Monroe County Florida

Code Compliance Details

CODE COMPLIANCE DETAIL
Case Number CE14010139
Case Date 01-23-2014
Origination 1 -PHONE CALL Status CLOSED CASE
Operator rigbyb Officer MCPHERSON, CYNTHIA
PROPERTY ON CASE
Parcel ID 00480112000200 Owner TJE PROPERTIES LLC
Unit Owner Address PO BOX 372748
Property Address 93160 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY City/State/Zip KEY LARGO , FL 33037
City/State/Zip TAVERNIER , FL 33070
CASE DESCRIPTION
COMPLAINANT STATES STORAGE CONTAINERS HAVE BEEN
CONVERTED INTO OFFICE BUILDINGS ON THE NORTH END
OF PROPERTY. STRUCTURES W/O THE BENEFIT OF A
PERMIT.
VIOLATION CODES
1: 102-187.(b)(3) - VARIANCE REQUIRED FOR USE
2: 110-140.(a) - BUILDING PERMIT REQ/CH 6
3: 130-93.(a)(7) - SUBURBAN COMM.DISTRICT-ACCESS.
INSPECTIONS / EVENTS DETAILS
DATE INSPECTION/EVENT TYPE INSTRUCTIONS/COMMENTS
04-06-2021 CLOSE CASE EVENT

04-06-2021 ACTIVITY BY SR DIRECTOR

CASE REVIEWED WITH CAY. NO RESPONSE FROM

PLANNING REFERRAL. NO FURTHER ACTION

PURSUANT TO CODE SECTION 8-37. CJM

03-22-2021 REASSIGN INSPECTOR

REASSIGNED INSPECTOR FROM BO TO LC PER

SUPERVISOR’S REQUEST-BXR

03-15-2021 REASSIGN INSPECTOR

REASSIGN FROM BOPPEN TO CMP. CJM

02-08-2021 REINSPECTION

CASE REVIEW SHOWS THAT SUPERVISOR SENT

EMAIL 1/11/21 TO DIRECTOR OF PLANNING

ASKING FOR ANY UPDATE. TO THIS DATE

SUPERVISOR HAS NOT RECIEVED ANY UPDATES

FROM DIRECTOR OF PLANNING OR SENIOR

PLANNER. CASE WILL NEED A THROUGH REVIEW

FROM NEXT INSPECTOR. BOPPEN

02-04-2021 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER SUPERVISOR. BOPPEN

09-25-2020 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER SUPERVISOR. BOPPEN

09-08-2020 COMMENT CODE

CONFERENCE CALL WITH ES DIRECTOR OF

PLANNING-AND BRIAN O-AFTER DISCUSSION IT

WAS DETERMINED A COMPREHENSIVE

LIST/TIMELINE OF APPROVALS TO BE

RESEARCHED BY PLANNING IN AN EFFORT TO

ADDRESS ALL CURRENT POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS

IN THE NOV/NOH. THIS PROPERTY HAS

INTENSIVE HISTORY WHICH INCLUDES

APPROVALS BY PLANNING/FDOT/BUILDING THAT

COVER MORE THAN ONE RE# THAT EVENTUALLY

WAS MERGED INTO 1 RE#. FOLLOW UP

CONFERENCE CALL FOR DISCUSSION TO

FOLLOW- LC

08-24-2020 FILE RETURNED TO INSPECTOR

RECEIVED UNAPPROVED FILE RECEIVED FROM

DIRECTOR. PASSED TO INSPECTOR FOR

UPDATES.-B.RIGBY

08-20-2020 CURRENT FILE LOCATION

FILE RETURNED TO INSPECTOR OPPENHEIMER.

CJM

08-13-2020 SENT TO DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW

SENT TO DIRECTOR FOR APPROVAL TO

MAIL.-B.RIGBY

08-12-2020 FILE RETURNED TO INSPECTOR

FILE TO INSPECTOR-B.RIGBY

08-07-2020 NOTICE OF VIOLATION/HEARING

REDRAFTED NOV-NOH FOR SEPTEMBER HEARING.

