Code Enforcement Hearing - public_hearing

09:00. I'm gonna call to order the the meeting of code enforcement hearings for the city of Norport. It's 9AM. It's 02/26/2026. If everyone would please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance.

Of The United States Of America and to the republic for which man, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. You all may be seated. Alright. We have a couple of public comment cards. These are just general comments. They're not necessarily related to any particular case. And when I call your name, if you'll come to this podium over here, and you'll have three minutes to say whatever you wanna say. So the first person I'm gonna call is Brent McCarthy.

I believe they left.

They left. Okay. Well, then and then how about Leonard Hughes? Is Leonard Hughes in the room?

I'm here.

Alright. To

a specific

case. Wasn't Well, but you signed a public comment card. So you wanna take this and go talk to Michelle and

He wants to speak

about a case.

Okay. But oh, but you're not you're not the owner? No. I'm the neighbor. Okay. Yeah. So this you're this is the right time to talk about it. So come on up. Okay. State your name. It's so so this is before before people are sworn. So this is not sworn. Correct? Yeah. Yeah. So you don't need to be sworn. You can just you've got three minutes to say whatever you wanna say.

Okay. I live across the street from 3808 Albatross Lane. And in December, I called Northport and I said, hey, there's a dumpster overflowing and people are coming from all over the county dumping stuff in there and throwing stuff in there and sometimes they don't even hit the dumpster. But there's rats having parties there. People are living over there. There's a home with a they started a home. It has a slab with block walls, and then they stopped. Well, they left the dumpster there, and this was almost two years ago. It was about a year and three quarters or whatever, but it's been sitting there. The grass is not grass anymore.

It's woods. It's a jungle. So I have to get to look at that every day. So I don't know why we can't do something with that dumpster, at least empty the dumpster. I mean, it's a health risk. So I would like for somebody to do something about that dumpster to get it the heck out of there. I've talked to a dumpster company. They said they would come and dump it and hold it for us until somebody wants a claim on it because the dumps the company that did the concrete work and the block work, the construction company that owns that lot went bank is going bankrupt. The people that own the dumpster went bankrupt. So this has been sitting there for almost two years.

I brought it to the attention of Northport in December thinking that it was already in progress saying, hey, how come nothing's going on? Well, they it wasn't nothing in progress. It just so that started the the ball back in December. They've been going on for almost two years. So I guess as my comments is I'd like something. I think it's a health risk for the neighborhood, and I think something needs to be done. So when you get to that case, 3808, I'd certainly like to hear, have something done about that. And I'm not sure if I should stay and listen to see what you're Sure.

Yeah. Probably stay and listen. Okay. Yeah. I don't the property owner is not here. So Oh,

is it happening later in

the meeting, but but it shouldn't take that long to get to it. Okay. Alright. Thank you. Alright.

Are there any corrections to the minutes of the code enforcement hearings of 01/22/2026? Hearing no corrections, those minutes are approved. The process here will be those of you who are here and signed the green card, your cases will be taken essentially in the order that you signed the card with one exception. We do the tree cases first. So so the case that is a tree case will be first, and then everyone else will be taken in the order that you signed your green card.

In a moment, the clerk is gonna ask anyone who's gonna speak to stand and she will administer the oath. This is a quasi judicial hearing, so it's a little bit like a court hearing, not exactly. We don't have hard rules of evidence. But if you stray from, you know, evidence that is not really related to the case, I will probably stop you. But as long as you only talk about what's going on in the case, you can pretty much say whatever you wanna say. The city goes first. The code enforcement officer presents the case. At the end of that, you have the right to ask questions of the code enforcement officer. You don't have to. You can just put on your case at that point in time.

You can tell me why you think you're not in violation or that you're in compliance or if it's anything other than a tree case. There is a two step process where there's an initially, there's a finding that there is a violation, but then there's a period of time still before the fines begin. So sometimes during your case, a property owner will sit there and say, I know I'm not in compliance. I know I'm in violation. Here's what I need to do to bring it into compliance.

This is how much time I think I'm gonna need to do it. And then that helps me set the order and set the order. And then typically, I'll go back to the city after you're done and the property owner will have the final word. Usually, this goes, you know, four times and that's it. Doesn't have to go four times. If everyone's done, we end it there. And then I typically rule at the end of the hearing so you'll hear what my decision is. So at this point in time, the clerk will administer the oath.

Can everyone wishing to provide testimony please stand and raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to provide is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge, so help you God. Alright. Thank you.

Alright. At this point in time, the the compliant cases that are that have now already been listed as compliant will be read into the record.

The eight cases shown on the agenda in the compliant area have come into compliance since the agenda posting date of 02/12/2026. We have three additional compliances to add to the record as of this morning, all first hearing cases. Item d, CE case 25Dash02855. Item o, CE case 25Dash03280. Item r, CE case 25Dash03335. Thank you.

Alright. And, just like the public speaker, the the property owner when I call your case, you'll stand at this podium over here. So the first case we're gonna do is CE case 2503233. The property owners are Beatrice Clark and James Lassein. Hopefully, I pronounced that correctly. The property address is 3225 Homewood Avenue.

That's a microphone there. I

am Anthony Bruno, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport. I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash03233 was initially inspected on 11/1025. This case is addressing the violation of two dash five eleven MPCC fines and liens. Property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 02/2326. I've not had contact with the property owner prior to today. I have two pictures to present as evidence. The photos are true and accurate depiction of property located at 3225 Homewood Avenue.

Anything else?

No, sir.

Okay. The do you want the does our arborist wanna say anything Okay.

