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05-16-1989 Regular Meeting• • ~- ~ CODE ENFORCEMENT MAY 16, 1989 The regular scheduled meeting of the Code Enforcement Board was called to order on May 16, 1989 at 7:30 p.m. Members attending were Emma Higgins, Edward Whitehead, Joseph Wiebush, William McKinney, Martin Wright, Edward Ivey and George Wood. Also attending were Leonard Baird City Attorney, James McAllister Planning Director and Jane Warren Planning Technician. ~~ MINOTES of the meeting held February 21, 1989 were approved as presented. ~~ CASE NO. 1 k" CITY OF CLERMONT ~~ A Municipal Corporation Plaintiff, CASE NO. 89-09 vs. Jon Jones Jones Group Inc. 375 East Highway 50 Clermont, Fla. 32711 Violation of Ordinance No. 245-C, Article %%, Minimum Yard Requirements, (2) - Rear Yard - 25 foot setback. LOCATION: 375 East Highway 50. Mr. McAllister informed the board that the violation had been corrected and recommended that the case be dismissed. A motion was made by Ed Ivey to dismiss the case, seconded by William McKinney and approved by a unanimous vote. CASE NO. 2 CITY OF CLERMONT A Municipal Corporation Plaintiff, CASE NO. 89-11 vs. Amos Thomas 520 E. Juniata Street Clermont, Fla. 32711 Defendant (s). 1 • • w Chapter 11, Section 11-5 PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND GENERAL WELFARE. (9.) It is the duty and obligation of the owner and occupant of all real property in the City to help preserve and protect the public health and general welfare of all residents and their property be keeping their respective lots, and parcels or tracts of land in said City, as well as adjacent sidewalks and parkways free from all filth, trash, weeds, dirt, leaves, grass and rubbish and to keep down by mowing, cutting or removal of same excessive growth of grass weeds and noxious plants. LOCATION: 520 E. Juniata Street ~~ Mr. McAllister informed the Board that the property is littered with junk vehicles, vehicles parts and other types of machinery .~, parts . '" Mr. McAllister informed the Board that the defendant has a list of similar violations dating as far back as February of 1988 and also ~' informed the Board that in March 15, 1988, the defendant was found guilty of the violation and ordered to immediately correct the above violations. Approximately one week after the hearing, staff inspected the property and found the applicant to be in compliance. Since that time, the defendant has slowly returned the property to it's original unacceptable state. Mr. McAllister recommended that the defendant be found in violation and fined $50.00 a day until such time that the site is found to be in compliance. Mr. Thomas was present and stated that the vehicles mentioned in the violation belong to Mr. Jimmy Jackson and were on Mr. Jackson's property, not his. Mr. Baird asked if Mr. Jackson had been contacted about the violation. Mr. Thomas informed the Board that he was trying to work with Mr. Jackson to clean up the site because he was also concerned about the reflection the violation would have on his property. Mr. Baird asked staff if a survey was available. Mr. McAllister informed Mr. Baird that a survey was not in the ~~ defendant's file. ,,, '' After a brief discussion a motion was made by Edward Ivey to table this violation, and requested that the defendant supply a current survey showing the proper boundary lines of his property, seconded by William McKinney and approved by a unanimous vote. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. ~" ~' - ~-' ~~ Edwar hitehead, Chairman ATTEST: J~(ne Warren Planning Technician 2