[0:00] September 10, 2026, special magistrate meeting.

[0:08] I'm going to call the special magistrate hearing to order on September 10, 2026 at 10.05. If we can all rise for the pledge of allegiance.

[0:23] Thank you, and if we can have anyone that will provide testimony today, so both the staff as well as the respondent, you guys could rise.

[0:43] Do you solve this where to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so I'll help you that.

[0:48] Yes, I did.

[0:49] Station into the record.

[0:50] Jack, why is there a real condition?

[0:52] There's a real problem.

[0:54] Thank you.

[0:56] Is there any public comment on non-agent items?

[1:01] Seeing none.

[1:04] We'll go ahead and call the first violation hearing.

[1:07] This is case number E26-0017, Medalist Building Group LLC for Timoor Street, alleged violations

[1:18] of Section 22-2F1E, Property Maintenance Standards, and Section 52-25B Construction Site

[1:26] runoff control.

[1:28] Down.

[1:38] Good morning.

[1:38] This case involves an actual lot that was once three to more in Sewell's point.

[1:47] And what happened is back on the march of this year, a demolition permit was issued to

[1:55] remove the, there was, I guess, two structures on that property, the property was as one.

[2:01] Once the house was demolished, removed, the property, in the meantime, I don't know what

[2:08] the sequence of it, but it was divided into two parcels after that.

[2:13] We're reverted back to two parcels, I'm not too sure about that.

[2:15] But either way, it was broken down into two now,

[2:18] which the addresses are now four and six to more.

[2:25] Since the demolition, which removed the structure,

[2:28] including the pool,

[2:30] happened back around April of this year.

[2:33] It's been left kind of like a war zone

[2:37] Because everything was in disarray, the grass was growing really tall, weeds, and there was a large hole in the ground left where the pool was.

[2:49] And a lot of just dirt blowing in the wind.

[2:54] We then contacted the owner and asked them to cover the property.

[2:59] We would talk that a permit was coming within a reasonable amount of time to build a new house or house is.

[3:06] So, we just kind of relaxed on that and waited for that, but that never materialized.

[3:13] So, we then said, well, because of the complaints of the flowing sand and everything, we then

[3:18] went and notified the owner that you have to do something about this construction site that

[3:23] is not kept.

[3:25] So, soon after that, the grass was then cut, but still left the ground not covered the sand

[3:32] and the silt. So it's still subject to the wind and the rain blowing it in the other yards and also into the river or into the road.

[3:46] Since that time, several notices have gone out asking for the compliance and we really didn't get any compliance until actually yesterday is the first time that effort was made where they actually went out and

[4:01] the put some dirt into the pool area where the whole one filled that and kind of graded

[4:07] it a little bit better and then put down sod on both of the parcels except one parcel

[4:14] parcel being number two to more still has some area that is not covered with any grass

[4:21] or seed or hay or anything like that just still just dirt.

[4:25] Two questions.

[4:26] Two questions.

[4:27] So when was the first formal notice provided?

[4:29] The first formal notice was actually, I think it was, I

[4:41] have a letter that went out on August 10th, but I believe there were emails prior to that.

[4:48] Right, but around, so in August.

[4:50] Yeah, official notice went out on August 10th of 2026.

[4:55] And then you just mentioned two team or street.

[5:00] No, four. So if I said two, it was by mistake. Okay. Four. So you've got four and six. Are you sick? Okay. What ones are five out, which is actually was three, right? Right. But and so four has been sorted and six hasn't. They both have been sorted. But number four is still not complete. Okay. Not just with the sod, but there was some debris still to the west of that lot, which is a is in one of the photos. Yeah.

[5:29] When the photos on this morning. Yeah, the chair cushion and when I went out there this morning, that chair and cushion are still remaining and there's an area near where the pool was on four to more that is still not covered with grass seed or hay and which it would be subject to wind and or rain erosion.

[6:07] So I'm looking at, I'm sorry, anything further? No.

[6:12] Okay, so I'm looking at section 22-2.

[6:16] Um, I'm just, would these be considered developed property or undeveloped?

[6:28] It was developed and we have a caveat in the ordinance that says once it's a developed property,

[6:35] it's always, so you'll have to always maintain it as a developed property, meaning the grass can

[6:40] ever go back for a while. Yeah. And so we're looking at, if we look at

[6:45] section 22-2, are we now focused on F1 and subparts A, which is, so we kept free of debris,

[6:59] current trash or litter, and then E. Okay, correct.