Oh, we did not find that there were any

Name for the record and the

Urban name of the Forester, City of Northport. Upon record search, there was no prior land clearing or tree removal application pulled prior to this clearing effort. We that's a great picture right there. It kinda indicates the square footage approximately of what has been impacted on the property. The way that code section reads, it is a $15,000 per quarter acre or portion thereof. And looking at that orange box, just trying to keep it fair as possible, it seemed as though that was about approximate representation of the clearing effort that has taken place on permitted.

Okay. Alright. First words out of your mouth, your names, and then the and state that you've been sworn.

James James Lassane.

Okay. And you've been sworn?

I have been sworn.

And Beatrice Clark.

Okay. And also been sworn?

What's that?

And also been sworn? Okay. So do you have any questions or do you just wanna present your case?

Well, I I guess the orange box in the picture was that was mulched with a mulching permit.

We had the permit for it.

Would I don't do we have a copy of

the permit?

No. We didn't get a copy. You could have it on file. Permit should be on file.

That area was mulched with with a mulching permit. The only thing left was a small line of trees across

Front

tangled up

in the power lines. One of the trees one of one of the palm trees fell down and knocked the power out. And after that, we decided it was probably a good idea to get them out of the power lines. And then there were some dead pines that were real close to the road that were in danger of falling in the road. We had Ken's mulching service do the

I think mulching for the permit right now is what's going on. Is that what's going on? Whoever is doing that? And

he they got the permit because I don't know where to go or what permits to get. So they got the permits for the mulching.

That's yeah. So that's the permit that's up on the screen right now.

Right.

Alright. So I'm gonna pause you for just a moment. And, again, if the city needs to take some time to but I wanna hear what's the what's the impact of this permit on this case.

I guess maybe we could

If you need to see more detail of it, just have her scroll up or down and

I I guess the you indicated that some of the trees were dead. Do you have any pictures of historical reference of the property whereby we can

Okay.

Here's justify the removal. Mhmm.

Because that would be an exhibit. Against my portion.

Well, yeah. Let me let me make a suggestion here. So is this the first time you all have met? Yes. Okay.

Well, hey, I came down here when I when we first got this and I asked what the violations were and what the problems were and the guy was supposed to call me.

So so what I'm gonna suggest is that we take a recess of this case and you go out, you know, in the hall and kinda discuss this a little bit more because there may be a resolution to this that I don't need to get involved in. So

I'm not sure if he's a original one that did this or sent me this in the mail or what, but he was supposed to call me back after sending me pictures of the satellite view and never did give me a callback. And that was couple of months ago.

Well, okay. So again, we're here I'm just dealing

Right.

This is the first time I get to see these cases too is today. So I don't know anything about the history of this. But what I'm suggesting is that because you haven't actually met before, Let's use this time to do that. I mean, you may come back in here and you may say, we didn't reach any resolution and then I'll do something. But if you come back and you said we've worked something out, then that makes my job a lot easier. So if I'm I'm gonna suggest that, yeah, you did we we should discontinue this case. Mhmm.

I wanna

do that. Go out in the hall. Okay. If the code enforcement so, yeah, I think both of you ought to probably go out and talk with them, not just the arborist. And and then if we have another case that involves you, we'll just skip over that case until you're done having your meeting out there. Okay. Alright? Okay. So that's what we're gonna do on this. Hopefully, that'll work out.

So Alrighty.

Thank you.

Step on out there. Okay. So that was can't do anything else with a b. Okay. So we can do the next yeah. We can do the next one. Okay. So the next case is CECase2502460. The property owner is Viola Jewett and Ronald Harger junior. And the property address is 8521 Shumrock Avenue.

GW. Ran downstairs. We'll be right back. Oh, okay. If you could just hold tight for just a moment.

Do we know approximately do we know what he's doing down there? Okay. Why

don't we go to the next one?

Okay. Well, I tell you what. You just have a seat right there, right next to you. We're gonna take the next one since the code enforcement officer's not here for this one. Okay. So the next case is Hopefully this is not an AB. No, it's not good. Next item is CE case 2502527. Property owner is Susan Valentine. The property address is 1512 Culberson Street.

Hey, I am

Is this a second hearing or

It is.

Okay, all right.

And Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, not have been sworn. Case number 25Dash02527 was found in violation in the January 2226 hearing. There have been no changes to the property, and I request that you sign the order assessing the final.

Okay. So state your name for the record, and you've been sworn

My name is Susan F. Valentine. I was sworn in with the group. Okay. Okay. So I managed to get one what's it not the biggest barrel, dollars 95 for your recycling for cardboard and one half done. And we've only had a couple of days, and it's been 70. So that's part of the reason. And the other part of the reason is they put me on new medication, so it's difficult to adjust to the medication. Not an excuse, just to let you know what's going on, okay?

I didn't call you because I didn't want to call you, leave you a message late in the middle of the night again. So that's fine. I knew I was not in compliance. I would appreciate the extension. I'm trying. I really am. But unfortunately, at this time of year, we don't have 70 degree weather. And that's all I can say.

So let me just try to confirm. This photo was taken the February 17, so the day after the compliance, date. Are you saying that there have been some things removed that are in this photograph?

Well, I'm working on it. I know I am not in compliance, Okay. Agree. That's why I didn't even bother calling. I'm working on it. That's all I can tell you.

My direct question though is, are there items that are shown in that photograph that are now gone?

That are now gone? They're in barrel. We don't get our cardboard recycling until, I think, it's next Tuesday. We put it out for Wednesday. We only get cardboard every other week. Okay.

Your Honor, I was just out there on the twenty fourth just two days ago, and everything's as you see in that picture.

Alright. Yeah. I mean, so here's if there was some evidence that I mean, actual tangible evidence, like you had a photograph that showed that there was partial compliance, then I would be more inclined to

I could take a photograph and send it over to him when I go back home if he wants, showing him my barrel. This is your case right now. I wasn't aware I should bring it. I can't deny it's there.

