't we take this
opportunity to take 10 minutes, come back here at 27 after.
(Recess.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I'd like to call the Code Enforcement
meeting back to order.
Which brings us to our next case.
MS. BAKER: Next case is number eight on the agenda, Case
CESD20120015958, Kirk P. and Sheila A. Colvin.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That was the one that we heard
earlier as far as a request for an extension.
(Investigator Asaro was duly sworn.)
MS. BAKER: This is in reference to violation of Collier County
Land Development Code 04-41, as amended, Section
10.02.06(B)(1)(a).
Description of violation: Garage conversion without obtaining
Collier County building permits.
Location/address where violations exists: 163 Salvador Street,
Naples, Florida, 34113. Folio 52397320001 .
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Kirk P. and Sheila A Colvin, 163 San Salvador Street,
Naples, Florida, 34113.
Date violation first observed: October 17th, 2012.
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation:
November 30th, 2012.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: December 30th,
2012.
Date of reinspection: February 7th, 2013.
Results of reinspection: The violation remains.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning again.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: Good morning.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I see a proper notification was given.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: That's correct.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do you have any comments on this?
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: I've been in contact with the
property owner several times.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do you have photos on this one?
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: Yes, I do, so I'll present it.
For the record, Investigator Tony Asaro, Collier County Code
Enforcement Department.
At this time I would like to present two photographs dated
October 19th, 2012 taken by myself.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to accept.
MR. MARINO: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second to
accept the exhibits.
All in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: On October 17th, 2012 I observed a
garage conversion without first obtaining Collier County building
permits. After several conversations with Kirk Colvin, property
owner, it was agreed that he would attempt to obtain a permit by
affidavit or a demolition permit to restore the garage back to its
original condition.
To date the violation remains and I have not heard from the
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property owner.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That's a short garage, is that what
I'm looking at? Kind of a wall right in the beginning of it?
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: Yes. And what he indicated to me,
it's a sewing room for his wife behind there.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. And did he say he was going
to do something about this, or --
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: My last conversation with him was
either he was going to obtain a permit by affidavit; if not, he was
going to obtain a demolition permit to restore it back to its original
condition.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Do we know why he's not here today?
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: He's -- I believe he's employed in
Orlando and they relocated. And I think they're actually trying to sell
this house.
MR. MARINO: Is there anybody living in it now?
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: No, there's no one living in it.
MR. MARINO: In the house.
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: No. As far as I know. As far as
what he told me.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Anybody like to make a
motion that a violation exists?
MR. LAVINSKI: Yeah, I'll make a motion the violation exists.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion. Do we have a
second?
MR. MARINO: I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And we have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
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MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
Do you have a suggestion for us?
INVESTIGATOR ASARO: Yes. The Code Enforcement Board
orders the respondent to pay all operational costs in the amount of
$80.86 incurred in the prosecution of this case within 30 days and
abate all violations by: Obtaining all required Collier County building
permits or demolition permit, inspections and certificate of completion
or occupancy within blank days of this hearing or a fine of blank
dollars per day will be imposed until the violation is abated.
The respondent must notify the Code Enforcement investigator
when the violation has abated in order to conduct a final inspection to
confirm abatement. If the respondent fails to abate the violation, the
county may abate the violation using any method to bring the
violation into compliance and may use the assistance of the Collier
County Sheriffs Office to enforce the provisions of this order, and all
costs of abatement shall be assessed to the property owner.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, anybody like to take a stab at
filling in the blanks?
MR. LAVINSKI: Yeah, I'll make a motion that the
administrative fees be paid a30 days, that respondent be given 90 days
to correct the violation or a fine of$200 a day.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, we have a motion. Do we
have a second?
MR. MARINO: I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And we have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
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MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
Thank you, Tony.
MS. BAKER: Next case is number nine on the agenda, Case
CEAU20120009042, Pee-Wee's Dumpsters, Inc.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: This is one of several?
MS. BAKER: Yes, sir.
MR. MARINO: One of four.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Right.
(Investigator Michele McGonagle was duly sworn.)
MS. BAKER: This is in reference to violation of Ordinance
Florida Building Code 2010 Edition, Chapter 1, Permit, Section 105.1 .
Description of violation: Permit No. 2011030692 for an
eight-foot concrete wall expired without obtaining a CO; six-foot
wooden fence and a black chain link perimeter fence installed without
obtaining Collier County permits.
Location/address where violation exists: 721 Logan Boulevard
South, Naples, Florida, 34119. Folio 38280090006.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Pee-Wee's Dumpsters, Inc., 1029 Airport-Pulling Road
North, #C-34, Naples, Florida, 34104.
Date violation first observed: July 13th, 2012.
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation: July
30th, 2012.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: August 18th, 2012.
Date of reinspection: February 5th, 2013.
Results of reinspection: The violation remains.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning again.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Good morning. For the
record, Investigator Michele McGonagle, Collier County Code
Enforcement.
I would now like to present case evidence in the following
exhibits: One picture taken by me on June 21st, 2012, and two
pictures taken by me on September 20th, 2012.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to accept the pictures.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Motion and a second to accept the
pictures.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: I made a site visit on June
21st, 2012 and the property was posted no trespassing. From the
roadway I was able to observe a wood fence beside the garage and a
black chain link fence down the sides of the property.
I checked CD Plus and City View and found Permit 2011030692
for an eight-foot concrete wall at the rear of the property that was not
C.O.'d, and there were no permits for a six-foot wood fence or a chain
link fence.
On July 19th, 2012, a Notice of Violation was sent certified and
first class mail. The owner had -- a certified return receipt was signed
on July 30th, 2012. The owner had until August 18th, 2012 to abate
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the violations.
On August 22nd there were no valid permits for the wall or
fences and I had no contact from the property owner.
On September 20th, 2012, I made a site visit regarding other
complaints and met with the tenant's father Jim and the tenant Tiffany
who signed an entry of consent form. They escorted me to the rear of
the property where I then observed the concrete wall.
The previous tenants have moved and there is now a no
trespassing sign that is reposted at the end of the driveway. There are
no current permits for the concrete wall, wood fence or chain link
fence.
As of today I have not had any contact from the property owner,
and the violations remain.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, you said you had other
pictures?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: This picture was taken on
September 20th when I met with the tenants. It shows the chain link
fence on the south side of the property.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Is that a gas tank, propane?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: That's one of our other cases,
sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: That's the concrete wall at
the rear of the property.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Are they running a business out of
there, do you think?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: No.
MR. MARINO: Mr. Chairman, isn't this the person that backs up
to the Vineyards when we had the people from the Vineyards and he
was using it for storage and everything else?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yes.
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MR. MARINO: It's the same person, correct?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Yes.
MR. MARINO: And there's no storage back there of debris and
everything like he had before?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: That's another case.
MR. MARINO: That's the other case, okay.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I think there was also one with
moving heavy equipment from time to time.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Right. Some of the
violations are there, but they're not nearly what they were before. But
there are still violations.
MR. MARINO: Yeah, but he never did build a building, or is
that another case?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, so the owner of the property,
this is in a corporation name of Pee-Wee Dumpsters, Incorporated?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion a violation exists.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion. Do we have --
MR. LAVINSKI: Second. And we have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
And do you have a suggestion for us?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Yes, sir. That the Code
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Enforcement Board orders the respondent to pay all operational costs
in the amount of $80.00 incurred in the prosecution of this case within
30 days and abate all violations by: Obtaining all required Collier
County building permits or demolition permit, inspections and
certificate completion or occupancy for the wall, wood fence and
chain link fence within blank amount of days of this hearing or a fine
of blank dollars per day will be imposed until the violation is abated.
Number two: The respondent must notify the Code Enforcement
investigator when the violation has been abated in order to conduct a
final inspection to confirm abatement. If the respondent fails to abate
the violation, the county may abate the violation using any method to
bring the violation into compliance and may use the assistance of the
Collier County Sheriffs Office to enforce the provisions of this order,
and all costs of abatement shall be assessed to the property owner.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: You said you've had a difficult time
reaching anybody?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Anybody like to take a stab at filling
in the blanks?
MR. LAVINSKI: Yeah, I'll take it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
MR. LAVINSKI: Motion that the respondent pay the $80 within
30 days, that he correct the violation within 30 days or a fine of$100
per day.
MR. MIESZCAK: I'll second the motion.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second. All
those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
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MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MS. BAKER: Next case is number 10, Case
CESD20120014608, Pee-Wees Dumpsters, Inc.
(Investigator McGonagle was duly sworn.)
MS. BAKER: This is in reference to violation of Ordinance
Florida Building Code 2007 Edition, Chapter 1, Section 110.4 and
Collier County Land Development Code 04-41, as amended, Section
10.02.06(B)(1)(a).
Description of violation: Detached garage with Permit No.
2011030691 without final C.O, and a canopy on the property without
a permit.
Location/address where violation exists: 721 Logan Boulevard
South, Naples, Florida, 34119. Folio 3828009006.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Pee-Wee's Dumpsters, Inc., 1029 Airport Pulling Road
North, #C-34, Naples, Florida, 34104.
Date violation first observed: September 27th, 2012.
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation:
September 27th, 2012.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: October 18th, 2012.
Date of reinspection: February 5th, 2013.
Results of reinspection: The violation remains.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: The following three cases are
all from the time that I made the site visit on September 20th and met
with the tenant and she had signed the entry of consent form.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Well, we can hear them together but
we vote on them separately, is that okay, Jean?
MS. RAWSON: Yes. But we have to have three different
orders.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Right.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: At the time of the visit this is
when I had also observed a detached garage. And upon further
inspection I found Permit No. 2011030691 did not have a final C.O.
On September 27th, 2012, a Notice of Violation was sent
certified first class mail, posted at the property and at the courthouse.
The owner had until on October 18th, 2012 to abate the violations.
On October 19th there was no reapplication for the garage
permit. Since my initial inspection, I have been unable to access the
property. The previous tenants have moved and there is now a no
trespassing sign at the end of the driveway. As of today there is no
valid permit for the garage and I've had no contact from the property
owner.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do you have any photos of this?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: I do, I'm sorry. I have one
photograph that was taken by me on September 20th, 2012.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to accept the photo.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I have a motion.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: That's the garage.
MR. HUDSON: Where's the canopy?
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INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: We're not going to address
the canopy at this time.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: It doesn't look much like a garage,
unless you have a real skinny car to go through that door.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Perhaps this is a pump house?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I don't know what it is.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: The permit was listed as
construct detached garage with electric.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: It's a pump house, perhaps.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I don't know what it is.
MR. MIESZCAK: There's a mobile home next to it.
MR. HUDSON: That's a delivery truck.
MR. MIESZCAK: That's a what?
MR. HUDSON: It's a delivery truck.
MR. MARINO: It's debatable.
MR. HUDSON: Very true.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: If you read the next case, though,
you might go along with --
MR. MIESZCAK: Well, I don't get ahead. I've got to do a case
at a time.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. I read them all at one time.
The back of this looks like it's -- is that what you consider a
canopy?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: No, there is actually a
canopy, it's a separate canopy. I have a picture, if you'd like to see it.
This also was taken on September 20th, 2012 by me.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We don't need anything else. I think
this has no permit. And you can call it a garage or whatever you want
to call it, it's a structure with no permit.
Anybody like to make a motion that a violation exists?
MR. MIESZCAK: I'll make a motion that a violation exists.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion; do we have a
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second?
