07-19-1983 Regular Meeting• CITY OF CLERMONT •
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
MINUTES
July 19, 1983
This regular meeting of the Code Enforcement Board of Clermont
was called to order by Acting Chairman Kathy Parsell at 7:30 p.m.
on Tuesday, July 19, 1983 in the City Council Chambers. The Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag was recited by all present.
ROLL CALL. Present: Glenn Curtis, Emma Higgins, Bill McGuire,
Kathleen Parsell and Mary Wright. Absent: Chairman Marcus McGowan
and William McKinney. Also present were City Attorney Leonard Baird,
Code Enforcement Director Harvey Nagel and Clerk Marilyn George.
MINUTES of the meeting held June 21, 1983 were approved as presented.
CASE NO. 83-018, CITY OF CLERMONT vs. ROGER FOERG
Mr. Foerg had been called before the Board because of a complaint
by a neighbor that the property at his service station at 511 West
Highway 50 was poorly maintained. Mr. Nagel reported that the ap-
pearance of the station was now satisfactory, and that Mr. Foerg
could not attend the hearing because of a recent injury to his leg.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. CURTIS, SECONDED BY MRS. HIGGINS AND UNAN-
IMOUSLY CARRIED TO DISD~ISS THE CASE AGAINST MR. FOERG.
CASE NO. 83-019, CITY OF CLERMONT ys. A.R. SEWELL
Mr. Sewell had been subpoenaed to appear before the Board because
of the poor condition of the house and yard he owns at 1151 Seventh
Street. The Clerk explained that Mr. Sewell had been on vacation
at the time an attempt to serve the subpoena was made, and was not
expected to return until August 9, 1983. It was the consensus of
the Board to continue the case until the August meeting.
CASE NO. 83-020, CITY OF CLERMONT vs. ROBIN BON JORN
Mr. Bon Jorn was summoned before the Board because of complaints
about his parking a large boat in his driveway, and also, at times,
smaller boats. He had been warned several times that the Ordinance
requires such vehicles to be parked behind the front building set-
back line. The Clerk administered the oath to Mr. Bon Jorn.
Mr. Bon Jorn stated that he had taken out some palm trees and a row
of hedge plants in order to be able to comply with the Ordinance,
and that the only time the boat was in the driveway was just before
or after the boat was used. He stated that the boat was seldom
there for more than a day-and-a-half before it was moved to the
rear of the setback line.
Mr. Nagel reported that the boat was sometimes parked at other lo-
cations in the City. Mr. Bon Jorn replied that he sometimes put
the boat on a vacant lot owned by a friend when he didn't have help
to move it to the proper place on his own property.
Mr. Baird pointed out that the Board had two alternatives: to levy
a fine or to dismiss the case with a warning issued to Mr. Bon Jorn.
After further discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. MC GUIRE, SECOND-
ED BY MR. CURTIS AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT MR. BON JORN BE WARNED
AT THIS TIME, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT HE WILL BE FINED IF HE
REAPPEARS BEFORE THE BOARD ON THE SAME CHARGE.
CASE NO. 83-021, CITY OF CLERMONT ys. JERRY HOSKINSON
Mr. Nagel explained that Mr. Hoskinson had been requested to appear
before the Board because he parks a semi tractor in his yard at
1190 West Lakeshore Drive. Ordinance 23-3 prohibits truck and
trailer parking in residential areas. A deposition made by Police
Officer Vernon Brown was read, reporting that Mr. and Mrs. Hoskinson
had been warned, but refused to move the truck.
Under oath, Mr. Hoskinson said that he had not previously been made
aware that he was violating an Ordinance, and that the truck has
been parked there for four years. He further stated that he never
brings the trailer home, and stands to lose a $400.00 radio, $200.00
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worth of fuel and other items like batteries. He also stated that
the Police Chief had told him in the past that it was all right to
park the truck there, as long as it was on his own property.
There followed a discussion of what the weight of the truck is, and
it was pointed out that the ordinance prohibiting parking of such
trucks in residential neighborhoods was being violated by Mr. Hos-
kinson. Mr. Adelbert Evans, who did the research necessary to write
the Ordinance last year was consulted as an expert witness.
Mrs. Parsell remarked that all residential zones are mentioned in
the Ordinance, and asked if Mr. Hoskinson could find a spot in a
properly zoned area to park his truck, and suggested that he talk
to City Council on behalf of all truckers who live in the area.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY MRS. WRIGHT, SECONDED BY MR. MC GUI RE AND
UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO ISSUE A WARNING TO MR. HOSKINSON AND SEE
WHAT COMES OF HIS VISIT TO COUNCIL.
MR. NAGEL'S REPORT
The Director of Code Enforcement reported that many potential
cases are cleared up with the initial warning letter, and that the
Code Enforcement Board is having an effect on the community. Mrs.
Parsell thanked him for instigating the prompt response to her
complaint of a vacant lot that needed mowing.
Mr. Evans stated that he feared that Council may not act on making
provision for truckers to park in the City, and that he is worried
about the "domino effect" if any trucker is granted permission to
park in the City in a place other than those allowed by the Ordin-
ance.
Mrs. Parsell questioned whether the City had a responsibility to
members of the community trying to make a living with trucks.
Mr. Evans suggested that the CUP for the mini-warehouses and rec-
reational vehicle storage granted to Mr. Ed Augustine be checked
to determine if trucks can be parked at this site.
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
KATHLEEN PARSELL, Acting Chairman
ATTEST:
HARVEY NAGEL, Director of Code Enforcement