HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrders_Code Enforcement_9/14/2021_E2100-48_Jennifer GoldsteinCODE COMPLIANCE ORDER
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER ASSESSING FINE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, Case No. E210048
Petitioner,
vs.
JENNIFER GOLDSTEIN,
Respondent.
FILED: Village of Tequesta
Date:
Time: to'. 30 A
RE: Violation of Chapter 14, Article II, Section 14-31 and Chapter 14, Article I, Section 14-6
of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta and Section 105.1 of the Florida
Building Code (Seventh Edition).
Address: 100 Fairview W
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: TEQUESTA LT 554
PCN: 60-42-40-26-01-000-5540
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, has heard
testimony at the Code Compliance Special Magistrate Hearing held on the 141h day of September,
2021, and based on the evidence and testimony presented, enters an Order Assessing Fine. The
following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order are hereby entered:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Respondent is the owner of the above -described property.
2. The Respondent was not present at the hearing; however, there was a finding
of proper notice.
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3. By the "Order Finding Violation" dated July 16, 2021, the Special Magistrate
ordered the Respondent to comply with Sections 14-31 and 14-6 of the Code of Ordinances of
the Village of Tequesta and Section 105.1 of the Florida Building Code (Seventh Edition) on or
before August 10, 2021.
4. Based upon the evidence, pictures and testimony presented at the hearing on
September 14, 2021, the Special Magistrate found that the property remained in violation of
Sections 14-31 and 14-6 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta and Section 105.1
of the Florida Building Code (Seventh Edition).
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above -stated facts constitute a continuing violation of Sections 14-31 and 14-6 of the
Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta and Section 105.1 of the Florida Building Code
(Seventh Edition).
ORDF,R
It is the Order of the Special Magistrate that a Fine of Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars
($850.00) be assessed against the property, at Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00) per day, for
the violations which have existed on the property beginning from August 11, 2021 through
September 14, 2021, a period of thirty-four (34) days; and the fine amount shall continue to
accrue at Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00) per day until compliance is achieved.
The Respondent is further assessed One Hundred Eighty -Six Dollars and Ninety -Six
Cents ($186.96) for administrative costs incurred by the Village for the September 14, 2021
hearing. Administrative costs in the amount of Two Hundred One Dollars and Ninety -Two Cents
($201.92) for administrative costs incurred by the Village for the July 13, 2021 hearing are also
reaffirmed.
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 exists and upon any other real or personal property owned by the Respondent, pursuant
to Chapter 162, Florida Statutes.
Upon complying in any code compliance matter, it is always the responsibility of the
Respondent to contact the Code Compliance Division at (561) 768-0519 to request a
reinspection of the property.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 30 day of September, 2021.
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
CODE COMPE17MCE-MCIAL MAGISTRATE
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
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