HomeMy WebLinkAbout10012015 Code Enforcement Board MinutesA. CA LL TO O RD ER
CODE ENFORCEMENT MINUTES
MEETI NG OF OCTOBER 1, 2015
C ha ir pe rso n G latt ca l led th e reg ul ar me et in g of th e Code Enfo rce ment Board to ord er at 7:00 p.m.
B. RO LL CA LL
a. Boa rd Membe rs
MEMBERS PRE SENT
Ru sse l I Glatt
Dani e l Gottschal k
Mary Gutierrez
Dennis Dunc a n
Dwa yne Speer
c. ADOPTION or M l UTES:
MEMBERS ABSENT
Boa rd Member Dun can moved, seco nd ed by Boa rd Membe r Gutierrez , th at th e min utes o f the Se ptem ber 3,
2015 meet in g be a pp roved . T he moti o n ca rri ed unanimo us ly.
D. DETE RMI NAT ION HEA RI NGS:
C hairpe rso n G latt ex plain ed t he proce dure a nd purp ose fo r th e mee ting, noti ng tha t t he C ity of Pa sco was the
Petiti one r a nd prope rt y owners a nd th e ir a ut hori ze d rep rese ntat ives w ho had appeared to disc uss the a lleged
vio lat ions of th e Pa sco Municipa l Co de we re the Re s po nd ents.
a. Ad mini stration of Oaths
Troy Hendren , In specti o n Serv ices Manage r, asked that a l I City staff, respondents a nd any witnes ses
w ho had appeared to offe r test im ony befo re t he Board be sworn to t r uthfu ln ess. C ha irp e rson Glatt
asked t he audience i f there were a ny object io ns to any Boa rd Member hearing a n y matter. There
we re no object ions .
A ll C it y s taff. res po ndent s an d w itnesses w ho w is hed to pro v id e test imony before t he Board we re
swo rn to truthfu lnes s.
b. Hea rings Sc hedul ed
C hai r perso n G latt adv ised t hat the Board was now ready to proceed w ith t he hearings and asked th e
C it y to begi n prese nta tion of th e cases to be heard.
i. C itv of Pasco vs. E ng, Deborah, case numbe r CEB2 015-2 7 39, for th e property loca ted at
716 W C la rk Street
Troy Hend re n, In specti o n Services Ma nage r, asked Code Enforcement Officer Debbie Scott to read
the case fa cts int o th e record .
Ms. Scott ind icated that th e c ited vio latio ns o n this pro perty we re PM C 6.04.090 -Lack of req ui red
ga rbag e se rv ice thro ugh Ba s in Di s posa l Inc., IPMC 108.1.4 -Al lowin g a str uctu re that is found in
who le or in pa rt to be occ upi ed by more persons t han permitted under thi s code. or was erected .
a lte red or occ upi ed co nt rary to law , PM C 6 .78.010 -City of Pasco rental license is required for all
dwe llin g unit(s) a nd P MC 5.78.020 -A ce1tifi cate of in spection is requ ir ed to be s ubmitted to the
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C ity fo r a ll re nta l d we lli ng unit(s). The property was in s pected o n A ug ust 5, 2015 an d vio lation s of
the Pa sco M unicipal Code we re o bse rved and d etermin ed to be repeat v iolations. Previous no ti ces
we re se nt on th e fo ll ow in g dates : March 9, 2015 fo r CE B20 15-0268 fo r fa ilure to obta in o r maintain
required gar ba ge serv ice . A re pe at notice of c iv il v io lat io n was iss ued on August 5, 2015 v ia cer tified
mail. Th e property owners were legall y notifi ed o n Aug ust 8, 20 15 of th e conditi o ns be lie ved to be a
re peat vio lat io n of th e PM C . Ba se d o n a final in s pect io n of the property completed o n Septe mb er 30 ,
201 5 th e prope rty is in co mpli a nce at thi s tim e.
T he C ity of Pa sco reco mm ended the re s pondent be g iven an additional I 0 days to abate th e v io lati ons
o r pay a da il y pen a lty of $100 pe r day for I 0 days.
Deborah Eng, 7 16 W C lark Street, spo ke o n behalf of th is case.
CODE BOA RD DEC IS IO N: Board Me mb er Gottsc ha lk moved, seco nded by Boa rd Me mb e r Spee r
th at the ac ti o ns take n by th e City we re a ppropriate and t im e ly. Th e moti on ca rri ed un ani mo us ly.
