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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06012017 Code Enforcement Board Hearing PacketDATE: TO: FROM: MEMORANDUM May 25, 2017 Code Enforcement Board Troy Hendren Inspection Services Manager Community & Economic De T"'!.'VV''1"",..,..._ SUBJECT: CEB Determination Hearing June 01, 2017 Distribution D Gottschalk J Rawlinson M Gutierrez T Granbois I am writing to confirm that the Code Enforcement Board will meet June 01 , 2017 at 7 :00 p.m., in Pasco City Council chambers. Please find attached the following: (1) An agenda for June 01, 2017; (2) Minutes of the previous CEB meeting; (3) Code Enforcement Activity Reports for April. If you have any questions , please call (509) 543-5743. TH Attachments : As stated. CC: Dave Zabell, City Manager Stan Strebel, Deputy City Manager Rick White, Community & Economic Development Director Rick Terway, Administrative & C01mnunity Services Director Code Enforcement Officers: Debra Scott, Martin Barajas, Rosanna Johnson, Alonso Torres , Abel Corona Cross Connect Specialist: Jake Hickman Angela Zilar, Tri-Cities Animal Control A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLLCALL Board Members Prese nt C. ADOPTION OF M INUTES D. HEARINGS Administration of Oaths Hearin gs Sch ed ul ed Agenda for the Code Enforcement Board of the City of Pasco, Washington June 01, 2017 at 7 :00 pm CEB2017-0396 516 N 9TH AVE -GREGORIO R CHAYRES, owner Debbie Scott, Code Enforcement Officer D escription: LUMBER, PLASTIC, CARDBOARD AND WOOD DEBRIS PMC 9.60.030 (6) (1) V io lati o n: A ny parcel w it hin the C ity w h ich is filth y, litt e re d o r trash-covered due to placing, dropping, disposin g, th rowing away, or o therwise dis cardin g li tter, garbage, refuse, cans, bottles, paper o r pape r material , metal, organic o r inorganic mate rial on areas of the property oth e r tha n approved garb age containers. (2) Co rrective Action: Rem ove and lawfully di spose of all litte r, garbage, junk or vegetativ e waste on the property. Description: tires and auto parts. PMC 9.60.030 (9) (1) V io lation: Scrap m eta l, ashes, bric-a-brac, broken stone o r cem ent , broken crockery, broken g lass, broken plaste r, automob il e bodies and /o r parts, and all s uc h tras h o r abandoned material that a re no t kept in approved containers. (2) Correct ive Action: Remove all vehic le p arts, scrap metal , machinery, di sa ssembled ve hi c les, e tc. fro m the property or store these items in an e nclosed co ntainer or building. Remove and lawfully di s pose of a ll junk items (e.g. any items or w hich have served their intende d original purpose) and unu sab le vehicl e parts . CEB2017-0509 903 W OCTAVE ST -RONALD L & LOEN C COOK, owner Debbie Scott, Code Enforcement Officer D escription: FAIL URE TO MAINTAIN LANDSCA PING (MO W LAWN). PMC 25. 75.11 0 (1) ( 1) V io lation: Failing to maintiai n landscaping and/or screenin g free of weeds and trash and not prov iding, protecting, and permanently main taining al l landsc aping materia l, areas a nd plants in a health y, g rowing conditi o n , replacing it when necessary. (2) Corrective Action: Re m ove and lawfully dispose o f al I weeds a nd trash and replac e an y dead/dying plants and other vegetati on. Maintain landsca ped areas in compliance with the provis ions d escribed above. Description: WEEDS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES PMC 9.60.030 (16) CEB Agenda Page I of2 A me nd men ts Di smi ssals Motion (I ) Viol at io n: Weeds, n oxious weeds, grass, and other vegetation w hi c h constitutes a fire hazard, e n croaches o n s idewalks or neighboring properties, is damagin g p ub li c im p rovement s, impairs th e v is ion of traffic s ig ns or s ignals, and/or has reached a he ight o f twelve inches ( 12"). (2) Correcti ve Action : Eradi cate weeds by c hemical s, c utti ng o r o th e r acceptable m eans so that th ey d o not exceed twelve inches ( 12 "), encroach o n neig h bo r ing properties, constitute a fire hazard, e tc. Weeds