Code Enforcement Hearing - public_hearing

All right. It is nine 04. I'm gonna call to order the meeting of code enforcement hearings. If everyone could please stand and join me for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the republic for which stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. You You all may be seated. We have one public comment card filled out. And so that person will come to this podium here. It's Casey Dehelion. Did I say that correct? It's okay. If you'll come to this podium over here, then you have three minutes.

Good morning. Thank you for hearing me. My name is Casey DeHelion, and I'm the next door neighbor to the said property. I actually speak on behalf of the entire neighborhood. This has been an abandoned house that we've all named the Jumanji House. I have children. The next door neighbor on the other side have a baby and a toddler, and this home is growing like crazy inside and out. It is rotting. The pool there is an abandoned pool that is full of swamp water. I have, for the past seven or eight months, contacted a management company sticker telling them, please either drain the pool or, put, chlorine in it or something because it is causing mosquito larvae to eat alive.

Everyone in the neighborhood, it's also causing mold spores to overwhelm everyone's backyards. I have ripped out all the plants on their side to help my fence to be intact, pressure washed everything. Within a few months, all the mold just grows right back. If I leave a cup of water out on my pool patio, within two days, I have mold spores growing all over the top. So the first thing is the mosquitoes.

It's horrible. I've contacted this company many times just asking, please, just drain it or, put chlorine in it. And, unfortunately, I did not have any, success. So what I'm asking of the city is just to help us in our neighborhood to be safe because we have kids. The screens are blown out so anyone can get it, including a small child. There's no fence, and it's been abandoned for many, many years. So it is actually a danger to the city, the neighborhood. It really needs to be condemned and demolished, honestly. So thank you.

Alright. Thank you. Minutes of the 09/24/2025 court enforcement hearings. Are there any corrections to those minutes? Hearing no corrections, those minutes are approved.

So the way this works is we have well, in just a moment, anyone who's going to speak is going to be asked to stand, and the clerk will administer the oath. We do have one trespass appeal when everyone is here for that case. Just let me know or let Tristan know and we will we will move that case up. Otherwise, the green cards, we we will take you in the order that you sign those green cards. And and the city staff will be at this podium over here.

When your when your case is called, you'll come to this podium over here. The city goes first. They present a prima facie case as to why there is a code violation. You have the right to ask questions of the code enforcement officer. You don't have to, but you have that right.

Or you can just wait until it's your turn, and then you can say, you know, why you believe that you're not in violation of the code. Or if it's anything other than a tree ordinance case and you acknowledge that there's a code violation, you can tell start talking about how much time you think you need to bring the condition into compliance. And then if it is a treaty case, there's not a second there's only one hearing on those cases. So but you can also talk about if there's factors that mitigate why the maximum fine should not be imposed. If, again, if you're acknowledging that there is, you know, a violation.

So so that's the way it'll work. And as I said, if if someone who's involved in the trespass case will just let us know up here when everyone is here for that case. We've yeah. Is is the are the witnesses for the city here? You don't need witnesses for this one. So you're ready to go too? Well then I think what we'll do is, yeah, after the oath is administered to everyone, we'll go ahead and we'll just take that first and get that one out of the way.

Did she fill out a card? Doesn't need to?

Right.

No? Okay.

All right. So at this point in time, everyone who's if you're going to talk at all in the hearing, please stand and the clerk will administer the oath.

Can everyone wishing to provide testimony, 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?

I can do.

Alright. So now if if everyone and again, the city city people will be over here or the city attorney will be over here. The the appellate the person filing the appeals stand over here. And

what case this is?

It's kinda has two case numbers. The internal case for today is 25Dash2846. But it's a trespass appeal case number 2505779. The the name is Harris and the it's the Morgan Family Community Center, is 6207 West Price Boulevard in Northport. And whenever the city attorney is ready to go, you may begin.

Good morning. I reviewed all the materials for this trespass that was issued. There's insufficient evidence for the city to move forward, so we will be dismissing the trespass that was issued.

Okay, you understand?

Yeah. Alright.

Okay, so this case is dismissed and thank you all for showing that.

Thank you. Yeah.

Alright, now going back to code enforcement cases.

Okay.

Case number CECase2502093. The property owner is Gallardi Del Rosa and this is the personal ID number is 990300023.

Yep. That's everything.

And this That's the case. And this is a street case.

What was this? Street case. Yeah.

And whenever the city is ready, they may begin.

What's the case number?

25Dash0209.

Thank you.

That's 0209K.

Whenever you're ready, you may begin.

I'm Anthony Breon, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I've been sworn. Case number 2502093 was initially inspected on 07/2925. The case is addressing the violation of two dash five eleven MPC, the fines and liens for 4,000 square feet worth of trees being eliminated. We have the arborist that was there, Jeremy Rogus, for $6,000 fine in regards. We also had a debris case, which was cleared.

Everything is cleared off. The debris is cleared. I have two photos to represent as evidence. The photos are true accurate depiction of the property located at 3432 South Cranberry Boulevard. That was a property what it looked like?

Yes. It's not showing up on our screens.

Yeah. Where do you have it? Do have it pulled up on my computer?

Mhmm. Yes.

And when finally does show, you can just turn it'll appear on the screen right here. Not sure why it's not pulling up. It wouldn't be a meeting of code enforcement unless we had some technical difficulty. Right?

I guess I'll go see except for you to

figure it out.

Any moments?

Just bear with us a moment. We'll get this we'll get this working. I wonder if the city commission has these same glitches.

What what date was that you went out there? Yesterday. Yesterday. Yesterday? Okay.

I mean, have we tried rebooting?

You you know when you see.

You know.

That will always work.

That's what

I told me. It's all clear. Okay.

Is there a certain profile that the computer has to be sending them?

When

you guys signed in, did you sign in under one of your profiles?

Mm-mm. It was already open.

It was already open? Okay. I just opened it. Okay. Did you restart?

No. No?

Okay. Got it.

I'll give it a shot.

Did I can you check it?

