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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER FINDING VIOLATION
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, Case No. 2015 -00173
Petitioner, Filed with Village Clerk
Date: S
By
VS.
TEQUESTA INVESTORS, LP,
Respondent.
RE. Violation of Sections 14 -152, 14 -155, 14 -154 and 70 -44 of the Code of Ordinances of
the Village of Tequesta.
Address: 221 U.S. Highway 1
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: WATERWAY VILLAGE LOT A
PCN: 60- 43- 40- 30 -05- 000 -0901
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 Hearing held on the July 23, 2015, and based on the evidence
and testimony presented, entered an Order Finding Violation. The following Findings of Fact,
Conclusions of Law, and Order are hereby entered:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The Respondent was not present at the hearing; however, there was a finding of proper
notice.
2. Code Enforcement Officer Joe Petrick provided testimony and evidence of the violation,
as contained in the Village's evidentiary case file, which was accepted into evidence.
3. As of the hearing July 23, 2015, based on testimony presented by code enforcement
officers, the property was in compliance with sections 14 -152, 14 -155, and 12 -154, but
not in compliance with section 70 -44.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above - stated facts constitute a violation of section 70 -44 of the Code of Ordinances
of the Village of Tequesta.
ORDER
Respondent is hereby ordered to comply with section 70 -44 of the Code of Ordinances of
the Village of Tequesta by October 21, 2015. If the Respondent fails to achieve compliance by
October 21, 2015, a fine for an amount determined under Chapter 205, Florida Statutes, will be
imposed for each day the violation continues to accrue.
Respondent is also assessed one hundred eighty -seven dollars and ninety -six cents for
administrative costs incurred by the Village at the July 23, 2015 hearing.
Please take notice that you must appear at the Fine Assessment Hearing which will be
held on October 22, 2015 at ten o'clock in the morning at Village Hall, Council Chambers, 345
Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida 33469, unless the Code Enforcement Officer certifies that you
have timely brought your property into compliance.
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.
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 on July � , 2015.
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
CODE CO
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BY� . •°
KEVIN WAG , SP L M RATE
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