HomeMy WebLinkAbout03022017 Code Enforcement Board Hearing MinutesA. CALL TO ORDER
CODE ENFORCEMENT MINUTES
MEETING OF MARCH 2, 2017
Chairperson Glatt called the regular meeting of the Code Enforcement Board to order at 7:00 p .m .
B. ROLLCALL
a. Board Members
MEMBERS PRESENT
Russell Glatt
Daniel Gottschalk
James Rawlinson
C. ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
MEMBERS ABSENT
Mary Gutierrez
Board Member Rawlinson moved , seconded by Board Member Gottschalk, that the minutes of the
February 2, 2017 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. CSP Pasco LLC case number CEB2016-1534, for the property located at
1308 N. 20th Avenue
Troy Hendren, Insp ection 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 IPMC 507 .1 -Drainage from
roof draining onto adjacent vacant lots and PMC 25.74.070 -Rain water not maintained on site
and drai ning onto adjacent prope11ies. The property was in spected on June 8 , 2016 a nd v iolations
of the Pasco Municipal Code. A correction notice was issued on June I 0, 2016. A re inspection
of the property revealed th at it was still in violation of the Pasco Municipal Code and a notice of
civil violation was issued on January 3, 2017. The property owners were legally notified via
certified mail on January 9, 2017. Based on a final inspection of the property completed on
March 2, 201 7 the property is not in compliance.
The City of Pa sco recommended giving the respondent I 0 days to abate the violations or pay a
daily penalty of $100 per day for 10 days.
Greg Genoni, 6002 W . 20111 Avenue, spoke on b ehalf of this case.
CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Rawlinson moved, seconded by Board Member
Gottshcalk, that the actions taken by the City were appropriate and timely. The motion carried
unanimously.
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Board Member Rawlinson moved, seconded by Board Member Gottschalk, to give the
respondent 10 days to submit a temporary fix and an additional 60 days to abate the vio lation or
pay a daily penalty of $100 per day for 10 days and to impose a repeat penalty of $200 to be held
in abeyance for 2 months and dropped if no add iti ona l charges in that time. The m otion earned
unanimously.
11. City of Pasco vs. Bastian, Mercedes, case number CEB2017-0114, for the property located
at 623 N. 19th Avenue
Troy Hendren, Inspection Services Manager, asked Code Enforcement Officer Debbie Scott to
read the case facts into the record .
Ms. Scott indicated that the ci ted violat ion s on this property were PMC 25.66.020 -Unpe1mitted
home occupation of auto repair and auto body work at this locatio n, PMC 25. 70. I 50(2)(a-d) -
Inoperable and damaged vehicle storage on City right of way and alley, PMC 25 .78.030(2) -
Vehicle repair in the driveway, PMC 9 .60.020(3) -Storage of damaged vehicles and unlicensed
vehicles on the City right of way, PMC 9 .60.030(11) -Dilapidated fencing, PMC 9.60.030(9) -
Automobi le bodies and parts stored at this location and PMC 9.62.050 -Junk vehicl es and
vehicle parts stored in the rear yard. The property was inspected on Ja nu a1y 30, 2017 and
vio lations of the Pasco Municipal Code were observed and determined to be a fo m1h repeat
vio lation. In November 20 14 , complaints were received and a repeat case was opened for auto
scraping and auto repair at this location. The case went to the Code Board on February 5, 2015
as a repeat notice of civil violation and was assessed penalties of a repeat of $400 , held in
abeyance for a year pending no violations of the same or similar. On September 16, 2015 a
notice was issued for vehicle repair in the driveway. The case was brought before the Code
Board on November 5, 2015 for the second repeat notice of civi l vio lation . Brian Bastian
appeared and presented his case. The Board dismissed this case for lack of evidence. On
January 26, 2016 a second repeat notice of c ivil violation was sent. The property was not in
compliance before the hearing and no one made appointments to speak at the Code Board
Hearing. The rep eat penalty of $400 was assessed and th e daily penalties of $4,000 were
assessed but were held in abeyance. A third notice of repeat v iola ti on was sent on October 26,
2016 . The prope11y was not in compliance before or after the hearing and no one made an
appointment to appear at the hearing so a repeat penalty of $600 was assessed and the daily
penalty of $3 ,000 was assessed . A fourth repeat notice of civi l violation was issued on January
31 , 2017 via certified mail. The property owners were legally notified on February 2, 20 17. Ms.
Scott gave a brief history of this property.
The City of Pasco recommended giving the respondent 10 days to abate the violations or pay a
daily penalty of $500 per day for 10 days and imposing a repeat penalty of $800.
Brian Bastian, 623 N. 19th Avenue, 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 earned
unanimously.
Board Member Gottshalk moved, seconded by Board Member Rawlinson , to give the respondent
10 days to abate the vio lation or pay a daily penalty of $500 per day for 10 days and to impose a
repeat penalty of $800. The motion ca!1'ied unanimously.
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b. Amendments
c. Dismissals
d. Motion
Board Member Rawlinson made a motion to approving Resolution No. 2017-003 , Board Member
Gottschalk 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
8:03 p.m.
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