SENT TO SUPERVISOR FOR REVIEW.

08-01-2020 ACTIVITY BY SR DIRECTOR

DIRECTION GIVEN TO MOVE CASE TO SM

HEARING SEPTEMBER 24, 2020. CJM

07-17-2020 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER CJM.

06-18-2020 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER CJM.

05-05-2020 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER CJM.

03-25-2020 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER CJM.

02-26-2020 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER CJM.

01-22-2020 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER CJM.

12-18-2019 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER CJM.

11-21-2019 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER CJM.

10-02-2019 REINSPECTION

RECEIVED EMAIL FROM CODE DIRECTOR AS TO

ANY UPDATE FROM PLANNING. I RESPONDED

THAT I HAD NOT HEARD FROM DIRECTOR OF

PLANNING SINCE HER CCD EMAIL ON 9/5/19

TO ASMITH.

09-05-2019 REINSPECTION

RECEIVED CC EMAIL FROM ASMITH EXECUTIVE

ASSISTANT FOR PLANNING ASKING DIRECTOR

OF PLANNING FOR AN UPDATE PER A QUESTION

FROM HAMMER POINT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

PRESIDENT. RECEIVED CCD EMAIL REPLY FROM

DIRECTOR OF PLANNING "YES, I NEED TO

REVIEW FOR BRIAN. ON MY LIST."

09-05-2019 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER CJM.

08-08-2019 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER CJM.

07-08-2019 REINSPECTION

ON HOLD PER CJM.

06-06-2019 ACTIVITY BY SR DIRECTOR

EMAILED ACTING PLANNING DIRECTOR

REQUESTING REVIEW OF

DOCUMENTS/DETERMINATION OF PLANNING

STAFF. CJM.

05-23-2019 REINSPECTION

SENT FOLLOW UP EMAIL TO ES IN PLANNING

AND FOR UPDATE. LC WAS CCD. BOPPEN

04-29-2019 REINSPECTION

SENT FOLLOW UP EMAIL TO ES IN PLANNING

FOR UPDATE.

04-26-2019 NOTICE OF HEARING

04/26/2019 HEARING SCHEDULED OPPENHB

04-18-2019 REINSPECTION FOR HEARING

03-26-2019 FILE RETURNED TO INSPECTOR

UNAPPROVED FILE RECEIVED FROM DIRECTOR.

PASSED TO INSPECTOR FOR

CORRECTIONS.-B.RIGBY

03-25-2019 ACTIVITY BY SR DIRECTOR

CASE REVIEW FINDS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE

CONFIRMATION OF PLANNING DIRECTOR OF

VIOLATION TO VARIANCE ISSUED. CASE TO BE

RESCHEDULED FOR HEARING ONCE RECEIVED.

CASE FILE RETURN TO INSPECTOR

OPPENHEIMER. CJM

03-22-2019 REINSPECTION

RECEIVED EMAIL RESPONSE FROM ES IN

PLANNING CONCERNING TIMEFRAME FOR APRIL

HEARING.

03-22-2019 REINSPECTION

SENT FOLLOW UP EMAIL TO ES IN PLANNING

FOR UPDATE.

03-20-2019 REINSPECTION

SENT FOLLOW UP EMAIL TO ES IN PLANNING

FOR UPDATE.

03-20-2019 REINSPECTION

RECEIVED EMAIL RESPONSE FROM ES IN

PLANNING. WILL REVIEW.

03-05-2019 REFERRAL TO PLANNING DEPT

REFERRAL (PER CODE DIRECTOR CMP) TO HAVE

DIRECTOR OF PLANNING DO A FINAL REVIEW.

BO

03-01-2019 REINSPECTION

SPOKE WITH ES IN PLANNING OFFICE ABOUT

CASE. WE REVIEWED THE BASICS. STATED I

WOULD SEND HER DETAILS THE FOLLOWING

WEEK.

