Information Technology - Regular Meeting

The time is 9.04. We'll call this meeting to order. We could all stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Those who are going to testify this morning, if you could please stand, raise your right hand, be sworn. Just very briefly, they called the cases through the secretary. Staff will then present their case. Then you will have an opportunity to ask any questions, present any evidence, testimony you wish this morning. The rules of procedure are pretty lax here, so anything you have to say or tell me, I will take into consideration. If you're here just to ask for additional time to come into compliance, we can get you out of here quicker. Please silence any cell phones if you have them. Otherwise, call the first case. Oh, I'm sorry. Got to approve the minutes from the last meeting, which I have reviewed and approved.

We're going to start with number 15 on the agenda, page 8, case 251103701, owner Sergio Duran. Site address is 11650 Southwest 10th Street. Violations for new front door, metal gate installed without permits. Code officer is Joseph Livia.

Joseph Flavio, Co-Compliance Officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. A complaint was received on November 17, 2025, and a violation warning was issued on January 22, 2026 after inspecting the property. The property is still in violation upon re-inspection, and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on April 20, 2026. The notice of violation and summons to appear was delivered to the property owner on April 20, 2026 at 11.05 a.m., The notice of violation summons to appear was then certified mail to the property owner and verified by BCPA on April 21st, 2026 at 2 p.m. Voters were taken to the violation throughout the process and is shown in violation of code ordinance 150.11 and 155.313. City records were also searched and no permits have been obtained. The property is not in compliance at this time. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

Good morning, sir. Your name, for the record?

My name is Sergio Duran.

And you are the property owner?

Excuse me?

You're the property owner?

I'm the property owner.

OK. You've heard what the officer has stated. And there are some photographs that are behind you or in front of you here. Yeah, I see them. I see them. So tell me what's going on.

Okay, first of all, I would say the fence, the officers is saying that it was never permitted. There's a permit on 1994. It's called street fence permit. Okay.

So just because you received a prior permit, If you are going to make substantive repairs or modifications to whatever's previously been permitted, you may need an additional permit. That is what the city staff is saying to you, that you've put in a front door to the house, as well as the metal gate that is shown in the photograph that's currently up, without obtaining a permit. So did you put in the door without a, did you put in a new door?

I put in a new door and I was approved by the homeowner association to install the front door.

Okay. The homeowner association is completely separate from the city of Pembroke Pines. So again, everyone who's in the audience, you're going to hear me say this repeatedly, if you have an unpermitted work violation. State of Florida has adopted what's called a statewide Florida building code. And it requires basically, except with, there are some exceptions, but whenever you do anything structurally to a home, you need a permit, period. Because I'm assuming this was a hurricane-resistant door?

Yes, it is.

How do we know?

I have all the shop joints right here.

I understand. Did you submit them to the city for the city to review and approve? Okay. Okay.

And when I say the front gate, it was permitted as it is. I didn't have to pull a permit.

It was a builder. Well, hold on. Did you replace the prior gate door, the one that's in the photograph? Is that new?

No.

Okay. So...

I have it here. Hold on.

We could review the fence gate after, but the same... I'm sorry? It's the same ordinance, essentially, for the door and the gate. So we can review the gate after this.

OK. So what we do know is that you put a door in, and it needs a permit. OK? I'm going to, unless you have any additional comments, based upon what I've heard, I'm going to fine you to be in violation of that section of the code. The city staff is recommending to give you 30 days. to submit and obtain the building permit that you required, is that going to be enough time?

Yeah.

Okay. I don't have enough information with respect to the gate on the fence. So you all, if you can resubmit, if you find any additional evidence. But I have conflicting testimony as to whether or not that was permitted or not.

I have it. I have the permit number.

I understand. So I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt, okay? But you do need to follow up with city staff on that and show that to them. Otherwise, they potentially can bring back that violation again, and it'll be back before me or one of the other special magistrates, okay?

The reason I'm saying yes is because... We bought the house in October of 95 or 94. And this permit was placed before we purchased the house. OK.

So and I'm not disagreeing with you. All I'm saying is that you probably could have saved yourself some time had you Arranged to meet with the officer and with city staff to go over some of these things. Yeah, and well, you know, so here we are All right Unless you have anything Any additional comments? I'm ready to issue a ruling in this case

Mr. Herron, if I may? Yes. Speaking with the code officer, one thing that we'd just like to add to the record regarding the gate, and you can confirm, we got reports, you get reports from the association regarding the gate. Again, Brian Sherman is the city attorney. But this gate is different than any other gate that's in the association, which is why the code compliance officer believes it was replaced. And again, there's no permit. The gate was originally permitted, we agree, as far as the original. But when it was replaced at some point with a different gate, the evidence is the fact that no other gate in the association is like that gate. Therefore, it was replaced without a permit.

OK. Again, I'm.

I was putting that on the record, understanding that. Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, you know, if you can get information. So, sir, you need to deal with the gate issue as well, because your homeowners association is the one who is telling the city, you put in a new gate. And you heard it, okay? So you need to get that issue resolved as well. So, okay? No problem. All right.

I mean, it was, like I said, I work for the city as well. I understand the rules. And I don't, I personally, with the gate, it was with the builder as a gift because I worked for the builder at one point. And it didn't take care of correctly. I'll take care of it.

Okay. All right. Okay. So.

That's what I'll do. I'll take care of it.

Okay.

Like I've done for the city as well. I'll take care of problems for them.

This is case 251103701. The owner of record is Sergio Duran and Aleda Romanach Duran. The address of record is 11650 Southwest 10th Street, Pembroke Pines. Based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I am going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the case is properly before the special magistrate. and find that the property and property owner are in violation of section 150.11 of the Florida Building Code as adopted by section 155313 of the City Code of Pembroke Pines and that there is a door, front door of the home that has been installed without the benefit of the permit. Withhold determination with respect to the metal gate issue subject to the comments on the record and give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance by applying for and obtaining the permit for the front door or face a fine of $150 a day for each day of noncompliance thereafter. Admin fee? $150. There's also a $150 admin fee that I don't, you know, it's part of the process. You'll have to pay that. If you take care of everything, you won't have any fines except for the $150 admin fee. No problem.

Okay?

Thank you. Best of luck.

You too, sir. Have a good morning.

You too.

Next is number six on the lien certifications, page 23, case 240401186. Sign address is 8681 Johnson Street. Owners Ori Dominiquez and Lazara Delgado. Violations for carport converted and accessory structure installed without permits. Code Officer Supervisor Eugene Nelson.

Good morning. Supervisor, Code Officer Eugene Nelson, Code Compliance. Pembroke Pines Police Department. A routine inspection was done on 4-9 of 2024, and a violation warning was issued on the same date after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon a re-inspection, and a notice of violation of summons to appear was issued on 1-31 of 2025. The property was re-inspected again and still in violation, and a summons to appear for hearing and order imposing a filing was issued on 5-1 of 2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. Summons to appear for a hearing and order imposing a fine lien was posted to the property on 5-1 of 2026 at 1050 AM. The summons to appear for a hearing and order opposing a fine lien was sent certified mail to the property owner, verified by BCPA on 5-4 of 2026 at 2 PM. Certified mail was verified by USP tracking receipt and showed that the mail was delivered. Photos were taken. of the violation throughout the process and of yesterday's property still shown in violation code ordinance 155.313. It's an unfinished room addition permit for the garage. We're recommending at this time that we certify the lien.

Is there anyone here to speak to this matter? Yes.

Hello. Good morning. Please state your name for the record and your relationship to the property. Ernesto Dennis. I'm the permit runner, and I'm helping them get the permit to correct these violations. So this violation started out as three violations. One was for the carport being enclosed. The second was for a fence, the white fence that's on the right side of the property, and the shed structure that was behind the property. This was back in 2024. Now, out of those three violations, two of them have already been corrected. As you can see, Mr. Nelson agrees to here. The last one that has yet to be corrected is the carport enclosure, because we have had a lot of issues with getting the permit The owners have decided that they wanted to convert the carport officially, legally, and permitted into a master bedroom, along with moving the laundry to the back of the house and adding a bathroom to their house. This has taken quite a long time. I've been following up with Mr. Nelson, sending him the updates with the permit process. We've had a lot of issues along the way. At this point, as of right this morning, we have, out of the seven reviewers, which is plumbing, structural, electrical, mechanical, et cetera, et cetera, we have Five of them approved. Two of them have not completely approved the reviews, which is building and plumbing. They also asked us to get a concurrency certificate from the county of Broward, which we have gotten as another permit that we have to do with the with the county of Broward directly, which we just got approval for on the 18th. So we are in process of getting this fixed. We've already fixed two of the three violations. The thing is that it has taken quite a while. We have been following up with Mr. Nelson, as I'm sure he can agree to. So we would like to get an extension to be able to get this work done. I can't guarantee that the work will be done in 30 days. But I can tell you that most likely the permit will be approved in the next 30 days, and then obviously continue on from there. The homeowners, they're sitting right here, and they're pretty worried. They haven't dealt with something like this before, and they don't want to have a fine or a lien accruing on their house. They have shown that we've been working on it. So yeah, that's our case.

All right. So procedurally, The property has already been found to be in violation. And I don't think anyone's disputing that there was work done without a permit. And I appreciate the comments that you've made about taking care of the violations. So procedurally, what's being asked of me here today is to make a determination whether or not the prior order of the special magistrate finding the property be in violation. is in compliance or not. I think, again, everyone agrees based upon what I've heard here that it's not in compliance. So what I would normally do at the request of cities, I would certify that I would make a determination that order's not been complied, that a fine of $8,400 has accrued, because it has, certify that amount and then the you know this I'll sign an order it gets recorded in the public records and technically that becomes a lien against the property that isn't to say and does not mean that the property owners should not continue to work toward compliance and then once they get into compliance they can meet with the code staff and work out a lien mitigation agreement or unless there is you know an agreement can continue the matter for 30 days to see if they can get the permit but here's the point is the fines are going to continue to accrue so you know either way you're going to have to deal with that at some point and unlike other cities here in Pembroke Pines the lien mitigation request are dealt with directly by city staff. And they don't necessarily come back before me, except when there's an agreement. And then when everyone here is gone, one of the last things I'll do is hear a bunch of cases where I'm modifying some prior orders to that effect. So the point I'm trying to make is that I can grant the certification. It just means that, you know, you will now just deal directly with staff and you won't be coming back before the special magistrate. And assuming everything gets complied with, then you would work directly with staff to get the lien mitigation taken care of. Is that okay? I mean, unless staff has...

agrees to the request to give them an additional 30 days to come into compliance but the fine is going to continue to yeah and i explained that to the runner here that the case started 2024 and i had already uh i've already amended the uh the judgment order twice okay giving them ample time to try to come into compliance and uh it was just just a delay in the process of legalizing and getting this room addition yeah i i do notice that the case did and you started in in 24. now you know that's two years ago so

I think that staff has accommodated your client and the property owner. I'm going to certify the amount and allow the process to move forward. But as I said, it does not mean that you shouldn't stop and the property owner shouldn't stop the things that they're doing to come into compliance. sign off from the two remaining departments, then you can deal with code enforcement on the lien mitigation directly. Do you have any questions?

I don't. Just only one. Do you speak Spanish by chance? Yes, I do. Would you be able to explain that to the homeowner? I've explained it to them, but just that you know that regardless of this, that you're going to certify the lien, that it doesn't mean to stop working, and that once we're done with the process, that we will come back to request a lien mitigation? OK. Not a problem.

OK. Thank you so much. All right. In case, lien certification 240401186. Owner record, the Oreske Dominguez Dominguez and Lazaro Labrador Delgado. Address record, 8681 Johnson Street, Pembroke Pines. I'm going to find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate, except into the record of the staff report. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this afternoon, this morning, sorry, I'm going to find the special magistrate's order finding the property owner to be in violation of Section 150.11 of the Florida Building Code as adopted by Section 155.313 of the City of Pembroke Pines City Code to not have been complied with as a result. The property's been in violation for 55 days and accruing at $150 a day for a total of $8,400 plus the $150 admin fee. I'm going to certify that amount and authorize staff to record an order of that effect in the public records of Broward County. And the same shall be lien against the property.

Number four on the agenda, page three, case 250602044. Site address is 332 Southwest 187 Terrace. Violations for trees removed without permit. Code officer is Thomas George.

She needs somebody who speaks Spanish.

Hold on a second, let me.

She needs somebody who speaks Spanish. I can get Peter.

You could just read the case first, Thomas. Read your paper first and then.