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
And do you have a suggestion for us?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: I do. That the Code
Enforcement Board orders the respondent to pay all operational costs
in the amount of$81 .43 incurred in the prosecution of this case within
30 days and abate all violations by: Number one, obtaining all
required Collier County building permits or demolition permit,
inspections and certificate of completion within blank amount of days
of this hearing or a fine of blank dollars per day will be imposed until
the violation is abated.
Number two: The respondent must notify the Code Enforcement
investigator when the violation has been abated in order to conduct a
final inspection to confirm abatement.
If the respondent fails to abate the violation, the county may
abate the violation using any method to bring the violation into
compliance and may use the assistance of the Collier County Sheriffs
Office to enforce the provisions of this order, and all costs of
abatement shall be assessed to the property owner.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do you know whether or not this is
in lis pendens?
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INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: It is not.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: It is not, okay.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to impose a fine, $81 .43, to be paid in
30 days; 60 days and $150 a day fine.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MS. BAKER: Next case is number 11, Case
CEPM20120013535, Pee-Wee's Dumpsters, Inc.
(Investigator McGonagle was duly sworn.)
MS. BAKER: This is violation of Ordinance Collier County
Code of Laws and Ordinances, Chapter 22, buildings and building
regulations, Article 6, property maintenance code, Section 22-231(1),
and Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances, Chapter 130,
Article 3, Section 130-96(a).
Description of violation: A motor home and travel trailer with
people living in them with sewage pipes going from them into the
ground.
Location/address where violation exists: 721 Logan Boulevard
South, Naples, Florida, 34119. Folio 38280090006.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Pee-Wee's Dumpsters, Inc., 1029 Airport Pulling Road
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North, number C-34, Naples, Florida, 34104.
Date violation first observed: September 20th, 2012.
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation:
September 27th, 2012.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: October 7th, 2012.
Date of reinspection: October 19th, 2012.
Results of reinspection: The violation remains.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Good morning. For the
record, Investigator Michele McGonagle.
I'd like to present case evidence in the following exhibits: Eight
photographs taken by me on September 20th, 2012.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to accept the photo.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Motion and second to accept.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: These photos were taken by
me on September 20th, 2012 at the time of my visit with the tenant. I
observed a motor home under a large carport with a sewage pipe
running from it into the ground, an electric cord running from it into
an electric box. I could hear a dog barking inside the motor home and
something electric was running in the motor home.
I also observed a travel trailer on the property with the sewage
line coming from it into the ground and electric running from it into a
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nearby building.
On September 27th, 2012, a Notice of Violation was sent
certified and first class mail and posted at the property and courthouse.
The owner had until October 7th to abate the violations.
I have not had any contact from the property owner and unable to
access the property again.
As of today the owner has still not contacted me to verify
compliance.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And you've had no contact
whatsoever?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: No.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. It looks like, Chris, that you
are right, that is a delivery truck. That was the yellow one.
This is almost flaunting what they were doing in the eyes of
folks.
Anybody like to make a motion a violation exists?
MR. MARINO: I'll make a motion a violation exists.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do we have a second?
MR. MIESZCAK: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
And you have a suggestion, I'm sure.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Yes, sir. That the Code
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Enforcement Board orders the respondent to pay all operational costs
in the amount of$81 .15 incurred in the prosecution of this case within
30 days and abate all violations by: Number one, must cease using
recreational vehicles for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes
and disconnect the vehicles from any unimproved water and sanitary
sewer system within blank days of this hearing or a fine of blank
dollars per day will be imposed until the violation is abated.
Number two: The respondent must notify the Code Enforcement
investigator when the violation has been abated in order to conduct a
final inspection to confirm abatement.
If the respondent fails to abate the violation, the county may
abate the violation using any method to bring the violation into
compliance and may use the assistance of the Collier County Sheriffs
Office to enforce the provisions of this order, and all costs of
abatement shall be assessed to the property owner.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Thank you.
MR. MARINO: I have a question.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Shoot.
MR. MARINO: You said there's no one living in the house,
correct, and there's a no trespassing sign?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: As far as I know there is no
one living in the house. But I can't even approach the front of the
house because the no trespass sign is at the end of the driveway.
MR. MARINO: There were people living in the motor home
back in October?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Yes, sir. And that's behind
the house and you can't view that from either neighboring property.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Did you notice any registered
vehicles on the property from the road?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Not at the time of my last
visit, no.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Prior to that you did?
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INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: When the tenants were living
there I did. And since -- when they told me that they were moving
out, I believe it was in October that they moved, there have been no
other vehicles visible from the roadway.
MR. MARINO: The first picture showed a red vehicle in the
driveway.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: You want to put that photo up again,
the first one?
MS. BAKER: The first case?
MR. MARINO: The first case.
MR. HUDSON: It was a different address though, wasn't it?
MS. BAKER: No.
MR. MARINO: No, she was in front of his house.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: That was from September
20th. That would have been a tenant's vehicle.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, never mind.
Well, it looks like they have several major problems there,
especially with them not appearing here today and no response to you
whatsoever.
Anybody like to take a stab at this? I'm concerned with the
people living in the trailer possibly. There's water to the trailer I guess
from a well that's out in the Estates on Logan. Logan would be
considered the Estates, so they probably have a well to provide water.
A sewer that's probably a health and safety -- I'm sure that's not --
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: It's hard to say whether that
actually goes into a septic or not. I can't verify where it's actually
going.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, Ralph looks like he wants to
say something.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: I was just informed that the
neighbor to this property is here and they said there is now someone
living in the main structure.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
MR. MIESZCAK: I'd like to make a motion that a violation
exists and to pay operating costs of$81 .15 within 30 days, and seven
days to correct the problem or a $200 a day fine.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have one more Pee-Wee.
MS. BAKER: The next case is number 12, CELU20120014618,
Pee-Wee's Dumpsters, Inc.
(Investigator McGonagle was duly sworn.)
MS. BAKER: This is in reference to violation of Ordinance
Collier County Land Development Code 04-41, as amended, Section
2.02.03.
Description of violation: Concrete blocks, barrels, buckets,
plywood, hoses, plastic pipe and a large storage container,
miscellaneous construction equipment, building supplies and a pile of
broken concrete, bricks and rocks stored on the property.
Location/address where violation exists: 721 Logan Boulevard
South, Naples, Florida, 34119. Folio 382800900006.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: Pee-Wee's Dumpsters, Inc., 1029 Airport Pulling Road
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North, number C-34, Naples, Florida, 34104.
Date violation first observed: September 27th, 2012.
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation:
September 27th, 2012.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: October 18th, 2012.
Date of reinspection: October 19th, 2012.
Results of reinspection: The violation remains.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Good morning. For the
record, Investigator Michele, Collier County Code Enforcement.
I would like to present case evidence in the following exhibits:
Eight photographs taken by me on September 20th, 2012.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to accept the photographs.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Again, these photos were
taken on September 20th, 2012 at the time that I met with the tenant. I
observed a motor home under a large -- I'm sorry.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Can you give us a little
blow-by-blow on the pictures as we see them so I --
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Oh, sure.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: What is that top picture showing?
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MR. HUDSON: Concrete blocks in the back.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, around the perimeter of that
building?
MR. HUDSON: Yeah, you can see if you look in the distance,
there's some concrete blocks.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, got it.
Concrete debris.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: That's the pile of the
concrete debris, the bricks and rocks. The top one was the stack of
concrete block.
This is on the south side of the property. It shows the large
storage container. Right to the right of that is some sort of a
recreational trailer, one of the enclosed type trailers, a ladder,
plywood, some barrels, containers with other big plastic containers
inside them.
MR. MARINO: Where that trailer is, is that the part of the
property that backs up to the Vineyards; do you know?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: No.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: What size is this property; do you
recall?
MR. MIESZCAK: I've seen this before. No canopy.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: I have all my paperwork on
one case.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I'm guessing it's two and
three-quarters, or -- is it possible it's five acres?
MR. MARINO: You know, the first pictures that we saw last
year they took from the front. It was a very large piece of property; it
had all storage in the back, there was some equipment on the property
also at that time. It's got to be at least three acres, I bet.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: The reason I ask the question is a
neighbor was a lot closer, if it's 180 feet wide rather than --
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: It's 2.14 acres.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: So about 250 feet wide.
MR. HUDSON: Was there anything in those drums, those
plastic drums?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: I don't know.
MR. HUDSON: Because those look like chlorine containers, so I
was just -- I mean, they could be any type container, but presumably
in that setup they're used for chlorine.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: That could be. I'm not sure
what's in them.
And that picture there on the top, it shows the miscellaneous
construction type equipment. You can see office chairs.
To the -- behind that building there's also that large plastic
container, propane tank or whatever it is.
MR. MARINO: That's not propane, that looks like a fiberglass
tank.
Do you have an idea what that stainless steel piece is that's sitting
there where that step stool is?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: It looks like it's some sort of
a portable trailer. I classify that as miscellaneous construction type
equipment because I don't know exactly what it's used for.
MR. MARINO: That little stainless steel -- the one on the side of
the little storage area, that stainless steel where the step ladder is.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: This one?
MR. MARINO: Yeah.
MR. LAVINSKI: Yeah.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: It appears to be some sort of
a portable --
MR. MARINO: It's got wheels on it or something?
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Yes.
MR. HUDSON: Looks like a mobile cooking station.
MR. MARINO: Looks like some kind of a -- okay.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: A lawn chair with wheels.
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MR. MIESZCAK: Looks like a casket.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: That's just a shot from
further back. This is actually right beside where the motor home is at,
looking to the south of the property.
That's the concrete wall. That's the wall that backs up to the
Vineyards.
You can -- this picture isn't very good because of the way that the
shadows are right there, but also in that corner there are a bunch of
bicycles and just other miscellaneous metal and things piled back
there in that corner.
MR. MARINO: Like a junk yard.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: And again, since my initial
inspection I have had no contact from the property owners verifying
whether the violation has been abated, and I've not been able to access
the property to re-inspect.
MR. MIESZCAK: I'd like to make a motion a violation exists.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second that
a violation exists.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
And I'm sure you have a suggestion for us.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: I do. That the Code
Enforcement Board orders the respondent to pay all operational costs
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in the amount of $80.57 incurred in the prosecution of this case within
30 days and abate all violations by: Properly storing all unauthorized
material in an enclosed structure or removed from the property within
blank days of this hearing or a fine of blank dollars per day will be
imposed until the violation is abated.
Number two: The respondent must notify the Code Enforcement
investigator when the violation has been abated in order to conduct a
final inspection to confirm abatement. If the respondent fails to abate
the violation, the county may abate the violation using any method to
bring the violation into compliance and may use the assistance of the
Collier County Sheriffs Office to enforce the provisions of this order,
and all costs of abatement shall be assessed to the property owner.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, anybody have any comments
from the board?
MR. MARINO: I have a question. It might not have anything to
do -- how does someone obtain entry to the property when there's a no
trespassing sign, especially if you're -- Jean, is that one for you? Why
can't she? I mean, being a county employee, why can't she go on the
property?
MS. RAWSON: Well, she can probably tell you why she can't. I
don't think she's authorized to go past no trespassing signs as her job
as a code enforcement officer. But you can ask her.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: And she's correct. And I
could go back there if I obtained an inspection warrant. But at this
point it wasn't necessary because I already had entry of consent from
the tenants where I was able to observe the violations. And part of
that Notice of Violation is for the property owner to contact me to
verify that they have abated the violations. And I have had no contact
from them verifying that they did abate the violation. So as far as I'm
concerned a violation remains.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I think the Sheriff would have
access if you need.
