Citizen's Advisory Committee - Special Meeting

Good morning. The City of Port St. Lucie Special Magistrate hearing for August 12, 2026 is called to order. It's a little after 9 o'clock in the morning. My name is Keith Davis. I'm the Special Magistrate appointed by the City to preside over today's hearing. Please silence your cell phones before we get started so they don't interrupt our proceedings. That'll be appreciated. And then if we can, I'll stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance, please.

For all.

I'll go ahead and swear in city staff will be testifying in today's hearings, please.

Do you swear or affirm that the statements made today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

I do. Thank you. Thanks. You can all have a seat. I've previously approved past meeting minutes. I don't think there's any on today's agenda to worry about. Are there any late abatements?

postponements on our list of cases this morning to read into the record we have one of a abatement number 24 case number two six zero seven seven two four one eight two Southwest Hailbury Avenue is abated thank you with that noted the agenda is approved

Let's see, where are we going first this morning?

We will read in the solid waste certification of fines cases and the business tax violation cases as no one is present for them.

Okay.

So we'll read them on file.

Go ahead and read one into the record, whatever you need to, and we'll take care of those real quick.

Number one, case number 2603296, 4450 Southwest Hakaplan Street. Number two, case number 2606918, 1843 Southeast Mandrake Circle. Number three, 2607022, 2201 Southeast Amici Street.

And now we'll read in the business tax violations that are not present as well.

Number four, case number 2500657, 1649 Southeast South Nehemiah Circle. Number five, case number 2500753, 1040 Southeast Port St. Lucie Boulevard.

Anything else you need to put into the record on any of those?

Yeah, we'll put on the record for the business tax violation. Go ahead.

Regarding the following cases entered into the public record, our business tax officer investigated the businesses and found the violations to exist. A reasonable date for compliance was given, but upon re-investigation, it was confirmed the compliance was not achieved. A formal notice of hearing was issued for today's hearing, and the respondent has failed to appear. The city requests that the cases be found in violation of their respective listed code sections and be given until one week from the hearing date to bring the properties into compliance. Should compliance not be met, the city requests that future hearing be scheduled to determine whether to impose the fight.

All right, I will enter the appropriate orders for those matters as requested. where so that takes care of those and those where are we headed next we'll do parties present and we'll do our zoom first all right so let me just a little bit of background for folks who are here this morning and either in person or virtually the way I'm going to proceed with these cases If you're here in the room, when your case is called, please come up to the podium that's right in the middle of the room. I'll be able to see and hear you from there, and the microphone will be able to record what you say for the record. I'm going to hear from the city first on each case, take testimony. There may be evidence in the form of photographs or other documents, which is typically displayed on the monitors around the room, so you'll have an opportunity to see those. On Zoom, there should be a... I guess however we view the photographs here, they're also able to be seen by the respondent virtually. Once I've seen and heard everything from the city, I'll then come back to you, have you sworn in, just like the city's witnesses were sworn in, and it'll be your opportunity to ask any questions or simply tell me about the case. And once I've heard everything from everybody, I will in all likelihood enter an order this morning that resolves the matter. If you brought additional or have additional documents or photographs that you want me to consider when you're sworn in and you have the floor, that'll be the time to produce those. If you didn't, that's fine. So with that explanation on the record, let's go ahead and call the first case we're going to hear.

Number 28, Officer Huxtable, case number 2610620, respondent Boris N. Kristoff, address 6130 Northwest Gaylord Terrace.

All right, and Mr. Kristoff, you are my virtual respondent this morning. Can you see and hear us? You're muted, so I need you to unmute. Hello. Good morning, Mr. Christoph. Good day, Your Honor. Can you hear and see us okay? I can, thank you. All right, I can see you as well, so I'm going to hear from the city right now, and then I'll be right back to have you sworn in, and I'll hear from you, okay? Thank you. You bet. Go ahead whenever you're ready.

Thank you, sir. Good morning. Code of the house of love in previous this morning this case concerns the unimproved property at sixty one thirty not with Gail are terrorists person who see Florida on June twenty fifth two thousand twenty five and inspection was done and photos taken showing the following violation section forty three point zero four eight one unimproved real property nuisance. Notice of hearing was furnished on July 10th, 2026, allowing the responding 20 days from this date to bring the property into compliance. On July 28th, 2026, proper service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. The photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. The City requests that the respondent be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by August 27, 2026, and if not in compliance by that date, the City requests that the Special Magistrate authorize the City pursuant to Section 162.8 of the Florida Statute to take whatever steps are necessary to bring the violation into compliance and the cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later date. So we're looking at a left side violation. This entire overgrowth is encroaching on the neighboring property. If you look in the middle right here, there's overgrowth coming within close proximity to the house. So that's particularly one of the main reasons why we want that area cleared. This is when the property was posting. A week prior to today's hearing, violation remains. And this is an aerial view of the lot from property appraiser. We're asking for 10 feet to get cut back from the estimated property line, front to back, removing all the debris. I've been in contact with the respondent, however, They are eager, I must admit, Mr. Christoph is eager to have the violation cleared up, but it's not within the time frame that we would like. So he can kind of explain to you further as to why we're not in compliance today.

All right, so I was going to ask, this is the code section that requires to be cleared 10 feet in. Yes, sir. What about the other side? Is the other side in violation also?

So the other side does have overgrowth, but because our program is complaint-driven, the neighbor on the other side would need to put in a complaint for us to do the investigation.

Okay, I understand. Anything else from the city before I hear from Mr. Kristoff?

Not at this time, sir.

Thank you, then. Let me have Mr. Kristoff sworn in, and then I'll be happy to hear from you, sir.

Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the statements made today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

I do, so help me God.

And please state your name for the record.

Boris Kristof.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Kristof. Good morning. The floor is yours. If you have any questions for the city's witness, you may ask. Otherwise, you can tell me about what's going on with this.

Okay. For your information, Your Honor, I submitted a request for a continuance of hearing previously, and I set out my explanation as to why I wanted a continuance. One obvious reason is that I'm located in Canada, in the city of Toronto, And so by the time I got the notice, which, unfortunately, I wasn't home when the notice arrived at my principal residence. I was at my summer cottage. And by the time it was delivered to me, the time for compliance was very, very short. I contacted three contractors to try and comply with the code violation. The first contractor I dealt with, it turned out things didn't work out with that party. So then I contacted a second contractor and I found it extremely difficult to get responses from the contractors. I emailed, I texted, I asked for return calls. Nothing happened with the second contractor, so then I went to a third contractor, which I found on the internet. And that party, when he went and examined the lot and he gave me the quote, it was just about almost twice as much as the quote I received from the original contractor I requested. Time was running short and I contacted Ms. Huxtable explaining the situation. And I have to say, I was very happy dealing with Ms. Huxtable. She always answered my inquiries and always explained the situation to me. So for that, I was very happy. Finally, finally, the second contractor that I had left numerous messages for finally contacted me. And so I decided that I would retain him. And he said, of course, I'll do the work, but I want my money first. So what I did, and I can show you I sent, I don't know if you can see it well, I sent a bank draft to the contractor for the sum of money that he requested.

