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2010-05-11624 1 AGEN I. CALL TO ORDER - Chairperson: May 11, 2010 Regular Meeting II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Chairperson. CITY OF OKEECHOBEE MAY 1112010 REGULAR CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTION PAGE I OF4 BOARD ACTION - DISCUSSION - VOTE May 11, 2010 Code Enforcement Board meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairperson Gamiotea. III. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ATTENDANCE - Secretary. Chairperson Jamie Gamiotea Vice Chairperson Frank Irby Board Member Melissa Close Board Member Judy Douglas Board Member Randy Huckabee Board Member Jim Pippin Board Member Rennae Sweda Board Attorney John Cook Fire Chief/Code Enforcement Officer Herb Smith Code Enforcement Officer Fred Sterling Board Secretary Sue Christopher Present Present Present Present Present Present Absent with consent Absent Present Present Present IV. MINUTES - Secretary. A. Motion to dispense with the reading and approve the Member Huckabee moved to dispense with the reading and approve the Summary of Board Action for March 9, 2010; seconded Summary of Board Action for the March 9, 2010 Regular by Member Close. Meeting. VOTE GAMIOTEA - YES IRBY - YES CLOSE -YES DOUGLAS - YES HUCKABEE - YES PIPPIN - YES SWEDA - ABSENT MOTION CARRIED. 625 MAY 11, 2010 - CEB REGULAR MEETING --PAGE 2 OF 4 AGENDA BOARD ACTION - DISCUSSION - VOTE V. AGENDA - Chairperson. A. Requests for the addition, deferral or withdrawal of items on There were no request for the addition, deferral or withdrawal of items from today's agenda. today's agenda. 11 Vf. NEW BUSINESS. A. Disposition of Cases presented by Code Officer Sterling : No.10-024 Code Officer Sterling testified Family Foods Inc, dba Bravo Market which was formerly Fiesta Market never applied to change Family Foods Inc. 802 NE Park Street the name on the business tax receipt issued by the City under the name of Fiesta Market. In addition, a new sign was put up Ch 70 Sec 70-302 Permit and for Bravo Market without a permit for the sign construction or the electrical work. Originally Shockley Electric was going to do Ch 50 Sec 50-39 Transfer of License the electrical work and applied for a permit, but the permit was not picked up or paid for because they never did any work on the sign. Mr. Sterling said the building official had been down to inspect and several letters had been sent in reference to the business tax receipt. Still the business owner did not comply. Finally a Notice of Violation/Notice of Hearing was hand delivered and signed for by the business owner, Naser Aqueqab. Code Officer Sterling stated at this time business owner remains in violation. Member Irby moved to find Case 10-024, Family Foods Inc. in violation of Ch 70 Sec 70-302 Permit and Ch 50 Sec 50-39 Transfer of license based on the testimony of Code Officer Sterling, imposing a fine of fifty dollars per day beginning fourteen days from today; seconded by Member Close. VOTE GAMIOTEA - YES IRBY - YES CLOSE - YES DOUGLAS - YES HUCKABEE - YES PIPPIN - YES SWEDA - ABSENT MOTION CARRIED. MAY 11, 2010 -CEB REGULAR MEETING --PAGE 3 OF 4 AGENDA BOARD ACTION- DISCUSSION - VOTE No.10-027 James & Patricia Hemdon.507 NE Park Street Ch 30 Sec 30-44 General cleaning & beautification L Code Officer Sterling testified there is a car wash at this location which is in the process of going into foreclosure. He stated it was mowed and is now in compliance, but he believes this will most likely be a continual problem. He suggested the Board find them in violation from the day the notice of violation was received until May 7, 2010 when it came into compliance, so the owner would be considered a repeat violator. Member Irby moved to find Case 10-027 in violation of Ch 30 Sec 30-44 General cleaning and beautification from date notice of violation was received until the day it was found in compliance on May 7, 2010 based on the testimony of Code Officer Sterling; seconded by Member Pippin. VOTE GAMIOTEA - YES IRBY - YES CLOSE - YES DOUGLAS - YES HUCKABEE - YES PIPPIN - YES SWEDA - ABSENT MOTION CARRIED. 