Board Member Gottschalk furt her moved , seco nd ed by Boa rd Memb er Spee r, to imp ose a repeat
pe na lty of $2 00 to be held in abeyance fo r 12 mo nth s and di s mi ssed if no f urth er vio lation s in tha t
peri od. T he mo ti o n carri ed un an imo us ly.
ii. Ci tv of Pasco vs. Garcilazo, Antonio & Evelia, case number CEB2015-2849, for the
property located at 3713 A rtesi a D riv e
T roy Hendren, In s pe ctio n Se rv ic es Manage r, as ked Code Enfo rcem ent Officer Rosa nna Johnson to
read the ca se fact s in to the re cord.
Ms. Jo hn so n in dica ted th at t he cited vio lat io n o n thi s property was PMC 9 .60 .03 0 ( 16) -Weed s,
no xio us weeds, grass a nd other vege tati on whi ch co nstitutes a fire hazard, encroaches o n s idewalk s o r
neig h bo ri ng properties, is dam ag in g pub li c improvemen ts, imp a irs th e v is ion o f traffi c s ig ns o r
signa ls, and /o r ha s reac hed a he ight of 12". The property was in spected o n Septe mb e r I , 20 I 5 and a
vio lation of the Pa sco Muni c ipal Co d e was o bse rve d and d etermin ed to be a re peat vio lat ion. A
court esy co rrect io n notice wa s se nt to th e prop erty ow ners o n November 7, 20 14 for dead dry weed s,
weeds in excess of I 2" in he ight a long th e west s ide of th e property. T he weeds we re removed and
the case was c losed in comp li anc e. A re peat noti ce of civi l v io lat io n was iss ued o n Se pt em be r 2,
20 15 . The prop erty ow ners were lega ll y no ti fied o n Septembe r 8, 20 I 5 v ia ce rtifi ed mail. O n
Se ptem ber 8, 20 I 5, Eve li a ca ll ed Ms . John son to notify that the weeds had bee n s prayed the prev io us
da y and we re be in g removed. Based o n a fi na l in spec tion of th e prop e rty comp leted on Se pt em ber
23 , 20 I 5 th e pr o perty is in co mpli ance at thi s tim e.
T he C it y of Pa sco recomm e nd ed th e re s po nd ent pay $2 00 for a re peat pe nalt y .
Antonio Garc ila zo, 37 13 Artes ia Driv e, spoke on beha lf of thi s case.
CO DE BOA RD DEC IS ION: Boa rd Memb er Duncan moved , second ed by Board Memb er Gottschalk
t hat the ac ti o ns t aken by the City we re a ppropri a te a nd tim e ly . T he mo ti o n carri ed unanim o us ly.
Board Mem ber Gottsc halk furthe r moved, seco nd ed by Boa rd Me mb e r Duncan, to imp ose a re pea t
pe na lty of $200 t o be he ld in abeya nce fo r I 2 mo nths and dism isse d if no further v iol ati ons. T he
mo tion ca rri ed una nim o us ly .
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111 . C itv of Pasco vs. Johnson, Patrick, case number CEB2015-2870, for th e property located at
1804 W N ixon Street
T roy He ndren , In s pection Se r v ice s Manager, asked Code Enforcement Officer Ma rti n Ba rajas to read
the case facts into th e record.