So I can see it's a bank check. I can't see the number.

Let's see.

I mean, it's in the frame. It's too small for me to...

Okay. I can read out... Yeah, just tell me what the number is.

That's all.

The number of the check?

Yeah, no, how much you paid the contractor.

That's what you were trying to show me. Oh, $1,600 U.S. Got it. And I have a receipt from Canada Post. Now, the problem was I wanted to send the money to the contractor by courier. Which would have taken only a day or so But he only accepts money sent to a post office box address and the courier said no They cannot deliver to a post office box. You have to go to the National Mail Service so I contacted Canada Post and on August the 5th I delivered my bank draft to be sent to the contractor, and it was sent by Canada Post Express. And they told me the quickest delivery they could do it would take five business days. And the date that I sent it by Canada Post was August 1st. The fifth. So I kept, and I'll just show you the name of the contractor as well so you can see that. I don't know if you can see that.

DNR Landscaping.

Yes, correct. Very nice gentleman at that, but in terms of trying to get communication with him, I know he's very busy, but it's been my problem just dealing with contractors and getting prompt returns to my communication requests. But in any case, this gentleman, I've sent him the funds, and he promised that he would do the work. Now, what I also asked him, not only to do the left-hand side of the lot as requested by the City of Port St. Lucie, but I said to him, I said, listen, I'm sure that once the neighbor on the other side of the lot sees the clearance for the one neighbor, He's probably going to come to the city and say, look, I'd like the right-hand side of the lot done as well so that I don't have an issue. So I asked the contractor to do both sides of the lot at the same time. Now, I want to go down in person and make sure that everything is being done properly. And my current location is in North Carolina, in Raleigh, North Carolina, because several months ago, I arranged to visit my niece in Raleigh, and then I'm going to visit my goddaughter, who's located just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. And this was done several months ago, because they have very busy schedules, so I just couldn't arrange any time at all to come down to visit. And within about two weeks, I will attend Port St. Lucie and just check out the situation and make sure the contractor is doing the work that I retained him for, at which time I will contact Ms. Huxtable and speak to her about the situation. and make sure that everything is done according to what Port St. Lucie requires. And it's for your further information if you check the records, I've always paid my taxes, I've always complied with everything in the past that the city has required, and this is the first time I ran into the problem, and of course the problem is notice, If I was in Port St. Lucie, I would have taken care of it immediately, but being in Toronto a distance away was very difficult for me. So this is why I'm requesting an adjournment to comply with this matter.

OK. If I heard you right, you expect this to be done within the next two weeks.

Well, like I say, I can't get confirmation from the contractor that I sent the money to yet. I've been trying to get a reply. And I don't want to set a two-week extension and then, again, have the contractor not be able to do it until maybe three weeks. So I want to give myself some leeway that I don't have to keep coming back before you, Your Honor, and keep asking for extensions. So if I could get a little longer one, giving me the opportunity to attend Port St. Lucie in person and deal with the contractor in person, then I can speak to Ms. Huxtable and tell her exactly when the work will be done.

Ms. Huxtable, can you show me the photograph of the encroachment?

Right on the left-hand side, right here, sir.

So, you know, Mr. Kristof, normally I have no problem giving people additional time, but this is a complaint-driven case, and it's impacting your neighbor's property already. So that's the rub here. And looking at the photograph that's on the screen, it looks like a fairly significant encroachment, especially once you get to the structure and going back. So I'm inclined to give you the two weeks But since this is clearly, in my opinion, impacting your next door neighbor, I'm not of a mind to extend it any further. Ms. Huxtable, if this isn't done by the 27th, how fast or slow do the wheels of abatement turn? How long does it take?

So what we do is we will put it on the – we send it to our contractor, and they put it on a schedule where they'll kind of group a handful of these and do them within a sort of day, and it's weather-dependent as well. So if we have a good week, it's done almost immediately. If there's a bad two weeks, it might be pushed off a little. So ours is dependent because they have to bring in the heavy equipment.

So if my order – puts a compliance date of August 27th. It's possible that Mr. Christoph would have. There there may be time between the 27th and the time your contractor actually gets out there and let's let's say he got it done. after you ordered or placed the service order with the contractor, but before they actually got to it? Would they be called off and everything? Yes.

If they show up, they're required to take before and after photos. So if the before photo shows compliance, they're not getting paid.

But there's no guarantee. You can't tell me that...

There's definitely going to be a lag time between... No, if we send it to them the day before they go to do all the cuts, they might do it, you know, if we send them to them the 27th, they might cut it on the 28th. Okay. We just, we can't guarantee that. We prefer the sooner the better.

Understood. Is there anything else the city needs to put into the record?

My only question for Mr. Kristoff is, what date are you coming down to Port St. Lucie? What's the specific date?

I hope to be there, I would say the 28th or 29th.

If possible, we would be open to extending it for three weeks to allow him, because of that situation, because I don't necessarily want, it sounds like he would have to pay up front for the cost of it. So that would be September 3rd? Yeah, so that would at least give him a few days where he gets down here. He has made considerable efforts to try and abate this, so I would prefer to give him a few extra days just so he can be in town and hopefully flag down a contractor to cut this immediately.

That makes sense, I suppose.

We've had a similar situation happen in the past, and I would prefer to avoid that.

if possible so um what i'm going to do mr kristoff and i'll give you an opportunity to have a final say but i'm thinking we'll the order will require compliance by september 3rd which is three weeks and that's a little past the time you're anticipating being here and um you know that's i having heard from you and from the city that seems to be a fair balance between the effort you're putting in and keeping the encroachment of your neighbor's property in mind and wanting to get that taken care of. So you can have the final say here, but that's where I'm headed, I think, is a September 3rd compliance date, which is three weeks.

Well, that's acceptable, and I thank you very much for your consideration, Your Honor, and especially from the gentleman from Port St. Lucie who made that recommendation.

That's Mr. Armstrong. He's a good man.

Yeah, well, he certainly is, and I'll touch base with him when I attend.

Yes, please. Please stay in touch with the city, probably through Ms. Huxtable, but Mr. Armstrong and Ms. Huxtable work together, so... you'll be talking to the right people.

