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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER ASSESSING ABATEVIENT COSTS
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, Case No. 2014-00161
Petitioner,
Filed with Villa e Clerk c� ..���
Date: '02 �/ 11 By:dU�"'
vs.
CHARLES PFEIFFER,
Respondent.
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RE: Violation of Chapter 10, Article II Section 10-34 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of
Tequesta.
Address: 24C� Fairway East
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: TEQUESTA LT 220
PCN: 60-42-40-26-01-000-2200
The Special Magistrate appoiuted by the Village Council to hear code compliance cases for the
Village of Tequesta, in accordance with Chapter 162, F'lorida Stati�tes, has heard testimony at the Code
Compliance Heai•ing held on the 22°� day of Jamia�y, 2015, and based on the evidence and testiinony
presented, entered an Order Assessing Abatement Costs. The following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of
Law, and Order are hereby entered:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Respondent is the owner of the above-described propet
2. The Respondent was present at the hearing, and there was a finding of proper notice.
3. Code Enforcement Of�cer Joe Petricic testified to the abatemeut activities and costs
undertalcen and assumed by the Village since the rendering of the Order Finding Repeat Violation and
Assessing Fine in tllis case. Specifically, the Village incuri•ed $4,118.00 in abatement costs related to
security fence installation.
4. The Respondent did not offer any testimony.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
Based on the above-stated facts, Respondent was in repeat violation of Chapter 10 Article Il
Section 10-34 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta. However, due to the abatement
action taken by the Village, the violations have been corrected and are no longer constitute a threat to the
public health, safety and welfare.
ORDER
It is the Order of the Special Magistrate that abatement costs in the amount of $4,118.00 are
assessed, along with administrative costs related to this hearing in the amount of $181.98. The Village
may continue to abate recurring health, safery and welfare violations in the future whenever the conditions
on the property again rise to such level as documented in the code enforcement files for the property. The
Village's costs fi such fut�ue abatement action shall be assessed against the Respondent.
Should you violate the same Section of the Code again, you inay be subject to additional fines of
up to five hundred dolla�s ($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 cotnpliance, either party may request a hearing Uefoi•e the Code
Enforcement Special Magistrate on the issue of compliance only.
iJpon complying in any code compliance matter, it is always the responsibility of the
Respondent to contact the Code Coinpliance Division at (561) 768-0506 to i•equest a re-inspection of
the property.
A certified copy of this Order tnay 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 peisonal property owned by the Respondent, pursuant to Chapter 162, Florid�a
Statutes. , j
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DONE AND ORDERED THiS �� day of .Ta�rtt�, �O l 5.
ViLLAGE OF TEQUESTA
CODE COMPLIANCE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
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