There's no one up there, so we're gonna try and fix it ourselves.

Okay. Thanks.

That's working.

Hello. So we just restarted it to see if maybe that would fix it. So we're good here, but it's still showing something else out there.

Thank you. Someone

still wants to speak on a compliant case? Well, that last card you gave me, it's in the compliant cases. Oh,

yes. I'm in there right now. Oh, okay. Bye. Somebody changed this. Alright. Here we go.

Awesome. Thank you.

Okay. Now he just has to get into the case and then

You got it. It'll be 213. Yeah. 02093.

She's gonna leave? Alright. So that one, we're not gonna do. That's compliant, but this one was also added. Alright.

I guess I'll go back to

Just that one.

Just that one for now. Alright. So this this the tell me describe what the photograph is. Photograph

was at the above location. It was a part it was a whole land cleared there. We had all the debris and things there when I was there. They actually cleared the property off. We had a arborist come out with us, Jeremy Rogus. The funds assessed for the land cleared was gonna be $6,000. In regards, all the debris has been cleared from that location.

Okay. Anything else?

That's it.

Okay. Alright. So you can ask questions or you can again, you can if you can talk about mitigation, sounds like the city has already done. Do you do you know what the maximum fine could be on this? Or

I heard, like, they told us could be $15,000

Yeah. Okay. Yep. Alright. So, again, you can ask questions or just tell me what you wanted me to hear.

So the reason like it and I I appreciate it like it to have nice over here. It's just because we end up in this situation. We we don't expect that because we hire a company to do that job, like, on the right way. And, unfortunately, like, the guy, he messed up with us. So we have their name, the company name, and everything.

We did everything right, but, unfortunately, like, he disrespect, like, the rules and the laws of this North Port City. So and after that, even I spoke with Anthony, this guy, he tried, like, threatening us to get more money. So the first time, like, the agreement was 4,700, and we paid 6 to 100 because he's threatening us to put a lien in the house. And we find out, like, he could not put a lien in our house, on the lot, actually. And then we spend another 3,000 actually, $4,000 for the truck guy, truck company to remove the the the debris because he's supposed to pay this guy.

So that's the agreement. And the guy, he didn't get, like, any money from this landscape guy. And the truck guy said, if you don't pay, we're gonna put a lien on your house. And then we received, like, a letter from his lawyer and explain everything about that. So our situation just escalated and we never, like, expect something like that. We paid for the lot. We just pushed the house and a lot of money, like, we spent on that, like, we didn't expect it, you know. And I apologize for this inconvenience, like and we came to the city, and we was looking to do everything's possible on the right way. So I spoke with Anthony, and he told us, like, what to do with. We clear everything.

We fix, like, the side of the North City, the North Port City, you know, and we did the job. The only thing now, we still need to do it for the aggressive bit, but financial. So the guy broken us. And here's the thing, like, my last question is, I know, like, it could end up, like, a $15,000. Still happy to pay, like, $6,000 for fee, you know, for the the, you know, the penalty. I don't know if it is either, like, it can even though like it help us in something, you know, on top of this $6,000, I know like it could be worse.

Yeah. So I won't and again, I I I am not I don't pretend to be an expert on this, but I when you get to the permitting process, is your plan to is to build a house on this lot?

No. It's just like we was thinking about to clear that because this lot next to the house to have like a space for the kids play over there.

Oh, okay. So you okay.

And just put a grass. And the way it is right now, we wanna just put a grass over there and leave like that.

Alright. I just need a little bit more information for the record. And so this is a this is I assume this is a residentially zoned lot? Yes. Okay. And the size of this lot is approximately is it 10,000

square square feet.

Yes. Okay. Alright. Alright. Do you have any questions of the property owner?

No.

Alright. I will give you the last word. Let let me ask you a couple other did When the arborist was out there, did you also meet with the arborist at that point in time? I'm sorry, can say The arborist who because what I guess what so here's how the code is actually written. It says, if the number of trees removed is undetermined and it's a residential zone lot of 10,000 square feet, then the fine is $15,000 So apparently what the arborists did was they actually said, well, you didn't clear the entire lot.

You cleared you affected 4,000 square feet of the 10,000. So they kind of have prorated, I guess, this maximum fine based upon that. They've actually yeah, it's pretty close to just the proration of that. So that's what the did. I just wanna make sure you understand what the did with their recommendation of the lower fine. So but I'll give you the last word. Anything else you wanna say?

Yeah. And so that's happened. Yes. Completely understand. But we hired him and we told him do not do it without permit. He started to pull up the permit, you know. And before the permit, the get the final of the permit, if yes or no for him, he show up and he started to the damage without our authorization as well. So we was working. When we get there, like, he's he did the damage already, then we could not do, like, anything. And that, like, it just escalated like he I explained before.

Well, we've had situations where the wrong lot gets cleared. And again, the way the code is written, it's really just against property owner. And then that person has to typically go to court and go against whoever cleared the they didn't ask for their lot to be cleared. It just happened. So this is a little less severe than that.

But yeah, guess you will have recourse against the person you hired to do this. All right, anything else before I close this hearing? No, pretty much. Right. I'm going to find that this was a residential zone lot that it was a lot size of 10,000 square feet. But I am going to recommend the fine less than the maximum fine based upon the arborist recommendation. They're really only 4,000 square feet of this lot was affected by this. And so a fine of $6,000 will be assessed. Thank you.

All right.

We have basically three cases all with the same owner. And one of them is on the continued agenda. So we'll take that one first. It's Astero Development Partners is the property owner. And the first one we're going to hear is case number 25848.

And this one, the address is 1454 Ronald Street. And this is a continued second hearing. Again, the testimony I'm looking for from the city is there's been no change since the last last hearing or if there's been partial compliance or compliance.

Okay. On these cases here, your honor Mhmm. We spoke with a representative from Astero Development earlier and, would like to request a continuation on all three cases to the December 11 hearing. Is that acceptable

to And you have no objection to that?

No, sir.

