Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Hearing July 20, 2026 9:00 AM - Jul 22, 2026

Good morning and welcome to the CED Special Magistrate Hearings. We are beginning with joint stipulations and will be in recess until further notice. Communications, please stop recording. Good morning. My name is Jeff Fuller. I'm the Special Magistrate who's been assigned the Pinellas County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Agenda for today, July 20, 2026. Welcome to Pinellas County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Hearings. The Special Magistrate is charged with conducting hearings to determine whether an alleged violation of the county code has occurred. In order to meet that obligation, all parties or their representatives will be allowed an opportunity to be heard on matters relevant to the alleged violations. All witnesses offering testimony or presenting evidence will be required to swear or affirm that the testimony they provide is the truth. The order of presentation will begin with the county presenting their evidence of the alleged violations and then the respondent shall present his or her case. Both parties shall have an opportunity to cross-examine all witnesses. The Special Magistrate may question any witness. The clerk will announce the names of the cases from the agenda. Pay attention to those announcements because we don't, for a variety of reasons, follow the exact numerical order on the agenda. When you hear your case called, please respond by coming to the podium with your representative and or any witnesses to be sworn in. When addressing the Special Magistrate, please speak clearly into the microphone. Any person who decides to appeal the decision of the Code Enforcement Special Magistrate with respect to any matter considered at this hearing will need a record of the proceedings and for such purposes may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. The record is not provided by Pinellas County. Lynette, would you please read item number three? Okay. Department Code Enforcement. Matter. Minimum Housing Code Violation. Zoning Code Violation. Case number CCM-26-00056. Officer B. Hughes. Owner. Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. Notice address. Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. 4780-96th Street North, St. Pete, St. Petersburg, Florida. 33708-3730. And Rochette Rowland, Registered Agent for Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. 4780-96th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida. 33708-3730. And Rochette Rowland, Managing Member of Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. 4780-96th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida. 33708-3730. And Spaeth Robert A., Managing Member of Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. 13417. Gulf Lane, Madeira Beach, Florida. 33708. And Nastari Samuel E., Managing Member of Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. 4690-4690-42nd Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida. 33708-3730. And B. Hughes. Special Magistrate Officer. Pinellas County Code Enforcement. 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida. 33756. B. Hughes at Pinellas.gov. Violation address. 4974-96th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida. 33708. Who is here for that case? Officer Hughes with the county. Roll and Rochette for Triple Nickel. Would the two of you please raise your right hand? Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. I do. It is my understanding that a joint stipulation has been entered in this matter. Is that correct? Yes, sir. All right. I have reviewed the joint stipulation and I will approve it. And I will sign an order to that effect. I will find that there has been a violation of Code Section 22-231, order that the property be brought into compliance by October 18, 2026 at 5 p.m. Failing to do so will result in a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I will find that there is a violation of Code Section 138-90, order that the property be brought into compliance by October 18, 2026. Failing to do so will result in the imposition of a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I'm going to find that there is a violation of Code Section 138-179, order that the property be brought into compliance by October 18, 2026. Failing to do so will result in a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I am going to find that there is a violation of Code Section 138-3361, order that the property be brought into compliance by August 19, 2026. Failing to do so will result in a fine in the amount of $200 per day. We'll also assess cost in the amount of $419.16. Let's sign this order. Thank you, Magistrate. If you would like to copy. That's right. You have the next one. Lynette, would you please read item number four from the agenda. Department Code Enforcement. Matter, minimum housing code violations, zoning code violations, case number CCM-26-00057. Officer B. Hughes, owner, Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. Notice address, Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. 4780 96th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33708-3730. And Rochette Rowland, Managing Member of Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. 4780 96th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33708-3730. And Rochette Rowland, Managing Member of Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. 4780 96th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33708-3730. And Spaeth Robert, A. Managing Member of Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. 13417 Gulf Lane, Madeira Beach, Florida, 33708. And Nastassi Samuel E. Or, no, sorry, sorry. Managing Member of Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC. 4690 42nd Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33708-3730. And B. Hughes, Special Magistrate Officer, Pinellas County, Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida, 33756-bhughes at pinellas.gov. Violation address, 96th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33708. And PID 02-31-15-54252-000-0143. Who's here for the county? Officer Hughes with Pinellas County. And who is here for Triple Nickel Enterprises, LLC? Roland Rochette. All right, would the two of you please raise your right hand? Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. I do. It is my understanding that a joint stipulation has been entered in this matter. I have reviewed the joint stipulation, and I will approve it. I will find that there is a violation of Code Section 22-231, order that the property be brought into compliance by October 18, 2026. Failing to do so will assess a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I'm going to find that there is a violation of Code Section 138-90, order that the property be brought into compliance by October 18, 2026. Failing to do so will result in a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I'm going to find that there is a violation of Code Section 138-179, order that the property be brought into compliance by October 18, 2026. Failing to do so will result in an imposition of a fine of $100 per day. I will find that there is a violation of Code Section 138-3361, order that the property be brought into compliance by August 19, 2026. Failing to do so will result in the imposition of a daily fine in the amount of $200 per day. In addition, I will assess costs, the amount of $416.31. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you. I'll give you a copy of your orders now. Lynette, would you please read item number 5 from the agenda? Department Code Enforcement, matter, trash and debris code violation, zoning code violation, case number CCM-26-00066, Officer D. DeVall, owner, GSE Properties of Seminole, LLC. Notice address, GSE Properties of Seminole, LLC, 5636 Bayview Drive, Seminole, Florida, 33772-7047, and GSE Properties of Seminole, LLC, 5636 Bayview Drive, Seminole, Florida, 33772-7047. And Jorgensen Law, PA, Registrate Agent for GSE Properties of Seminole, LLC, 4455 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33713. And Jorgensen Robert W., authorized member of GSE Properties of Seminole, LLC, 5636 Bayview Drive, Seminole, Florida, 33772-7047. And Jorgensen Grady, manager of GSE Properties of Seminole, LLC, 3925-14th Lane, Northeast, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33703. And Jorgensen Spencer, manager of GSE Properties of Seminole, LLC, 8237 Wild Oak Circle, Largo, Florida, 33773. And Jorgensen Emmett, manager of GSE Properties of Seminole, LLC, 5636 Bayview Drive, Seminole, Florida, 33772-7047. And D. DeVall, special magistrate officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida. D. DeVall at pinellas.gov, violation address, 1017 Hall Street, Clearwater, Florida, 33756. Who's appearing on behalf of the county? D. DeVall, Pinellas County Code. And who's appearing on behalf of GSE Properties of Seminole, LLC? Spencer Jorgensen. To you, please raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. I do. My understanding that a joint stipulation has been entered in this matter? It is correct. I have reviewed the joint stipulation, and I will approve it, sign an order approving it. I will find that there is a violation of Code Section 58-304, order that the property is brought into compliance by August 19, 2026. Failing to do so will result in a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I am also making a finding of fact that there was a violation of Code Section 138-3210. It's my understanding that that's been brought into compliance, and therefore I'll make no further order concerning that. Thank you, Magistrate. Lynette, would you please read item number 9? Department Code Enforcement Matter Zoning Code Violation Case Number CCM-26-00060 Officer D. DeVall, Owner McLean Children, 1, LLC Notice Address McLean Children, 1, LLC 400 Harborview Lane, Largo, Florida 33770-4009 McLean Children, 1, LLC 307 South Willow Avenue, Suite 200, Tampa, Florida 33606 McLean Wayne, Registered Agent for McLean Children, 1, LLC 307 South Willow Avenue, Suite 200, Tampa, Florida 33606 McLean Wayne, Managing Member of McLean Children, 1, LLC 307 South Willow Avenue, Suite 200, Tampa, Florida 33606 McLean Elaine, Registered Agent for McLean Children, 1, LLC 307 South Willow Avenue, Suite 200, Tampa, Florida 33606 T. Walker, Pinellas County, Public Works 22211 U.S. Highway 19, North Clearwater, Florida 33765 C. Smith at Pinellas.gov And D. DeVall, Special Magistrate Officer Pinellas County Code Enforcement 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756 D. DeVall at Pinellas.gov Violation address 400 Harborview Lane, Largo, Florida 34685 We, uh, I've received a motion to continue this hearing Yes, sir Uh, let's address that first Um, would you please state your name for the record? Yes, sir It's Elaine Christina Nobles I believe it's written wrong But it's Elaine Christina Nobles, not McLean And who, as far as the motion, is going to be arguing on behalf of the county Officer DeVall with Pinellas County Code Enforcement And we also have Sean Tipton, who is in charge of Public Works' right-of-way section Ms. Nobles, what is your relationship to McLean Children, LLC? I am Actually, I'm saying it wrong It's McLean Children, 