HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrders_Code Enforcement_02/28/2011_Jonathan Dennis and Leslie Stockton CODE COMPLIANCE ORDER
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER ASSESSING FINE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA,
Petitioner,
Case No. 2010 - 000106
VS.
JONATHAN DENNIS AND
LESLIE STOCKTON,
Respondents.
RE: Violation of Chapter 14 Article VI Section 14 -152 of the Code of Ordinances of the
Village of Tequesta.
Address: 39 Willow Road
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: RIDGEWOOD HOMES SEC 4 LT 112
PCN: 6043- 40- 30 -09- 000 -1120
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 24th day of February,
2011 and based on the evidence and testimony presented, entered an Order Assessing Fine. The
following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order are hereby entered:
FINDINGS OF FACT
I. The Respondents were not present at the hearing; however, there was a finding of
proper notice.
3. By the "Order Finding Violation" dated January 31, 2011, the Special Magistrate
ordered the Respondents to comply with Section 14 -152 of the Code of
Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta by applying for a permit on or before
February 7, 2011, and by obtaining a permit by April 27, 2011, or be subject to a
fine.
4. Based upon the evidence and testimony presented at the hearing on February 24,
2011, the Special Magistrate found that Respondents failed to apply for a permit
on or before February 7, 2011.
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CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above - stated facts constitute a violation of Section 14 -152 of the Code of Ordinances
of the Village of Tequesta.
ORDER
It is the Order of the Special Magistrate that a Fine of One Thousand Seven Hundred
Dollars ($ 1,700.00) is hereby assessed, at One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per day, for the
violations which existed on the property beginning from February 8, 2011 through February 24,
2011, a period of seventeen (17) days, and such amount will continue to accrue at One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) per day until compliance is achieved.
It further is the Order of the Special Magistrate that Respondents shall be assessed
$252.20 in administrative costs for the February 24, 2011 hearing. The Special Magistrate also
reaffirms that Respondents shall be assessed $410.59 in administrative costs for the January 27,
2011 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.
Should a dispute arise concerning compliance, either party may request a hearing before
the Code Enforcement Special Magistrate on the issue of compliance only.
Upon complying in any code compliance matter, it is always the responsibility of the
Respondents to contact the Code Compliance Division at (561) 768 -0506 to request a
reinspection of the property.
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 exits and upon any other real or personal property owned by the Respondent, pursuant
to Chapter 162, Florida Statutes.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS ,Z � day of Feb 2011.
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