627 MAY 11, 2010 - CEB REGULAR MEETING - PAGE 4 of 4 AGENDA BOARD ACTION -DISCUSSION - VOTE ADJOURNMENT - CHAIRPERSON GAMIOTEA. Chairperson ATTE T: �� n — Sue Christopher, Secretary PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that when a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Code Enforcement Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, he/she may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Code Enforcement Board media is for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the fire department. THERE BEING NO FURTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, CHAIRPERSON GAMIOTEA ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 7:25 P.M. *MINUTE qw AGENDA FILE* °PERMANENT RECORD` MAY 11, 2010 REOLAR CODE ENFORCEMENT FORD MEETING 1- AFFIDAVIT of PLIEUSHER 2 - APPROVE? TYPED MINUTES 3 - 0RIqfNAL COMPLETE AGENDA INCLUDING ITEMS DISTRIEUTED AT THE MEETING AND CORRESPONDENCES ear _1WDEPE;rj]E ML_"�= NEWSPAPERS f��rr- ncn,r-r :vI_Iv5 STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF OKEECHOBEE 10; S.lti. ,?ih Shrel. uitr D, ( )1."r,h�,i,,.� ,, Ff ;"t ,71 Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Judy Kasten, who on oath says she is Advertising Director of the Okeechobee News, a three times a week Newspaper published at Okeechobee, in Okeechobee County, Florida, that the attached copy of advertisement being a - — — % —_ in the matter of in the 1.9th Judicial District of the Circuit Court of Okeechobee Comity, Florida, was published in said newspaper in the issues of Affiant further says that the said Okeechobee News is a newspaper published at Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County, Florida, and that said newspaper has heretofore been published continuously in said Okeechobee County, FIc::.—i each week and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement, and affiant fur- ther saes that she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, com- Inission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. Sworn to and subscribed before me thisdt, -day of _ -- AD Notary Public, State of Florida at Large r iVOTARY FUBIK-ST,'ATE OF rLOF Ii?; .'fir,€xis' Iht�idies C;ammi:; i;, ; # :„ 7 Expires: ,i -° >".. 0, BOWvEDrHijjA'l'LANrICBOtV13INc; 9.,rrir. (863) 763-3134 CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Okeechobee Code Enforce- ent Board will be meeting on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, immediately fol- wing the city Advisory Task Force Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. or as soon ereatter, City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Ave, Rm 200, Okeechobee, Florida. The pub- is invited and encouraged to attend, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that no stenographic record by a rtiBed court reporter will be made of the foregoing meeting. Accordingly, y Person who may seek to appeal any decision involving the matters no- ed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testimo- and evidence at said meetingg upon which any appeal is to be based. ease contact Sue Christopher, 863-763-4423, or website ftQWfQkeLchGbee com to obtain a co of the agenda. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of Igg0 per- u needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding ,uki contact the Fire Department at 863-763-442 for assistance. Jamie Gamiotea, Code Board Chairperson rj CITY OF OKEECHOBEE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MAY 11, 2010 OFFICIAL AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER. Chairperson: May 11, 2010 Regular Meeting, immediately following Citizens' Advisory Task Force meeting. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Chairperson. III. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ATTENDANCE - Secretary. Chairperson Jamie Gamiotea Vice Chairperson Frank Irby Board Member Melissa Close Board Member Judy Douglas Board Member Randy Huckabee/ Board Member Jim Pippin ,✓ Board Member Rennae Sweda � w/Con5 Board Attorney John Cook /+ Fire Chief/Code Enforcement Officer Herb Smith ✓ Code Enforcement Officer Fred Sterling Secretary Sue Christopher ✓ IV. MINUTES - Secretary. A. Motion to dispense with the reading and approve the Summary of Board Action for the March 9, 2010 Regular ✓c-kJ3 Dz -- Meeting. --vv4 V. AGENDA - Chairperson. III N�N A. Requests for the addition, deferral or withdrawal of items on today's agenda. L PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGE 2 OF 2 VI. NEW BUSINESS. �-CtT A. Disposition of Cases presented by Code Officer Sterling: / Case No. Name & Address Violation 10-024 Family Foods Inc. Ch 70 Sec 70-302 Permit 802 NE Park Street Ch 50 Sec 50-39 Transfer of License���` 5 `70 55 �v -�C�a c% C�'� 5� 5 3% �2, 10-027 James & Patricia Herndon Ch 30 Sec 30-44 General cleaning and beautification / i L LL F �'L`wtiLL V ! � d'cz 507 NE Park Street �`��� i VII. ADJOURN MEETING - Chairperson. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that when a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Code Enforcement Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, he/she may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Code Enforcement Board media is for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the Fire Department. Q 7 �Z4t�'''t�—{ /( rL ��LL ` 7 /� — i 5 Y W of I CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD fA14y May 11, 2010 Case No. Name Fine Started 90 Days Code Board Action 07-160 08-122 08-173 09-072 09-088 Arthur Davis $25/day 1100 Blk NW 6' St. (Lots:11- 14) Cody Brown $50/day 813 SE 3`d St. Marie Fenton $50/day 700 Blk SE 12`k' Ave. Arthur Davis $25/day 1100 Blk NW Oh St. (Lots:6 - 8) 6/30/08 9/27/08 10/20/08 1/17/09 4/02/09 7/01/09 9/ 16/09 12/ 14/09 Marvin Brantley $500/day 9/11/09 1905 S Parrott Ave. 09-090 Fremont Investment & Loan 517 NW 12" Street 10-005 Dan Buchanan 805 NW 9" Street $25/day 1/22/10 12/9/09 4/21/10 $50/day 3/09/10 6/06/10 6/10/08 - Imposed fine on 6/30/08 for general cleaning. 10/14/08- Recommended to proceed with foreclosure (approved 10/21/08) 10/14/08 - Imposed fine on 10/20/08 for general cleaning and public nuisances. - In compliance as of 3/17/09 - fine stopped 3/10/09 - Imposed fine on 4/2/09 for general cleaning - In compliance as of 4/20/09 - fine stopped 10/13/09 - Imposed fine on 9/16/09 for a repeat violation of general cleaning 1/12/10 - Recommended to proceed with foreclosure (approved 1/19/10) 10/13/09 - Imposed fine on 9/11/09 for a repeat violation of junk/public nuisance - In compliance as of 10/14/09 - fine stopped 11/10/09 - Fine reduced to $1,000.00 1/12/10 - Imposed fine on 1/22/10 for public nuisance (unsecured bldg) 2/09/10 - Imposed fine on 3/9/10 for disabled vehicle and public nuisance - In compliance as of 4/29/10 - fine stopped m4Y tl, aoto City of Okeechobee Code Board Meeting May Ilth, 2010 c'y Case #10-024 Family Foods, Inc. DBA Bravo Market 802 NE Park Street Unpermitted Construction (Sign) & No BTR under new name 12/11/2009 — Building Department received application for a new sign from Shockley Electric. 12/18/2009 — Application approved by Ray Schaub. Permit never picked up. 03/03/2010 — Kim Barnes sent a letter to Bravo Market stating that they needed to come in and apply for a new BTR because of the name change from Fiesta Market to Bravo Market. 03/10/2010 — Building Department asked Code Enforcement to issue a Notice of Violation for putting up sign without a permit. 03/18/2010 — Issued a Notice of Violation to Family Foods, Inc. DBA Bravo Market for unpermitted construction & not applying for a BTR under Bravo Market. 04/07/2010 — Notice of Violation returned unclaimed. 04/08/2010 — Notice of Violation hand delivered, signed for by Naser Abuegab. 04/26/2010 — Issued Notice of Hearing to Family Foods, Inc DBA Bravo Market. Notice hand delivered, signed for by Naser Abueqab. 04/28/2010 — Shockley Electric sent a letter stating that they did not do any work on said sign. OF ' o/,, rn m a° �S u1975 City of Okeechobee March 3, 2010 Bravo Supermarket 802 EN Park Street Okeechobee, Fl. 34974 Dear Business Owner: Recently you changed the name of your business from Fiesta Market to Bravo Market. With this name change you must also apply for a name change on your City of Okeechobee Business Tax Receipt (BTR). If this business is under new management from the previous, a new application will also need to be completed. Please stop by this office to pick up an application. This needs to be completed within 10 days of the receipt of this letter. Should you have any questions please contact this office at 863-763-3372 ext. 222. Sincerely, �V I I , Kim Barnes City of Okeechobee Business Tax Receipt Official 55 S.E. Third Avenue - Okeechobee, Florida 34974-2903 - (863) 763-3372 - Fax: (863) 763-1686 