I'm going to sign the order. Thank you.

What are we signing an order for? Am I going to start paying fines? Is that what we're doing?

They yes. Later on then, if you go outside, they'll they can explain how the fines work.

Okay. Is that going to be now or do I need to wait for later?

You can go out. You don't have another case right now, do you? Yes, just if you would, ma'am. See the person raising his hand, out and he can explain how the fines work.

Okay. I don't know.

Alright. So now we're gonna go ahead and bring back case number. Oh, no. I gotta

do that.

Yep. He's back, your honor.

Okay. Page six.

Page six. Okay. So this code the code enforcement officer is back on this one? Yes. Alright. The the number of callbacks, c k is 250-2460. Viola Jewett and Ronald Harter junior, and the property address is 8521 Shumrock Avenue.

And we're

oh, yeah. Go ahead. Whenever you're ready.

I'm George White, court enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash02460 was initially inspected on 05/1225. The case is addressing the violation of three zero four point one point one of the IPMC, unsafe conditions for the roof. The property has been inspected on multiple locations most recently on 02/1326. I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today. Two photos for the that's present as evidence. The photos are true and accurate depiction of the property located at 8521 Shamrock.

Alright. State your name for the record and if you've been sworn.

My name is Viola Jewett and I have been sworn.

Alright. Go ahead.

Okay. In regards to this, I came in on December 26 and I spoke to Kevin from code enforcement and I told him my circumstances. I'm on disability, so I don't have a lot of money. I don't get any, really, any money from FEMA. And Kevin told me that if I could show him proof that I was trying, you know, like getting roofing estimates or whatever, to come back in a month, which was back a month ago in January.

I think it was January 23 I came back. And I showed him that I had gotten in touch with the United Way and put an application in there, and they were supposed to, help me out. And then they also, put me in touch with SBT, I believe it is, that's gonna help me with a FEMA appeal. But I did come in and I have spoke to code enforcement two times and showed Kevin the documents that I did I was getting help.

Yeah. Your name was mentioned. So were you sworn, Kevin? I was. Okay. Good morning, your honor. Kevin Roudicci, manager for

the Cohen Enforcement Division. I do remember talking to you. The last conversation we had was you were awaiting a permit through a contractor through the United Way. Can you just update us where you are with it? Because I might have missed that.

The the only thing I I know is SBT has gotten a hold of me. And before United Way will actually get together is I had to do the FEMA appeal.

Okay. So

I that's as far as we've gotten so far. So I don't know.

So the the roof, your honor, is in pretty bad shape. It was actually looked at as well, and I believe we spoke with the building official one of the times you were in right now.

Another call He was in yeah. I've seen him twice.

So here's what I would propose today. If you could find the case in violation, and then as long as she can get something for us by the next hearing, which we're off a month, which will be the following month in April 23, I believe. And then it'll either some permanent will have to be pulled or she's gonna have to show us something that's concrete that she has something going on with the she showed us a letter that was several months ago. Correct, ma'am?

That was just last month I showed you the letter.

And I I'm sure it's gonna take

time, but, however, what hurricane did the damage to this roof? Was it a combination or is it

It was a combination. Yes, sir.

Alright. It's it's in pretty bad shape, and you're living in there. Correct?

It's it's got tar paper down.

Right.

I mean, there's no leaks inside. It's not I mean, you can come look inside. There's no leaks.

No. I I believe what you're

telling us.

We just we just gotta move it along at some point. So do

you do you understand what he just proposed?

I but see, in a month, if there's a hearings in a month, I they told me that this is not gonna be a short process and a roofer did they did send a roofer out from The United Way and he said the last roof he did for the United Way was five, six months after he did.

The have have you been told how long this FEMA appeal is gonna take?

No. I mean, I just signed the documents on the FEMA appeal, like three days ago because he had to get estimates.

Well, I'm gonna I'm gonna make a suggestion and I wanna hear, you know, input from both sides on this. And and that is what's going through my mind is as opposed to actually finding the violation today, we continue this case to the April hearing. But here's and here's the important part of this. You're gonna need to put some paperwork into evidence at that point in time. You know, wherever you are

Okay.

You know, in the process, the city needs to know where you are in that.

Okay. Because I

got I won't I you know, I'm not gonna tell you what I'm gonna decide, you know, in April because it's gonna be dependent upon what I see in April. But, you know, I'm a because of what I'm hearing from the property owner, I'm kinda more inclined to do that than to kind of really pull the trigger at this point in time. And because then, again, I start getting more boxed in with what I can do. I don't have as much flexibility. So I'd like the Citi's comment on that.

Well, the city's agreeable. Do have paperwork? Do you have a letter that you showed me from the United Way?

I do. I have one of them. I don't and then I also, like I said, I just signed I can also print off the the documents that SBT gave me that shows that we're doing a penal appeal.

So this is gonna be my other suggestion is, yeah, just every time you're you've you've taken one more step

I can stay there.

Can Okay.

Yeah. Every time you've taken one more step in the process, reach out to code enforcement. Let them know that. Because when we come back in April, they may you you too may have already reached an agreement that you're gonna continue the case, you know, further because of progress that's being made.

And that's

So Yeah.

I think that's the one you saw. This is SBT. That's

company this. I I I agree. I think that's good.

Any copy of the clerk's office?

You can take them. I don't need it.

Oh, she's saying we can have it.

I don't

need it. Are you sure? Yeah.

Do you

have other copies?

Yeah. It's an email.

Okay. I give them to the clerk? Yeah.

With the the CFL objection.

Yeah. Yeah. So those will come in to the record

today.

