HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrders_Code Enforcement_03/30/2016_Frederick & Ruth Horvath Living Trust CODE COMPLIANCE ORDER
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA
ORDER FINDING VIOLATION
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, Case No. 2016 -00019
Petitioner,
vs.
FREDERICK & RUTH E.
HORVATH LIVING
TRUST,
Respondent.
RE: Violation of Section 14 -152 of the Code of Ordinances of'the Village of Tequesta,
Florida.
Address: 240 River Drive
Tequesta, Florida 33469
Legal Description: TEQUESTA LT 395
PCN: 60- 42- 40- 26 -01- 000 -3950
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, heard testimony at
the Code Compliance Special Magistrate Hearing held on March 30, 2016. Based on the
evidence and testimony presented, the following Findings of Fact, Conclusion of Law, and Order
Finding Violation are hereby entered:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Respondent is the owner for the above - described property.
2. Respondent was not present at the hearing; however, 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 March 30, 2016 and based on testimony presented by Code
Enforcement Officer Joe Petrick, the property was in compliance with section 14 -152 of
the Code of Ordinances, Village of Tequesta, but had not achieved compliance within the
time specified in the Notice of Violation.
CONCLUSION OF LAW
The above - stated facts constitute a violation of section 14 -152 of the Code of Ordinances
of the Village of Tequesta.
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ORDER
Respondent is hereby ordered to continue to comply with section 14 -152 of the Code of
Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
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 April 2016.
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
CODE COMPLIANCE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
_.
BYE=
KEVIN WAGNER, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE
Filed with Village Clerk
Date:
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