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MORNING. HOW ARE YOU DOING? OKAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE HEARING. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING FOR JANUARY 20TH, 2026, 10 A.M. AND IF YOU'LL RISE, JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. PLEASE BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. FIRST
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CASE IS THE LOPEZ CASE, AND YOU ALL ARE HERE, SO THAT'S GOOD. IT'S CASE NUMBER 25112 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14827 SOUTHWEST 1/73 AVENUE. AND THE RESPONDENTS ARE LEONARDO AND GEORGINA LOPEZ. OKAY, OKAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM OFFICER NARANJO FIRST. AND THEN I'LL HAVE YOU COME UP AND YOU CAN SPEAK AT THAT POINT. SO I'M GOING TO SWEAR YOU IN. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. SO HELP YOU GOD? YES. OKAY. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. SO THIS IS CASE 25 112. LEONARDO AND GEORGINA LOPEZ I, JONATHAN NARANJO, AM A CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN AND HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. THIS CASE WAS INITIATED PROACTIVELY ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2025. THE RESPONDENT IS PRESENT. THIS CASE CONCERNS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1482 SEVEN SOUTHWEST 1/73 AVE, INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. PER MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER RECORDS. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS LEONARDO AND GEORGINA LOPEZ. A COPY OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S RECORD IS MARKED AS. LET ME SUGGEST TO YOU THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO ASK FOR A CONTINUANCE IN THIS CASE, LET'S NOT PRESENT EVIDENCE, OKAY? BECAUSE IT JUST KIND OF GETS THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. SO IF YOU'LL JUST TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEN SO ON, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO ASK FOR IT LOOKS LIKE A 60 DAY CONTINUANCE. YEAH. SO THIS ONE WOULD BE A 60 DAY CONTINUANCE. THEY HAVE A CURRENT PENDING LAWSUIT THAT THE CARS NEED TO BE STORED ON THE PROPERTY. BUT THEY'VE HAD THEY'VE HAD MIXED COMMUNICATION WITH PREVIOUS OFFICERS THAT THEY WERE ON THE GRASS FIRST. THEN THEY WERE TOLD TO BE PUT ON THE PAVEMENT BLOCKS. SO WE JUST REALLY BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM ON SEEING HOW MUCH TIME THEY NEED. AND IS IT IS IT ONE VEHICLE OR SO? THERE'S TWO VEHICLES AND THERE IS A TRAILER WITH SCRAP ON IT, WHICH HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE THE SCRAP TODAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET ME LET ME JUST SEE TWO VEHICLES PLUS TRAILER. ALL RIGHT. AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR CONTINUANCE TO THE MARCH. MARCH 17TH. MARCH 17TH. OKAY. AND THAT'S BASED ON PARTIAL COMPLIANCE OR ATTEMPTS AT COMPLYING. YEAH. ATTEMPTING TO COMPLY. AND THEN JUST KIND OF THEM BEING TOLD WRONG. AND THEY DO HAVE NEW LETTERS FROM THE LAWYER THAT THE FATHER WANTED TO PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. SO COME ON UP, IF YOU WILL, WHOEVER IS GOING TO SPEAK. GOOD MORNING. IF YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO. AND YOUR FULL NAME, SIR EDDIE LOPEZ. ALL RIGHT. AND THE SON OF LEONARDO AND GEORGINA LOPEZ. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU, MR. LOPEZ. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? TELL ME. WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A WHILE. IT STARTED LAST YEAR, AND WE KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH. I CAME HERE A FEW TIMES, TALKED TO HIM AT THE PROPERTY A FEW TIMES. AT THE TIME, I WAS WORKING TWO JOBS. I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL, AND I TOLD HIM, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO BE DOING ALL THIS. HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE GET RID OF THIS? RIGHT? WORK OUT THE TWO PREVIOUS OFFICERS THAT WERE THERE, WHICH I WAS NOTIFIED. THEY NO LONGER WORK HERE. RIGHT? TOLD US THAT AS LONG AS WE MOVED THE VEHICLES[00:05:05]
ONTO PAVEMENT. AND I COVERED THEM WITH A CAR COVER, THAT I WAS FINE. I HAD TO PAY A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE THEM PUT IN A DRIVEWAY, AND THEN I HAD TO PAY. I THINK IT WAS LIKE $250 TO GET CAR COVERS AND COVER THEM. OKAY. AND THEY SAID THAT WAS THAT WOULD MAKE IT ALL BETTER. AND IT DID. IT WENT, YOU KNOW, THEY STOPPED BOTHERING US, BUT THEY WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT OTHER THINGS LIKE OUR GRILL, YOU KNOW, STUFF LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME WHEN THEY OFFICER JONATHAN AND I GUESS HIS BOSS STARTED, THEY STARTED WE STARTED GETTING THE LETTERS AGAIN. SOMEBODY READ THE CODE AND THEY SAID THAT THAT'S WHY THOSE OFFICERS WERE NO LONGER HERE, BECAUSE THEY WERE GIVEN WRONG INFORMATION. YEAH. SO WE JUST WANT TO SEE. AND LIKE HE SAID, WE HAVE A COURT CASE PENDING ON VEHICLE. MY BROTHER WELL, NOT A COURT CASE, A LAWSUIT BECAUSE HE GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THEY SAID THAT WE COULD TOUCH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE CASE IS OVER. OKAY.DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO PRESENT? I DO, IT'S A LETTER FROM THE LAWYER. I SENT THEM INFORMATION AND HAS. HAS MR. NARANJO SEE IT? I'M NOT SURE IF MY BROTHER SHOWED IT TO HIM.
OKAY, BUT HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THIS LETTER OR. NO, I'VE HAD SOME PREVIOUSLY, BUT I DON'T THINK I GOT THAT NEW ONE. YEAH, WE SENT THEM INFORMATION REGARDING THE CASE JUST SO THEY CAN SEE IT, JUST TO LET THEM LOOK AT IT, IF YOU WILL. YEAH. THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN I'LL.
AND THEN I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. NO THAT'S A DIFFERENT. THIS IS. NO. OKAY. OKAY. LETTER. ANY OBJECTION I GUESS IS REALLY WHAT I'M ASKING. IT'S JUST BASICALLY SAYING IF THEY WANT INFORMATION ON OR ANYTHING, THEY CAN CONTACT HIM AND HE HAS HIS INFORMATION AND STUFF ON IT.
NO OBJECTION. OKAY. GREAT. SO MAY I. YEAH. YOU CAN MAKE A COPY. MAKE A COPY OF THESE.