And and again, so this every time you're one step further, let let code enforcement know. And and again, we'll, you know, what will happen in April is they'll either tell you based upon your progress, we're going to recommend another continuance or they may say we're not going to do that. And then you'll you'll need to come back in April. So the April hearing is the April 23

Okay.

Also at 09:00.

So the city recognizes that you're sort of in a unique situation. You're waiting on someone else, a charitable organization to help you. We get that. We just don't want it to slip through the cracks either, and it's a safety issue.

And even if they don't help me, my granddaughter is finishing nursing school in a couple months, so she's gonna be coming to live with me. So she'll have an income.

All right. Thank you, Your Honor. Thank you.

Thank you.

All right. So we still have do we have another case here before the case?

I

didn't get up to four. So All right.

And they're not back yet, right?

All right. But we still have people sitting in the audience. So is there a four? Yep. Okay. Here we go.

Each seven.

Okay. Alright. The next case we're going to take is CE Case2503148. The property owner is Paul Renee and Jason Filbert and and Anzi Abbott. And the parcel ID number is 095140414.

And whenever the city is ready to go, they may proceed.

Alright. I am Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash03148 was initially inspected on 10/22/2025. This case is addressing the following violations of Northport City code 66 dash 62 c fixture in the city right away. For a building code one zero five point one permit required for a culvert and apron and North Port City code five nine dash one c one allowed parking.

That particular one has come into compliance, and I'll explain that in a in a moment. The property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on February, and I have not had contact with the owners prior to today, and I have seven photographs to present as evidence. The photos are a true and accurate depiction of the property located at partial ID number 0951140414. So reference, the violation has come into compliance. The properties have been conjoined now, and it was conjoined to partial ID number 0951140413, which has the primary Right. Structure on it. So that one has come into compliance

with Yeah. The The allowed parking case goes away.

Yes. So now we have the the culvert issue and the permit. Now that you have also applied as of the February 23, they applied for the PZCC permit for that culvert 26Dash00584. It's been applied for but not issued, so they're still waiting additional information on that. So we still have the violations hanging out there until that is

issued. Alright. So

so the in the meantime, the PVC culvert that they put in the four inch tubing and the rock apron, they that needs to go away. That needs to get out there before.

Right. And then the so the is the dumpster is there is that part of this case at all right now?

Or Oh, no. It's not there.

No. Oh, the dumpster's gone? No. They were constructing trailers in the rear of the property. We had another case on that prior because they were removing the trees.

Yes. Okay. Alright. Alright. Anything else?

No, sir.

Alright. State your name for the record and you've been sworn.

Oh, Henze Abbott, Great Rising. Good morning, your honor.

Good morning.

Paul Renee.

And okay. If you have questions, you can ask questions or just tell us. I mean, and I've heard that, I guess, you're in the process of getting a permit for this culvert. But Yeah. Tell me anything else that you want me

to add? The I we just didn't know that that wasn't allowed there. So we're in the process now working through that. So I just found some as as I was driving, I saw some signs for COVID. So I'm gonna contact the company for them to to work on that for me.

Alright. So let me ask you this. Do you have some idea of how long it's gonna take you? Because it

I'm not sure I call this. Is it your intent

to keep this driveway?

Yes. Yes. Okay. I'm gonna call them today because I saw the signs.

Alright. I have no idea how long it takes to get. A did you say that they were actually are in the there is a permit application?

Applied for it, but they're still awaiting additional information. Okay. So what I would ask on behalf of the city is we find it in violation Right. And then give it the two months till the next hearing Right. Which should give them ample amount of time to come into compliance.

Right. So do you understand what it what they're asking? Yeah. So again, this is one of these two step processes where I can find a violation today, but the fines don't begin. In this case, it would be two months from now. So that gives you time to break into the compliance. If you bring into the compliance by that date, then there are no fines. So is there anything else you want to say? Is that I mean, are you pretty much agreeable with that? Yes. Yes. Sir. Yes. Alright. Okay. We

are aggressively working on it.

Okay. So the the fixture in the right of way is really also kinda related to the building permit Correct. Thing. Correct. I think I'm gonna just go with the Florida building permit one because I think it that's kinda like double dipping a little bit by so I I'm just I'm gonna dismiss the the violation of sixty six sixty two c of the Norport city code.

But to jump down to the bottom, I am gonna find a violation of section one zero five point one of the Florida building code for no permit for this this culvert, you know, for this driveway that's that's been installed here. And

Your honor, if you if you don't mind, my only reservation with that would be if for some reason the permit is not issued, then that violation that you would like to dismiss would actually remain a violation because that needs to go, period.

I see what you're saying. Okay. Alright. I hear what you're saying. And then and that that that makes sense.

So but I'm gonna finish the Florida building code violation. So a fine of $50 a day with a maximum of $5,000 would commence on on 04/18/2026, if not brought into compliance by 04/17/2026. I am also then gonna find that there is a violation of the 60 I'm not gonna dismiss 62 sixty six dash sixty two c for this this, you know, culvert that's in the right away without a permit. And, again, a fine of $10 a day with a maximum $1,000 will commence on 04/18/2026 if not brought into compliance on 04/17/2026. And then and then do you yeah.

For kind of with the same logic, do you still want the driving through the right of way? Are you still asking for that based upon the same logic that because of that, all that goes away. They've

got Exactly.

They've got to restore the swale to what it was before.

They can't

get the permit. So Correct. Okay. So I am gonna find a violation of section 70 dash 21 in Norfolk City code for driving through the right of way. And likewise, a fine of $10 a day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on 04/18/2026, if not brought into compliance by 04/17/2026. So you get the permit in place, and that also resolves those other two things. Because if you have a permit that for a culvert in a driveway, yeah, obviously, have permission to drive through the right of way. So Okay. But it's but it's on an improved driveway. So so, yeah, all that will go away if you get that that permit in place. Alright?