1, LLC No problem, sir I am the fiancé of Wayne McLean I am a member that he just made me prior to him going into surgery So Wayne is the operating and the managing member The LLC oversees just a home, that's our residence Okay, you may proceed with your motion to continue Yes, sir I wrote something because I've never done this before So, good morning, sir Um, uh, before this matter proceeds We respectfully renew our request for a continuance Because requiring us to proceed today Would substantially prejudice the respondent's ability to receive a full and fair hearing This was not a last-minute request We requested a continuance on July 10, 2026 The day after receiving the notice of the hearing And acted promptly and in good faith At that time, Wayne McLean, who's 66 years old And the managing and operating member of the respondent, LLC Was recovering from a total knee replacement Performed on June 29, 2026 His ongoing recovery has materially restricted his mobility and ability to travel Gather documents, organize exhibits, research for applicable laws And prepare the defense of the respondent, LLC He also remains on prescribed medication That has significantly impaired his ability to concentrate and prepare this case These medical limitations have substantially impaired the respondent's ability To prepare an adequate defense within the limited time available Despite a prompt request, we were not notified until approximately 3.30 p.m. on July 16 The continuance had been denied less than two days before the hearing That was the very day our evidence and subpoena requests were due As a practical matter, by the time we learned we would be required to perceive Our opportunity to subpoena witnesses, organize evidence, complete our investigations And prepare our defense had effectively been lost Our ability to prepare was further prejudiced Because the county did not disclose critical evidence until July 9 When we received the hearing packet Although the site distance elevation and play evaluation was completed on April 2, 2026 It was withheld from more than three months Despite our repeated request for clarification from code enforcement Only after reviewing the report were we able to identify significant technical and procedural issues Requiring additional investigation Including questions concerning the engineering mythology relied upon the county And the preparation of the affidavit of violation and request for hearing We have not had sufficient time to investigate those issues Or determine whether expert assistance is necessary The notice of hearing also advised that we needed to have a council Be represented by a council Given Mr. McLean's medical condition and the complexity of this matter And the abbreviated time frame We have not had a reasonable opportunity to identify, consult with, and retain council We also believe we have substantial evidence demonstrating compliance with section 154-231 And showing that our landscaping is consistent with long-standing conditions throughout Harbor Bluff Where there are no sidewalks and right-of-way landscaping is commonplace 21 homes on our street alone However, we have not had a meaningful opportunity to gather and organize that evidence for presentation Your Honor, this is not a request to delay these proceedings It is a request for a meaningful opportunity to prepare for them The county had months to investigate this matter We only had 11 calendar days from the date we received the notice of hearing During that period, Mr. McLean was recovering from major surgery Critical evidence was disclosed for the first time We're advised that council was required for the LLC And our continuance request was denied until the very day our subpoena and evidence deadlines expired Under these circumstances, requiring the respondent to proceed today Would substantially prejudice its ability to present a meaningful defense For those reasons, we respectfully request that this matter be continued to allow For adequate medical recovery, retention of counsel, investigation of newly disclosed evidence Completion of necessary discovery, and preparation of a full and fair defense Thank you, sir What says the county? Magistrate, the county is just referring to the Exhibit A packet that was, I'm sure, reviewed by you This issue started back in February of this year I do have here that the property was red-tagged in February So there was something displayed at the property February 18th According to our internal complaint form that came from Public Works stating what they had done And then we also do have the report dated from February 18th That was generated by Chris Smith with all the pictures Specifically defining what needed to be done To remove vegetation from county right-of-way They then, Public Works then initiated on April 2nd by Tim Walker A sightline evaluation report That was, this was all generated and again part of the packet for review We sent Then, we meaning Pinellas County Code Enforcement A notice of violation March 16th To the property owner Telling them that there was placement of vegetation on county right-of-way Without any authorization And items need to be removed They had a compliance due date of March 30th So, the county feels that the property, the property owner or the LLC itself Was properly notified and given many months To bring the property into compliance I also have here Sean Tipton to just briefly explain the importance Of getting this, getting this taken care of There are some safety issues regarding the line of sight And the property Basically, the county being held liable for If there was an accident Because of the sightline being an issue And vehicles not being able to properly see And he is willing to speak to that as well if necessary All right, he may Sir, would you please raise your right hand Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? I do All right Yes, Magistrate Just want to reiterate the importance of getting this vegetation removed from the line of sight It is a, this is a double frontage house So, there are no sidewalks in the neighborhood So, that means pedestrians have to walk in the road as well as vehicles Due to the height and the mature growth of these plantings It is restricting that line of sight So, if a pedestrian, a kid is riding a bike And a vehicle comes There is potential for a collision None of us want that So, that is our main impact that we're trying to get resolved Is to open up that line of sight for pedestrian and vehicular safety So, that the county is not held any partial liable for this Talk, sir You may Absolutely First and foremost, we did actually reach out to code enforcement We also had, we reached out to them by mail I'm sorry, by letter And we actually went in We had Commissioner Eggers at our house as well We never got a response We did not know the line of sight was even done until this happened We know that we are not an expert for engineering But the line of sight, that is The way they measured it is different Than what is in the most current January 2021 guide They're two separate things There's missing different components of it As well as They keep referring to a guideline or ordinance That we are in compliance with It says there is an exception for landscaping, irrigation, and mailboxes Our property is the same as 21 other properties on our street alone Which some are far worse We are not, as far as the line of sight We don't see the line of sight There's no vegetation on the other side We would like to have the opportunity to have an expert look at their information Because we had no idea that this was even going on Until we got the letter on our door Because we thought it was over We had not heard from the code enforcement since March 31st And then we were in there on June 1st Where I actually got a copy from code enforcement About what the ordinance was Because what was originally left on our doorstop Our front door was an abbreviation of the ordinance And did not even contain the exemptions That would be allowed for our property The properties in our neighborhood are longstanding The only time we had issues with them Was after we made it known Our complaint about safety concerns for the bridge We did that in January Code enforcement left Public works left a red tag on our door It did not give us the time to comply Didn't tell us which trees were a line of sight issue When we thought it was over When we filed not another complaint But brought up conditions again about safety with the bridge Within three and a half hours of that complaint They had Chris Smith dispatched to my door And put another code red tag on my door And they had been in our area for six years working on a bridge Nobody has a permit We can't see any violations And like I said, just our street alone There's 21 houses Not to mention four streets on Indian Rocks Road Which is on our way to our house There's four there We need time to prepare Do you have a copy of the letter that you sent In response to I wrote down several dates But I think it was March or something So I have This one followed up with McDermott And I have to get the rest I wasn't planning on trucks I was told I wasn't allowed to represent myself We're dealing with a motion to continue right now Yes, sir I can get it for you Okay As well To visit our house I saw So we did try to comply And we were seeking guidance We did move one tree that we thought was an issue And that was it It wasn't It's just what I couldn't One is to McDermott Which is the gentleman's boss These two, sir All right Would you show them to Officer Duvall? Yes Yes, ma'am And then I'm sorry Somebody can bring them up to me to look at And McDermott's We actually had to hand deliver I have that We hand delivered that on 401-2026 At 10-27 Angie We have asked from the beginning, sir I want to see him first Oh, absolutely And we also have what they gave us on our door Saying what ordinance we were out of compliance Which is not the same as That was given to us by the enforcement office Nor is it what's published online Magistrate, those were addressed to Supervisor McDermott Who is the supervisor for that particular squad That section of the county Those were not sent to me But upon review Quick review Sean Tipton said that he can He can try to clarify Some of the Some of what's on there We have to Have him probably That review And this is what they originally gave us And this was the ordinance That we got from The county Okay Show those to Officer Duvall as well Before I look at them The doorstop Okay I don't know who that is The doorstop No, no, no That was just Here we go No, that was just Because we actually talked to Nick Their manager that was on the bridge About it as well And he didn't think there was a site issue I can clarify that It's okay, sir No problem But Chris Smith left this This is the ordinance Which is completely different than this It did not put in the section That makes us If you can speak into the microphone, please I'm sorry This, the full Sorry, I'm nervous And what you're speaking with Can you put it on the seal So we can see it Yes So The seal's on the bottom Of your file Thank you I'm nervous Can you tell So This is the Thank you I appreciate it, ma'am This is the full ordinance, right It says Because they