Code Enforcement Board - Regular Meeting
The Miami Shores Code Enforcement Board conducted summary adjudications for several first hearing and penalty cases. The Board also approved two requests for relief, significantly reducing fines for property owners William Hunter and Bryan Finnie.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Code Enforcement Board
- Meeting Type
- Code Enforcement Board
- Location
- Miami Shores, FL
- Meeting Date
- June 4, 2026
Published excerpts
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22 sections (from 29 segments)
All right. All right, Madam Clerk, would you call roll?
Here. All right. Thank you for coming to this evening's Code Enforcement Board hearing. This Board is empowered to hear evidence in order to reach findings of fact and conclusions of law for the purpose of resolving cases that come before it. A finding of a violation in any case before us may lead to costs being assessed and a daily fine being levied for violations of the Village's Code of Ordinances. The Board is always interested in comments or statements that will help us make a determination in each case. And we are always interested in compliance rather than levying fines. If you have not
All right. All right. So at this time, the chair observes that there have been no appearance by anyone on behalf of the alleged violators in connection with case numbers 0426104, 0426165, 01269, 1025342, 1025351, Mr. Director, do the case files on all these matters contain affidavits attesting to the existence of the code violations alleged and demonstrating proper notice to the alleged violator of tonight's hearing? All right. At this time, I will entertain a motion for summary adjudication.
Yes. All right. Madam Clerk, is anyone present for second hearing?
Also on tonight's agenda is a matter of staff's request for orders imposing previously adjudicated fines as a penalty for lack of timely compliance with the board's prior orders. I will now call the penalty cases on the agenda. We have case 0124541, case 012630, case 022639, case 022647, case 0725188, case 0925312. Mr. Director, do the files in all these penalty cases contain an appropriate affidavit demonstrating in each such case the violations referenced in your request continue to exist subsequent to the date on which they were to have been corrected in accordance with the previous orders
I will now entertain a motion to impose fines.
Do I have a second? Second. All right. Third. Madam Clerk, would you call roll?
Yes. All right. Thank you very much. Madam Clerk, is anyone present for a request for relief?
All right. If you would approach and state your name and address for the record.
All right, and we are here for case 68-2021. The fine amount is $74,500. Mike, do we know what the case is? Work without permits. It's work without permits? Okay. All right. Please explain why we – let's see. I don't have an offer here. Oh, yeah, we do. We have an offer for $7,000. Please explain why we should accept your offer.
Yeah, we can't take checks that has to go to the clerk, and now there will be a couple days until they can accept it. What do we say now, Mike, the end of next week, until the clerk's ready to receive the payment? Yeah, you have the new sheet? Yes, sir. Okay. All right. Does anyone have any questions or comments?
Any discussion? All right, so we have a fine amount of $74,500. The amount offered is $7,000. Is that your best and final offer?
The earliest will be the end of next week. So 30 days. All right, do I have a motion? Second. Seconded by Mr. Perl. Madam Clerk, would you call roll?
Yes. All right. Well, let's make sure that we get it taken care of this time. It will be. All right. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Herr. All right. Madam Clerk, do we have anyone else present for a request for relief? Okay. Please approach and state your name and address for the record. Good evening.
And that's your residence? Yes, sir. Okay. So we're here for case 101312030. The fine amount is $249,445. Mike, do we know what the case is?
Okay. All right. So the amount offered is $1,000. Please explain why we should accept your offer.
ALL RIGHT. YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO SCREEN CAP OR PRINT OUT THAT STREET VIEW, DID YOU, WITH THE FIX?
Okay. So we don't have a screenshot of it or anything? Okay. Do we have any questions or comments from the board?
Is the property currently for sale, for refinance? Okay. Refinance. Okay. And you live there? Yes, sir. Okay. All right. Anyone have any questions? Okay. Hearing none, the amount, fine amount is $249,445. The offer is $1,000. Is that your best and final offer?
Okay. So $3,000 payable in how long would you need to pay? 30 days? All right. Let's say 60 days. All right. So we have an offer for $3,000 payable in 60 days. Do I have a motion? Yes. All right. I think you grabbed that one. You want to second it, Mr. Hunt? All right. So, Madam Clerk, would you call roll?
Yes. All right. So the motion carries. All right. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Like I said, you won't be able to get an estoppel letter until the end of next week, and she won't be able to accept payments until the end of next week. All right. All right. Has everyone had a chance to review the meeting minutes? Yes. All right. Do I have a motion? I move to approve. Rod moved to approve. Does somebody want a second? Second. All right. There we go. All right. All in favor say aye. All opposed say nay. Aye. The ayes have it. Motion carries. Do we have any other points of discussion? N
So moved. All right. Do I have a second? Second. All in favor say aye. All opposed say nay. Aye. All right. We are now adjourned.
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