Okay. So the permit we have wasn't the right permit?

The I'm sorry, what?

The permit that I filed for the COVID is not the right permit?

No. I'm not saying that at all. It is.

It's just

not issued yet.

Oh, okay. There's additional information. Yeah. They need they probably I wouldn't go quite here. Probably go downstairs and talk to them.

Okay.

Because there's probably some information that's missing and then they'll tell you what's missing. And then whoever you hire to do the work will probably be able to provide the information that the city is looking for. But that it'll be helpful for you to know what's missing.

Okay.

So I would recommend you go down and do that. Alright. Thank you.

Alright. Thank you. Thank

you, sir.

Thank you.

We have a five? Mhmm. Okay. What page is that? Five. Five. Okay. And it's not let's see. Oh, it's the Oh, it's the one on the bottom, A. Okay. Okay. Next case is CECase2500340. The property owner is Michael Hanes. The parcel ID is 1128227006. Did you were you here when everybody got sworn?

Yes. I got sworn in. Alright. Michael Hayes. Okay.

I am Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash00340 was initially inspected on 02/19/2025. The case is addressing the following violations. Northport city code 42Dash23, accumulation of debris being the bamboo fencing, water tanks, tarps, etcetera. North Port city code 70Dash21 driving through the city right away.

There's RVs and etcetera back behind the the fencing and the IPMC three zero two Dash eight motor vehicles. There's RV stored on the vacant property without a principal structure. The property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 02/24/2026, and I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today. I have six photographs to present as evidence. The photographs are a true and accurate depiction of the property located at parcel ID number 112822706.

Alright. State your name for the record.

Michael Haynes. I've been sworn.

Okay. And you can ask questions or say whatever you wanna say.

Okay. Well, since the initial day I received a letter, like, a year ago, I have put up a a temporary tent structure that my van is enclosed in, and I've cleaned up the debris. I tried to get a permit for the culvert, but you can't get a culvert permit without a dwelling. And I will cover the camper with a proper structure if I am allowed to do that, but I don't live there. I live in Massachusetts, so I'm not not staying on the land. I just visit it.

So can you explain a little bit about what the these various ordinance say about basically a vacant lot and what can be done with a vacant lot, what can't be done with a vacant lot?

Yeah. So yeah.

Pretty much everything you see there cannot be done unless there's a prime principal structure on the property, being the storage of vehicles, trailers, etcetera, buildings, which is also why you couldn't get the culvert permit for that because you'd have to have building plans and etcetera approved before you could get that step. Everything you see out here, and there's a lot of homeless encampments out there. I don't know if you've seen the visited the property lately, but there's a lot in that area. So, yeah, everything you see here, it needs to be vacated.

So the the fence that that the is that what you're calling the bamboo? Like, I thought you were talking about the bamboo that Yes.

Yard. The the fence thing got changed recently. Right?

Yes.

Okay. So explain what he can do So

the fencing should be okay. The tarps, the other debris laying on the ground back behind there, there's a there's a bus, there's an RV, there's a few other things back behind that fence that you that's hard to see. That cannot be stored in our property.

But that photo was a year ago. Have you been

out there?

Still that way. No. It's not. I was just out there a couple days ago. Two days ago,

in fact.

Van is in an enclosed structure. Can I show you the picture of it?

You can't have the enclosed structure, sir. It has to have a prime a principal structure on that

Yeah. Because it because there's no primary residence on this. Basically, that's other than the fence, the fence is is okay because the fences didn't used to be okay, but that got changed within the last year. But everything else, there's there's no permitting process that allows any of that. And it's not allowed by code. So so this is the point in time where I ask the question, how much time do you think you're gonna need to get rid of all that stuff?

I I would say at least six months because I don't live here, and it's hard for me to come back and forth.

Your honor, is already been going on for a year.

Walking down the so Morning, your honor. Kevin Radish, manager for the Code Enforcement Division.

I'm a little concerned about the fence for two reasons. Is it over six feet, sir? It looks like it may be. Six feet in height?

I'm sorry.

It probably is.

Okay. So that's probably not gonna be allowed or have to be engineered. Anything over six feet in the city per our u l d c, and you didn't write for that. Correct? Which is fine, but I'm just letting you know going forward. That's probably gonna be an issue. So even if you clear everything up and leave the fence Yeah. We'll probably rewrite it for that as well. It also has to be made of certain materials, which to be honest with you right now, I'm not sure if that'll count bamboo. Sure. And that'll be something we can find out,

but that's the reason I put that up was because I put the camper in there and I was worried about

Oh, I get it. The neighbors

and just privacy and someone coming in and taking my camper.

So the other thing I'd like to say is, just in general, what mister Preston, inspector Preston has indicated, it's so if you came for a weekend, you drove down or you would have these items somewhere else, and then you stayed for, a four day weekend or whatever, you'd probably be okay because, actually, we probably wouldn't see it anyway because we may not see it if we're not out there, especially on the weekend. But to leave it there, that's the problem. Right. So that's where we are today.

Is is it allowed to if you move it out every twenty eight days or something for two days, isn't that like a?

There's a there's a there's a a policy in place that we can issue you a, like, a camping permit, and it's good for so many days, and then that's it. We can talk about that later as well.

Okay.

But right now, you are in violation. If you get everything out of there by the next hearing date, if the judge finds you in violation and then we work at while you get that done, if we work to do the other, things we need to do to correct that internally here, you'll be fine. But if you remain out there with everything, it's gonna be an issue.

Okay.