That's great. So I thank you very much for your consideration. And as I say, the money should have been received by DNR contracting by now. So when I attend in person, I'll make sure that the work is done.

Perfect. Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. Okay. So for this case, I do find proper notice. Mr. Kristof is present. virtually based on the testimony and the evidence property does remain in violation as cited. That violation does constitute a threat to the public health, safety and welfare. We will set compliance for September 3rd, 2026. If for some reason compliance is not achieved by that date, I do authorize the city to enter the property, abate the violation and assess the costs. All right. Good luck, sir. Have safe trip down. You bet. Thank you, Your Honor.

I appreciate it. Thank you.

Number 15, Officer Laird, case number 2518403, Warehomes of City of Fontaine, LLC. Address 1172 South East, Port St. Lucie Boulevard. Okay.

Right at the podium right there.

Well, this is not a run-of-the-mill code section that I see. Okay, let's see what you got.

Okay, Catherine Laird had been previously sworn On June 27, 2026, the Port St. Lucie Police Department responded to a noise complaint regarding loud music at the Sushi Naya restaurant located at 1172 Southeast Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, Florida. Police officers' body-worn cameras recorded the following violations. Section 94.04, Subsection I, Maximum Permissible Sound Levels. Section 158.173, Permitted Uses, PUD. The videos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the videos were recorded. A notice of hearing was furnished on July 8th, 2026 by certified mail. On July 9th, 2026, proper service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. The city requested the respondent Wareholmes City Fountain LLC be found in violation of the city Fort St. Lucie Code of Ordinances section 94.04 subsection I and section 158.173 that the list of violations are irreparable and irreversible in nature and be ordered to maintain compliance with all city codes. In addition, should the respondent be found in violation, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the subject property. The case is for a complaint that we received from the Port St. Lucie Police Department about loud noise coming from the restaurant inside the plaza. When officers responded, they found inside of the restaurant to be running as a nightclub.

So let me stop my first question. Is there a residential neighborhood? Where did the complaint come from?

It came from a commercial plaza. It's a restaurant inside of the plaza that's in a PUD, which is basically they have permitted uses.

The person who made the complaint.

Oh, yeah, from the neighborhood directly behind the plaza.

In a residence. Yes. Got it. Okay. Thank you.

Previously we had opened the case back in December early December for the same issue. I had spoken to Fabian who is the manager of Sushi Naya and explained that he cannot run the restaurant as a nightclub because they were only approved to be a restaurant. So all the time that they're open no matter what time it doesn't matter they have to run as a restaurant so they can have music they can have themed nights but it can't They can't change the inside of the restaurant into a nightclub, pretty much. So they had stopped that for a while, and until we received a complaint from the police department, we found that they were running the restaurant as a nightclub after hours, so to speak. This is a Facebook post, which Fabian Roberts, the manager, wrote on Facebook directly saying that they were an events-only I guess, activities happening, 18 plus, you can't restrict age or discriminate any kind of...

So to provide a little background in terms of our code, so this is under a PUD. This property itself is, within that PUD, all of the applicable uses of the property are general commercial. So whatever applies under general commercial would apply under them. Under the general commercial provisions, it does state that you can operate a bar, lounge, or a nightclub as long as you have a special exception use, which they do not. Bars, lounges, and nightclubs can operate events. You can, where alcohol is the sort of driving factor of those events, you can operate, you could prohibit public use to the property by restricting ages if you have that special exception use. The property currently, like I stated, is zoned. It's PUD, but the applicable uses are general commercial. One of those is a full-service sit-down restaurant, which is what they are zoned as. So in terms of that, they cannot alter layouts of the property to create an event hall for... open assembly or enclosed assembly use, you would have to have a special exception use for that as well, which would be the violations. So you couldn't turn A RESTAURANT INTO ESSENTIALLY A NIGHT CLUB AT NIGHTTIME BY MOVING ALL OF THE FURNITURE, HAVING FOOD NOT BE YOUR PRIMARY MOTIVATOR FOR THE PROPERTY. SO IF YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE HOLDING EVENTS, IT'S LADIES' NIGHT, WE'RE DANCING, WE'RE DRINKING FOR FREE, AND THEN RESTRICTING THE AGES FOR 18 AND ABOVE OR 21 AND ABOVE. YOU CAN'T DO THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE THOSE SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES. FOR THE PROPERTY.

AND THAT WOULD MAKE YOU GO THROUGH A QUALIFIED JUDICIAL HEARING WHERE ALL THOSE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED AND YOU HAVE A DEVELOPMENT ORDER THAT SETS THE PARAMETERS FOR WHAT YOU CAN.

SO WHEN THE CITY RECEIVED THE FIRST COMPLAINT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR FROM THIS RESIDENTIAL AREA BECAUSE OF THE NOISE, WE WENT TO THE PROPERTY, KATHERINE, AND EXPLAINED ALL OF THIS. to the property owners and the business owners. And you did not bring a case at that time?

No.

We had a case open for this and documented all of this conversations and everything in terms of this. So in terms of this specific event that occurred on Saturday, June 27th, which is with the call for service, where the police responded to the nightclub activities and the noise issues. So this is just this one event is what we're bringing this here for. Right. Okay. And then Katie will explain the rest of the things.

Yes, it's just a couple of photos of the inside of the nightclub from both the event promoter and the restaurant itself. Showing the inside of the restaurant, all of the tables have been moved, people are dancing. This is a hibachi grill, I believe, and they've set up their DJ table on top of the hibachi grill. So it's changing the inside. And these are the permitted uses and the prohibited uses for the PUD and for the general commercial itself, zoning. We do also have the body cam footage from the police officers of that night. Okay. If you would like to see this. The officer, this is the officer walking into the nightclub.

Is there audio? Sorry, two seconds.

Does it?

I'm just curious.

Free.

They also have security at the door checking IDs to make sure that they're... And so the police did respond to the complainant who visited the property that night, and they met with them on the other side of the plaza. And in that, you could hear the bass coming from the restaurant, which the... In that correspondence, the complainant stated to the officer that this occurred the previous night before on Friday night. He didn't call the police then, but it was just the base. And it kept him up that night. And then when it happened, then the following night on Saturday is when he decided to call the police. He met with the officers, the three of them who responded at the property.

Okay.

So I pulled up the code section.

What the code prohibits is a plainly audible noise at a distance of 100 feet or more in any direction from the source. So is there evidence about the 100 feet?

His property is about 400 feet. So he's one of the closer properties. This business is towards the rear of the property on the side. and then his property is, there's a wall, and his property is on the other side of that. Where the officers met with the respondent, they were probably about 200 feet from the, or not the respondent, where the officers met with them down the plaza. They could hear the bass from it. So this is them walking away from the business, down the plaza to speak to the complainant.

