* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] OKAY. ALL [    AGENDA  PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REVIEW BOARD City Governance Center - Council Chambers 6151 Brandt Pike July 9, 2026 6:30 P.M.] I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING OF THE CITY HUBER HEIGHTS. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REVIEW BOARD ORDER PLEASE. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE? SURE. MS. KROMER? HERE. MR. DARREN? HERE. MS. HESS? MR. ROBERTS? HERE. MR. VAUGHN? MR. SHACK. MANGROVE. I DID HEAR FOR, I DO KNOW MS. HESS WAS NOT GONNA BE HERE. MR. WINKLER? I'M SORRY. HERE. GOTCHA. OKAY. BOY, THESE ARE REALLY LOUD, AREN'T THEY? IT SOUNDS GOOD. WORKED ON 'EM TODAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, MR. JOHN SWEAR ME IN. YEP. I'M GONNA MOVE OUTTA THE WAY WHEN YOU COME RIGHT BACK HERE. THIS SECTION RIGHT HERE, RIGHT? YES. HAVE HIM REPEAT. RAISE HIS RIGHT HAND. REPEAT AFTER VIEW. ALRIGHT, MS. WINKLER, UH, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. REPEAT AFTER FOR ME. AYE. RICHARD WINKLER. AYE. RICHARD WINKLER, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES? THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF OHIO, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF OHIO, THE CHARTER IN ALL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS. THE CHARTER IN ALL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY. THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY, HONESTLY. HONESTLY. AND IMPARTIALLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF MY OFFICE. DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF MY OFFICE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES. TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. BLESS. YES, YOU'RE GONNA SIGN. ALRIGHT, SO BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN. UM, LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. I APPROVE. WE APPROVE THE AGENDA. OKAY. AND, UM, I SECOND. I SECOND. ALL RIGHT. UH, WITHOUT, UH, OBJECTION. THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. SWEARING IN THE WITNESSES I NEED FOR YOU, UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND I'LL SWEAR YOU IN, AND I'M GONNA SWEAR IN MR. MILLARD. SO, UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE CODE OF CITY HUBER HEIGHTS, ANYONE WHO MAY WISH TO SPEAK OR GIVE TESTIMONY REGARDING THE ITEMS TO THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, I NEED TO SWEAR YOU IN. SO ASK EVERYONE TO STAND, RAISE THEIR HAND, AND, UH, DO YOU HEREBY SWEAR OR AFFIRM ON A THREAT OF PERJURY TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO. THANK YOU. I'LL HAVE YOU SIGN THIS AFTER THE MEETING. OKAY. AND, UH, SINCE YOU'RE GONNA BE SPEAKING TONIGHT, I ASK THAT YOU COME TO THE PODIUM UP HERE JUST FOR A MINUTE. UH, SAY AND SPELL YOUR NAME, PLEASE FOR THE RECORD. UH, KENNETH WHITSON, UH, K-E-N-N-E-T-H WHITSON, W-H-I-T-S-O-N. OKAY. THAT'S REALLY ALL I NEED AT THIS POINT, AND WHEN WE CALL UP, WHEN, UH, WE REVIEW YOUR CASE, UH, WE'LL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND HE'LL NEED TO SIGN IT WHEN HE COMES BACK AND HE'LL NEED TO SIGN THE SHEET WHEN HE COMES BACK UP TO THE PODIUM. OKAY. AND YOU'LL NEED TO SIGN THE SHEET WHEN YOU COME BACK UP. ALL RIGHT. UH, PENDING BUSINESS, I SEE WE HAVE NONE. SO WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH NEW BUSINESS. STARTING WITH PMRV CASE 26 DASH NINE, THE PROPERTY OWNER, NATE NATHANIEL AMLAW, IS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1313 OF THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AT PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 82 73 IVY GLEN CIRCLE. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I WANNA CONGRATULATE OUR CHAIR ON 15 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THIS BOARD. THAT'S QUITE A LANDMARK. THANK YOU. AND A GREAT PRESENTATION AT THE, UH, COUNCIL WORK SESSION. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WILL AGAIN SAY THAT THE NUMBER OF CASES WE START OUT WITH EVERY YEAR, AND THE NUMBER THAT DON'T COME TO THIS BOARD AFTER LETTERS ARE RECEIVED SHOWS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF KNOWING SOMEONE'S GOING TO HAVE TO APPEAR UPON A BOARD OF REVIEW. SO THERE'S A TRUE VALUE TO THIS BOARD HERE. SO, HAVING SAID THAT, THANK YOU. UH, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS 82 73 GLEN IVY CIRCLE, IT'S IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 13 13 0 4 H ONE. AS IT PERTAINS TO MAINTENANCE OF SIDING ON THE GABLE LAND, THERE ARE REMNANTS OF FLASHING FROM PRE-EXISTING SIDING AND THE EXPOSED [00:05:01] ORIGINAL SIDING AS DETERIORATION LEAVING THE ATTIC OPEN TO WEATHER INTRUSION. SECTION 13 13 0 4 H ONE STATES, THE EXTERIOR OF A STRUCTURE SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT GOOD REPAIR, STRUCTURALLY SOUND, AND SANITARY, SO AS NOT TO POSE A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE, THE OWNERS SHALL KEEP THE EXTERIOR OF ALL PREMISES AND EVERY STRUCTURE THERE ON IN GOOD REPAIR. ALL EXTERIOR STRUCTURES SHALL BE MAINTAINED FREE OF CONDITIONS REFLECTED OF DETERIORATION OR INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION. VERIFIES THE PROPERTY DOES NOT BEAT THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE CODE, THEREFORE, THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION. YOUR ATTACHED CASE REVIEW ILLUSTRATES THE VIOLATION PROCESS AND NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE PROPERTY. THE ATTACHED PHOTO SHOWS THE VIOLATION CITY ZONING LETTERS MAILED TO THE OWNER OF RECORD HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED. THERE HAS BEEN NO COMMUNICATION TO THE ZONING OFFICE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE TAX RECORD SHOWS PROPERTY TAXES ARE TRADITIONALLY PAID. IF DECLARED A NUISANCE BY THE BO, THE PROPERTY WILL BE ABATED BY THE CITY. ANY COST INCURRED BY THE CITY WILL BE INVOICED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. STATE OF RECOMMENDATION IS AS FOLLOWS, THE BOARD DECLARE THE PROPERTY A NUISANCE AND THE BOARD ORDER STAFF TO HAVE THE CITY ABATE THE PROPERTY. IF SO ORDERED, THE CITY WILL BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVAL OF THE NUISANCE, THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR WILL INSTALL REPLACEMENT SIDING AS NEEDED TO BRING THE HOUSE INTO COMPLIANCE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. YES, SIR. QUESTIONS? ANYONE? ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I HAVE A MOTION. PLEASE. I MOVE TO DECLARE THE PROPERTY A NUISANCE AND HAVE STAFF ABATE IT. ALL RIGHT. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. AND A VOTE, PLEASE. MS. KROMER? YES. MR. DARREN? YES. MR. ROBERTS? YES. MR. WINKLER? YES. SO MOTION CARRIES FOR PMRB CASE 26 DASH ZERO NINE. NEXT CASE IS PMRB 26 DASH 10. THE PROPERTY OWNER, BARRY KIN, IS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1313 OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 89 21 WILLOW GATE LANE. YES, SIR. THE PROPERTY IS STATED IS IN VIOLATION OF 13 13 0 4 H TWO AS IT PERTAINS TO MAINTENANCE OF GARAGE DOORS AND TRIM. THE EXTERIOR OF THE OVERHEAD GARAGE DOORS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF PEELING PAINT AND DELAMINATION. SECTION 