Alright. Alright. Well, that's Tom is gonna I'll read them off. So the case that I called will be continued to the December 11 hearing. And then Melinda Thomas.

Case number CECase2501855 Correct. Which is parcel ID number 1121246303 will also be continued to the December 11 hearing. And then case number CECase25020010 has the address of 3678 Melinda Terrace will also be continued to the December 11 hearing. Right. Okay, we'll see you then.

Okay, thanks.

What page am I going to

be here? Here we go.

Next is case is CECase 2501351. The property owner is James Ballard, and the property address is 7504 Berwick Street.

This is that one. And

whenever the city is ready, they may begin.

Okay. 250135101351.

I'm George White, a code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number CE2501351 was initially expected on 09/2225. This case is addressing the violation of 59.1, parenthesis, c, parenthesis, one, NPCC allowed parking. Vehicle parked on the front line. The property has been inspected on multiple occasions and most recently on 10/2025.

I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today. I have two photos to present as evidence. These photos are true and accurate depiction of the property located at 7504 Burritt Street.

Is that the same photo or is that just a similar photo? Yeah. That is a different date.

Yeah. Was a different date. Okay.

Alright. Mister Pilar, state your name for the record and that you've been sworn.

My name is James Pillar, and I have been sworn in for this.

Okay. Do you have any questions? Or

I want a better understanding of the code. Okay. Because I've been cited multiple times for this, and I have moved cars multiple times. And I'm still getting cited, and I don't understand it. Because the initial code was cited for the side of the property on the adjacent corner, and it was for a different vehicle altogether

Right.

That we were selling. And so I I just would like to have some clarification on

this on this. Is this the impervious surface requirement that okay. So explain to him how to bring this into compliance.

Okay. First of all, when this was initially cited, it was a different vehicle. But what they're doing is like playing musical chairs with the vehicles. Even though they switched the vehicles and if you park another one on the front line, it still leaves it in violation. In order for this not to be in violation, you have to be parked on a paved and or approved service, which if it's not concrete or asphalt, it has to be mulched, shell, that type of material, and it would be on the side of the driveway. And as I noticed the other day, I came back out there. You have several other vehicles out there too, but you just switched the vehicle, and you're still parking on the front lot.

Well, it wasn't a matter of switching the vehicle. The Jeep had a dead battery, so I pulled it around front to charge the battery. The Kia Sorento is a coworker that car pulls with me. The Mazda was my father pressure washing the yard that day.

Okay. And and that day, it's funny you said it because the gentleman there was pressure washing it, I didn't cite it for that day. I just came out and took a photograph 2% for the hearing today. And that at that time, showed the the other vehicle there that was there now.

So your purpose your driveway. So you park any vehicle you want to in the driveway. That's not an issue. It's just when it's on the this.

I just I've been in the property. I've owned it for six years, and this is the first time I ever had an issue. I've always had cars

in the yard. Alright. So this is again, I say we usually talk about time, but this is obviously not there's some things that are more difficult to bring into compliance than others. So, you know, I'm gonna probably pick, you know, the twenty five days to bring it into compliance.

Parked the cars in the street from now, and that's fine. I just I didn't under I didn't understand that. I thought, you know, originally,

it was just a

side yard easement issue. I didn't realize there was

a side yard easement officer. So I just want you to understand. So I am going I'm going to find a violation, but there's no fine until some future date. And then if it's in compliance by that future date, which you're saying it will be, then there's no fine. So I just want to make sure you understand how Absolutely.

How this works.

Okay? Alright. I am gonna find that there is a violation of section 59 dash one c one in Norfolk City Code for vehicles parked not on an approved surface in the front yard, the fine of $10 a day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on November 18 if not brought into compliance by November 17. Absolutely.

I do apologize for the inconvenience and the confusion with everybody today.

Alright. Thank you. Thank you. Here we go. The next one is a second hearing case. It's CE case 2500339. The property owners are Dimitri and Lilia Zevchenko, and the parcel ID number is 1128227004.

00339.

And again, this is a second hearing case.

Okay. We're finishing that up.

I'm Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash00339 was found in violation at the 09/24/2025 hearing. There have been no changes to the property. And normally I would request that you would sign the order assessing the fine. However, the property owner came in late yesterday evening and met me in the lobby to discuss this further. He would ask for a continuation of this to the next hearing on December 11 so he has the opportunity to clean up the debris and the RV that's out in the city right away, which I'm completely fine with if you are, sir.

Yeah. And that that works out the best because once I take the next step, I can't touch the I'm done. You'd have to go to city commission to try to get some relief. So I assume you have no objection to continuing this to next month's hearing? Yes. Yeah. I'll You can say your name for the record and that you've been sworn.

Yeah. Dmitry Sochenko. I've been sworn. Yes.

No objection to continuing this until next month?

Yeah. I learned about it. First, when when I got this notice handle for I I did go and check my property, and it happens that some someone lives in there. So then I called police, Northport Police Department, and I signed that trespassing thing. And they told me, don't worry. We'll take care of it. We're gonna talk to the people, and we're gonna ask them to remove everything.

Okay.

And at that point, I

got so relaxed.

I even thought the problems were resolved. But then when I got this letter again, I'm like, I called the police.

Are those people out now?

No. Until yesterday, they're still there.

Okay. I

called another police officer there. They made another report. So I I guess in this period, police was not doing anything.

Okay.

So that's why I need some more time.

Yeah. I'm gonna encourage you to stay in pretty constant contact over this next month. Like, maybe check-in at least maybe twice in that period of time to provide updates. Because again, I think the city is probably willing to work with you, but they want to see progress. And again, I understand part of this is somewhat out of your control, but at least that way the city can give me a report next month of where it is.

And if it's all resolved, great. If it's not resolved, but there's progress being made towards this resolution, they'll probably have to say, well, let's continue it again. So stay in pretty constant contact with the code enforcement officer. Right. All right. Thank you.

One question. You are extending to December 11. Right? Hearing?

This is to Yeah. December 11. To December 11.

I have a question. I was planning to be out of country that that date. Is there a problem with that?

