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Nuisance Abatement - Approve the certified costs incurred by the County to abate the unoccupied structure and pool located at 120 S. Crystal View, Sanford and issue a lien against the property for the certified costs incurred in the amount of $40,767.01. District4 - Lockhart (Jose Gomez, Development Services Chief Administrator)
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Division:
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Development Services - Building
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Authorized By:
Jose Gomez
Contact/Phone Number:
Bob Pike/407-665-7460
Background:
On April 9, 2024, the structure and pool at 120 S. Crystal View, Sanford, were deemed unoccupied and unsuitable for occupancy; dangerous and unsafe; a fire hazard; and a hazard to the safety or health of the general public, all by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation and abandonment.
At this hearing, the Board approved a Resolution issuing an Order to declare the existence of a public nuisance at 120 S. Crystal View, Sanford and to require corrective action be taken by May 9, 2024. The Board further ordered that in the event the nuisance was not abated by the record property owners, necessary corrective action was to be taken by the County.
No action was taken by the record property owners by May 9, 2024, and demolition of the structure and the pool were completed on September 11, 2024 by the County.
As provided in Seminole County Code, Section 168.10, as Seminole County took corrective action to abate the public nuisance, the cost of such action, together with the cost incurred in the administration of the public nuisance certification, the searching of the public records to determine ownership, and in serving the notice, will all be assessed against the record property owners of the affected property and if payment of these costs are not received, will become a lien against the property.
The Director of Development Services certified the costs that were incurred in abating the public nuisance on October 4, 2024. A copy of this certification was sent by certified mail to the record property owners at the last known address, which constituted a demand for the payment of such costs to be paid within fifteen (15) days from the date of mailing.
The timeline of notification follows below:
MARY E. BAKER and MICHAEL M. BAKER, II
Mailing Address: 25955 SE HIGHWAY 42, UMATILLA, FL 32784-9184
Property Address: 120 S. CRYSTAL VIEW, SANFORD, FL 32773
Parcel ID: 03-20-30-511-0000-0080
Legal Description: LOT 8 + BEG SE COR LOT 7 RUN N 29 DEG 38 MIN W 111.8 FT N 70 DEG 40 MIN E 20 FT S 19 DEG 20 MIN E 110 FT TO BEG REVISED SURVEY OF LOT 15 + SLY 16.57 FT OF LOT 16 LOCH ARBOR ISLE OF PINES SEC 2 ORB 494 PG 550
- Certified and First-Class Letters sent with Estimate of Costs: October 7, 2024
- Certified Mail Receipt returned: October 16, 2024
- First Class Letter not returned
- Certified and First-Class Letters notification of Board hearing sent: November 4, 2024
- As of the preparation of this agenda memorandum, the Certified Mail nor First Class Letters with Notice of Hearing have been returned
- Property was posted with the Notice of Hearing letter on November 7, 2024
There is a related open Code Enforcement Board case for trash and debris, which is now in compliance. An Order Finding Non-Compliance and Imposing Fine/Lien was imposed by the Code Enforcement Board on September 28, 2017, with the fine continuing to accrue. After inspection on July 27, 2023, the Code Enforcement Officer filed an Affidavit of Compliance. The accrued fine/lien totals $218,600.00.
Additionally, there are two abatement liens imposed by the County for securing the pool with a fence due to the imminently hazardous condition. The first lien was recorded on September 6, 2023, for the abatement costs of $2,051.33 and the second lien was recorded on July 8, 2024 for the abatement costs of $1,709.41, totaling $3,760.74. Per the Administrative Code, these amounts are assessed Statutory interest which compounds daily.
Requested Action:
Staff requests the Board approve the certified costs incurred in the amount of $40,767.01, to abate the unoccupied structure and pool located at 120 S. Crystal View, Sanford, as specified in Section 168.8 (a); and (2) impose a lien in the amount of $40,767.01 incurred against the property; and authorize the Chairman to execute the Release of Lien upon payment in full.