YEAH. LET ME JUST TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THEN. AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHO WANTS, YOU KNOW, TO LIVE IN A SLOPPY PLACE. BUT LIKE I WAS TELLING THEM, I WAS LIKE, THERE'S A LOT WORSE STUFF THAN, YOU KNOW. WELL, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, THAT'S. AND I JUST WANT TO I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY RELEVANT IN YOUR CASE. I MEAN, IF IT'S EITHER IN VIOLATION OR IT'S NOT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. SO. THIS VEHICLE, LET ME SUGGEST TO YOU THAT SINCE IT IS EVIDENCE AND A CASE THAT YOU THAT YOU DO COVER IT, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S COVERED NOW IT IS COVERED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO AND AND DO YOU KNOW. HE DOESN'T SAY MR. DE GIACOMO DOESN'T SAY WHEN THE CASE IS COMING TO TRIAL. JONATHAN, THEY HAVEN'T GAVE US A DATE YET. BUT JONATHAN HAS INFORMATION OF. HE HAS. MY BROTHER HAS TO GO TO A MEDICAL, I GUESS, LIKE A MEDICAL JUDGMENT FROM THEIR THEIR LAWYERS IN MARCH. OKAY. IN MARCH AND THEN MARCH. I GUESS AFTER THAT JUDGMENT I GUESS. HANG ON JUST A SECOND. LAWANDA, WILL YOU MARK THAT AS AS RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT ONE? AND I'M GOING TO ENTER IT INTO EVIDENCE THAT THE VILLAGE HAS NO OBJECTION. SO I'M GOING TO JUST SAY ATTORNEY LETTER.
RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT ONE. AND I'M GOING TO USE THAT AS A BASIS FOR THIS CONTINUANCE.
OKAY. SO UNLESS YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING ELSE TO TELL ME, I'M GOING TO GRANT THE CONTINUANCE TO MARCH 17TH, WHICH MEANS I'M NOT GOING TO HEAR THIS CASE TODAY. I'M NOT GOING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE'S A VIOLATION THERE OR NOT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IT WOULD BE GOOD IF YOUR FAMILY COULD CLEAN UP WHAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP. NOW, IF IF THAT VEHICLE, THE ONE THAT WE'RE THAT'S THE SUBJECT OF THIS CASE, STILL ISN'T MOVED. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO SUSPEND THE THE JUDGMENT UNTIL THE CASE IS OVER, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT YOU CAN DO. NO. THAT'S RIGHT. AND I THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE A PAIN IN THE BUTT. IT'S JUST. YEAH. THEY SAID IT'S EVIDENCE. WE CAN'T MOVE IT.
OKAY, SO WHATEVER ELSE IS OUT THERE, ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TRAILER WITH THE STUFF ON IT.
IF YOU CAN GET ALL OF THAT CLEANED UP IN IN TIME FOR THE MARCH 17TH. BUT YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HE ACTUALLY GETS OUT TO INSPECT IT IN THAT CASE, THEN THE CASE MAY GO FORWARD BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE MAY STILL BE THERE, BUT VERY LIKELY AFTER I HEAR ALL THE EVIDENCE, I'M
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PROBABLY GOING TO SUSPEND THE THE EFFECT OF ANY FINE UNTIL THE END OF THE CASE. OKAY. SO SO THAT'LL THAT'LL GIVE YOU AT LEAST SOME TIME. BUT BUT I WOULD SAY BETWEEN NOW AND MARCH GET THE PROPERTY CLEANED UP EXCEPT FOR THIS. AND THEN ALSO TELL THE THE VILLAGE TELL OFFICER NARANJO WHEN WHEN THEY ANTICIPATE A COURT DATE A TRIAL DATE FOR THAT CASE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. OKAY. GREAT. YEAH I THINK YEAH. AND IF IF, IF YOU DO CLEAN IT UP, THEN MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT HIM. OFFICER NARANJO, YOU HEARD THAT? THEY SAID SO. MAYBE YOU CAN GET OUT THERE AND JUST TAKE A LOOK AT IT. YEAH, I SPOKE WITH THEM THIS MORNING, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD. I'M GOING TO ENTER THE ORDER TO CONTINUE THE CASE. SO LET'S SEE. IT IS CASE 25 112.ALL RIGHT. AND. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE GIVE THE LOPEZ FAMILY A COPY OF THIS BEFORE THEY LEAVE? YES, SIR. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A COPY OF THIS ORDER AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
OKAY. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. SO IF YOU JUST YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT. JUST WAIT A SECOND AND YOU'LL GET A COPY OF THE ORDER. AND THEN YOU CAN GO, OKAY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
OKAY. NEXT CASE. LET'S SEE. SOMEBODY ELSE JUST WALKED IN, SIR. YES. WHICH CASE? YES. THE INDIAN TOWN BELL. OH, THAT'S INDIAN TOWN BELL PROPERTY. YES. OKAY. GREAT. WE'LL TAKE THAT ONE NEXT. IT'S CASE NUMBER T 25 0010 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 16 015 SOUTHWEST FARM ROAD. AND THE RESPONDENT IS INDIAN TOWN BELL PROPERTY LLC AND OFFICER NARANJO. WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE VILLAGE FIRST OFFICER NARANJO HAS ALREADY BEEN SWORN IN. THEN I'LL CALL YOU UP AND AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. OKAY. WHAT HAVE WE GOT? YEAH. GOOD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THIS IS CASE T 25 0010. THE RESPONDENT'S INDIANTOWN BELL PROPERTY LLC. I, JONATHAN NARANJO, I AM A CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN AND HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. THIS CASE WAS INITIATED PROACTIVELY ON NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025. THE RESPONDENT IS PRESENT. THE CASE CONCERNS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 16015 SOUTHWEST FARM ROAD, INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. PER MARTIN COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER RECORDS. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS INDIANTOWN BELLE PROPERTY LLC, THE REGISTERED AGENT. OKAY, ARE WE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SEE THAT ON
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THE SCREEN OR NO, THE EVIDENCE. WELL, IT'S A LITTLE TINY IF YOU WANT TO MAYBE SIT HERE WHERE HOPEFULLY YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. AND I'VE GOT A PAPER COPY. SO INDIAN TOWN BELLE PROPERTY LLC. YEAH, A COPY, A COPY OF THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S RECORD AND SOME BIDS IS MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS ONE AND TWO. OKAY. ON NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025, I INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CODE VIOLATIONS. SECTION 35.5 OUTDOOR STORAGE. SECTION 91 .32 ABANDONED SALVAGE OR JUNK PROPERTY PROHIBITED. PROHIBITED. GENERALLY, AERIAL VIEW IS MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT THREE.OKAY. AND WHAT'S THE AERIAL VIEW SHOWING? IT'S SHOWING THE THE PROPERTY WHICH IS IN THE GREEN. OKAY. WITH THAT BLUE LINE AROUND IT. YEAH. GREEN LINE, WHATEVER IT IS. ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN AND THEN WHAT'S THE ALL THE VEHICLES. IS THAT SO? THAT'S HIS BUSINESS BASICALLY.
