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.
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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)
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.