I just wanted to get an official report that they are operating tonight with noise because I hear it in my bedroom. I live in the back here. I've already had a conversation with the vice mayor. She was told that they had said they're not allowed to be operating as a nightclub under the restrictions of this. PUD here, and they had told the city that they had ceased to insist doing that, and apparently they have not, because I'm hearing the bass thumping in my bedroom until 2 a.m. last night, and I heard it even louder tonight. I know there's not much you guys can do. I just wanted to get it on record that the parking lot's full. They have somebody at the door, and they're open after hours that they're supposed to be. Other than that, I don't know. so I could contact the city their business hours next week that there wasn't just somebody called randomly that there was evidence that they're open right now. Okay. Do you have a driver's license handed? I do. I'll make a phone call.

Perfect.

I don't know if you could hear that in the background at the end.

Yes. So we did make contact with both the business. So that night the police did tell them to turn it down. They did turn it down. But this was there's been multiple calls for service from the police for the same issue, which is what we responded to initially at the start of the year when we had communications with both the property owner and the or the property management company. and the business owner. And the business owner was explicitly told what they can and can't do with the property. And that if any issues occur and you're operating outside of your approved uses, that we would proceed forward to this hearing. And like I stated, that occurred on June 27th for the event operating outside of their approved use.

Okay.

Anything else the city needs to put into the record at this time?

No, sir.

All right. Let me get you sworn in, sir, and then I'll be happy to hear from you.

Do you swear or affirm that the statements made today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

I do.

And please state your name for the record.

My name is Ampanpong Fabian Roberts.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roberts. The floor is yours. If you have any questions for the city, you may ask. Otherwise... Frida, tell me what's going on with this case.

This is your Honor. I think that there was just a misunderstanding on my part. Back when we talked in, I thought it was around Thanksgiving time because that was one of our first bigger events with the event promoter, a DJ. He said, well, not he said, but... I was told what was allowed and what was not allowed. I didn't know that we couldn't move the tables around in the restaurant. That one is new to me, but I was told since we're a restaurant, we have to, we can't label ourself as a night lounge, a nightclub, or a lounge. We're not zoned for that. We have to at least, we have to be serving food and there can't be an age restriction. So, you know, if a family of five, a five-year-old wanted to come in, they can come in. The security we had that night on June 27th, that was just security checking for 21 plus, and then he gave out wristbands. But if anybody was under 18, they can come in. Oh, and there was a... We started doing events only maybe I think in March or around there, the beginning of this year. We didn't have any event the beginning of, or Friday or any of that. Like that was our only event that month actually. I know the neighbor said that he heard noise in the base and everything. After the police did show up, we did turn down the base because the officer that went inside, I asked them, what would you like us to do now? Like, do you want us to shut it down? Or she just said, just turn down the base because that's what it was. So we did that. I do apologize. It's just a misunderstanding on my part. I think I should have handled the situation a lot better. Okay.

Yeah, so you've kind of got two parallel issues that are operating hand in hand. You know, the use of a restaurant versus a club is one piece of it, and in order to be in compliance, you'd have to apply for a special exception use to be allowed to operate as the club, and you'd have to go through that process. And that there's at least one public hearing and all of that. So that's the one piece of it. But the second piece regarding the noise, it doesn't matter how you're operating. It doesn't matter if there's any plainly audible noise 100 feet or more away from the source, you're going to be in violation of that, whether you're a sushi bar or a nightclub or anything else. And in my opinion, and I appreciate everything you said, if the city could have brought a case against you back in 2025, around that Thanksgiving time, and if they had done that and got an order back then, you'd be in repeat violation now, which carries potential for much more significant penalties. So they didn't do that. And that's fine. There's nothing wrong with not doing that. And it benefits you because you've never had to be at code enforcement before. So, but based on what I've heard at this point, I am going to enter an order today. So what that means is that you're going to have an order finding violation. So if it does happen again, you could be found in a repeat violation. And as I said, the consequences kind of like double or more, potentially. The possible maximum penalties are significantly higher. So you really need to, if you want to continue to do these events, You just need to get the city's permission and you need to go through that process. Or you're going to be back here and having to deal with this again. And no matter what, keep the noise levels down. So is there anything else anybody needs to put into the record on this one? Yes, sir. Okay.

I'm speaking on behalf of the owners.

Okay. I need to get you sworn in.

Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the statements made today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. And please state your name for the record.

John Toronto.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir. The floor is yours.

Welcome. I just wanted to add a little bit that as soon as the owners were notified of the violation, we immediately sent off a letter to Fabian and Sushinaya explaining our position, which is that you have to comply with all applicable laws. And if you're operating... as a nightclub or anything like that, please cease and desist. And we thought that he did. And once we were aware of the incident on June 20, whatever that date was, we notified, we got in touch with him again and began the process of speaking to everybody. So the bottom line now is from what I'm told by Fabian, that's stopped. And if he does want to proceed further, he absolutely has to get a special exception. and go through that process. But from what I'm understanding, he's not going to do that. Okay. So I'm hoping that this puts this to bed, and whatever you decide, be as lenient as possible.

Yeah. No, I'm sure you understand. At the end of the day, the buck stops with the owner of the property. 100%.

I don't want to come up from Miami again and leave at 6 a.m. So I'm hoping that this is a one and done.

Yeah. I think everybody is. So it sounds like from Mr. Roberts, he came here with hat in hand. Yeah. So I appreciate that as well Okay, thank you very much. So I do find proper notice in this case. I do find that the property There was a violation of the city codes that were cited in the notice. Those were irreparable and irreversible in nature That's a bell that can't be unwrung it happened. It's over So my order will be that you need to continue to comply with city codes and I don't know if the city is going to pursue a fine on the irreparable and irreversible finding or not. If they are, that will be re-noticed for another hearing and we'll deal with any fine assessment at that time. But that's not before me today. But I am going to make the finding a violation and that it's irreparable and irreversible. All right. Good luck. Thank you for being here. And hopefully... We won't see you back. All right, Your Honor. Thanks.

There are no more parties present to be heard. We will now move on to the violation section of special requests. Okay. Number nine. Officer Bender, case number 26-03872, address 1962 South West Cape Adore Street.

