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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 05B_07/14/1994 VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA � ��a��rroFrn�urrrr�r �v�.o� :; Post Office Boz 3273 • 357 Tequesta Dtive � o � Tequesta. F7orida 33469-0273 •(407) 575-6220 •� �� Fax: (40� 575-6203 � IC y CO M V I.LLA OF TEQUESTPi CODE $NFbRCE1KENT BOa�iRD �+i$ETING I�IINIITES �i P R I L 1 2, 1 9 9 4 I. The Code Enforcement Board of the Village of Tequesta held a reqularly scheduled meeting at the Village Iiall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Tuesday, April 12, 1994. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman Paui Hrienza. A roll call was taken by Betty Laur, the Recording Secretary. Boardmembers present were: Chairman Paul Brienza, Vice-Chairman William Treacy, Michele Delany-Tumlin, and Jeffrey Vorpagel. Also in attendance were: Scott D. Ladd, Clerk of the Board, Steven Kennedy, Code Enforcement Officer, and Attorney Scott Hawkins (sitting in for John C. Randolph, Villaqe Attorney). Boardmembers absent were Tim Goldsbury, Dr. Ernest Kuonen, and William Sharpless. I I- 1iPPROVISL OF AGEND� Vice Chairman Treacy moved that the Agenda be ap�roved as submitted. Boardmember Vorpagel seconded the motion. The � vote on the motion was: � Paul Brienza - for Ti�illia� Treacy - for 1Kichele Delany-Tu�lin - for Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for the motion vas therefore passed and adopted and the agenda was approved as sub�itted.. , III. APPROVAL OF PREVIOIIS 1�BTING I+IINOTES (February 22, 1994) i Vice Chairman Treacy moved to approve the Code Enforceaent Board Meeting Minutes of February 22, 1994 as submitted. Boardmember Vorpagel seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Paul Brienza - for - Ret}cted Papc. Code Enforcement Board 1Keeting Hinutes April 12, 1994 paqe a ----------------------------- �iilliam Treacy - for llichele Delany-Tumlin - for Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the meetinq lriinutes were approved as submitted. IV• SWEARING IN OF CODE ENFORCEl�ENT OFFICSR Clerk of the Board, Scott D. Ladd, swore in the Code Enforcement Officer. V • PIJBLIC SBARINGS : There were no public hearings. VI• PRESENTATION OF NEW CASF�S Tp gET gpR HEAitINGS: There were no new cases for presentation. VII. DNFINISHED BIISINESS: There was no unfinished business before the Board. VIII. 1,1QY OTAffit 1�ATrg[tS 1. Review of C$B Case Loq: CEO referred board members to the list of 1993 case logs in the agenda packet listing Case No. 93-01 through 93-11 inclusive, and stated all cases on this listinq had been complied with except those concerning two separate properties upon which fines have been imposed and further action is needed, i.e., Case numbers 93-01, 93-04 and 93-I1, Joseph Laduca, 50 Golfview Drive, Tequesta, and Case numbers 93-09 and 93-10, Rita G. Walters, 370 Maple Avenue, Tequesta. CEO reco�ended the Board take action to record unpaid fines as liens against these properties which is a step recommended by Village Attorney Randolph so that further action could be taken aqainst these violators. CEO assured the Board that proper , , notice had been given to both Joseph Laduca and Rita Walters as requested by the Board at the last meeting, however notice was not required under Village � ordinances or statues. CEO stated he had visited both of the properties that evening and both were still in� the same condition and therefore still in violation. Code Enforcement Hoard Meeting Minutes l�pril 12, 1994 Page 3 , Case No. 93-01: Joseph Laduca, 50 Golfview Drive, Tequesta. Violation of Chapter 10, Article II, Health and Sanitation, Sec. 10-18(a) Villaqe Code of Ordinences. The CEO explained this was a repeat violation that concerned an overgrown yard and that the $500 per day fine issued January 5, 1993, for a seven day period, which totaled $3,500, remains unpaid. Vice Chairman Treacy moved to adopt the following motion as read into the record by Code Enforcement Officer Kennedy: Based upon the advice of'the Code Enforcement Officer that the order of the Code Enforcement Board relating to Case No. 93-01 has not been complied with, I move to impose a fine of $3500.00 as the property was previously found in violation and fine had been imposed at the rate of $500.00 per day for 7 days and that the sum of this fine of $3500.00 shall be entered and recorded as a lien aqainst the subject property. Boardmember Vorpagel seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Paul Brienza - for William Treacy - for � l�ichele Delany-Tumlin - for Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. Attorney Hawkins sugqested since all motions to be made in regard to Case Numbers 93.01, 93.11, 93-04, 93-09 and 93.10 were to be the same, that the motions be made � to use the same language used in the motion for Case No. 93.01 insertinq the applicable amounts and days in violation. Case No. 93-11: Joseph I.aduca, 50 Golfview Drive, Tequesta. violation of Chapter 10, Article II, Health and Sanitation, Sec. 10-18(a) Villaqe Code of Ordinances. The CEO explained this was a repeat violation which concerned an overgrbwn yard. $250 per day fine imposed August 3, 1993 for a 15-day period totaled $3,750 and Code Enforcement Board Meeting l�iinutes �ipril 12,'1994 Paqe 4 � remains unpaid. Boardmember Vorpagel moved to adopt the following motion with the fiqures as read into the record by Code �Enforcement Officer Kennedy: Based upon the recommendation of staff I move to adopt the same lanquaqe as in l�Iotion number one for Case No. 93-01, for Case No. 93-11: in violation for 15 days, rate at which fine was imposed �as $250.00 per day, and � the total fine was $3,750.00. Boardmember Delany- Tumlin seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: � Paul