[7:05] And what we're looking for is a compliance

[7:07] date of 30 days, and if not, $100 per day. And we'd like to also recover our

[7:19] for administrative fees and

[7:25] how much are those?

[7:27] It's going to be $40 for the document preparations and postage, $30 for the visits,

[7:36] $100 for the office staff cost, $400 for the special magistrate, and $260 for our attorney.

[7:48] I'm

[8:03] trying, let's see, we can compare numbers 5, 7, I got 8, 30?

[8:09] Yes, 8, 30.

[8:14] So other question for you, part of the citation is for section 52-25 construction site control

[8:21] for we not looking to necessarily force that, where it's technically deemed a construction site

[8:28] right now.

[8:29] It's still an open permit by the way.

[8:32] The permit does expire in a couple of weeks it expires I think on 10 but there's an active permit

[8:43] Yes, it was that addition of the the structure that's

[8:47] Okay, so we've got a and be okay.

[8:52] Yeah, it expires on 10 10 of 26 mr.

[9:10] Lamasser

[9:11] Come

[9:14] on up to the mic. Yeah

[9:18] Jeremy Lamasser

[9:22] Do you want me to submit any additional photos?

[9:27] It's up to whatever you team appropriate.

[9:30] Well, can I show you videos,

[9:31] or can I show you photos,

[9:33] or what I'm, how do I, do you have any issue or objection?

[9:38] Come look at them.

[9:39] Okay, yeah.

[9:39] Okay.

[9:41] Because it's hard to see with just jotting things.

[9:45] So, that's real jotting is what you think is it?

[9:48] Okay. So this was yesterday.

[9:54] Okay, so let's us come down the road.

[10:00] Okay, the bench is over here on the left, next to the property line, that he's talking about, the one at the beast. Okay, so over here is the little area that Jack was talking about,

[10:34] So that wasn't count those.

[10:36] Yeah.

[10:37] So this entire place, here

[10:44] in the toilet,

[10:45] I didn't take thousands of pictures.

[10:59] So we brought 17 rolls.

[11:04] That's it.

[11:06] 10 days good for that?

[11:10] They asked me last night.

[11:14] Let me take the other thing.

[11:16] Hold on.

[11:19] This is from the other way.

[11:23] Well, the address is something.

[11:25] So, this is what I have a problem with, okay, so I get cited,

[11:51] so counts as clean

[12:00] fill for that, but the point I was trying to make...

[12:09] Are we still on board?

[12:11] So, the addresses are messed up, because property grader has one thing Jack has another, just so we're very quick.

[12:18] They don't match.

[12:30] So three-tember, so when I

[12:37] work 30 of before we started it, that's what that

[12:41] drain looks like. Okay, that's what's in the drain.

[12:49] So, this is in the drain next to

[12:53] the guys.

[12:59] So, this will just point out, and specifically, so I take a video of what

[13:09] the property looks like prior because I'll get blank for everything

[13:15] so you can see he still has

[13:17] all the bare stuff and everything and this is on March 30th

[14:14] so to stop any construction debris or

[14:18] anything going through

[14:29] six inches of dirt and then it has to filter just so we're clear so that's

[14:34] Cutting

[15:00] We built through which we were going to let water go through, and then it stopped the thing, and then went jack to see it, and I totally agree. I think I'm going to pull the grade, all the stuff falls down. There's no way it stopped. It's a dumb thing to do, honestly. They should have put hay around it. But, so, that was what your guys and trains looked like. So these are the roles that we brought. We had to hire someone, and this wasn't just like you're becoming the do-stop, just being up.

[15:29] It was a side company and a grading company that did both.

[15:33] Just so we're clear because I'm not in the side business.

[15:36] So then there was all the fill and all that other kind of stuff.

[15:41] But again, that's the grade.

[15:44] I blew it off so you could see a better check.

[15:49] And then what I thought was interesting is this is your drainage grade.

[15:56] Next to the water right down the street from it.

[16:01] The drainage grade is supposed to look like.

[16:08] So, that during this great September, I guarantee if you hold records, that would be good.

[16:22] Mr. Ambassador, can you email that to those documents?

[16:25] Just last

[16:45] try and deliver them.

[16:46] I was going to say maybe that's what we'll do.