Good morning, good morning. Officer Bender previously sworn. This case concerns the property at 1962 Southwest Cape Adore Street, Port Saint Lucie, FL on March 13th, 2026 and inspection was done and photos taken showing the following violations. section forty one point oh nine b swing pool spas and hot tubs unsecured pool section forty one point oh eight d exterior property areas unmaintained accessory structures section forty one point oh eight b exterior property areas high grass and weeds over twelve inches Section 41.09 a swimming pool spas and hot tubs unmaintained pool in section 41.10 be exterior structure exterior structure in need of maintenance The photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. I A notice of violation was issued on July 29th, 2026. The respondent had until July 30th, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Compliance was not achieved by such date, and so a notice of hearing was furnished on July 29th, 2026 by certified mail. On July 31st, 2026, proper service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. The City requested that the respondents Rose M. Roberts' estate be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by 8-13-2026, and if not in compliance by that date, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the property. In addition, if the respondents fail to comply by August 13, 2026, the city requests a special magistrate authorize the city pursuant to section 162.085 Florida statute to enter upon the property to bring the property into compliance and specifically to abate the unsecured pool by securing it with a pool cover and to cut and maintain the high grass and weeds, the cost of which will be charged and responded at a later hearing. This here is a vacant home. The owner is deceased. There was a notice that was placed on the property on August 6th. This is the front of the house. Some of the grass was cut. It was not trimmed around the neighbor's fence or around the house in the rear. Let me go back here. You've got mildew on the side of the house up here that needs to be cleaned. The high grass along the fence. This here is the broken screen door that takes you right into the swimming pool. And that's a picture of the unmaintained swimming pool. And the property was posted.

Okay. Okay. The respondent is, looks like an estate, but they are not, it is not represented or anybody here this morning. However, I'll find proper notice based on the testimony and the evidence. I'll find property remains in violation as cited. Let's see, the violations regarding the unsecured pool and the high grass and weeds and the unmaintained pool all constitute a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. I will grant all the relief requested by the city, including the compliance date of August 13th, and then after that, authority to enter the property, abate the violations, and assess the costs. Thank you. Yes, sir.

Number 10, Officer Gomez, 2611286, address 1791 Southeast Ridgewood Street.

Or an officer goes previously sworn. This case concerns the property of 1791 Southeast Ridgewood Street, Port St. Lucy, FL on July 7th, 2026 and inspection was done and photos taken showing the following violation section 41.08 Bravo exterior property areas, high grass and weeds over 12 inches. The photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. The notice of hearing was furnished on July 9th, 2026 by a certified mill. On July 28th, 2026, proper service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. Recommendation is as follows city request of the respondent Patrick Richardson be ordered to comply with the site of provisions of the city of Port St. Lucie code by August 19th 2026 and if not in compliance by that date Then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the subject property in addition if the respondent fails to comply by August 19 2026 City requests a special magistrate authorized the city pursuant to section 162.08 subsection 5 of Florida statute To enter upon the property is to bring the property into compliance and specifically to cut and maintain the high grass and weeds, the cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later hearing. This is the day of the posting on July 28th. And then the following photos from the 3rd of August showing the grass is quite high with some measurements, some of them over 36 inches. And then back to the posting, sir. Welcome to the jungle. Yes, sir.

All right. Respondent is not present. However, the city has proper notice based on the testimony and the evidence. Property remains in violation as cited. Violation clearly constitutes a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare and will grant all the relief requested by the city, including compliance date of August 19th. After that, authority to enter the property, abate the violation, and assess the costs. Thank you.

Number 11, Officer Gomez, case number 2612484, address 2322 Southeast Mazlan Avenue.

This case concerns the property at 2322 Southeast Madeline Avenue, Port St. Lucie, Florida. On July 23rd, 2026, an inspection was done and a post taken showing the following violation. Section 41.08 Bravo, consider your property areas high grass and weeds over 12 inches. The photos depict an inaccurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. A notice of violation was issued on July 23rd, 2026. Respondent had until July 30th, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Compliance was not achieved by such date, so a notice of hearing was furnished on July 23rd, 2026 by certified mail. On July 28th, 2026, proper service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. Recommendation is as follows. City requested the respondent, Raymond Vidal and Julianne Julianna Constano be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by August 19, 2026, and if not in compliance by that date, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the subject property. In addition, If the respondents fail to comply by August 19, 2026, the City requests the Special Magistrate authorize the City, pursuant to Section 162.08, Subsection 5 of the Florida Statute, to enter upon the property and bring the property into compliance, and specifically to cut and maintain the high grass and weeds, the cost of which will be charged to respondents at a later hearing. This is July 28, the day of the posting. And once again, August 3rd for the following photos. This is in the swell area, of course, and most of the high grass is up here and towards the back of the property.

Yeah. Okay. The respondents are not present, but the city has proper notice. Based on testimony and evidence, property remains in violation as cited. I find that violation constitutes threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. Grant all the relief requested by the city, including the compliance date of August 19th. After that, authority to enter the property, abate the violation, and assess the costs. Thank you, sir.

Number 12, Officer Williams reading for Officer Herzog, case number 2607386, 1782 Southwest Cloverleaf Street.

Morning, Officer Williams, previously sworn. I'll be reading for Officer Herzog. This case concerns a property at 1782 Southwest Cloverleaf. Excuse me one second, let me open the pictures. On May 5th, 2026, an inspection was done and photos taken showing the following violations. Section 158.211, storage or accumulation of materials, refuse and waste materials prohibited. Photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. A notice of violation was issued on May 6th, 2026. Respondent had until May 16th, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Compliance was not achieved by such date, so a notice of hearing was furnished on June 22nd, 2026 by certified mail. On July 29th, 2026, proper service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. City requests that the respondent, Joyce M. Osika, be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by August 19th, 2026, and if not in compliance by that date, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the subject property. In addition, if the respondent fails to comply by August 19th, 2026, city request a special magistrate authorized the city pursuant to section 162.08 subsection five of the Florida statutes to enter upon the property to bring the property into compliance and specifically to remove all open storage or accumulation of materials, refuse and waste materials prohibited, cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later hearing. These are officer Herzog's photographs, your honor, but I did personally put eyes on the property to verify the accuracy of the photos. And I'm sure you recognize this property from previous cases. And that is when the property was properly posted on July 29th. And the active violation we are seeking abatement permission for.

Okay. Respondent is not present. She actually usually appears. But she's not here today. I do find proper notice with the notice documents in the city's file Find property once again is in violation of city code 158 to 11 and that that Violation right has risen to the level of being a threat to the public health safety and welfare I will grant all the relief requested by the city including the compliance date of August 19th and after that authority to enter the property again and abate the violation and assess the costs. Thank you, Your Honor. Thank you, Your House.

Number 13, Officer Williams will read for Officer Herzog, case number 2612032, 956 Southwest Connecticut Terrace.