Okay? Yep.

So I'm gonna tell you my inclination is to to find that there's violation today. And as Mr. Said, give you till April, the April, April 17 I think is the date. Now everything is Mr. Raducci, why you come down here again because this is not going to put your so then and then what happens is there's a second hearing.

And the second hearing is the trigger where the code enforcement officer says it's still not in compliance and I'm asking you to sign the order. But if, I mean, I'm just gonna throw a hypothetical out there. Half of that stuff is gone by April. Or is it there's some evidence of progress being made? I guess I can't commit to anything. But there's always the possibility that that case will get continued, you know, at that point in time. But, and here's the big but, you know, there's gonna have to be significant progress shown at that that April hearing. I understand. All right. Okay.

All right. Anything else before I roll? All right. I'm gonna find Your honor, before we I

would just like to say this. The property owner has already stated that well, I'll ask. You're stating that those items have been out there for over a year. Correct? Correct. Okay. So to be fair and be forthright, this city is expecting in the April hearing to that lot to be completely clean. If not, because of the timeline, it's been over a year, the city will be, will pursue the full, whatever violations are left, we will pursue to the full extent of the, black fact of the

And that's partly because, again, I see these cases for the very first time today fresh. I don't I don't know the history of this, but but, yeah, I mean, if the city then tells me it's been there for a year, then, yeah, I am gonna be more inclined to to sign the order two months from now if it's not in full compliance. So yeah. But you will have until April 17 to bring it into

Thank you.

Compliance. Alright. I am going to find that there is a violation of 40 two-twenty three of Norfolk City code for the accumulation of debris, these tarps and just various things on the ground here. A fine of $10 a day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on 04/18/2026. It's not brought into compliance by 04/17/2026.

I'm gonna find that there's a violation of 70 dash 21 at Norfolk City code for driving through the right away because again, there's no, you know, there's no, you know, driveway because there's there's no principal structure there. A fine of $10 a day with a maximum $1,000 will commence on 04/18/2026, if not brought into compliance by 04/17/2026. And I'm gonna find that there's a violation of the I m p IPMC 2021 code section two three zero two point eight, which is incorporated into the Norport City code and a fine of $10 a day with a maximum $1,000 will commence on 04/18/2026, if not brought into compliance by 04/17/2026. That's for all the vehicles that are on the property. And that is it.

Thank you. Thank you. And I guess we go back I guess we're just going to go through first hearing cases until the treat case people come back, right? Yeah. Okay. So next case is we can't do any that have GW, right?

GW's here, sir.

Oh, Okay. It's with AB.

Alright. That's right. He was okay. Here comes the treat case. So we'll do the treat case.

Okay.

Yeah. We can do that. Yeah. Thank you. Appreciate that. Thank you. When I saw that other dumpster, I thought that was the case. Alright. Everyone can come back down to the podiums. Alright.

So I'm gonna this is the case that we continued, which is CaseCCase2503233. Beatrice Clark and, James, Lazine, and the property address is 3225 Homewood Avenue and it is a lot clearing case. And so I'll just ask both sides if anyone can speak up. Did you reach a resolution out there?

Yes. Yes.

Alright. What is the resolution?

We decided to go with half the fund for the $3,000 worth. That will be the funds for what was removed for the trees and everything on the ground.

Okay. And you're in agreement with that? Yes. Okay. Alright. So based upon basically the settlement discussions and negotiations between the city and property owner, I am gonna find that there is a violation of section two dash five eleven of the Norfolk City Code, which is the lot clearing ordinance. And again, based upon the settlement discussions of fine of $3,000 will be imposed. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you for talking to each other and working that out. You. Makes my job a lot easier.

So are we done then?

Yeah, you're done.

Okay. Thanks. Thanks.

Alright. Now we're gonna go to case CE case 20Five-two455. The property owner is Pilevski and Natalia Grocev and the property address is 4213 Grove Street. Oh, yeah,

we're going

to the dumpster case. Hold on. Which one is that?

That is twenty five-three thousand

two hundred nineteen.

Think that's on the bottom of Page seven, is it? Marzan Construction LLC 3808 Albacross Lane. All right, and case number CECase 20Five-three219. So whenever the city is ready.

Yep. I'm Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash03219 was initially inspected on 11/06/2025. This case is addressing the violation of Northport City code forty two two dash 23 accumulation debris being the overflowing dumpster on the on the property. The property was inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 02/24/2026. I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today. Have I two photographs that present as evidence. You're a true the pictures are a true and accurate depiction of the property located at 3808 Albatross Lane.

Okay. We're gonna find that there's a violation of section 42 dash 23 of Norport City Code, accumulation of debris with this dumpster being the the debris and everything that's in the dumpster, a fine of $10 a day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on 03/24/2026, if not brought into compliance by 03/23/2026. Then I imagine there's gonna be another case coming back on this. Is there gonna be an unsafe structure case at some point?

We've had so many. This has been a problem for, like this gentleman said, the last several years. Right. We get zero response back from the property owners, etcetera. And they're they're building they built a house just to the, to the left of that one across street. That house is now finished. So the street's starting to build build up and we have this this problem remaining Right. On that street. So which happens to be directly across the street from this gentleman. Yeah.

Alright. Yeah. So yeah. And I yeah. I'm sure there's the the the growth is too tall. I mean, I Yeah. Yeah. We'll we'll probably be seeing this property in the future, I'm guessing. Yeah. So I'll stay on it for you. Alright. Now, going back to case number c case 2502455. Alex, Alexsky and Natalia Garochev, 4213 Grove Street.

I'm George White, code inspector code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash02455 was initially inspected on 08/1225. The case is addressing the violation of 59 dash one, parenthesis, parenthesis, one, NPCC allowed parking. The property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 02/2326. I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today.