But if I can correct everything before that, do I have

to You correct it before then and we come out, sign off on everything. You don't need to be here.

Okay. And even if there's been significant progress and you reported that, I mean, again, as long as you communicate that to the code enforcement officer, he can communicate that to me. And if he recommends a continuance into January because it's not in 100% compliance, but there's progress. I mean, you're not absolutely necessary that you're here. You know? He'll he'll report that to me. Alright?

Okay. Yeah. I'll be more aggressive on it. I will work with police department, department and, yeah, I'll pull everything up. Alright. I have no problem. I just thought that was someone's belongings and it's better for them to remove their own stuff.

Right. Alright.

I can bring a bulldozer there. Yeah.

That's fine. Okay. Thank you. Next is case 20Five-sixteen34. The property owner is Darryl Spellman and the property address is 2251 Crittendon Street.

Present. I'd like to ask your honor.

Hold on a second. They get to go first.

May I sit on disabled?

You can sit.

250164.

And whenever the city is ready, they may begin.

This is Crandon Street. Yeah. I'm

Anthony Brehorn, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash01634 was initially inspected on 07/02/2025 for a permit required. Property had been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 10/02. I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today. I have two photos of the presenter's evidence.

So is the trailer with your oh, I see. No. I see it in the back. On the back. To the right. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

Also for the stool.

Yeah. That's one too.

He also has storage containers that were there. He needs a permit. It was for a permit required. He's still awaiting plans at this time.

Alright. Anything else? No. Alright. Do have any questions or again, state your name for the record and that you've been sworn.

My name is Darrell Wayne Spellman. Christopher. Darrell Wayne. Christopher Spellman. I've been in contact with Kevin Verducci. Right. Sorry. I had a stroke. So and I'm dealing with cancer. I'm actually scheduled to have my hand amputated. It was actually scheduled for September 9. It's now been scheduled for November 10 and reconstructive surgery on the eleventh. I've been in contact with mister Vuducci several times. I tried calling. I've left several messages to the code officer that issued the code violation.

Never once had a phone call returned. My phone's on 247. I'm all about communication. When I got the notification, I'm about following the law. I would not be in this situation today if the city of Northport did what they should have done, and they dropped the ball.

It's been nothing but a negligence case to where my son has now, on his behalf or on my behalf, out of his pocket, is re retaining an attorney on my behalf to file a case against the city of Northport. Unfortunately, and this is well documented with not only FEMA, it's also documented with congressman Greg Stubble, which has been phenomenal, congressman James Buchanan, which has been phenomenal. And I'll get into more of this, but you cannot pull a permit on this container. And I told him my son is a a trucking business LLC to where he can move this container. He he's out of Dallas.

When I went into code enforcement and I asked them about permits on this box, I asked them to show me the code for the permit for this box. There's there's no code that they could show me. The statement that I got from the guy was, well, you can pull a permit on it because we can't find anything, but you can pull a permit on it. We just don't like them, and just make sure that it's it's temporary. And I asked him at that time.

I said, so if I put wheels on this Konex box and lights on this thing and get it tagged, No permits required for this con conduct con con connex box, whatever it's called. I had to pull everything out of my house because my house got hit with hurricane Ian and hurricane Milton just recently, October 8. I've had four dead trees on the backside of my fence, which is the city of Northport. They have not been a good neighbor. They were notified.

Vicky was notified that these trees needed to be removed because my insurance was not renewing my homeowner's insurance. They were canceling me. And this was four months before hurricane Ian. And then I got a second letter when I tried getting other insurance that the trees still needed to be abated. The trees were just abated this this year on May 1 or May 2.

I have pictures of them abating the trees in the backyard. When they told me that I can remove it because they had to have a hearing to have the monies allocated to have these trees removed, they said, you can pay for them out of your own expense because we have to have a hearing or something to have the monies allocated to have these trees removed. In the meantime, that didn't do me any good. My insurance was canceled. So I wrote the thing out with over a $100,000 worth of damage to my house the first time.

So, anyway, long story short, I am on disability. I and I apologize because I'm very frustrated and angry at the city of Northport right now. When I went to go pull the permit, they asked they told me it's a $255 permit, which my son said, just put it on my card, dad. And I said, okay. Well, I can't even pay the permit on the thing because they needed a survey, which I just got, which they were five weeks out from Van Busten is the people that I did it.

$1,350 to have a survey to have this Connex box on my property, plus the $255, plus the $3,500 that we paid out of our fee to clear all the dead debris that posed a potential fire risk to my house, to where my insurance was canceled. We just cleaned it up. I I have to look at the receipt on when it was cleaned up. This con ex I just my son just bought the property next door. I did a kill and combine, merged the properties together to put this box on the property to have have this thing there.

So I'm at the point of pulling a permit on this thing, but I informed mister Vujucci what was going on, and they put the stuff on his on his desk that they were five weeks out to get the the survey, which I just got the beginning of this month. So and then the court case came back up, and I tried talking to him. And I asked him, I said, can you reinspect the box? I had a company which I act actually had Paradise that tried moving the the trailer first. We had to empty the whole trailer out.

Talent sent a big truck yesterday. They just pulled this thing because they they said there was something in my backyard. I'm three houses right here from the courthouse. They said originally, they told me it was, like, five feet, and then they told me it's 10 feet, and then it was, like, 15 feet from the back property line, seven feet from the sides. So I got this box now pulled towards the front, which is on my property, 18 feet from the back of the property line. And then I have guys that are hopefully putting my stuff back in the container today now that it's all getting rained on.

So it well, the the permit, the is the main thing it will probably require is tie downs for this? Because this is sitting on top. Right?

Yeah. Right. I'd like to add on to that too. When I also mentioned to Kevin Verducci, you have a connex box over here that you're asking everybody to to abide by them to do these connex boxes and tie down. You have your own connex box right over here. It's not even tied down. They don't have the octave bits in in the thing. They have the mobile home over here. It's not strapped down. They had Walmart just went through a major remodel on the the the grocery store there. They had, like, 13 containers over there. Not one of them were tied down. I have no problem tying this thing down. I have no problem putting this thing on wheels. I have no problem putting this thing on lights.