Okay, gotcha. Hold on a second, okay? Thank you so much. Thomas George, Court Complaints Officer from Brookline's Police Department. A complaint was received on June 24, 2025, and a violation warning was issued on the same day. The property was still in violation. and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on March 31st, 2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. The notice of violation and summons to appear was posted to the property on March 31st, 2026 at 1.15 p.m. The notice of violation and the summons to appear was sent by certified mail to the property owner, verified by BCPA on March 31st, 2026 at 2 p.m. Certified mail was verified by USPS tracking receipt. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process, and as of yesterday, the property is still in violation. They don't have no tree removal permit, which was void, and the tree removal permit is inactive. And city's recommending 60 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter. They replaced the two trees, but they still doesn't have an active permit.

So the issue here is getting the permit. They need a permit. OK. .

Good morning, sir.

Court Officer Benitez, what the lady is telling me that apparently she is not being able to communicate I guess from the homeowners association with the city she's kind of lost in the process and So she thought she was going to get from the home associations a permit from there. And I'm explaining to her that it has to come from over here. So there's a miscommunication. She's not understanding. She wasn't understanding the process.

Okay.

I know that.

I have. Okay. But the association never knew what I had to do.

So she has the association on what to do and how to go with this process. And nobody, obviously, from over there. OK, she says that she received a letter in March this year.

All right, hold on. Let's stop. Let me ask.

Does the city code require approval of the homeowners association first or as part of the application process?

We have a representative here from the landscape department. She can explain the process.

Explain to her that she needs a permit. And she needs to get the Homeowners Association approval and needs to bring that in with the permit application. It's ironic that she's actually taken the remedial steps, it appears, before actually getting the permit. But that'll have to be signed off. And she needs to meet with the city's tree permit expert who's here to understand and explain and get it done. And I'm going to give her 30 days to do that, to complete the process. If she doesn't do it within that time frame, she's going to start running a fine of $150 a day. And so it's very important that she take care of this or communicate with Officer George to get additional time to take care of the problem. Does she have any questions?

One second, sir. who is going to give you the permission to...

Okay. I'm sorry? She understands the process. Okay, all right, then great.

Then in case 250602044, the owner of record, Maricely Benitez Macias, part of the family trust. The address of record is 332 Southwest 187 Terrace, Pines. I'm going to accept into the record the staff report, find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, find that there was a removal of a tree on the property without the benefit of the required city permit. It does appear that the Mitigation has already taken place, but needs to be approved by the city's arborist and the permit process completed. It's a violation of section 155.674 of the city code of Pembroke Pines. I'm going to give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance. If she fails to come into compliance within that timeframe, There will be a fine of $150 a day and also impose the $150 admin fee. Make sure that she's communicating with Officer George and with staff on the tree permit application. So if she needs additional time, she can get that and not incur any fines.

Yes, sir.

Ask her if she has any questions, if not.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank her for coming here.

Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Thank you.

Next is number 21, page 11. Case 260301034, owners Manuel Flores and Linda Flores. Site address is 8631 Northwest 23rd Street. Violations for yard not maintained, vehicles parked on non-paved surface, and commercial vehicle parked on property. Code Officer Joseph Livio.

Joseph Livio, Co-Compliance Officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. A complaint was received on March 18, 2026, and a violation warning was issued on March 19, 2026 after inspecting the property. The property is still in violation upon re-inspection and a notice of violation summons to appear was issued on April 16th, 2026. The notice of violation summons to appear was posted to the property on April 16th, 2026 at 4.23 p.m. The notice of violation summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on April 16th, 2026 at 2 p.m. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process and the property is shown in violation of code ordinance 150.95 155.601 and 155.613. The property is not in compliance at this time. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

Sir, your name for the record? Michael Flores. And you are the property owner?

Yes.

Okay, so you've heard what the code officer has said on the record as well as the photographs that are shown up on the screen. Tell me what's going on.

Well, I have, everybody in my house has a car. So that's where we park. That's why the grass is not there because the vehicle park's right there. The van is the company van. I drive the van for the company. First I was harassed for ladder racks. I took the ladder racks off. left me alone for a while, and now I'm harassed for, because the van is parked at the property.

Okay. So I'll stop you there, and I appreciate your comments and your statement that you believe you're being harassed. So let me If you don't already know, kind of give you some insight into why you're here. So years ago, the people who sit up here, the elected officials of Pembroke Pines, decided to adopt a set of regulations. And one of those regulations says you can't park commercial vehicles in the residential neighborhood, period, whether they have ladders or not. You know they just that's that is the law in the city of Pembroke Pines Frankly, it's the law in a lot of cities in Broward County They're also as a rule. It says you can't park on the grass You know that's why we have driveways. That's why we the city's a lot require people to put in garages in their homes and driveways and then the result of parking on the grass for an extended period of time is the bald spots where the grass is dead, and now you're in violation of another section of the city code that says you're supposed to maintain your yard in a proper manner. So it's kind of a circular argument that if you're parking a car regularly on your grass, It's going to die eventually because it's not getting sun, it's not getting water, et cetera. So I'm tasked with the responsibility of hearing from the code enforcement officer, from you and anyone else, and making a determination based upon what I hear, what I see from all the parties as to whether or not there's a violation of these codes or not. So I'm looking here at the photos and I see At least one, if not potentially two. I'm not sure about that. The pickup truck that's in one of the background pictures, if that's a work vehicle. But the larger vehicle, the box truck, can't be parked there. I don't make up that rule. I'm here to see and hear everything and make a determination whether or not there's a violation or not. Photos show that there's a box truck. You have essentially... I'm not trying to put words in your mouth, said to me, yeah, it's there. And, you know, I previously took down the ladder, et cetera. That's great. I'm not unsympathetic to the fact that you are a business person and you work. And, you know, it makes it easier for you to be able to park your commercial vehicle there, the business that you work for, as opposed to having to go and get it and retrieve it somewhere else, et cetera. But those are the rules. So if it hasn't been made clear to you by city staff as the special magistrate, I'm telling you, you can't park it there. I don't make up that rule. That's the city commission. And if you don't follow the rule, then we're here. And ultimately, you may end up filing with a fine.

I understand all that. But let's suppose I remove the signs. Would I be able to park the vehicle there? Because there's a bunch of vehicles in my neighborhood, vans with ladders, no signs, and they could park there.

Okay. So.

FB&O trucks, FB&O trucks park in their house. I mean. Okay. Hold on. Stop. Okay.

All right. So if there are other people in your neighborhood who are doing the same thing, you suggest you are free to contact city and file a complaint and they will follow up I will tell you again maybe not you don't know this but number of years ago the Florida legislature adopted a statewide law we all have to follow it including you it says that these officers are not able to initiate a code enforcement case unless they observe a health safety welfare violation, unless they receive a complaint. And so that's changed the dynamics. So if you believe that there are other people in your neighborhood that aren't being treated in the same manner as you, you can file a complaint. They'll follow up. And my educated guess is that your neighbors will eventually come before either myself or one of the other special magistrates in short order, just as you are here today. So that would be my suggestion to you. If you feel that others in your neighborhood are doing the same thing and you're wondering why there's not anything being done to them, file a complaint and things will be done to them. So again, I'm not. The assistant city attorney is here and may be able to, or I suspect wishes to answer your question about if you were to strip the box truck of its signs, if it still would be a violation of the code.

That's exactly correct. Thank you, Mr. Aaron. Brian Sherwood, assistant city attorney. It's something we'd have to look at. We're happy, honestly, that you can't give the answer, knowing that, and again, for the record and for everyone here, that special magistrate can can't give advice from from the bench but uh mr ravino and his staff are more than happy to take a look at it as far as if any can be removed there are other restrictions as far as height um size of the vehicle i don't know if that falls into it so i don't want to give incomplete advice that is a possibility there is a way to make it comply it'll all comply with all the other rules as well but we're happy to have that discussion separately off the record okay so

Let's get back to there are three violations. The box truck, which you just heard from the city. An accommodation may be available to you. I can't speak to that. You'll have to talk to them. But there's also the issue of the parking on the grass and the the damage to the grass. And again, I'm not trying to be unsympathetic or not sensitive to your issues. I assume that some of these cars may be relatives or your children. I get it. Knock on wood, my home has actually an oversized driveway. So I don't have that issue, because I do have multiple cars, like it appears here. You'll have to move the vehicles off the grass, and you'll have to potentially re-sod at least a portion of the swale area so the grass grows back, and obviously keep vehicles off of it so it stays healthy. Do you have any issues you have any questions staff is recommending 30 days to complete that process? Which obviously the first step would be to move the vehicles you can also obviously talk to staff about this What can potentially be done with the box truck to bring it into compliance? So it can be parked there. I can't say yes or no to that at this point and then again cars off the grass And the grass repaired. 30 days, enough time?

Yeah.

Okay. Then we're here on case 260301034. The owner of record, Manuel Flores and Linda Flores. The address is 8631 Northwest 23rd Street, Pembroke Pines. Going to accept into the record the staff report. Find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I do these hearings in the afternoon in another city. I'm going to find that there is a violation of section 150.95 property maintenance code. Section 155.601, access loading and parking. And Section 155.613, commercial vehicle parking. City code of Pembroke Pines, as previously mentioned. Photograph show, grass parking, grass disrepair, and the box truck. I'm going to give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance. If they fail to come into compliance within that timeframe, a fine of $150 a day for each day in non-compliance thereafter, and also assess the $150 admin fee. Mr. Flores, the bottom line is you have 30 days to come into compliance, resolve the issue with the box truck if you can. If not, there's going to be a fine of $150 a day for each day thereafter. If you come into compliance, no fines, obviously, but you will have to pay the $150 admin fee. Do you have any questions?

So, no, that's all right.

Okay. All right. If you run into any issues or need additional time, make sure that you're talking to the code officer and communicating with him on what you're doing to come into compliance. And generally speaking, if you're working toward compliance, you may be eligible for an extension of time. So who do I get with for removing the sign? Gentleman right there, just walking out in the suit. Okay. Any questions? No questions. Best of luck. All right. Thank you.

Next is number 28, page 15, case 251103799. Owner is Kathy Villanovic. Site address is 1000 Northwest, 173rd Avenue. Violation is for expired tree removal permit. Code Officer is Matthew Smith.

Good morning, Matthew Smith, Code Compliance Officer from Pines Police Department requesting continuance.

Ma'am, the sole issue is that you haven't done the work within the time frame so the permit has lapsed. You've done everything that you needed to do to not be in violation but complete the process within the time frame in which the permit allows you. If you were running short of time on the permit or the compliance, did you reach out to staff? I'm sorry, I apologize. For the record, your name and your relationship to the property.

Hi. Good morning. My name is Kathy Belenovich, and I'm the owner of the property. And I have not maliciously not been following through. I did get a permit for the tree removal. And I just wanted to give a little bit of background if I can. The tree that I asked to be removed was hazardous. It was a coconut palm that had gotten very, very big. It was in the very corner of my back property. One of my neighbors has a coconut palm, and a coconut fell in and actually grew. But it became very hazardous with the palm fronts and the coconuts. And I was afraid that a fence would be damaged or someone's property would be damaged. So I did do the permanent ask for it to be removed. When I had gotten the paperwork, it said that the tree should be replaced. And I understand. And I reached out for full transparency. I am employed by Silver Lakes as the community affairs director. I just wanted that to be clear. I reached out to our property management because the permit said that per our association rules that that tree had to be replaced. Sorry. I reached out to our property management company and they said no, no. That's not a requirement anymore. But I've since learned that that was the original PUD with the original builder. Silver Lakes is working on the PUD, but it's a very, very, very long, drawn out process. Anyway, I don't want to take up too much of your time. I have a lot of foliage and a lot of trees on my property. I have a very small, zero property lot yard. And I have a lot of trees. Mr. Smith was out yesterday taking pictures. I love trees. It's not a reluctance. I just don't have any more room. And if there's another option, that's where I'm at.

Sure. Well, you are at the right place. Unfortunately, probably could have solved not Take up your time. If you hadn't reached out, there's this young lady who has the glasses. There she goes. She is the city's arborist. And had you reached out to her when you had this issue, maybe the city could have waived the requirement for mitigation. But in answer to your question or your comment, It doesn't necessarily matter what the homeowners association says.

Right.

It's the city requirements. I understand now. Normally the city does have a mitigation requirement. So if you cut down a tree, you have to replace with the tree. Depending upon the type of the tree, it can be more than one tree. And that should have been in your tree permit removal or tree removal permit should have specified that.

