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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER ASSESSING FINE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, Case No. E230057
Petitioner,
vs.
SOUTH CYPRESS PROPERTIES LLC,
Respondents.
RE: Violation of Chapter 14, Article V, Section 14-121, of the Code of Ordinances of the
Village of Tequesta and Section 108.1.2 of the International Property Maintenance Code.
Address: 358 Cypress Drive
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: JUPITER IN THE PINES SEC C LT 5 BLK 1
PCN: 60-43-40-30-03-001-0050
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 1311 day of September
2023, 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 Respondents are the owners of the above -described property.
2. The Respondents were present at the hearing; there was a finding
of proper notice.
3. Code Officer Latoya Thompson provided testimony and evidence of the violation,
as contained in the Village's evidentiary case file which was accepted into
evidence without objection.
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4. By the "Order Finding Violation" dated July 11'h 2023, the Special Magistrate
ordered the Respondents to comply with Chapter 14, Article V, Section 14-121,
of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta and Section 108.1.2 of the
International Property Maintenance Code by September 1311, 2023.
5. Based upon the evidence, pictures, and testimony presented at the hearing on
September 131, 2023, the property has obtained compliance with Chapter 14,
Article V, Section 14-121 and Section 108.1.2 of the International Property
Maintenance Code.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The property is now in compliance with Chapter 14, Article V, Section 14-121, of the
Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta and Section 108.1.2 of the International Property
Maintenance Code.
ORDER
The Respondents are hereby assessed three hundred ninety-six dollars and ten cents
($396.10) for administrative costs incurred by the Village for the July 111, 2023, and September
1311, 2023, special magistrate code hearings.
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
Respondents to contact the Code Compliance Division at (561) 768-0519 to request a
reinspection of the property.
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DONE AND ORDERED THIS 13" day of September, 2023.
Filed with Village Clerk
Date: LJJ1027
By: 2 et
VILLAGW TEESTA
CODEROMPLIANCE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
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WAGNER,-SPECIAL MAGISTRATE