first started off Saying that we can't have Anything in the right-of-way At all They've said it several times And it clearly says here That there's an exemption For landscaping Mailboxes and irrigations As long as they're in compliance With section B Which is impeach public access For strict vehicular access And site And messes with sight lines We do not appeal public access There is no sidewalks We contest that there's a vehicular access Vehicular, sorry, vehicular access Nobody can, it's our driveway That does account Sight lines is a point of contention We'd like to have an engineer Because like we said The data that they gave us In the packet Is different than what's in the most recent Manual that they quoted And I can provide that as well This is what they left us Originally, I apologize Because we did talk to Nick This is what they left us Originally They didn't give us a date What tree or anything This document does not talk about Where the exemption is When we brought it up We were ignored That is why we had Commissioner Edgers Out to our house And we did try talking To code enforcement We never heard back From anybody They did a site evaluation I guess After that No one ever told us When we were in their office On June 1st No one told us Matter of fact When we went in there June 1st June 2nd The director of public works Sent us an email And said I know you were basically Saying you were in the office June 3rd They pushed June 3rd We filed an IG complaint June 4th They asked for a magistrate And they do not have The code enforcement officers That we've been dealing with We have public works So we feel Every time we've made A good faith Concern about Children's safety We have pictures Of them climbing over a bridge Standing on the bridge We immediately got hit With a code ordinance violation First time in February Second time May 22nd I sent an email To Deputy Kelly Levy She responded in 45 minutes We provided pictures Of children climbing over the bridge Standing on the bridge And standing on infrastructure 45 minutes She sent us an email Three hours in What? 15-20 minutes Chris Smith came to our door With another violation About five little plants That we planted on the bridge Once we went to The code office 5-6 Once we went to Code enforcement office On the first We got a letter From Levy on the second Third we filed an IG report June 4th Somebody It doesn't have the name We're thinking It must be public works Ask for a magistrate We should at least be able to know Because there's There's no name block The affidavit Who Mr. Deval Has no date signed And the person Who signed off on that In the notary Was from 2022 Two years before That person signed off But her affidavit Was done on that day I don't know how that happens In 2022 You can look Yeah no worries ma'am I would be more organized I'm sorry sir But I wasn't planning on doing this Thank you And this We feel this all stems From the fact that we We voiced our concern For children Like I said There is 21 houses On my street alone I can bring pictures That show you That are just like ours Three of them Are direct Line of sight issues That block Stop signs Public works Have been in my area For six years We live right next To the bridge Miss Levy lives 0.2 miles From the bridge No one has been cited No one has been required To have a permit Alright Anything further From the county Yes sir I'd like to clarify A few things If that's alright Okay So What she has presented here With the card Nick Burkhart He is a construction manager That was over the bridge Replacement project He did not give us Left by Christian Not Nick Burkhart No no No sir No but you I understand But you're saying That you spoke to Nick My fiance did I can't say Okay But what you just Stated here ma'am Is that you spoke to Nick And Nick said Everything was okay Nick does not have That authority He is with construction management He does not know The standards He does not know The code He is presented With a set of plans Okay For that construction project Which was the bridge replacement That's fine That's his authority That is his limits Of jurisdiction Nothing involved With traffic safety So whatever he may have told you It was misspoken Okay So I just want to make that Clear for the record That's all As far as The other violations That she speaks of Chris Smith has issued Six additional Five to six additional Red tags I don't know the exact number To various parcels Within her subdivision For the similar encroachments Unfortunately We do not go out Looking for these We don't have the staff And the manpower To do that They come to us Based off of complaints So this one Was generated From a complaint It was generated From a complaint For the line of sight And that's when The violation We hit with the Original red tag Back in February The new red tag That she Or the new red tag That she's referring to Back from April Is in relation To additional plantings That she put Along the fence line In the right-of-way Out to the bridge She's claiming That it is unsafe People are fishing And so forth From the bridge Totally separate From this issue We're here today For the issue up front However it is still Illegal plantings Within the right-of-way Without first obtaining A permit Section 154 231 States Prior to placement Construction Or installation Within the right-of-way You must first Obtain a right-of-way Use permit That is for us To do a cursory review To make sure That you are not Putting any Hazards to the To the public Not blocking Underground infrastructure Above ground Power lines Stuff that would That would Deter us From being able To provide Ongoing routine Maintenance Within the right-of-way But that guy Study quotes Also says With the exception Of landscaping Mailboxes And irrigations And it's based On placement Species And height Okay the only Thing I'm Concerned about Right now Is the motion To continue I am going To grant The motion To continue The next Available date We have August 10th At 9 a.m. Move it To August 10th At 9 a.m. I understand You're going To get An attorney Yes sir So I understand August 10th Is Makes that Very difficult But you need To find one And that attorney Is fully capable Of filing For another Continuance Yes sir And perhaps Dealing with Officer Duvall To see if You all can't Work something Out And just What I'm hearing From both sides Doesn't have a Whole lot to do With what my Job is My job is To find The facts As far as What's out There And apply The ordinance So for example The fact that 21 other people Have done it Really doesn't Matter to me But we'll grant The continuance And you all Need to hop On this Yes sir Thank you Appreciate you Thank you sir Thank you All right Let's put these In the record Shortening them As respondents Exhibit Composite exhibit One Respondent For responding Ms. Noble She has them Do you need Okay so let me Make a I'll make copies Yeah I need To put them In the file I was just Going to ask You that If you need You're welcome We'll have an order Set I'll either have it You could wait For it for a little bit And I can give it to you Or we're going to You mail it to you I believe I have Your email address Question They mentioned That they have Complaints According I have The code I don't have It says That if someone Complaints Makes a complaint It has to be On record That we're In trying To make sure That Your attorney Can deal With that Thank you Yeah you can do A public records Request with our office Have you done it Online or have you Pulled it Oh okay so That must be For public works With code enforcement Every department Has it Okay Okay we're going To go into recess For ten minutes Communications Please stop recording Lynette would you Please read Item number eight Department Code enforcement Matter Commercial minimum Housing code Violation Case number CCM-26-00065 Officer D. DeVall Owner Airport Warehouse At Charlotte LLC Notice address Airport Warehouse At Charlotte LLC 2730 Roselle's Ferry Road Suite A Charlotte North Carolina 28208 3233 And Najmi Thompson PL Registered agent For airport Warehouse At Charlotte LLC At Charlotte LLC 1401 8th Avenue West Bradenton Florida 34205 And RJS Properties Inc. Manager for airport Warehouse At Charlotte LLC 2730 2730 Roselle's Ferry Road Suite A Charlotte North Carolina 28208 And RJS Properties Inc. 200 South Biscayne Boulevard Suite 3000 Miami, Florida And D. DeVall Special Magistrate Officer Pinellas County Code Enforcement 631 Chestnut Street 631 Chestnut Street Clearwater, Florida 33756 D. DeVall At Pinellas.gov Violation address 31515 U.S. Highway 19 North Palm Harbor, Florida 34684 All right My understanding is There's some Attendance by Zoom Would you please Identify yourself For the record, sir? Yes, Your Honor Robert Sweeney And I am the Owner Manager Of the entity Who is appearing For the county? Officer DeVall Mr. Sweeney And Ms. DeVall Would you please Raise your right hands? Do you swear To tell the truth The whole truth And nothing but the truth? I do Okay, it's my understanding That a joint stipulation Has been entered On this matter? That is correct I have reviewed The joint stipulation And will approve The same And sign an order Approving it I will find That there is A violation Of Code Section 22-231 Order that the property You brought into compliance By August 19, 2026 Failing to do so Will assess a fine In the amount Of $250 Also assess cost The amount Of $303.94 Thank you Thank you, Magistrate Thank you Would you please Read item number 15 Department Code Enforcement Matter Respondent's objection To affidavit Of noncompliance Case number CCM-25-00099 Officer B. Hughes Owner Hyun Kai Notice address Hyun Kai 16108 49th Street North Clearwater, Florida 33762 3215 And John H. McGregor Esquire Attorney for Hyun Kai PO Box 12 Clearwater, Florida 33757 JHM Legal At iCloud.com And B. Hughes Special Magistrate Officer Pinellas County Code Enforcement 631 631 Chestnut Street Clearwater, Florida 33756 B. Hughes At pinellas.gov Violation address 13155 40th Street North Clearwater, Florida 33762 Okay, it's my understanding That we are here Today on Respondent's objection To affidavit Of noncompliance Mr. McGregor You may proceed Okay I think that the First hearing Was February 9th Of this year And it was based On two Two unpermitted Structures A use change I guess a zoning change And a clean up Of the property Basically I guess that So most of that Was done Except for It's taken Five months To get The actual Permits For the changes And the Applicational use Change And part of the Problem is I can say That he hasn't Been the problem Or Mr. Wynn Because they've Paid all All bills Have been paid They've done Everything they can But they had A contractor Who hired The surveyor And also hired The CAD designer Who did all the Work for the For the permits And they were just They finally finished It this weekend So the permits Have been applied For as well as The application Or use change That's basically All we have to say So I don't know If we're still In violation Or what But it still Is a process To get it all done Three months Was a bit too I guess Hopeful But we've got it In five months The application Not the actual In compliance part What says the county So We did give 90 days For compliance And then we did Grant