It specified that they were following the requirement of the homeowners association. That was specified. And also, I didn't know I could have reached out to the arborist. I would have been happy to. But I was in touch with the staff. and sent pictures of my property. I was in touch with Miss Hall and some other staff members and sent pictures. So I wasn't, as again, I wasn't trying to be difficult. I did do the permit. It was a hazardous tree. And I have many trees on my property. I'm very pro-tree. I just don't have any more room.

Sure. So let me make this easy for everyone. I'm going to continue the matter for 30 days to allow you the opportunity. I would strongly suggest that before you leave, you... get together with the arborist and coordinate this. And if the next 30 days the matter gets resolved to the satisfaction of both parties, then the case would presumptively be dismissed. Otherwise, it's going to come back either before me or one of the other special magistrates in 30 days. And you do need to get it resolved and closed out. That's all I got to say.

Absolutely.

Okay. Okay. Then in case 251103799, owner of record, Kathleen Blenovich. I hope I got that right. Thank you. Close enough. Very good. Address record, 1000 Northwest 173rd Avenue, Pembroke Pines, Florida. I'm going to continue the matter for 30 days to allow the property owner and staff to get together to discuss see if they can close out the expired tree removal permit in a manner that's mutually satisfactory to both parties. Okay? You've got 30 days.

Thank you, sir.

Okay.

Next is number 29, page 15, case 251204034, owner's Richard Scott. Site address is 9401 Northwest 14th Street. Violation is for new fence installed without permit. Code officer is Matthew Smith.

Good morning. Hold on.

What item is on the agenda?

Number 29, page 15. Okay.

Good morning. Matthew Smith, code compliance officer from Pines Police Department. A routine inspection was done and a violation warning was issued on 12-14-2025 after inspecting the property. Property was still in violation upon reinspection. A notice of violation summons to appear was issued on 3-30-2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. Notice of violation summons to appear was posted to the property on 4-1-2026 at 14-27. Notice of violation summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 4-2-2026 at 8 a.m. Certified mail was verified by USPS tracking receipt should the mail was delivered. Voters were taken to the violation throughout the process. As of yesterday, the property's still shown in violation of Code 155.313, worked on without permits, fence gate, no application has been made. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

Your name for the record, sir, and your relationship to the property. My name is Richard C. Scott. I am the property owner and only proprietor here.

You've heard what the officer stated. The photographs here that are up on the screen, obviously, it is your opportunity to tell me whatever you wish. You can also say, yeah, I didn't get a permit. I just need additional time. Staff is recommending 30 days to complete that process.

What's going on? Well, first and foremost, excuse me. I haven't been to a penal situation since I was a juvenile delinquent. I'm just going to put this down. And I wrote something, but I'm going to keep it short and sweet and concise. Yes, Mr. Smith is correct. I exchanged the offense due to my dog containing my dog and property trying to uphold that new law of beautification of Pembroke Prine, something I read.

It's a nice fence. I was going to actually say, it just, you know, the city requires a permit before someone puts up a fence. The other thing I will tell you, I don't know, and if you had gotten, applied for the permit, you may save yourself potentially the aggravation, the fact that that fence may be too high under the code. I don't know.

I measured it. I I tried to make myself a little less ignorant. I measured it. I read something about seven feet and the law that you put out structural against the house or what have you. Like I said, I'm ignorant to it. I'm a first-time veteran homeowner, right? And there was a first notice he warned me about, but I went through some diagnosis that I'm 100% right now. I went through some problems. I couldn't get to it. I respect the city's, you know.

Well, I can tell you that every city is different. I don't know the specific requirements of Pembroke Pines, if it can be done. use this word administratively I know that a lot of places some municipalities have an expedited process for fence permits but the you know you will need to submit an application yes and you'll have to pay the the permit fee the biggest if not the biggest issue but you're probably going to you're gonna need probably Survey showing where the property line is because that's one of the important things to make sure that you're not on someone else's property. Yes As I said staff is recommending giving you 30 days to Apply for the permit and get it issued again. I don't want to Make it sound easier than it may be but It's not compared to some of the other things that I've already heard or I will continue to hear throughout this morning. Your permit application process is pretty simple compared to some of the others where interior renovations have been done. You'll have to talk to staff. Is 30 days enough time?

I'm hoping so, sir, because I did reach out and talk to a young lady. We got off topic with other things being seen, but I found permits for that was not my, but I recently got approved for a roof permit, which is really important right now for implement weather over the last five years I've owned a home. And due to my... special circumstances I won't get into. Time is, time has been I thought the young lady was going to give me a call back when she said she'll speak to the attorney or what have you. I may have missed it. I may not. Like I said, I'm the only guy on site. I'm not trying to get away from doing this.

Let me make this very easy. Staff is recommending 30 days. Do you need additional time? If so, how many? 60 days? I'll give you 60 days to come into compliance. That should be enough time to submit the application and get the process started. You know, there may be some comments back and forth, but... You do need a permit. Yes, sir. I'm not denying that, sir. I'm not denying that. I understand. So it's 60 days. Obviously, if you run into any permitting issues for whatever the reasons are, you don't have to see them. I'm not prying. But you need to make sure that you're communicating with the officer. And if there are any problems in getting the permit, as long as you're working toward compliance, Historically, staff would grant you additional time, but you do have to get started. And you've already mentioned that you've spoken to staff, so that's great. I'm going to give you 60 days, okay? I appreciate it, sir. All right. Case 251204034, owner of record Richard C. Scott, address of record 9401, Northwest 14th Street, Pembroke Pines. I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that this matters properly before the special magistrate and based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, including the photographic evidence, I'm going to find that the property and property under violation of section 105 150.11 of the Florida Building Code as adopted by section 155.313 of the City of Pembroke Pines failure to obtain a permit for the fence that's been installed. Give the property owner 60 days to come into compliance. If they fail to come into compliance within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day and non-compliance thereafter. Also assess the $150 admin fee. So I mentioned Mr. Scott, please make sure that you're communicating with Officer Smith and moving forward with the permit application process. And if you're running into any issues, make sure that you talk to Officer Smith about granting you an administrative extension of time. Best of luck, okay? Thanks, Sir Roger. Thanks. Sure.

Next is number 24, page 13, case 250902870. Owner is George Acosta. Site address is 18911 Northwest 22nd Street. Violations for new fence and gate installed without permits. Code officer is Matthew Smith.

Matthew Smith, Code Compliance Officer, Prem Pines Police Department. A routine inspection was done and a violation warning was issued on 9-6-2025 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection. A Notice of Violation Summoned to the Peer was issued on 1-8-2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. Notice of Violation Summoned to the Peer was posted to the property on 3-26-2026 at 16-02. Notice of Violation Summoned to the Peer was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 3-30-2026 at 14-00. Photos are taken of the violation throughout the process. As of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation of Code Ordinance 155.313, worked on without permits. Fence and gate, no permits have been obtained. We recommend 60 days to come to compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

Sir, your name for the record. Good morning. My name is George Acosta, and I am the homeowner.

OK. You've seen the photographs. You've heard what staff has stated on the record. Are you OK with the recommendation of 60 days or $150 fine? Or otherwise, tell me what's going on. If you dispute, it's your opportunity to tell me whatever you wish.

No, I keep it short. I don't dispute anything that the compliance officer, Mr. Smith, is saying. I completely agree with everything he's saying. He's given me more than enough time. I agree with the 60 days.

OK. Let's get you out of here, then. Case 250902870. Address of record 18911, Northwest 22nd Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Owner of record Jorge Acosta. I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that this case is properly before the special magistrate. Based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I am going to find that the property and property owner in violation of section 150.11 of the Florida Building Code is adopted by Section 155.313 of the City of Pembroke Pines Code, and that there was a fence and gates installed without a permit. Give the property owner 60 days to come into compliance. If they fail to come into compliance with that timeframe, a fine of $150 a day for each day of noncompliance thereafter. also impose the $150 admin fee. You get everything taken care of within 60 days, no fines. You will have to pay the $150 admin fee. Any questions? I have two questions. Yes.

First, where do I pay the $150 fee? I'd like to pay it today. Is that online? No.

I understand that, unfortunately, it will take time for the system to get caught up. computers don't work as fast as we think and so it takes time for staff to input that data but you will receive a copy of the order from today's hearing and it will say on there how you can go ahead and pay it I believe the city does allow electronic payment yes no holy So apparently you'll have to write a check and deal with that. What's your second question?

Second question. So I'm having an issue with one of the permits, and I was hoping maybe somebody can give me some guidance here. One of the permits, or the permit that I have right now, one of the reasons that it's on hold is because the city is saying that the address that I gave them for the homeowners association is incorrect. I responded with a copy of the website or the, the webpage from bcpa.net showing that this is their address of record. They don't accept it. What do I do next?

Okay. You can, after the hearing, you can get with staff to work through those issues. Those are a little outside of my area of responsibility and jurisdiction, but you can get an answer here today before you head home so you can get that taken care of. Anything else? No, that's it. Best of luck. Thank you. Thank you.

Next is number three on the lien certifications. Page 20. Case 250902877. Owners Mario Aguilera and Rebecca Vizque. Site address is 2161 Northwest 188 Terrace. Violation is for new fence gate installed without permits. Code officer is Carl Harris. Who is next on the list?

Good morning. Carl Harris, Co-Compliance Officer, Bremer Pines Police Department. The property was found in violation on 2-26-2026, and a judgment order was issued for the property to be in compliance on 4-3-28-2026. The property was re-inspected on 4-2-2026, the date after the judgment order date, and the property was still in violation. Summons to appear for hearing for an order to impose a final lien was issued on 4-2-2026. Someone still appear for a hearing for an order imposed on final lien was posted to the property on 4-2-2026 at 1144 a.m. Someone still appear for a hearing for an order imposed on final lien was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 4-6-2026 at 2 p.m. Certified mail was verified by UPS tracking receipt and showed that the mail was delivered. For those who are taking up the violation throughout the process and as of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation of Code Ordinance 150.11 and 155.313, new fence gate installed, no city permit on file. City workers also searched. As of yesterday, no building permits have been obtained. We are requesting to certify the lien.

Good morning. My name is . I'm the owner. Good morning. My name is Rebecca Biscay. I'm the owner.

Okay.

Well, I bought the property five years ago, and that fence was there since I bought the property. Even if you look the property at Zillow, those are the pictures that, like, the same fence. I never changed any fence.

All right. So you're saying that it was there, and you've done nothing to it since you? No. Okay. When did you buy the property? Five years ago in June of 2021, okay You know I don't I Don't recall This particular case. I don't know if it was presented to me. There's there's several special magistrates and we rotate but I I do know that I have seen several cases related to same type of setup where there's these, not zero lot line, but homes with this type of fence issue. I can't speak to what you're saying. Have you provided this information to city staff?

No, I received these papers with the violation. This is the one that I received to present today. So what I did is I pay a company so they can do a survey of the property, and I can have the survey. Because I was looking for a contractor to see what's going on, because I called the city. And they told me that even I didn't do the fence, I have to get the permit.

Well, yeah. I mean, part of the problem is that there's apparently no record that this was ever built with or without a permit. Obviously, in this case, without a permit. And I don't know what you did when you bought this property. But a lot of times, particularly if you're using either an attorney or a title company, they'll do a lien search and a permit search. I don't know if that was done here. And a lot of times, these types of things will be caught during that process. And they're identified early on. So you're not here five years later, as is the case. So there's the solution. would be to get an after the fact permit. The problem that you have timing wise is that the opportunity to do that was back when the case was originally heard, which was according to Officer Harris.

The case was originally heard on February 18th, 2026.

Okay. So you, I don't know if you received the notice, but in the same manner that you received the notice for today's hearing, they would have sent, the city would have sent you a notice of violation?

That's right. This is the first one that I received that I have to present, that's why I came today.

Okay, so.

Honestly.