This case concerns a property at 956 Southwest Connecticut Terrace, Port St. Lucie, Florida. On July 23, 2026, an inspection was done and photos taken showing the following violations. Section 4108, subsection D, exterior property areas, unmaintained accessory structures, and 4109, subsection B, swimming pools, spas, and hot tubs, unsecured pool. Photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. Notice the violation was issued on July 23, 2026. Respondent had until July 24, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Compliance was not achieved by such date, so a notice of hearing was furnished on July 24th, 2026 by certified mail. On July 29th, 2026, proper service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. City requests that the respondent, Julia Marie Andrews, be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by August 13th, 2026, and if not in compliance by that date, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against subject property. In addition, if the respondent fails to comply by August 13th, 2026, city request special magistrate authorized the city pursuant to section 162.08 subsection five of the Florida statutes to enter upon the property to bring the property into compliance and specifically to abate the unsecured pool by securing it with a pool cover, cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later hearing. As you can see, Your Honor, this is a point of ingress to the rear of the property where the panels are not in place at the pool. So that fence opening is exposing that pool. That's one of the openings, Your Honor. This is a breezeway going through the house also to the pool area. Okay. That is unsecured.

Got it. Oh, there's supposed to be a... So that's not a self-latching... No, it is not, Your Honor.

There's actually no means of latching on this side at all.

Okay.

And that's an aerial view of the property from property appraiser.

Okay. Respondent is not present, but city has proper notice. Based on the testimony and evidence, I find the property remains in violation as cited. And I find that the violation of the unsecured pool constitutes a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. I will grant all the relief requested by the city, including the compliance date of August 13. And after that, authority to enter the property abate the health, safety, welfare violation and assess those costs. Take care. Yes, sir.

Number 13, Officer Williams will read for Officer Herzog. Case number 2612048, address 2330 Southwest Cameo Boulevard.

This case concerns a property at 2330 Southwest Cameo Boulevard, Port Tinguisy, Florida. On July 17th, an inspection was done and photos taken showing the following violations. Section 4108, excuse me, 4109, subsection B, swimming pools, spas and hot tubs, unsecured pool. In section 4108, bees and dog, exterior property areas, unmaintained accessory structures. Photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. A notice of violation was issued on July 22nd, 2026. Respondent had until July 23rd, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Compliance was not achieved by such date, so a notice of hearing was furnished on July 24th, 2026 by certified mail. On July 29th, 2026, proper service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. City requests that the respondent, Jeffrey A. Lanham, be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by August 13, 2026, and if not in compliance by that date, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the subject property. In addition, if the respondent fails to comply by August 13th, 2026, city requests a special magistrate authorized the city pursuant to section 162.08 subsection five of the Florida statutes to enter upon the property to bring the property into compliance and specifically to abate the unsecured pool by securing it with a pool cover, the cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later hearing. This is actually a view. Of the fence at the rear of the property, Your Honor. Okay. There is a gap right here that's only secured with this trash receptacle. You can actually easily access the rear of the property right here. Nice try, but we'll call that a swing and a miss. And there is a gate there that's tied shut at this point, and the end of the fence that I just showed you is... Is that some kind of cord wrapping...

It looks like... In between the two...

What is that? That's not self-latching. It's not latched in any way except for some cloth or a rope.

Okay.

If you look at the actual back of the property, you can see the screens around the pool enclosure are also in disrepair.

Yeah.

So once you're past the end of that fence, the pool is actually significantly unsecured.

Okay.

Property was posted on July 29th, and that is an aerial view of the property.

Thank you. Let's see. The respondent is not present this morning, but the city has proper notice based on the testimony and the evidence. Find the property remains in violation as cited. Find that the violation regarding the unsecured pool constitutes threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. And we'll grant all the relief requested by the city, including an August 13th compliance date. And after that, authority to enter the property, abate the violation, and assess the costs. Thank you, Your Honor. Yes, sir.

Number 16, Officer Miller, case number 2609128, address 612 Southeast Voltaire Terrace.

Good morning. I'm previously sworn in. This case concerns the property of 612 Southeast Voltaire Terrace, Port St. Lucie, Florida on June 16, 2026. An inspection was done and photos taken showing the following violations. Section 158.211, storage and accumulation of materials, refuse and waste materials prohibited. Section 41.08B, exterior property areas, high grass and weeds over 12 inches. The photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. A notice of violation was issued on June 16, 2026. The respondent had until June 26, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Compliance is not achieved by such date, and so a notice of hearing was furnished on July 10, 2026 by certified mail. On July 17, 2026, proper service was achieved by certified mail return receipt received. The city requests that the respondent be ordered to comply by the site of provisions of the City of Port St. Louis Code by August 19, 2026, and if not in compliance by that date, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the subject property. In addition, if the respondent fails to comply by August 19, 2026, the city requests a special magistrate authorize the city pursuant to section 162.085 Florida statute to enter upon the property to bring the property into compliance and specifically to cut and maintain the high grass and weeds. the cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later hearing. And this is the property here. They've so far cut the front, but the back still remains high. As you see, the grass is about over that mower.

That lawnmower looked terrified at what was coming.

This is the right side of the property. Some of the grass is about halfway up that screen enclosure. And that's just the open storage in the front yard there.

Okay, so the back is still...

The back remains significantly high.

Okay. All right. Respondent is not present this morning, but the city has proper notice. Based on the testimony and the evidence, I find the property remains in violation as cited. I find that the violation regarding high grass and weeds over 12 inches constitutes threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. I will grant all the relief requested by the city, including an August 19th compliance date, and after that, authority to enter the property, abate the remaining high grass and weeds, and assess those costs.

Number 17, Officer Miller, case number 2609398, address 1965 Southeast Fairfield Street.

This case concerns the property at 1965 Southeast Fairfield Street, Port St. Lucie, Florida. On June 3, 2026, an inspection was done and photos taken showing the following violations. Section 41.08B, exterior property areas, high grass and weeds over 12 inches. The photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. They noticed the violation was issued on July 1st, 2026. The respondent had until July 11th, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Compliance was not achieved by such date and a notice of hearing was furnished on July 28th, 2026 by certified mail. On July 29th, 2026, property service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. The city requests the respondents be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by August 19th, 2026, that if not in compliance by that date, that a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the subject property. In addition, if the respondent fails to comply by August 19th, 2026, the city requests a special magistrate authorize the city pursuant to section 162.085 Florida statute to enter upon the property to bring the property into compliance specifically to cut and maintain the high grass and weeds, the cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later hearing. And here's a photo of the house with the yardstick. It's about almost at the top. Then this is a general view of the front of the property. And that's the posting.

Okay. Uh, let's see, respondents are not present this morning, but the city has proper notice. Based on the testimony and the evidence, property remains in violation as cited, and that violation constitutes threat to the public health, safety and welfare. I will grant all the relief requested by the city, including the compliance date of August 19th. And after that authority to enter the property, abate the violation and assess the costs.