02-27-2019 REINSPECTION

SITE VISIT. CONTAINERS BY MAIN BUILDING

STILL ON SITE WITH SIGN ON DOOR THAT

INDICATES "PARTS AND SERVICE". THIS DOOR

HAS BEEN REPLACED COMPARED TO THE 2014

PICTURES BY PREVIOUS INSPECTOR. THESE

CONTAINERS HAVE WINDOWS/DOORS AND AC

INSTALLED. ANOTHER CONTAINER LOCATED

NEAR THE NORTH END OF PROPERTY. PHOTOS

ATTACHED. BO

02-26-2019 NOTICE OF VIOLATION/HEARING

NOTICE OF VIO. RECORDED OPPENHB

02-19-2019 NOTICE OF VIOLATION/HEARING

DRAFTED NOV/NOH. SENT TO SUPERVISOR FOR

REVIEW.

02-14-2019 REINSPECTION

SITE VISIT. ELECTRICAL LIGHTING ALONG

FRONT OF PROPERTY WHERE BOATS ARE

DISPLAYED. PHOTOS ATTACHED. BO

12-26-2018 COMMENT CODE

RECEIVED EMAIL RESPONSE FROM PLANNING

CONCERNING "LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES".

PROPERTY IS NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE "LIGHT

INDUSTRIAL" USES PER SEC 130-93(B)(7)A.

BWO

12-18-2018 COMMENT CODE

RECEIVED EMAIL RESPONSE FROM ENGINEERING

CONCERNING ENTRANCE OFF OF WELLINGTON

DR. NO DRIVEWAY CONNECTION PERMIT HAS

BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS LOCATION AT THIS

PROPERTY. THIS ENTRANCE WAS TO BE CLOSED

PER RESOLUTION 04-92 DATED 2/11/1992.

BWO

12-18-2018 REFERRAL TO ENGINEERING

SENT REFERRAL TO ENGINEERING JC. BWO

12-17-2018 REINSPECTION

PERMIT CHECK. NO PERMIT APPLIED FOR. BWO

12-10-2018 REINSPECTION

SITE VISIT. LARGE GREY AND GREEN CAONOPY

STRUCTURES. FENCE WITH LARGE OPENING

GATE AND SMALLER PERSON GATE ALONG

WELLINGTON DRIVE. CARS ARE PARKED ALONG

THE ROW NEXT TO GATED/FENCED ENTRANCE

OFF WELLINGTON DR. MULTIPLE SHEDS AND

STORAGE CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT PROPERTY.

PHOTOS ATTACHED. BO

12-03-2018 REFERRAL TO PLANNING DEPT

SENT REFERRAL TO PLANNER BS. BWO

12-03-2018 MAKE VIOLATION

MAKEVIO RECORDED OPPENHB

11-29-2018 COMMENT CODE

LEFT MESSAGE AT THE OFFICE WITH CHAD.

SENT EMAIL TO TRACY AND TODD FOR UPDATE.

BWO

11-15-2018 COMMENT CODE

SENT EMAIL TO PO FOR AN UPDATE. BWO

10-19-2018 COMMENT CODE

SPOKE WITH PO AND HE STATES HE WILL BE

BACK IN TOWN IN NOVEMEBR AND WILL MEET

WITH REY ORTIZ IN BD.. BWO

09-28-2018 COMMENT CODE

SPOKE WITH TRACY ABOUT CONTAINERS ON

SITE. SENDING HER AN EMAIL WITH THE

BUILDING DEPARTMENT CONTACT INFO. SHE

WILL CONTACT THEM AND KEEP ME UP TO DATE

AS TO ANY PROGRESS. BWO

09-26-2018 REASSIGN INSPECTOR

REASSIGN TO BWO.. LC

07-20-2017 REINSPECTION

RESCHEDULE DUE TO HURRICANE IRMA FDEL

05-17-2017 REINSPECTION

SPOKE WITH TRACY WHO STATED THEY HAVE

REMOVED THE CANOPY AND ARE WORK TO FIND

A CONTRACTOR TO PULL THE PERMIT FOR THE

CONTAINERS FDEL

05-02-2017 REASSIGN INSPECTOR

REASSIGNED TO FDEL. BR

12-01-2016 REINSPECTION

SEWER CONNECTION PERMIT 16308116 HAS

BEEN ISSUED.