13 13 0 4 H TWO STATES, ALL EXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION. INSPECTION, VERIFIES THE PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD SET FORTH IN THE CODE, THEREFORE, THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION. YOUR ATTACHED CASE REVIEW ILLUSTRATES THE VIOLATION PROCESS AND NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE PROPERTY. THE ATTACHED PHOTO SHOWS A VIOLATION. CITY ZONING LETTERS MAILED TO THE OWNER OF RECORD HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED. THERE HAS BEEN NO COMMUNICATION TO THE ZONING OFFICE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE TAX RECORD SHOWS PROPERTY TAXES ARE TRADITIONALLY PAID. IF DECLARED A NUISANCE BY THE BOARD, THE PROPERTY WILL BE ABATED BY THE CITY. ANY COSTS INCURRED BY THE CITY WILL BE INVOICED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. STEPH. RECOMMENDATIONS FOLLOWS THE BOARD DECLARE THE PROPERTY A NUISANCE. THE BOARD ORDERS STEPH TO HAVE THE CITY ABATE THE PROPERTY. IF SO, ORDER, THE CITY WILL BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE BY REMOVAL OF THE NUISANCE, THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR WILL REPAIR THE DOORS NEEDED TO BRING THE HOUSE INTO COMPLIANCE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? ANYONE? WHEN IT COMES TO REPAIRS FOR THIS ONE, ARE THEY JUST GONNA PAINT THE DOOR OR WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO EXACTLY? WELL, I, SO I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. UM, ON BEHALF OF THE CONTRACTOR BY WOULD EXPECT HIM TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO REPAIR THE DELAMINATION AND THEN PAINT THE DOOR TO BRING IT BACK TO A SATISFACTORY CONDITION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYONE? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO DECLARE THE PROPERTY A NUISANCE AND HAVE THE CITY CONTRACTORS ABATE THE PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. AND THANK YOU. AND I VOTE PLEASE. MS. KROMER? YES. MR. ROBERTS? YES. MR. DARREN? YES. MR. WINKLER? YES. MOTION CARRIES FOR PMRB CASE 26 DASH 10. NEXT CASE IS [00:10:01] PM RRB 26 DASH 11. THE PROPERTY OWNER, JANICE PAXTON, IS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1313 OF THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE. THAT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 57 78 WAYNE GATE ROAD. YES, SIR. THE PROPERTY AT 89 50 AND WAYNE GATE IS IN VIOLATION OF THE CITY CODE AS IT APPLIES, FENCING MAINTENANCE SECTION OF FENCING HAS FALLEN AND HAS BEEN LEFT ON THE GROUND. 13 13 0 5 B STATES. ALL FENCES RETAINING WALLS ARE SIMILAR. STRUCTURES SHALL BE ANCHORED FIRMLY IN THE GROUND AND SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ANY WORKMANLIKE MANNER AND MAINTAINED THAT SAME MANNER SO THAT SUCH FENCES RETAINING WALLS OR SIMILAR STRUCTURES SHALL ALWAYS BE IN A STATE OF GOOD STRUCTURAL REPAIR. OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE SUCH STRUCTURE SHALL REMOVED OR REPLACED. ALL OFFENSES SHALL BE TREATED PERIODICALLY. SO AS TO RETARD DETERIORATION INSPECTION VERIFIES THE PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE CODE, THOUGH THE FOR THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION. YOUR ATTACHED CASE REVIEW ILLUSTRATES THE VIOLATION PROCESS AND NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE PROPERTY. THE ATTACHED PHOTO SHOWS THE VIOLATION CITY ZONING LETTERS METAL. THE ONLY RECORD HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED. THERE HAS BEEN NO COMMUNICATION TO THE ZONING OFFICER OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT APPEARS THE PROPERTY IS IN AN INHERITANCE TRUST AMONG SEVERAL HEIRS. THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE MEETING NOTICE WAS FOUND ON THE DEED AS THE ADDRESS OF JANICE PAXTON. THAT, BY THE WAY, WILL BE WHERE YOU SAW THE REFERENCE THAT IT WAS MAILED. 