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Home My WebLink About06022016 Code Enforcement Board Minutes 06022016 CEB Minutes Page 1 of 4 CODE ENFORCEMENT MINUTES MEETING OF JUNE 2, 2016 A. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Glatt called the regular meeting of the Code Enforcement Board to order at 7:00 p.m. B. ROLL CALL a. Board Members MEMBERS PRESENT Daniel Gottschalk Mary Gutierrez Russell Glatt Charles Harding James Rawlinson MEMBERS ABSENT C. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Board Member Gottschalk moved, seconded by Board Member Gutierrez, that the minutes of the May 12, 2016 meeting be approved. The motion carried unanimously. D. DETERMINATION HEARINGS: Chairperson Glatt explained the procedure and purpose for the meeting, noting that the City of Pasco was the Petitioner and property owners and their authorized representatives who had appeared to discuss the alleged violations of the Pasco Municipal Code were the Respondents. a. Hearings i. City of Pasco vs. Knudsen, Cutis & Margie, case number CEB2016-0170, for the property located at 4908 Hilltop Dr Troy Hendren, Inspection Services Manager, asked Code Enforcement Officer Alonso Torres to read the case facts into the record. Mr. Torres indicated that the cited violation on this property was PMC 25.75.050 (1) (c) – Arbor Vitae hedge in front yard has grown to exceed the 3.5’ maximum height allowed. The property was inspected on January 27, 2016 in response to a complaint received stating the hazard of overgrown arbor vitae created while backing out of the driveway blocking the view of the street and sidewalk. Violation of the Pasco Municipal Code was observed and a correction notice was issued on February 11, 2016. A re-inspection of the property revealed that the property was still in violation of the Pasco Municipal Code and notice of civil violation was issued on May 18, 2016. The property owner was legally notified via certified mail on May 20, 2016. Based on a final inspection of the property completed on May 31, 2016, the property is still in violation. The City of Pasco recommended giving the respondent an additional 10 days to abate the violation or pay a daily penalty of $50 per day for 10 days. Curtis Knudsen, 4908 Hilltop Dr, spoke on behalf of this case. CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Gottschalk moved, seconded by Board Member Gutierrez that the actions taken by the City were appropriate and timely. The motion carried unanimously. 06022016 CEB Minutes Page 2 of 4 Board Member Gottschalk further moved, seconded by Board Member Guttierez, to give the respondent 20 days to abate the violation on the property or pay a penalty of $50 per day for 10 days. The motion carried unanimously. ii. City of Pasco vs. Charron, Chrissy & Dan, case number CEB2016-0647, for the property located at 7716 Bonilla Dr Troy Hendren, Inspection Services Manager, asked Code Enforcement Officer Alonso Torres to read the case facts into the record. Mr. Torres indicated that the cited violations on this property were PMC 12.04.040 – Right of way permit required for driveway approach, PMC 16.05.030 – City of Pasco building permit required for addition to concrete driveway and PMC 25.66.040(6) – Business materials must be stored out of site in an enclosed structure and only one occupational vehicle can be stored on property. The property was inspected on March 21, 2016 and violations of the Pasco Municipal Code were observed. A correction notice was issued March 22, 2016. A re-inspection of the property revealed that it was still in violation of the Pasco Municipal Code and a notice of civil violation was issued May 13, 2016. The property owner was legally notified via certified mail on May 18, 2016. Based on a final inspection of the property completed on May 31, 2016, the property is not in compliance. The City of Pasco recommended giving the respondent an additional 10 days to abate the violation or pay a daily penalty of $100 per day for 10 days. Dan Charron, 7716 Bonilla Dr, spoke on behalf of this case. CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Gottschalk moved, seconded by Board Member Gutierrez that the actions taken by the City were appropriate and timely. The motion carried 4 to 1 with Board Member Glatt dissenting. Board Member Glatt further moved, seconded by Board Member Harding, to give the respondent 90 days to abate the violations on the property or pay a penalty of $100 per day for 10 days. The motion carried 3 to 2 with Board Member Gottschalk and Board Member Gutierrez dissenting. iii. City of Pasco vs. Brown, Boyd, case number CEB2016-0734, for the property located at 823 W Octave St Troy Hendren, Inspection Services Manager, asked Code Enforcement Officer Alonso Torres to read the case facts into the record. Mr. Torres indicated that the cited violations on this property were PMC 25.78.030(4) – Vehicle must be parked on an approved surface and PMC 9.60.030(16) – Overgrown weeds throughout property. The property was inspected on May 10, 2016 and violations of the Pasco Municipal Code were observed and determined to be repeat violations. A previous notice was sent May 5, 2015. A repeat notice of civil violation was issued May 11, 2016 and the property owner was legally notified May 18, 2016. On May 19, 2016 the property owner’s daughter called stating that she had mowed the lawn and was going to remove the vehicle from the backyard by the deadline. Based on a final inspection of the property on May 31, 2016 the property is in compliance at this time. The City of Pasco recommended imposing a repeat penalty of $200. Miranda Prochaska, 823 W Octave St, spoke on behalf of this case. 06022016 CEB Minutes Page 3 of 4 CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Gottschalk moved, seconded by Board Member Gutierrez that the actions taken by the City were appropriate and timely. The motion carried unanimously. Board Member Gottschalk further moved, seconded by Board Member Rawlinson, to impose a repeat penalty of $200 to be held in abeyance for 6 months and dropped if no further violations in 6 months. The motion carried unanimously. iv. City of Pasco vs. Baumgartner, Richard, case number CEB2016-0754, for the property located at 1808 W Yakima St Troy Hendren, Inspection Services Manager, asked Code Enforcement Officer Alonso Torres to read the case facts into the record. Mr. Torres indicated that the cited violations on this property were PMC 25.75.110 (1) – Failure to maintain landscape in a healthy growing condition and PMC 9.60.030 (16) – Overgrown weeds throughout property. The property was inspected on May 17, 2016 and violations of the Pasco Municipal Code were observed and determined to be repeat violations. A previous notice was sent on August 4, 2014. A repeat notice of civil violation was issued on May 18, 2016 via certified mail. The property owner was legally notified on May 20, 2016. On May 20, 2016 the property owner came to the Code Enforcement Office showing a receipt showing that he had hired the service of a handyman to have the weeds trimmed. Based on a final inspection of the property completed on May 31, 2016 the property is in compliance at this time. The City of Pasco recommended imposing a repeat penalty of $200. Richard Baumgartner, 1808 W Yakima St, spoke on behalf of this case. CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Gottschalk moved, seconded by Board Member Rawlinson that the actions taken by the City were appropriate and timely. The motion carried unanimously. Board Member Gutierrez further moved, seconded by Board Member Gottschalk, to impose a repeat penalty of $200 to be held in abeyance for 6 months and dropped if no further violations in 6 months. The motion carried unanimously. b. Amendments c. Dismissals d. Motion Board Member Gottschalk made a motion to approving Resolution No. 2016-006 as amended, Board Member Harding seconded. The motion carried unanimously. E. STAFF REPORT AND OTHER BUSINESS: F. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Pasco Code Enforcement Board, the meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m. 06022016 CEB Minutes Page 4 of 4 ______________________________________ Krystle Shanks, Administrative Assistant II Community & Economic Development