IT'S ALL LIKE GOLF CARTS. THERE'S A LIKE AN AIRPLANE. IT'S IT WAS MORE POURING OUT INTO THE RIGHT OF WAYS. OKAY. WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE UPCOMING PICTURES OKAY. I PHOTOGRAPHED THE PROPERTY. AND PHOTOGRAPHS ACCURATELY DEPICT THE VIOLATIONS AND ARE MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS FOUR. FIVE. SIX. SEVEN. EIGHT. NINE. AND TEN. OKAY, SO LOOKING AT THOSE PHOTOS, I SEE VEHICLES PARKED OUTSIDE THE FENCE ON THE RIGHT OF WAY. YES. OKAY. AND. WHAT ABOUT THE STORAGE OF THE VEHICLES INSIDE THE FENCE? SO THAT'S WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO WORK ON GETTING SCREENING. YEAH I WOULD LIKE TO. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO, AND I'M DENA FREEMAN WITH COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DIRECTOR, INCLUDING CODE COMPLIANCE. WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH. AND SO THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CODE AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE YOU'RE REQUIRED OUTDOOR STORAGES ALLOWED AND PERMITTED. BUT IT'S IT'S ORDINARILY IT WOULD BE SCREENED TO BE SCREENED AND TO THE SIDE OR REAR. THE UNUSUAL NATURE OF THIS TRIANGULAR SHAPED SITE DOES MAKE IT MORE CHALLENGING FOR THE TENANT AND PROPERTY OWNER TO, YOU KNOW, FULLY MEET AND COMPLY WITH THOSE PROVISIONS. WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE LOOKED AT HISTORIC AERIALS, AND THERE'S DEFINITELY BEEN AN INTENSITY OF USE BECAUSE WE LOOKED AT PRIOR TO INCORPORATION AND INCORPORATION WITH COUNTY RULES VERSUS VILLAGE RULES, AND THERE'S A LOT MORE INTENSIFICATION, A LOT OF IT OVERSPILLING INTO THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND THEN JUST A LOT OF INTENSITY ON SITE, WHEREBY IT LOOKS LIKE MORE LIKE A SALVAGE YARD. AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE GENTLEMAN HERE TODAY, WHICH WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR, BECAUSE THAT'S HALF OF THE CHALLENGE, IS GETTING PEOPLE TO BE HERE TO SPEAK. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH JOHN FOR QUITE A WHILE, JUST GIVING HIM A LOT OF TIME TO TIDY UP AND ALSO TO EXPLAIN THE RULES. WE ALSO HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. LAFLAM. WE REALLY NEED THIS TO BE TIDIED UP QUITE SUBSTANTIALLY. THERE'S TOO MANY VEHICLES AND THERE IS A LOT OF VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN INOPERABLE THAT HAVE BEEN WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND EVEN ON SITE, IT'S DEFINITELY LOOKING MORE LIKE IT'S BEEN LOOKING MORE LIKE A SALVAGE YARD, WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED IN A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE, LAND USE AND ZONING. SO YEAH, WE'RE JUST AT A POINT WHERE WE'D REALLY NEED THERE TO BE SOME TIMELINES AND FIRM THIS UP RATHER THAN JUST, YOU KNOW, PHONE CALLS AND SITE MEETINGS.
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WE JUST NEED IT TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY SO WE CAN ACTUALLY GET SOME SORT OF END DATE IN MIND FOR GETTING GETTING THIS CLEANED UP. OKAY, SO LET ME JUST ASK YOU TO LOOK AT EXHIBIT EIGHT. LOOKING AT THOSE VEHICLES, I WHAT'S THE VILLAGE'S CONTENTION? ARE THEY INOPERABLE? UNTAGGED. WHAT'S THE STORY WITH THOSE? YEAH. SO THOSE WERE ALL UNTAGGED. OKAY, SO MAYBE OPERABLE TECHNICALLY, BUT. BUT BY WAY OF DEFINITION, THEY'RE INOPERABLE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A PROPER TAG. CORRECT. OKAY. ALSO IT'S NOT YOU KNOW, HE'S HE'S LEASING PROPERTY WHERE HE SHOULD BE PUTTING HIS VEHICLES AND NOT WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, PARTICULARLY WITH THE NON LICENSED AND UNTAGGED. YEAH. OKAY. AND I DO SEE IN EXHIBIT.SEVEN WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE HULL OF A AIRCRAFT. AND, AND THE HULL OF A. LIKE A LUGGAGE TRANSPORTER. SO. I THINK I, I SEE. SOME INOPERABLE EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES AS WELL. SO. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT ELSE. WE'RE WE'RE AT EXHIBIT TEN. MISS FREEMAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO TELL ME? I THINK WE'RE GOOD, OTHER THAN HE HAS BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH US.
SO WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. BUT WE JUST NEED TO SEE A TIDIER, CLEANER, CLEANER UP SITE. REALLY, AT THIS POINT, IT'S ABOUT MANAGING HIS OPERATIONS AND STORING AND GETTING SOME SCREENING INVOLVED, I THINK IS IMPORTANT. THE SCREENING, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THERE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE SITE WOULD BE IDEAL. IT COULD INVOLVE THE SCREENING OF THE FENCE WITH THE MATERIAL AND THEN SOME LANDSCAPING AND JUST OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF WHERE HE STORES. IT'S HARD TO DEFINE SIDE OR REAR ON A TRIANGULAR SITE, BUT IF YOU COULD JUST MANAGE HIS SITE BETTER THAN IT, JUST BEING THE ENTIRE SITE PRETTY MUCH IS BEING UTILIZED. AND HE'S HAD A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH, YOU KNOW, TURNING OVER SOME OF THE WORK THAT HE'S COMMITTED TO. BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME SOLUTION CLOSER TO WHERE THE BUILDING AND THE OUTBUILDING IS AND TUCKING IT IN. SO IT'S JUST NOT A FREE FOR ALL ON THE ENTIRE SITE WOULD AT LEAST BE A COMPROMISE. OKAY. AND I'LL CALL YOU UP IN A SECOND. BUT IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, BASICALLY LOOKING AT THE SITE, LOOKING AT EXHIBIT THREE PARTICULARLY, I MEAN, IT'S IT'S CLEARLY A TRIANGULAR SITE HAVING TWO STREET FRONTAGES, WHICH, WHICH DOES MAKE IT. MORE OF A CHALLENGE. BUT BUT ALSO UNDER, UNDER THE LAW, UNDER ZONING LAW, IT CONSTITUTES TWO FRONTAGES BASICALLY EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE LONG YOU KNOW ON BOTH SIDES. SO OKAY. AND THERE ARE ACCESS INGRESS EGRESS HAS BEEN UTILIZED FROM THE FRONT AND THE BACK OF BOTH CARRIER AND FARM ROAD. BUT WE WOULD DEFINE THE FRONTAGE BASED ON THE ADDRESS WHICH I BELIEVE IS FARM ROAD. IT IS. YEAH. SO BEHIND AT THE VERY LEAST BEHIND WHERE THE, THE ROOF IS WITH THE WHITE. THAT'S A UNENCLOSED. IT'S NOT SURROUNDED BY WALLS. IT'S LIKE THERE'S WORK WITHIN THAT. AND THEN SO IF IT WAS TO THE REAR OF THAT, IT WOULD BE BETTER THAN WHAT THEY'VE GOT GOING ON ON THE SIDE. SO YEAH. ALL RIGHT. NOW A CROSS ACTUALLY ACROSS BOTH STREETS, FARM ROAD AND CARRIER ROAD STREET. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE OTHER COMMERCIAL SITES. IS THAT CORRECT. THERE'S MORE INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD, OFFICER NORA. SO BASED ON MY INVESTIGATION, I ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND THE NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE RESPONDENT ON NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025, MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS 12. THE RESPONDENT WAS GIVEN UNTIL JANUARY 20TH, 2026 TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND INFORMED TO CONTACT THE VILLAGE CODE ENFORCEMENT NOTICE SENT TO THE RESPONDENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL WITH TRACKING AND BY HAND DELIVERY AND POSTING AT THE PROPERTY AND VILLAGE HALL ON JANUARY 9TH, 2026, MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS 13 AND 14.