2 49 36 LONGFORD ROAD TAX RECORDS SHOW. EXCUSE ME. YES. TAX RECORDS SHOWS PROPERTY TAXES ARE TRADITIONALLY PAID. IF DECLARED A NUISANCE BY THE BOARD, THE PROPERTY WILL BE ABATED BY THE CITY. ANY COSTS INCURRED BY THE CITY WILL BE INVOICED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS AS FOLLOWS, THE BOARD DECLARE THE PROPERTY A NUISANCE. THE BOARD ORDERS STEP AS CITY ABATE THE PROPERTY. IF SO ORDERED, THE STATE WILL BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE BY REMOVAL OF A NUISANCE. THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR WILL REPAIR OR REMOVE THE AFFECTION OF FENCING IS NEEDED TO BRING THE HOUSE INTO COMPLIANCE. THANK YOU. YES SIR. ANY QUESTIONS? IF NO QUESTIONS, I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DECLARE THE PROPERTY A NUISANCE AND HAVE THE CITY ABATE IT. ALRIGHT. SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. AND A VOTE PLEASE. MR. DARREN? YES. MR. ROBERTS? YES. MR. KROMER? YES. MR. WINKLER? YES. MOTION CARRIES FOR CASE PM RRB 26 DASH 11. NEXT CASE IS PM RRB 26 DASH 13. THE PROPERTY OWNER ROBERT STRICKLAND, IS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1313 OF THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 71 18 BECK DRIVE. YES, SIR. THE PROPERTY IS 7 1 18 BECK DRIVE IS IN VIOLATION OF THE CITY CODE 13 13 0 4 H SIX AS IT APPLIES TO OUTDOOR STORAGE OR USE ITEMS STORED AT THE SITE OF THE HOUSE HAVE NOT BEEN REMOVED AS REQUESTED. SECTION 13 13 0 4 H SIX STATES USE MEANS ACTIVELY USED ON A REGULAR BASIS STORAGE OR STORED MEANS INTENDED FOR USE AT A LATER DATE. ANY ITEMS USED OR STORED OUTSIDE OF AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR STRUCTURED SHALL BE LIMITED TO ITEMS MANUFACTURED FOR, INTENDED FOR OR CUSTOMARILY USED IN AN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT. NO ITEMS MANUFACTURED FOR, INTENDED FOR OR CUSTOMARILY STORED OR USED INDOORS MAY BE PLACED OR STORED OUTSIDE. LAWN AND POWER EQUIPMENT MUST BE KEPT IN THE BACKYARD EVEN WHEN USED ON A REGULAR BASIS. ITEM B, ALL PERMISSIBLE ITEMS STORED OUTSIDE MUST BE IN GOOD CONDITION AND USABLES INTENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. NO SUCH ITEMS THAT ARE BROKEN, DILAPIDATED, OR DISCARDED SHALL BE STORED OUTSIDE. INSPECTION VERIFIES THE PROPERTY DOES NOT BE THE STANDARD SET FORTH IN THE CODE AND THEREFORE THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION. YOUR ATTACHED CASE REVIEW ILLUSTRATES THE VIOLATION PROCESS AND NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE PROPERTY. THE ATTACHED PHOTO SHOWS THE VIOLATION CITY'S ZONING LETTERS MAILED TO THE OWNER OF RECORD HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED AND THERE HAS BEEN NO COMMUNICATION TO THE ZONING OFFICE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT APPEARS THEIR PROPERTY IS OCCUPIED. THE TAX RECORD SHOWS PROPERTY TAXES ARE TRADITIONALLY PAID. IF DECLARED A NUISANCE BY THE BOARD, THE PROPERTY WILL BE ABATED BY THE CITY. [00:15:01] ANY COSTS INCURRED BY THE CITY WILL BE IN VOICE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS AS FOLLOWS, THE BOARD DECLARE THE PROPERTY A NUISANCE. THE BOARD ORDERS STAFF TO HAVE THE CITY ABATE TO THE PROPERTY. IF SO, ORDER, THE CITY WILL BRING THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE BY REMOVAL OF THE NUISANCE. THE CITY'S CONTRACT WILL BE NOTIFIED TO REMOVE THE