I have three photos to present as evidence. The photos are a true and accurate depiction of the property located at 4213 Grove Street.

Alright. So there's actually two two vehicles. There's the pickup truck and then that other vehicle that's to the side of the driveway. Is that still there too?

That that was still there. Yes.

It's still there. Okay. Alright. I'm gonna find there's a violation of 59 Dash one c one in the Norport city code for, you know, parking and allowed parking spaces. The violation is related to this pickup truck that's in the front yard and this other vehicle that's covered with kind of a tarp that's to the side of the driveway, a fine of $10 a day with a maximum $1,000 will commence on 03/24/2026, if not brought into compliance by 03/23/2026.

You said March 24 to comply?

Yeah. March '23 to comply. Fines begin on March 24. Next is case number C2503217. Property owner is Troy Parish. The property address is 2905 Vineyard Circle.

Your honor, that property owner came in this morning and met with me. He would ask he asked for a continuance. He's in the process of getting these vehicles removed from

the property. We will continue this case to the April hearing. Next is case number CE case 25003267. Property owner is Northport Rentals LLC. The property address is 8003 And 99 Bessemer Avenue.

Yeah. Your honor, that case has been closed as of 02/18.

Oh, okay. Yeah. So that takes care of that. Next case is case c e Case 2503305. Property owner is William and Charlene Gilliam and the property address is 2099 Snover Avenue.

I am Anthony Green, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash03305 was initially inspected on 12/01/2025. This case is addressing the violation of debris 42 dash 23 MPCC. Property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 02/2326. I've not had contact with the property owner prior to today. I have two photos to present as evidence. The photos are true and accurate depiction of the property located at 2099 Sunnova Avenue.

Alright. I'm gonna find that there's a violation of section 42 dash 23 in Norfolk City code for accumulation of debris, all this stuff that's in front of the garage and to the side of the driveway. A fine of $10 a day with a maximum $1,000 will commence on 03/24/2026, if not brought into compliance by 03/23/2026. I'm gonna find that there's a violation of Florida building code r forty five zero one point one seven for there being no pool barrier. There's a screen pool cage, but there's no screen in the cage.

A fine of $50 a day with a maximum of $5,000 will commence on 03/24/2025 and not brought into compliance by 03/23/2026. Went back a year. Next is case c case 20 503352. The property owner is John Brogan and the property address is 8074 Boca Grande Avenue.

Yes, your honor. We were requesting to have this continued until the April 23 hearing.

Alright. We'll continue this case to the April hearings. Next is case CE Case 2503377. The property owner is Gerard and Ivanzi, Mezzador and Rosamont Justin. And the property address is 3872 Markle Avenue.

I am Anthony Grill, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash03377 was initially inspected on 12/3025. Case is addressing the depiction of 42Dash 23 with accumulation of debris. Property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 02/2326. I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today. I have two photos to present as evidence. The photos are true and accurate depiction of the property located at 3872 Marco Avenue.

Okay.

I have the fence.

Yeah. So it's kinda like the accumulation of rates, like, they're like they're trying to build a fence, but

Yeah.

With or without a permit. Yeah. Probably without a permit. And that's really what the accumulation of debris is. Okay. So they you know, if there's a violation of section 42 dash 23 Norfolk City code, accumulation of debris for this these materials that look like they were gonna be incorporated into a fence sitting in the side yard at 10 fine $10 a day for the maximum $1,000 will commence on 03/24/2026 if not brought into compliance by 03/23/2026. Okay. Moving on to second hearing cases. The first one is EK is 20Five-four16. Property owner is Better Homes Construction LLC.

Property address is 1745 Kerman Street.

I am Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash00416 was found in violation at the 01/22/2026 hearing. There's been no changes to the property, and I request you send the order assessing the

Next is CE case 2500664. Property owner is James Ruff, and the property address is 8241 Bumford Avenue.

I'm George White, a code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash00664 was found in violation on at the 01/2226 hearing. And as of today's date, there have been no changes to the property, and I request that you sign the order addressing the fine.

I will, sign the order assessing the fine. Next is case CECase2501966. The property owner is Sean Murphy. The property address is 6349 San Salva excuse me. I'm losing my voice. San Salvador Road.

I'm Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash01966 was found in violation of the January 2026 hearing. There been no changes to the property and I request you sign the order assessing the final.

I will sign the order assessing the final. Next is CEK is 2501988. The property owner is SOS Florida Holdings One LLC. The parcel ID number is 0981045413.

I'm Anthony Brown, court enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash01988 was found in violation at 01/27 on 01/23/2026. There have been no changes to the property, and I'll request that you sign the order assessing the fine.

I will sign the order assessing the fine. Next is CE case 2502013. The property owner is Yu Dongren. The property address is 4394 Worcester Avenue.

I'm Anthony Brown, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash02013 was found in violation on 01/1526. There have been no changes to property. I request that you sign the order assessing the file.

I will sign the order assessing the file. Next is c case 2502262. The property owner is Rhye Eplin. The property address is 7876 Van Eck Road.

I'm Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport. And I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash002262 was found in violation at the January 2026 hearing. There's been no changes to the property, and I request you sign the order assessing the

fine, please.

I will sign the order assessing the blind. Next is CE case 2502269. The property owner is Christine Gannon and Jennifer Hanlon. The property address is 8766 Portobello Avenue.

I'm George White, code enforcement inspector for the seat of Northport, and I have miss Warren. Case number 25Dash02269 was found in violation on 01/2226 hearing. There have been no changes to the property, and I request that this order be signed in assessing the file.

