HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrders_Code Enforcement_10/27/2009_Stephen GravesCODE COMPLIANCE ORDER
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER FINDING VIOLATION
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, Case No. 2009-000152
Petitioner,
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RE: Violation of Chapter 78 Article IX Section 78-642 of the Code of Ordinances of the
Village of Tequesta.
Address: 300 Fairway North
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: TEQUESTA LT 215
PCN: 60-42-40-26-01-000-2150
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 22nd day of October,
2009 and based on the evidence and testimony presented, entered 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 for the above-described property.
2. Mrs. Page Graves was present at the hearing and there was a finding of proper
notice.
3. As of the hearing on October 22"d, 2009, based on testimony and photographs
presented by Code Enforcement Officer Joe Petrick, as contained in the Village's evidentiary
case file which was admitted into evidence, the property was previously in violation, but had
achieved compliance with Chapter 78 Article IX Section 78-642.
4. Mrs. Page Graves testified that the property had been in compliance since the
August 27, 2009 hearing in this matter, and that prior to that had been in violation only during
the time that Respondents' garage was inaccessible.
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CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above-stated facts constitute a violation of Chapter 78 Article IX Section 78-642 of
the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
ORDER
The Respondent is hereby ordered to continue to comply with Chapter 78 Article IX
Section 78-642 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
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.
Respondent shall be assessed $100.00 for administrative costs to be paid immediately.
Upon complying in any code compliance matter, it is always the responsibility of the
Respondents to contact the Code Compliance Division at (561) 575-3826 to request a re-
inspection of the property.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS `~ ~ day of October, 2009.
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
CODE COMPLIANCE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
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BY:
WAGNER. SPECIAL
Filed with Village Clerk
Date:
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