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MR. MARINO: I'm sorry I didn't ask you the question directly.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, anybody like to take a stab at
this?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: If not, I will.
MR. MIESZCAK: I'll make a motion that we impose a fine,
$80.57, to be paid within 30 days, and the time of 60 days to abate all
-- and $150 a day.
MR. MARINO: I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Discussion on the motion?
I'd like to say that I would like to see a higher fine on this,
personally.
MR. LAVINSKI: What was the amount of time?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Sixty days.
MR. LAVINSKI: Sixty.
MR. MIESZCAK: I guess the amount of fine didn't bother me
because he's got four fines on each case, and that's multiple. So that's
why. I think he's going to be $600 a day as it is. So that's why 150 --
what would you like to make it?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: 250. I think that we need to get their
attention somehow. Obviously the past hasn't helped. I think the
respondent needs a wake-up call on this.
MR. MIESZCAK: Well, I'll respect the influence of the
Chairman and make it $250 a day.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Thank you.
MR. LAVINSKI: A question about the timing on this. This
respondent has had since September the 27th already. I wonder if 60
days might be a little long. Just a question, sir.
MR. MARINO: Thirty and 250.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Would you like to adjust the time, or
you want to stick with that?
MR. MIESZCAK: I'll adjust the time, 30 days at $250. Very
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good.
MR. MARINO: I'll second that.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. And the second seconds that.
So we have 80.57 to be paid within 30 days, $250 a day fine
thereafter and 30 days to --
MR. MIESZCAK: Correct.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: -- bring everything into compliance.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
Thank you.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Thank you.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Good job.
INVESTIGATOR McGONAGLE: Thank you.
MR. MIESZCAK: That's twice.
MS. BAKER: Next case is number 13, CEI/Kensington, Ltd.,
Case CEPM20120009999.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: The emergency case.
(Investigator Bosa was duly sworn.)
MS. BAKER: This is in reference to violation of Ordinance
Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances, Chapter 22, Buildings
and Buildings Regulations, Article 6, Property Maintenance Code
Section 22-231(12)(f) and Section 22-231(12)(b).
Description of violation: Metal stairs that are rusted through,
creating a hazardous condition, and holes in the ceiling with rotted
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wood exposed due to water damage.
Location/address where violation exists: 8695 Saddlebrook
Circle, Naples, Florida, 34104. Folio 298120307.
Name and address of owner/person in charge of violation
location: CEI/Kensington LTD, care of Colonial Equities, Inc., 5055
Keller Springs Road, Suite 400, Addison, Texas, 75001.
Date violation first observed: July 3rd, 2012.
Date owner/person in charge given Notice of Violation: July 5th,
2012.
Date on/by which violation to be corrected: July 25th, 2012.
Date of reinspection: January 7th, 2013.
Results of reinspection: The violation remains.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good morning again.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Good morning again.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And I assume that you have some
exhibits for us?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes, sir, I do.
For the record, Ralph Bosa for Code Enforcement.
I'd like to present case evidence in the following exhibits: I have
nine photos dated July 3rd, 2012 taken by myself, and I have four
photos dated February 21st, 2013, the most recent photos, taken by
Investigator Box, which I was present at the time.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Has the respondent seen those
photos?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes, he has. I showed him this --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do you have any objection to those
photos?
MR. HARTSELL: No, Mr. Chairman. And for the record, Steve
Hartsell again with Pavese Law Firm on behalf of the applicant.
To the extent that we can perhaps expedite this aspect of the
hearing, the applicant isn't disputing -- without waiving the
jurisdictional issues that I've already raised, the applicant's not
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disputing that there are violations out there that need to be repaired.
As I mentioned, and Mr. Bosa and I have both discussed this,
we've got building applications applied for for all eight buildings.
These violations relate to three particular buildings.
The applicant is, to the extent that they can get the first -- make
these three buildings the first buildings that are reviewed by the
building department so that we can get those permits issued, we're
more than happy to do our best to get that expedited and work with the
county to that extent.
So in terms of the violations themselves, we're not asking that
Code Enforcement demonstrate that there are violations that exist out
there. As I said, we've already applied for the permits to fix those.
We just recognize that we can't get them fixed until the permits get
issued.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And we're going to go through our
process, naturally. But you've been unable to reach a stipulation with
the county?
MR. HARTSELL: I don't believe Mr. Bosa had that authority at
this stage.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: No, we could, but he wanted a
continuance. That's what his letter meant, for continuance.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I understand that. That was denied.
But even after that, as far as the stipulation on this case now.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: No, there was no indication he
wanted any stipulation. But it can be offered. I can offer him a
stipulation; I have that authority to do --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Is that what you'd like to do?
MR. HARTSELL: Certainly we can stipulate.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Why don't you --
MR. MIESZCAK: Could I ask one question before you go?
When was the permit applied for?
MR. HARTSELL: February 22nd.
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MR. MIESZCAK: Thank you, sir.
MR. HARTSELL: Yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do you think you could go out in the
hall and see what you can iron out and come back in --
MR. HARTSELL: Five minutes?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Whatever it takes.
MR. HARTSELL: Certainly.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We'll hear the next case and then
we'll slot you in as soon as you come back.
MR. HARTSELL: Thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Jen, we might as well take
the next case.
MS. BAKER: Yeah, we'll be moving under number five, old
business, letter A, Motion for Imposition of Fines/Liens.
First case is Case CESD20110005345, Grand Cypress
Communities, Inc.
(Supervisor Letourneau was duly sworn.)
SUPERVISOR LETOURNEAU: For the record, Jeff
Letourneau, Collier County Code Enforcement.
Violation is of Collier County Land Development Code 04-41, as
amended, Section 10.02.06(B)(1)(a) and 10.02.06(B)(1)(i).
Violation location: 3887 Mannix Drive, Unit 605, Naples,
Florida, 34114. Folio No. 76885100984.
Violation description: Remodel, including the removal of a fire
wall between the commercial unit 604 and 605 prior to the issuance of
a Collier County building permit.
Past order: On August 23rd, 2012 the Code Enforcement Board
issued a finding of fact and conclusion of law and order. The
respondent was found in violation of the referenced ordinance and
ordered to correct the violation. See the attached Order of the Board
OR 4832, Page 1955, for more information.
The property is in compliance with the Code Enforcement Board
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orders as of January 25th, 2013.
The fines and cost to date are described as the following: Order
item number one and two, fines at the rate of$200 per day for the
period between December 21st, 2012 and January 25th, 2013, for 36
days, for the total amount of $7,200.
Order item number five, operational costs of 82.86 have been
paid.
Total amount to date: $7,200.
The county recommends full abatement of fines, as the violation
is abated and operational costs are paid.
MR. LAVINSKI: Motion to abate.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion.
MR. MARINO: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And a second. All those --
MR. MIESZCAK: I have a discussion, if you don't mind.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Sure.
MR. MIESZCAK: You know, it just amazes me, I've been on
this board about eight years, and here we have somebody that takes
down a wall in a building of that size that maybe could collapse part
of a building. And how long did that go on? I don't know. But what
was pulled before the last one and at the last minute things were done.
And I just don't understand how that went so fast. As you know, it
was pulled right before our last meeting.
SUPERVISOR LETOURNEAU: Correct.
MR. MIESZCAK: But here's a gentleman that took down a wall
in a major building that could have collapsed it and yet he had to put it
back up. And how long did he have it like that? That's a sad, sad
thing. I mean, there's somebody that should be watched. Because he's
opening another store, who knows he's not doing the same thing. Now
he's in Naples. So I just wonder about a person like that that just
defies law totally. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, we have a motion to abate
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and a second.
All those in favor?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
MR. MIESZCAK: No.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, 5-1 . Passes.
MS. BAKER: Next case is number two under imposition, Case
CESD20110001100, Steven J. Sokol.
(Investigator Kelly and Steven Sokol were duly sworn.)
INVESTIGATOR KELLY: Good morning. For the record,
Andrew Kelly, Collier County Code Enforcement.
Violation -- this is for case -- the violation is Collier County
Code of Laws, Chapter 22, Building and Building Regulations, Article
4, Excavation, Section 22-108.
Location of violation is 925 Sunnygrove Avenue, Naples,
Florida, 34114. Folio No. is 00756280006.
Description of violation: Is excavation prior to obtaining Collier
County approval and necessary permits.
Past orders: On March 22nd, 2012 the Code Enforcement Board
issued a findings of fact/conclusion of law and order. The respondent
was found in violation of the referenced ordinances and ordered to
correct the violation. See the attached Order of the Board, OR Book
4784a Page 1851 for more information.
An extension of time was granted on September 27th, 2012. See
the attached Order of the Board, OR 4844, Page 287 for more
information.
The property is in compliance with the Code Enforcement Board
orders as of February 19th, 2013.
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The fines and costs to date are described as the following:
Orders item one and two, fines at a rate of$100 per day for the period
between January 26th, 2013 through February 19th, 2013, 25 days, for
the total of$2,500.
Order Item number five, operational costs of$82 have been paid.
Total amount to date, $2,500.
The county recommends full abatement of fines as the violation
is abated and operational costs paid.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to abate the fine.
MR. MARINO: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second to
abate. Sorry we didn't give you a chance to speak but I think --
MR. SOKOL: I'm fine with that, thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: -- you'll enjoy it.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MS. CRAWLEY: Next case is number four, Case
CESD20100006719, Leszek and Henryka Klim.
(Supervisor Kitchell Snow and Leszek Klim and Interpreter Peter
Banski were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Which case is this?
MS. CRAWLEY: Number four.
SUPERVISOR SNOW: The board is familiar with this case.
For the record, Kitchell Snow, Code Enforcement.
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This concerns violation of Ordinance 04-41, as amended, the
Collier County Land Development Code, Section 102 -- I'm sorry,
10.02.06(B)(1)(e)(i).
The location is 370 Leawood Circle, Naples, Florida, 34104.
Folio is 54670003124.
Description is addition built on the rear of the home without first
obtaining all required Collier County building permits.
Past orders: On August 25th, 2011, the Code Enforcement Board
issued a finding of fact, a conclusion of law and order. The
respondent was found in violation of the referenced ordinances and
ordered to correct the violations. See the attached Order of the Board
OR 4718a Page 1671, for more information.
An extension of time was granted on March 22nd, 2012. See the
attached Order of the Board OR 4784, Page 1817, for more
information.
An additional extension of time was granted on October 25th,
2012. See the attached Order of the Board OR 4853, Page 1148, for
more information.
The property is in compliance with the Code Enforcement Board
orders as of February 4th, 2013.
The fines and costs to date are described as follows: Orders item
number one and two, fines at the rate of$200 per day for the period
between January 25th, 2013 and February 4th, 2013, 11 days, for a
total of$2,200. Order item number five is operational costs of$80.57
have been paid. Total amount to date is $2,200.
The county recommends full abatement of fines as the violation
is abated and operational costs paid. Do we have a motion to abate?
MR. MARINO: Make a motion to abate.
MR. MIESZCAK: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
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MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
SUPERVISOR SNOW: We thank the board.
MR. LESZEK: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Thank you.
MS. BAKER: Next case is number five, Case
CESD20120006147, Josse L. Perez and Isabel Perez.
(Supervisor Letourneau was duly sworn.)
SUPERVISOR LETOURNEAU: Once again for the record, Jeff
Letourneau, Code Enforcement.
Violation is of Collier County Land Development Code 04-41, as
amended, Section 10.02.06(B)(1)(a).
Violation location: 110 Wilson Boulevard South, Naples,
Florida, 34117. Folio 37221090008.
