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05-18-1982 Regular Meeting• CITY OF CLERMONT • CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MINUTES Tuesday, May 18, 1982 This meeting of the Code Enforcement Board was called to order at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 1982 in the City Council Chambers by Chairman Kathleen Parsell. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given by all present. ROLL CALL. Present: Emma Higgins, Marcus McGowan, Bill McGuire, Sue Mecanick, and Chairman Kathleen Parsell. Absent: Glenn Curtis. Representing the City: Director of Code Enforcement Harvey Nagel, City Attorney Leonard Baird, Jr., and Code Enforcement Clerk Marilyn George. MINUTES of the meeting held March 16, 1982 were approved as presented. PROGRESS REPORTS. Case No. 82-001 - Bill's Auto Parts. Mr. Nagel reported that there is one opening in the fence on the north side which will be closed soon. The cars piled high above the fence are to be compacted. At this point Mr. Misuraca entered the meeting, but had nothing to add. Case No. 82-002 - Arthur Edwards. Mr. Edwards was again subpoenaed to appear before the Board for failure to carry out .actions recom- mended by the Board at his hearing on March 16, 1982. Mr. Nagel stated that he and Mrs. Higgins, representing the Board, made an inspection of this property as suggested by the Board. Mr. Nagel also made several other visits to the property in the in- terim. Some progress was noted, but the violations have not been corrected. Mr. Edwards agreed that there is still much to be done, and requested an itemization of the problems. He agreed to an inspec- tion by the Fire Marshall. After a lengthy discussion, Mrs. Parsell stated that it is the decision of the Board that since Mr. Edwards had been given 45 days from March 16 to comply and had failed to do so after 60 days, the stated fine of $100.00 will be levied. If the violations are corrected within ten days of Mr. Edwards' receiving the itemized list the fine will be refunded. If he fails to correct the viola- tions by that time an additional $100.00 fine will be due. Mr. Edwards is to give access to the Fire Marshall for inspection of the various buildings on these premises. He is to be in communi- cation with City Hall concerning progress and/or problems. Mr. Nagel asked that he be required to remove all material foreign to residential occupancy. HEARING NO. 82-003. CITY OF CLER'~IONT vs. AMOS THOMAS Mr. Nagel presented a brief history of this case, detailing the fire which gutted the upper story, the subsequent rental of the lower floor, the condemnation of the property by the City, and the demolition of same by the owner. Because Mr. Thomas did not remove all the debris generated by the demolition, he is in violation of Section 101 of the Southern Standard Building Code, which treats elimination of unsafe buildings. Mr. Thomas stated that he had filled in low places and was saving some blocks for possible future use. He also desires to keep the present slab intact, and inquired what he needs to do to correct the violation. After discussion the Board determined that Mr. Thomas should be given a thirty day extension of his demolition permit, and that Mr. Nagel should explain what needs to be removed after inspecting the slab. If compliance is not complete after thirty days a fine of $50.00 will be imposed. The fine will be withdrawn if enough progress is made. • CITY OF CLERMONT • CODE~ENFORCEMENT BOARD MINUTES Tuesday, May 18, 1982 Page two. HEARING NO. 82-004. CITY OF CLERMONT vs. ALBERT DEAN dba DEANO'S GROCERY AND FISH MARKET Mr. Nagel stated that at the time Mr. Dean bought the business an inspection was performed and a Certificate of Occupancy and Occupational License were issued. At that time Mr. Dean was given information about sign permits, garbage pick-up and other pertinent data. At present Mr. Dean has signs on walls, windows, a post, and on a shopping cart. He did not obtain permits for these signs. After being notified three times that he was negligent he was called for this hearing. Mr. Dean stated that he was not given the sign permit infor- mation, that his signs were not on City property and were not in a position to cause anyone harm. After lengthy discussion, the decision of the Board was that Mr. Dean be required to make application for his signs, pay the normal fees, and pay a fine of $100.00 if he hasn't complied with this order within forty-eight hours. HEARING NO. 82-005. CITY OF CLERMONT vs. W. G. BATH dba CALICO JACK'S TAVERN Mr. Nagel gave a brief history of the property and described the violation. Previous owners had been given the driveway spec- ifications and advised of Code requirements concerning the instal- lation of driveways at the time they applied for a permit to re- model the property at 998 East Highway 50. The driveway to Grand Highway was installed without benefit of a City inspection, and soon gave evidence of being a substandard job by washing out. It was patched several times, but the problem continued until the present hazardous condition was reached. The present owner was notified in person and by Certified Mail of the violation, with no results, and now appeared before the Board. Mr. Bath stated that he had no prior knowledge of the problem at the time he purchased the the business and that he could not afford to repair the driveway. After a period of discussion, the City Attorney stated that the Code must be met. The only option the Board has is in the length of time to give for compliance. Mrs. Parsell stated that the members of the Board are in sympathy with Mr. Bath, and that Mr. Nagel will help in any way possible. Thirty days was the period of time given for proper installation of the driveway. If no progress is made, a fine of $100.00 will be imposed. ADJOURNMENT was at 9:00 p.m. KATHLEEN PARSELL, Chairman ATTEST: HARVEY NAGEL,~Directo$ of Code Enforcemen