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OKAY, YOU SKIPPED OVER 11 AND 12, BUT BUT LET ME JUST COMMENT ON THOSE. I HAVE THEM IN FRONT OF ME. THIS CASE ACTUALLY NOMINALLY CAME IN FRONT OF ME IN DECEMBER, AND I GRANTED A CONTINUANCE UNTIL TODAY. THAT'S WHAT GETS YOU HERE, AND THAT'S 11. AND THEN 12 WAS THE CODE COMPLIANCE NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING. WHICH WAS ISSUED IN NOVEMBER. SO YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT OR NO. YEAH, I DID 12 I MISSED 11. GO AHEAD. SO YEAH 11 WAS THE CONTINUANCE. ALRIGHT. AND THEN EXHIBIT 13 AND 14 WILL BE THE TRACKING. YEP. THAT WAS TRACKING FOR THE MAIL DELIVERY. AND YES. SO FIRST ONE IS FOR THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION OKAY.AND THE SECOND ONE WOULD BE FOR THE CONTINUANCE ORDER OKAY. PHOTOGRAPH OF POSTING ON THE PROPERTY MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBITS 15. ALL RIGHT. MY AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE MARKED AS VILLAGE'S EXHIBIT 16. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MR. GILBERT, AND WE DISCUSSED WHAT NEEDED TO BE MOVED. ON JANUARY 20TH, 2026, I DID A FOLLOW UP INSPECTION AND FOUND SOME CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY. BUT MOST OF THE STUFF IS INSIDE THE FENCE NOW. SOME STUFF STILL REMAINS ON THE RIGHT OF WAY. I PHOTOGRAPHED THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME MARKED AS VILLAGE EXHIBIT 17. 18 AND 19 SHOWING WHAT I SAW. OKAY, SO YOU WERE OUT THERE THIS MORNING, THIS MORNING, AND AND THERE'S STILL SOME VEHICLES OUT IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. AND. AND LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE REST OF THE STUFF IS STILL THERE, BUT MAYBE TIDYING UP SOME. YEAH. OKAY. SO I REQUEST ALL VILLAGE'S EXHIBITS, ONE THROUGH 19 BE RECEIVED INTO EVIDENCE BASED ON MY TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE. I REQUEST THE RESPONDENT TO BE ORDERED TO COMPLY WITH THE VILLAGE CODES NO LATER THAN MARCH 17TH, 2026, OR PAY $100 FINE PER VIOLATION THEREAFTER.
THE VILLAGE HAS INCURRED $150 IN REASONABLE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF TODAY'S HEARING. THIS CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY, MR. GILBERT, IF YOU'LL JUST COME TO THE PODIUM AND IF YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO. OKAY. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO TELL ME? OKAY, SO THE FIRST THING IS, I DON'T DISAGREE THAT THE PLACE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND AND AMASSED. IT WAS IT WAS PRIOR TO IT BECOMING A TOWN AND THE AND THE LAWS AND EVERYTHING THAT HAD IT. THAT'S NOT SAYING THAT. WHAT I'M SAYING IS NOW I'M TRYING TO TO SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE AND I DO NOW. SO THE FIRST THING IS I'M ONE OF THOSE PICTURES. THERE'S THE GENTLEMAN THAT ACTUALLY OWNS THIS FACILITY, OWNS TWO BRAND NEW FACILITIES THAT ARE GETTING BUILT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FARM ROAD. OKAY, OKAY. HE'S SPENDING NEARLY ALMOST $7 MILLION IN TENS AND TENS AND PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITH THE TOWN OF UNIONTOWN IN PERMITS AND FEES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND WHAT I'D FIRST LIKE TO SAY IS THE OLD EXPRESSION, DON'T CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE, LIKE THIS GUY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST LANDLORDS ANYONE'S EVER COULD ASK FOR. AND I REALLY, I AM WORKING HARD TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF, BUT I REALLY, YOU KNOW, I IT WAS SET UP THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE $250 A DAY, AND I, AS A SMALL BUSINESSMAN, I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. THAT GETS ME EVICTED, THAT GETS A GUY THAT'S SPENDING TENS OF MAYBE PROBABLY $100,000 IN FEES AND EVERYTHING ELSE FROM MARTIN COUNTY. AND I JUST I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S REALLY FAIR. BUT THAT BEING SAID. SO, YOUR HONOR, WHAT MY VEHICLES DO. SO WHAT I DO IS I BUILD TENNIS EQUIPMENT, GOLF EQUIPMENT, AIRCRAFT AND EMS EQUIPMENT. OKAY, OKAY. SO AS VEHICLES GO, YOU ARE RIGHT. THAT IS A BAGGAGE LOADER AS YOU
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SEE IN ANOTHER PICTURE, IF IT WAS DONE TODAY, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. THOSE VEHICLES COME BACK IN WHEN WE EITHER SELL A NEW ONE OR THE CUSTOMERS TRADING IT IN. WE GET THOSE BACK. SO EVERYTHING IN THAT FENCE LINE NOW IS A VEHICLE THAT WE PHYSICALLY BUILT OR PUT OUT AND NOW HAS TAKEN BACK IN ON TRADE. THOSE VEHICLES THEN GET DISASSEMBLED AT THE POINT WHEN THEY'RE SOLD. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE RESELL THEM, THEY GET REFURBISHED. SO THEY'RE COMPLETELY TAKEN APART, REFURBISHED AND BASICALLY LOOK LIKE NEW WHEN THEY'RE DONE. SO ARE THEY IN SOME SORT OF LIKE WAITING LINE OR. YEAH. SO ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU SEE THERE.SO AS A SMALL COMPANY, TWO THINGS HAPPEN. WE TAKE OUR VEHICLES BACK WHEN THEY WERE ARE ARE SOLD NEW ONES FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT REASONS. ONE, IT ALLOWS US TO CONTROL THE RESALE MARKET, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IS ALLOWS US TO GET A VEHICLE THAT'S BEEN OUT IN SERVICE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND DEPENDING ON HOW IT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, IF THEY DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF IT AND THEN THEY SELL IT TO ANOTHER COMPANY AND THEY DIDN'T SERVICE THE BRAKES, THEN THAT AIRPLANE HITS THE HITS. I MEAN, THAT VEHICLE HITS AN AIRPLANE NOW IT POKES A HOLE IN IT. NOW I'M IN A LAWSUIT THERE, AND TO MY BENEFIT OF THIS, I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FEBRUARY 7TH TO BE 40 YEARS. I'VE NEVER DAMAGED ONE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE WE TAKE THE VEHICLES BACK, MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL GONE THROUGH, AND WHEN THEY GO BACK OUT SERVICE, WE DON'T HAVE THAT ISSUE. THE SAME THING WITH ALL THE TENNIS VEHICLES. SO MOST OF THE VEHICLES, ABOUT 90% OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE THERE ARE SWEET. YOU KNOW WHAT THE ZAMBONI IS FOR ICE HOCKEY? I DO OKAY. WE BUILD THAT FOR CLAY TENNIS COURTS. IT'S A SURVEY SITE. SAME THING. THOSE VEHICLES YOU USE 2 TO 3 TIMES A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR WHEN THEY'RE DONE. IF A CLUB WOULD GO AHEAD AND SELL THAT TO ANOTHER CLUB, THEN IF SOMEONE GETS HURT ON IT, THEN THIS CLUB CAN SUE THAT CLUB AND THEN THAT CLUB SUING ME. OKAY. SO IN SO WHAT I'VE DONE IN 40 YEARS HAD THE BENEFIT OF BEING ABLE TO GET THEM BACK IN MY HANDS. SO I HAVEN'T HAD THOSE LAWSUITS.
OKAY. SO THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY ALL THOSE VEHICLES ARE THERE. SO UNTIL THEY AND PROBABLY WE SELL TWO THIRDS, SOMETIMES A THIRD, SOMETIMES TWO THIRDS USE VEHICLES TO NEW VEHICLES. SO WHEN A CLUB CAN'T AFFORD A NEW ONE, THEY GO AHEAD AND THEY BUY A RECONDITIONED ONE OR A GOOD USED ONE. RIGHT. AND AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU EMPLOY RIGHT NOW? I HAVE TWO EMPLOYEES FULL TIME, AND I HAVE A SECRETARY THAT WORKS PART TIME. OKAY. SO AM I RIGHT IN THINKING THAT IF YOU'VE GOT, SAY, 30 VEHICLES OUT OUT THERE, RIGHT, THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE YOU A WHILE TO CLEAR THAT OUT? WELL, WHERE THEY ARE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAD HAPPENED WAS WE HAD SO A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, MY FATHER USED TO WORK WITH ME. HE NO LONGER WORKS WITH ME AND I, I'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE GO, BUT SO THERE WAS A PICTURE OF ONE OF THE VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE. BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT VEHICLE. I TOOK IT OFF THE TRAILER. IT DIDN'T RUN AND THEREFORE IT STAYED THERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS JUST BECAUSE I HAD TO GET A PLACE TO PUT IT AND WHAT HAVE YOU. OKAY. I'M LOOKING AT EXHIBIT SIX. OKAY.
WHICH WHICH ONE IS EXHIBIT SIX? THEY CAN PUT IT PUT IT UP OKAY. THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE. SO THAT ONE CAME OFF THE TRAILER. ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE RIGHT OF WAY OF WHAT THAT IS. NOW CARRIER, THERE IS ONE BUSINESS ALMOST DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM ME WHERE A GUY WORKS PART TIME. IT'S A CREMATORIUM, SO WHEN PEOPLE DIE, HE BURNS THEM UP AND THAT'S HE'S THERE LIKE PART TIME IN THE MORNING. OTHER THAN THAT, THERE'S ONE TRUCKING COMPANY DOWN AT THE END OF THE ROAD. THERE IS NOBODY THERE. THERE'S BEEN NOBODY THERE. AND I WANT TO SEE IF IF I CAN, BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS I'LL COME IN WITH A TRAILER, A LOADED TRAILER, OKAY? AND I WILL STATE TOLD ME THEY GO, JOHN, IT'S A RIGHT OF WAY. YOU WOULDN'T WANT YOUR NEIGHBOR TO HAVE A TRUCK OR A TRAILER THERE. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY NEIGHBORS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY COMPLAINT ON THAT ROAD. OKAY. DOING THAT, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT I
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JUST TOLD THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE YOU, AND THAT IS THAT IT'S IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY RELEVANT. OKAY? I MEAN, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. IT JUST ISN'T. IT'S EITHER IT IS A VIOLATION OR IT'S NOT A VIOLATION. AS FAR AS AS RIGHT, WHAT I HAVE TO LOOK AT. AND SO SO I THINK IF YOU AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW TO COMPLY RIGHT, WITH THE CODE, YOU NEED TO TALK WITH MISS FREEMAN ABOUT ALL OF THE INS AND OUTS OF COMPLIANCE. RIGHT. BUT I CAN TELL YOU BASED ON WHAT I'M SEEING, I'M SEEING ENOUGH TO SEE THE VIOLATIONS CHARGE. SO YEAH. AND I AND I DIDN'T HEAR YOU OBJECT, SO.YEAH. NO, NO, NO I'M NOT I'M NOT OBJECTING TO THAT OKAY. SO WHERE I OBJECT IS SO THERE WAS ONE PICTURE WHERE THERE WERE VEHICLES ON MY PROPERTY. THOSE VEHICLES WEREN'T EVEN FOR ME.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING A FACILITY ACROSS THE STREET. THE GENTLEMAN THAT OWNS MY BUILDING IS BUILDING TWO BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STREET. THE VEHICLES THAT WERE PARKED AT THAT PART OF THE PROPERTY, THEY STILL DO IT TODAY. THEY'RE PARKING ON THAT. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT FACILITY HAS HAD TO BECAUSE OF AGAIN, RE DOING THE DRAINAGE LIKE THOSE VEHICLES RIGHT THERE. THOSE AREN'T MINE. EXHIBIT FOUR OKAY. THOSE THOSE AREN'T MINE. THEY'RE FOR THE FACILITY NEXT DOOR. SOMETIMES THEY WERE TEN. SOMETIMES THERE WERE 20 VEHICLES OVER THERE. SO THEY'RE CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE WORKING ON DIFFERENT SITES NEXT DOOR. WOULD IT BE OWNED BY THE SAME OWNER, THE THE LANDOWNER OF MY FACILITY OWNS THAT ONE. OKAY. THAT BEING SAID, THEY HAD TO DO SO MUCH SITE WORK UNDERNEATH THAT, THAT FACILITY THAT THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PARK, OKAY. BECAUSE THEY HAD TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S WHERE THEY PARKED. IS IT STILL IN THAT SITUATION? WELL, THEY'RE ACTUALLY, I THINK FINALLY STARTING TO SMOOTH IT OUT NOW.