The violation description: An unpermitted window added to the
garage, along with a large hole in the garage wall with an AC unit
within.
Past order: On November 29th, 2012 the Code Enforcement
Board issued a finding of fact, conclusion of law and order. The
respondent was found in violation of the referenced ordinance and
ordered to correct the violation. See the attached order of the board
OR 4865, Page 2623, for more information.
The property is not in compliance with the Code Enforcement
Board orders as of February 28th, 2013.
The fines and costs to date are described as the following: Order
item number one and two, fines at the rate of$200 per day for the
period between January 30th, 2013 and February 28th, 2013, 30 days,
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for the total amount of$6,000. Fines continue to accrue.
Operational costs of $80.86 have not been paid. Total amount to
date, $6,080.86.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, any comments from the
board?
MR. LAVINSKI: Motion to impose.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Motion to impose. Do we have a
second?
MR. MARINO: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And we have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MS. BAKER: Next case is number six, Case
CESD20110011822, Miriam H. Montes De Oca.
(Supervisor Letourneau was duly sworn.)
SUPERVISOR LETOURNEAU: Once again for the record, Jeff
Letourneau, Collier County Code Enforcement.
A violation of the Collier County Land Development Code
04-41, as amended, Section 10.02.06(B)(1)(a).
Violation location: 4015 20th Avenue Northeast, Naples,
Florida, 34120. Folio No. 40410840001 .
Violation description: Three sheds, a separate garage and
additions made to the residential structure, specifically a garage,
Florida room and enclosed lanai, have no valid Collier County
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building permits.
Past order: On July 26th, 2012, the Code Enforcement Board
issued a finding of fact, conclusion of law and order. The respondent
was found in violation of the referenced ordinance and ordered to
correct the violation. See the attached Order of the Board 4825, Page
907, for more information.
The property is in compliance with the Code Enforcement orders
as of January 29th, 2013.
Fines and costs to date are described as the following: Order
item number one and two, fines at the rate of$250 per day for the
period between November 24th, 2012 to January 29th, 2013, totaling
67 days, for the total amount of$16,750.
Order Item number five, operational costs of$80.29 have been
paid.
Total amount to date: $16,750.
The county recommends full abatement of the fines as the
violation is abated and operational costs are paid.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to abate.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Motion to abate.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MS. BAKER: Next case is Case CELU20110006574, Kirstin C.
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Martucci.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: If you want to -- they're back from
their hall visit.
MS. BAKER: It's up to you, Mr. Chair.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We'll hear this one. It probably
won't take long. And then we'll hear Ralph and company.
(Investigator Davis and Al Martucci were duly sworn.)
INVESTIGATOR DAVIS: For the record, Investigator James
Davis, Collier County Code Enforcement.
Violation of Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinance,
Section 126-111(b), Local Business Tax, and Ordinance 04-41, the
Collier County Land Development Code, as amended, Section
2.02.03a and 5.02.03(c).
The location of the violation is 311 16th Avenue Southeast,
Naples, Florida, 34120. Folio No. 37493560007.
Description of the violation is no valid Collier County
occupational license for KAM Concrete, Inc. Company and employee
vehicles are stored and parked on Estates zoned property and
employees are traveling to and from residence parking personal
vehicles on-site and picking up company vehicles.
The past order: On November 18th, 2011 the Code Enforcement
Board issued a findings of fact, conclusion of law and order. The
respondent was found in violation of the referenced ordinances and
ordered to correct the violation. See the attached Order of the Board
OR 4744, Page 1118, for more information.
An extension of time was granted on April 26th, 2012. See the
attached Order of the Board OR 4795, Page 88, for more information.
The property is not in compliance with the Code Enforcement
Board orders as of February 28th, 2013.
The fines and costs to date are described as the following: Order
item number one and three, fines at a rate of$100 per day for the
period between a27, 2013 to February 28th, 2013, 33 days, for the
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total of$3,300. Fines continue to accrue.
Order item number two and four, fines at a rate of$250 per day
for the period between January 27th, 2013 to February 28th, 2013, 33
days, for the total of$8,250. Fines continue to accrue.
Order item number five, operational costs of$81 .43 have been
paid, for a total amount to date $11,550.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
MR. MARTUCCI: Sir, may I explain?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Sure.
MR. MARTUCCI: We went a couple of months to get all the
money together and we hired Blair as our civil engineer back in June
or July to get the process rolling. And in September -- because we
met with the board a couple times. In September we had a gentleman
approach us, Andrew Saloon (phonetic), and was interested in
purchasing the property that we purchased and maybe trading us. So
we were kind of hoping that we'd be able to trade with him with
something with, you know, power, electric and a fence already so we
didn't have to go through the whole process of clearing and saving a
little bit of money. So we went three or four months on that and then
he got with us back in January and said that they do want to trade.
Well, the piece of property they wanted to trade with us was not worth
it. So then I went back to Mr. Blair here and we have paid him the
money and we have got the process rolling. But that's why it's taken
so long, because we were kind of hoping to be able to trade out that
property and not have to go through the whole process of clearing and
developing.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Well, we're not here at this
time to rehear the case. The case -- it's still not in compliance.
You do have an option after, if we should find you -- if we
should find to impose the fine, you can go to the county probably
when you have this thing more in hand and resolved and ask them for
relief, okay?
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Did I explain that okay, Diane?
MS. FLAGG: Yes, you did.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Thank you.
Okay, any motion from the board?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Hearing none, I'd like to make a
motion that we impose the fine.
MR. MARINO: Second it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And we have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
Okay, you do have an option going forward, you understand?
MS. BAKER: Mr. Chair, the Martuccis have another case. Do
you want to take that before we --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yes.
MS. BAKER: -- take the other one?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yes.
MS. BAKER: It's number eight, Case CESD20110008406,
Kirstin C. Martucci.
(Investigator Davis and Mr. Martucci were duly sworn.)
INVESTIGATOR DAVIS: For the record, James Davis, Collier
County Code Enforcement.
Violations of Collier County Land Development Code 04-41, as
amended, Section 10.02.06(B)(1)(a) and 10.02.06(B)(1)(e)(i), and
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Florida Building Code 2007 Edition, Chapter 1, Permits, Section
105.1 .
Location: 311 16th Avenue Southeast, Naples, Florida, 34120.
Folio No. 37493560007.
Description of the violation: A 384-square foot shed on the
property. No valid Collier County building permit has been issued.
Permit No. 2009081356 for a six-foot chain link fence expired on
February 22nd, 2010.
Past orders: On November 18th, 2011 the Code Enforcement
Board issued a findings of fact, conclusion of law and order. The
respondent was found in violation of the referenced ordinances and
ordered to correct the violation. See the attached Order of the Board
OR 4744a Page 1115 for more information.
An extension of time was granted on April 26th, 2012. See the
attached Order of the Board, OR 4795a Page 90 for more information.
The property is not in compliance with the Code Enforcement
Board orders as of February 28th, 2013.
The fines and costs to date are described as the following: Order
item number one and two, fines at a rate of$150 per day for the period
between a27th, 2013 to February 28th, 2013, for 33 days, for the total
of$4,950. Fines continue to accrue.
Order Item number five, operational costs of$81 .15 have been
paid.
Total amount to date: $4,950.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
MR. MARTUCCI: The fence, we opted not to put it up. That's
why we didn't go through with it, the permit.
The shed, we were going to move it over to the commercial
property as soon as we get it developed. So that's kind of why it hasn't
gone any further. Because we've been with the -- we had Chris as a
case investigator. And the only -- we did go for some kind of permit or
something for it. But they said the only thing that was wrong with it is
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I was 10 feet or 12 feet. I didn't have enough footage from the canal
to the back of the shed was the main problem. But I said instead of
getting a truck out there and moving it are we okay, because we're
going to try to go ahead and move it. That's why we had the
extension, we were going to move it with the property.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Just like the other case,
should we find -- should we impose this, you can go to the county and
I'm sure they'll be glad to listen to you.
MR. MARTUCCI: Okay, great.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, get a motion from the board?
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion a fine does exist.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Motion to impose?
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to impose the fines. Sony.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR DAVIS: Thank you.
MR. MARTUCCI: Thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Tell me you reached an agreement.
MR. HARTSELL: Mr. Chairman, well, we've reached
agreement, but we're unable to stipulate. In essence, again, reserving
the jurisdictional issues, the applicant is willing to stipulate to a
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finding that the violations exist.
What we're asking for is 90 to 120 days to fix the three buildings
where the violations exist from the time that the permits are issued.
Mr. Bosa doesn't really have the authority to stipulate to that.
Apparently the --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: The board does.
MR. HARTSELL: -- board does. So basically what we're asking
is for -- you know, it's outside our purview to determine when the
permits get issued. But from the time the permits are issued, if we
could have 90 to 120 days to abate the violations, then that would
work.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Why don't we --
MS. BAKER: Mr. Chair, can we present the case so the board
has an idea?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I was just going there. We'll hear the
case and we'll go through it. Okay, Ralph.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: For the record again, Ralph Bosa for
Collier County Code Enforcement.
I'd like to present case evidence in the following exhibits: Nine
photos dated July 3rd, 2012 taken by myself, and four photos dated
February 21st, 2013 taken by Investigator Box, who was -- and I was
there present also.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. And you've seen the photos?
MR. HARTSELL: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Get a motion to --
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to accept the photos.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion. And do --
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: -- we have a second?
And a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: With your okay, Mr. Chairman, I
would like to hold off on the photos, do a brief presentation and then
go back to the photos --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Sure.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: -- and present each one.
On July 2nd, 2012 I received a call from Fire Inspector Mike
Bays of the Golden Gate Fire Department, who wanted me to meet
with him at Saddlebrook Apartments to report several violations
within the property.
Inspector Bays did show me the stairs and several buildings that
lead to the second floor that were severely rusted through and also
missing sheetrock on the outside part of the building where you could
see the exposed wood and it was rotting and mold and things like that
due to water damage.
I'd like to go to the pictures and show you what I'm talking about.
Here in these stairs here you can see those stairs are metal. It's
pretty decent thick metal and you could tell it's been going on for a
while. You can even see the light coming through the top stairs there.
All that is metal there that's rusted through.
Same thing here. It's some tripping hazards, metal that's just
protruding from the stairs itself.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Approximately what age are these
structures?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: These structures, if I remember
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correctly, is in the Nineties. It was built in the Nineties.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Thank you.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Same thing with this, a lot of rust.
You can see paint chipping off.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: They look like they're slanted from
left to right.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Slanted?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Unless it's my eyes.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: I think it might be the way the
picture's taken.
MR. HUDSON: Yeah, I think it's the camera.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yeah, it's the camera.
In this picture here, you can see all the water damage, all the
sheetrock is gone and everything. It's kind of hard to see but inside
the wood has mold in it. And also, it's been like that for so long it has
vegetative growth coming out of the wood.
MR. MARINO: Is that an exterior wall of a room there, like a --
what are we looking at?
MR. MIESZCAK: Looks like an under --
MR. MARINO: Was that the overhang?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Overhang.
MR. MARINO: That's the overhang?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: That's the overhang. Yeah, that's the
landing to the second floor with the stairs.
Here we see -- this is actually taken from -- it's kind of a weird
angle. Yeah, so you can see the wood, mold, the water damage in
there.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: What are we looking at? Is this a wall or
overhang again?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: It's an overhang again. It's just the
way the picture is. It's got a --
MR. MARINO: Is that an overhang or is it a closet? There's a
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light in it. Storage area, shed of some --
MR. HARTSELL: It's an overhang.
