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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 10 24 Public Hearing - New Case item 501 - Case# 2023CE000815 315 Birch TerracePUBLIC HEARINGS : NEW CASES ITEM 501 CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD AGENDA | OCTOBER 24, 2023 REGULAR MEETING TITLE Case# 2023CE000815 315 Birch Ter Arvin J Meyer WS City Ord. 13-2(c) Overgrown Grass WS City Ord. 13-2(b) Trash in Yard IPMC 302.1 Sanitation SUMMARY FUNDING SOURCE RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends, based upon the photo evidence and testimony presented, the respondent be given no more than 90 days (1/24/2024) to establish compliance. In the event the violation(s) are not corrected a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) a day shall be imposed. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 City of Winter Springs Code Enforcement Division October 24, 2023 2023CE000815 315 Birch Ter. Arvin J Meyer I am requesting the Code Enforcement Board find the Respondent in violation of: WS CITY ORD. 13-2(b) Trash in Yard WS CITY ORD. 13-2(c) Overgrown Yard IPMC 302.1 Sanitation 66 WS CITY ORDINANCE 13-2(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit junk, scrap metal, scrap lumber, wastepaper products, discarded building materials, or any unused abandoned vehicle, or abandoned parts, machinery or machinery parts, garbage, trash or other waste materials to be in or upon any yard, garden, lawn, outbuildings or premises owned, rented, leased or otherwise occupied by him/her in the city unless in connection with a business enterprise lawfully situated and licensed for the same. 2023CE000815 67 WS City Ordinance 13-2(c) The existence of excessive accumulation or untended growth of weeds, undergrowth or other dead, or living plant life; or stagnant water, rubbish, garbage, refuse, debris, trash, including but not limited to household furnishings, and all other objectionable, unsightly or unsanitary matter upon any lot, tract or parcel of land within this city be it uncovered or under open shelter, to the extent and in the manner that such lot, tract or parcel of land is or may reasonably become infested or inhabited by rodents, vermin or wild animals, or may furnish a breeding place for mosquitoes, or threatens or endangers the public health, safety, or welfare, or may reasonably cause disease, or adversely affects and impairs the economic welfare of adjacent property, or any other objectionable, unsightly substance or material tending by its existence and/or accumulation to endanger or adversely affect of health, safety, lives, and/or welfare of the citizens of the city, is hereby prohibited and declared to be a public nuisance and unlawful. 2023CE000815 68 International Property Maintenance Code 302.1 All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition. The occupant shall keep that part of the exterior property which such occupant occupies or controls in a clean and sanitary condition. 2023CE000815 69 315 Birch Ter. 2023CE000815 Photo 1 Findings: Weeds and grass overgrown. Photo Taken: 5/4/23 WS City Ord. 13-2(c) Overgrown yard 70 315 Birch Ter. 2023CE00815 Photo 2 Findings: Debris in backyard. Photo Taken: 5/4/23 WS City Ord. 13-2(b) Debris 71 315 Birch Ter. 2023CE00815 Photo 3 Findings: Overgrowth Photo Taken: 5/4/23 WS City Ord. 13-2(c) 72 315 Birch Ter. 2023CE00815 Photo 4 Findings: Several items piled up on the porch. Dark growth front of house. Bushes overgrown. Photo Taken: 5/4/23 WS City Ord. 13-2(b) Outdoor Storage WS City Ord. 13-2(c) Overgrowth bushes IPMC 302.1 Sanitation 73 315 Birch Ter. 2023CE00815 Photo 5 Findings: Overgrown bushes. Photo Taken: 5/4/23 WS City Ord. 13-2(c) Overgrowth 74 315 Birch Ter. 2023CE00815 Photo 6 Findings: Overgrowth and black growth on the outside of residence. Photo Taken: 5/4/23 IPMC 302.1 Sanitation WS City Ord. 13-2(c) Overgrowth 75 315 Birch Ter. 2023CE00815 Photo 7 Findings: Overgrowth and black growth on house. Photo Taken:10/4/23 IPMC 302.1 Sanitation WS City Ord. 13-2(c) Overgrowth 76 315 Birch Ter. 2023CE00815 Photo 8 Findings: Overgrowth and garbage can in yard. Photo Taken: 10/4/23 WS City Ord. 13-2(c) Overgrowth WS City Ord. 13-2(b) Debris 77 2023CE000815 315 Birch Ter. Arvin J Meyer Suggested Findings of Fact / Conclusion of Law Based upon the photo evidence and testimony presented at this hearing I am recommending the respondent be given no more that 90 days (1/24/2024) to establish compliance. In the event the violation(s) are not corrected a fine of $250.00 a day be imposed. 78