Mr. Baraj as indicated th at the c ited vio lati ons o n thi s property were PM C 25.78.300(2) -Ve hicl e
repa ir in the driveway, PM C 5.0 4.020 -Opera tin g an a ut o re pair bu siness w itho ut a City o f Pasco
bu s in ess li cense and PM C 25.28.030(2) -Auto repair bu s in ess in a res identia l d ist ri ct (R-1 ) is
unp ermitted. The prop erty wa s in s pected o n Septemb er 4, 2015 and v io lat ions o f the Pasco
Municipa l Co de were o bse rve d a nd determined to be second offense vio la t ions. Multipl e co mp laints
have bee n rece ived fo r th e sa me o r s imil ar iss ue s s ince 2008. Several notice s have a lso been issued
th ro ug ho ut the years, a t least fi ve prev io us ca ses el ati ng ba c k to 2009. A previou s not ice was se nt on
Jul y 8. 201 4 durin g a rent a l in spec ti o n and o n Nove mb e r 16, 2014 in case CEB2014-2688, fo r o ne o r
mo re of the c ited vio la ti o ns . A second re peat no ti ce o f civil v iolat io n was issued o n Sep te mb er 8,
201 5. The re s id e nts we re legally not ifi e d via ce rtifi ed mail on Septem be r I 0, 2015 and the prope1t y
ow ner w as lega ll y no tifi ed by Septembe r 15, 2015 via certifi ed ma il. On Septem be r 29, 2015 the
te nant, Fernando Garza, ca ll ed Mr. Baraja s rega rdin g t he no ti ce. Durin g the conversation he
menti o ned that he co ll ects sc rap me ta l a nd recycles it fo r a sma ll pro fi t. Mr . Barajas advise d him at
that ti me th a t a C ity of Pa sco bus in ess li cense is req uired for tha t ty pe of activi ty and tha t he ca nnot
bri ng th e mate rial s bac k to th e prope1ty . Based o n the fin al in s pe cti on of t he prope rty co mpleted o n
Se pt ember 3 0 , 2015 the property is not in compli ance at th is t im e. Th e tena nt is believed to still be
o pe ratin g a bu s ine ss w ithout a bu sin ess I ice nse .
Th e C ity of Pa sco recomm e nd ed th e res po nde nt pay $400 fo r a second repeat pe nalty and be give n an
additi o nal l 0 days to ab ate the v io latio ns o r pay a daily pe nalty of $400 per day fo r l 0 day s.
Fe rn a ndo Ga rza, 1804 W N ixon Street, spo ke o n behalf of this case as t he tenant.
CO DE BO ARD DEC IS IO : Board Me mb er Speer mo ved , seconded by Board Member Dun ca n that
t he ac ti o ns take n by th e C ity we re ap prop ri ate and tim e ly . The mot ion ca rried by 4 vo tes w it h
Cha ir pe rso n Glatt rec use d .
Boa rd Membe r Sp ee r furth er moved, second ed by Boa rd Membe r Du nca n, tha t the respo ndent pay
$400 fo r a second re pea t pena lty a nd be g ive n a n ad diti onal I 0 d ays to abate t he vio la t io ns o r pay a
da il y penalty o f $400 per day for I 0 days. Th e mo ti o n ca rri e d by 4 vote s w ith Cha irpe rson G latt
rec use d.
1v. C itv of Pasco vs. Gonzalez, Raymundo & Marisol, case number CEB2015-2 791, for the
property located at 6416 Three Rivers Drive
Troy He ndren, In spec ti o n Se rv ice s Mana ge r, asked Code Enforcement Officer Rosanna J ohnso n to
rea d the case facts into th e reco rd .
Ms. Jo hn so n ind ica ted t hat the c ited vio lati o ns o n th is property we re PM C 9.60.030( 16) -Weeds
throu g hout prope1ty, PM C 25 .66.040(6) -Sto ra ge of home occ up ation ma ter ials in driveway and
yards a nd PM C 9 .60 .0 30( I 0) -Pall ets, lumber, dead /dry vegetati ve waste, pipi ng, la nd scaping and
other mi sce ll aneo us d e bri s thro ug ho ut th e prope rty. The prop e1ty was inspected o n Aug ust 19, 2015
a nd vio la ti o ns o f th e Pasco Mu nic ipa l Co de were obse rved a nd determined to be repeat violatio ns.
Th e v io la ti o ns th at have not bee n correc ted are t he storage of home occup ation materi a ls in the
dri veway a nd ya rd s, mo re th an o ne occ up ati o na l ve hi c le sto red o ut side the res ide nce, palle ts, lum ber,
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dead /dry vegetative waste, piping and landscaping equipm ent throughout th e property . On Augu st
19 , 20 14 a corr ection not ic e for case number CEB2014-18 41 was se nt to the home of the business
owner for o utdoo r storage of debri s, materials and multiple ve hi c les re lated to th e hoir1e occ upati on.
T he case was c losed o n September 12 , 20 14 and was in comp li ance. A repeat notice of civ il vio lat ion
was iss ued o n Aug ust 19 , 20 15 . The propetty owners we re legally notified o n August 26 , 2015 via
cert ifi ed mail of the cond iti o ns believed to be repeat violatio ns of th e Pasco Municipal Code. Ba se d
on a final in s pection of the property comp leted o n Octobe r I , 2015 the prop erty is not in comp lia nce
at this t im e.