Again, I don't recall this particular case. That's fine. But again, so you understand, When these cases are brought before the special master whether it's me or someone else The presentation that you've heard that you've sat through you know the code enforcement officer will go through that and this information is in the file and the photographs and in the and there's a record of sending out the notice of violation There's a specific process that needs to be followed under state law and the city code. And they'll make that as part of their presentation. They'll enter that into the record. You're more than willing. You can ask to see the records. And my guess is that the notice violation was properly sent out. Now, whether or not you received it, You're saying no. But there is a process. With that said, now that you're aware of this, I will give you an additional 30 days to get a permit before it comes back to me. Because at this point, as I mentioned before with some of the prior owners who are in this situation, The only issue for me to determine here today, in your case, is whether or not you're in compliance with the prior order or not. And obviously you're not, this permit hasn't been applied, and I would normally certify the amount. So as of today's date, you have incurred a fine of $13,350 a day, I mean total, plus an additional $150 per day for each day you're not in compliance. Point is, is that if I give you an additional 30 days, that fine will continue to accrue on a daily basis. But if you do get the permit within those 30 days, you can then deal directly with city staff to get that mitigated. There's a process by which you can fill out a form and get the fine reduced to an amount that you and the city come to an agreement on. If that happens, then the case never comes back before me or any other special magistrate. So moral of the story is you've got 30 days now to complete that process. I will give you a 30-day continuance in this case, and hopefully you get it resolved, and you don't have to come back before me or any of the other special magistrates, and you can deal directly with staff on it. Do you have any questions?

There is a way that I can do it without contracting a contractor to do a permit by myself, because honestly, like... Well, you know, you can...

I'm not... I can't tell you what to do or not to do. Yeah.

If I may, for this particular question? Brian Sherman, Assistant City Attorney. In the City of Pembroke Pines, the building official has determined that when you have after-the-fact permits, then it must be done by a contractor. So that's why we understand the normal rules. There are owner-builder permits and other ways. However, that regulation exists. So she would have to get a contractor in this situation. Yeah.

Or if there is any evidence, in the city's records that a permit was obtained when it was originally put up, then obviously you can do that. But point is I'm giving you an additional 30 days to try and see if we can solve this problem.

If I may, because Mr. Pezzillo, the chief building official for the city of Pepper Pines, just informed me, yes, that rule exists. However, they do allow owner builder permits in situations where if you can prove that it existed before you bought the house. Yeah. And in this situation, because here's the fence from 2019, you can see that it was different. It was a different type of fence. So in other words, she might have the opportunity to get an owner builder permit when this rare exception. Yeah.

Okay. So, well, hold on. Yeah. So, what you, I'm going to give you 30 days continuance. What you need to do is meet with the building official before you leave here, find out what your options are, and then decide how you wish to move forward. Yeah. If you get it resolved, okay, as I mentioned before, the city has a process to get the fine reduced. There are They will work with you based upon my past experiences to get it resolved. And there may be an opportunity to where you don't incur any fines, as the assistant city attorney just mentioned. So make sure that you get with the building official before you leave here today and work with staff to find out what your options are and get it taken care of. Do you have any questions?

No, that's it. I'm going to try to do that as fast as I can because, yeah, I saw the picture that they used to have a metal fence before. But even though right now, today, I look in Zillow, the pictures before I bought the house, and they have that fence.

I don't, ma'am, I'm not disagreeing. No, yeah. The problem is that you as the current owner, all right, And there are other people. You're not the only one who this has happened to. It's the person who owned the property before you. And I'm not telling you what to do. I can't give you any advice. You may want to talk to an attorney to see what your remedies may be potentially against the owner of the property who sold you this property, probably knowing that there wasn't a permit. Or you can just, you know, apply your time and efforts to just getting the permit and putting the matter behind you.

Okay.

Okay. Thank you so much. In case LC250902877 owner of record Rebecca Vizcay and Mario Jose Aguilera address record 2161 Northwest 188 Terrace, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33029. I'm going to continue the matter for 30 days to allow the property owner to explore their options to get this matter resolved without any additional involvement by the special magistrate. If not, it'll come back before the next meeting. So she's already left. I was going to say, good luck. So did she get a card from the building official? OK. All right.

Next is number seven, page four, case 251204200, owners OMAX Invest LLC, site address is 306 Southwest 145 Avenue, Unit 121. Violation is for non-permitted reserved parking and curbside pickup signs for plaza restaurants. Code Officer is Thomas George.

Thomas George, Code Compliance Officer, Pembroke Pines Portage Department. A complaint was received on December 22nd, 2025, and a violation warning was issued on the same day. The property was still in violation and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on April 7th, 2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. The notice of violation and summons to appear was posted to the property on April 7th, 2026 at 3.05 p.m. The notice of violation and was sent by certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on April 7, 2026 at 2 p.m. Certified mail was verified by USPS tracking receipt. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process and as of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation. No permits have been obtained as of today. And the city is recommending 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

We're here on case 251204200, owner record OMAX Invest, LLC. The address is 306 Southwest 145th Avenue, Unit 121. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter?

Nobody's here. No one's here.

Okay. All right, I'm gonna accept into the record of the staff report and find that this matters properly before the special master rate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm gonna find that the property and property owner are in violation of section 155.313 of the city code of Pembroke Pines and that they've installed signage without the benefit of the required permits in accordance with the code. Give the property under 30 days. Yes, sir. To come into compliance. If they fail to come into compliance with that timeframe, a fine of $150 a day for each day in noncompliance thereafter, and also impose the $150 admin fee. Thank you.

Next is number 26, page 14, case 251103688. Owners Jose Farris and Maria Santana. Site address is 1466 Southwest 85th Terrace. Violation is for awning structure and shed installed without permits. Code officer is Matthew Smith.

Matthew Smith, code compliance officer, Kermit Pines Police Department. A routine inspection was done and a violation warning was issued on 11-21-2025 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection and the notice of violation summons to appear was issued on 2-23-2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. Notice of violation summons to appear was posted at the property on 3-17-2026 at 15-34. Notice of violation summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 3-18-2026 at 14-00. Certified mail was verified by USPS tracking receipt showed that the mail was delivered. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process. As of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation of Code Ordinance 155.313, work done without permits, roof structure, and shit. No application has been made. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

Good morning. My name is Maria Santana. I'm the homeowner.

Okay. So... You've sat through all the other cases. You've heard me say already, you need a permit.

Yes, I understand. I really agree. I tried to find a contractor for fixing the situation. And then it's very hard because I see a few, well, I'm sorry, I speak very good English, but I'm trying.

Take your time.

Somebody go to my house, feels a contractor is crazy, the fine, very high. I don't work in, I started working on March, and then I have an accident, and I stop for now because I'm waiting for surgery on my back. And I want to, you know, find the solution. the contractor for fixing the situation. The little house, I buy my house with another tent, the other one, like this. I want to take it off. I go take it off for sure. So I try to fix the tent, right? When I buy my house, I have another different one, and just I change it. When I fill out the application for the association, I don't understand. I needed to see the tools, so I understand the situation. So I'm very good, you know, for fixing the situation. Try to find it. Otherwise, I take it off.

Okay. You know, that's up to you. You can come into compliance by either getting the permits for... all or part of it, or you can remove all of it or part of it and get into compliance. It's up to you. Staff is recommending 30 days? Yes, sir. Do you have a contractor?

I'm looking for.

Okay. I'm going to give you 60 days because I figure it's going to take time to get a contractor and then decide what you wish to keep and what you wish to get permitted. Yes. And then there's going to be, I guess, some back and forth with permitting. So you... Make sure, as I've said before, that you're talking to the code and officer. Let them know what you're doing. Because the building department, where you're going to get your permit, It's different from the code enforcement department. So you need to keep both of them informed of what you're doing with both of them. Otherwise, don't assume that someone in the building department is going to be talking to someone in the code enforcement department. It's your responsibility to do that.

I understand.

So do you have any questions?

No, thank you.

Okay. Then in case 251103688, The owner of record, Jose Rafael Abreu-Ferreras and Maria Yolanda Santana. Address of record, 1466 Southwest 85th Terrace, Primark, Plains, Florida. I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find the matters properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I am going to find that the property and property owner in violation of Section 150 Point 1.1 of the Florida Building Code is adopted by Section 155.313 of the City Code of Pembroke Pines. Give the property owner 60 days to come into compliance by obtaining the required permits or removing the structures that were put in place without a permit. If not done within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day and non-compliance thereafter. And also impose the $150 admin fee. I can't. Emphasize enough make sure that you're communicating and you're letting staff know what's going on if you take care of everything within 60 days No fines all you'll have to do is pay the $150 admin fee if you have any questions No, thank you very much. Best of luck.

Thank you

Next is number 19, page 10, case 260-300-895, owner's Maria Quintana. Site address is 8561 Northwest Seventh Court, violations for multiple vehicles parked on unpaved surface. Code Officer Joseph Libio.

Joseph Flibio, Co-Compliance Officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. A routine inspection was done on March 12, 2026, and a violation warning was issued on March 30, 2026 after inspecting the property. The property is still in violation upon re-inspection, and a notice of violation summons to appear was issued on May 5, 2026. The notice of violation summons to appear was posted to the property on May 5, 2026 at 3.34 p.m. The notice of violation summons to appear, which sends certified mail to the property owner, verified by PCPA on May 4th, 2026 at 8 a.m. Photos were taken of the violation of the process and the property shown in violation of Code Ordinance 155.601. The property is not in compliance at this time. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 the day thereafter.

Hi. Hi.

Your name for the record, please.

My name is Jacqueline Gomez. My mom is the property owner, Maria Quintana.

Okay.

So, yes.

Please pull that microphone down so we can get you.

Here.

Okay.

Okay.

So, yes. So, you've heard what staff has said. Yes. The photographs. Car can't be parked there.

Right. So the first time they came out, it said multiple vehicles parked on the unpaved surface. So we went to Home Depot and got pavers. So then we took all that out of there. We took out the Altima, that motorcycle, The jet ski, it belongs to the other house. And when I got the pavers, I made like a path for the van, for whoever parks there. So then when he came out again, then the notice said paved surface was not approved by the city. When it said unpaved surface, I thought we could just put a paved surface. So I was wrong. So then we took out the pavers. So when he came again, I thought we were good, but we weren't. So then we took out the papers, and now he came again. So the problem is that, okay, my son has autism, so there's therapists that come to the house. So whenever they're on the driveway, we parked on the side or on the curb. So we have to get a survey, and we have to put an approved path there.

Yeah. So, you know, you... You had good intentions.

Yes.

All right. As you probably have heard, I know you've heard throughout the day here, pretty much any time you do something to your property, you need to check with the city to see if what you're doing needs a permit.

Right. So since they were like the pavers, like the walking path, like the squares, I put two long lines, like it was like 20 pavers so that we could park on a paved surface. So we took them out. Now I need to get approval, I guess. Yeah.

So just, you know... Certainly, staff, I recommend that you talk to staff about if that's a solution that is acceptable. Because you have issues of being close to your next door neighbor's property. You have issues when you put down pavers or something like that where there's otherwise grass. You now affect what's called the permeability, the ability of the rain to be absorbed. one action has a reaction and so um you know i'm not saying because i don't know whether or not you're going to be able to ultimately put down something there that stabilizes the surface and you can park there that's something that you'll have to talk to staff but in the meantime and i again i don't know something that you can talk to staff before you leave is if Someone is coming to visit the property and you have issues as you know. Can you park on the street for? That time and then move the vehicle back the point is is that the city has as you now know? Specific regulations as to where you can park on residential property in the driveway in the garage Maybe I don't know on the street But not on the grass, unless the parking in that area is specifically permitted.

OK. So then my next question is, can we have 60 days to get a survey and fix it?

Well, here's the, and I don't mean to, you know, it's up to you how you ultimately resolve this. The violation is for parking vehicles on the grass. Now, if it's just one, which is shown here in this photograph, as opposed to what it was before, where there are six or seven vehicles, I can't tell you what you should or shouldn't do. All I can do is say, you're in violation or not. And in the case of this particular violation, while there may be a long-term solution, the immediate violation is you're parking on the grass. And so in theory, you can solve your problem by just moving the car in 15 minutes or less.

But the problem is, what if they come by, and there's visitors, and they parked on the grass? Should I just tell everyone from now on?

And I'm not, you know.

Because we're on a corner, so there's like a lot of grass.

I live in a neighborhood, not to get too, you know, where the demographics of my neighborhood are changing, actually. And families with many children are living in my neighborhood, which used to be different 10 years ago. It's more, actually had a fair amount of retirees or older people whose children were no longer. The number of vehicles parking in my neighborhood has increased dramatically. As I mentioned before, I'm lucky in that whoever built my house many years ago built a very large driveway. So I don't have an issue that some of my neighbors do. But yes, you can. And I'm not telling you. What you should or shouldn't do all I can tell you is that you can't park there. That's what the regulations say You can work with staff and I certainly recommend to you very strongly before you leave you stop and and talk to the the people who are there in the back room and Find out what your options are All I can do, or what I have jurisdiction to do, is to make a determination whether a violation exists or not. And if I make a determination a violation does exist, which based upon the photographs it does appear that there's a violation, I am required to give you a reasonable time to come into compliance based upon all the circumstances. In this case, a reasonable period of time

30 days is enough time to get off the grass.