You know, it's just ridiculous what what's coming up. But I'll do whatever I have to do, but this is where I'm at right now. I just got all my paperwork to try and process this. But when I went in and I talked to, I think it's Daniella downstairs where they sent me to do the whole thing, you gotta do a killing combined to have this thing on your property because it can't be the the a vacant lot. I just acquired the property. And you've already done

the combined lot with the property appraiser?

Yes, sir.

All right.

Yes, sir.

I see the assistant city attorney here, so I will let you go.

Yes, your honor. My understanding is this just is a case of where someone has something on their property and they put it on their property without a permit.

Right.

I understand that he has been working towards what he needs to do for a long time and that there are frustrations, but that's a responsibility someone takes on when they do something on their own without hiring a company or whoever to do that. My understanding is it's been going on for quite a long time and that the code enforcement department has been hearing these types of pleas for quite a long time. And so I think you do need to take that into consideration because there are companies and things people can hire that understand these processes and would alleviate these frustrations, and we can't just have these things going on and on and on. So, you know

And and do you understand that just Yes, sir. Just getting the permit will bring it into compliance? Or Yes, sir. Even doing that to complete it I did hire

a company that delivered the box out of Tampa, and you'd think they would have known Tim, I'm trying to remember the name of the company that I bought the box from. Tim was the driver. I I have a number. I have to look at my phone to get the the business name. But you would think that they would know all these laws and bylaws and stuff like that.

Well, you've got your survey now.

The box has been pulled.

And the and the box is located on the survey?

Yes, sir. Okay. Well, it it was marked at five feet on the back property line. There's no there's no no houses behind me because something is my back. Yeah.

But I mean, does the permit require that it shows that the box meets the setback? I mean, he's not gonna get a permit unless

Well, that's what they told me. Right. But there was a lot of discrepancies on the the when I went in to question everything, it was five feet, then maybe 10 feet, then maybe 15 feet. And then the inspector told me, you know, we don't really have anything for a code on these things. We're working on that.

Right.

This is what the guy said. And then I asked him, I said, well, what happened in my survey from when the house was built? Oh, after ten years, we purge our records. We throw those away. City documents, throw away. So they made it my responsibility to go out and pay for another survey.

So it sounds like you're kinda like on the five yard line about ready to, you know, go across the goal line here. So how long do you think it'll take to to actually obtain get the permit for this thing?

I feel like I'm a financial burden to my son right now. I'd like till the first of next month, which is in a few days. Okay. Today is the twenty third.

Your honor.

That's when I get paid.

Kevin Roudicci, manager for the third

minute. Okay. Okay. Let let mister Roudicci were you here

On this one. Okay. Was gonna say that. We're prepared to give mister Spelman till the next hearing which should be December 11. December 11. I just wanted a point of clarification. Sir, do you have your survey with you today?

Yes, sir. Yeah. He showed it.

Okay. If you bring it downstairs to planning, they will accept it and they will, hopefully expedite your paperwork. If that's all you're deficient for, you will be notified when that's done and then it has to go to permitting. You will have to get a permit. That is the procedure. Yes. There's no way around.

Which I called them and I told them, I said, I just got this the survey from Matthew. So my recommendation wrote a letter on my behalf as well.

That's good.

So your honor, my recommendation is just adjourn it to continue to the December 11 or whatever that meeting is. And he may be done by then. And as long as he has the permit, it'll kinda wash itself out.

Okay. So I assume you have no objection to continuing this case till December 11. Sure. Alright. And again, if if you're in compliance, meaning that you just have the permit. You don't have to have even done everything that the permit requires, but you have the permit, you'll be in compliance and you will need to come back on that.

That's why we're here. I also they still need to come back and remove the other tree that they said that they were gonna come back.

Again, what I hear on the trees right now, all I'm dealing with is just the container. Alright. So we will continue this case to December 11. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank Thank Thank you, your honor.

All right. Next case is CB case 20Five-fourteen29. The property owners are Debbie Dunleavy and Charles Roberts, and the property address is 3705 South Biscayne Drive.

How's Jordan Smith? Do like yes.

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zero one four two nine.

And whenever the city is ready, they can they may begin.

I am George White, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number CE2501429 was initially expected on 09/02/2025. This case is addressing the violation of IPMC twenty twenty one dash three zero two point seven, accessory structure, PVC fence in disrepair missing a section. The property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 10/2025. I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today.

I have two photos to present as evidence. These photos are true and accurate depiction of the property located at 3705 Biscayne Drive.

Alright. Anything else? That's it, sir. Alright. Miss Roberts, state your name for the record and you've been sworn.

Sean Fraley, I've been sworn.

Okay. And how are you related to the owners?

I'm the son of Debbie Dunlovey.

Okay. Alright. I will and you live there? Yes. Okay. Okay. Do you have any questions or

I no questions. I tried to rectify the situation this week prior to the hearing. I have a receipt where I purchased the gates. I can't pick them up till tomorrow. It's it's if I can get them tomorrow, as soon as I get them, I'll hang them up. I'm and I'm fortunately hit a little financial burden. I'm a small business owner. I had an employee working for me in 2023 for two weeks, and Suncoast sued him for a previous auto loan. And it ended up coming back to me, and they seized everything in my business account, which kinda took my funds to repair the gate.

Okay. Do you think you'll have it done by November 17?

I'll have it done by Saturday morning if you go tomorrow.

Alright. Okay.

Again, I apologize for this. I just I'm I'm financially strapped.

So Alright. So is the city but is the city's position in lieu of continuance finding a violation and then just giving till November 17? Is that Yes, sir.

Be fine.

Yes, Okay. So my only question is, is this a Florida Building Code violation or a city code violation? I've got I'm trying to figure out what what the fine is supposed to be. It's what it's it's it's a city code.

It's for the, IPC. Yeah.