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO POUR CEMENT SOON. SO OKAY I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL I'M, ALL I'M THINKING IS SO THAT PART WASN'T ALWAYS A LAWYER, WASN'T ALWAYS A MAGISTRATE. I'VE BEEN A CITY MANAGER AND MY CITY MANAGER HAT SAYS MAYBE YOU CAN ACCOMMODATE SOME SORT OF TEMPORARY PARKING FOR A CONSTRUCTION SITE. SO, DENA FREEMAN, CD DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH MR. LAFLAMME WAY BACK WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING HOW THIS SITE IS BEHAVING AND ALL THE PARKING AND TEMPORARY PARKING. WE LET HIM KNOW BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO SOME EXISTING UTILITY ON ON THAT GRASS AREA. SO I HAVE ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH HIM AND TALKED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT. AND TO ESTATES IS DEFINITELY ADVANCED QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY IN SITE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION. SO THEY SHOULD BE GOOD WITH THEIR SITE. THEY'RE ALMOST DONE. A COUPLE OF BUT JUST TO ADD, WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION SEPARATELY WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THIS AND THE TO ESTATES AND LET THEM KNOW IT'S NOT OKAY BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF OVERSPILL INTO THE GRASS AND IT WAS THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE. SO WE HAD A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION AND THIS IS A LOT LESS THAN WHAT IT WAS. AS JOHN SAID, WHAT I WOULD ALSO SAY IS IT'S TWO CARS, A COUPLE OF CARS, NOT THE ONES THAT ARE WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, WHICH IS THIS CHAP I'LL GET INTO TALK TO ME ABOUT SCREENING. YES, BECAUSE THAT'S AN ISSUE TOO. NUMBER ONE, I TALKED TO THE THE LANDOWNER AND I PERSONALLY DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS RIGHT NOW TO PUT SCREENING IN THERE. WHAT I TALKED TO THE LANDOWNER THE OTHER DAY AND HE'S LIKE, MAN, THAT WOULD MAKE THAT PROPERTY SO UGLY. ONCE IT'S UP, IF YOU CLEAN UP YOURS, THEN BECAUSE THERE IS BIG YARD THERE OR WHAT HAVE YOU. AND HE'S LIKE, JOHN, JUST GET THAT CLEANED UP SO WE DON'T NEED TO PUT BECAUSE IF YOU TAKE LIKE IS IT ADAMS RECYCLING. THAT'S RECYCLING YARD. AND IT'S GOT THE THE THING AROUND IT. IT IT REALLY IF I DO MY PART I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY. I YOU KNOW I, I HAD TOLD BOTH BOTH OF THEM THAT AND JOHN THAT I WOULD HAVE THIS CLEANED UP. I WAS HOPING HOPING BY NOW. LIKE I SAID, I ONLY HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN NOVEMBER, ONE OF MY TWO PEOPLE. SO I LOST 50% OF MY STAFF HURT HIS BACK. HE WAS GONE FOR 60 DAYS AND I, I HAD TO WORK IN HIS POSITION TO GET THAT. SO I WAS WORKING THE WEEKENDS AND NIGHTS CLEANING UP THE FACILITY, SO I DIDN'T GET NEARLY AS FAR AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED. SO THE THING YOU SAW TODAY, THE THE TRUCK THAT WITH THE TRAILER ON
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THE PROPERTY TODAY IS FULL BY THE TIME IT GOT DONE LAST NIGHT, I COULDN'T GET TO THE DUMP IN TIME. SO THERE'S A PICTURE THAT WAS TAKEN TODAY THAT'S FULL OF IF YOU TOOK A CLOSER LOOK ON IT THAT'S FULL OF PALLETS AND JUNK AND WHAT HAVE YOU, I HAVE MADE, I WOULD SAY 5 TO 7 TRIPS TO ADAMS RECYCLING AND BROUGHT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF STUFF THERE. I'VE MADE PROBABLY 5 TO 7 TRIPS TO THE DUMP TO GET RID OF THAT. AND AGAIN, I'VE GOT ABOUT A $2,000 BILL AT AT PORT SAINT LUCIE TIRE OR SAINT LUCIE TIRE FOR TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF, PROPERTY THAT ARE GETTING THIS, YOU KNOW, TO FOR RECYCLING. OKAY. SO ALTHOUGH I'M NOT DONE AND I DO NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, I AM I AM MAKING GOOD HEADWAY. IN FACT, RIGHT NOW IT ALMOST LOOKS A LITTLE WORSE BECAUSE I'VE I'VE TAKEN EVERYTHING OFF THE SHELVES. I'M ORGANIZING IT SO IT CAN GO BACK WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO OR GET RID OF IT. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT EXHIBIT 18? IS THAT THE REFERENCE? LET ME SEE. WHAT? NOT THAT ONE. IT'S A IT'S A LOOKS LIKE. YEAH. SO RIGHT THERE PICKUP TRUCK WITH A TRAILER BEHIND IT IF YOU I'VE GOT ANOTHER PICTURE OF IT ON MY PHONE. I'LL SHOW YOU IF YOU WANT, YOUR HONOR. SO USUALLY THE TRAILERS THERE LIKE EVERY NIGHT. YEAH. SO. YEAH. BUT WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING IS I'VE BEEN PUTTING STUFF ON THERE. SO LET'S, LET'S GO OVER A COUPLE OF THINGS TO ACCUMULATE TO TAKE TO THE SALVAGE. SO IT OKAY. SO LET'S GET OVER THE AIRPLANE. SO THE ONLY THING THAT'S NOT PER SE ZONED FOR THE PROPERTY IS SALVAGE IS IT'S THE FUSELAGE. THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRPLANE. MY DAD'S AIRPLANE OKAY. MY DAD I'VE HAD AN ISSUE. IT HAS AGED WANTING TO GET RID OF IT. WE FOUND A PLACE TO GET RID OF IT.YOU KNOW, AT LEAST YOU DIDN'T WANT TO FLY IT. WHAT'S THAT? AT LEAST YOU DIDN'T WANT TO FLY IT AT 87 YEARS OLD. GOD BLESS HIM FOR ALL OF US. BUT ANYWAY, THE GENTLEMAN THAT ACTUALLY IS TAKING THAT AIRPLANE, THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT WAS HE WAS BUSY FLYING FOR THE PRESIDENT, TAKING BOATS OUT OF THE WATER. OKAY, THEY COULD NOT. SO VENEZUELA THING IS DONE NOW. SO I HAVE SO TWO THINGS. SO MONEY'S BEEN EXTREMELY TIGHT FOR ME. I HAVE FIVE VEHICLES DONE NOW I HAVE TO TAKE THEM OUT OF HERE. THIS. I HAD TO STAY HERE FOR THIS. I'M TAKING THOSE UP NORTH. THEN I'M COMING BACK. THEN I'M GETTING THE AIRPLANE AND BRINGING IT OUT TO THE PANHANDLE SO THAT IT'S. THAT WILL BE OUT OF THERE. THE VEHICLES THAT ARE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT YOU SEE, THE THREE VEHICLES THAT YOU SEE, THE BLACK TRUCKS THERE. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN THE WHEN THE LAWN MAINTENANCE COMPANY COMES, I TAKE EVERYTHING OFF THE LAWN AND HE CUTS THE LAWN SO THEY CAN MOW SO THEY CAN MOW. AND SO THAT THERE IS A BUILD UP FOR DEAD. AND I MOVE THEM AROUND SO THAT IT DOESN'T KILL THE GRASS. CAN YOU DO THAT WITHIN THE PROPERTY? I 90% OF THE TIME DID, BUT JUST PROBABLY FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS, I WOULD SAY A MONTH OR TWO TIME I TOOK BECAUSE I WAS CLEANING UP THE PROPERTY. I LEFT THREE OF THOSE VEHICLES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. OKAY. YOU KNOW, SO I DID I DID DO THAT. SO I MADE A CHANGE TO THAT. THEY TOLD ME I THAT'S EXHIBIT EIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. SO THOSE VEHICLES, THOSE VEHICLES WILL BE BEING SOLD OFF. BUT THE REASON THEY WERE OVER THERE IS BECAUSE I WAS MOWING THE LAWN.
I CAN SHOW YOU THE TEXT MESSAGES. I'M COMING IN AN HOUR. I'M COMING TOMORROW. AND SO I TRY TO GET EVERYTHING OFF SO EVERYTHING CAN BE MOWED AND MOVED AROUND. SO. OKAY. BUT I DID LEAVE THEM THERE. THAT IS NOT MY PROPERTY. THAT'S THE YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE PERSON THAT OWNS THAT I DO KNOW, BUT THAT I LEFT THEM THERE AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE. ALL RIGHT. AND THE THE VILLAGE HAS ASKED FOR COMPLIANCE BY MARCH 17TH. YES. TWO MONTHS. YEAH. THAT'S I THINK THAT'S I THINK I HONESTLY SAID THAT I THOUGHT BY NOW I WOULD HAVE HAD IT. OKAY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY I. WITH MY GUY BEING OUT. YEP. I, I JUST PHYSICALLY COULDN'T I MEAN I WORKED TILL PROBABLY TEN, 11:00 ALMOST EVERY NIGHT. AND SO I WAS DOING WIRING STUFF THAT HE WAS DOING, I HAD TO FILL IN. SO THE VEHICLES ARE DONE, I'M DELIVERING THEM. ANOTHER THING
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IS THAT SPACE IN THE SHOP CAN HAVE SOME OF THOSE VEHICLES GO IN THERE FOR THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, EVEN FURTHER. OKAY, SO I AM TAKING TELL YOU WHAT, I'M I YOU'RE NOT OBJECTING. I'M GOING TO ENTER INTO EVIDENCE THE EXHIBITS ONE THROUGH 19 THAT THE VILLAGE PRESENTED. RIGHT.I'M GOING TO FIND THAT BASED ON THE EVIDENCE IN YOUR TESTIMONY AND OFFICER NARANJOS, THAT THE VIOLATIONS AS CHARGED DO EXIST. I'M GOING TO ORDER YOU TO COMPLY BY MARCH 17TH, 2026, FAILING WHICH, THERE WILL BE A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 PER DAY. OKAY. THE ONLY THING OKAY JUST TO IS I WOULD LIKE TO, INSTEAD OF PUTTING THAT OUT THERE NOW IS LET'S ADDRESS THIS ON MARCH 17TH IF WE COULD BECAUSE I REALLY I BELIEVE I'M YOU HAVE NO IDEA. I'M LITERALLY GETTING THAT STUFF OUT OF THERE. BUT I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BE THAT MAGIC THING.
THAT'S OKAY. AT 100 AND LIKE, AGAIN, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ME. IT'S TO THE LANDOWNER. AND THE LANDOWNER IS SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY IN THIS TOWN RIGHT NOW, BUILDING THESE BUILDINGS, BRINGING, YOU KNOW, BRINGING WORKERS. AND LET ME, LET ME FINISH BECAUSE THAT THAT'S NOT THE WAY THIS IS, IS TYPICALLY DONE. LET ME JUST TELL YOU. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO RULE ON THE CASE, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A FINE UNTIL MARCH 18TH. OKAY. AND AND HEAVEN FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENS, YOU MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT. I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THEM EARLY ON, BECAUSE IT'S NOT UNHEARD OF TO ASK FOR AN EXTENSION. IF IT'S IF IT'S WARRANTED, IF IT'S NOT WARRANTED, THEN NO. OKAY, SO BUT BUT IF IF SOMETHING HAPPENS THEN YOU KNOW, THE OTHER GUYS BACK GOES OUT OR WHATEVER, AND THEN WE'LL DEAL WITH IT. ALL RIGHT. SO IN ADDITION I AM GOING TO AWARD COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $150 TO THE VILLAGE FOR US ALL BEING HERE. RIGHT.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S THE ORDER. YOU'LL GET A COPY OF IT. I'VE GOT A LOT OF BLANKS TO FILL IN TO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, BUT THEY'LL GET YOU A COPY PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS OR SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK. AND SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE ON THE PATH. THEY'VE BEEN REALLY PATIENT WITH ME. IT IS I DON'T DISAGREE. THERE WAS A LOT TO CLEAN UP AND IT'S JUST TAKING ME A LOT. BUT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR SO LONG, I CAN'T GET RID OF CERTAIN THINGS. BECAUSE WHEN A VEHICLE GOES DOWN, THAT PART MAY NOT BE MADE ANYMORE IF IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD BOUGHT AND IF IT'S SOMETHING YOU MAKE, I GOT TO GET IT READY. SO I APOLOGIZE. BUT WE'LL GET BACK TO AN INTERESTING BUSINESS MODEL. I APPLAUD YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. BUT AGAIN. OH, ONE OTHER THING. I'M NOT I'M NOT COMMENTING ON SCREENING.