MR. MARINO: There's a light in it. But it doesn't look -- looks
like an enclosed -- what would have been an enclosed building, a
room or something. Do you see it? You didn't see it?
MR. LAVINSKI: They're going to put it back up.
MR. MARINO: There's a lightbulb in there. See that lightbulb?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: No, that's not electrical. I have no
idea what that is, but it wasn't electrical.
MR. MARINO: That's not a lightbulb?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: No, sir. That white thing in there, no,
it's not. Looks like some kind of piping or something, some PVC
piping or something.
MR. MARINO: Okay.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: I have no idea.
MR. MARINO: My eyes this morning.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: This is the exterior part also.
The same thing, more rotting wood and --
This is the stairs here, creating a tripping hazard. Some of the
metal is peeled back from the -- at the edge of the stairs.
And this one here, these are probably the worst stairs as far as
rotting through. You can see all the light where it's coming through
where all the rust has just eaten up the stairs.
And these next series of photos are just the most recent photos
showing that the violations are still there.
No change at all.
Same thing. The only difference is they did expose the wood
more so the wood can dry up a little more, so --
Continuing with my presentation here.
I gave them a Notice of Violation on July 5th, 2012 to the
property management company, advising them of the violations that
existed.
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On July 13th, we even went a step further and I met with Myron
Jacobs who is a chief structural engineer and Tim Stick, a building
inspector for the county. We also met with managing and
maintenance personnel at Saddlebrook Apartments in regards to the
violations of the property. That way we were all in agreement that a
violation did exist and we did make sure that there was, you know, no
misunderstanding as far as what was needed and health and safety
issues on this property.
On July 19th, I started receiving -- one of the first reports I
received from an engineering firm stating that they were putting up
temporary shorings because -- it's kind of hard to see in the pictures
and stuff, but you can tell that the stairs at the landing there was also
kind of disconnecting from the building itself and started cracking.
And this was confirmed by the chief building -- the chief structural
engineer. So there was just -- so he needed shorings to keep these
stairs from falling apart.
They did put -- stabilize buildings one, two, three and five. We
did receive periodic engineering reports saying that they did inspect
them and were keeping the shorings up.
On August 23rd a permit was applied for, but the permit was
rejected to have some of these problems fixed. And from then on no
corrections were ever made on the permit and we resubmitted for this
on December 12th, 2012. So from August 23rd to December 12th,
2012 the permit was still in reject status. Nothing was done.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do you know why they were
rejected?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: No, sir. They -- probably mistakes on
the plans or something. I'm not sure, I couldn't tell you what. But still
to this day it's still rejected status.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Are those staircases the only access
to certain apartments?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: No, they have a second set of stairs
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on the other side of the building south.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And they are in better shape?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: They're in a little better shape, yeah.
They are starting to rust through too. They pretty much look the
same.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Are they a safety hazard; do you
know?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes, they are. I consider them a
safety hazard. There's a community with several buildings and
children running around; that was my concern with that, so --
Also, on the 21st -- the reason why I brought this as an
emergency hearing, I considered it a life safety issue because they
were trying to make compliance efforts, but then in January I noticed
that two lien searches were done which indicates that they were trying
to sell the property.
And another indicator was that we met with the prospective
buyers of this -- of the property who wanted to buy the property. So I
wanted to bring the case here as soon as possible because I don't want
these violations to be passed onto another property owner. Plus
extending the time. The clock would start all over again, we would
have to reissue the Notice of Violation and go through this whole
process again.
We did give them ample time to try to come into compliance.
We did work with them. Kept in -- numerous correspondence from
Mr. Hartsell and from, you know, property managers and things like
that saying they were trying to come into compliance but it was just
the violations were still there.
As of February 22nd, eight permits were issued to have the stairs
fixed, which -- and I indicated February 21st was the day the property
manager received -- you know, I dropped off the Notice of Hearing.
The next day eight permits were not issued but in -- were applied for.
They're in apply status right now. So I think that's pretty much it.
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MR. MIESZCAK: Did I hear that right, you said they were
applied for?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes, applied for. They're being
reviewed right now.
MR. MIESZCAK: They don't have a permit?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: No permit. They don't have it in
hand, no.
MR. MIESZCAK: Okay, thank you.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Right now they're being reviewed and
it usually takes -- they have on hold of five days right off the bat, so --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, I think we better understand
what's going on there now.
Can you give us your take on the matter?
MR. HARTSELL: Mr. Chairman, yes, sir.
To the extent that there are questions in terms of the purchase, the
owners have been forthright about the fact that there's a purchase.
They've been forthright with the purchaser about what the violations
are. That's actually a significant part of the reason why the delay has
occurred. Back in October, November, the purchaser was discussing
the possible purchase. And for the reasons that Mr. Bosa has pointed
out, when you've got a prospective purchaser and you've got violations
that are occurring, the question is who's better to apply for the permits,
a new owner or the existing owner. Unfortunately it's taken this four
or five-month period of time before the new purchaser or prospective
purchase is at a place where they're prepared to move forward on it.
They had to get an assignment of housing density, housing bonus
rights approved by the county which took place -- as I understand it
took place two days ago. So there were a number of steps that had to
be taken care of.
Yes, Mr. Bosa's correct, February 21st when the Notice of
Hearing came forward, the owner said fine, we'll put the permit
applications in. It may or may not create some problems for the
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perspective purchaser with regard to having building permit
applications pending at the time or being issued. But frankly, it was
my recommendation that you get those permit applications and get
them reviewed.
So where we are right now is all eight of the buildings have
permit applications under review. As soon as those are issued, the
repairs -- that the owners are prepared to begin their repairs right
away.
What they're asking for is essentially an opportunity to have, say,
90 to 120 days from the issuance of the permits in order to take care of
those repairs. To the extent that we've got eight buildings under
review, what they're willing to do is whatever they can do in order to
make sure that these three buildings, I believe it's 8625, 8635 and
8645 Saddlebrook, have those three buildings be the first ones that are
reviewed and approved by the building department.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Just to explain our process, the next
thing we're going to find, whether a violation exists or not. If it
doesn't exist, it's over. If it does exist, then we go into the remedy, et
cetera.
The concern I have obviously is the safety issue. I'm not the
lightest person in the world, although I was heavier, but I'd be afraid to
walk up those stairs. And you probably would also.
MR. HARTSELL: I will say, and Mr. Bosa has been very
forthright in pointing out that from July 16th we've had an engineer go
out and -- I mean, the shoring, there was temporary shoring done.
Because again, without a permit you can't make the improvements.
So they went out and they did temporary shoring and they had a
structural engineer inspect that. And we have provided periodic
reports from that structural engineer as late as this week demonstrating
that structurally they are still sound.
But it's temporary, and there's no question about that. A
permanent solution needs to be implemented.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Mr. Bosa --
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: -- do you want to comment on
whatever you received back from the structural engineer?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes. On the structural engineers, I
mean, I have several reports here. I have one here dated, you might
want to see, December 19th, 2012. Shows the shorings, the temporary
fix on the report. If you want to see that one.
MR. HARTSELL: I would for the record like to at least submit
copies of a number of those reports, beginning from July 16th all the
way through February 22nd, indicating that structurally the temporary
shoring is adequate.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: If we take those reports, you won't
get them back. You have other copies of them?
MR. HARTSELL: I have other copies.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, fine. We'll just show them on
the overhead.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Mr. Chairman, I move that we accept the
new documentary evidence, photos and letters.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion; do we have a
second?
MR. MARINO: I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MR. HUDSON: While we're waiting to see the documents, Mr.
Chairman, I just want to say, you know, at this current time I'm sort of
leaning towards there's a violation here. I just think that if anyone else
on the board concurs, that when we go to figure out the
recommendation that there's some significant time added on. Because
two of these reports indicate they are working at length, and I don't
know what the conversation was in the hallway with why we don't
have a stipulation in front of us, but at this time I'm seeing that there's
a violation and I just think that when we go to do the order, I hope
there's some significant time for folks who clearly attended and clearly
went out of their way to communicate with the Code Enforcement.
MR. LAVINSKI: Mr. Chairman?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yes. Before -- are you going to
show those on the overhead?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes, sir. I'm showing here February
22nd, 2013 engineering services group report. And you can see on the
bottom, the conclusion of the engineering report. These repairs are
meant to be temporary, as weather conditions with age continue to
deteriorate certain portions of the structures.
So that shows that the more time we wait the worse it's going to
get.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That says 30 days.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: And the date of this document is?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: February 22nd, sir.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Thank you.
MR. HUDSON: Then I'd like to retract my last statement.
Maybe more time is inaccurate, based on seeing this report.
MR. HARTSELL: If I may explain. Recognizing the engineer
has said these need to be inspected every 30 days, and we
acknowledge that they are temporary. I mean, the point being, they
have provided temporary shoring while we're waiting for the permits
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to be issued. So they are addressing that. There's no question that it's
only temporary. But some time will be necessary in order to actually
implement the repairs.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yeah, I think there's a lot to be
discussed, should we find you in violation, as to what needs to
continue, the 30-day inspections, et cetera, et cetera. But the first
order of business would be does a violation exist.
MR. HUDSON: I think a violation exists, Mr. Chair.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Is that a motion?
MR. HUDSON: That's a motion.
MR. MARINO: I'll second that.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second.
Any discussion on it?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
Okay, a violation exists now. How do we put the baby back
together?
Mr. Bosa, you have some suggestion, I'm sure?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes, sir, I do have a recommendation.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And then we will go to the
respondent to see if he has any comments on that and whatever else
we come up with.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes sir.
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Recommendation is that the Code Enforcement Board orders the
respondent to pay all operational costs in the amount of$82.29
incurred in the prosecution of this case within 30 days and abate all
violations by: Obtaining all required Collier County building permits,
inspections and certificates of completion/occupancy to fix the
exterior stairs and walls within blank amount of days of the hearing or
a fine of blank amount per day will be imposed until the violation is
abated.
The respondent must notify the Code Enforcement investigator
when the violation has been abated in order to conduct a final
inspection to confirm abatement. If the respondent fails to abate the
violation, the county may abate the violation using any method to
bring the violation into compliance, and may use the assistance of the
Collier County Sheriffs Office to enforce the provisions of this order,
and all costs of abatement shall be assessed to the property owner.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. My first concern obviously is
safety. So the -- whatever we come up with, I think the 30-day
reinspection from a licensed structural engineer should occur every
30a during the period of time that is granted to take care of this
situation, this violation. That's number one.
Counselor, do you have any comment on that portion first?
MR. HARTSELL: No, that would be perfectly acceptable.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. I don't know what's going to
happen as far as the sale of this property or not, but we certainly don't
want the clock to start again on this because of safety reasons.
MR. MARINO: You know, looking at the pictures, that's not a
quick fix situation.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I agree. The structural engineers I'm
sure have some suggestion on whatever they've done so far to deem
them safe. They are licensed in the State of Florida, so I would
suspect that they're doing what is proper. I can't overrule them.
MR. MIESZCAK: Let me ask one question. When do you think
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there might be permits? They're applied for. So you can't --
MR. HARTSELL: It's a little bit difficult to say, but I think that
probably four to eight weeks is a reasonable time within which to
expect that the permits for each of the buildings would be issued.
We'll do our best to get those expedited.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: What is the county's feeling on that
estimate of time?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: It could be a long time before they get
those permits. Right now it's still on an inspection -- it's on a hold
right now until everybody reviews it. There's, you know, reviews,
there's corrections, everything. It's just --
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Why is the process on hold again?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: They have a five-day hold on it while
everybody looks at the -- what they have to look at and see what can
be approved, not approved or things like that.