NUISANCE. AND UH, I DO WANT TO ADD ONE THING AND I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED IT EARLIER. WE ALWAYS HAVE, I ALWAYS HAVE MY OFFICERS RECHECK A PROPERTY BEFORE WE SEND THE CONTRACTOR THERE. WE ALSO POST A NOTICE ON THE PROPERTY. SO THE PROPERTY OWNER KNOWS THAT WE WILL BE THERE TO PERFORM WHAT WAS ORDERED BY THIS BOARD. SO WE DON'T JUST SHOW UP FOR NOTHING AND SHOW UP AND JUST GO TO WORK. WE'RE EVERYBODY'S NOTIFIED AND IT'S AFTER WE HAVE VERIFIED THE NUISANCE THAT'LL EXISTS. SO, BEG YOUR PARDON THAT, THAT ENDS MY REPORT. OKAY. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? ANYONE? HAS THERE BEEN ANY PROGRESS AT ALL? UM, NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN, BEAR IN MIND, THIS WOULD'VE BEEN A MONTH AGO. LAST NOTE I SAW FROM THE INSPECTOR. WAS IT STILL A COUCH ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYONE? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. I MOVE TO DECLARE THE PROPERTY A NUISANCE AND HAVE STAFF ABATE IT. SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. AND VOTE PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. MR. DARREN? YES. MS. KROMER? YES. MR. ROBERTS? YES. MR. WINKLER? YES. SO MOTION CARRIES FOR CASE PM RRB 26 DASH 13. THIS IS, UH, THING. THEN I ASK THEM TO COME UP FIRST. YOU ASK IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OF HIM, THEN WE ASK HIM TO DO THAT. OKAY. JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I GOT THAT IN THE RIGHT ORDER. MM-HMM . ALRIGHT. NEXT CASE IS PM RRB 26 DASH 16. THE PROPERTY OWNER KENNETH WHITSON, IS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1313 OF THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 60 88 SHOAL ROAD. ONE MORE, JERRY. SORRY. NO. ONE MORE PICTURE. NEXT ONE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE PROPERTY AT 60 88 SHOAL ROAD IS ADVISED IN THE CITY CODE 13 13 0 4 H SIX AS IT APPLIES TO OUTDOOR STORAGE AND USE. I'LL MENTION TO THIS BOARD THAT A COUPLE OF OF MONTHS AGO, THIS PROPERTY APPEARED BEFORE THIS BOARD. YOU MAY RECALL IT HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF DIRT IN THE FRONT YARD FROM A UTILITY LINE REPLACEMENT, SUBSTANTIAL OVERGROWTH. YOU ORDERED IT, ABATED IT, AND IT SUBSEQUENTLY WAS ABATED BY THE CITY CONTRACTOR. AND YOU MAY RECALL THAT THERE'S SEWN AT THE, AT THE MEETING CONCERNED ABOUT THE CON THE CONDITION OF ANOTHER PART OF THE YARD. AND THAT'S WHAT INITIATED THIS INVESTIGATION. UH, THE PROPERTY, THERE ARE MULTIPLE DISCARDED HOME FURNISHINGS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS STORED IN THE REAR YARD THAT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED AS REQUESTED. SECTION 13 13 0 4 H SIX STATES. ANY ITEMS USED OR STORED OUTSIDE OF AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL BE LIMITED TO ITEMS MANUFACTURED FOR, INTENDED FOR OR CUSTOMARILY USED IN AN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT. NO ITEMS MANUFACTURED FOR, INTENDED FOR OR CUSTOMARILY STORED OR USED INDOORS MAY BE PLACED OR STORED OUTSIDE. LAWN AND POWER EQUIPMENT MUST BE KEPT IN THE BACKYARD EVEN WHEN USED ON A REGULAR BASIS. ITEM B, ALL PERMISSIBLE ITEMS STORED OUTSIDE MUST BE IN GOOD CONDITION AND USABLE AS INTENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. NO SUCH ITEMS THAT ARE BROKEN, DILAPIDATED, OR DISCARDED SHALL BE STORED OUTSIDE. INVESTIGATION VERIFIES THE PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD SET FORTH IN THE CODE, THEREFORE THE PROPERTY IS IN VIOLATION. YOUR ATTACHED CASE REVIEW ILLUSTRATES THE VIOLATION PROCESS AND NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE PROPERTY. THE