OKAY. YOU NEED TO YOU NEED TO TALK TO THE VILLAGE ABOUT ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, HOW IT GETS DONE, IF IT GETS DONE, IF IT'S NEEDED, NOT NEEDED. NOT ANYTHING THAT ANYTHING THAT I'M, I'M CONCERNED WITH TODAY. I'M CONCERNED WITH THE OUTDOOR STORAGE ELEMENT OF IT. RIGHT.
AND THERE THERE USUALLY IS A VISUAL ASPECT TO OUTDOOR STORAGE. I MEAN, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON. AND WHETHER THAT'S A PERIMETER FENCE OR A OR A CONTAINMENT AREA. AGAIN, YOU'LL FIGURE THAT OUT WHEN YOU TALK TO MISS FREEMAN. SHE'S BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME. WE'VE NOW HEARD THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME. SO SO YOU ALL CAN FIGURE THAT OUT. IF IT TAKES LONGER TIME THAN THEY'LL WORK ON THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.
GOOD LUCK. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO GET A CHECK. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO BACK TO THE. TOP OF THE BATTING ORDER HERE. LET'S SEE. HOW ABOUT T25 0002? THAT'S A CONTINUANCE REQUEST. YES, THAT'S A CONTINUANCE. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS T25 0002.
PROPERTY IS AT 14 855 SOUTHWEST SEMINOLE DRIVE. AND THE RESPONDENTS ARE FRANCISCO. AND
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FRANCESCO FRANCISCO MENDOZA MENDEZ. WHAT HAVE WE GOT THERE? YEAH. SO BASICALLY I'M ASKING FOR A 60 DAY CONTINUANCE TILL MARCH 17TH, 2026. THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON GETTING THE CERTIFICATE OF USE AND DOING PROPER SCREENING. AND THEY'RE ALSO APPLYING FOR A DRIVEWAY PERMIT. OKAY. SO THIS IS A STORAGE ISSUE. THERE'S TRASH ON THE SITE AND THE PERMITS. OH IT'S REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL DRIVEWAY. YEAH. THEY MADE ANOTHER DRIVEWAY OKAY. SO IT'LL BE AN AFTER THE FACT PERMIT. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT OKAY. AND LET'S SEE. AM I AM I CORRECT THAT THE GENTLEMAN'S NAME IS FRANCISCO CORINTH? LOOKS LIKE.YEAH. CORNICE. CORNICE. CORINTH OR. OKAY, SO. IT'S IT'S SO DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO TELL BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE PROPERTY APPRAISER DOES IT. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. AND LET'S SEE, YOU'RE ASKING FOR 60 DAYS IN THIS CASE MARCH. 17TH. AND I AM GOING TO FIND THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO GRANT IT BASED ON YOUR REPRESENTATIONS.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT CASE IS T 25 0007 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14 964 SOUTHWEST 1/70 AVENUE AND RESPONDED AS MARY MULLEN. AND WHAT WHAT HAVE WE GOT THERE.
YEAH. SO FOR THIS ONE I'M ASKING 60 DAYS MARCH 17TH. I SPOKE WITH HER THIS MORNING.
THE APPLICATION WAS FINALLY APPROVED. SHE JUST NEEDS TIME FOR PAYING AFTER THE FACT.
PERMIT WHAT? SHE SAID IT WOULD BE PAID BEFORE MARCH 17TH. OKAY. AND WE JUST HAD AN ISSUE WITH GETTING PRODUCT APPROVAL DOCUMENTATION. BUT IT WAS IT WAS. WE FINALLY GOT IT AND THE PERMIT WAS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. AND I AM CORRECT THAT THERE IS NO FEBRUARY HEARING. IS THAT ACCURATE? CORRECT. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT ONE IS NUMBER SIX T 25 0013 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 14 967 SOUTHWEST 1/73 AVENUE.
AND THE RESPONDENTS ARE JOSEPH ANN WILLIAMS AND FAYE, ARETHA B WILLIAMS. WHAT HAVE WE GOT
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THERE. YES. SO ON THIS 160 DAY CONTINUANCE TO MARCH 17TH, 2026, IT WAS THIS PROPERTY AND ANOTHER PROPERTY WHICH WAS CASE T 25 0012. BASICALLY THEY HAD A BUNCH OF TRAILERS, VEHICLES.AND FINALLY THEY DID REMOVE EVERYTHING. ONE LOT WAS CUT, BUT THIS ONE STILL REMAINS UNCUT. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY. OKAY, TO FINISH CUTTING THIS LAST PROPERTY AND ALL RIGHT. YEAH I SEE THAT BACK UNDER THE COMPLIED CASES. YEAH OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
OH I GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT ONE MORE. IT'S T 25 0018 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 15. 735 SOUTHWEST OSCEOLA STREET. AND RESPONDENTS ARE MIKE MARTINEZ AND BELINDA LOZANO. YES. SO ON THIS PROPERTY, T 25 0018 15 735 SOUTHWEST OSCEOLA STREET. I'M ASKING FOR A 60 DAY CONTINUANCE TILL MARCH 17TH, 2026. THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS BEEN WORKING ON COMPLIANCE. HE REMOVED THE CHICKENS, REMOVED THE SALVAGE VEHICLE. HE REMOVED SOME OUTDOOR STORAGE. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT THAT STILL REMAINS. AND HE'S WORKING WITH ANIMAL CONTROL ON REMOVING SOME CATS THAT. I THINK THERE'S OVER LIKE 20 CATS. IS THE PROPERTY SINGLE FAMILY? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. THAT USUALLY TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF DOING. HOW ABOUT THE VEHICLE? THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED OKAY. THAT'S REMOVED VEHICLE AND CHICKENS WERE REMOVED OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO BASED ON PARTIAL COMPLIANCE I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GRANT THEM. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE.
OKAY. LET'S SEE. NOTE FOR THE RECORD. FOR. FIVE SIX CASES COMPLIED PRIOR TO THE HEARING DATE. GOOD. THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE. SO. SO OUR NEXT HEARING THEN IS MARCH 17TH 2026 HERE IN
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CHAMBERS. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE US? NOPE. OKAY, GREAT. THEN WE STAND ADJOURNED.I'M GOING TO COMPLETE THE THE INDIAN TOWN BL PROPERTY LLC ORDER BEFORE I GO. I DID I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU HEARD. THAT. I DID IT AS A FORM. OKAY, GOOD. ALL
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