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To the board:
My wife and I moved to 374 W Riverside Dr on May 101h
2019. After a few days we received a visit from the code
compliance officer, who was not very friendly, about a
pod in the yard and was told to remove, it. I then had to
haul all of my trash out of town for 3-4 weeks as they
never picked up our trash.
A week later we find a sanitary sewer clean out that has
nothing to do with our house and that was verified by
L.R.D and a Mr. Chris Dean who is also disrespectful tells
me he's not going to remove the illegally connected
sewer line so Rob elevated it to the Town Manager who
then visited my property one morning at about 7:00 am
and spent a considerable amount of time gathering
information. He rectified the problem and without his
intervention it never would have happened. We also
asked the builder of the home next door as he built the
house behind us if he had any idea what it the clean out
was and he denied that it was a sewer line. This is the
kind of man that we continue to have issues with. He
destroyed our survey markers and then tells us to have
the survey corrected and he would pay the bill. That
never happened. Again he lies and subsequently has no
honor. Soon thereafter Rob approached the Manager
about an elevation concern with the new construction
next door and presumably he speaks to the Building
Official who then informs the builder "That he was at
town hall complaining" when all that was done was
bring a concern and the Manager agreed. Now the
builder calls me several times because he's angry, wants
to know what my problem is and states the building
official told him "You were at Town Hall complaining".
Then the manager and my wife have a meeting and she
reports back to me that the manager is upset because he
said, with a set of plans in his hands that" the lot was
already a foot higher than it was suppose to be".
She decides to keep him informed with details by sending
pictures of truck load after truck. load of dirt and ema,ils
while being assured that he would handle the situation.
However at the same time the house behind me built in
2007 where the sewer line is turns out is connected to
our home (same builder as next door by the way) it has a
5.20 percent slope to our backyard. It passes inspection
and a CO was given at that time. So I ask the building
official is it illegal to shed water to. another property and
he confirmed strongly (Yes it is). Next thing we know is
the Manager is getting an Engineer to design a retaining
wall not only rear but side as well. we were told at this
time "Village inspectors in the past were not doing their.
job.
The side yard new construction continues and the lot is
getting higher and higher at the same time for many
months I keep telling the Building Official as well what's
going on only to receive a tape recorded like answer
"Mr. Hobgood submitted a drainage plan and if he
doesn't comply with it he won't get a C.O." Sometime
later the Manager starts telling my wife the same thing,
now it's landscaped and the yard is almost a foot and a
half higher than our property not including mounds built
up against hedge material. See pictures we have
supplied. we are then notified after all the promises and
meetings one with the with the Engineer to see if we
were alright with the design and the promise to get this
wall to resolve. Only to be told three days before the
Council Meeting to get this approved that "This would
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qualify for a finding of a mismanagement of public funds"
Please have a look at the pictures the way our yard was
left from the sewer line removal. Look at the pictures to
see the impact SIGNIFIGANTLY altering natural drainage
flow and the potential for making it a serious threat'to
our home now water will come from two directions.
So remember "It's against the law to send water to
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another property'," but a permit is issued to build this
house without any consideration for a wall because of it
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rise in elevation even though the Engineer that was hired
by the Village agreed that a swale wasn't going to handle
the situation. All the while we both are being told to
trust us we'll take care of it.
Meeting after meeting and I have all the dates and
discussions and assuming after spending money for a
Engineer, bring us both into a meeting to see if we were
okay with it and putting everything on hold for our
property since May, now the Village decides even with
admitted past transgressions we are not spending the
money.
I have a few questions I would like you to ask yourself.
Is this how you treat senior citizens? One that is disabled
and one with a heart problem? (That's worsened now
according to the Doctor)
Would it qualify as a misuse of public funds paid to
former building officials who were complicit in letting
these things happen to us?
Told to remove a pod from the yard only days after
arrival?
Is it okay that another homes sewer line was allowed to
be connected to your sanitary sewer only to insist they
will not remove it?
Is it okay to yet again increase our flooding potential?
Is it okay that the builder calls us over to the property
line and in front of a contractor and his crew working in
our yard "I'm not doing what I told the Village with
regard to the drainage so tell me because I'm only going
to plant this line once, how would you like me to do it?
And then inform the Building Official an hour later after
he arrives there and the response is nothing short of
stunning "That's Hearsay" after telling him many others
heard it? "That's: Hearsay"? Is this answer the same
recorded message that goes with the builder submitted a
drainage plan and if he does not do what he submitted
he will not get a C.O.?
How in the world does this happen?
I thought I moved to the Village of Tequesta (something
to be proud of) instead has been nothing short of
disappointing.
One more thing I would like to thank all of you that came
out to see our situation and verify it for yourself and
speak to us to see what the site conditions that exist!
But the new neighbors got a variance board member to
come out and have a look at their property to grant
those gates and a fence; by the way we were told our
fence couldn't go beyond the house. I guess if you have
money and power it makes it different than for the
average person. It's terrible when it's rubbed in your face
the way it has been done to us.
Just as a little humor I think it would be easier to put
lipstick on a chicken.
Respectfully
Theresa Passander.
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12/9/2019 DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY I Code of Ordinances I Tequesta, FL I Wunicode Library
and visual interest and to protect public health, safety and welfare by promoting noi$
control. This section does not apply to roof top mounted equipment.
(b) Applicability. The regulations provided by this section shall apply within all residential
zoning districts within the village, including the residential portions of the mixed use
zoning district, on properties having or using emergency generators, air conditioners,
pool equipment or similar mechanical equipment. Portable generators are not subject to
the provisions of this section.
(c) Regulations.
(1) Emergency generators, air conditioning equipment, pool equipment and similar
mechanical equipment shall not be located in any front yard area or any closer than
five feet from any side or rear lot line.
(2) All emergency generators, air conditioning equipment, pool equipment and similar
mechanical equipment shall be screened from public view, from public streets, and
from abutting properties.
(3) Screening shall be opaque in nature and be constructed in conformity with material
approved by the Florida Building Code, or shall be composed of vegetation that does
not violate the village's landscaping code at division 4 of this article.
(4) Buffering shall be of a material that blends in with the architecture of the building,
and/or landscaping of the site, when possible. Screening may not exceed five feet
high. The height of the equipment may not protrude above the screening.
Equipment that exceeds five feet in height must comply with the setback
requirements for accessory structures set forth at section 78-143.
(5) The regulations in this section cover all existing and future development within the
village. In the case of new development, the location of the equipment shall be
shown on the approved site plan.
(6) All existing nonconforming equipment in the village on the date of the passage of
Ordinance No. 14-12 shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section.
(7) Appeals of the decisions of the village staff concerning these matters may be
implemented by the appeal process to the planning and zoning board as described
in this chapter.
(d) Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to code
enforcement, including the penalties provided at chapter 2, article W.
(Code 1977, app. A, § X(0); Ord. No, 14-12, § 1, 11-8-2012; Ord. No. 9-15, § 3, 6-11-2015)
Sec. 78-300. - Location and screening of dumpsters.
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(a) Intent. The purpose and intent of this section is to provide regulations for the location
and screening of dumpsters for the enhancement of community amenities of beauty and
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