I mean, now, during that time frame, you can look into what your options are. But as you already know, that option is going to require a permit. So it's up to you, OK? So do you have any questions? no i my question i guess would be like tell visitors to park on the street like yeah again i i'm not i i i do not know the uh the details of the city code but the gentleman in the back can tell you that um so i again i strongly recommend to you that you stop and talk to them before you leave and find out what your options are But based upon what I've heard here today, I'm going to find that you're in violation of the code because the car's parked on the grass. And give you 30 days to come in compliance. You know, you can then talk to staff. You may potentially get an extension of time based upon what they tell you or your options. Parking on the street, I don't know. But they are the people who you need to communicate with and find out.

Okay.

Okay? All right. All right. In case 260-300-895. The owner of record is Maria Quintana. The address is 8561 Northwest Seventh Court, Pembroke Pines, Florida. I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find matters properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this afternoon, including the photographic evidence, I'm going to find that the property and property owner in violation of section 155601 access loading and parking vehicles parked on an unpaved surface, violation of the city code. Pembroke Pines gives the property under 30 days to come into compliance. If they fail to come into compliance within that timeframe, a fine of $150 a day for each day of non-compliance thereafter, and also impose the $150 admin fee. Best of luck if you have any questions.

After 30 days.

So we don't have to pay? No. You will have to pay the $150 admin fee. And in the order that you get, you'll receive instructions on how to take care of that. If you take care of everything else within the time frame, then no other fines. Okay? Best of luck.

Next is number seven on the lien certifications, page 24, case 250903042, owners Devlin and Marco Ruiz. Site address is 11911 Northwest 22nd Street. Violations for enclosure built in rear without permits and minimum landscape requirements not met. Code Officer Supervisor Eugene Ellison.

Supervisor Eugene Ellison, Code Compliance Officer, Pimer Pines Police Department. The complaint was received on 9-18 of 2025. And a notice of violation of summons to appear was issued on the same date. The property was re-inspected again in violation of a summons to appear for a hearing, imposing a fine and lien was issued on 4-24-2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. Summons to appear for a hearing imposing a fine and lien was posted to the property on 4-24-2026 at 10-15 a.m. Summons to appear for a hearing in order to apply as a fine and lien was sent in certified mail to the property owner, verified by BCPA on 4-27-2026. on 8 AM. Certified mail was verified through the truck receipt and showed that the mail was delivered. Photos have taken of the violations throughout the process. And as of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation of Corridor 155.313 for an extended build into the property. No permits have been obtained at this time. Staff is recommending that we certify the lien.

Sir, name for the record? Marco Ruiz. I'm the property owner. OK. Mr. Reese, this case has been going on for some time since last year. What's going on? Tell me.

It's just I had multiple violations and multiple variances that I applied for, and I travel extensively for a living, so it's just very time-consuming. I have to have a structural engineer seal the drawings, draw them up, get the contractor. uh it's just time consuming and i haven't gotten there like i said i had multiple violations and eight variance hearings which i've gone through i could not apply for this until i got the variance for it because it was uh useless to to do and unless i could obtain a variance so again we're in the process and i'm moving forward with it i've cleared up I think four permits, and this is still pending. I'm working on it, is all I can say.

OK. I'm going to say the same thing I've said to some other property owners in the same process that you're in, or procedurally, is all that's being asked of me by staff is making a determination. I get it. I get it, 100%. So it doesn't mean that you can't. Not to be too direct, but a lot of stuff. You could have saved yourself a lot of time and hassle if you'd gotten the permit to begin with. Yep, here we are. So unless there's anything else, I will certify the accrued fine in case LC250903042. the owner of record, Davlin and Marco Reese, and the address 11911 Northwest 22nd Street, Pembroke Pines, find that base, I'm sorry, accepted into the record staff report, the photographs, the updated information, find that the case is properly before the special magistrate, and determine that the previous order of the special magistrate finding the property to be in violation of the sections of the code, set forth in the notice of violation, have not been complied with as a result of a fine of $9,600 has accrued and continues to accrue in the daily amount of $150 a day plus the $150 admin fee. I will certify that amount and authorize the recording of an order that affects the public records of Broward County. Same shall constitute a lien. Continue to do what you're doing, get it complied, and then you can work directly with staff to get that fine mitigated. Okay? Yep.

All right. You mentioned earlier to... I'm sorry. I'm sorry? I said you mentioned earlier to another resident that they should file a complaint with code enforcement. However, it's my understanding that the City of Pembroke Pines has adopted a... rule where if you do file a complaint with code enforcement you're obligated to give your information and I believe that's a mistake and I'd like to know how I could and I'll give you a perfect example I'll save you the time I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you who could I speak to to circumnavigate that because the Florida legislature Tallahassee Tallahassee is the one that adopted the law that's a problem because some people are violent

And if they share that information with that violent person, and then you... Have at it with your state representatives, your state senator, and all the... So that's a state thing? Yeah. Yeah, it's a state that did it.

That's ridiculous. All right? Mr. Nelson here can attest to my neighbor, which he won't approach.

I understand. I think it's not a good rule or law, but it is the law.

It puts the person in danger.

Yeah.

Including Mr. Nelson here. Okay, you guys have a great day. Thank you. Thank you. Next.

Number one, page one.

Oh, we're done? I think so. Okay. In this case, as I mentioned at the beginning, or prior to the beginning of today's hearing, me and my firm have a conflict on this matter, and therefore we I'm asking staff to withdraw and place it on the next available agenda for another special magistrate to consider. In the meantime, if the staff person can tell me how to get it resolved, I will make sure that it gets resolved before then. So case 260-200-425 is continued for 30 days or until the next special magistrate hearing.

Number two, page two, case 250902940, site address is 1720 Northwest 106th Avenue. Violations for trash bins stored in front of property, swale patchy in vehicles parked on swale. Code officers, Allison Krantz. Allison Kranz, Code Compliance Officer, Pembroke Heights Police Department. A complaint was received on 9-11-25 and a violation warning was issued on 9-16-25 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon reinspection of the property and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on 10-20-2025. The property is not on compliance at this time. The notice of violation and summons to appear was hand delivered to the property on 3-3-26 at 10-44 AM. The notice of violation and summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by VCPA on 3-5-26 at 2 PM. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process. And as of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter. OK.

We are here in case number 250902940, owner of record Don Hanley and Luis Alvarez, address record 1720 Northwest 106th Avenue, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone in the audience other than staff to speak to this matter? Seeing no one, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate and based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning. I'm going to find that the property and property owner are in violation of section 150.95 property maintenance code in section 155.601, access loading and parking. There are multiple vehicles parked in unpermitted areas and the trash bins have not been properly stored in the patchy grass that needs to be repaired. I'm going to give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance. If they fail to come to compliance within that timeframe, a fine of $150 a day for each day in noncompliance thereafter and also impose the $150 admin fee.

Number three, page two, case 260401445. Site address is 8351 Northwest 19th Street. Violation is for sidewalk covered in mold, mildew, rust, dirt, and yard swale overgrown. Violations for code officer is Joshua Ferry. Sorry.

Joshua Ferry, Co-Compliance Officer, Pembroke Plains Police Department. A routine inspection was done and a violation warning was issued on April 21st, 2026 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on May 5th, 2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. The notice of violation and summons to appear was posted on the property on May 5th, 2026 at 2.15 PM. The notice of violation and summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner, verified by BCPA on May 5th at 2 PM. The certified mail was verified by UPS tracking receipt and showed that the mail was delivered. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process and of yesterday. The property is still in violation of Code Ordinances 150.95 and 52.01, yard and swale driveway and sidewalk unmaintained. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

Case number 260401445. Owner of record, Continental Connections, USA, LLC. Address of record, 8351 Northwest 19th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than the staff? Hearing no one. In said case, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report, find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate, And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the property and property owner are in violation of section 52.01, sidewalk maintenance, by abutting property owner in section 150.95, property maintenance code. The sidewalk and driveway is covered in mold mildew, and the yard is in need of being mowed. It's overgrown. Give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance. They failed to do so within that time frame. a fine of $150 a day for each day and non-compliance thereafter, and also impose the $150 admin fee.

Next is number five, page three, case 250802537, site address is 1580 Southwest 164 Avenue, violations for dead tree and front yard. Court officers, Thomas George.

Thomas George, Court Complaints Officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. A routine inspection was done on August 12, 2025, and a violation warning was issued on August 13, 2025. The property was still in violation and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on March 11, 2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. The notice of violation and summons to appear was issued posted to the property on March 11, 2026 at 12.30 p.m. The notice of violation and summons to appear was sent by certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on March 10, 2026 at 2 p.m. Certified mail was verified by USPS tracking receipt. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process and as of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation for not having a tree removal permit. And at the same time, the dead tree was not removed as of yesterday. City is recommending 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

OK, we're here in case 250802537, the owner of record, Elaine Wang and Xunmen Zhu. Address record 1580 Southwest 164th Avenue, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Hearing no one, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I am going to find that the property and property owner in violation of section 155674, tree removal relocation permit. There's a dead tree in front of the, in the front yard, city code of Pembroke Pines. Going to give the property owner 30 days to come in compliance. If they fail to come in compliance with that timeframe, fine of $150 a day for each day and noncompliance thereafter, plus the imposed $150 admin fee. Thank you.

Number 6, page 4, case 251103760. Owner is Emerita Wanamacher. Site address is 13255 Southwest 7th Court, Unit 205D. Violations for interior renovations done without permits. Court officer is Thomas George.

Thomas George, court complaints officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. A complaint was received on November 24, 2025, and a violation warning was issued on December 3, 2025. The property was still in violation, and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on April 6, 2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. The notice of violation and summons to appear was issued. posted to the property on April 6, 2026 at 11 a.m. The notice of violation and summons to appear was sent by certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on April 1, 2026 at 2 p.m. Certified mail was verified by USPS tracking receipt. Photos were taken of the violation. And as of for the interior renovation done without permits and as of yesterday, no building permit have been obtained. Cities recommending 60 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

Okay.

We are here on case 251103760. Owner of record is the Emerita Aguada Wanamaker Trust and the trustee. The address is 13255 Southwest 7th Court, Unit 205D, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Seeing no one, based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm gonna find that the property and property owner are in violation of section 150.11 of Florida building code as adopted by section 155.313 of the city of Pembroke Pines code. Failure to obtain permits for interior work, going to give the property under 30 days to come in compliance. They failed to come into compliance within that timeframe, a fine of $150 a day for each day and non-compliance thereafter. plus the $150 admin fee. Thank you.

Number 8, page 5, case 260301057. Owner is Madey Nunez. Site address is 1251 Southwest 134th Way, unit 309A. Violations for repair work done without permits. Code officer is Thomas George.

Thomas George, code compliance officer from the compliance department. A complaint was received on March 10, 2025, and a violation warning was issued on the same day. The property was still in violation, and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on April 22, 2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. The notice of violation and summons to appear was posted to the property on April 22, 2026 at 11.15 a.m. The notice of violation and summons to appear was sent by certified mail to the property owner, verified by BCPA on April 22nd, 2026 at 2 p.m. Certified mail was verified by USPS tracking receipt. Photos were taken of the violation, and as of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation for non-completed permit number CR26-03614.

City is recommending 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter This is case two six zero three zero one zero five seven owner of record Medea Nunez the address of record one two five one Southwest 134th Way unit 309 a Irvine's, Florida is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff I Hearing no one, in said case, based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, which I will accept into the record of the staff report and find that the case is properly before the special magistrate, I'm going to find that the property and property owner in violation of section 150.11 of the Florida building code is adopted by city code section 155.313, that the work has been done without the benefit of the required permits. Give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance. They failed to come into compliance within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day and non-compliance thereafter, and also assess the $150 admin fee. Thank you.

Number nine, page five, case 250802741. Owner is Ida Espinoza. Site address is 6836 Southwest 16th Court. Violations for gazebo installed without permits and walls covered in mold, mildew, rust, dirt. Code officer is Alex Hampton.

