HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrders_Code Enforcement_12/12/2013_Robert and Beth Madden CODE COMPLIANCE ORDER
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER ASSESSING FINE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA,
Petitioner,
Case No. 2013 -00055
VS.
ROBERT AND BETH MADDEN,
Respondents.
RE: Violation of Appendix B, Sections 302.4, 302.4, 303.6 and 303.7 of the IPMC, of the
Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
Address: 19 Pine Hill Trail East
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: TEQUESTA PINES LOT 60
PCN: 60- 42- 40- 25 -25- 000 -0600
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 12t'day of December,
2013 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
1. The Respondents are the owners of the above - described property.
2. The Respondents were not present at the hearing; however, there was a finding of
proper notice. Austin Noll, Esq., representing Wells Fargo Bank attended the
hearing on behalf of the bank.
3. By "Order Finding Violation and Permitting Continuing Village Abatement"
dated August, 2013, the Special Magistrate found health, safety and welfare
violations of Appendix B, Sections 302.4, 302.4, 303.6 and 303.7 of the IPMC, of
the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta, allowed Respondent until
August 30, 2013 to bring the property into compliance, and permitted the
abatement of these violations if Respondents failed to comply. The Order further
imposed daily fines of $100.00 per day for each day that Respondents failed to
comply with the Order. The Order also provided that the Village could request
that the costs of any abatement action be assessed against the property at a later
date.
4. Based upon the evidence and testimony presented at the hearing on December 12,
2013, the Special Magistrate found that the Village has abated certain violations.
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CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above - stated facts constitute a violation of Appendix B, Sections 302.4, 302.4, 303.6
and 303.7 of the IPMC, of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta, which has now
been cured by Village abatement.
ORDER
It is the Order of the Special Magistrate that Respondents shall be assessed $5,200.00
($100.00 per day for 52 days that the property remained in violation prior to abatement by the
Village), $2,626.28 in abatement costs, $209.22 in administrative costs as originally assessed at
the August, 2013 violation hearing, and $187.11 in administrative costs for the December 12,
2013 hearing, for a total fine in the amount of $8,222.61.
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 Respondents, pursuant
to Chapter 162, Florida Statutes.
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.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS ? day of December, 2013.
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA.
CODE COMPLI EC GIS TE
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V R, SP IAL STRATE
Filed with Vill e Clerk
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