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CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD MINUTES
MEETING OF JULY 11, 2019
A. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Gottschalk called the regular meeting of the Code Enforcement Board to order at 7:00 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL
a. Board Members
MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT
Daniel Gottschalk Thomas Granbois
Dwayne Speer Mary Gutierrez
James Rawlinson
C. ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
Board Member Speer moved, seconded by Board Member Rawlinson, that the minutes of the June 6, 2019
meeting be approved. The motion carried unanimously.
D. DETERMINATION HEARINGS:
Chairperson Gottschalk 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
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Troy Hendren, Inspection Services Manager, asked Code Enforcement Officer, Rosanna Johnson, to read
the case facts into the record.
Ms. Johnson indicated that the cited violations on this property were PMC 16.05.010 (REPEAT) — Failure
to obtain L&I electrical permits and City of Pasco building permits to convert or demolish the
improvements within the rear yard shed, replace the roof on the rear yard shed, demolish or repair and
permit the garage structure, add bathroom to the main house, remodel the main house and add a fence to
the rear of the property, PMC 5.60.010 — Failure to obtain a City of Pasco rental license for this
residential property, PMC 5.60.030 — Failure to obtain or submit an approved passing habitability
inspection of this residential property, PMC 9.90.040(1 l) (REPEAT) — Dilapidated garage/shop, exterior
materials are not approved, not weatherproofed and are deteriorating and PMC 9.90.070 — Failure to abate
all nuisances on this property as outlined in notices.
Ms. Johnson discussed the notification process for violations observed, previous notices sent and
violations on this property. Based on a final inspection of the property completed on July 10, 2019, the
property was still in violation of the Pasco Municipal Code according to staff.
The City of Pasco recommended the respondent pay a $400 repeat penalty and give the respondent 10
days to obtain a rental license for the house, apply for a building permit for unpermitted work and permits
from L&I for electrical or pay a daily penalty of $500 per day for 10 days.
Arnold Ramos, Arnold's Construction, spoke on behalf of this case.
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CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Speer moved, seconded by Board Member Rawlinson, that
the actions taken by the City were appropriate and timely. The motion carried unanimously.
Board Member Speer moved, seconded by Board Member Rawlinson, to impose a $400 repeat penalty
and give the respondent 10 days to obtain a rental license for the house, apply for a building permit for
unpermitted work and permits from L&I for electrical or pay a daily penalty of $500 per day for 10 days.
The motion carried unanimously.
b. Amendments
c. Dismissals
d. Motion
Board Member Rawlinson made a motion to approving Resolution No. 2019-007, Board Member Speer
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 7:27
p.m.
Krystle Slianks, Administrative Assistant II
Community & Economic Development
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