another 30 day extension However at that Point no Application had been Submitted So I did do The affidavit Of non-compliance The minimum Housing violations Are improved Not 100% yet But they're close But the main Issue was The addition Of the structures Onto the building And that application Did just Get submitted Over the weekend So I can't confirm They did Get their survey And did submit The application But at the time Of the deadline After we gave It an additional 30 days It still wasn't In compliance And that's the reason Why I went ahead And submitted that And after that time I went on vacation So I really Wasn't monitoring People you hired To do the work Okay so where We're at now Is the work That needs to be done The permit Has been applied for Yes but wait Now we need comments And we need To be approved Two permits Is it an application For a change of use Yes so it went From a warehouse To a welding Manufacturing So they did submit To change the use To what it's Actually being used For now And for the additional Accessory structures That were added Onto the property But it has been Worked on since The February 9th There's a Everyone's busy Let's put it that way As we sit here It appears to me That it's not In compliance But I understand Where we are In the process And I think The best I can do Is to Postpone this hearing And schedule it again I can't make a prediction About when those Permits will come Nobody I've ever Talked to can Let's go 90 days 90 days There's a lot of Moving parts It's been that way So 90 days To postpone Let me see Yeah we'll Rehear Respondent's objection To affidavit Of noncompliance At that time So I'm not making A ruling On the objection Itself Okay Let me just see What our schedule is Let me check And see what days Are mine in September Actually it would be October After October 18th So we have The 19th The 23rd And the 28th Do you know What days I don't But my calendar does I've got October I've got 12th 16th And 28th Okay So do you want To do it For the 28th Then at 1.30 That works Okay So October Works for me Does it work for 28th Which is a Wednesday Officer Hughes And Mr. McGregor Yes sir At 1.30 You'll get an order I'm anointing Now Perfect So we're all set For that one Alright You'll get an order Reflecting this So Thank you very much You don't have to Depend on Whether you put it In the notes In your phone Or not Yes it's better That way I'll miss smell it Thank you magistrate Thank you very much Have a good day Bye bye Lynette Would you please Read item number 14 Department Code enforcement Matter Respondent's third Extension of time Request Case number CCM Dash Two Five Dash Zero Zero Five Six Officer D. Deval Owner Galage Dritten Notice address Galage Dritten One Zero Five One Six Giuliano Drive Riverview Florida Three Three Five Six Nine Eight Seven One Two Revaldo 2001 At live Dot com Susanna Galage At gmail Dot com Randall Laird At gmail Dot com And D. Deval Special Magistrate Officer Pinellas County Code Enforcement Six Six Six Six Six Three Three Seven Five Six D. Deval At Pinellas Dot Gov Violation Address One Seven Seven Four Albemarle Road Clear Water Florida Three Three Seven Six Four All right Who is Here For the County Excuse Me Officer Deval With Pinellas County Code Enforcement We Also Have Michael Michael Schotterbach Who Will Be Testifying He is Our Zoning Division Manager For The County Sir Would You Spell Your Last Name For Me Yes S C H O D E R D O C K And Who's Here With Mr. Galage I'm The Owner Galage That's My Son That's The Contractor We Brought Him Because He's Been Working With Us All This Time All Right Would Your Valdo Galage And Your Name Sir Randall Laird Okay Would All Of You Please Raise Your Right Hand Do You Swear To Tell The Truth The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth I Do Okay We're Here On Respondent's Third Extension Of The Permit The Easy Part The Hard Part Is We Got A FEMA Plug Elevation Issue Now And So Our Solution To That Is To Engage An Expert In FEMA Maps And My Client Is Going To Have To Pay Three Thousand Dollars To Get The Project Started And That Might Solve The Problem And If That Doesn't Solve The Problem We Have To Go There A Lima And LOMAR Two Different Types Of Situations One Is Going To Cost Three Thousand One Is Going To Cost Fifteen Thousand So My Client Is Ready To Pay Those Monies But We Need An Extension Because We're Looking At At Least Ninety Days To Get Through This Mapping Process Then We're Going To Get A Building So We're Going To Be Back Again What Says The County Med Street This Has Been Ongoing Since August Of Last Year I Have Brought Michael Schatterbach In To Speak To The Circumstances Of What Is Going On Out There He Is Much Better Versed To Explain Why It Appears That They They're Going For Something That They Will Probably Never Be Approved So I Would Like Him To Speak To Evidence That He He Has Reviewed This Completely And Determine That This Is An Accessory Dwelling Unit That Is Not Supposed To Be There Basically So I'm Going To Have Him If I May Have Him Speak To An Email That He Sent With All Supporting Evidence Back In February Of This Show Good Morning Michael Schatterbach I'm The Pinellas County Zoning Division Manager I'm Also An AICP Certified Planner I Took A Reviewed When This Came Across My Desk For Zoning And Determined That This Originally This Structure Was Built As A Detached Garage And Permitted In 1999 Over The Years It Was Extended And Without Any Permits And Converted Into An Accessory Dwelling Unit Reason Why It Cannot Be An Accessory Dwelling Unit Is Number Of Reasons It Is In The County Coastal Storm Area Which Limits A Size 150 Square Feet The Property Has To Be Owner Occupied Which The Owner Would Need To Live Either In The Primary House Or The Accessory Dwelling Unit And Also It Would Need To Meet Setbacks Which According To A Survey I Reviewed This Building Does Not Meet The Side Setbacks No Permits Were Sought Of The Accessory Dwelling Unit Or Reduced Setbacks We Do Not Allow After The Fact Requests For Variances Unless It's Been Deemed Construction In Error And Part Of That Process Would Be Involved Obtaining The Correct Permits Since This Did Not Have Obtained The Correct Permits They Could Not Apply For An After The Fact Variance Which Means Their Recourse Would Be Just To Remove The Violation And Start Again All Right Anything Further Well Let Me Address The Setback Issue How Can Building Be Permitted In 1990 Whatever And That Meet Setbacks I Don't Know In 1999 When It Was Permitted There Were Setbacks I Can Speculate That It Was Not Built To The Correct Setback And Maybe Not Measure At The Time Okay So Okay So You Saying It Doesn't Meet Setbacks Let's Have The Side But I'm Assuming If The Side Is Seven And A Half Or It's Five I I'm Going To Say That It Me It Me Seven Hex Right Now I Mean I Don't Without Looking At The Survey Do You Have A Survey The Survey I Reviewed Which Was Part Of A RUP Permit Which Is A Right Of Utilization Permit For A Drive Way That Was Attached Shows That The Side Setback Is 5.4 Feet Where Six Feet Is What Is Required Per The R2 R3 Zoning District Interesting This Is What You Are Referring To Correct This Is What He Is Referring To Regarding Setbacks And There Is A Survey Attached And Also All Of The Other Guidelines What Is Going On With This Property And What Is Allowed And How Would You Like A Copy Yes Please Say 5.4 No Over Here Okay So You're Saying That Basically They Changed Setback Rules Since It Was Originally Built That Is The Only Thing I Can Think Of Previous Setbacks For Residential Zoning Districts Were Seven And A Half On The Side So We Have Actually Reduced Them By One And A Half Feet Again This Is When It Was Constructed In 1999 I Don't Know The Details If There Was A Tie In In Inspection There Was As Built That Were Done The Setback Really Is Not That Much Of An Issue Because It's Only It's Less Than A Foot The Bigger Issue Is That You're Not Allowed To Have A Certain Size ADU in a coastal storm area and the owner needs to live on the property. Okay, so let's say that it's not an ADU. An addition how? Tie the two structures together? With a second kitchen. I understand the rules there. It would all be in compliance. The question is, can we do an addition? If it's attached to the house and meets the requirements of the code, it would have to be reviewed and meet the requirements of the code. I have been talking to quite a few staff up in the building department. I would tell you that verbally I have that approval and certain other conditions. We have to deal with kitchens and so forth. So if we could have an addition, which is probably our only option, then we're just requesting for extension to go, you know, my client's going to risk $15,000. They've got a 50-50 shot. Yeah. Okay. I would only caution that you check the FEMA because when you go above a certain percentage, then you're bringing the whole property into compliance with flood regulations. We're just asking, you know, this is our last shot. The property is not hurting anyone. In fact, this is a nice piece of property on the road. And for what it's worth, I have a proposal here from the gentleman that's going to help us out on the field with dates and timelines. Anything else from the county? I just wanted to make it known, magistrate, that the only permit that had been applied for was back in 2025 and it has since been closed as a withdrawn application back in February. There's no other permits, zoning clearances, anything else that's even been applied for. Even if they are working on other things, they have not applied for anything and submitted any type of plans or shown what their intentions are or requests what they would like to do. You may be having discussions, but we show nothing in the database that you've initiated formally with the county. And I do want to make it known that the property is currently being used as a short-term rental, which they have not properly gained their certificate from the county because of this enforcement action that we're still working through. They should not be renting the property at all. And if you do connect them and then choose to use it as a short-term rental, just know that you're limited to only 10 visitors at a time. So it would be an enormous property just making that known to you, okay, if you follow through with your short-term rental certificate, which you will need to. Yeah, we're just carrying out some older reservations right now. So we have guests coming by. And also for the 750 square foot rule, if it's not in a flood zone, which is what we're applying for with the FEMA, then we could actually build up to a thousand square feet. And as for owner occupancy, once it's permitted, we have no problem, you know, moving to live there as well. Yeah. And either the main or the gas station. So the county has nothing further at this time, magistrate. We're here on an order on August 15th, 2025. There have been two extensions of time granted. And I'm not persuaded that a third should be granted. I'm going to deny the motion for extension of time, especially since there's all these contingencies and stuff that have nothing to do really with the original order. So I'm going to deny the extension of time. Thank you, magistrate. Lynette, would