The City of Pasco recom mended the respondent pay $200 for a repeat pe na lt y and be g iven a n
addit ion a l 30 days to abate the v io lation s or pa y a daily penalty of $100 per day fo r I 0 days.
Raymundo Go nzalez, 6416 T hree Rivers Drive , spoke on behalf of this case.
CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Gottscha lk moved , seconded by Board Member Duncan
that th e act io ns taken by th e C ity were appropriate and tim e ly . The motion ca rri ed un anim ous ly.
Board Member Speer furth er mov ed, seconded by Board Member Duncan , that the respondent pay
$200 for a repeat penalty and be g iven an additional 3 0 days to abate the vio lations o r pay a daily
penalty of $1 00 per day for I 0 days. T he mot io n carried unanimousl y.
v. City of Pasco vs. G uzman Flores, Gonzalo, case number CEB2015-2917, for the prope rty
located at 615 N Waldemar Avenue
Troy Hendren , In spection Serv ices Manager, as ked Code Enforce me nt Office r Debbie Scott to read
the case facts into th e record.
Ms. Scott indi cated that the cited v io lat ions on thi s property we re PMC 25.66.040( I) -Scrap metal
bu s ine ss be in g done at this locati on, PMC I 0.52.030( 4) -Storage of utility trailer fu ll of metal debr is
o n a public street and PMC 5 .0 4.020 -No business li ce nse for ho me occ up atio n at thi s location. The
property was in s pected o n Jul y 8, 20 15 and v iol ati on of th e Pasco Municipal Code were observed and
determined to be a repeat vio lati o n. A previous notice was se nt o n Augu st 31, 2014 for case number
CEB2014-2235 , a corr ect io n notice for storage of utility trailers at thi s location. They rem oved the
trailers a nd we re told that they co uld not do a scrap metal busines s at t hi s loca ti on. A repeat notice of
c ivil vio latio n was issued o n Se ptember 1 1, 2015 via ce rtifi ed mail. The property ow ners were
lega ll y notified o n September 14, 2015 of the co nditi ons believed to be re pea t violat ions of the PMC .
Ba se d on a final in spect ion of the propetty co mpl e ted o n September 30, 20 15 the property is in
comp li ance at this time.
The C ity of Pasco rec o mmended the respondent pay $200 for a repeat penalty.
Go nza lo G uzman Flores, 615 N . Waldemar Avenue , spoke on behalf of this case.
CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Go tt scha lk moved , seconded by Boa rd Member Dunca n
that th e act ions taken by the C it y were appropriate and t im ely. T he motion carr ied unanimou s ly.
Board Memb e r Speer further moved , seco nd ed by Board Member Duncan , to imp ose a repeat pe nalt y
of $200 to be held in abeya nce for 12 months and dismi ssed if no further vio latio ns. The mo ti on
ca rr ied un animous ly.
c. Amen dm ents
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d. Di s mi ssa ls
1. C ity of Pasco vs. Solorzano, Jossimar, case number CEB2015-210l, for the property located
at 4606 Seville Drive
11. City of Pasco vs. Vera, E mma, case numbe r CEB2015-28 00, for the property located at
1932 W Opal Street
111 . C ity of Pasco vs. King, C hristopher, case number CEB2015-2850, for the pro p e rty located
at 3706 Artesia Drive
e. Motion
C hairpe rso n Duncan made a motion to approv ing Reso luti o n No. 2015 -0 I 0 , Board Member Gotts cha lk
second ed. The motion ca rri ed un a nim ous ly.
E. STA FF REPORT AND OTHER BUS IN ESS:
Cha irp e rso n G latt presented Board Me mb er Sp ee r w ith a Ce rtificate of Apprec iat io n fo r se rv in g ove r 9 yea rs
o n th e Co de Enfo rce ment Board , as thi s will be hi s las t meeti ng se rving on th e board.
Cha irp erso n Glatt a lso enco ura ge d the pub li c t o ap pl y so se rv e o n th e boa rd s in ce t her e is a vaca nt po si ti o n.
F. AD JOURNMENT
Th ere being no furth er bu s in ess before the Pasco Co de Enforce me nt Board , the meeting was adjourned by
Cha irp erson G latt at 8:3 0 p.m .
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Kr ys tle Sh~ks , Adm ini strative Assistan t II
Com munity & Eco no mic Deve lopme nt
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