CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: October 21, 2020
Agenda Date: November 10, 2020
Prepared By: Darla Crowl, (Code Enforcement Coordinator)
Through: Michael Cantaloupe, (Police Chief)
Requested Action:
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Approve the current Code Enforcement Lien for the residence located at 17 Travis St, be reduced, as recommended by the Code Board, to $1,145.34 which is the cost of the investigation to the City of Cocoa.
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BACKGROUND:
CASE # 18-323
The Code Enforcement Board held a public hearing on 1/17/2019, at which time the Board found the owner, Smith, Dustin in violation of the following:
* Exterior General Condition Ch 6 Sec. 6-1003 (a)
* Weeds, Ch 6 Sec. 6-1001(d)
The Code Enforcement Board provided the owner sufficient time to correct said violation. Therefore, consistent with the Code Enforcement Board's Order a lien was recorded against the property effective 04/01/2019 The lien ran at $50.00 per day from 4/1/2019 until compliance was achieved on 6/18/2020. Code records show onsite inspections were conducted by Officer Murdick. The current owner, Smith, Dustin, is requesting that the lien be reduced to zero, Because the Demolition was $10,000.00 and was a great benefit.
Staff utilized the following factors in making its recommendation to reduce the lien:
* Whether the current owner owned the property at the time the violation(s) occurred; Yes
* The number of violations related to the subject lien; Two
* Number of Inspections performed: 11
* The length of time the property was in violation: 322 Days
* Previous Code Violations: No
* Property Taxes: 2019 are paid, No outstanding Tax Bills
* Other Liens: Records show no outstanding liens on the property.
There were No Water Liens.
* Property Inspection: 8/19/20 and was incompliance before Code
Board Hearing. An inspection will occur prior to the November 10th Council Meeting.
The current market value of the subject property; the current market value is $21,450 accor...
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