MR. MARINO: How do they intend on repairing it? Are you
replacing the steps? Are those steps being torn out and new ones being
put in?
My main concern is the steps, the deterioration of the steps. I
mean, how are they going to fix them? I don't think you just go in
there and weld some pieces on there and fix them.
MR. MARTUCCI: I don't believe that that was the suggestion.
With me today is Scott Bigham, who is the project manager, and
he can address that.
One thing perhaps that I might throw out, because I understand
your struggle, how long is it before the permits are actually issued.
Not that I am looking forward to coming back before you, but one
possibility might be to say in 60 days we come back before you to
give you a status report in order to determine whether the permits have
been issued. And if so, how -- you know, how much we have been
able to repair. And at that point in time you could essentially make the
determination as to what's reasonable or not reasonable, and then at
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least you've got a status update in terms of whether the county was
actually able to get the permits issued and whether the applicant has
functioned. I understand that's a question in everybody's mind.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Diane, do you have a comment?
MS. FLAGG: In light of the life safety issue here, the Code
Enforcement office will work with them to expedite these permits
through to address the life safety issues. So if you've set an order with
a very short time frame and if for some unusual reason the permits
held them up, they can always come back for a continuance of that,
which is the other option.
MR. MIESZCAK: I'd like to go with the inspection time, 30
days. It has to be inspected again on March 22nd, correct? Is this
what I'm reading?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That's correct.
MR. MIESZCAK: Okay. So I have no problem with 30 days
increment.
MR. HUDSON: I have a question, Mr. Chairman. What's being
done about the actual folks living in the residences? Have they been
notified or are they aware of sort of the situation those steps are in? I
mean, you said that there's one other set of steps going in and out but,
I mean, in the event of an emergency or, you know, hurricane season's
around the corner.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: How about in the event of somebody
moving in or out and carrying something very heavy.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes, it does pose a safety issue, yeah.
They do have another set of stairs they can use.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: But that's in poor condition as well.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Some of them, yeah, pretty rusted.
You know, they're getting to that condition also.
MR. HUDSON: Are all the units occupied? I mean, do you have
people moving in, moving out? I mean, are they going to be carrying
couches, safes --
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INVESTIGATOR BOSA: From my inspections I did see people,
you know, around in the community. Yeah, there's quite a few people
there.
MR. MARINO: And all tenants can come down or go up from
both set of steps?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes. Yeah. So that was inspected by
the fire inspector, which he has to approve.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Has the fire inspector taken a look at
the work that's been done to shore these up?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes, sir, he has.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Has he deemed them to be safe at
this time?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: As far as the shorings, holding that
up, yes. He still doesn't believe -- he's still -- you know, the stairs are
not safe. So the stairs are not safe and the rotting wood. And that has
to be done as quickly as possible.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I grant you that it should be done as
quickly as possible. I mean, the alternative is to say so can't use the
stairs so you stay in the apartment forever or don't go back into the
apartment. There's got to be something in between to resolve the
situation. I think Code Enforcement working directly with the county
to get the permits expedited goes a long way.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Have we approached the possibility of
condemnation of these stairs, or not?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: That would be up to the building
inspector to be able to determine that. They would have to meet
certain criteria.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: I guess what bothers me about this,
shoring up the stairs, a set of stairs that's not safe to walk on to begin
with, based on what (sic) your pictures, with metal hanging off the
edge, it doesn't make sense to me that since July 5th, nothing has been
done, even if masking tape were put on something. I think something
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should have been done to alleviate the trip hazards of people's shoe
just catching on the edge of these steps. Whether they fall down or not
is another separate issue. It looks like you've shored them up and
we're great. But what about the surface? The pictures you just
showed me are deplorable.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes, the reason why we gave them so
much time is because they were making compliance efforts, number
one.
Number two, I was in contact with the chief building official and
the chief structural official, and after conferring with them I said can I
give them 30 more days or have an engineering report? So this wasn't
just one decision on myself, it was, you know, also the fire inspector
too who would confer with to give them more time.
MR. MARINO: How are they being shored up? We haven't seen
a picture of how they're actually being shored up.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: I do have what you took into
evidence, engineering report here from December 19th, 2012 with a
picture on the bottom showing the shorings.
MR. MARINO: What --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I'm sure some plywood --
MR. MARINO: -- I'm trying to look at is if somebody just
comes along -- you know, I used to be in the building business --
somebody just comes along and decides they're just going to knock
these out maliciously or vandalism, just knock them out and then we
have a problem.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: So you can see the shorings there,
what's holding it. And that's -- as far as holding up the landing, that's
what it's doing. But it's not doing anything, like you said, for the stairs
themselves as they're rusting through.
MR. MARINO: Exactly. That's my point. Where are they being
shored up? The stairs are not being stored up --
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: No, because --
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MR. MARINO: -- the landings are.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: I'll show you were -- you might be
able to see where -- you can see just a little. But you can't see on the
pictures, it's very hard to see. It would even have to be a structural
engineer to even pick up on this really fairly quick.
But the separation of the stairs right there in that location, you
can see they're separating from the main beams.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Looks like they need someone,
either a welder to go in there and tack some metal on there to make it
safer, or some plywood anchored in there somehow so that you don't
step on a step and go through the rotted material.
MR. MARINO: You need new steps. You need a whole new --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yeah, well obviously. No, I'm
talking about on a temporary basis.
I think that Chris, your recommen -- excuse me, your
recommendation for 30 days and come back and see what's going on
is probably the way to go. At that time we'll find out when the
building permits can be issued.
The structural engineer says we should be okay for 30 days. I'm
not happy with it but I don't see much of an alternative around it.
MR. HUDSON: And Mr. Chairman, I would just add that, I
mean, I hope that these folks are notified, you know.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Absolutely.
MR. HUDSON: They may not have any clue that there's a
condition. I mean, obviously they're going to notice because of
shorings, but, I mean -- but they walk up and down these stairs every
day, maybe they're sort of like well, it's the way it is. But maybe
someone needs to notify them that hey, you know, take the good set of
stairs, don't take the --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We can make that part of the order
as to a flier should be passed out to every owner or every occupant
there.
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You have some discussion?
MR. HARTSELL: Yes, the project manager, Scott Bigham?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Has he been sworn?
MR. BIGHAM: No.
(Mr. Bigham was duly sworn.)
MR. BIGHAM: Thank you, I appreciate the time here. I just
wanted to just address a couple of the comments.
One was obviously we discussed the engineer inspections, which
we've been continuing to do every 30 days throughout this project. So
his goal has been to go out there and inspect these staircases and
landing situations and to ensure via certified letter that they do have
structural integrity. So he is doing those inspections. I'm fully aware
of the pictures that we're seeing and we're looking forward to making
those improvements very quickly.
As far as the repairs go, we've kind of been stuck in that little
gray area where we want to go in there and do the repairs but we can't
do the repairs without the permits.
Mr. Bosa made the comment about back in August where we
submitted a permit application to the county. That was a repair permit
for addressing a lot of these things. And that permit was essentially
rejected.
And their comment that came back to us was that we are not
going to submit -- or allow you to have a permit for these specific
situations because we want you to address more than that on other
buildings and everything. Which is why we then had to go back with
our engineer and work on doing full property plans that we now
currently have in review with the county.
So we've made the attempt to do these. Our residents are
obviously fully aware of the situations there. We have -- the shoring
posts that you guys have been looking at, they're engineered shoring
posts. They're above and beyond a typical four-by-four type post
that's been put in place. So we are -- we're trying to do everything we
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possibly can to make sure that one, that we provide obviously the
safety for our residents and for our project, as well as moving the
whole process along.
So I just wanted to make sure it was very clear that we, you
know, would like nothing better than to start this tomorrow if we were
able to get some type of assistance from the county to get our permits
back into our hands.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: How confident are you that someone
won't step through one of those steps?
MR. BIGHAM: I mean, I'm confident. That's why I have a
third-party engineer.
If-- you know, our group has taken that effort obviously to bring
on this person as part of our project and we've continued it every 30
days.
His letter, you know, the way it says there, it says reevaluate it
every 30 days. That's really -- you know, his license and name is
obviously on our project, so he wants to make sure that from his
standpoint that we are keeping up with those evaluations. So he has
his protection as well as ours and our residents and mine, which is
why he includes it in his letter and we're happy to continue to do it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Have you done anything, as Mr.
Hudson has mentioned, to notify the residents of what's going on?
MR. BIGHAM: I can't speak as far as the property manager
goes. I can't tell you 100 percent sure if an official letter has gone out.
But I will speak to the property as far as doing something like that.
I'm sure that they are fully aware of what's been going on. They've
been seeing the inspections, the work that's been going on over this
period, so -- but we'll do whatever efforts, you know, that are
necessary.
From a timing standpoint, the only thing I'd like to add there is --
as you mentioned the repairs are not simple. We currently have two
forms of egress for these buildings. So as we're doing stair repairs,
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you have the time constraint to work on one situation, you have to
obviously close off that staircase. So we -- you know, it prevents us
from going into a building, if it was a typical, you know, exterior
siding or repair or something like that, we could go in there with a
massive crew and knock out the whole thing. But here we have to
break up all of our building to make sure that we provide the proper
egress.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Do you have at least two staircases
for each unit?
MR. BIGHAM: Yes, sir, we do. But we obviously don't want to
have one down more than we need to, but we definitely can't take two
down. So when you have two and three-story structures, you have to
do this very systematically and it takes a little bit more time than
usual.
MR. HUDSON: How many units are there in the buildings?
MR. BIGHAM: There is 188 in the total property, I believe.
And per building, I want to say -- roughly I believe 18. I believe it's
six per breezeway section. But I can double check on that.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Are they all in this condition or just
some of them?
MR. BIGHAM: No, just some of them. Although we are making
improvements to the entire project. So we're going, again, above and
beyond what our current situation is.
Is there any other --
MR. LAVINSKI: I guess what still bothers me, Mr. Chairman, is
this letter from the engineer is strictly talking about showing up, not
talking about people walking up and down those stairs. And, you
know, when you walk downstairs, look at any risers and you'll see
scuff marks, which tells me your heel goes up against it or your toe
goes in it.
And these pictures show there's holes. I think something ought to
be done like yesterday on pieces like that.
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Whether they fall down or not, yeah, that's important, but in 30
days 30 people could fall down those stars.
MR. HARTSELL: And with all due respect, we have permits
applied for in order to make the repairs on the stairs, the risers, the
exterior walls. The purpose is to address all of those issues, it's not
just the shoring.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: I wanted to clarify, just to make sure
that you know, the permits were applied for the day after the Notice of
Hearing was given. I just want to put that on the record, if I hadn't
mentioned it before, so --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I understand. It's a motivational
tool. We're all about compliance.
We found the respondent in violation, and now we're trying to
come up with something in writing that will give enough safety to the
people who live in those units without having a long leash on this
thing. I think the 30 days that Mr. Mieszcak has stated to come back
at that time and see where we are as far as Code Enforcement helping
you to speed up the situation as far as repairs are concerned.
And certainly to notify the tenants, as Mr. Hudson had
mentioned, I think that should be part of the order.
I would also -- I would like for you to talk to the engineer to
address Mr. Lavinski's comment about what can be done on the
individual steps on a temporary basis, whether it's put some plywood
on there or, you know, anchor it in a certain way so that you don't step
through it or you don't trip on any empty metal. I think that's -- I don't
know how much farther we could go in one month to get everything
done.
