HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrders_Code Enforcement_10/8/2019_E190054_Joan A Borrero Tr CODE COMPLIANCE ORDER
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER ASSESSING FINE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, Case No. E190054
Petitioner,
vs.
JOAN A. BORRERO,
JOAN A. BORRERO TR.
& JOAN A. BORRERO TR.
HLDR.,
Respondents.
RE: Violation of Chapter 30, Article II, Section 30-33 and Section 301.3 of the IPMC per
Section 14121 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
Address: 299 Country Club Drive
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: TEQUESTA LT 212
PCN: 60-42-40-26-01-000-2120
The Special Magistrate appointed by the Village Council to hear code compliance cases
for the Village of Tequesta, in accordance with Chapter 162,Florida Statutes, heard testimony at
the code compliance hearing on October 8, 2019. Based on the evidence and testimony
presented, the following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order Assessing Fine are
hereby entered:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Respondents were not present at the hearing. There was a finding of proper notice.
2. By the "Order Finding Violation and Permitting Village Abatement" dated August 22,
2019, the Special Magistrate ordered the Respondents to comply with Sections 30-33 and
301.3 of the IPMC per Section 14-121 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of
Tequesta within fourteen (14) days of the date of the order (by September 5, 2019). The
previous order also authorized the Village to abate the violation of Sections 30-33 and
301.3 of the IPMC per Section 14121 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of
Tequesta regarding the height of the weeds and grass and unsafe and unsecure condition
of the vacant structure.
3. Based upon the evidence, pictures and testimony presented at the hearing on October 8,
2019, the Special Magistrate found that the property came into compliance with Sections
30-33 and 301.3 of the IPMC per Section 14121 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village
of Tequesta on September 5, 2019.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above-stated facts constitute a violation of Sections 30-33 and 301.3 of the IPMC per
Section 14121 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
ORDER
It is the Order of the Special Magistrate that a Fine of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) is
hereby assessed, at Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) per day, for the violations which have existed
on the property beginning from September 6, 2019 through September 13, 2019, a period of
eight (8) days. Administrative costs in the amount of Two Hundred Eight Dollars and Sixty
Cents ($208.60) for administrative costs incurred for the August 13, 2019 hearing are also
reaffirmed.
Should you violate the same Section of the Code again, you may be subject to a fine of
up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per day for such repeat violation. Additionally, the Code
Officer is not required to give a reasonable time to correct the repeat violation and the case may
be presented to the Special Magistrate even if the repeat violation has been corrected prior to the
Special Magistrate hearing.
A certified copy of this Order may be recorded in the Public Records of Palm Beach
County, Florida, and, once recorded, shall constitute a lien against the property upon which the
violation exits and upon any other real or personal property owned by the Respondents,pursuant
to Chapter 162,Florida Statutes.
Upon complying in any code compliance matter, it is always the responsibility of the
Respondents to contact the Code Compliance Division at (561) 768-0519 to request a
reinspection of the property.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS ( day of October, 2019.
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
CODE CO ' A CE _ ' IA '••,GISTRATE
BY:
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Filed with Village Clerk
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