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VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER FINDING VIOLATION
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, Case No. 2015 -00133
Petitioner,
VS.
JOHN INDOVINO,
Respondent.
RE: Violation of Chapter 14, Article VI, Section 14 -152 of the Code of Ordinances of the
Village of Tequesta.
Address: 4534 County Line Road
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: 25- 40 -42, N 140 FT OF W 65 FT OF E 215 FT OF GOV LT 1 (LESS N
40 FT COUNTY LINE RD RlW)
PCN: 60- 42- 40- 25 -00- 001 -0170
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 September 24, 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. Respondent was present at the hearing. Respondent's contractor, Hadi Moghaddam, provided
testimony regarding the property and violation alleged. Members of the public, Thomas
Raymond and John Odell, also provided testimony at the hearing.
2. There was a finding of proper notice.
3. 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.
4. As of the hearing on September 24, 2015 and based on testimony presented by code
enforcement officers, Respondent, Respondent's contractor, and members of the public, the
property was not in compliance with 14 -152.
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
The Respondent is hereby ordered to comply with Section 14 -152 of the Code of
Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta by November 23, 2015. If the Respondent fails to achieve
compliance by November 23, 2015, a fine of one hundred dollars per day may be imposed for
each day the violation continues to exist.
Respondent also is assessed two hundred, eighty -nine dollars and forty -six cents for
administrative costs incurred by the Village prior to September 24, 2015.
Please take notice that you must appear at a status hearing on October 29, 2015 at one
o'clock in the afternoon 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 THIS � day of October, 2015.
VILLAGE OF TEQUE
CODE CO PLLk VCE SP.ECfA M ISTRATE
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KEVIN WA R, SPECIAL MA��
Filed with Village Clerk
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