that are c ut o r removed by the root must be re moved fr o m the property a nd lawfull y dis p osed of. E. STAFF REPORT AND OTHER BUSINESS F. ADJ OURNMENT Th is meeting is broad cast l ive o n PSC-TV C han nel 19 1 o n Charter Cable and s treamed at \vww.pasco-wa.gov/psctvlive. A udi o equi pme nt avai lable for the hearing impaired; contact staff for assi stance. C El3 Agenda Page 2 of2 A. CALL TO ORDER CODE ENFORCEMENT MINUTES MEETING OF May 4, 2017 C hairperson Gottscha lk called th e regular meeting of the Code Enforcement Board to order at 7:00 p.m. B. ROLL CALL a. Board Members MEMBERS PRESENT Mary Gutierrez Daniel Gottschalk James Rawlinson Thomas G ranbois C. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: MEMBERS ABSENT Board Member Gut ie rrez moved , seco nded by Board Member Rawl in son, that the minutes of the March 2 , 2017 meeting be approved. The motion carried un a nim o usly. D. DETERMINATION H EAIUNGS: Chairperson Gottscha lk explain ed the procedure a nd purpose for the meetin g, noting that the City of Pasco was the Petitioner a nd property owners and their authorized representatives who had appeared to discuss th e a ll eged v io lation s of the Pasco Municipal Code were the Respondents. a. Hearings 1. City of Pasco vs. Ruiz, Armando & Antonia case number CEB2017-0281, for the property located at 2905 Bosch Court Troy Hendren , In spection Services Manager, asked Code Enforcement Officer Debra Scott to read the case facts into the record. M s. Scott indicated that the cited violati o ns o n this property were PMC 8.02.030 -2nd Repeat Dogs allowed to roam onto nei g hbori ng prope1ty a nd depos it feca l matter, PMC 8.02.050( I) -2nd Repeat Dogs allowed to roam off owners premises w ith o ut th e owner in contro l o f the a nima ls and PMC 8.02.190 -Unlicensed third dog on s ite . A compla int came in about the dogs . Pictures were take n o n March 16 , 20 17 a nd v iol atio ns of the Pasco Municipal Code were observed and determined to be a repeat violation. On June 23, 20 16 a correction notice was sent for 2 unli censed dogs on s ite, dogs defecating on properties, dogs wanderin g off of the property w ith o ut the owners' s upervi sion. A no ti ce o f c ivi l violat ion was sent for this case on July 11 , 2 016 for non-compliance. The owners agreed to keep the d ogs on s ite and li cen se the 2 dogs. The case was c losed w ith out penalties on Augus t 2, 20 16 . On September 27, 20 16 a repeat notice of civil v io lation was se nt fo r dogs being a ll owed to roam onto neighboring properties, depos it in g fecal matters and th e dogs were a ll owed to roam offs ite without control from their owners. This case was assessed penalties of $2,245. A second repeat notice of civil violation was issued on March 23 , 2017 v ia certified mail. T he property owners were legally notified on March 25, 2017 of the cond iti ons believed to be a second repeat pena lty of the Pasco Municipal Code. Again, th e neighbors provided pictures of th e dogs offs it e and complain ed about the dogs defecating in their yards and thi s time there were now 3 dogs offsite. Ms. Scott stated that she contacted a ll neighbors in vo lved in thi s case on May 4 , 20 17 and none h ave seen the dogs offsite 05042 017 CEB Minutes Page 1of 3 late ly , however they have seen 3 dogs onsite. There are on ly 2 dog li censes at this locatio n. The owners have been taking the dogs out, not on a leash but s upervised by them. Based on a final inspection of the property completed on May 3, 20 17 the property is not in comp li ance at this time. T h e City of Pasco recommended imposing a repeat penalty of $400. Anton ia Ruiz, 2905 Bosch Court, s poke on behalf of this case. CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Rawlinson moved, second ed by Board Member G uti errez, that the actions taken by th e C it y were appro priate a nd timely. T h e motion carried unanimously. Board Member Rawlinso n moved , seconded by Board Member Gut ie r rez , to give the respondent I 0 days to abate any