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05-09-17 Minutes.pdfCITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MINUTES 6:00P.M.-MAY 9, 2017 IN ATTENDANCE Members: Benjamin de Luna, Chair Brenna Durden, City Attomey Louis Keith, Vice Chair Deborah White, Code Enforcement Officer Don Sasser Dayna Williams, Secretaty Kirk Hansen Lindsay Norman Ellen Glasser ABSENT Richard Lombardi (Excused) Chair Ben de Luna called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Secretary Dayna Williams read the roll, finding a quomm was present. 1. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 14,2017. Motion: Approve the minutes of the Code Enforcement Meeting of March 14,2017. Moved by Glasser, Seconded by Sasser The motion was approved unanimously. 2. Administration of Oath to Defendants/Witnesses Chair de Luna gave the oath to the defendants and witnesses. 3. Old Business CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 13-00000554 THOMAS J BENNETT JR 131 BELVEDERE ST Code Enforcement Officer Debbie White presented the case, stating Mr. Bennett was previously before the Board and was ordered to pay his fine of $693.50 for the boarding and securing of the structure, and to demolish the structure before May 9, 2017, and he has done both. Staff recommends the Board find the property owner in compliance on this particular case. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Glasser, Seconded by Nmman There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 14-1299 THOMAS BENNETT 131 BELVEDERE ST Ms. White presented the case, stating at the previous meeting the Board ordered to reduce Mr. Bennett's fine to $50,000.00, and to demolish the structure prior to May 9, 2017, and he has done both. Staff recommends the Board find the property owner in compliance. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Sasser, Seconded by Keith There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. City Attorney Brenna Durden informed the Board that upon payment of the fines and the demolition of the building the City did execute and record the release of both liens. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 16-515 MARION MAHONEY 153 LEVYRD Ms. White presented the case, stating the property owner constructed a structure without a permit and it has now been removed. Staff recommends the Board find the property owner in compliance. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Glasser, Seconded by Hansen There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-546 OSSIKLOTZ 1844 MAYPORT RD Ms. White presented the case, stating the property owner has cleaned up the property and complied with the Board Order. Staff recommends the Board find the property owner in compliance. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Glasser, Seconded by Hansen There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 2 of 13 CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 16-437 ROCK GARDEN ENTERPRISES, Sec. 24-173(b )(1) Outside Storage ( comm) INC Chapter 24 Zoning District 248LEVYRD Ms. White presented the case, stating they were in violation of having a storage trailer and were supposed to get a permit for it. She stated they decided to remove the trailer instead and are now in compliance. Staff recommends the Board find the property owner in compliance. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Hansen, Seconded by Keith There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 16-356 RAYMOND M CORBIN JR ET Sec. 17-41(C) Abandoned Signs (wall/gd) AL Recommendation CEB REC 980 MAYPORT RD Ms. White presented the case, stating they were in violation of the sign ordinance. She showed photos of the property, stating the sign is now gone. Staff recommends the Board find the property owner in compliance. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Nonnan, Seconded by Hansen There was no fmiher discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 16-525 OUR PROPERTIES INC Sec. 17-41(C) Abandoned Signs (wall!gd) 751 ATLANTIC BLVD Ms. White presented the case, stating they were in violation of the sign code and it has been conected and they are now in compliance. Staff recommends the Board find the property owner in compliance. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Norman, Seconded by Hansen There was no fmiher discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 3 of 13 CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-558 COX CONSTRUCTION Sec. 24-111 (c)(6) CG CONTRACTOR OUSIDE 76 LEVYRD STOR Chapter 20 Business Tax Receipt Sec. 17.61. Sign Permits Req Sign Permit & Business Tax Req'd Chapter 24 Zoning District Ms. White stated she is withdrawing the case, as there was no service. 4. New Business CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 16-493 SARAHHBOHR Chapter 24 Zoning District 2337 SEMINOLE RD UNIT #A Chapter 24 Short Term Rentals Chapter 20 Business Tax Receipt Sarah Bohr, property owner, requested the Board delay the presentation of her case as two of her witnesses have not yet arrived. Chair de Luna agreed and asked Ms. Bohr to let the Board know when the witnesses have arrived. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-549 JAX PETRO LLC Chapter 24 Zoning District 1480 MAYPORT RD Ms. White presented the case, reading the violations and showing photos of the property. She stated this is a service station that has been abandoned. She showed a photo taken on October 11, 2016, explaining the canopy had some issues and they got a permit to secure it. However, they subsequently tore all the covering off leaving just the framework. She stated Mr. Patel is here to represent the property owner. Chirayu Patel, representing the property owner Jax Petro LLC, stated they are in the process of reconstructing the canopy and remodeling the service station. He explained they finally have the insurance settlements that they applied for after Hunicane Matthew. He stated they need at least 120 days to reconstruct the canopy and remodel the service station. Staff recommends the property owner be found in violation and orders the metal framing be removed or repaired including a weatherproof covering on or before July 1, 2017. Failure to comply will result in a $250.00 per day fine being imposed. The property owner is responsible for notifYing Code Enforcement to request an inspection to verifY compliance. She stated the property owner will also need to have a permit. Ms. Glasser asked Ms. White if they will be required to get a permit when they start the work, and Ms. White explained they need the pennit before they begin the work. Mr. Sasser asked Mr. Patel if the 120 days he requested included the permitting process and Mr. Patel said yes. Discussion continued. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation with the exception that the date of compliance be changed to September 1, 2017. Moved by Norman, Seconded by Hansen There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 4 of 13 CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-570 * WHALEN, PETER R & CARLA Sec. 24-111 (c)(6) CG CONTRACTOR OUSIDE DE STOR 24 ARDELLA RD Sec. 24-173(b )(1) Outside Storage ( comm) Chapter 24 Zoning District Chapter 20 Business Tax Receipt Sec. 16-3 (b)Set out-Storage Garbage & Trash container Ms. White presented the case, stating Mr. Whalen did not sign for his Notice but he is present and may wish to address the Board. She presented photos of the property, stating Mr. Whalen has a lawn service that he operates out of 24 Ardella Road (which is in a CG District) and he has a lot of equipment that is visible from the street. She stated the prope1iy is a rental house and she has had a discussion with him about potentially putting a fence up for screening purposes. She stated that has not happened and he is present tonight. Peter Whalen, owner of AlA Lawn Services, stated he has been operating out of the prope1iy for fifteen years and has never had an issue. He stated he used to have a fence eight or nine years ago and was told it was against Code, so he had to remove it and now he is being told to put up a fence. Chair de Luna asked Mr. Whalen if he had an understanding of a CG District and Mr. Whalen said he has not read up on it. Ms. White stated they talked about it and she explained if you are a contractor in that district you are only supposed to have one vehicle and not store anything outside. She stated, since he has been there so long and in the spirit of cooperation, she suggested he get a pennit for a fence and he agreed to landscape along Mayport Road. She said that has been the discussion and she has not heard from him or received a permit application for a fence. Chair de Luna asked Ms. White if a fence would conect the problem. She explained the same scenario applies to all of these businesses. She stated they have been getting away with this for years and it has never been okay. She stated, the City is trying to get that area cleaned up and in compliance, but we are trying to work with them, not run them out of business, so it is a compromise. Discussion ensued. Chair de Luna explained to Mr. Whalen that the Ordinance is on the books and they are tlying to change it. Chair de Luna asked Ms. Durden the status of the Ordinance modification. Ms. Durden stated there was a discussion at the Commission Meeting last night about how to move forward with the proposal that has been presented by a group of property owners in the area of Atlantic Beach known as Section H. Ms. Durden asked for clarification that Mr. Whalen's parcel is included in Section H, and a member of the audience stated it was included. She stated the Commission has directed the City Clerk to find a date for a joint workshop of the City Commission and the Community Development Board members to allow the citizens group to make their presentation, to allow public input in regards to the proposal, and for the Commission and the Community Development Board members to have discussion and give direction to the staff. She continued her explanation of the steps involved in the process and stated it would most likely require a time frame of about four months, so the Board should take that into consideration. Chair de Luna asked if the person that made the statement about this parcel being in Section H would come to the podium and speak for the record. Atillio Cerqueira, 36 W 61h Street, stated Mr. Whalen's property is in Section Hand it is basically Zoning CG and CL in Section H that we are proposing for these ordinance changes. Staff recommends the propmiy owner be found in violation and orders the prope1iy be cleaned up, cease all storage visible from the street, remove all commercial vehicles and cease storage of commercial equipment and vehicles on or before June 27, 2017 (or whatever date the Board chooses) or a fine of $250.00 per day fine will Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 5 of 13 be imposed for the first day and $250.00 per day evety day thereafter until full compliance is achieved. The property owner is