Good morning, Alex Hampton, Co-Compliance Officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. A routine inspection was done on 8-24-25, and a violation warning was issued on 8-24-25 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection, and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on 3-26-2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. The notice of violation and summons to appear was posted to the property on 3-26-26 at 1257 a.m. The notice of violation and summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 3-30-26 at 8 a.m. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process and the property is shown in violation of court ordinances 155.313 and 150.11, gazebo stalled without a permit. 150.95, front building covered in mold and mildew, and 155.601, vehicles parked on an unpaved surface. City records were also searched, and no permits have been obtained. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter. OK.

This is case number 250802741. owner of record, Ida Espinosa. The address record is 6836 Southwest 16th Court, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Seeing no one, I am going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the case is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I am going to find that the property and property owner, excuse me, property owner are in violation of of Section 150.11, the Florida Building Code, permits required, adopted by Section 155.313, City Code of Pembroke Pines, as well as Section 150.95, Property Maintenance Code. The evidence testimony shows that Geziwa was installed without permits and that the property itself is in need of pressure cleaning or some other type of treatment because there's mold and mildew. Give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance. If they fail to come into compliance within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day in non-compliance thereafter, plus the $150 admin fee will also be assessed.

Number 10, page 6, case 260300904. Owner is Jessica Rosenberg. Site address is 210 Southwest 198 Terrace. Violations for trees removed without permit. Code officer is Alex Hampton.

Alex Hampton, co-compliance officer at Pembroke Pines Police Department. A complaint was received on 3-12-26, and a violation warning was issued on 3-12-26 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on 4-13-26. The property is not in compliance at this time. The notice of violation and summons to appear was posted to the property on 4-13-26 at 2-03 p.m. The notice of violation and summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 4-14-26 at 2 p.m. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process, and the property is shown in violation of Code Ordinance 155.674, Removed and Replaced Trees Without Permit. City records were also searched, and no tree removal permit has been obtained. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

This is case number 260300904. Owner of record, Jessica Rosenberg. The address of record is 210 Southwest 198 Terrace, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than the staff? Seeing no one in said case, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the property and property owner are in violation of Section 155674, Tree Removal Relocation Permit Requirements, City Code of Pembroke Pines. The trees have been removed without the benefit of permit. Give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance. If they fail to come into compliance within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day in noncompliance thereafter, plus assess the $150 admin fee. Thank you, sir.

Number 11, page 6, case 250903061. Owners Jamie and Nicole Firestone. Site address is 18540 Northwest 9th Street. Violations for dead palm tree removed from property. Code officers Carl Harris.

Carl Harris, Cocoa Plants Officer from the Pines Police Department. A complaint was received on 9-18-2025 and a violation warning was issued on 9-19-2025 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection and a Notice of Violation Summoned to Appear was issued on 2-27-2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. Notice of Violation Summoned to Appear was posted to the property on 2-27-2026 at 11 a.m. Notice of Violation Summoned to Appear was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 3-2-2026 at 2 p.m. Certified mail was verified by UPS tracking receipt and showed that the mail was delivered. Faults were taken out of the violation throughout the process. As of yesterday, the property is still showing a violation of court ordinance 155.670. There's a dead palm tree at the rear of the property that was removed. No permits on file. City records also assert that as of yesterday, no TRP permit has been obtained. We recommend 30 days to come to compliance or face a fine of $150 per day thereafter.

OK, this case 250903061, owner of record Jamie and Nicole Firestone. The address of the record is 18540 Northwest 9th Street. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Hearing no one, in said case, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find the matters properly before the special magistrate. based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning i'm going to find the property and property owner in violation of section 155.670 general landscape maintenance a dead palm tree has been removed without the required approvals give the property owner uh 30 days to come into compliance. They fail to come into compliance with that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day and noncompliance thereafter, plus the $150 admin fee. Before we move on, Officer Harris, I have a question for you and staff. This is the first, at least today, where someone has been cited for removing a palm tree. in violation of this particular section of the code as opposed to all the others which have cited 155674, which is the requiring a tree removal. Why? What's the difference? And what's the corrective action? Wouldn't it be getting a permit?

Yes, the correct action will be to obtain the permit and follow the rules of the permit. But this violation specifically said that the tree needs to be removed.

OK. All right. Yes. I'm sorry. The photos do show that the tree is in a state of slow death.

And I did verify with landscape personnel that we showed the picture before I issued a violation.

I had a similar palm tree in my yard that got hit by lightning. And so same thing happened. We had to remove it with a permit.

Yes, with a permit. And just to put on record, the homeowner has contacted landscape. And landscape did email the homeowner all the paperwork stuff. They just haven't done anything.

Next case. I'm sorry. I announced my order, right?

I don't know. No, I don't think you have.

No, no. I did find them in violation of 155.670. I was just kind of curious why it wasn't, you know, all the other ones have been for the getting a treat, but I understand the distinction here. Yes. Thank you.

So number 12 on the agenda, page 7, case 260200412. Owner is Leroy Weston. Site address is 16707 Northwest 20th Street. Violations for failure to pay false alarm invoice. Code officers, Carl Harris.

Carl Harris, COCA Plus, COAT Compliance Officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. A complaint was received on 3-2-2026 and a violation warning was issued on 2-3-2026. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection and notice of violation, so must appear, was issued on 4-9-2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. Notice of violation, so must appear, was posted to the property on 4-9-2026 at 1-50 p.m. Notice of violation summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner, verified by BCPA on 4-6-2026 at 2 p.m. Certified mail was verified by UPIS tracking receipt and showed that the mail was delivered. For the taking of the violence throughout the process as of yesterday, the property is to be in violation of court ordinance 134.05, police false alarms. City records also search as yesterday p.m.

A.m. Accounts was still delinquent we recommend 30 days to comments to come to pay the delinquent fee of $600 for the invoice of 814 2025 In this case two six zero two zero zero four one two the owner of record as Leroy Weston and Christian Constantino Weston the address record is one six seven eight 07 Northwest 20th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Hearing no one, I am going to find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate and accept into the record the staff report. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the property and property in our violation of section 134.05 false alarm city code of Pembroke Pines for the failure to pay the accrued fines, order that the property owner pay those accrued fines of $600 on or before 30 days of today's date. Plus they're now gonna have to pay the $150 admin fee as well. And if they fail to pay within that timeframe, then staff can record an order to that effect and constitute a lien against the property. Thank you.

Number 13, page 7, case 260300745, Senate Justice 234, Flamingo Road, violations for business operating without a local business tax receipt. Code officer is Tom Jordan.

Tom Jordan, Code Compliance Officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. A routine inspection was done on March 4, 2026, and a violation warning was issued on March 5, 2026 after inspecting the property. The property is still in violation upon re-inspection, and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on May 8, 2026. The notice of violation and summons to appear was posted to the property on May 8, 2026 at 1.13 p.m. The notice of violation and summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner, verified by BCPA on May 11, 2026 at 2 p.m. The property is shown in violation of Code Ordinance 115.10, local business tax receipt. City records were searched and no LBTR has been issued. The property is not in compliance at this time. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

This is case number 260300745. The owner of record is WRIJT Flamingo Pines LP, care of Kimco Realty Corporation. The tenant is budget rental car. The address of record is 234 Flamingo Road, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Hearing no one, in said case, based upon the record, evidence testimony presented here this morning. I am going to find that the property and property owner in violation of section 115.10, the local business tax receipt requirements, the city code of Pembroke Pines, find that the case is properly for the special magistrate and accept into the record of the staff report. I'm going to give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance by obtaining the required BTR. If they fail to do so within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day in noncompliance thereafter. and also assess the $150 admin fee.

Number 14, page 8, case 26030096982. Owners Annaway LLC, site address is 937 Southwest 143 Avenue. Violations for business operating without a local business tax receipt. Code officer is Tom Jordan.

Tom Jordan, code compliance officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. Routine inspection was done on March 18, 2026. and a violation warning was issued on March 20th, 2026 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection and a notice of violation and summons to appear was issued on May 8th, 2026. The notice of violation and summons to appear was posted to the property on May 8th, 2026 at 1.29 p.m. The notice of violation and summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner, verified by BCPA on May 11th, 2026 at 2 p.m. The property is shown in violation of Code Ordinance 115.10, local business tax receipt. Seed records were also searched, and as of yesterday, no LBTR has been issued. The property is not in compliance at this time. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

Okay, this is case number 260300982. owner of record Annaway, LLC. The address of record 937 Southwest 14th, 143rd Avenue, Pembroke Pines, Florida. The tenant occupant in question is a business called Dog & Taylor, LLC. Is there anyone here other than staff to speak to this matter? Seeing, hearing no one, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find the matters properly before the special magistrate. And in said case, based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the property and property owner in violation of section 115.10 Local business tax receipt requirements in the City Code of Pembroke Pines give the property owner and the tenant 30 days to come into compliance. They fail to do so within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day in noncompliance thereafter, and also assess the $150 admin fee.

Number 16, page 9, case 26010024, owners Manuel Fernandez. Site address is 851 Southwest 96th Avenue. Violations for two dead trees in the rear property. Court Officer Joe Libio.

JOSEPH LIVIA CO COMPLIANCE OFFICER PARENT FINANCE POLICE DEPARTMENT A ROUTINE INSPECTION WAS DONE ON JANUARY SEVEN TWENTY TWENTY SIX AND A VIOLATION WARNING WAS ISSUED ON THE SAME DATE AFTER INSPECTING THE PROPERTY THE PROPERTY STILL IN VIOLATION UPON REINSPECTION AND A NOTICE OF VIOLATION SUMMONS TO APPEAR IS ISSUED ON APRIL TWENTY TWENTY TWENTY SIX THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION SUMMONS TO APPEAR WAS DELIVERED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ON APRIL TWENTY TWENTY TWENTY SIX AT ELEVEN TEN AM The notice of violation summons to appear was sent in certified mail to the property owner, verified by BCPA on April 21st, 2026 at 2 p.m. Voters were taken on the violation throughout the process, and the property was shown in violation of Code Ordinance 155.670. City records were also searched, and no true permits have been obtained. The property is not compliant at this time. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

It's case number 260100024. Owner of record is Manuel Fuentes. The address of record is 851 Southwest 96th Avenue, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone other than staff to speak to this matter? Seeing no one, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that this matter is properly before the special magistrate And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the property and property owner are in violation of Section 155.670 general landscape maintenance. I now understand Took me a while in that the photographic evidence the testimony indicates that there are two dead trees on this property and the proper needs obtain a tree removal permit within 30 days to remove those and Dead Palms, if they fail to do so within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day to accrue for each day of non-compliance thereafter, plus assessed $150 admin fee.

Number 17, page 9, case 260100187. Owners, Bellino University Drive LLC. Site address is 8330 Pines Boulevard. Violations for signage cover exceeding window coverage and decals not approved. Code officer is Joseph Livio.

Joseph Flavio, Co-Compliance Officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. A complaint was received on January 15, 2026, and a violation warning was issued on April 20, 2026 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection, and a notice of violation summons to appear was issued on April 30, 2026. The notice of violation summons to appear was delivered to the property owner on April 3, 2026 at 822 a.m. The notice of violation summons to appear was censored by mail to the property owner, verified by PCPA on May 4, 2026 at 8 AM. Voters were taken to the violation. And throughout the process, the property was shown in violation. Corridor ends 155.6102. The property is not compliant at this time. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

This is case number 260100187, the owner record Bellino University Drive, LLC. The property of record is 8330 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone in the audience speak to this matter other than staff? Seeing no one, I find that the matter is properly for the special magistrate in acceptance of the record of the staff report. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the property and property owner are in violation of section 155.6102, temporary signs, supplemental regulations of the City Code of Pembroke Pines. There's too many signs of the property in question. Give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance. If they fail to come into compliance within that timeframe, fine them $150 a day for each day and non-compliance thereafter. Also assess the $150 admin fee.

Number 18, page 10, case 260200635, owners Lewis and Crystal Vasquez. Site address is 12101 Northwest 15th Street. Violations for tree cut down without permit. Court Officer Joe Livio.

Justice Livio, Code Compliance Officer, Parent Plans Police Department. A routine inspection was done on February 25th, 2026, and a violation warning was issued on February 26th, 2026 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection and a Notice of Violation, Summons to Appear was issued on March 31st, 2026. The Notice of Violation, Summons to Appear was delivered to the property owner on March 31st, 2026 at 8.02 a.m. The Notice of Violation, Summons to Appear was sent certified mail to the owner verified by BCPA on March 31st, 2026 at 2 p.m. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process and the property is shown in violation of Code Ordinance 155.674. City records were also searched and no true remote permits have been obtained. If the property is not in compliance at this time, we recommend 30 days to go into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

Case number 260200635, owner of record, Luis and Crystal Vasquez. The address of record is 12101 Northwest 15th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone to speak to this matter other than staff? Hearing no one, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm gonna find that the property owner and the property is violation of section 155.674. There's been at least one tree cut down on the property without the benefit of the permit. as required by the section of the code in the city of Pembroke Pines previously mentioned. Give the property during 30 days to comply by obtaining the permit required. If they fail to do so within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day and non-compliance thereafter. Also assess the $150 admin fee. Number 20, page 11, case 260300968.

