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Public Nuisance - Consider adoption of a Resolution issuing an Order to: declare the existence of a Public Nuisance at 4280 Tangerine Avenue, Sanford; require corrective action by May 23, 2024; and authorize necessary corrective action by the County in the event the Nuisance is not abated by the record owner. District5 - Herr (Rebecca Hammock, Development Services Director) Presented by - Liz Parkhurst, Program Manager I
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Development Services - Building
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Authorized By:
Rebecca Hammock, Development Services Director
Contact/Phone Number:
Bob Pike/407-665-7460
Background:
The Board of County Commissioners, at its regularly scheduled meeting of February 27, 2024, authorized issuance of a Notice of Determination of Public Nuisance, declaring the unoccupied structures at 4280 Tangerine Avenue, Sanford, a Public Nuisance as defined in Section 168.1, Seminole County Code (attached hereto, and hereinafter referenced as the “Notice”). This Notice also sets the public hearing date as April 23, 2024, to allow time for noticing of all interested parties.
The Notice ordered that the offending structures be repaired or rebuilt in compliance with the Florida Building Code or that the Nuisance be abated through demolition of the structures. To date, none of these corrective actions have been accomplished. The purpose of this April 23, 2024 Public Hearing for which this Agenda Memorandum has been prepared, is to provide the record owner the opportunity to show cause, if any, why the subject structures do not create a Public Nuisance, why the cost of abatement of this Nuisance should not be paid by the record owner, and/or why the cost of abatement should not be assessed as a lien against the land upon which the offending structures are located.
Required notice has been provided to the record owner(s) of this property. A timeline of notification attempts is as follows:
EVELYN R. BRITTON
Mailing Address: 4261 Tangerine Avenue, Sanford, FL 32773
Property Address: 4280 Tangerine Avenue, Sanford, FL 32773
Parcel ID: 14-20-30-505-0000-0090
Legal Description: LOT 9 CITRUS HEIGHTS PB 3 PG 48
• Certified and First-Class Letters sent: March 11, 2024
• Certified Mail Receipt received: March 13, 2024
• First Class Letter not returned.
• Summons as required by the Notice of Determination of Public Nuisance, was filed with the Sheriff’s Office on March 6, 2024. The summons and a copy of the Notice were served on Evelyn R. Britton on March 13, 2024
• Property was posted with the Notice of Determination of Public Nuisance on March 11, 2024
There is an open Code Enforcement Board case 11-09-CEB for remains and rubble of structures, trash and debris, uncultivated vegetation, and junk vehicles, which are not in compliance. As of this hearing date, the current fine/lien is $1,150,500.00 and continues to accrue at $250.00 per day.
Because no corrective action has been taken, and there continues to be a steady decline in the condition of the property, Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners issue an Order by Resolution declaring the unoccupied structures to be a Public Nuisance and describing the required corrective action that must occur by May 23, 2024. In the event Seminole County must take 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 owner of the affected property, and will become a lien against the property as provided in Section 168.10, Seminole County Code.
Requested Action:
Staff requests that the Board of County Commissioners adopt a Resolution issuing an Order to: declare the existence of a Public Nuisance at 4280 Tangerine Avenue, Sanford; require corrective action by May 23, 2024; and authorize necessary corrective action by the County in the event the Nuisance is not abated by the record owner.