responsible for notifYing Code Enforcement to request an inspection to verifY compliance. Ms. White stated all of this will be covered if he erects the fence, stating she cannot make him put a fence up, but a lot of the violations will go away if he has a fence up and what he has back there cannot be seen. She said it has to be screened from the street. Mr. Hansen stated at our last meeting we moved any deadline dates back in order to give this ordinance a chance to be read and put into use. He stated he was uncomfmiable doing things on a piecemeal basis when we are waiting for this ordinance proposal to be decided. Ms. White announced there would not be a meeting in July, the next meeting would be in September. Discussion ensued regarding postponing any of the cases in this area until September to give council a chance to react to it. Chair de Luna stated they would have to take each case individually due to the way the agenda is set up. Ms. Durden suggested they continue it to the next meeting because what they are continuing is the hearing to make a decision. Motion: The Board moves to delay action on this matter until the September 12, 2017 meeting. Moved by Sasser, Seconded by Hansen There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-577 CHRISTINE WALKER Sec. 24-163 (b)(2) Heavy Vehicle (FYSB) 2197 S FAIRWAY VILLAS LN Ms. White stated she is withdrawing the case, as there was no service. Chair de Luna stated Ms. Bohr has indicated all her witnesses have arrived, so they will take her case now. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 16-493 SARAHHBOHR Chapter 24 Zoning District 2337 SEMINOLE RD UNIT #A Chapter 24 Short Tenn Rentals Chapter 20 Business Tax Receipt Ms. White presented the case, read the violations and stated Ms. Bohr has an oceanfront property that she has offered for lease to do wedding venues. She stated it is posted on the intemet and the advertisement shows that you can rent it for 3 or 4 days as part of your wedding. She presented photos of the advertisement, stating she printed this off the intemet today and it is still being posted there. She stated she is getting numerous complaints from the neighbors. She stated one of Ms. Bohr's neighbors provided some infonnation to give to the Board and it is attached to their case histmy report for review. Sarah Bohr, 2337 Seminole Rd., stated the notice she received only mentioned one of the violations read by Ms. White, the Chapter 24 Short Term Rentals. Ms. White stated that is the main violation, Shmi Term Rentals. Ms. Bohr provided her testimony, stating all of her tenants stay for 90 days. She stated she has a tenant who has lived with her for over 4 years and another tenant who has lived there since last August. She stated the minimum rental period in Atlantic Beach is 90 days, and that is what she offers. She acknowledged there were problems with some of her ads, stating one of the ads she cancelled and she was unaware they were Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 6 of 13 still running it. She stated it is her position that she is not in violation of any code because anyone who has a wedding on her property must live there for 90 days minimum. Chair de Luna asked Ms. Bohr if she was sworn in and she stated no, she was not present at the very beginning of the meeting. Chair de Luna administered the oath to Ms. Bohr. Mr. Sasser asked Ms. Bohr if the property was still being advertised as a wedding reception place of business. Ms. Bohr stated it is listed on a website that promotes weddings, but it clearly says that you must rent a unit for 90 days. Mr. Sasser stated rentals are one thing when you are renting a property, but if you are running a business and it is not in a business area, then he questions whether you can do that. He stated if you have somebody that wants to rent it for 90 days that is fine within the code. She stated she does not charge for the weddings. Mr. Sasser stated he understands that, but he believes her business is weddings. He stated he feels she is taking a residential unit and placing it out there as a commercial venue. Discussion ensued regarding her advettisements and marketing of the propetty. Chair de Luna called Ms. Bohr's first witness to the podium and administered the oath to him. Kevin Bates, answered questions from Ms. Bohr, stating he has lived on her property since December 2012 and loved living there. Ms. Glasser questioned Mr. Bates and Ms. Bohr about which units they live in, ttying to determine which units are being rented or occupied and which units are being rented for the weddings. Ms. Bohr stated she lives in pmt of unit A and Mr. Bates lives in unit B and she has 2 more units than the ones they occupy. Fmther discussion ensued regarding the misinformation in all the ads the Board had been given to review and Ms. Bohr's statements that she had been unaware they were inconect, but has now corrected them. Ms. Bohr stated she has another tenant here to speak. Julie Greer, 2337 Seminole Rd., Unit A, stated she was already sworn in. She stated she has lived in unit A since August 2016 and plans on renewing her lease for another year. Discussion ensued. Ms. Bohr stated she has another witness. Angela Mathews-Gale approached the podium and Chair de Luna administered the oath. Ms. Bohr asked the witness several questions establishing the histmy of their relationship. Ms. Mathews-Gale stated her nephew's wedding was held at Ms. Bohr's residence on July 1, 2016. Ms. Glasser asked the witness what unit the