HomeMy WebLinkAbout12062018 Code Enforcement Board Hearing MinutesA. CALL TO ORDER
CITY OF PASCO
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MINUTES
MEETING O F DECEMBER 6, 2018
Chairperson Gottscha lk ca ll ed th e regu lar meet ing of the Code E nforc e ment Board to order at 7:00 p .m.
B . ROLLCALL
a. Board Members
MEMBERS PRESENT
Daniel Gottschalk
Thomas Granbois
Mary Gutierrez
Dwayne Speer
C. ADOPTI ON OF MINUTES:
MEMBERS ABSENT
Jam es Rawlinson
Board Member Granbo is mo ved , seconded by Board M ember Gutierrez, that the minutes of th e November 1,
20 18 meeting be approved. The motion carried unanimous ly.
0. DETERMINATION HEARINGS :
Chairperson Gottsch alk exp lained the procedure and purpose for the meeting, noting that th e Ci ty of Pa sco
was the Petitioner and property owners and their authorized representatives w ho had appeared to di scuss th e
a ll eged v iolations of the Pasco Municipa l Code were the Respondents .
a. H earings
i. City of Pasco vs. Ramirez, Refugio cas e number CEB2018-l 715, for the prop e rt v located at
1715 East B C ircl e
Troy Hendren, In s p ect ion Se r vices Manager, asked Code Enfo rcement Officer, Rosanna Johnson , to read
the case fact s into the record.
Ms. Johnson indicated that the ci ted v iolations on thi s property were IRC R 109 .1.6 -Failure to obtain a
fin a l pa ssi ng in s pection for constru c ti on of the galvanized fe nce on sit e, PMC 25.54.020 -Junk ya rd and
scrap ya rd without an acti ve permi t and recre a t ional vehicle s have been occupied o n si te, PMC
25.54.020(2)(a) -Scrap metal a nd junk vehicles a re not stored behind an 8 foot sight-o b scuring fence
and/or fence is not a so li d sin g le n eu t ra l c o lor, PM C 25.54.020(2)(b) -A utomobi le parts, junk or salvage
materia ls or part s thereof a re v isible from the right of way and not stored b ehind the requ ired sight
obscuri ng fence , PMC 25 .54.0 20(2)(c) -Fire lanes a re not ma intained as required by th e IFC, PMC
25 .54.020(2)(d) -No insurance b ond has been provided for use of thi s property as a scra p or junk yard ,
PMC 25.69.040( l ) -Recr eational ve hi c le within t he enclosed fen ce area appears to be occupied on an
overnight bas is, PMC 9.60 .030( 16 ) -W ee d s a nd debri s throu ghout which poses a s a fire haza rd ,
e ncroaches o n s idewal ks or ne ighboring properties, is d amaging publ ic improvement s, impa irs the v ision
of traffic signs or s ignal s and/o r has reached a h e igh t of 12 inches and PMC 9.60.030(6) -Tras h , litt er
and de bri s is discarded on the property, no t disposed of in approved cont a iners or contained in a way that
prevents it from b low in g to adjacent properties or the pub lic right of way.
Ms. Johnson di scussed the notification process fo r v iolations observed, previous notice s sent and
v iol a ti ons o n th is property. Ba sed on a fin a l ins pection of the prope rt y completed o n D ecember 6 , 2018,
the property wa s still in v iolati o n of th e Pa sco Munic ipal Cod e according to staff.
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The City of Pasco recommended giving the respondent 10 days to correct any remaining violations on the
property or pay a penalty of $200 per day for 10 days.
Refugio Ramirez, 1715 East B Circle, s poke on behalf of this case.
CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Speer moved, seconded by Board Member Gutierrez, that
the actions taken by the City were appropriate and timely. The motion carried unanimously.
Board Member Speer moved, seconded by Board Member Gutierrez, to require monthly inspections
determining minimum level of compliance of the cleanup with the Building Inspector determining the
compliance with a final compliance date of April 1, 2019 or the re spondent shall pay a daily penalty of
$400 per day for 10 days . The motion carried unanimously.
b. Amendments
c. Di smissals
d. Motion
Board Member Speer made a motion to approving Resolution No. 2018-011 , Board Member Granbois
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 7:29
p.m.
Krystle Shanks, Administrative Assistant II
Community & Economic Development
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