remaining violat ions or pay a daily penalty o f $400 per day fo r I 0 d ays and imposing a repeat penalty of $400. T he motio n car ried unanimou sly. 11. City of Pasco vs. La r sen, James, case numbe r CEB2017-0336, for the property located at 9817 Star La ne Troy Hendren, In spectio n Serv ice s Ma nager , asked Code Enfo rcement Officer Martin Barajas to read the case facts into the record. Mr. Barajas indicated th at the c it ed violations o n thi s property were PMC 16.04.0 10 -No permit fo r pl acement of manufactured home that is stored in the s ide yard a nd PMC 25.22 .030(3 ) - Mob il e ho m e that is not approved for occup ancy or storage stored on the property. The property was inspected o n March 14 , 20 17 and violations of th e Pasco Municipal Code were o bserved and a no t ice of c ivil v io lati on was issued on Apri l 6, 2017. The property owner was legall y notified v ia process ser ver on Apri I 13, 20 17. Based o n a final in s pection of the property compl eted on May 3, 20 17 the property is not in complia nce. Mr. Barajas noted th at The C ity of Pasco recommended giving the re s pondent 10 days to abate the vio lations or pay a daily pena lty of $50 per day for I 0 days. James Larsen, 9817 Star Lane, spoke on beha lf of thi s case. CODE BOARD DEC IS ION: Board Member Raw lin son m oved, seconded by Board Member Gu ti erre z, th at the actions taken by the Ci t y were appropriate and timely. T he m o ti o n carried unanimous ly. Board Member Gutierrez moved, seconded by Board Member Rawlinson , to g ive th e respondent I 0 days t o abate the violatio n or pay a daily penalty of $50 per d ay fo r 10 days . T he moti o n carried unanimously. b . Amendments c . Di s mi ssa ls 1. C ity of Pasco vs. Soto, Moses, case numbe r CEB2015-3191, for the property located at 5904 Taft Drive 05042017 CEB Minutes Page 2of3 11. City of Pasco vs. Centeno, Ana , case number CEB2017-0358, for the property located at 616 W Bonneville Street d. Motion Board Member Rawlinson made a motion to approving Resolution No. 2017-005, Board Member Gutierrez 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 7:49 p.m. ~ilKk'cl~ Kr;stleShanb , Administrative Assistant II Community & Economic Development 05042017 CEB Minutes Page 3 of 3 MEMORANDUM May 25, 2017 TO: Rick White, Director Community & Economic Development FROM: Troy Hendren, Inspection Services Mcv~~f'-':Y Community & Economic Developm SUBJECT: Code Enforcement Activity Reports Reports for the Month of April, 201 7 Please find attached copies of the Code Enforcement Activity Reports for the month of April: (1) CEB Resolution There is no resolution for the month of April as the meeting was cancelled. (2) Status Report Code Enforcement Inspections, April, 2017 This report lists all inspections performed by individual staff for the month. To be counted as an "inspection" a written "correction notice" must have been issued as a result of the initial inspection. Distribution: Dave Zabell, City Manager Stan Strebel, Deputy City Manager Troy Hendren, Inspection Services Manager Rick Terway, Administrative Services Director Ahmad Qayoumi, Public Works Director Bob Gear, Fire Chief Bob Metzger, Chief of Police Jon Funfar, Media Specialist Jake Hickman, Cross-Connect Specialist Community Development Staff Code Enforcement Board STATUS REPORT CODE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTION APRIL 2017 PREVIOUS OFFICER ROSANNA ALONSO ABEL JAKE MONTHLY MONTH YEAR TO MARTIN DEBRA TOTAL YEAR TO DATE DATE VIOLATION TYPE Public Nuisance 1 9 1 1 57 0 0 150 306 456 Business Licenses 0 6 1 2 0 NA 9 2 1 30 Rental Licenses 13 1 0 6 2 NA 20 33 53 Dog Licenses 0 3 0 3 0 NA 6 7 13 Animal Nusiances 0 1 0 0 0 NA 1 16 17 Rental Inspections 2 0 57 1 6 0 NA 579 708 1287 Vehicles Tagged 0 2 0 4 410 NA 6 19 25 CASES OPEN MONTHLY TOTAL 16 104 573 78 412 NA 771 1575 2346 CASES CLOSED MONTHLY TOTAL 7 16 2 25 13 NA 50 588 638 Note: Counts reflect only Code Enforcement Inspections that resul ted in an i ssuance of an initial written Correction Notice.