Tony, you had a comment?
MR. MARINO: I'm just confused by it. Their intention is to
replace the entire stairwell, correct? You're not just going to be
repairing steps --
MS. BAKER: Mr. Marino, can you speak into your microphone,
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please?
MR. MARINO: I'm sorry.
Your intention is to replace the entire stairwell and landings; is
that correct?
I said your intention is to repair -- not repair but replace the
landings in the stairwells?
MR. BIGHAM: The way the plans are submitted right now by
the engineer, the engineer is going to be very involved in the project,
so he's going to be doing an evaluation of every individual stair and
landing situation as we expose it.
So the way the plans are drawn up right now is, is that he wants
us to go ahead and remove drywall, soffits, so he can fully see the
structural members that are behind these things. From that point he's
going to be making an on-site direction as far as how each one's going
to be addressed.
MR. MARINO: Yeah, but repairing that or looking at that is not
looking at, like you said here, the threads, the steps itself where they
are rotted, you can see through it. Repairing that is not going to take
care of the actual stairs.
MR. BIGHAM: That is why I'm going to rely on my third-party
engineer. You know, it's his job to tell me what can be repaired versus
replaced and, you know, we're going to follow his recommendation.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Can we also go forward with the
letter that's in front of us, and not only the risers, but the steps
themselves to be included in the inspection process? Temporary to
whether blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, retain portion of these. The
temporary shoring, if another sentence or a comma, shoring and stair
risers, if you will, can be inspected also to meet minimum safety
standards?
MR. BIGHAM: We can have that.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Let's see if we can craft
something right now. Otherwise we'll be here till the stairs fall down.
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I would like to use -- Ralph, can you put your proposal up and we
can add some things to it.
Okay, the first part, the $80.29, I don't think that's a big deal.
Obtaining and require Collier County permits, you're going to
have code enforcement helping you to get that done. You've applied.
The 30 days that Mr. Mieszcak has suggested, I would put in
there the 30 days.
MR. HUDSON: I would -- Mr. Chairman?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yes.
MR. HUDSON: I would do it 30 days from today. Did it say
March 22nd down there in the handwriting?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yes, it says it on the letter.
MR. HUDSON: Yeah, I would do it 30 days from today.
Because the time, just to be fair to them, when they actually get the
letter from their engineer may not be spot on the date. So, I mean, just
be aware. You don't want to have to give them, even if it's a day or
two extra. I mean, the letter may not come spot on, depending on
what the engineer's got going on in his world.
MR. MIESZCAK: It did say 30 days.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yeah, the letter did say 30 days, but
I'm sure we're benevolent enough of an organization to not hold them
to the letter of the law if it's a date one way or the other, as long as the
stairs are safe.
The per day fine imposed, if that's violated, I solicit that from the
board.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Jean, what is the maximum, please?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: $1,000 a day.
MS. RAWSON: Yes.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Thank you.
I suggest a fine of$1,000 per day for the board to consider.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Hopefully that won't be a
concern because you'll be in -- you'll have this all handled.
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MR. HARTSELL: I'm a little bit confused. The 30 days that I
thought you were speaking to was with regard to having an engineer's
reinspection done within 30 days from today.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That's correct. That's not to abate all
of this. That's correct.
MR. HARTSELL: Okay. I --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That was -- you said you'd be glad
to come back and discuss it.
MR. HARTSELL: Right. I guess my question was in which
case why is it necessary to have a fine imposed? We'll be back in 30a,
at which point in time if there's been a permit issued, you'll have an
opportunity then to be able to assess.
MS. BAKER: Mr. Chairman, we do -- you guys found a
violation, you have to order a time for them to come into complete
compliance. So a has to be something in this order saying that we
understand the engineering letter, but they have to have a time to come
into compliance, get the permits, the inspections, the C.O.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I understand. You said that you
thought 120 days you could become (sic) into complete compliance?
MR. HARTSELL: We were hoping that within 90 to 120 days of
the issuance of the permit we could come into compliance. And that's
what we would request.
MR. HUDSON: I think because the director said that they were
going to be work -- the county would be willing to work with these
folks, I think -- you know, I mean, I'll listen to you guys, but I can't go
with 120. I can go with 60.
MR. MARINO: I agree with that also. Because now you're
coming into 120 days. Now we're into the bad weather season and
that's going to create problems and everything else.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Well, we can do 60 days and the
respondent can come back at that point and request additional time.
You know, this is what's been done since we first heard the case; we're
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making progress; the plans have been issued or whatever and we need
an additional whatever time, and the board will certainly entertain that
at that time.
MS. BAKER: Mr. Chairman, I also have a question for Ms.
Rawson. I'm not sure that they can do $1,000 a day fine.
MS. RAWSON: No, I think 500 is all you can do.
And I'm confused about your order. You want them to
completely come into compliance within 60 days but first you want in
30 days there's a reinspection and then do you want to order them to
come back next month, is that true too?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yes.
MS. RAWSON: Okay.
MR. MARINO: I'd like to see the letter at least, the 30-day
reinspection.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yeah, the letter that we reviewed
with the structural engineer saying everything is okay for 30 days.
MS. RAWSON: So provide that to the board, yeah.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: To the board at that time. And
maybe at that time we'll be able to come up with some additional time
past the 60 days.
MR. HARTSELL: That is 60 days from the issuance of the
permit we have to --
MS. BAKER: No, no.
MR. HARTSELL: -- complete the --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I can't go by that because I don't
know when the permit's going to be issued, obviously. But we can
adjust that time going forward.
MR. MIESZCAK: I think we'd be comfortable once you have a
permit. I think that's part of the problem. You don't get a permit for
six months we're just hanging up here. So we have to close it.
MR. HARTSELL: But we have applied for the permits. I mean
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MR. MIESZCAK: Yeah, I know, but, you know, you --
MR. HARTSELL: It's out of our hands now, that's the problem
that we're having is --
MR. MIESZCAK: Well, I guess I think of July, August,
September. You had a lot of time to apply. Here it is February, you
applied. So I think of that time frame, you know, and when. There's a
reason why you didn't get the permit, for some reason. Right? Wasn't
that --
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes. The permit --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Never overlook the power of our
director to get things moving.
MR. HARTSELL: We will certainly rely upon her persuasion.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I would like to add another
paragraph in here that addresses Mr. Hudson's concern that some
notification should go out to the residents letting them know that a
safety hazard does exist, that you're working on it, and whatever else
needs to be in that letter. I don't want to craft the letter for you, but
you know what we're looking for.
MR. HARTSELL: Mr. Chairman, with all due respect, we do
recognize the need to make the improvements. I've questioned, under
the circumstances and given the pictures that you've seen, what
purpose a letter to all of the residents -- I mean, that just seems like an
unnecessary step to say your steps are rusted and --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I don't think it would take that much
effort to get a flier out. It doesn't have to be a letter addressed to
everyone. Something that you'd, you know, slide under everybody's
door that lives there.
MR. MARINO: It's 188 copies of paper. Excuse me, is this a
community where there are young children?
MS. FLAGG: Yes.
MR. MARINO: Young families? What are the tenants in these
buildings? At what age are they?
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MR. HARTSELL: I don't think it's restricted at all. So you can
imagine families.
MR. MARINO: So you got young families --
MR. L'ESPERANCE: I think these families --
MR. MARINO: -- with maybe young kids.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: -- deserve notice. I think these families
deserve notice. There are older people, I'm sure, there are younger
people and children, I'm sure. I think they pay rent and they need a
fair notice as to the status of the homes and the buildings that they're
renting. I think it's a fair --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I think a flier is certainly within the
realm of what should be done.
MR. MARINO: It might make them feel better knowing that
something is being done, besides just seeing these steel poles that are
supposed to be structures, so --
MR. HARTSELL: And I agree with that. Just again, since the
failure to do this apparently is going to subject the property owner to a
fine, what exactly -- I mean, what's the standard in terms of what they
have to do as far as the notice?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: A flier letting the folks know there
that a safety hazard exists, that you're working on it and that they
should be extra careful going up and down the stairs.
MR. HARTSELL: Okay.
MR. LAVINSKI: And they're not going to do anything about the
risers and treads for the next 120 days, which is ludicrous.
MR. HUDSON: I mean, I think some of it is just, you know,
depending -- no matter how you craft the letter, another intent of the
letter is not just to notify the folks. It's another internal accountability
metric that I think the board will agree as something that needs to
happen here. Because as my fellow board member just mentioned,
nothing is going to be done about the steps with any certainty or any
timeframe. So I think that the extra internal accountability measure
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that is this letter, whether it just says we're going to provide
maintenance on these stairs or on this whatever, I mean, I think that --
I think you guys should be okay with that.
MR. HARTSELL: As long as the board is okay with that, that's
what I'm trying to make sure.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I think the board is okay with that.
Next thing. Your project manager said that you would get ahold
of the folks that are working on resolving the situation, the temporary
situation, to see what can be done to make the risers themselves a little
safer, whether there's some plywood they can put on, whatever it is.
And you probably could put that in a flier also.
Does that speak to your issue?
MR. LAVINSKI: Yeah, as long as something is being done, not
just sending out a memo saying that we're going to do this in 30 days,
or 90 days.
By the looks of those pictures, something needs to be done,
period.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Absolutely.
MR. LAVINSKI: You know, yesterday.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: So Mr. Chairman, the amount of the fine
per day?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Why don't you --
MR. L'ESPERANCE: I suggest the amount of$500.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
MR. MIESZCAK: Is that a motion?
MR. MARINO: I'll second it.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: My motion, yes.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Well, we have to -- I want to go
through the whole thing before. So $500, we have nods on that.
Sixty days is the overall length. You'll come back within 30
days.
MS. BAKER: Sixty days from today for compliance?
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Right. And 30 days he'll come back,
should they need additional time, based on how we're making out with
the building permits, et cetera. Can be adjusted at that time, if need
be.
MS. BAKER: You wanted the engineer's report to be brought
back to you --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Correct.
MS. BAKER: -- on the agenda for the next hearing?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yes.
MS. BAKER: Okay.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: You have no problem with that?
MR. HARTSELL: I don't have any problem providing it.
Honestly, given the short time frames to come back before the board
in 30 days in order to show you the letter doesn't seem to me to be all
that necessary.
I hope that we get a permit issued before the 60 days, I'm
thinking maybe 60 days -- provide the 30-day letter but come back to
you in 60 days and give you the status report. Because if the permit
were issued today, I'm not sure that all the repairs could be done in
that 60 days, so --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: It would be mostly in 30 days a
progress report on what's going on. And given the -- if this had just
started recently, it would be one things. But as has been pointed out,
this started in July. That's why we're being as strict as we are.
Okay, so the items are some sort of a flier notice to the residents,
$500, 60 days, $82.29 within 30 days, as far as the costs, operational
costs.
MS. BAKER: Do you have a time frame for the notice to the
residents? Are you putting a time and dollar amount on that?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Fliers, how long do you think it
would take to put together a flier? Shouldn't take more than a couple
of days. How about we give you seven days to do that. I got a nod
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from them. Seven days for the fliers. Is that okay with you, Chris?
MR. HUDSON: Yeah. And I don't think you need a dollar
amount on the flier, do you? Because, I mean, if they're back in 30
days and they made no progress and they haven't done that, I don't
think this board's going to be very amenable.
Does there have to be a dollar amount attached to a flier? I
mean, general information was the purpose there, not necessarily to
create another fixed cost if they don't do it. Because if they come
back and don't do it, we're all going to know they didn't do it.
