Martin County

File #: 18-0712   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 9/11/2018 Final action:
Title: REQUEST FOR FINE REDUCTION STIPULATION AND AGREED RECOMMENDED ORDER REGARDING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE OF JEANINE JOHNSTON
Attachments: 1. SIGNED STIPULATION Jeanine Johnston.pdf
PLACEMENT: Consent
TITLE:
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REQUEST FOR FINE REDUCTION STIPULATION AND AGREED RECOMMENDED ORDER REGARDING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE OF JEANINE JOHNSTON


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.98.B, General Ordinance, Martin County Code, the Board of County Commissioners is asked to consider approval of a Fine Reduction and Agreed Recommended Order regarding the Code Enforcement case of Jeanine Johnston.
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DEPARTMENT: Building
PREPARED BY: Name: Dawn Matias
Title: Business Operations Manager
REQUESTED BY: Leisure Village, Inc. of Stuart

PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None

BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:

A. Code Enforcement Statistics - Fiscal Year 2017

During fiscal year 2017, the Code Enforcement Division responded to approximately 7,231 Requests for Service (Investigations) of which approximately 97.8% (7,073) were resolved prior to the close of the fiscal year. Over this same period of time, the Code Enforcement Division resolved a total of 7,424 Code Enforcement cases.

Of those 7,231 code enforcement investigations, 4,045 of these investigations were directly related to alleged violations of the Martin County Code(s). Over the course of the fiscal year, the Magistrate ultimately issued compliance orders which could result in an accruing fine/lien upon property for 77 of the code enforcement actions.

During fiscal year 2017 a total of 15 fine reduction recommendations were forwarded from the Code Enforcement Magistrate to the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with Martin County Code and the average fine reduction equated to approximately 7.15% of the face value of the fine.

B. Leisure Village, Inc. of Stuart Fine Reduction Request:

The attached Fine Reduction Stipulation and Agreed Recommended Order involves property located at 256 SE Trafalgar Terrace, Stuart, within Leisure Village.

On June 17, 2009, the Code Enforcement Magistrate issued an Order Finding Violation ...

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