But I mean, I don't have that. It's either city code or Florida building code, you know. So it's been I've been told it's So the city that's the that's the lower fine. That's the the $10 a day fine.

Alright. For the for the floor and the building co, sir.

You

for the sexy accessory structures.

I have one person telling me it's city code. I have another person telling me it's Florida building code. Is it city Yes. City code.

Yes, I stand corrected.

Okay. Alright. And so I'm going to find that and I guess in the future what would be helpful is, in addition to the IPMC code section, I'm sure there's a corresponding city code section. You have to give the city code section. So I am gonna find that there is a violation of the IPMC twenty twenty one three zero two dash seven for this, you know, missing portion of this fence.

A fine of $10 a day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on November 18 if not brought into compliance by November 17. They've got told and again, so again, you get it done. If you've got make sure you get contact information for the code enforcement officer. They'll come out. They'll look at it. The unit need to come back. So as

long as the state's repaired, get back up, I don't have to show up on November 7.

Right. Yeah. But again, make sure you communicate with the code enforcement officer. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Case number CECase20Five-fifteen48. The property owner is Lazaro Dominicas and Laura La Prairie. The property address is 1665 Millat Street.

Need a piece of paper. What's the number here? Card number. Yeah.

And whenever the city is ready, they may begin.

I'm Anthony Briehorn, code enforcement officer for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash01548 was initially inspected on 06/2725. The case is addressing a violation of 70 dash 19 MPC damage to the right of way and 42 dash 24 MPC maintenance storage water drainage. The property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 10/15. I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today. I have two photos to present as evidence. The photos are a true and accurate depiction of the property located at 1665 Millarne Street.

Did you say you had one more photo or is that it?

Oh, and I have

Okay. So it looks like the most of the front of this lawn is what I call tiled, meaning, you know. And then there's this open section that's right by the driveway, which I guess may be where the tile collapsed probably, I'm guessing. So do you have anything else? No, sir. Alright. Okay. Any questions or just you wanna say?

Florida fabric. I've been sworn. Right. And we filed the application. The holdup on this has been trying to find a contractor. I finally got somebody and the application was filed. I have PLNDash25Dash04086. So I just I guess it's in process and we're working on it.

Okay. So and then and is that I mean, was that was there a culvert where this hole is now and

then It's collapsed. When the neighbor on it hasn't collapsed, but when the neighbor put the basin catch on their end, I guess they cut our end, and then the hole became bigger. Right. So, basically, when the city came out and did the inspection, they say they weren't it was not their responsibility. It was ours because they were afraid that if they clean up the pipe, it would break it because of it's deteriorated inside.

And then they notify us. We started calling companies. I got over two months and, no, I wasn't able to find a company, a contractor to do the the not the repair, the whole thing. So, basically, what we're doing is installing a new pipe, a corporate pipe, and then having the the whole thing, I guess, fixed and put new. So and we finally like I said, we're able to find a contractor. We are signed. We signed the agreement, and the application has been filed.

Okay. How then has the contractor given you an idea how long it's gonna take them to do the work?

He he said two to three weeks from from the time the application is filed to get the permit. And then he said two to three weeks after the permit to get it completed.

Okay. So what I'm hearing there is that this would have to be January, that December would be too soon to have it done. But I'm not talking about continuing. I'm just talking about if I find a violation giving essentially seventy five days till January 6 to get it done. I mean, you think January 6, that's two basically, all of November, all of December, it's two plus months.

I hope so.

Okay. And again, as I said, if you're making progress that the contractor has begun but they're not finished, again, stay in contact with the code enforcement officer so that they can report back to me that progress is being made. Is there anything else you want to say before I Okay. So I am gonna find that there is a violation of 70 dash 19 Norfolk City code for damage to the right of way and fine of $10 a day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on 01/07/2026, if not brought into compliance by 01/06/2026. And also a violation of forty two dash twenty four a one a of the Norfolk City Code for failure to maintain the storm water system basically here and a fine of $10 a day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on 01/07/2026, if not brought into compliance by 01/06/2026.

All right, thank you.

Thank you.

All right. I think that's it for everyone, all the green cards. So we'll go back to starting with continued cases. Yeah, I think I'm going to call it. I think it might be in compliance, but CE Case 20Five-nine05. Property owner is Donald and Amy Culshaw. The parcel ID number is 1142260218. And this is treat case.

Yes. I'm Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash00905 was initially inspected on 05/14/2025. This case is addressing the violation of the tree protection regulation, North Port City code 2Dash511B1. Per the arbor Sean Ruff, his assessment of the fine totals $2,400. He has spoke with lot owners, and they were aware of the fines and were fine with it. In fact, the representatives of the family were here earlier and just wanna make sure it was

a $2,400 fine. Okay. I just need to get into the record. This is, again, this is residential zone lot? Yes, sir. And approximate size of 10,000 square feet? Yes, sir. Okay. I'll make those two findings and then I will adopt the recommendation of the arborist that reduces the fine down to $2,400 and that will be the fine that will be assessed. Alright. Going into first hearing. Case number CECase2501336. Property owner is Jennifer Cochran and the property address is 5902 Hop Hill Avenue.

Yes. George Wayne Cedar North Ward, I've been sworn. This case has been complied as of 10/1425. Alright. We'll mark that

one in compliance. Next case is CE case 2501350. Property owner is Mark and Michelle McPherson. The property address is 5947 Espanola Avenue.

George White, Cedar Northwest code 11 sworn. This case is requested to be continued until 12/11/2025 hearing.

Alright. We'll continue this case to the December 11 hearings. Next is case number CE case 2501433. The property owner is Marcelo and Peggy Landavar, and the property address is 2324 Bryant Street.

01433. I'm Anthony Drehan, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport. I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash01433 was initially inspected on 06/1725. The code is addressing the violation of IPMC twenty twenty one three zero two point seven accessory structure.

Property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 10/22. I've not had contact with the property owner prior to today. I have two photos of present as evidence. The photos are true and accurate depiction of the property located at 2324 Bryant Street.