I will sign the order assessing the file. Next is case c e case 2502918. The property owner is Edward f Clifford, e life estate. Property address is 2762 Yamada Lane.

I'm Anthony Brown, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport. I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash02918 was found was found in violation at 01/2226. There have been no changes to the property. I request that you sign the order assessing the fine.

I will sign the order assessing the fine. Next is CE case 2502990. The property owner is Barbara Burkowski. The property address is 7873 McVale Avenue.

I'm Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash02990 was found in violation at the January 2026 hearing. Been no changes to the property and I request you send the order assessing

the findings.

I will sign the order assessing the fine. Next is CE case 2503001. Property owner is Carol Miller. The property address is 4440 Eldron Avenue.

I'm Anthony Brown, co enforcement inspector for the city of Northport and I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash03001 was found on violation at 01:22 twenty six last hearing. There have been no changes to the property, and I request that you sign the order assessing the fine.

I will sign the order assessing the fine. Next is CE case 2503084. The property owner is, Palladio Development LLC. The property address is 3173 Circleville Street.

I'm Anthony Brown, court of force inspector for the city of North Point. I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash03084 was found on violation at 01/2226 last hearing. Have been no changes to the property. I request that you sign the order assessing the fines.

I will sign the order assessing the fine. Next is case CE case 2503178. The property owner is Kathleen McClough, still a life estate. The property address is 1027 Petronia Street.

I'm Anthony Brill, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash03178 was found in violation at the last hearing, 12226. There have been no changes to the property, and I request that you sign the order assessing the funds.

I will sign the order assessing the funds. Next is case c e case 2503209. Property owner is j Steiner SWFL Properties LLC. The property address is 2998 Upland Street.

I am Anthony Brown, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport. Number one, Case number 25Dash03209 was found in violation of the last hearing, 12226. There have been no changes to the property, and I request that you sign the order assessing the fine.

I will sign the order assessing the fine. Did I miss anything? No. No. Okay. And we don't really have any general business and we don't have any new public Sorry?

Do we do we do the continued cases?

We read the continued cases into the record at the beginning. Well, the compliant cases. I'm sorry. So that was you talking about compliant or continued?

That were continued to this hearing.

Okay, skipped sorry. You're right. Thank you. You're welcome.

Thank

you for that catch. You're welcome.

Yeah. My sticky

Yeah.

Replaced.

Those

are compliant

cases. That's in compliance.

Yeah, we're gonna start on page four. We're gonna go to case CE case 20Five-twelve24.

Okay, We'll talk about it later.

The property owner is Ismael and Maria Gregorio and the property address is 4841 Fear Street.

I have spoke with her, the property owner, as as of the twenty fourth. She has the PCCC permit applied for. She obtained the unity of title, which was one of the things that was required that was submitted two days ago, and we're waiting for that permit to be pushed through, wish this to be in compliance. So if we can Right. Get this continued one more time

The property yeah. The property It'll be it'll be finished. Quick with those. So Yeah. It should

be wrapped up hopefully by the end of the week.

So Yeah. Okay. So we'll continue this case to the April hearing. Next is c case 2502476. Property owner is Heather Hanson. Property address is 1505 Kirkwood Street.

Okay. I spoke with the property owner yesterday via email. He finally has the survey complete and the survey in hand, and he assured me he would start the permit process next week for the culvert there. We're making if we can continue it one more time, we should be good on that one as well. Alright.

So we'll continue this case to the April hearing. Next is CE case 2503032. Property owner is William Lehan, and the property address is 3480 West Price Boulevard.

I am Anthony Breon, the of force inspector for the City Of North Carolina. I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash03032. There's still been no changes to the property at this time.

But you gotta put out your full case because this was a continued

case. Okay. Yeah. 92525, the case is addressing a violation of 42Dash23, MPCC for debris. Property was last suspected most recently on 02/2326. I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today. I have two photos presented evidence. The photos are true and accurate depiction of the property, 3480 West Price Boulevard.

Oh, yeah. This was I remember this case. Now this was Yes. When the construction was going on, but I see it's open now.

Still have and it still hasn't changed. No?

Yeah. Okay. I'm gonna find there's a violation of section 42 23 of Norport city code for accumulation of debris as depicted in these photographs. A fine of $10 a day with a maximum $1,000 will commence on 03/24/2026 if not brought into compliance by 03/23/2026. I'm also gonna find a violation of section 59 dash one c one, the Norport City code for the vehicles parking on the grass, you know, improper parking, a fine of $10 a day with a maximum $1,000 will commence on 03/24/2026 if not brought into compliance on 03/23/2026.

Next is case number CE case 25030089. The property owner is Nicole and Gaspar Sinat, and the property address is 2809 Dumont Lane.

I'm Anthony DeBron, code enforcement inspector for the city of Norport. I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash03089 was initially inspected on 10/06/2025. Case is addressing a violation of debris, 42 dash 23 MPCC. Property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 02/2426. Have not had contact the property owner prior to today. Have two photos present as evidence. The photos are true and accurate depiction of the property at 2809 Dumont Lane. What was the property

owner here last time?

Last yes. The last case.

And what yeah. Does anyone remember what they said?

Still have this debris on the side. Nothing all of us are stuff that's going in from the front, but

They said they take care of it, and then they didn't?

Yeah. And they did. Situation.

Okay. Alright. I am going to find that there is a violation of 42 dash 23 of Norfolk City code for accumulation of debris as depicted in these photographs that are that are in the record. A fine of $10 a day with a maximum $1,000 will commence on 03/24/2026, if not brought into compliance by 03/23/2026. Now have I done every case?

I thought.

Right. Anyone see anything I missed? Alright. And we don't have any more public comment cards. And and so it is 10:14 and we are adjourned.