Site address is 9057 Taft Street. Violations for business operating without a local business tax receipt. Code officer is Joe Libio.

Those will be a compliance officer for the police department. A complaint was received on March 18, 2026, and a violation warning was issued on the same date after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection, and a notice of violation summons to appear was issued on April 16, 2026. The notice of violation summons to appear was hand-delivered to the property owner on April 16, 2026 at 4.30 p.m. The notice of violation summons to appear to send certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on April 16, 2026 at 2 p.m. Voters were taken to the violation throughout the process, and the property is still shown in violation of Code Ordinance 115.10. City records were also searched. No LVTR has been issued. The property is not in compliance at this time. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance and face a fine of $150 a day thereafter. Okay.

This is case number 260300968. The owner record is NX2, LLC. The address record is 9057 Taft Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Hearing no one. In said case, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate. Based upon the testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the property and property owner, The tenant UFIT health clubs are in violation of section 115.10, local business tax receipt required. Give the property and the property tenant 30 days to come into compliance by obtaining the BTR in question. If they fail to do so, a fine of $150 a day for each day and noncompliance thereafter, and also impose the $150 admin fee.

Number 22, page 12, case 240501628. Owners Ryan Frey and Linda Perez. Site address is 6900 Southwest 10th Street. Violations for new fence installed without permits. Code officer is Matthew Smith.

Matthew Smith, Code Compliance Officer, Permpines Police Department. A routine inspection was done and a violation warning was issued on 5-17-2024 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection. A notice of violation summons to appear was issued on 10-19-2024. Properties not in compliance at this time. Notice of violation summons to appear was posted to the property on 4-8-2026 at 1335. Notice of violation summons to appear was sent certified mail of a property owner verified by BCPA on 4-9-2026 at 1400. Certified mail was verified by USPS tracking receipt should the mail was delivered. Photos are taken of the violation throughout the process. As of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation of Code Ordinance 155.313, worked on without permits, fence. No applications have been made. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance. Pay supply of $150 a day thereafter.

Case number 240501628, owner of record Ryan Frayer and Linda Perez. The address of record 6900, excuse me, Southwest 10th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Seeing no one in said case, I am going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I am going to find that the property and property owner are in violation of section 15011. The Florida Building Code is adopted by Section 155.313 of the City Code of Pembroke Pines, a fine that the fence has been placed without the benefit of a permit, give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance. They fail to come into compliance within that time frame by obtaining the permit in question, a fine of $150 a day for each day in noncompliance thereafter, plus impose the $150 admin fee.

Number 23, page 12, case 241203725, owners J&J Property Administration. Site address is 16179 Northwest 12th Street. Violation is for new windows, door, and saw without permits. Quote offers Matthew Smith.

Matthew Smith, Code Compliance Officer, Penn Pines Police Department. A routine inspection was done and a violation warning was issued on 1-2-2025. After inspecting the property, the property was still in violation upon re-inspection and notice of violation summons to appear was issued on 3-30-2025. The property is not in compliance at this time. Notice of violation summons to appear was posted at the property on 4-15-2026 at 13-27. Notice of violation summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 4-16-2026 at 8 o'clock. Certified mail is verified by USPS tracking. The seat showed that the mail was delivered. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process. As of yesterday, property still showing a violation of code ordinance 155.313, worked on without permits, windows, and doors. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance and face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

That's case number 241203725. Owner of record, J&J Property Administration Corp. Address record 16179 Northwest 12th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Hearing no one, in said case, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the property and property owner are in violation of Section 150.11 of the Florida Building Code. It's adopted by Section 155.313 of the City Code of Pembroke Pines that there was work specifically including but unlimited new windows and doors installed without permits. Give the property an earned 30 days to come into compliance by obtaining the permits in question. If not, a fine of $150 a day for each day of non-compliance thereafter, plus assess the $150 admin fee. Number 25, page 13.

Case 2-5-1-1-0-3-6-8-5. Owners Oscar Mora and Janice Rodriguez. Site address is 6849 Southwest 10th Street. Violations for new fence installed without permits. Code officers Matthew Smith.

The Smith Code Compliance Officer from Brookline's Police Department. Routine inspection was done and a violation warning was issued on 11-16-2025 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection and a notice of violation summons to appear was issued on 2-23-2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. Notice of violation summons to appear was posted to the property on 3-27-2026 at 12-44. Notice of violation summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 3-30-2026 at 8 a.m. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process. As of yesterday, the property still shown in violation of Code Ordinance 155.313 worked on without permits fence. No application has been made. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter. You've been busy, man.

Case number 251103685. The owner record, Oscar Perez Mora and Shanice Barbara Orga Rodriguez. The address of the record, 6849 Southwest 10th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Seeing no one, based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the property and property under violation of Section 150.11 of the Florida Building Code is adopted by Section 155313 of the City of Pembroke Pines, that there was a fence built without the benefit of a permit accepted into the record of the staff report. I find that the case is properly for the special magistrate. I give the property under 30 days to come into compliance. They fail to do so within the time frame of a fine of $150 a day. for each day in noncompliance thereafter, plus the $150 admin fee. That's not to mention the other officers aren't more busy, but just saying. Next case.

Number 27, page 14, case 2511037. Officer Smith. 796, owner's Albert Gurevich. Site address is 16443 Southwest First Court. Violations for expired building and tree removal permit. Code officer is Matthew Smith.

Matthew Smith, code compliance officer from the Fine Justice Police Department. A routine inspection was done, and the violation warning was issued on 11-28-2025 after inspecting the property. Property was still in violation upon re-inspection. A notice of violation summons to appear was issued on 2-12-2026. Property is not in compliance at this time. Notice of violation summons to appear was posted to the property on 3-28-2026 at 11-58. Notice of violation summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner. Verified by BCPA on 3-30-2026 at 14-00. Certified mail is verified by USPS tracking receipt should that the mail was delivered. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process. As of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation code 155.675, failure to mitigate canopy loss, and 150.11, expired building permit. We recommend 30 days to go into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

This is case number 251103796, owner of record Albert Gurevich. The address of record is 16443 Southwest First Court, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone other than staff here to speak to this matter? Seeing no one, I am going to accept in said case the staff report into the record, find that the case is properly for the special magistrate, and based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the property and property under armed violation section 15011 Florida Building Code as adopted by section 155-675, I'm sorry, no, 155-313, Also find that there's a violation of section one five five point six seven five standards for tree removal relocation permit issuance all the city code of Pembroke Pines there's been work done without a permit and an expired tree removal permit Give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance if they fail to do so within that time frame a fine of $150 a day for each day non-compliance thereafter plus assess the $150 admin fee

Number 30, page 16, case 2-5-1-2-0-4-0-4-8. Owner is Jacqueline Gonzalez. Site address is 8620 Northwest 10th Street. Violations for new fence and AC unit installed without permits and AC mechanical unit not compliant with screening requirements. Code Officer is Matthew Smith.

Matthew Smith, Code Compliance Officer, Permit Finds Police Department. A routine inspection was done and a violation warning was issued on 12-14-2025 after inspecting the property. Property was still in violation upon re-inspection and notice of violation summonsed to the peer was issued on 3-26-2026. The property is not in compliance at this time. Notice of violation summonsed to the peer was posted to the property on 3-29-2026 at 9 a.m. Notice of violation summonsed to the peer was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 3-30-2026. At 14-00, certified mail was verified by USPS direct receipt that the mail was delivered. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process. As of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation code ordinance 155.313, worked on without permits, fence, and AC, and 155.637, insufficient screening of mechanical equipment. No applications have been made. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

Okay, this case 251204048. Owner of record, Jacqueline Gonzalez. The address of record, 8620 Northwest 10th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here other than staff to speak to this matter? Seeing no one, in said case, I am going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I am going to find that the property and property owner are in violation of Section 15011, Florida Building Code, as adopted by Section 155313 of the City Code. Also find that there's violation of Section 155637, screening of service and mechanical equipment. A permit was not obtained for the installation of the AC unit, and it's not been properly screened. Give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance. If they fail to do so within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day in noncompliance thereafter. Also assess the $150 admin fee.

Number 32, page 17, case 250401298. Owners Jerome Steinle and Kelly Cole. Site address is 6861 Southwest 6th Street. Violations for metal fence installed without permits. Vehicles parked on non-paid service and driveway and yard in need of maintenance. Code officer is Erica Torres.

Erica Torres, school compliance officer, Pembroke Springs Police Department. A routine inspection was done on 04-10-25, and a violation warning was issued on 04-10-25 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspections, and a notice of violation summons to appear was issued on 04-10-26. The property is not in compliance at this time. The notice of violation in summons to appear was posted to the property on 04-10-26 at 11.45 a.m. The notice of violation in summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner, certified by BCPA, on 04-13-26 at 2 p.m. Certified mail was verified by UPS tracking receipt and showed that the mail was received. Photos were taken of the violation throughout the process. And as of yesterday, the property is still a violation of Code Ordinance 150.11 and 155.303, work without permit metal fence, 0.95 yard in need of maintenance, overgrown and or patchy areas, weeds and insufficient ground cover, damaged driveway with potholes on property, and 155.601 vehicles parked on landscaped or non-paved surface. No permits have been obtained at this time. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

It's case number 250401298. The owners of record, Jerome Steinle and Kelly Cole. The address record, 6861 Southwest 6th Street, excuse me, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here other than staff to speak to this case? Hearing no one in said case, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the case is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I am going to find that the property and property owner are in violation of Section 150.11 of Florida Building Code as adopted by Section 155313 of the City Code. Pembroke Pines also find that the property is in violation of Section 150. 95, property maintenance code in section 155.601, access loading and parking. There's a metal fence installed without permits. There's vehicles parking on the grass. The yard is in need of maintenance and there is prohibited synthetic turf. Apparently. Going to give the property owner 30 days to come in compliance. If they fail to come into compliance within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day in non-compliance thereafter. Also assess the $150 admin fee. Just comment about the turf.

The next case. Oh, I'm sorry.

No, that's correct. That's not in this one. The turf is not in this case. But just a comment. And obviously, we'll hear the specifics about this. The new statute that says we can't, that municipalities cannot regulate installation of synthetic turf.

I believe that you still can regulate where it goes.

Defer to you all. And that's what I expected, that it's in the setbacks. But just so that you know. Because I just had to draft an ordinance for another municipality and went through this entire process. Correct, to make sure it's compliant with the permeability and all the other stuff, yes. I'm sorry, officer, please proceed.

Number 33, page 17, case 251103777, owner Elizabeth McFarland. Site address is 710 Southwest 67 Terrace. Violations for new windows, fence, and gravel lanes installed without permits, yarding and maintenance, and artificial turf prohibited in front setback in landscape area constructed with gravel. Code officer is Erica Torres.

Erika Torres, Corps Compliance Officer, Bama Price Police Department. Urgent inspection was done on 11-26-25, and a violation warning was issued on 12-01-25 after inspecting the property. The property was still in violation upon re-inspection, and a notice of violation was to appear was issued on 04-10-26. The property is not in compliance at this time. The notice of violation and summons to appear was posted to the property in 04-10-26 at 1153 AM. The notice of violation and summons to appear was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 04-13-26 at 2 PM. Certified mail was verified by USPS tracking receipt and showed that the mail was delivered. Photos were taken of the violations throughout the process And as of yesterday, the property is still shown on violation of Coordination 155.313 plus 150.11, work without permit, windows, gravel lanes, addition of metal fence to front of carport. 150.95, yard and minimum of maintenance. And 155.621, artificial turf prohibited in front setback. 155.665 landscape areas shall not be constructed with no more than 25% of total area of gravel, stone, or other similar material. Landscape areas shall not be used for parking. No permits have been obtained at this time. We recommend 30 days to come into compliance or face a fine of $150 a day thereafter.