you please read item number 13? Department code enforcement. Matter. Motion to initiate foreclosure. Case CFC-26-00002. Officer B. Hughes, owner, Johnson Chester Lorenzo. Notice address, Johnson Chester Lorenzo, 1295 Church Street, Seminole, Florida, 33778-1147. Chet2Johns at gmail.com. And B. Hughes, special magistrate officer, plaintiff. Pinellas County code enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida, 33756. Who's here for the county? Officer Hughes with Pinellas County. And who's here for Mr. Johnson? I presume you're Mr. Johnson. Yes, sir. We're here on a motion to initiate foreclosure so the county may proceed. Okay. So, good afternoon, magistrate. My name is Officer Hughes. I'm the magistrate officer with the Code Enforcement Division of Pinellas County. Pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 8 of the Pinellas County Code and Chapter 162 of the Florida Statutes, Pinellas County is seeking a motion to initiate foreclosure against the following respondent, Mr. Chester Lorenzo Johnson. The property in which the county is seeking foreclosure action is located at 1295 Church Street, Seminole, Florida, 33778. The property is a non-homestead property in unincorporated Pinellas County. And the county would like to submit into evidence the motion to initiate foreclosure, which consists of the history of the case and the attached exhibits. So, we do have the notice of hearing scheduling it for today to go before the magistrate to Mr. Johnson. We have the motion to initiate foreclosure signed by the housing official. We have exhibit A, which shows the Pinellas County property appraiser showing that Mr. Johnson is the owner of record. We have the quit claim deed showing Mr. Johnson as the owner of the property. We have the initial notice of violation sent to Mr. Johnson as exhibit C for all of the violations. We have the notice of hearing as exhibit D for when it went before the magistrate initially on June 16th of 2025. We have the affidavit of violation and request for hearing in the code sections that were cited. We have the posting notice for the hearing on June 16th of 2025. Exhibit E is the order assessing a ministry to find until compliance is achieved. Exhibit F is the affidavit of non-compliance for three code sections, the 22299, 58-304, and 138-3210, which is using an RV as an accessory dwelling. Exhibit G is the recorded lien, recorded back on February 16th of 2026. Exhibit H is the notice of the lien sent to the owner, Mr. Johnson, on February 17th of 2026. And then just I have a few violation photos. This was a fire destroyed property that back from 2024 that never got completed by Mr. Johnson's brother. He since has brought most of the items into compliance. When we did the motion to initiate foreclosure preparation, the RV was still present on the property and someone was continuing to use it as an accessory dwelling. However, so basically where we stand now is that the RV was removed from the property and it's my understanding that it was parked in front of the property and no longer on the property and in front of a fire hydrant. So the deputies, I believe, towed it off the property. So that did bring that, excuse me, off the street. So that brought that violation into compliance. So where we stand now is there were still some, most of the violations have come into compliance. Mr. Johnson and I have been in communication, regular communication the whole time. We initially went to move toward foreclosure because there continued to be issues with the person that was living inside the RV that was still present on the fire destroyed property. Since that is no longer an issue, we did decide to move forward with the motion. We don't really intend to move forward with it as long as Mr. Johnson does, in fact, bring the property into full compliance. And what I mean by that is he has been able to take over his brother's demolition permit. So whether, if the property is actually, the demolition is completed prior to that permit's expiration, which is in November, we won't actually move forward with the demolition, or excuse me, the foreclosure motion. So we want to, being that this has been an ongoing violation, actually from before Mr. Johnson received the quitclaim deed from his brother for this property prior to his death, it's been a fire destroyed property for a long time. And you just want to see it to its full conclusion. So I, basically, what you see is an email that I did send Mr. Johnson when we decided to move forward, even after the RV was removed and the occupant no longer lives there. Just that we are going to move forward, or we're requesting to move forward with the motion. However, we are going to hold on to it, and I have told him that until either he brings it into full compliance by actually demolishing the fire destroyed structure than, like I said, before the time that the permit expires. So that's, so basically, in conclusion, the property continues to be owned by the respondent. The property has not been declared to be homesteaded by the respondent. The petitioner has an interest in the property by virtue of Pinellas Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Lien in the amount of $20,862.25 as of February 17th of 2026. The lien is occurring daily fines in addition to interest. The petitioner provided respondent with notice that the property was found to be in violation of the county's ordinance. The petitioner provided respondent with notice that the property remained in violation of the county's ordinances after the respondent was afforded due process and given a period in which to cure or remedy the violations of the county's ordinance of the property. The respondent had actual or implied knowledge of the process and procedures employed by petitioner, its code enforcement division, and special magistrate for imposition of the code enforcement lien. The magistrate, based on the evidence provided in the motion, the county requests that you issue an order granting Pinellas County the ability to initiate foreclosure. All right, thank you. Mr. Johnson, this is your opportunity to address the motion to initiate foreclosure. As Officer Hughes pointed out, I really inherited the property. It was kind of already burned down and what have you. It's cost me quite a bit of money just to try to maintain it and bring it under compliance as much as I have. It was a challenge getting the young man who was living inside of the ROV on the property. It was a challenge getting him out of there. I did finally get him out and then somehow the ROV was mysteriously carried away, which was a blessing. But I have no objections to what Officer Hughes is saying. The property is certainly not totally in compliance, has been there that way for some time. I've tried to maintain it and I will continue to maintain it until I get it sold, which was my original intent was to get it sold and carry out my brother's wishes. But this is where we stand. All right, thank you. My role in this procedure is very limited. My role is to review the file and make sure the proper steps were filed. I don't make the decision to do a foreclosure action. That's the county commission does that. So in reviewing the file, I'm going to grant the motion to initiate foreclosure. I do. You can continue. It's okay. Continue. Fine with me. Give me some numbers and some paperwork. Oh, sure. I put the paperwork there. Oh, it's right here. Okay. Yes. And if you want, you can go in order with that. Item numbers. You're here for a case. I'd like to leave just in phase, but yeah, if it's possible, please. She needs to witness. What item number is that? Is it item one? Yes. Item number one. Okay. So that should be the first one, I think. Is it item one? Rodriguez. I meant, Renee Rodriguez-Elez. It should be going in order now. Is that the first one that I have? Yeah. Item number one. Rodriguez? Yeah. Okay. CCM 2600054. Is that the right one, Officer Hughes? Yes. All right. It's item one. Please read item number one. Department. Code enforcement. Matter. Minimum housing code violation. Violation. Zoning code violations. Case number CCM-26-00054. Officer B. Hughes. Owner. Ailes Renee Rodriguez. Notice address. Ailes Renee Rodriguez. 5233 Jasmine Circle North. St. Petersburg, Florida. 3-3-7-1-4-2-1-4-2. And B. Hughes. Special Magistrate Officer. Pinellas County Code Enforcement. 631 Chestnut Street. Clearwater, Florida. 3-3-7-5-6. B. Hughes at Pinellas.gov. Violation address. 5233 Jasmine Circle. St. Petersburg, Florida. 3-3-7-1-4. Who is here for that case? Officer Hughes from Pinellas County. You mentioned earlier the tenant. Is the tenant going to be testifying or just observing? Just observing, but just in case I do want to call her for a witness, it probably wouldn't hurt to have her swear in. Okay. Is there anyone here on behalf of the owner, Renee Rodriguez-Ales? I don't see anybody in the hearing room that I don't know and can account for. Have we received any voicemail or emails concerning this hearing? No, Magistrate. All right. Will the two of you please raise your right hand? Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. All right. County may proceed. You may have a seat, ma'am. Okay. Well, I'm not sure I got your name. If I did, I didn't write it down. That's okay. I'm Crystal McBride. Thank you. Proceed. Thank you, sir. So the property where the alleged violation exists is 5233 Jasmine Circle, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33714, located in unincorporated Pinellas County. The owner, Renee Rodriguez-Ales, is not present for today's hearing, and he has never contacted me. The violations have been in occurrence since on or before January 5th of 2026, and I would like to enter the notice of hearing, affidavit of violation, and composite exhibit A into evidence. Composite exhibit A will include the notice of violations, Pinellas County tax collector, property appraiser, warranty deed, unlicensed contracting citation, withdrawal of a remodel permit, and violation photos. Hearing no objection, exhibit A will be admitted into evidence. Okay. So the first document is the notice of hearing for today's date sent to the owner of record. The next document is the affidavit of violation and request for hearing. The code sections cited are 22-298, 22-299, 138-90, and 138-3505. The next document is the notice of violations mailed on January 5th to the owner of record. That was for the minimum housing, 138-90, and 138-3505. The next document is the Pinellas County tax collector showing Mr. Rodriguez as the owner of record, or Mr. Lace, I should say, excuse me. Pinellas County property appraiser showing the same, the warranty deed. The next document is basically the, back in 2022, he was cited for, or excuse me, 2023, he was cited for unpermitted additions. He did apply for an after-the-fact permit for the remodel, and the unpermitted additions, however, never completed that permit, and it was withdrawn. That was back in February of 2024. So when I went to the property, there were multiple minimum housing violations. There were items that were uncovered. There was sheds in disrepair, boarded windows. Ms. McBride, the tenant, did show me multiple outlets that did not work or would flash. This shows more of the violations of the