wedding was in and the witness stated the wedding was held outside and the bride and groom stayed in the middle unit, but she did not know what the unit was called. Discussion continued. Mr. Norman stated, though he appreciates the testimony of the tenants and witnesses, he feels compelled by Mr. Sasser's comment regarding what was the intent. He stated, is the business providing event space or is the business to make 90 day short term or longer rentals. He stated we have focused a lot on the events and he is not sure whether that is even germane to us; rather it is what is the purpose of this business or the ownership of this property. Staff recommends the Board find the propetty owner in violation and orders that compliance be achieved by ceasing all business activity specifically leasing residential property for wedding venues and cease all short tenn rentals for less than 90 days including all advmtising of same immediately or a fine of $250.00 will be imposed for the first day and $250.00 for every day thereafter the violation continues to exist. The property owner is responsible for contacting the City Code Enforcement Officer to verify compliance. Ms. Bohr continued to dispute that she was in violation of any Atlantic Beach City Code. Discussion followed. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Norman, Seconded by Hansen Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 7 of 13 17-637 There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-563 MIDLAND IRA, INC FBO Sec. 12-1(7) Nuisance-Junk Veh, Junk A TILLIO CERQUEIRA IRA Sec. 24-173(b )(1) Outside Storage ( comm) #7446020 IPMC Sec. 302.8 Motor Vehicle 72LEVYRD Ms. White presented the case, reading the violations and showing photos of the property. She stated this gentleman has one of the businesses in this commercial district with too much stuff. She stated she has been working with the property owner, Billy Lewis, and he has made great progress, but he is not quite there yet. Ms. Glasser commented that the name on the agenda shows Midland Ira and not Billy Lewis as the property owner and asked for clarification. Ms. White stated the ownership is wrong due to problems with the software and confirmed that Billy Lewis is the owner of the property. Billy Lewis, 72 Levy Road, property owner, stated he is in the process of cleaning it up and Ms. White has been working with him regarding a fence to help hide or screen the property. Mr. Lewis stated we applied for a fence permit months ago and it has been held up for whatever reason. He stated it is his understanding there is a move to a zero lot line. He stated he does not have a problem putting up a fence, but explained the issues with setbacks and fence height. Chair de Luna asked Ms. White for her recommendation and she stated she feels he is in the same situation as the rest of these folks, and recommends continuance until September 12, 2017. However, she instructed him to keep cleaning up the property. Discussion ensued. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Sasser, Seconded by Glasser There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION * CERQUEIRA,ATILLION & Sec. 24-173(b)(l) Outside Storage (comm) CATHERINE IPMC Sec. 302.3 Sidewalks and Driveways 580 MAYPORT RD Chapter 24 Zoning District 24-154 (b) 1 and 2 Outdoor Display 24-154 Parking Area Sec. 24-154(g) Outdoor Display Cornm Sec. 12-1(a) Nuisance-Conditions Ms. White presented the case, reading the violations and showing photos of the property. Ms. White stated the main address of the property is 580 Mayport Road, but the address for this tenant would be 56 W 6111 Street. Ms. White explained the tenant does scrap metal recycling and it is a mess. She stated the tenant is in a district where outside storage is not allowed, the business is supposed to be done completely inside the building. Ms. White stated the tenant has been operating the business for quite some time, however, right after opening the business she was cited for outside storage and scrap lumber. Ms. White stated she has a copy of the Code Enforcement Board Order from 1997, so the tenant was notified ofthe violations, but as the business grew it has Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 8 of 13 ballooned into what you see today. Ms. White stated this particular business would not be helped by the ordinance that Mr. Cerqueira has proposed. Michelle Perry, owner of Beaches Recycling, gave her testimony, stating they have been in business since 1989 and have always done the same thing. She stated they have stuff outside during the day, but at night they put it all in the building. Discussion ensued. Chair de Luna asked Ms. Perry if she understood what Ms. White was asking her to do, and she stated she wants us to get rid of the container and not put anything outside. Ms. White stated Ms. Perry has to conduct her business inside, she cannot have it outside. Atillio Cerqueira, 36 W. 61h St., property owner, stated he is here in defense of his tenant who has been doing business there for 20 years and is providing a great service to the community. He stated it hasn't been a problem until now and he questions who is complaining. Chair de Luna stated the City is trying to clean up and as the Code Enforcement Board we are here to enforce the ordinances if there are violations. Chair de Luna stated, from what he has heard this evening, the ordinance Mr. Cerqueira has proposed is not going to solve the problem for this case and Mr. Cerqueira agreed. Discussion ensued. Staff recommends the Board find the property owner in violation and orders the business to cease all outside storage and outside business activity in the required parking area/right of way and retention pond and move all business activity inside the structure by June 27, 2017 or a $250.00 per day fine will be imposed for the first day and $250.00 each day thereafter until full compliance is achieved. The property owner is responsible for notifYing Code Enforcement to request an inspection to verity compliance. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Norman, Seconded by de Luna Ms. Glasser remarked to Ms. Perry that the Board does not have much choice but to find you in violation, however, she urged her to try and find a solution. Ms. Glasser stated she feels there is a solution here that does not put Ms. Perry out of business or force her to move. Discussion ensued regarding the date of compliance and the following amended motion was made. Amended Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation with the exception that the date of compliance be changed to September 1, 2017 Moved by Norman, Seconded by de Luna The motion was approved unanimously. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-614 REGINA ROSENSTEIN TRUST Sec. 17-41 (b) Sign damaged and poorly maintained 501 MAYPORTRD Sec. 17-51(3)d. Sign Non Conf25% Damaged Ms. White presented the case, reading the violations and showing photos of the property. Essa Khazal, tenant of the Hanna Park Food Mart representing Ms. Rosenstein, stated the wind damaged the sign and they have been fighting with the insurance company. He explained they have found a sign company to rebuild the whole sign. Ms. White advised Mr. Khazal not to do anything to the sign and spend any money on it because the sign has to be dropped down to eight feet and it has to be a monument sign. She stated the sign does not comply with the ordinance and has to be removed. Staff recommends the Board find the property owner in violation and allow until June 15, 2017 to remove the dilapidated, non-conforming ground sign. Failure to comply will result in a $250.00 per day fine for the first Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 9 of 13 day and $250.00 evety day thereafter the violation continues to exist. The property owner is responsible for notifYing Code Enforcement to request an inspection to verifY compliance. Chair de Luna asked Mr. Khazal if he understood Ms. White's recommendation and discussion ensued. Chair de Luna reiterated the importance of submitting the plans for a permit to ensure it meets the ordinance requirements. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation with the exception that the date of compliance be changed to September 1, 2017 Moved by de Luna, Seconded by Sasser There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-564 H & H AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR IPMC Sec. 302.8 Motor Vehicle SHOPS Sec. 24-173(b)(l) Outside Storage (comm) 20 LEVYRD Ms. White presented the case, reading the violations and showing photos of the property. Ms. White stated this is the lot where Mr. Lewis stores his wood and a trailer that he is supposed to be getting rid of. She stated he has been working hard to clean it up. She stated the propetiy owner is present to address the Board. Mr. Lewis approached the podium and explained how he made rails and put the wood in stacks to make it look decent and presentable. Eric Herman, property owner and Vice President of H & H Automotive Repair Shops, Inc., stated he hoped the proposed ordinance changes would take care of the problems. Chair de Luna asked Ms. White for her recommendation and she stated he needs to get rid of the trailer and has until September to address all the other issues. Chair de Luna explained to Mr. Hetman that the Board was going to continue the case until September 12, 2017. Motion: The Board moves to continue the case until September 12,2017. Moved by Hansen, Seconded by Keith There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-561 MIDLAND IRA, INC FBO Sec. 24-173(b )(1) Outside Storage ( comm) A TILLIO CERQUEIRA IRA #7446020 70 LEVYRD Ms. White presented the case, reading the violations and showing photos of the property. Ms. White stated Billy Lewis rents from the propetiy owner, Atillio Cerqueira. She stated Mr. Lewis has been tlying to get it cleaned up. Ms. White stated this is another one that is under the September proposed ordinance change. Mr. Cerqueira asked the Board to suspend any action until September 12, 2017. Motion: The Board moves to continue the case until September 12,2017. Moved by Sasser, Seconded by Hansen Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 10 of 13 17-551 There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASE ID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-562 C QUEST PROPERTIES LLC Sec. 12-1(7) Nuisance-Junk Veh, Junk 74 LEVYRD Sec. 24-173(b )(1) Outside Storage ( comm) Ms. White presented the case, reading the violations and showing photos of the property. Chair de Luna asked Ms. White if her recommendation was to continue the case until September 12, 2017, and she stated yes. Motion: The Board moves to continue the case until September 12, 2017. Moved by Keith, Seconded by Hansen There was no fmiher discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASE ID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION B & K PROPERTY MGMT & Chapter 20 Business Tax Receipt DEV, INC Sec. 24-173(b)(l) Outside Storage (comm) lODONNERRD