Brienza - for William Treacy - for lsichele Delany-Z'u�lin - for Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for the �otion was therefore passed and adopted. Case No. 93-04: Joseph Laduca, 50 Golfview Drive, Tequesta. Violation of Chapter 6, Article II, Buildinq and Buildinq Regulations, Sec. 6-18, Subsection 101.6, Village Code of Ordinances. The CEO explained this violation concerned the.swimming pool, and the fine imposed of $250.00 per day was still running since May 4, 1993, a period of 342 days, now totaled $85,500.00. Vice Chairman Treacy moved to adopt the following � motion with the figures as read into the record by Code ' Enforcement Officer Rennedy: Based upon the recommendation of staff I�ove to adopt the samme language as in l�otion number one for Case No. 93-01, for Case l�o. 93-04: in violation for 342 days, rate at which fi.ne vas imposed was $250.00 per day, and the total fine was $85,500.00. Boardmember Delany- Tumlir� seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Paul Brienza - for . William Treacy - for ![ichele Delany-Tu�lin - for Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for Code Enforcement Board Meetinq Hinutes April 12, 1994 Page 5 ----------------------------- the motion was therefore passed and adopted. Case No. 93-09: Rita G. Walters, 370 Maple Avenue, Tequesta. Violation of Appendix�A, Zoninq, Section X (E) (5), Village Code of Ordinances; and Case 93-10: Rita G. Walters, 370 Map1e Avenue, Tequesta. Violation of Chapter b, Article V, Standard Housing Code, Section 103.2.1, Village Code of Ordinances. The CEO explained the Code Enforcement Board had previously heard both cases, and had found three separate violations in Case No. 93-09, and imposed a fine of $250.00 per day for each violation, for a total per day of $750.00. Violations were structural and roof problems. Fines had accrued for 163 days, for a total of $122,250.00 due as of today, April 12, 1994. Vice Chairman Treacy moved to adopt the followinq motion with the fiqures as read into the record by Code Enforcement Officer Rennedy: Based upon the reco�endation of staff I move to adopt the same languaqe as in Plotion nu�ber one for Case Ho. 93-01, for Case No. 93-09: in violation for 163 days, rate at which fine was imposed was a total of $750.00 per day which was $250.00 per day for each of 3 separate violations, and the total fine was $122,250.0�. Boardmember Delany-Tumlin seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Paul Brienza - for Willia� Treacy - for Iiichele Delany-Tumlin - for Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted. Case No. 93-10 was a violation for a swimminq pool not properly enclosed. The $250.00 per day fine imposed for that violation had run for 140 days and totaled $35,000.00. This fine stopped runninq because the building official directed a local contractor to put plywood around the screen enclosure to bring it into compliance because of imminent hazard to the neighborhood. Code Enforcement Board 1Keetinq lYiiinutes �lpril 12, 1994 Page 6 ----------------------------- Boardmember Vorpagel moved to adopt the followinq motion . with the figures as read into the record by Code Enforcement Officer Rennedy: Hased upon the recom�endation of staff I aove to adopt the same language as in Hotion number one for Case No. 93-01, for Case No. 93-10: in violation for 140 days, rate at which fine was imposed was $250.00 per day, and the total fine was $35,000.00. Vice Chairman Treacy seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Paul Brienza - for � William Treacy - for l�ichele Delany-Tumlin - for Jeffrey Vorpaqel - for the motion vas therefore passed and adopted. Boardmember Michelle Delany-Tumlin moved to adopt the followinq motion: . I move that with respect to Case Numbers 93-01, 93-04, and 93-11 and the property affected thereby which is located � - at 50 Golfview Drive, Tequesta, and with respect to Case Numbers 93-09 and 93-10 and the property affected thereby which is located at 370 l��iaple Avenue, Tequesta, that foreclosure proceedinqs be inctituted at the appropriate time in accordance with stautes. Motion was seconded by Vice Chairman Treacy. Attorney Scott Hawkins advised the Board that there would be a three-month waiting period. Boardmember Vorpagel questioned Attorney Hawkins as to whether the violators would be notified that the Board had moved to institute foreclosure proceedinq. Attorney Hawkins responded that under the recording law once a document had been recorded you were deemed to have kno.wledge of it, and that if any mortqages exist on these properties that this foreclosure action would be inferior to the mortgages. The vote on the motion was: Paul Brienza - for Willia� Treacy - for lrlichele Delany-Tt�lin - for Jeffrey Vorpagel - for the �otion was therefore passed and adopted. � � F Code Enforcement Board l�eetinq IKinutes �ipril 12, 1994 � Page 7 ----------------------------- Vice Chairman Treacy inquired as to the status of the Segal property. The CEO reported everything was in compliance upon inspection performed in December 1993 and that he had not intensely inspected the property since that time. 2. Code Enforcement Officer Kennedy asked the Board to consider changing the time of the Code Enforcement Board meetings to a time earlier than 7:30 p.m, in order to finish the meetings earlier. IX. ADJOURNIKENT Vice Chairman Treacy moved that the meeting be adjourned. Boardmember Vorpagel seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Paul Brienza - for William Treacy - for l�iichele Delany-Tumlin - for Jeffrey Vorpagel - for the motion was therefore passed and adopted and the meetinq was adjourned at 8:29 P.1�. Respectfully submitted, Bett Laur , Recording Secretary ATTEST: _ oI �.111�l �� � �� Scott D. Ladd Clerk of the Board DATE APPROVED: � - �-9