shed, just the roofs were in disrepair. These first pictures, this bottom right picture shows the original kitchen in the house. This was a kitchen that was added without any kind of permits. This is basically just a bunch of different additions that were added, again, with no permitting at all. This whole accessory structure in the back, they added air conditioning units. They enclosed the outdoor porch, all without any permits, and made those into additional rooms. Again, more electric mini splits and such that were added, electrical that was added to the sheds without any permits. And also, the last violation code is just showing that they had three sheds on the property rather than just the two that are allowed as a maximum. So, Magistrate, the property was re-inspected on July 6th, and the violations continue. Photos were taken on that date, and I would like to submit them as composite Exhibit B. Hearing no objection, Exhibit B will be admitted into evidence. Okay, so when I went back on that date, Ms. McBride did invite me inside and did show me multiple outlets that do not work. I know it's hard to show that by pictures, but basically, this outlet, the microwave, the one under the sink, none of those worked. You still have the electric that basically is uncovered, uncapped. You still have minimum housing violations where the sheds are in disrepair, broken cover where the dryer used to be, where they changed the laundry room, peeling paint. They still have the boarded window, the uncovered cover. And I know it's kind of hard to tell by this picture, but that window is broken. They still have all the work that was completed with adding two kitchens and bathrooms and a complete remodel and closing the exterior porch all without permits. Again, back from 2023. You have the mini splits that were added. This window right here is where they basically closed off and put a wall in front of the window. You have the electric that was added. Again, the back porch that was enclosed. More electric and no permits are still in the system. And then I did go back just to show this initially prior to the purchase by Mr. Allais was a single family home. This was that original kitchen that has now been closed off and turned into its own little apartment by itself. This is that back porch that I showed you was enclosed with the white siding. Again, this was all enclosed and turned into other apartments all without permits. And lastly, just showing that there's three sheds on the property where only two are permitted. So, Magistrate, the county requests that you find the property in violation and issue in order to have the property brought into compliance. All right. I've seen no one enter the hearing room. And the people that are still here in the hearing room, I know who they are and why they're here. Has an email or voicemail come through that you're aware of? No, Magistrate. All right. If you can come up to speak in the microphone, thank you. Thank you. He did not show up to foreclosure mortgage foreclosure court just seven days ago. And on July 17th, just Friday, there is a default judgment for the mortgage foreclosure. So I don't expect anybody who I don't know what else. He's just not around. And that's not really relevant. Oh, I didn't. I just mean, yeah, he's not coming. All right. Anything else from the county? Yes, sir. The magistrate, the county is requesting the allowance of 30 days to comply and still and if still found in violation, assign a daily fine amount of $250 per day per violation of code sections 22-298, 22-299, 138-90 and 138-3505 and award costs to the county in the amount of $231.91. All right. I'm going to find that there is a violation of code section 22-298. Order the property to be brought into compliance within 30 days. When is 30 days? August 19th, 2026. August 19th, 2026 at 5 p.m. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $250 per day. I'm going to find that there is a violation of code section 22-299. Order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is August 26th. 19th. August 19th. August 19th, 2026 by 5 p.m. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $250 per day. I'm going to find that there's a violation of code section 138-90. Order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is August 19th, 2026 at 5 p.m. Failing to do so, we'll result in a fine of $250 per day. I'm going to find a violation of code section 138-3505. Order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is August 19th, 2026. If failing to do so, I will assess a fine in the amount of $250 per day. I will also assess costs in the amount of $231.91. Thank you, Magistrate. You plowing, Caroline? Yes. Lynette, would you please read item number two? Department code enforcement. Matter. Minimum housing code violation. Trash and debris code violation. Zoning code violation. Case number CCM-26-00059. Officer B. Hughes. Owner Elkin Dell M. Notice address Elkin Dell M, 4940 43rd Avenue North. St. Petersburg, Florida 33709-5502. And B. Hughes. Special Magistrate Officer. Pinellas County Code Enforcement. 631 Chestnut Street. Clearwater, Florida 33756. B. Hughes at Pinellas.gov. Violation address, 4940 43rd Avenue North. St. Petersburg, Florida 33709. All right. Who is here for that case? Officer Hughes. Is there anyone here? Is Dale Elkin here? Or anyone on Dale Elkin's case, which is CCM 2600059? I don't see anybody in the hearing room that I don't know who they are and what their business is here. Have we heard anything by email or voicemail concerning this hearing? No magistrate. All right. And actually, I just found out not too long ago from the area supervisor that he did go to 49th Street thinking it was at that location. However, he was noticed properly. It was posted to his property. He's had communication with me prior and never reached out to me. I do feel like there's some safety issues, so I would like to move forward, but I did want to let you know that the area officer told me that he took a bus to the wrong location. What did he take to the wrong location? A bus, I believe. Isn't that what it said? So what kind of notice did he, Mr. Elkin, get about this hearing? So about this hearing, he got the notice mailed. It was posted on his property and posted at the courthouse. Mr. Hughes, if you can put that notice on the seal. And again, I guess the one thing that I did want to note is this case has been in violation for quite some time. We had put it on hold due to a bankruptcy, or excuse me, a foreclosure by the bank. However, the biggest note is that in December 22nd of 2025, our office received a note from an engineering company that basically let us know, and this is in Exhibit A, that they felt this was an unsafe structure. It does not currently have power. One of the reasons they believed it was unsafe was that including structural floor failure, lack of operable plumbing fixtures, blocked or unavailable means of egress, and extensive hoarding conditions. I'm going to be, I'm going to make a finding that Mr. Elkins has received proper notice of the hearing, and the county may proceed. So the property where the alleged violation exists is 4940 43rd Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33709, located in unincorporated Pinellas County. The owner, Mr. Dell Elkin, is not present for today's hearing. The violations have been in occurrence since on or before November 20th of 24, so two years ago, almost two years ago. I would like to enter the notice of hearing, affidavit of violation, and composite Exhibit A into evidence, which includes the notice of violations, Pinellas County tax collector, property appraiser, the quick claim deed, the letter from Keystone engineers, the condemnation notice, citations, and violation photos. Hearing no objection, Exhibit A will be admitted into evidence. Okay, so the first document is the notice of hearing that does show the location for today's date. We have the affidavit of violation and request for hearing. The code section cited were the minimum of housing 22299, trash and debris 58304, outdoor storage 1383220, and fence violation 138-3703. The next documents are the notices of violation that were mailed back in 24 for the minimum housing, trash and debris, outdoor storage, and for the fence. We've got tax collector, Pinellas County tax collector, showing Mr. Elkin as the owner of record. Pinellas County property appraiser showing the same, the deed. And this is the letter I was referring to. Again, they basically had concerns with safety and basically ended with, as a result, Keystone is providing notice to local code enforcement in accordance with our obligation under Florida Administrative Code Rule 61G1519001, which requires licensed engineers to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public, and to notify appropriate information. Authorities when such conditions are observed. So they went in basically for an insurance reason and had concerns for the health and safety, and that's why they reported that to us back in December of 2025. The property actually was condemned by code enforcement back in August of 2022, so this has been a long, outstanding code violation. I did verify from Duke that they still do not have, he still does not have power to the property. Then we just have multiple times, he was, they tried to gain compliance through citations initially. These just show that they were all adjudicated guilty. Then we just have the minimum housing violations. We have windows that are missing and boarded. We have unfinished wood, we have peeling paint, another missing window. So, per the engineering letter, there's hoarding going on the inside. There also appears to be some on the outside. There's just, within the overgrowth, within the walkways, just everywhere, there's all different kinds of either trash and debris or outdoor storage. You can see piles of bikes, lumber, things of that nature. Here's some more pictures. This is the walkway to the front door that has just piles of items all throughout. And then you have the fence that's in disrepair. Not only is the fence in the front in disrepair, but the one in the alley behind the back of the property. So, Magistrate, the property was re-inspected on July 6th of 2026. The violations continue. Photos were taken on that date, and I would like to submit them as composite Exhibit B. Hearing no objection, Exhibit B will be admitted into evidence. Oh, I'm sorry. I can't walk and chew gum at the same time either. Me either. Okay, so the minimum housing violations remain the same. We have untreated wood. We've got both windows that are still missing and are covered with some kind of material. You still have the trash and debris and outdoor storage. Nothing has changed. All the access in the walkway is still completely full. And again, just storage everywhere, including even in the alleyway, there's these sheets of metal. And then the fence is still in disrepair, both in the alleyway and in the front of the property. So, Magistrate, the county requests that you find the property in violation and issue in order to have the property brought into compliance. All right. I've seen no one come in the hearing room that wasn't here when we started. Have we heard anything by voicemail or email? No, Magistrate. Anything further from the county? Yes, sir. The county is asking for the allowance of 30 days to comply. And if still found in violation, assign a daily fine amount of $100 per day per violation of Code Sections 22-299, 58-304, 138-3220, and 138-3703, and award costs in the amount of $240.01. All right. I'm going to find that there is a violation of Code Section 22-299. Order the property to be brought into compliance within 30 days. When is 30 days? August the 19th. August 19th, 2026, at 5 p.m. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I'm going to find that there is a violation of Code Section 58-304. Order the property to be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is August 19th, 2026. At 5 p.m., failing to do so, will result in imposition of a fine of $100 per day. I'm going to find there is a violation of Code Section 138-3220. Order that the property to be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is August 19th, 2026. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I'm going to find that there is a violation of Code Section 138-3703. Order the property to be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is August 19th, 2026. At 5 p.m., failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100 per day. We'll also assess costs in the amount of $240.01. Thank you, sir. All right, Lynette, would you please read item number six? Department code enforcement matter, minimum housing code violations, trash and debris code violations. Base number CCM-26-00058. Officer D. DeVall. Owner, Nevius Justin. Notice address, Nevius Justin, 2486 Bel Air Road, Clearwater, Florida 33764-1736. And Justin Nevius, 313 School Road, Indian Harbor Beach, Florida 32937. And Sheriff Flagler County, inmate facility. Attention, Justin Chalmers Nevius, 1001 Justice Lane, Bunnell, Florida 32110. And D. DeVall, Special Magistrate Officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756. D. DeVall at Pinellas.gov. Violation address, 2486 Bel Air Road, Clearwater, Florida 33764. All right, who's here for that case? Officer DeVall with Pinellas County Code Enforcement. I don't see anyone else in the hearing room that I can't identify and know why they're here. Have we heard anything from this case concerning a voicemail or an email? No, Magistrate. Am I correct in assuming he's incarcerated? I believe he has recently been released, but he's had no communication with the county at all. I've heard nothing from him. Nothing from a liaison from the Sheriff's Department or Department of Corrections? Nothing at all. Because I'm aware they have a procedure where if the inmate follows through with following that, there would be a liaison that would contact you and perhaps contact Caroline, and that hasn't occurred, right? No, I've not heard anything. I don't know if Caroline has. Okay. No, I have not. County may proceed. Do you need us for a man, Magistrate? Yes. Do you swear to tell the truth, all truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. So, Magistrate, the property where this alleged violation exists is located at 2486 Bel Air Road in Clearwater, Florida, which is in unincorporated Pinellas County. The owner, Justin Nevis, is not present for today's hearing. This violation has been in occurrence since on or before October 14th of 2025. I'd like to enter the notice of hearing, affidavit of violation, and composite Exhibit A into evidence. Exhibit A includes notices of violation, ownership confirmation through Pinellas County tax collector, property appraiser, and the deed. Inspection photos are also included. Hearing no objection, Exhibit A will be admitted into evidence. Thank you, Magistrate. So, the first three pages are the notice of hearing sent to the property owner at the address of record, amongst other addresses that we did obtain to forward that to him. The next three pages are the affidavit of violation and request for hearing. On page three of the affidavit, we will be addressing Code Sections 22-299 for minimum housing and Code Section 58-304 for trash and debris. The next two pages are the notices of violations sent to the property owner back in October. We also did place a condemnation notice at the property in April, April 9th of 2026, after there was a fire at the structure. We have Pinellas County tax collector confirming ownership by Justin Nevis and Pinellas County property appraiser showing the same. Warranty deed updated back from January of 2025. This, sir, is, and it's very cumbersome. I did include it all just to basically show that there was a very extensive fire at this property. And I will show you now in the pictures that we cannot get on the property because of the fence in front of the property, but we can see everything from afar. So this is just to confirm that Pinellas Clearwater Fire Rescue, in coordination with Largo Fire Department, they all responded to a pretty intense fire out at this property. And this was back on October 24th. It says in 2024. So I don't know if you've had time to peruse that, but it is just all the specifics that happened, all the responding units, and basically just explaining that, yes, there was quite a fire out there. And a few pictures to confirm. This is taken from the fence in front of the property. There's a chain-link fence, so it's four-foot, five-foot, four-foot chain-link fence in the front. All the windows are boarded up due to the fire, so I can't get to the back to determine the damage, but we definitely know that it's not an inhabitable structure. Duke Energy did pull the electric meter, so there is no power to the property at all. And the property itself is a pretty large parcel. It is not being maintained. It has become overgrown. And we've got piles of debris. I don't know if this was from the fire itself or possibly the fire department threw some items out, but a large debris pile and very overgrown grass and weeds. So, Magistrate, the property was reinspected on July 9th, and the violations continues. Photos were taken on that day. I'd like to enter them in as composite, Exhibit B. Hearing no objection, Exhibit B will be admitted into evidence. So, just a couple of photos to show that the condition of the property remains exactly as it was from my Exhibit A photos. Still boarded windows and, you know, black lines showing all the smoke damage. And we still have excessive overgrowth and debris piles scattered onto the property. So, Magistrate, the county is asking or requesting that you find the property in violation and issue an order to have the property brought into compliance. Okay. Since the hearing started, I've seen no one come into the hearing room. Have we heard anything by email or voicemail since we started the hearing? No, Magistrate. Anything else from the county? Yes, Magistrate. The county is asking for the allowance of 30 days to comply. And if still find a violation, assign a fine in the amount of $200 per day per violation for Code Sections 58304 and Code Section 22299. I'm going to fine a violation of Code Section 22-299. Order the property to be brought in compliance within 30 days. When is 30 days? August the 19th. August 19th, 2026 at 5 p.m. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $200 per day. I'm going to fine that there is a violation of Code Section 58-304. Order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is August 19th, 2026 at 5 p.m. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $200 per day. I will also assess cost in the amount of $312.78. Thank you, Magistrate. Would you please read, Lynette, item number 7 from the docket. Department code enforcement matter, minimum housing code violation, trash and debris code violation, zoning code violation. Case number CCM-26-00063. Officer D. DeVall, owner Rolison Kevin. Notice address, Rolison Kevin, 1344 Wisconsin Avenue, Palm Harbor, Florida, 34683-4537. And D. DeVall, special magistrate officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756. D. DeVall at Pinellas.gov. Violation address, 1344 Wisconsin Avenue, Palm Harbor, Florida 34683. Who is here for that case? Officer DeVall, Pinellas County Code Enforcement. Kevin Rolison here. Anyone representing Kevin Rolison in case number CCM-26-00063. I don't see anyone in the hearing room that I don't recognize and don't know why they're here. Have we heard anything by or on behalf of Mr. Rolison concerning the hearing by email or voicemail? No, magistrate. All right. County may proceed. Thank you. Magistrate, this property where the alleged violation exists is located at 1344 Wisconsin Avenue in Palm Harbor, Florida, which is in unincorporated Pinellas County. The owner, Kevin Rolison, is not present for today's hearing. The violations have been in occurrence since on or before February 27th of 2025. I'd like to enter into evidence, or I'd like to enter the notice of hearing, affidavit of violation, and composite Exhibit A into evidence. Exhibit A includes the notices of violation, ownership confirmation through Pinellas County tax collector, property appraiser, and the deed, and inspection photos are included. Hearing no objection, Exhibit A will be admitted into evidence. So, magistrate, the first three pages of Exhibit A are the notice of hearing sent to the property owner at the address of record. The next three pages are the affidavit of violation and request for hearing. Page three of the affidavit we'll be addressing today. Code section is 22-299, minimum housing. Code section 58-304 for trash and debris. And code section 138-3220, zoning violation for outdoor storage. Page four is actually the signature page of the affidavit. And then we have the notices of violation for minimum housing, trashing debris, and the zoning violation for the outdoor storage. Next we have Pinellas County tax collector just confirming the ownership of Kevin Rawlinson. And property appraiser confirms the same. Enhanced life estate deed that was dated from 14th of May of 2019. We have the photos. We have for minimum housing, just the upper left-hand corner, this is a corner property. This is actually a side shot of the property showing the length here with the garage area. And I'll show you in a moment why the front door was not really accessible. Then we have here covered windows. They're covered with some, we have boards, and then we have some metal also that is covering windows. And then we have some peeling paint on the side of the house, the far end of the house. This is for the trash and debris. This is a picture from the front, trying to show the front door. There was a car parked in front of it and a lot of trash and debris around it. So I really wasn't able to get a good photo from showing the actual front door of the house. And then we have a lot of junk that's being stored. We've got some vegetation debris and tree debris and more items being discarded along the back side of the house. And this is maybe a better shot of showing a little more of the front of the house where we have outdoor storage. We have a bunch of totes and we have some, maybe an animal cage of some sort for birds or dogs, I'm not sure what. An aquarium or some sort of a glass animal type of enclosure. So magistrate, the property was re-inspected on July 9th and the violations continues. Photos were taken on that date, I'd like to enter