[16:47] Yeah.

[16:48] Let's see if you can do the work.

[16:49] We need almost a good record.

[16:53] Just so you go.

[16:55] Yeah.

[16:55] Anything else?

[17:05] So, based on that evidence and testimony that has been presented, I will find that there is a violation

[17:10] of Section 22-2, F1, A and E, and 52-25, we're going to give the applicant the

[17:19] respond in 30 days to come into compliance, failing which there'll be a

[17:23] $100 a day fine and I am assessing fee, administrative fee of $830 which will

[17:32] be due and payable immediately.

[17:36] Any issue with coming into compliance within that

[17:38] 30-day period? No, the only thing I would ask is the only thing I would ask is we did receive a

[17:49] final inspection. So is there reason the permit was open? The only

[18:01] inspection that I had done on

[18:04] the property was the electric and sewer. There was no, I checked it this morning. There's no results in

[18:09] for a final but inspection but yeah that's yeah I just want to clip that's not an issue for this this

[18:15] issue is filling in those blank spots of sod and then making sure whatever construction debris

[18:22] and stuff the runoff's not there yeah so the permit's not an issue today okay no yeah okay so with

[18:34] that that'll be my order for case number B26-0017 as it relates to according to the

[18:41] the town's record for T-more Street.

[18:44] Okay, can I just

[18:48] to be clear,

[18:49] technically it's the left plot,

[18:51] that's in violation, not the right.

[18:54] Yes.

[18:55] Yes.

[18:56] And I don't know what I wrote to you when I called that.

[18:58] Well, again, just based on the town's records,

[19:00] we'll call it for, but confirmed by the town,

[19:04] it is the left.

[19:06] The right plot's in compliance.

[19:07] The left plot is not because of the chair

[19:10] and the missing grass.

[19:11] Yeah, so I think that is an important thing just so everyone leaves here with complete clarity as to what's not in compliance for Mr.

[19:25] Lamaster's to fix it's filling in those it's sorting those blank spots and then removing the debris

[19:33] I'm just a chair and I squish cushion okay okay so there you go they got 30 days

[19:42] to do and the recovery so we got that all right that's one reason why we didn't pull it

[19:49] yesterday just so you know understood so with that we will call the next item next

[19:56] It's an island which is deep.

[20:00] That was a lot more.

[20:04] Just to clear it up also, let me just, okay. So next item is item 1B, case number

[20:16] B26-0018, medalist building group LLC, 16 more street, alleged violations of section 22-2F1E,

[20:26] property made in standards and Section 52-25B construction site runoff control.

[20:33] Jack Zollier.

[20:34] Again, good morning, Jack, rising and building a federal

[20:36] premises point.

[20:37] Just a little moment of clarity here, the lot, this is lot six tomorrow.

[20:44] The previous case was lot four tomorrow, which is a budding two tomorrow.

[20:51] So that whole side of the road goes two for six.

[20:55] and then it ends at that cul-de-sac. There's no other property next to that.

[20:58] And the opposite side of the street, it goes into the odd numbers.

[21:02] So this is the even number side of the street, okay.

[21:06] So this case, on six some more, is identical to the previous case with the clearing of the lot,

[21:13] which held a structure.

[21:16] The light was then cleared of the structures and left bare.

[21:21] there. The sod was then replaced again yesterday, and it was also a debris pile that was a bunch

[21:28] of tree branches and whatnot. That was also removed. So this entire lot, number six, is

[21:36] in compliance as of yesterday. But I'm looking for a review and determination based on the

[21:42] amount of time it took just to put some salt down some salt.

[21:52] So it's currently in compliance? Yes it is. Are you looking for administrative fees for

[21:56] This same same same fees identical to the previous case which would come up to

[22:01] $830. Did you want me to break it down? No. I've got to be from the last one. Same

[22:07] breakdown as the last one. Yes.

[22:13] Anything else? No.

[22:16] Mr. the master any?

[22:20] Obviously if we finished it prior to this they gave us 29 days to fix it from

[22:28] written notice. And I think if we're paying the $880 for the left lot, which technically

[22:35] to be very clear was on their one demo permit when we bold. I think it's fair just to

[22:42] have paid what we're not in compliance with opposed to doing double because it's not

[22:49] like we did double trips. He looked at the same thing over and over.

[22:54] Any any response to that?