11-17-2016 REINSPECTION

REVIEWED SEWER CONNECTION/PLUMBING

PERMIT 16308116. JRF

09-12-2016 REINSPECTION

TRACY EBELEIN FROM UNIQUE MARINE CAME

IN TO INFORM THAT THE UNIQUE MARINE HAD

PURCHASED THE VACANT LOT AT THE CORNER

OF US1 AND CAMELOT DR. A NEW BUILDING

WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON THIS LOT WHICH

WILL ELIMINATE THE NEEDS FOR THE CANOPY

AND CONTAINERS. SEE LOT 00480112-000100

08-26-2016 REINSPECTION

TIE DOWNS PERMIT 15304728 HAS NOT BEEN

ISSUED. INFORMED PROPERTY OWNER THAT THE

ISSUANCE OF SUCH PERMIT WILL NOT CORRECT

EXISTING VIOLATIONS.

05-01-2016 REINSPECTION

SENT BUSINESS/PROPERTY OWNER AN EMAIL

MESSAGE ASKING HIM TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE

ON THE COMPLIANCE EFFORTS FOR THIS CASE.

RECORDS SHOW NO NEW PERMITS HAVE BEEN

APPLIED FOR AS OF TODAY.

02-02-2016 REINSPECTION

PROPERTY OWNER CAME IN TO FIND OUT MORE

ON WHAT WOULD CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS

SINCE HE HAD APPLIED FOR THE WRONG WORK

UNDER PERMIT NUMBER 15304728 WHICH WAS

BASICALLY TO ANCHOR DOWN THE CONTAINERS

BUT NOT TO LEGALLY ESTABLISH THEM.

PROPERTY OWNER BROUGHT IN SITE PLANS TO

GO OVER THE LOCATION OF THE CONTAINERS

AND THE ENCLOSED CANOPY. I RECOMMENDED

HE SPEAKS WITH REY ORTIZ IN PLANNING TO

GET A BETTER IDEA OF WHETHER OR NOT HE

HAS ENOUGH SPACE TO KEEP THE FOUR

CONTAINERS AND THE ENCLOSED CANOPY. I

ASKED THE PROPERTY OWNER TO COME SEE ME

ONCE HE SPEAKS WITH REY TO TALK ABOUT A

TIME FRAME FOR HIM TO APPLY FOR THE

NECESSARY PERMIT(S).

01-30-2016 REINSPECTION

SENT EMAIL MESSAGE TO PROPERTY/BUSINESS

OWNER REMINDING HIM THAT OUR RECORDS

INDICATED THAT THE ATF PERMIT FOR THE

UNPERMITTED STRUCTURES HAS NOT BEEN

OBTAINED.

09-09-2015 REINSPECTION

SENT EMAIL MESSAGE TO PROPERTY/BUSINESS

OWNER LETTING HIM KNOW THAT THE PERMIT

APPLIED FOR DOES NOT SATISFY THE

VIOLATIONS UNDER THIS CODE CASE.

09-08-2015 REINSPECTION

A PERMIT TO ANCHOR THREE CONTAINERS

WHICH WERE INSTALLED WITHOUT THE

BENEFIT OF A PERMIT HAS BEEN APPLIED

FOR. SEE PERMIT APPLICATION 15304728.

WORK APPLIED FOR UNDER THIS PERMIT DOES

NOT SATISFY THE VIOLATIONS BEING

ADDRESSED UNDER THIS CODE CASE.

