HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrders_Code Enforcement_9/14/2021_E210086_Heather N. SargentCODE COMPLIANCE ORDER
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER FINDING VIOLATION
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA,
Petitioner,
vs.
HEATHER N. SARGENT,
Respondent.
Case No. E210086
FILED: Village of Tequest.
Date: q' a0-dva t
Time: lD- 3o Pbin
RE: Violation of Section 304.7 of the International Property Maintenance Code.
Address: 352 Tequesta Dr.
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: JUPITER IN THE PINES SEC B LT 10 BLK 30
PCN: 60-42-40-25-06-030-0100
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 Special Magistrate Hearing held on the 141 day of September, 2021, and
based on the evidence and testimony presented, enters an Order Finding Violation. 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 present at the hearing, along with Luis Pimentel, Esq.,
Counsel; there was also a finding of proper notice.
3. Code Enforcement Officer Michael Filipkowski provided testimony and evidence
of the violation, as contained in the Village's evidentiary case file which was accepted into
evidence without objection. Respondent also submitted evidence that was received and entered
as part of the evidentiary case file without objection.
4. As of the hearing on September 14, 2021, based on the testimony and evidence
presented by Code Enforcement Officer Michael Filipkowski, the property was not in
compliance with Section 304.7 of the International Property Maintenance Code.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above -stated facts constitute a violation of Section 304.7 of the International
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Property Maintenance Code.
ORDER
The Respondent is hereby ordered to comply with Section 304.7 of the International
Property Maintenance Code on or before November 13, 2021. If the Respondent fails to
achieve compliance on or before November 13, 2021, a daily fine of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) per
day may be imposed for each day the violation continues to exist.
The Respondent is further ordered to appear at the Fine Assessment Hearing which will
be held on the 9`h day of November, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Village Hall, Council Chambers, 345
Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida 33469, unless the Code Enforcement Officer certifies that you
have timely brought your property into compliance.
The Respondent is also assessed One Hundred Ninety -One Dollars and Ninety -Two
Cents ($191.92) for administrative costs incurred by the Village for the September 14, 2021
hearing.
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
Inspector 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.
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 � day of September, 2021.
Filed with Village Clerk
Date: a -
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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
CODE COMr PEA AL MAGISTRATE
SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
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