10-02-90 v AGENDA
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
October 2, 1990
Call to Order
Pledge to Flag
1. Approval of Minutes of June 5, 1990
2. Recognition of Visitors and Guests
3. Old Business
Case #0013 - Francisco Rebelo to appear relative to his plans
to build a building and comply with City Code
4. New Business
Case #0014 - Joseph Nadeau, 860 Orchid Street, Atlantic Beach
32233, violation of City Ordinance Section 21-24
5. Board Members Comments
6. Adjournment
MINUTES OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MEETING
HELD AT CITY HALL ON OCTOBER 2, 1990 AT 7:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: Present: George Bull, Jr. , Chairman
Mattie Freeman, Vice Chairman
Heywood Dowling, Jr.
Herbert Moller
Mary Lyle Perry
And: Suzanne Bass, Prosecuting Attorney
Alan Jensen, Legal Council to Board
Don Ford, Code Enforcement Officer
Karen S. Moore, Secretary
Absent: G. Edward Martin, Excused
William J. Dorsey, Unexcused
1. Approval of Minutes of June 5, 1990
Ms. Perry moved for approval of the minutes of June 5, 1990 as written. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Dowling and carried unanimously.
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2. Recognition of Visitors and Guests-None
3. Old Business
Case #0013 - Francisco Rebelo to appear relative to his plans to build a
building and comply with City Code. Mr. Bull called on Mr. Rebelo to update
the board on his plan to construct a building on his property. Mr. Rebelo
stated it was financially impossible for him to build a building and he
requested an extension to remove all the outside storage that was left on
his property and possibly to find another location for his business. He told
the board he believes his property was looking better every day and he would
continue to clean it up to comply with the order of the board. Mr. Bull
remarked that he had gone by the property and it was looking better however
he reminded Mr. Rebelo the fence was a temporary situation until he could
come up with a plan to build a building or remove the outside storage. Mr.
Rebelo requested a one year extension. Mr. Bull stated the board could not
give him a one year extension.
Mr. Dowling asked Mr. Rebelo to give the board a more reasonable time table
for which to clean up his outside storage. Mr. Rebelo stated he could
possibly have the area cleaned up in six months.
Mr. Dowling moved to give Mr. Rebelo until April 1, 1991 to completely clear
up the debris on his property with an automatic fine of $250.00 a day
thereafter. The motion was seconded by Mr. Moller and passed unanimously.
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4. New Business
Case #0014 - Joseph Nadeau, 860 Orchid Street, Atlantic Beach 32233,
violation of City Ordinance Section 21-24 began with notification that a
court reporter was taking a record of the hearing by stenographic notes.
The City was represented by Suzanne Bass, Prosecuting Attorney and Don Ford,
Code Enforcement Officer. All witness in the case were sworn in.
Ms. Bass began by stating the evidence would show that Mr. Nadeau's property
had been and still was strewn with abandoned junk, wrecked and inoperative
vehicles. The property in question was in Section "H" subdivision. This
section was currently under major construction and it wasn't until the road
was cut through next to this property that they found the inoperative
vehicles on his property.
Ms. Bass called Don Ford to testify. Mr. Ford had previously been sworn in.
He stated the violation was called to his attention by Billy Howell, Project
Manager for the Section "H" project. He said Orchid Street had just been
cut through and the clearing was what exposed the area behind Mr. Nadeau's
property. Mr. Ford stated he went by Mr. Nadeau's property on January 30,
1990, and contacted him on February 2, 1990. He said he discussed the
property and the junked vehicles on the property at that time with Mr.
Nadeau. Mr. Ford stated Mr. Nadeau told him it would take approximately
ninety days to clear all the inoperative vehicles off his property.
Mr. Ford went on to say at the conclusion of the ninety days, he wrote Mr.
Nadeau a letter dated May 9, 1990 stating as of that date the vehicles had
not been cleared off the property. He stated he gave Mr. Nadeau another ten
days and if the problem was not cleared, he would turn it over to the Code
Enforcement Board for action.
Ms. Bass asked Mr. Ford if any improvement had been made to the property
during the ninety day period. Mr. Ford said Mr. Nadeau had moved several
cars however there was a lot of other types of debris left on the property
along with 2 or 3 inoperative cars. He stated a final letter was sent from
him to Mr. Nadeau on August 7, 1990.
Ms. Bass stated she had no other questions for Mr. Ford. Mr. Bull called on
Mr. Nadeau to give his statement.
Mr. Nadeau began by calling attention to the incorrect address which was
being used on all correspondence sent to him. The correct address of his
property was 105 West 6th Street. He stated he had never received the
registered letter from Mr. Ford because of the incorrect address. He said
one of the vehicles was a work van that he used on his job and the other two
vehicles belonged to his sons. He stated twelve vehicles had been taken
from the property since his first meeting with Mr. Ford. He showed the
Board his bill for a recently purchased privacy fence.
Mr. Bull asked Mr. Nadeau about the other debris on the property. Mr.
Nadeau replied that Mr. Ford had talked to him about removing the vehicles.
Mr. Bull suggested an itemized list be made available to Mr. Nadeau so he
would know what items on his property were in violation. Mr. Nadeau stated
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that one of the biggest problems with removal of items on his property was
the construction of the road around his home. Mr. Bull asked Mr. Ford when
the roads would be done in the area. Mr. Ford replied the roads are
scheduled to be completed by January, 1991.
Ms. Bass recommended to the Board that since Mr. Nadeau was not sited for
the other debris on the property, he be given the time to clean the
property. She believed Mr. Nadeau had a good faith argument in terms of the
ingress and egress to his property.
Mr. Dowling asked Mr. Nadeau how long it would take him to have the debris
removed from his property once the roads are complete. Mr. Nadeau replied
two weeks.
Mr. Bull moved that Mr. Nadeau be given three weeks to remove the cars on
the condition that he can physically remove them and that Mr. Nadeau and Mr.
Ford work on the remanding debris that needs to be removed and the time table
should be accomplished thirty days after the roads are complete and
passable. The motion was seconded by Mr. Dowling and carried unanimously.
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5. Board Members Comments-None
6. Adjournment
There being no other business to come before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
,1 Air 4Iffill
George Bull, Jr.
Chairman
ATTEST:
Karen S. Moore
Secretary