Number 18, Officer Miller, case number 26-12534, address 1991 Southeast Aries Lane.

This case concerns the property at 1991 Southeast Aries Lane, Port St. Lucie, Florida. On July 23, 2026, an inspection was done. The photos taken show the following violations. Section 41.08B, exterior property areas, high grass and weeds over 12 inches. The photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. A notice of hearing was furnished on July 23rd, 2026 by certified mail. On July 29th, 2026, proper service is achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. The city requests the respondents be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by August 19th, 2026, and if not in compliance by that date, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the subject property. In addition, if the respondent fails to comply by August 19th, 2026, the city requests a special magistrate to authorize the city pursuant to section 162.085 Florida statute to enter upon the property to bring the property into compliance and specifically to cut and maintain the high grass and weeds, the cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later hearing. Here's a picture of the posting of the property. That's the yardstick. It's about almost to the top in the front and a little further back in the front. It's

It's over it and that's the general view of the front of the house Let's see respondent is not present However, the city has proper notice based on the testimony and the evidence property remains in violation as cited that violation Clearly constitutes threat to the public health safety and welfare I will grant all the relief requested by the city including the compliance date of August 19th And after that, authority to enter the property, abate the violation, and assess the costs. Thank you.

Number 19, Officer Pico, case number 2609290, address 561 Southwest Dwight Avenue.

Good morning code officer Pico previously sworn in this case concerns the property at 561 Southwest white Avenue, Port St. Lucy, Florida. On June 15, 2026, an inspection was done and photos taken showing the following violations section 41.08 B exterior property areas, high grass and weeds over 12 inches. The photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. A notice of violation was issued on June 15, 2026. The respondent had until June 21, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Compliance was not achieved by such date, and so a notice of hearing was furnished on July 10, 2026 by certified mail. On July 30, 2026, proper service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. the City requests that the respondents be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by August 19, 2026, and if not in compliance by that date, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the subject property. In addition, if the respondent fails to comply by August 19, 2026, the City requests that the Special Magistrate authorize the City, pursuant to Section 162.085 of the Florida Statute, To enter upon the property, to bring the property into compliance, and specifically to cut and maintain the high grass and weeds, the cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later hearing. This is the left side of the property. The front view. The right side. And this is the yardstick. Measures a little over two to three feet. And then the posting.

Okay. Respondent is not present or represented at this morning's hearing, but the city has proper notice. Based on the testimony and the evidence, property remains in violation as cited. Violation constitutes a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare. This is high grass and weeds. I will grant all the relief requested by the city, including August 19th compliance date, and after that, authority to enter the property, abate the violation, and assess the costs. Thank you.

Number 20, Officer Williams, case number 2606569, address 844 Southwest Rice Avenue.

Morning again, Your Honor. Officer Williams, still previously sworn. This case concerns a property at 844 Southwest Rice Avenue, Port St. Lucie, Florida. On April 22, 2026, an inspection was done and photos taken showing the following violations. Section 4108, subsection G2, exterior property areas, unmaintained right-of-way. section 41 13 a rubbish and garbage. Photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. Notice of violation was issued on July 7, 2026. Respondent had until August 7, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Compliance was not achieved by such date so a notice of hearing was furnished on July 7, 2026 by certified mail. On July 29, 2026 property service was achieved by posting the property within the notice of hearing. City requests that the respondent, D&D Realty Management Services, LLC, be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by August 19, 2026, and if not in compliance by that date, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the subject property. in addition if the respondent fails to comply by august 19th 2026 city requests a special magistrate authorized the city pursuant to section 162.08 subsection 5 of the florida statutes enter upon the property to bring the property into compliance specifically to abate the rubbish and garbage from the property the cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later hearing this your honor appears to be an abandoned construction site where There was some commercial vehicles here left for some time that were actually recovered, and just piles of waste have been left at the site. There's some areas of this where there is standing water in the mop bucket and some of this other waste that's going to become a mosquito breeding ground, and there's residences directly behind this property where we actually got the complaint.

Okay. And that was the unmaintained right-of-way? That is, Your Honor.

Yeah, we're not going to request. No, I know.

I just wanted to make sure I knew what we were talking about. Yes, sir. Okay. There's nobody here representing the respondent LLC. However, the city has proper notice based on the testimony and the evidence property remains in violation as cited violation regarding city code 41 13 a rubbish and garbage constitutes threat to the public health, safety and welfare. I will grant all the relief requested by the city. including August 19th compliance date, and after that, authority to enter the property, abate the rubbish and garbage violation, and assess those costs.

Thank you, Your Honor. Number 21, Officer Williams, case number 2612207, address 0 Southwest Biltmore Street.

And you may recognize this one again, Your Honor. The case concerns property at 0 Southwest Biltmore Street, Fortuna City, Florida. On July 20, 2026, an inspection was done, photos taken showing the volume violations. Section 4108, subsection D, exterior property areas, unmaintained accessory structure. And section 95.17, subsection 1, prohibited acts, dumping of litter and or refuse prohibited. Photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. A notice of violation was issued on July 21, 2026. Respondent had until July 31, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Compliance was not achieved by such date, so a notice of hearing was furnished on July 20, 2026 by certified mail. On July 29, 2026, proper service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. City requests that the respondent, Raven Park Maintenance Association, be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by August 19, 2026, and if not in compliance by that date, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against the subject property. In addition, if the respondent fails to comply by August 19, 2026, City requests the Special Magistrate authorize the City, pursuant to Section 162.08, Subsection 5 of the Florida Statutes, to enter upon the property, bring the property into compliance, and specifically by removing and or repairing the fence around the retention pond due to life safety concerns and to remove the yard waste from the swale, the cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later hearing. This is the same one I believe two months ago, Your Honor, you gave us permission to repair this fence to secure the retention area and to remove a large pile of yard waste that had accumulated. This has since happened again.

Did they do it and it's fallen back or they did nothing?

You gave us permission to abate the violations. The violations were completely abated and then somebody has gone again after hours, reopened the fence and actually started clearing waste from inside that property and leaving it out by the road.

Got it. Okay, respondent is not present. However, the city has proper notice based on the testimony and the evidence property remains in violation as cited violation of city code 9517 per ends one regarding dumping of litter and refuse is a violation that constitutes threat to the public health, safety and welfare. I will grant all the relief requested by the city, including August 19th compliance date. And after that, authority to enter the property, abate the violations, and assess the costs. Yes, sir.

