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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA,
Petitioner,
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
ORDER FINDING VIOLATION
Case No. 2007-00162
v.
PALM CORP INC, WRB LLC, WILLIAM BELL
CONSTRUCTION, LOUIS STOLLMAN,
BUD PALMERI, AND WILLIAM BELL,
Respondents.
Re: Violation of Florida Building Codes Adopted Chapter 14 Article II Section 14-31 and
Building Code(s) Chapter 1 Section 110, of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
Address: 400 CYPRESS DRIVE
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: TEQUESTA COMMERCE BUILDING CONDOMINIUM
The Special Magistrate appointed by the Village of Tequesta to hear code enforcement
cases for the Village of Tequesta, in accordance with Chapter 162, Florida Statutes, has heard
testimony at the Code Enforcement Hearing held on the 6th day of December, 2007, and based on
the evidence and testimony presented, the following FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS
OF LAW, and ORDER are hereby entered:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Respondents, PALM CORP INC., WRB LLC, WILLIAM BELL
CONSTRUCTION, LOUIS STOLLMAN BUD PALMERI, AND WILLIAM BELL,
were represented at the hearing by Attorney Donald Brooks.
2. There was a finding of proper notice.
3. The Tequesta Code Enforcement Officer testified to and produced photographs of the
alleged violation.
4. The Village did not object to dismissal of the violations against LOUIS STOLLMAN,
BUD PALMERI, and WILLIAM BEL, individually, as requested by Respondent's
attorney.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
Respondents, PALM CORP INC. and WILLIAM BELL CONSTRUCTION, are in
violation of Florida Building Codes Adopted Chapter 14 Article II Section 14-31 and Building
Code(s) Chapter 1 Section 110, of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
ORDER
It is the Order of the Code Enforcement Special Magistrate that Respondents, PALM
CORP INC. and WILLIAM BELL CONSTRUCTION, shall comply with Florida Building
Codes Adopted Chapter 14 Article II Section 14-31 and Building Code(s) Chapter 1 Section 110,
of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta by the 5th day of January, 2008.
If Respondents do not comply within the time specified, Respondents shall be assessed a
fine of up to two-hundred-fifty-dollars ($250.00) per day until the property is in full compliance.
A Fine Assessment Hearing will be held before the Special Magistrate on the 24th day of
January, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., at the Village of Tequesta, Code Compliance Division, 345
Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida.
Respondents, PALM CORP INC. and WILLIAM BELL CONSTRUCTION, shall be
assessed three-thousand-seventy-two-dollars and seventy-eight-cents ($3,072.78) for
administrative costs to be paid by the 5th day of January, 2008.
The Village and WRB, LLC., shall submit briefs on or before the 5th day of January,
2008, regarding the issue of whether WRB, LLC., is a proper party and responsible for
correcting the violation.
Future violations of the aforementioned code sections may be considered a repeat
violation for which a fine of up to five-hundred-dollars ($500.00) per day may be imposed
beginning on the date the violation begins.
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 of the original
amount upon which the violation existed and upon any other real or personal property owned by
the Respondent, pursuant to Chapter 162, Florida Statutes for the original amount.
Upon complying, it is the responsibility of the Respondent to notify the Village of
Tequesta Code Enforcement Clerk at (561) 575-3826 to request a reinspection of the property.
i,~ DONE AND ORDERED this 6th day of December, 2007.
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
CODE ENFORCEMENT
BY:
Special agistrate