07-31-2015 ACTION BY ADMIN

PREPARED WRITTEN WARNING FOR MAILING AND

SENT TO MARATHON TO BE MAILED. –B.RIGBY

07-30-2015 REINSPECTION

SITE VISIT. TOOK PHOTOS OF A LARGE

ENCLOSED CANOPY. SENDING PROPERTY OWNER

A REVISED COURTESY NOTICE OF VIOLATION

TO INCLUDE THIS STRUCTURE IN THE LIST

OF

ITEMS THAT WOULD NEED AN AFTER-THE-FACT

PERMIT.

07-13-2015 COMMENT CODE

MET WITH REY ORTIZ WHO RECOMMENDS THAT

BASED ON THE PERMITING HISTORY OF THIS

PARCEL AND BUSINESS A FINAL DECISION

SHOULD BE MADE BY THE COUNTY LEGAL

DEPARTMENT ON WHETHER OR NOT THE

PROPERTY OWNER SHOULD BE CITED FOR USES

OF THIS PROPERTY SUCH AS FIBERGLASS

REPAIRS, ENGINE REPAIR, AND BOAT

PAINTING; AND FOR THE USE OF A GATE/MAN

DOOR FOR EMPLOYEE ACCESS ON WELLINGTON

DR WHICH IS INSIDE THE HAMMER POINT

SUB-DIVISION.

07-10-2015 COMMENT CODE

A COMPLAINANT FROM HAMMER POINT SUB CAME

IN REQUESTING AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF

THE CASE. INFORMED HIM THAT A REFERRAL

ADDRESSING THE SERVICES OFFERED AT THIS

SITE AND THE ACCESS GATE ISSUE HAD BEEN

FORWARDED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR

THEIR REVIEW AND ADVICE.

05-01-2015 COMMENT CODE

RECEIVED PHONE CALL FROM PROPERTY OWNER.

INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD NEED TO

CONTACT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO

OBTAIN THE REQUIRED PERMITS TO KEEP THE

CONTAINERS.

04-21-2015 COURTESY NOV/LTR

A COURTESY NOTICE OF VIOLATION IS BEING

SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

04-20-2015 ACTION BY ADMIN

PREPARED WRITTEN WARNING FOR MAILING AND

SENT TO MARATHON TO BE MAILED. –B.RIGBY

04-15-2015 COMMENT CODE

A RESPONCE TO OUR REFERRAL REGARDING THE

INSTALLATION AND USE OF CONTAINERS HAS

BEEN RECEIVED VIA EMAIL. THE PLANNING

DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE

CONTAINERS WERE INSTALLED WITHOUT THE

BENEFIT OF A PERMIT.

02-03-2015 COMMENT CODE

A POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF RESOLUTION NO.

04-92 PASSED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION

ON JANUARY 23, 1992 HAS BROUGHT TO THE

ATTENTION OF THIS OFFICE. A MAN DOOR HAS

BEEN INSTALLED ON OR NEAR A GATE ON

WELLINGTON DRIVE AND IS CURRENTLY BEING

USED BY UNIQUE MARINE EMPLOYEES. IT WAS

ALSO BROUGHT TO ATTENTION THAT UNIQUE

MARINE IS ALSO OFFERING CERTAIN SERVICES

WHICH COULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THIS

PROPERTY.

A REFERRAL HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE

MONROE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN

REGARDS TO THIS COMPLAINTS.

01-29-2015 ACTION BY ADMIN

SENT REFERRAL TO PLANNING PER INSPECTORS

REQUEST.B-RIGBY

01-22-2015 REFERRAL TO PLANNING DEPT

REFERRAL SENT TO PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

01-24-2014 INITIAL INSPECTION TYPE

SITE VISIT. SPOKE WITH TWO EMPLOYEES

REGARDING THE NATURE OF THE COMPLAINT.

THEY BOTH STATED THAT IT WOUD BE BETTER

IF I SPEAK WITH THE OWNER. I LEFT MY

BUSINESS CARD WITH ONE OF THEM SO THAT

THE OWNER, TODD, COULD CONTACT ME. DID

NOT OBSERVE THE STORAGE CONTAINER IN

QUESTION ON NORTH END OF THE PROPERTY.

01-23-2014 CREATE A CASE