MS. BAKER: Ms. Rawson, do you have any comments on that?
MS. RAWSON: Well, usually you give them some reason to
come back, and that usually is a fine that will get them back.
If that's the first thing you put on there, notify the tenants within
seven days, and then the second thing you put on there is that the --
you want the reinspection letter from the licensed structural engineer
provided to the board at the next hearing, you could also maybe also
have a report on the fliers at the next hearing. Otherwise you're going
to have to fine them for everything.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: That works.
MR. HUDSON: That works. Combine them.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Well, I think we covered the bases
as well as we can cover them.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Jen, anything else we need to cover?
MS. BAKER: I think that's all.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: It's unfortunate it's a safety hazard.
Otherwise it would be a lot easier to work out. We hope nobody gets
hurt. And the last thing we want to see is, you know, see you in 30
days with bandages because you tripped on the stairs.
So that's my motion. Can I get a second on it?
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
MR. LAVINSKI: Opposed.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: One opposed.
MR. LAVINSKI: Opposed based on the fact that this order is not
addressing today's issue of the flapping metal on the risers and on the
treads. So I vote no.
MS. BAKER: And Mr. Chair, I know you guys were talking
strictly about the stairs, but there was also the other issue of the walls.
Is that included in the 60 days?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: In the 60 days, yes.
MS. BAKER: Okay.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay. Thank you. We'll see you
next month.
MS. BAKER: Next case will be number nine under imposition,
Case CESD20120012127, Gregory Lynn Thompson and Misty Lou
Thompson.
(Supervisor Letourneau was duly sworn.)
SUPERVISOR LETOURNEAU: Once again for the record, Jeff
Letourneau, Collier County Code Enforcement.
Violation is of the Collier County Land Development Code
04-41, as amended, Section 10.02.06(B)(1)(a).
Violation location is: 181 23rd Street Southwest, Naples,
Florida, 34117. Folio No. 36960760001 .
Violation description: Historically permitted steel building in the
rear yard now missing walls and doors and completely altered from its
originally permitted use.
Past order: On November 29th, 2012 the Code Enforcement
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Board issued a finding of fact, conclusion of law and order. The
respondent was found in violation of the referenced ordinance and
ordered to correct the violation. See the attached Order of the Board
OR 4865, Page 2607, for more information.
The property is not in compliance with the Code Enforcement
Board orders as of February 28th, 2013.
The fines and costs to date are described as the following: Order
items number one and two, fines at the rate of$200 per day for the
period between January 30th, 2013 to February 28th, 2013, totaling 30
days, for the total amount of$6,000. Fines continue to accrue.
Order Item number five, operational costs of$80.57 have not
been paid.
Total amount to date: $6,080.57.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to impose the fines.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Motion and a second to impose.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
SUPERVISOR LETOURNEAU: Thank you.
MS. BAKER: Next is number 10, Case CESD20120007390,
Peter Salazar Lopez and Monica 0 Coariti De Salazar.
(Investigator Bosa and Octavia Sarmiento were duly sworn.)
MS. BAKER: Mr. Chairman, I believe that they may be asking
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for an extension request, so if you'd like to hear from them first.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay.
MR. SARMIENTO: Mr. Chairman and members of the board,
good afternoon.
I'm pleased to report that these three cases of a commercial
building, the second floor, we went around, we finally submitted the
permits. One of the permits already approved. I understand we're
going to be paying for the permit probably today or tomorrow.
The other two permits are steel and rejection (sic). I have hired
another engineer due to the fact that the county requested some
affidavits on some of the other parts that has to do with electricity and
the structure. They look like simple things but when it's commercial,
the process of having the permitting and approve takes a little while
longer. And we have requested more time in order to get this all taken
care of.
So I'm happy to report that one of the three cases is already soon
to be C.O.'d. We'll pay for the permit. It's going to be I think ready
status right now.
And the other two, we already hired an engineer that will be
doing the affidavits and the rest of the corrections on this request.
So we do need more time. Commercial permits don't take five
days, they take a minimum of 15 days review. Every time you have a
correction, you have to work on it, you have to prepare all the plans,
everything you need and then resubmit it. From the time that you
resubmit takes 15 working days.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Is the electrical service turned on in these
units?
MR. SARMIENTO: Yes, they is (sic). Actually, the things that
they have the violations on, they were small. But when you have a
commercial case, it's like a small Pandora box that when you open --
this is an old building from 1982. So it will be things that have to be
up to code now, and that's what takes a little longer to get it all done.
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Now I have another engineer involved and we'll take care of the
other two permits. But it does take a little longer, because you never
know how many rejections you're going to be working with. So I do
need a little bit more time to get -- take everything --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: How much is a little bit more time?
MR. SARMIENTO: To be on the safe side I would like to have
180 days.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Little bit of time? That's six months.
MR. SARMIENTO: Like I said, with commercial, permits takes
a little bit longer than normal. Every review takes 15 days. Even it
could be a small thing.
Like I said, from the three permits that we submitted this year,
we submitted on January, I believe. And one of them is all taken care
of and the other two, it's the same building, the same floor, it's just a
different unit.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Is it safe to say there are obviously no
people living in this building?
MR. SARMIENTO: There's not -- this is an office building.
And there's no hassles, no any problem whatsoever, just we have to
comply with the --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Are there tenants in the building?
MR. MIESZCAK: Is it vacant?
MR. SARMIENTO: Some of them are vacant, some of them
already been rented out.
There's no hassle. We have been in contact with the county, the
building department, with the Code Enforcement. There were prior
meetings before about this.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: What does the county say?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: We have no objection as far as
extension of time. Obviously not the 180 days, that's a little too much.
But it was minor work that was done. I think, correct me if I'm wrong,
it was like maybe a light fixture put in or something like that.
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So I leave it to the board if you want to give more time.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: What do you think is realistic
time-wise?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Time-wise? I would say about 60
days tops.
MR. MIESZCAK: What about the operational costs?
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: They were paid today. For all three
cases involved with this were paid today.
MR. MIESZCAK: Paid today.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: He did give me a receipt.
MR. SARMIENTO: I'm sorry I did not pay it. I thought it was
already paid. Otherwise I would already have paid for it.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I have no problem with the 60-day
extension.
MR. MARINO: I don't have any.
MR. MIESZCAK: Fine by me.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I make a motion that we grant the
60-day extension.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Second that.
MR. MARINO: I'll second that.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MR. SARMIENTO: Thank you to the court.
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CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: If you can't make it in 60 days, you -
MR. SARMIENTO: We'll try to get the engineer, twist his ear or
something.
MS. RAWSON: This is for all three cases?
MS. BAKER: Mr. Chair, let's -- can we call all the cases and
we'll do a motion for each one?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Right.
MS. BAKER: The next one will be number 11, Case
CESD20120007393, Peter Salazar Lopez and Monica 0 Coariti de
Salazar.
(Investigator Bosa and Octavia Sarmiento were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And Item number five, you're going
to read that or -- you might as well.
MS. BAKER: You can just make the motion for the extension.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: I make a motion that we grant a
60-day extension on this case.
MR. MIESZCAK: I second that.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Costs have been paid for all three of
these?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Yes.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Yes.
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MS. BAKER: Then the next one is number 12, Case
CESD20120007391, Peter Salazar Lopez and Monica 0 Coariti de
Salazar.
(Investigator Bosa and Octavia Sarmiento were duly sworn.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Motion to extend 60 days.
MR. MIESZCAK: Second.
MR. MARINO: Make a motion we extend -- are you making the
motion?
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: No, you just did.
MR. MARINO: Oh, okay.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion and we have a
second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
MR. SARMIENTO: Last note, I'd like to say, the 93, the ending
of 93 is the one for the plumbing. That's already taken care of. That's
already been approved.
MR. MIESZCAK: Good man. Thank you.
MR. SARMIENTO: Well, thank you for the court. Thanks.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Thank you for hanging in here as
long as you did.
MR. MIESZCAK: To his advantage.
INVESTIGATOR BOSA: Thank you.
MR. MIESZCAK: Do we have to rescind something?
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MS. BAKER: Yes, the next item will be letter C, motion to
rescind previously issued order for Romona Garcia, Case
CEPM20100001331 .
The county is asking to rescind this order as since we brought
this to hearing, we've subsequently had the structure deemed a
dangerous structure and the county would like to demo that structure.
So there were more violations than what was originally done, so we'd
like to rescind the order and we'll bring it back for a new hearing.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Motion to rescind.
MS. RAWSON: Both orders, right? There were two. There was
an original order and then there was an imposition of fines order.
We're rescinding them both?
MS. BAKER: If they were both, yes. And we did get an
inspection warrant, that's how we found all the issues. We got an
inspection warrant, did the inspection with the building department.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to rescind both.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We have a motion.
MR. MARINO: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: And a second.
All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Carries unanimously.
Which brings us to --
MR. MIESZCAK: Our lady in the corner.
MS. RAWSON: Well, I have one question before we leave the
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agenda.
Did Mr. Haupilla pay his costs?
MS. BAKER: Yes.
MS. RAWSON: Okay, thank you.
MR. MIESZCAK: Good.
MR. MARINO: But you can't leave yet.
MS. RAWSON: I'm not leaving.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Okay, we're up to reports.
MS. FLAGG: Good afternoon.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Good afternoon.
MS. FLAGG: Just as a recap, in 2012 and in the midst of the
nation's foreclosure crisis, the Code Enforcement Department
implemented a Blight Prevention Program. One aspect of the program
was to develop key contacts with the banks. Since November, 2008
banks have paid $3.1 million to abate code violations. They have
abated 2,779 violations. The majority of this money spent by the
banks and the violations abated were prior to them owning the
property, or taking title to the property.
In addition, another aspect of the Blight Prevention Program was
that the Code Enforcement Department worked with the Board of
County Commissioners to execute a resolution that outlines the
process for waiving fines. The resolution was executed by the Board
and as a result since July, 2009 $10,574,000 in fines have been
waived.
For the week of February 11th through 17th, there were 92 code
cases opened. 342 property inspections completed that week. For that
week, 59 cases were closed with voluntary compliance.
The number of community events, which are the cleanup events,
vacant home sweeps and meet and greets were 32 for the week.
In addition, the number of lien searches was 129 for the week and
2,789 year to date. And the number that had open code cases as a
result of those lien searches were six, and 87 year to date.
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And just as a final note, most of you probably know I will be
retiring after 32 years serving Collier County at the end of June. So
the position has been advertised and interviews are scheduled to
commence.
MR. MARINO: Are we going to cry or are we going to
congratulate you?
MR. MIESZCAK: Send money.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Where's the party going to go be?
MS. FLAGG: I don't -- this is just February. I gave six months
advance notice.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Did the board agree with that?
MR. MIESZCAK: I don't think we voted on it.
MR. MARINO: I didn't see there were any motions to --
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We only gave her 180 days.
Our next meeting is the 28th.
MR. MIESZCAK: Motion to adjourn.
MR. MARINO: The Pope is gone. Officially gone.
MR. MIESZCAK: No, he's not. He's still there. He just doesn't
have the title.
Motion to adjourn.
MR. LAVINSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: All those in favor?
MR. MIESZCAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: Aye.
MR. LAVINSKI: Aye.
MR. L'ESPERANCE: Aye.
MR. HUDSON: Aye.
MR. MARINO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN KAUFMAN: We are adjourned.
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There being no further business for the good of the County, the
meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 12:46 p.m.
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
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' 11 BER ' A U MAN, Chairman
These min es approved by the Board on rThq,y, not.ilas presented
or as corrected
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