[22:56] I

[23:04] don't know what the Florida statute says but I mean I can tell you that 29 days from

[23:10] the day to notice I think is a reasonable amount of time but soon you give me 30 to fix

[23:14] just the small stuff I think is reasonable and

[23:21] here's no more administrative fees and inspections

[23:25] by Jack and all the other stuff I mean I just I don't think it's right to be hit

[23:32] double, and like I showed you guys the video, some of this stuff is very, very questionable

[23:39] of what's even written in the report,

[23:44] and I really don't want to have to fight the

[23:46] So,

[23:49] any response from staff?

[23:51] The argument is that some of the data in Florida matches with our age property needs

[23:55] and will separately insert two separate plots.

[23:57] And the building official has run an investigative post-bots.

[24:02] They sent all the paperwork related to post-bots.

[24:05] They are treated separately.

[24:11] I guess, to Ms. Elamaster's point, understanding that you're absolutely right for this hearing

[24:18] purposes.

[24:18] It's a separate parcel, separate violation, separate.

[24:22] I am a little concerned from the administrative point of view, they would have been administratively processed one in the same.

[24:31] Meaning that the time it took to address lot four would have been similar in the same, at least for some of the, some of the expenses, meaning that some of the postage and some of those hard calls certainly may have been.

[24:50] been there. I just wonder if some of the soft costs were absorbed concurrently.

[25:00] Is the $40 board, preparation, and postage, site visits for the violation was only $30 and not the staff cost for $100 and that is involved with all the communications regarding. So we would be willing to create a maybe half cost on each of those. But we're still here for both cases. And so the rest of those costs are part of costs.

[25:28] And of course, we do math again. I know.

[25:38] Hey Tyson, is there a reason why I would be paying the attorney's place?

[25:45] Yes, yeah, I mean for that it's the time expended and so part of it.

[25:50] So there is an obligation when your force to come to a hearing because of a compliance date.

[25:56] That you are one responsible for-

[26:03] So we've got two things here, so one is, if you come into compliance at a point where the

[26:10] notice is already provided and you're already having the hearing that's already set,

[26:14] then what we typically do, and just to be in complete candor, what I'm inclined to do now,

[26:21] is find that there was a violation, but that you're in compliance today.

[26:25] So there's no, you know, no coming to compliance date and no daily fine.

[26:30] But because of the administrative process that the town has to pay my fee, the town has to pay the attorneys fees.

[26:36] The notices went out and some of those costs that because we're here today that they're forced to incur state statute does say those are appropriate to assign to us.

[26:47] So what I'm trying to do is appreciate because I think there's some validity at your argument.

[26:51] say one thing. So the problem that I have is we're talking about the original demo

[26:58] permit, which was for the whole parcel. But I, so, so, you know, hold on, hold on, just

[27:05] please. It was for the whole parcel. Okay, for us to be able to do and to get the

[27:14] PCN numbers, we had to have a structured demo, okay, but this stems from the original demo

[27:23] permit, and then in the meanwhile, we had to file with the clerk of courts, or actually

[27:31] through the property press to separate it, so on my opinion, we're getting whacked because

[27:40] as we separated it, and then, and I understand you guys.

[27:45] Sam, point, but it's then from the original one demo permit

[27:50] for the entire whole parcel.

[27:52] 100% appreciate that, but so my role is sort of limited,

[27:56] so I'm outside that permit.

[27:58] So, you know, and the dilemma here is because they are

[28:01] too separate, and again, this isn't applicable necessarily here.

[28:05] And this is a normal, I know that.

[28:07] Yeah, but the process here is there,

[28:09] They are two independent pieces of property now, so they have to be treated, even though

[28:15] they're common and related in what you're doing, they have to be treated as if they're

[28:19] separate parcels, which is why we're having two separate hearings even though the allegations

[28:24] are the same.

[28:24] I understand, but getting worked double, I think, is a...

[28:28] Unfortunately, I think that might be just the nature of the beast here.

[28:34] So with that, so

[28:46] I am going to find that there was a violation of Section 22-2 and Section 52-25.

[28:54] However, as of today, those properties are in compliance.

[28:58] Should they come back out of compliance, it would be treated as a repeat violation.

[29:02] And I am going to assess administrative fees of $500 for this matter.

[29:10] And that is the last item on the agenda, so with that I will close this hearing.

Special Magistrate Hearing - Sep 10th, 2026

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