We do have one, um, one more special request. I accidentally removed it off of the here, the agenda, but it was posted correctly. So we're going to read it in and add it to the agenda. Um, we're going to get you the case presentation for it. Um, it's going to be technically number 22. Um, code officer Williams is going to read in for code officer Herzog. Um, it's case 25 dash 1 7 8 4 6. And the address is 6 2 6 Southwest sandbar street.

This case concerns a property at 626 Southwest Sandbar Terrace in Port St. Lucie, Florida. On November 19, 2025, an inspection was done and photos taken showing the following violations. Section 158.211, storage or accumulation of materials, refuse, and waste materials prohibited. Section 4108, subsection B, exterior property areas, high grass and weeds over 12 inches. And section 4110, subsection F, exterior structure, structure in need of maintenance. Photos depict an accurate representation of the property at the time the photos were taken. A notice of violation was issued on July 8, 2026. The respondent had until July 18, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Compliance was not achieved by such date, so a notice of hearing was furnished on July 23, 2026 by certified mail. On July 29, proper service was achieved by posting the property with a notice of hearing. City requests that the respondent plan at home lending LLC be ordered to comply with the cited provisions of the City of Port St. Lucie Code by August 19, 2026. And if not in compliance by that date, then a hearing be held to determine a fine to be imposed against subject property. In addition, if the respondent fails to comply by August 19, 2026, City requests a special magistrate authorize the City pursuant to Section 162.08, subsection 5 of the Florida Statutes to enter upon the property, bring the property into compliance, and specifically to cut and maintain high grass and weeds cost of which will be charged to the respondent at a later hearing. There's some of the open storage, Your Honor. There's a view of the grass from the front of the property.

Oh, boy. You could do a maze.

We're approaching four to five feet tall. Do one of those corn maze things. Crop circles. There's some open storage. There's also the maintenance on the side of the home here approaching the walkway where there's holes in the stucco. And that is a common three-foot yardstick here under that the grass is well above.

And besides the high grass and weeds, what were the other?

Open storage and exterior maintenance with the hole inside of the wall there. Yeah, okay. And some open storage. Got it. We're only seeking to remove the grass, though.

Okay, and there's nobody here on behalf of the respondent, but the city has proper notice based on the testimony and the evidence that we'll find the property remains in violation as cited violation regarding high grass and weeds constitutes threat to the public health, safety and welfare. I will grant all the relief requested by the city, including a compliance date and authority after that. authority to enter the property, abate the high grass and weeds, and assess those costs.

And we just want to make a note. We read that in as actually 21A for the agenda, so none of the other numbers get messed up on the agenda. So we just labeled that 21A, case number 25-17846, and the address is 626 Southwest Sinbar Terrace. It was previously already posted on the agenda. It was just accidentally removed.

Got it. We have now completed all the cases with special requests.

OK. Before we go on, Gus, are you in there?

He said yes.

If I turn my laptop around, can you zoom in on the screen for a minute? Sure. I'm going to take a moment of personal privilege. Every once in a while, life throws you a little bit of good news. So you guys, most of you in the room know My wife is the CRA director here at the city and just found out this morning we're going to be grandparents. So there's my future grandchild and my wife's future grandchild. I had to share that good news with the room and anybody who has such a boring life that they actually watch these code enforcement hearings on TV later. So thank you for that, and we can wrap up now. Thank you, Gus.

We'll go ahead and now place on record how we noticed all the alleged violators who were not present.

A notice of hearing or notice of certification of fine was sent to the violator by certified mail return receipt requested to the address listed in the tax collector's office for tax notices or to the address listed in the county property appraiser's database. If the green card was returned, it was placed in the file and is either signed, unsigned or unclaimed. Ten days before the hearing, the agenda was posted on the bulletin board in the lobby of Port St. Lucie City Hall. Also, a notice of hearing was posted on the property in question, along with an affidavit of posting. which included a copy of the notice posted and the date and place of its posting. If the certification card was not returned to the Neighbourhood Services Department, then within 10 days before the hearing, posting is completed in the same manner as if the card was returned unclaimed as stated above. The photos shown at today's hearing are kept and maintained as public records of the City of Port St. Lucie Neighborhood Services Department.

Regarding the following code violation cases entered into public record, Our code compliance officers inspected the property and found violations to exist. A reasonable date for compliance was subsequently given, but upon re-inspection, it was confirmed that compliance was not achieved. A formal notice of hearing was issued for today's hearing, and the respondent has failed to appear. The city requests that these cases be found in violation of their respective listed code sections and be given until August 19, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Should compliance not be met, the city requests that a future hearing be scheduled to determine and impose an appropriate fine. Can we please read those cases in?

Number six, case number 2514325, 10200 South US Highway 1. Number seven, case number 2605463, 1910 Southwest Biltmore Street. Number eight, case number 26054641909, Southwest Macedo Boulevard.

Regarding the following vacant lot violation cases entered into public record, our co-compliance officers inspected the properties and found violations to exist. A reasonable date for compliance was subsequently given, but upon reinspection, it was confirmed that compliance was not achieved. A formal notice of hearing was issued for today's hearing, and the respondent has failed to appear. The City requests that these cases be found in violation of the respective listed code sections and be given until August 27, 2026 to bring the property into compliance. Should compliance not be met, the City requests that a future hearing be scheduled to determine and impose an appropriate fine.

Number 22, case number 2607721, 5125 Northwest North Macedo Boulevard. Number 23, case number 2608183, 1361 Southwest Tadlock Avenue. Number 25, case number 2607723, 2349 South East Heathwood Circle. Number 26, case number 2610132, address 2495 Southwest Savage Boulevard. Number 27, case number 2609929, address 4167 Southwest Webb Street. Number 29, case number 2610498, address 902 Southwest Durham Terrace. Number 30, case number 2610903, address 6130 Northwest Nolia Court. Number 31, case number 2611122, address 1372 Southwest Leisure Lane. Number 32, case number 2611346, address 418 Southwest Macomb Avenue.

Regarding the following cases entered in the public record, a violation hearing was held and a date of compliance was issued by the special magistrate. Upon reinspection by a co-compliance officer, it was determined that compliance has not been achieved for the violation of the respective listed sections of the code. A formal notice of hearing was issued for today's hearing, and the respondent has failed to appear. The city requests that the fines be certified and administrative costs be assessed and awarded to the city.

Number 33, case number 2512923, address 1761 Southwest Cycle Street. Number 34, case number 2502978, address 166 Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard. Number 35, case number 2509748, address 207 Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard.

All right. I will sign all the appropriate orders for the matters that were just read into the record. Let's see. Is there any public to be heard? Seeing none. Is there anything else for the good of the order before we adjourn? All right. We did better this week than last week. It's 1037. We have concluded our business and we are adjourned.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.