Okay.

Alright. I'm not sure that first photo is the same house. It's the It's the same house. Okay. It's gets weird. It's I guess one part of it's painted one color. But anyway, this is the photo that shows the pool cage.

Yes, sir.

I'm gonna find that there is a violation of the Norwood City code that incorporates this I'm IPMC three hundred three hundred two point four failure to maintain this accessory structure. A fine of $10 a day with a maximum $1,000 will commence on 11/18/2025. It's not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025. Next is case number CE case 2501435. The, property owner is Bernard Moore, care of J Martin. The parcel ID number is 0974181611.

I am George White, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number CE25Dash01435 was initially inspected on 09/02/2025. This case is addressing the violation of 42 dash 23 NPCC, North Port City Code, accumulation of debris, wooden pallets on the right of way. The property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on tentwentytwenty five. 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, which is a vacant lot on Rockcliff Avenue.

There you go.

Okay. Alright. I'm gonna find that there's a violation of section 42 dash two three of the North Northport City Code for accumulation of debris on this vacant lot These wooden pallets that are right at the front of the lot, a fine of $10 a day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on 11/18/2025 if not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025. Next is case number 25, CE case 20Five-one-four46. Property owners are Stephen and Lori Bradley. The property address is 3530 Alley Avenue. 6.

And then the one JPEG right there. 115520.

Okay. I'm Josh Preston, code enforcement code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash01446 was initially inspected on 06/16/2025. This case is addressing the violation of Florida building code one zero five point one, permit required for a shed, analytical work done, to the shed. As you can see in the photograph, there's an AC unit that appears to have been installed at the very top there.

This property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 10/20/2025, and I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today. The one photo present as evidence of photos is a true and accurate depiction of the property located at 3530 Adelaide Avenue, Northport.

Alright. I'm gonna find that there's a violation of section one zero five point one of the Florida Building Code no permit for this shed that has been constructed in the backyard of this property. A fine of $50 a day with a maximum of $5,000 will commence on 11/18/2025 if not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025. Next is case number of CE case 20Five-fifteen18. The property owners are Myron Biangu and Lilia Gorlek and the property address is 5045 Prime Terrace.

Your honor, 5045 Prime Terrace. It has come into compliance on 10/2025.

Alright. We'll mark that one in compliance. Next is case number CECase 20Five-fifteen98. The property owners are Bradley Santos and Rosanella, Georgia, Arbona and the property address is 1421 Oregon Lane.

Yeah. I got 20 One's in there.

Okay.

And there's the debris and the parking.

Gotcha. Alright.

I'm Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash01598 was initially inspected on 07/01/2025. This case is addressing the violation of Northport City code 42 dash 23, accumulation of debris, which is in the city right away in Northport City code 59Dash1B1 for prohibited parking. This property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 10/20/2025, and I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today. I have two photographs to present as evidence.

These photos are a true and accurate depiction of the property located at 1421 Oregon Lane, Northport. This one's for the debris. Yeah. I got that one.

Okay. Yeah.

114012.

It should've been taken on 10/20. Gotcha.

Yep. That's it.

Okay. As you can see, the parking is still occurring in the front city right away. And let's show you what the

Mhmm. Debris. Okay.

Gonna find that there's violation of section 42 dash 23 of the North Court City Code for this accumulation of debris in the city right away. And it looks like it's kinda also right at the front of the lot. 5 to $10 a day, but the maximum $1,000 will commence on 11/18/2025, if not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025, also by a violation of Section 50 nine-1B1 in the Norfolk City Code for this kind of grayish bluish pickup truck that's parked in the city right away. A fine of $10 a day with a maximum $1,000 will commence on 11/18/2025, if not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025. Next is case CE case 20Five-one-six-one.

Property owner is Clinton senior and Marlene Bryce. And the property address is 13, excuse me, 87 Oregon Lane.

Okay.

I'm Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash01601 was initially inspected on 07/01/2025. This case is addressing the violation of Northport city code seven zero dash five six h assigned numbers. The numbers are not affixed to the front of the the residence. This property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 10/20/2025. I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today, and I have one photo here that presents to present as evidence. The photo is a true and accurate depiction of the property located at 1387 Oregon Lane.

Alright. I'm gonna find there's a violation of section 70 dash 56 h at the Norfolk City Code for failure to have the assigned numbers visible from the street. The 5 to $10 a day with maximum $1,000 will commence on 11/18/2025. If not, brought to the compliance by 11/17/2025. Next is case number C case 2501662. The property owners are Joseph and Sylvia Perry. The property address is 3372 Kunluff Road.

I'm Anthony Brillon, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash01662 was initially inspected on 07/2525. The case is addressing the violations of 62 dash 50 MPCC refuse container and 42 dash 23 MPCC accumulation of debris. The property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 10/06/2025. I have not had contact with the property owner prior to today. I have two photos to present as evidence. The photos are a true and accurate depiction of the property at 3172 Connelly 3.

Alright.

Gotta find that there's a violation. Yeah. There so did that one show the containers in the front? Are we out? You have you have another. Okay. So there are the containers behind that wood pallet?

There are containers on the side of the house also.

Okay.

You have some containers here also.

Oh, there. Okay. And those are recycled containers, I guess? Oh, no. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Debris.

Alright. So that is that would that would be in compliance if that was just around the corner on the side of the house instead of in the front of the house, right? Correct. So I'm gonna find a violation of section 62 dash 50 North Port City Code for this blue refuse container that's improperly stored in the front of the house. A fine to $10 a day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on 11/18/2025, if not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025.

And then I'm also gonna find a violation of section 42 dash 23, the Northport City code for all this accumulation of debris. It's not anyone wants to take over place. It's all over, visible from the front of the house. A fine of $10 a day with a maximum $1,000 will commence on 11/18/2025 if not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025. Alright.

Next is oh, hold on a second. And then there's one other and then so again, this I m IPMC, I assume, is is, again, a city code. And again, upon the photographs, there are essentially walls that are basically deteriorating the exterior of the structure. So a fine of $10 a day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on 11/18/2025, if not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025 for that section that incorporates that IPMC three zero four point one. Alright.