Case number 251103777. Owner of record, Lizbeth Mark McFarland. Address record, 710 Southwest 67th Terrace, Carmichael Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Seeing no one. In said case, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the case is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the property and property owner in violation of Section 15011 in the Florida Billing Code is adopted by Section 155313 of the City of Pembroke Pines Code. Also find that the property is in violation of Section 15095 Property Maintenance Code. 155621, regulations for accessory buildings and structures, and section 155664, plant material design installation standards. There's been the testimony, photograph, evidence shows new windows, fence, and gravel lanes have been installed without permits. The yard is in need of maintenance. and the installation of artificial turf is in violation of the applicable setbacks and installed without the benefit of a permit. Give the property owner 30 days to come into compliance. If they fail to come into compliance within that time frame, a fine of $150 a day for each day and noncompliance thereafter, and also impose the $150 admin fee.

Number one on the lien certifications, page 18, case 250401243. Owner's Anna Perez. Site address is 20511 Northwest 7th Street. Violations for three dead palm trees and swale. Code officer is Carl Harris.

Carl Harris, Code Compliance Officer, Purple Pines Police Department. The property was found in violation on 3-26-2026, and a judgment order was issued for the property to be in compliance on or before 4-25-2026. The property was re-inspected on 4-26-2026, the date after the judgment order date and the property is still in violation. Someone still appear for a hearing for an order imposed on final lien was issued on 4-26-2026. Someone still appear for a hearing for an order imposed on final lien was posted to the property on 4-26-2026 at 12-10 p.m. Someone still appear for a hearing for an order imposed on final lien was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 4-27-2026 at 8 a.m. Certified mail was verified by UPS tracking receipt, and it showed that the mail was delivered. Faults were taken in violation throughout the process, and as of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation of court orders 155, 1670. There were three dead palm trees on the property. They were cut down. There's no permit on file. Certificates are also searched. As of yesterday, no TIP permits have been obtained. We're requesting to certify the lien.

Okay, we're here on a lien certification, case number 250401243. The owner of record is Anna Ruth Paris, and the address of record is 20511 Northwest 7th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Seeing no one, I am going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate for certification. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I would find that the special magistrate's previous order finding the property owner to be in violation Section 155670 of the City Code of Pinebrook Pines to have not been complied with. As a result, there is a 60 days non-compliance at $150 a day for a fine amount of $9,150 to include the $150 admin fee and continue to accrues in the amount of $150 a day and certify that amount and authorize staff to record an order to that effect in the public records of Broward County and the same shall constitute a lien against the property.

Number two on lien certifications, page 19, case 250902875, owners Victoria Maria. Site address is 18950 Northwest 22nd Street. Violations for front fence gate installed without permits. Code Officer Carl Harris.

Carl Harris, Code Compliance Officer, Purple Pines Police Department. The property was found in violation on 2-26-2026, and a judgment order was issued for the property to be in compliance on or before 3-28-2026. The property was re-inspected on 4-2-2026, the date after the judgment order date, and the property was still in violation. Some was to appear for an order for A summons to appear for an hearing for an order imposed on fine and lien was issued on 4-2-2026. A summons to appear for a hearing for an order imposed on fine and lien was posted to the property on 4-2-2026 at 11.42 a.m. A summons to appear for a hearing for an order imposed on fine and lien was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on 4-6-2026 at 8 a.m. Certified mail was verified by UPS tracking receipt and showed that the mail was delivered. Fools were taken into violation throughout the process. As of yesterday, property is still shown in violation of court ordinance 150.11 and 155.313. The front fence gate was installed and there was no permits on file. City records also searched out yesterday. No building permits have been obtained. We are requesting to certify the lien.

So lien certification case number 250902875, owner record Victoria Maria Giambarduca. The address record is 18950 Northwest 22nd Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter other than staff? Hearing no one in said case, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report. Find that the case is properly before the special magistrate on the certification based upon the testimony presented here this morning. And I'm going to find that the special magistrate's previous order finding the property owner to be in violation of section 15011 of the Florida building code as adopted by section 155313 of the city of Pembroke Pines code. has not been complied with. As a result, a fine of $13,350 is accrued and continues to accrue in the amount of $150 per day plus the $150 admin fee. I'm going to certify that amount, authorize staff to record a lien to that effect in the public records of Broward County, and the same shall constitute a lien against the property. Thank you.

Number four on the lien certifications, page 21, case 230301443, owners Lewis and Crystal Vasquez. Site address is 12101 Northwest 15th Street. Violations for new fence installed without permits, code officer Joseph Libia.

Joseph Flavio, Co-Compliance Officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. The property was found in violation on February 26, 2026, and a judgment order was issued for the property to be in compliance on or before March 28, 2026. A summons to appear for a hearing for an order imposing fine and lien was issued on March 31, 2026. A summons to appear for a hearing for an order imposing fine and lien was delivered to the property on March 31, 2026 at 8.02 a.m. The summons to appear for a hearing for an order imposing final lien was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on March 31st, 2026 at 2 p.m. Voters were taken to the violation throughout the process, and the property is shown in violation of Code Ordinance 150.11 and 155.313. City records were also searched, and no permits have been obtained. The property is not compliant at this time. We request them to certify the lien.

This is a lien certification, case number 230301443. The owner of record, Luis and Crystal Vasquez. The address of record is 12101 Northwest 15th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone to speak to this matter other than staff? Seeing no one, I'm going to accept into the record the staff report and find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm gonna find that the special magistrate's prior order finding the property owner to be in violation of section 150.11 of the Florida Building Code as adopted by section 155313 of the City of Pembroke Pines Code has not been complied with. As a result, a fine of $13,350 is accrued and continues to accrue in the daily amount of $150 a day. Also, a fine of $150 admin fee is due and payable. I'm going to certify that amount, authorize city staff to record an order to that effect in the public records of Broward County, and the same should constitute a lien against the property.

Number five on the lien certifications, page 22, case 250100312, owner's Nadine Stewart, site address is 9710 Northwest 10th Street. Violations for new driveway installed without permits, code officers Joseph, Olivia.

Joseph Livio, co-compliance officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. The property was found in violation on March 26, 2026, and a judgment order was issued for the property to be in compliance on or before April 25, 2026. The summons to appear for a hearing for an order imposing fine and lien was issued on April 30, 2026. The summons to appear for a hearing for an order imposing fine and lien was delivered to the property on April 30, 2026 at 9.05 a.m. The summons to appear for a hearing for an order imposing fine and lien was sent certified mail to the property owner verified by BCPA on April 30th, 2026 at 2 p.m. Voters were taken to the violation throughout the process and the property is still shown in violation of court ordinance 150.11 and 155.313. City records were also searched and no permits have been obtained. The property is not compliant at this time. We request them to certify the lien.

So lien certification case number 250100312. The owner of record is Nadine Stewart, and the address record is 9710 Northwest 10th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is there anyone here other than the staff to speak to this matter? Seeing no one, I accept into the record the staff report. I find that the matter is properly before the special magistrate. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I'm going to find that the special magistrate's previous order finding the property owner to be in violation of Section 15011 of the Florida Building Code is adopted by Section 155313 of the City Code of Pembroke Pines has not been complied with. As a result, a fine of $9,150 is accrued and continues to accrue in the amount of $150 a day for each day of noncompliance thereafter, plus the $150 admin fee. I'm going to certify that amount. and authorized staff to record an order of that effect in the public records of Broward County, and the same shall constitute a lien against the property.

Number 8 on the lien certifications, page 25, case 250802709, owners Pines Pasadena Associates. Site address is 1826 North University Drive. Violations for dead trees on property. Code officers Matthew Smith.

Kathy Smith, Code Compliance Officer from Brent's Police Department. On 2-26-2026, the property was found in violation and judgment order was issued for taping compliance by 3-28-2026. Property was reinspected on 4-20-2026 after the compliance date for judgment order and it was still in violation. On 4-21-2026, a summons was issued to appear for hearing for an order imposing fine and lien. Summons to appear for hearing for an order imposing fine and lien was posted to the property on 4-21-2026 at 11-58-2026. Summons to appear for hearing for an order imposing fine and lien was sent. Certified amount of the property owner verified by BCPA on 4-22-2026 at $1,400. Certified mail was verified by USP as tracking the seat. The mail was delivered. Photos were taken of the violation of the process. And as of yesterday, the property is still shown in violation of Code 1.155.670, debt or hazardous tree on property. Entry removal permit required. Tree removal permit was issued on 5-25-2026, 59 days after the judgment order compliance date, and was completed on 6-23-2026. We are requesting to certify the lien.

Okay. This case, lien certification number 250802709, the address of record of Pines Pasadena Associates, Limited, address to record 1826 North University Drive, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Sir, anyone other than staff speak to this matter? Seeing no one, I am going to find that the case is properly before the special magistrate and accept into the record the staff report. And based upon the evidence testimony presented here this morning, I am going to find that the property and property owner have not complied with the Special Administrator's previous order finding the property to be in violation of Section 155670, General Landscape Maintenance, City Code of Pembroke Pines. As a result, a fine of $13,350 is accrued and continues to accrue in the amount of $150 per day plus the $150 admin fee. I'm going to certify those amounts, authorize staff to record an order of that effect in the public records of Broward County, and the same shall constitute a lien against the property.

Next, the cases to be amended. Number one, page 25, case 240401247. Site address is 7130 Southwest 10th Street. Code officer is Tom Jordan.

Tom Jordan, code compliance officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. We hereby request to amend the judge's murder compliance date to June 26, 2026.

This is request to amend the order in case two four zero four zero one two four seven for dream Gashard and first of Robert should anyone here to object to said request seeing no one the request is hereby granted. Thank you

Number two on the cases to be amended, page 26, case 251103618. Site address is 21601 Northwest 8th Court. Code officer is Joe Libio.

Joseph Libio, Code Compliance Officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. We're requesting to amend the judgment order date to July 30th.

2026 so request to amend the previous order in case two five one one zero three six one eight owner record carry bullet address right to 21601 Northwest 8th Court Pembroke Pines Florida so anyone object to the request hearing no one the requests hereby granted number three on the cases to be amended case two five one two zero four zero two zero signage is 7831 Northwest 11th Street code officers Joseph Libya

Joseph Flavio, co-compliance officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. We request them to amend the judgment order date to September 22nd, 2026.

Case number 251204020, request to amend previous order. Brian Jonathan Vasquez and Raven Jasmine Vasquez, the owner's record, address record 7831 Northwest 11th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Is anyone objecting to the said request? Hearing no one, the request is hereby granted.

Number four on the cases to be amended, case 260100377, site address is 9400 Northwest 3rd Street, code officers Joe Libio.

Joseph Flavio, co-compliance officer, Pembroke Pines Police Department. We request him to amend the judgment order date to September 9th, 2026.

It's a request to amend the previous standard order in case 260100377 on records Anais Castillo and Denise McKitchens, address record 9400 Northwest 3rd Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Does anyone object to said request? Hearing no one, the request is hereby granted.

Number five on the cases to be amended, page 27, case 230200676. Site address is 601 Southwest 71st Terrace. Code Officer Supervisor Eugene Nelson.

Eugene Nelson, Code Compliance Supervisor for the Compliance Police Department. We hereby request to amend the judgment order to July 25th, 2026.

It's a request to amend the previous order entered in case 230200676 under record Mario Bermudez, As just a record, 601 Southwest, 71 Terrace, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Does anyone object to said request? Hearing no one, the request is hereby granted.

Number six on the case as being amended, case 2406012901. Signed address is 7050 Hollywood Boulevard, violation, sorry. Code officer is Matthew Smith.

The Smith Coding Compliance Officer from Pines Police Department. We hereby request them on the judgment order compliance date to 11-18-2025. They are in compliance.

This case request for modification previously under order in case number 240601901, owner of record Darul Ulum Institute and Islamic Training Institute, address record 7050 Hollywood Boulevard, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Does anyone object to said request? Hearing no one, the request is hereby granted. Last case, Officer Smith.

Number seven on the cases to be amended, case 2501000061, site address 400 Northwest 91st Avenue, code officer is Matthew Smith.

Matthew Smith, code compliance officer from Pines Police Department. We hereby request and amend the judgment order compliance date to 4-29-2026. They are in compliance.

So request to modify the previously entered order in case number 25010061 on a record Dean Tomlinson, Charmaine Tomlinson, address record 400 Northwest 91st Avenue, Pembroke Pines, Florida. Does anyone object to said request? Hearing no one, the request is hereby granted. We have come to the end of the agenda. Is there anything else to come before the special magistrate for the good of the order? Hearing nothing, the time is 1152. We are hereby adjourned. Thank you, everyone.