Chapter 24 Zoning District Ms. White presented the case, reading the violations and showing photos of the property. She asked if there was anyone present representing B & K properties and there was no response. She stated they have a tenant that opened a business and has a forklift parked out front that he has been cited for, but he continues to store the forklift outside. Staff recommends the Board find the propmiy owner in violation and allow until May 15, 2017 to achieve full compliance. Failure to comply will result in a $250.00 per day fine being imposed for the first day and $250.00 fine per day for every day thereafter until compliance is achieved. The propetiy owner is responsible for notifying Code Enforcement to request an inspection to verify compliance. Chair de Luna asked Ms. White if she had talked to anyone with regards to this case and she stated she has talked to the gentleman that is renting the space a couple of times, but she has not talked to the owner. Ms. Glasser asked if service was made to the tenant and not the owner. Ms. White stated service was made to B & K Property and explained that she always does the propetiy owners, she does not serve tenants unless she calls them as a witness, which is very rare. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Norman, Seconded by Glasser There was no further discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 11 of 13 CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-575 * LADUE, JOSHUA Sec. 24-173(b)(l) Outside storage (resi) 1930 FRANCIS AVE Ms. White presented the case, reading the violations and showing photos of the property. She stated he has now cleaned it up. Chair de Luna asked if Mr. Ladue would like to make a statement and he declined. The Board thanked him for making the property look nice. Staff recommends the Board find the property owner m violation for the time m violation and now m compliance. Ms. Glasser addressed Mr. Ladue, stating he is not quite there yet, in her view. Chair de Luna asked Mr. Ladue to please come to the podium to speak. Mr. Ladue approached the podium stating his name and address, Joshua Ladue, 1930 Francis Avenue. Ms. Glasser thanked him for being here and reiterated her remark that he is not quite there yet, he could make it really beautiful. Mr. Ladue stated he plans to keep going and finish it. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Norman, Seconded by Hansen There was no futiher discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. CASEID NAME & ADDRESS VIOLATION 17-604 TIMOTHY F MAHONEY IPMC Sec. 302.8 Motor Vehicle 111 S SARA TOGA CIR Sec. 24-173 (b)( 1) Outside storage (resi) Ms. White presented the case, reading the violations and showing photos of the property. She stated he has now cleaned it up. Staff recommends the Board find the property owner m violation for the time in violation and now in compliance. Motion: The Board adopts the staff recommendation. Moved by Hansen, Seconded by Keith There was no fmiher discussion. The motion was approved unanimously. 5. Miscellaneous Business Chair de Luna stated he gave evetybody a little homework at the last meeting to talk about any comments and suggestions they may have regarding recruiting, training, and retention of board members for any of the boards that the City of Atlantic Beach has. He asked if anyone had any suggestions that he could take back to Commissioner Stinson. Mr. Notman stated he feels we cannot make the process of being a volunteer, qualifYing to be a volunteer, or remaining a volunteer too onerous or we will discourage people from patiicipating. He stated he noted in some Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 12 of 13 of the materials that were distributed that there would be some kind of a review process and perhaps for people to get renewed on a board, they would have to sit through an interview. He reiterated, if we are not cautious we will discourage people, not attract people with doing these things. He feels we need to make the process as facile and encouraging as possible and the City needs to do better job of getting the word out of how useful this service can be. Ms . Glasser commented that she recognizes some of the boards talk about ttying to get cettain types of expertise on their committees and if we had unlimited volunteers that would be great. She stated the fact is we just need to get people who are interested in the community and she agrees that we should not make it an onerous process. Mr. Sasser suggested a good way to get the word out is through the City water bills and the enclosed newsletter. Discussion continued . Mayor Reeves asked to address the Board, stating he was in attendance tonight because he wanted to hear the comments from the board members. He stated what they are looking for is to recruit more people and explained they were ttying to set the process to make the boards active and help ensure we always have a quorum for boards . He discussed the changes they were making to show recognition to all the people who volunteer their time to be on a board. He stated they were ttying to improve the process and thanked evetyone for their service. Ms . White announced that we have a new software program, explaining the next time we meet their paperwork will not look the same. She reminded everyone that we will not have a meeting in July. Discussion ensued. Adjournment Chair de Luna adjourned the meeting at 9: 14 p.m . . u)~ Minutes of the Code Enforcement Board on May 9, 2017 Page 13 of 13