Next is case number CCase25Dash01685. The property owner is Thomas Mock. The parcel ID number is 1129233705.

Yeah. There's one picture from the twentieth.

Yeah. I'm Josh Preston, law enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash1, 25Dash01685 was initially inspected on 07/08/2025. This case is addressing the violation of Northport City code five nine dash one c one allowed parking slash, trailer with debris stored on the property. It's a vacant lot with no principal structure.

Yeah. Yeah. I

have not had contact with the property owner prior to today's date. I have one photo to present as evidence. This photo is a true and accurate depiction of the property located to property ID number 1129233705.

Alright. I'm gonna find that there's a violation of section 59 dash one c one of the Norport City code for this trailer that has I don't know. It looks like construction debris or something in it. That's parked on this vacant lot of $500 day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on 11/18/2025 if not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025. Next is case number CE case 2501695.

The property owners are Andre Paismini and Yelizveta Paismina and the property address is 1498 Purple Lane or Popular Lane.

No. That case has been brought into compliance of the X-ninety Purple Lane.

Alright. I'll mark that in compliance. Next is c case 2501765. The the property owner is Better Homes Construction LLC and the property address is 5441 Asonia Terrace.

I'm Anthony Breon, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I've been sworn. Code number 25Dash01765 was initially inspected on 07/1025. The case is addressing the violation of 42 dash 23 MPCC accumulation of debris and IMPC code 202021304 exterior structure for 03/2004. The property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 10/06/2025. 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 5641 Insonia.

You were just in the CDC record instead of the case record.

Oh, okay. So you gotta pull that one right there.

Hold on one right there.

Four

What are so are those forms, or what are those yellowish looking things there?

I

guess like the plywood, some kind of Okay.

Yeah. Forms that Better Homes uses to The holes. Right. Right.

And then and then you have a photo that shows the the unfinished slab with the plumbing coming out of it? Oh, yeah. Yeah. You could see it on the right hand side. There you go.

Yeah. You can see the slab towards the rear and to to the right side. Alright. And so on that one, that's the big one. That's unsafe structure.

Right? Okay. So I'm gonna find, first of all, a violation of 42 dash 23 of the Norport City code for accumulation of debris on this property. A fine of $10 a day with a maximum of $1,000 will commence on January excuse me, 11/18/2025, if not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025. And then I'm going to find that there's a violation of and again, this is part of the Florida building code, but it's all it's it's also this IPMC three zero four point one for the unsafe structure.

And I'm gonna impose a fine of $250 a day with no max commencing on 11/18/2025 if not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025. Alright. The next is CE case 2501779. The property owner is Ann Arbor Trust, roman numeral two. The property address is 2224 Ann Arbor Road.

I'm Anthony Grayhorn, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I've been sworn. Case number 25Dash01779 was initially inspected on 07/14/2025. Case is addressing a violation of seventy dash fifty six MPCC house numbers are missing, and also the IPMC twenty twenty one three zero four point one exterior structure. Property has been inspected on multiple occasions, most recently on 10/03/2025. I have not had contact with the property over prior to today. I have two photos represent as evidence. Their photos are true and accurate depiction of the property located at 2224 Ann Arbor Road.

Okay. Yeah.

Okay. So, yeah, I can see all the soffit coming down. One of the things says missing shingles and again, that might be from a different point of view maybe. But again, if you were there, your testimony that there are missing shingles on the house?

Yes, sir. Okay.

Alright. And these are all Northport City Code violations that incorporate the the IPMC, correct?

These ones would be the ones

that combine the two.

Oh, okay. And so the second one is the unsafe structure one, right?

Yes, sir.

Okay. Alright. Alright. So the easy okay. So I'm gonna find there's a violation of section 70 dash five six h of the Norfolk City code for failure to have the assigned numbers visible from the street of 5 to $10 a day, but a maximum $1,000 will commence on 11/18/2025.

It's not brought into compliance by 11/17/2025. And then we had a fine violation of this IPMC unsafe structure section three zero four point one, which all incorporates part of the Florida building code and a fine of $250 a day with no max will commence on 11/18/2025, if not brought into compliance by November seventeen of of twenty twenty five. And and I'm just kind of collapsing the the missing shingles into that one. I'm not gonna do a separate fine for that. Alright.

Now going on to second hearing cases. So again, all I'm looking for here is just, you know, testimony is that there's been no change since the last hearing. So the first one we have is CE case 2501119. Property owner is Strider Rise LLC. The property address is 1405 Winthrop Street.

I'm Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of Northport, and I have been sworn. Case number 25Dash01119 was found in violation at the 09/24/2025 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. And then we have the case c e case 2501216. And the property owner is Better Homes Construction LLC. The property address is 3937 Honeybee Street.

I'm Josh Preston, code enforcement inspector for the city of North Portland. I have sworn. Case number 25Dash01216 was found in violation of the 09/24/2025 hearing. There have been no changes to the property, and I request you sign the order assessing

the fine. I will sign the order assessing the fine. Did I miss any? No? Okay. So now moving on to general business. This is to make the recommendation of next year's calendar to the City Commission for their approval. This one we're showing we're meeting in July, which again I don't have any problems with. And the City Commission can change that if we want to. Do you want to speak? I just wanna say,

sir, so the schedule approval is up to you, the Commission won't review.

Okay. Alright. Is that a change? Because I think I used to We used to recommend it to them, but So okay, that's fine. Yeah, and again, I so this would give us 11 hearings next year instead of the 10 that we've had in the past. And then it sets the November, what would normally be the November hearing because that always just bumps. That's always on or right around Thanksgiving. That would go to 12/10/2026. Does anyone have any comments or problems with the schedule for next year? Hearing no problems or objections.

This will be the approved schedule for next year. All right. And then we have no other public comment cards signed up. So we're and unless there's any other business, we are adjourned at 10:40. Thank you all. Okay.

Thank you.