them in as composite exhibit B. Hearing no objection, exhibit B will be admitted into evidence. So again, just the minimum housing, it remains exactly as it was when I started this case originally. We still have the peeling paint along the back side of the house. We still have metal and board, boarded windows. We have another boarded window in the front of the house. We have a debris pile along the back side of the house. The same discarded junk items along the back of the house are still there. And there's even more trash right up by the front door. The outdoor storage, the items are still as they were when I started the case several weeks ago. The outdoor totes and the glass type of reptile enclosures or animal enclosures are still another animal cage out there and other miscellaneous items. So magistrate, the county requests that you find the property in violation and issue an order to have it brought into compliance. I haven't seen anyone enter the hearing room since this hearing started. Have we heard anything further? No, magistrate. Anything else from the county? Yes, magistrate. The county is asking for the allowance of 30 days to comply and if still found a violation, assign a fine in the amount of $100 per day per violation for code sections 22-299, 58-304, and 138-3220. All right. I'm going to fine that there is a violation of code section 22-299, order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days. When is 30 days? August 19th. August 19th, 2026 at 5 p.m., failing to do so. We'll assess a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I'm going to fine that there is a violation of code section 58-304, order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is August 19th, 2026 at 5 p.m. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I'm going to fine that there is a violation of code section 138-3220, order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days, which is August 19th, 2026 at 5 p.m., failing to do so. We'll assess a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I will also assess costs in the amount of $222.46. Thank you, Madam Chair. Please read item 10 into the docket, please. Department code enforcement matter. Minimum housing code violations. Noise ordinance code violations. Case number CCM-26-00061. Officer E. Stevens, owner DVR-S14, LLC. Notice address DVR-S14, LLC. 7259 Vaughn Road, Seminole, Florida 33776 and DVR-S14, LLC. 1-8-117, Viscayne Boulevard, Suite 4478, Miami, Florida 33160. And Design EDR Holdings, LLC. Registered agent for DVR-S14, LLC. 19-520 Northeast 19th Court, North Miami Beach, Florida 33179. And Design EDR Holdings, LLC. Manager of DVR-S14, LLC. 1-9-5-2-0 Northeast 19th Court, North Miami Beach, Florida 33179. And Goldboom-Shohar, registered agent for Design EDR Holdings, LLC. 1-9-5-2-0 Northeast 19th Court, North Miami Beach, Florida 33179. And E. Stevens, Senior Officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street. Clearwater, Florida 33756. E. Stevens at Pinellas.gov. Violation address 7259 131st Street, Seminole, Florida 33776. Okay, it's my understanding, from my information, that this matter has been rescheduled for August 17th, 2026? Yes, Magistrate. Please read item 11. Department Code Enforcement, matter, short-term rental code violation. Case number CCM-26-00067. Officer E. Stevens, owner, Beach Vacation Clubs, LLC. Notice address, Beach Vacation Clubs, LLC. 1-9-0-0 Park Street, North St. Petersburg, Florida 33710-3602. And Callhoff Justin, registered agent for Beach Vacation Clubs, LLC. 1-9-0 Park Street, North St. Petersburg, Florida 33710-3602. And Callhoff Justin, manager of Beach Vacation Clubs, LLC. 1-9-0-0 Park Street, North St. Petersburg, Florida 33710-3602. And E. Stevens, senior officer, Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756. E. Stevens at Pinellas.gov. Violation address, 1514 Seagull Drive South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33707. Caroline, do we have a file on this evidence packet or file? It's in my little binder to give it to you. Thank you. Who's here on behalf of the county? Senior Officer Stevens, Pinellas County. Is there anyone here representing Beach Vacation Clubs, LLC? I don't see anyone in the hearing room that I don't know and know why they're here. Have we heard anything? No magistrate. No voicemail? No email? I forwarded an email to Caroline earlier. He could not make it due to childcare issues. And as of about 10 minutes ago, his website listings were in compliance. All right. Raise your right hand. Do you sort of tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? I do. You may proceed. Yes, magistrate. The property where the alleged violations exist is 1514 Seagull Drive in South St. Petersburg, Florida 33707. Located in unincorporated Pinellas County, the owner, Beach Vacations Clubs, LLC, is not present for today's hearing. The violation has been an occurrence since on or before January 14th, 2026. I would like to enter the notice of hearing, affidavit of violation, and composite exhibit A into evidence, which includes the notice of violations, Pinellas County tax collector, property appraiser, deed, division of corporations, short-term rental introduction letters, a warning notice, and listings from Airbnb and Booking.com website listings. Hearing no objection, exhibit A will be admitted into evidence. Magistrate, in front of you at this point in time is the notice of hearing. Consists of three pages, and it lists all the persons that were contacted for this case. We also have the affidavit of violation and request for hearing. And this is the code section 22319 G1 for the location that I mentioned earlier. Operation of a short-term rental without the mandatory certificate of use. See sign affidavit. These were the notice of violations that were sent out on January 14th of 2026. These were also due before the correct for the violations was due on 223 of 2026. Next, we go into the tax collectors section, which shows Beach Vacation Clubs LLC as the property owner. Same exists for the Pinellas County property appraiser. And also the deed dated June 14th, 2022 was also there for the Beach Vacation Clubs LLC. We also have the division of corporations through Sunbiz that shows that Beach Vacation Clubs LLC is the current owner. The person who I had contact with throughout this process is located as the registered agent below. In front of you, you'll see these were the short-term introduction letters signed by our division manager and housing official Jude Reason. This particular one was sent out on March 28th of 2025. This was attached also to show which property was being used as a short-term rental. The second one dated August 15th of 2025 is also a short-term rental introduction letter. It also shows the property as it did and depicted in the first one. On October 20th of 2025, a warning notice was sent out to the property owner saying that they were in violation of not registering their property under our ordinance. Again, the photos depict the property as it did in the last two. The last one, or I'm sorry, the Airbnb property listing shows the property still not, it just depicts the property as is. And it's showing that the subject was booking the property on those dates and it still wasn't in compliance at that time. Booking.com also shows the same photos that was in the introductory letters and also warning letters. And the VRB website also shows the property as it did with the other documents. Magistrate, the property was re-inspected on July 1st of 2026 and the violation continues. The desk investigation was completed on this date and I would like to submit them as composite Exhibit B. Hearing no objection, Exhibit B will be admitted into evidence. Again, Exhibit B consists of the same information previous to Exhibit A showing no change in property ownership. The deed is still the same and has not been sold to any other property owner. Still falls under the Beach Vacation Clubs LLC under the Department of Corporations. And again, we still have the previous short-term rental introductory and warning notices that were issued previous to being violated. And again, the Airbnb websites last week have not been changed. As you can tell, Justin, the gentleman I've been working with is the host for these websites. Magistrate, the county requests that you find the property in violation and issue an order to have the property brought into compliance. All right, has anyone appeared for Beach Vacation Clubs LLC? In particular, Justin Kaloff, the registered agent and manager of Beach Vacation Clubs LLC. I'm going to see anybody come in the hearing room. Have we heard anything? No, Magistrate. Anything else from the county? Yes, Your Honor. I've been in contact with Mr. Kaloff and he has brought the properties into compliance through his listings. And he brought the listings to a 30-day minimum, which would, again, bring the properties into compliance. With that said, the magistrate, the county is asking for the allowance of 30 days to comply. And they've still found in violation and assigned a daily fine of $100 per day per violation of the code section 22319G1. So even though the websites and such have been brought into compliance, there's still no mandatory certification of use from the county? No, sir. He's in the process of doing it so he can do it daily versus monthly. That was his only way of getting out of trying to not be here today. And, unfortunately, he wasn't aware that he needed to be here today. And he could not come up with a babysitter to take care of his children. The magistrate's division has heard nothing. Is that correct? No, we haven't. All right. I'm going to find that the property is in violation of code section 22-319, subsection G1. Order that the property be brought into compliance within 30 days. When is 30 days? August 19th. August 19th, 2026 at 5 p.m. Failing to do so, we'll assess a fine in the amount of $100 per day. I will also assess costs in the amount of $289.38. Thank you, magistrate. Please read item number 12. Department code enforcement matter. Minimum housing code violation. Noise ordinance code violation. Case number CCM-26-00064. Officer E. Stevens, owner DVR-S6-LLC. Notice address DVR-S6-LLC 1250 East Hallandale Beach Boulevard, Suite 1000, Hallandale Beach, Florida 33009-4636. And DVR-S6-LLC 18117 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite number 4478. Miami, Florida 33160. And design EDVR Holdings, LLC. Registered agent for DVR-S6-LLC 19520 Northeast 19th Court. North Miami Beach, Florida 33179. And design EDVR Holdings, LLC. Manager of DVR-S6-LLC 19520 Northeast 19th Court. North Miami Beach, Florida 33179. And Goldboim Shahar, registered agent for designed EDVR Holdings, LLC 19520 Northeast 19th Court. North Miami Beach, Florida 33179. And E. Stevens, senior officer. Pinellas County Code Enforcement, 631 Chestnut Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756. E. Stevens at Pinellas.gov. Violation address, 4545 Harbor Hills Drive, Largo, Florida 33770. All right, it's my understanding that this item has been rescheduled for August 17th, 2026. Yes, magistrate. That concludes the items on the agenda. Are there any county attorney matters? Hearing none, the hearing is adjourned. Communication, please stop recording.