OF - Ok��C m 1915 „ City of Okeechobee March 29, 2010 Bravo Supermarket 802 EN Park Street Okeechobee, Fl. 34974 Dear Business Owner: SECOND NOTICE A letter was sent to you on March 3, 2010 concerning your recent name of your business from Fiesta Market to Bravo Super Market. The letter stated that you needed to stop by this office within 10 days to pick up and application and complete it. As of the date of this letter there has been no application received. Please be advised that if application is not received in this office by Tuesday April 6, 2010 Code Enforcement will issue a violation. Please stop by this office to pick up an application. Should you have any questions please contact this office at 863-763-3372 ext. 222. Sincerely, �r Kim Barnes City of Okeechobee Business Tax Receipt Official Enc: March 3, 2010 Letter 55 S.E. Third Avenue • Okeechobee, Florida 34974-2903 • (863) 763-3372 • Fax: (863) 763-1686 lov OW 4-1v fill -r— -i-he 0 ne- t kc D t� i0 " 1D i't C C� vl� I' Y • -Vlt� apokecl --�vr +'w'; � 1_y fr, r 44,)P- oc_�t3 ravco ,XW) +% Q L� 1Ret,j_e be _n eck_�ked More_ 1 (}P —WI. L+ c o-I & P o-L( >p d LcL w6 lC� pe,f-m I AR, ,'GINEER NAME, ADDRESS, CITV, STATE AND ZIP TELEPHONE NO. MORTGAGE LENDER'S NAME, ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND ZIP TELEPHONE NO. ParcelID No. 3 �-3s �o� -oovl.3-�000 02t4 E r '- TELEPHONE NO. �dL r--4 331113.0 b TELEPHONE NO. TELEPHONE / FAX NO. 634- L p,✓los 3�— Kib 3 C: WATER:REMARKS: 6t+ 10"Pt D ab t'f I( z Q, ,^ F f EL WELL ER MUN. WS/NATMROPANE EST.COST $ s ZI O� Q'�w'Ll'la Application is hereby made to obtain a permit to do work and installations as indicated. I certify that no work or installation has commenced prior to the issuance of a building permit. I understand that a separate permit must be secured (as applicable) for ELECTRICAL WORK, PLUMBING, SIGNS, WELLS, POOLS, FURNACES, BOILERS, HEATERS, TANKS & AIR CONDITIONERS, etc. The applicant agrees to comply with the Municipal Ordinances and with the conditions of this permit, failure to comply may result in suspension or revocation of this permit or other penalty. Applicant understands that the issuance of the permit created no legal liability, express or implied, of the Department, Municipality, Agency or Inspector. Have Permit/application number and address when requesting Inspections. Call 1-800-422-5220. Give at least 24 hours notice on all inspections. OWNER'S AFFIDAVIT: I certify that all the foregoing information is accurate and that all work will be done in compliance with all applicable laws regulating construction and zoning in this Jurisdiction. WARNING TO OWNER: YOUR FAILURE TO RECORD A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT MAY RESULT IN YOUR PAYING TWICE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO YOUR PROPERTY. A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT MUST BE RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE JOB SITE BEFORE THE FIRST INSPECTION. IF YOU INTEND TO OBTAIN FINANCING, CONSULT WITH YOUR LENDER OR AN ATTORNEY BEFORE COMMENCING WORK OR RECORDING YOUR NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT. STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF (Signature of Owner or Agent) Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me this day of, by (name of rson makin statement) Personally Known —or Produced Identification Type of Identification Produced STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF Sig Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me this day of, Pe, 4y Known —or Produced Identification T) ientification Produced (Signature 9 of Notary Public - State of Florida (PrinLType or Stamp Commissloned Name of Notary Public nature of Contractor) by (name of person making statement) (Signature of Notary Public - State o Florida (Print, Type or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public (Certificate of Competency Holder) Contractor's State Certification or Registration No. Contractor's Certifi tion of competen y No. APPLICATION APPROVED BY Date J:�' / �> Permit Officer �M.:.�,t� '� / y L A....t:�.....•- �...... n:., 1. �I...I.iw------- gp� rFJa C IL S—� _ 7�� Z Y/ Zo i c 9 0�2�c��s` Lac— (—Zp I O 1�,j�wt I � r� aa� Cori < Y1© //�� ck �am�5 S�L1LLc,� �i-t. 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