ATTACHED PHOTOS SHOW THE EXTENT OF THE VIOLATION. THERE'S ALSO VEGETATIVE OVERGROWTH THAT WILL BE TRIMMED AFTER ABATEMENT OF THE STORAGE VIOLATION. THE CITY CERTIFIED LETTER MAILED TO THE OF RECORD WAS RETURNED BY THE POST OFFICE'S UNCLAIMED. THERE HAS BEEN NO COMMUNICATION TO THE ZONING OFFICE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT APPEARS THE PROPERTY IS OCCUPIED. THE TAX RECORD SHOWS PROPERTY TAXES ARE TRADITIONALLY PAID. PAID, EXCUSE ME. IF DECLARED A NUISANCE BY THE BOARD, THE PROPERTY WILL BE ABATED BY THE CITY. ANY COSTS INCURRED BY THE CITY WILL BE INVOICED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS [00:20:01] AS FOLLOWS, THE BOARD DECLARE THE PROPERTY A NUISANCE. THE BOARD ORDERS STAFF TO HAVE THE CITY ABATE THE PROPERTY. IF SO ORDERED, THE CITY WILL BRING THE PROPERTY AND IT COMPLIANCE BY REMOVAL OF THE NUISANCE, THE CITY'S CONTRACT WILL BE NOTIFIED TO REMOVE THE NUISANCE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ON THE BOARD HERE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO ONE OF THE ITEMS I ASSUME IS PERTAINING TO, UM, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY THAT IS IN THE BACK OF THE PICTURE THERE WITH THE BLUE, LIKE A SIDE DOOR OF A REFRIGERATOR TO ME. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. OR FREEZER. JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM. AND JERRY, DO YOU WANNA ROLL BACK THE TWO PREVIOUS PICTURES IF YOU WANT TO? IT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD SOFA OR A BED PERHAPS CHAIR. I'M NOT SURE. SO MR. LAR, IS THIS, UH, WAS THIS A CASE FROM LAST MONTH? IT IS BY CHANCE THAT GOT PUT FORWARD? YES SIR. OKAY. AND HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON? WHEN DID THIS START? THIS, UH, WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, UH, AT THE MEETING DEALING WITH THE CONDITION OF THE FRONT YARD. AND UH, WE WERE ORDERED TO INVESTIGATE. I ORDERED IT TO BE INVESTIGATED, I SHOULD SAY. AND THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY, PHOTOGRAPHS WERE OBTAINED OF THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. AND WHEN WAS THAT PLEASE? DO YOU REMEMBER? OR DO YOU HAVE RECORD OF IT? I WOULD'VE RECORD OF IT, OF, I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE MAY MEETING. OH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THE OH YES, I'M SORRY. YEAH, IT WOULD'VE BEEN THE, THE MAY MEETING WAS WHEN THEY WERE HERE. MAY MEETING WAS WHEN THE, THE COMPLAINANT CAME IN. YEAH. I COULDN'T UNDER QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. CAME IN TO, TO CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, SIR, WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MILLARD. SO YOU'RE IT'S TWO. I NEED THEM UP HERE. YOU NEED TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM THERE PLEASE. THE FREEZE WAS GOING REMOVED GOOD WHILE AGO. THOSE, THESE PICTURES ARE PROBABLY WITHIN THE LAST THREE WEEKS. I WOULD ASSUME LAST, PERHAPS A LITTLE EARLIER THAN THAT. LONGER THAN THAT. I'M SORRY. IT'S BEEN A LONGER THAN THAT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T READ A VEHICLE. IT WAS ALL BUNCH THIS WAY. AND I THINK THAT WAS IN MAY. THAT MIGHT, THAT COULD BE, THAT COULD BE BECAUSE THE, THE, THE MEETING WHERE IT WAS DISCUSSED WOULD'VE BEEN THE MAIN MEETING. MAY OKAY. THAT IS ALL WAS, I HAD AN OLD, MY WASHER, TWO YEARS OLD QUIT ON ME. I CALLED TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO COME AND I AND SUPPOSED TO TAKE THIS OUT. THEY DID NOT SHOW UP, RIGHT? YEAH, THEY DIDN'T SHOW UP. SO I FINALLY HAD A RENT VEHICLE TO GET RID OF ALL THIS STUFF THERE. NOW TIRED ON THE SIDE. I GOTTA TAKE DOWN, ABLE TAKE, I GOTTA DOUBLE CHECK IT. I BELIEVE THEY'LL TAKE UP TO 10 AT A TIME. OKAY. SO I'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE IN MY S**T. I NEED GET RID. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT'S, SO I'M ASSUMING THE ONLY THING, THE PROBLEM IS THE TIRE RIGHT THERE. THE RAMPS PROBLEM OR THEY NOT BEATING? I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE RAMPS. OKAY. JUST THE TIRE. YEAH, JUST I, THAT'S ONE REASON I'M HERE IS I WANNA MAKE SURE EXACTLY WHAT WELL, I'LL, I CAN CLARIFY THAT FOR YOU BECAUSE USED TO WHEN I WOULD GET STUFF, I WOULD'VE PICTURES WHEN I GET STUFF NOW THERE NO PHOTOGRAPHS, SO, SO I'M NOT A HUNDRED SURE WHAT YOUR LOOKING WELL YOU CAN BET THAT THE REFRIGERATOR SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE. OH YEAH. OKAY. UM, SO I WOULD HAVE, I SAID I TRIED TO HAVE SOMEONE COME IN AND TAKE IT AWAY BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND. YEAH. THEY DON'T SHOW UP. SO IF YOU HAD YOU COMMUNICATED THAT TO OUR OFFICE, WE WOULD'VE PUT IT THAT. SO, UM, I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET SOMEBODY TO ANSWER, USUALLY LEAVE A VOICEMAIL. BUT THE PROBLEM IS MY CELL PHONE DOES NOT TAKE INCOMING CALLS, GO STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL BECAUSE ALL THE JUDGE PHONE CALLS, CONTACT IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH. GOES STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL. I HAVE. THAT ALWAYS GOES BACK AND FORTH. DO YOU HAVE PICTURES OF THE ITEMS? NO LONGER BEING THERE [00:25:02] AS FAR AS NO. THE ITEMS THAT YOU'VE TAKEN CARE OF? NOT WITH. OKAY. BUT IT'S YOUR SWORN TESTIMONY SIR, THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE ITEMS HAVE NOW BEEN REMOVED. YEAH, I KNOW THE, THE, THE DEBRIS THERE AND THE UH, OLD WASHING MACHINE SAD PART IS COST MORE RENT THE TRUCK THAN IT WAS TO THE SCRAP BELT. WHATEVER THERE THAT'S GONE TOO. NEED TO TAKE THOSE TWO LITER HOLDERS. I NEED TO PEPSI, IS IT A CORRECT SUMMATION THAT WHAT REMAINS LIKE THE PEP LIKE THE UH, TWO LITER HOLDERS WILL BE REMOVED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I WILL PUT IN MY CAR, TAKE PUT CART. WE GO IN IN COMPLIANCE. WHEN THEY DELETED THEY THEY JUST COME AWAY. YEAH. RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD DO. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF YOU COULD SIGN THAT, UH, SIGN IN SHEET PLEASE. SO HOW DO I DO THAT IF I CAN'T MAKE THE MOTION YOU NEED CAN PRINT MY NAME BUT NEED TO SIGN IT ALL? NO, YOU CAN JUST PRINT IT. IT'S FINE TOO. CAN SIGN EITHER ONE. IT DOESN'T MATTER MY NAME. IS THAT ENOUGH? THAT'S ENOUGH. OKAY. DON'T WANNA ASSUME. LET'S ASK DON WHAT YOU ASKED ON THAT QUESTION SO THAT COULD BE CLEARED UP. OKAY. ALRIGHT. MR. MILLARD, I HAVE A QUESTION, SIR. IF WE GO AHEAD AND ABATE THE PROPERTY AND THEN YOU GUYS, LIKE YOU SAID A MINUTE AGO, YOU GO OUT AND YOU CHECK THE PROPERTY AND LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE COMING OUT. THEN THEY CAN PROVE THAT IT'S UH, IT IS IN COMPLIANCE. HOW DO I PUT THAT IN A MOTION? WELL FIRST OF ALL, YOU WANT MY OPINION, YOU NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO DECLARE THE NUISANCE TO HAVE ORDER AS TO ABATE IT. WE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER IT NEEDS TO BE ABATED BY A PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE REAR YARD OF THE PROPERTY. OKAY. AND THAT'LL BE DONE BY OUR CONTRACTOR, ACCOMPANIED BY THE INSPECTOR THAT COVERS THAT AREA THAT'S FAMILIAR WITH THIS. OKAY. AND WE'LL INSPECT IT FOR VEGETATIVE OVERGROWTH IN THE BACKYARD. UH, THAT WAS AMONG, YOU KNOW, MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF WHAT WAS IN THE BACKYARD AND IT NOT BEING ABLE TO BE TRIMMED. SO ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TRIMMED, I WOULD GO AHEAD AND GET ALL THAT KNOCKED DOWN. THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF THAT AND THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT MORE TIME. I'VE GOT A GUY THAT'LL DO IT IN A DAY. SO YOU NEED TO ADDRESS IT, ADDRESS THAT TO THE BOARD BECAUSE I CAN'T YOU GO OUT THERE ASIDE FOR THAT. I DON'T HAVE IT ANYMORE. ANOTHER ONE MORE THING TO, I GOT A LOT OF THINGS TO NEED TO BE DONE. I THAT JUST ONE STEP AT A TIME. OKAY. SO IF WE MAKE THE MOTION TO ABATE IT AND YOU GO OUT AND YOU CHECK IT AND IT'S WITHIN COMPLIANCE, THEN THE CASE WILL BE DROPPED, CORRECT? NO HARM. OH, WE JUST CLOSE IT BECOMES COMPLIANT. OKAY. IT'S NOT DROPPED, BUT IT BECOMES COMPLIANT. ALRIGHT. YES SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS HE ASKING FOR MORE TIME TO CLEAN UP THE BACK? IS HE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT. MAYBE. OKAY. SO ARE YOU ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION? YES, PLEASE. OKAY. AND I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS TOO. OKAY, GO AHEAD. MY, I GOT A LETTER ABOUT MY GATORS. THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE SMALL HOLES IN. HOW DO I FIX THOSE? IF I COULD TAKE A PIECE OF, TO LIKE SIX INCHES BY SIX INCHES AND COVER IT UP, DOES THAT FIX IT OR DOES THAT MAKE IT WORSE? YOU WANT ME TO KNOW A PINE ON THAT? OKAY. YEAH. SO, UM, THAT VIOLATION HASN'T BEEN COMPLETED YET, BUT IT'S IN THE WORKS. THAT'S WHY HE RECEIVED A LETTER. UM, I WOULD SAY JUST GET THEM COVERED. WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS COVERING IT WITH SOMETHING THAT, UM, IS MORE LONG LASTING THAN OSB PERHAPS. UM, LOWE'S SELLS A PRODUCT THAT IS AN EXTERIOR GRADE CLADDING THAT'S PRIMED. UM, THEY USED TO CALL IT SMART BOARD. I [00:30:01] DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CALL IT NOW. SMART BOARD. YEAH. IT'S IN THEIR, IT'S IN THEIR PANELING DEPARTMENT. IT'S RATHER THIN. BUT IT HAS, IT'S A, IT'S IT'S INTENDED FOR EXTERIOR CLADDING. I WOULD RECOMMEND IF YOU CAN GET A SHEET OF THAT CUT IT TO, TO, TO BIG ENOUGH TO ATTACH IT. THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ATTACHED WELL TO THE EXISTING SOFFIT SO IT DOESN'T WORK ITS WAY OUT. YEAH. OKAY. BIG ENOUGH WORK. AND THAT'S A GOOD REPAIR FOR ANY EXTERIOR CLADDING DEFICIENCIES ON ANY HOME. I GOT SOME DATES, SIR. WE CAN REALLY ONLY, WE CAN REALLY ONLY STICK TO THE MATTERS OF THIS PARTICULAR CASE. THERE'S OTHER PENDING THINGS COMING UP. IT'S, IT'S REALLY IRRELEVANT AT THIS TIME. I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. WE, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED ME TO DO. OKAY, WELL DONE. THOSE ARE EXPLAINED IN THE OTHER NON-COMPLIANCES THAT YOU'VE BEEN LETTER. NOT VAGUE. THAT'S WHY I WELL THEN I SUGGEST THAT YOU TALK TO MR. MILLARD AFTER THIS, AFTER THIS MEETING. OKAY. AND FIND OUT WHAT THAT IS OR HAVE HIM CONTACT YOU OR MM-HMM. SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN IF YOU ARE ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO TODAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? HOW MUCH? ALRIGHT, HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED? YOU GOT IT. FOUR FOR THIS PARTICULAR, LIKE I SAID, I'LL THINK, I'LL WANT ALL THOSE LITERS PUT THEM ON A CARD. KROGER, THAT'S FINE. I, I DON'T KNOW 'CAUSE I'VE NOT BEEN THERE TO SEE IT, SO I JUST NEED TO KNOW. I NEED YOU TO TELL ME HOW MUCH TIME, AH, SEE IF I CAN'T, SO BACK TO MY CARD THEN I CAN THE UH, MONTGOMERY COUNTY USED TO BE ONE OF ARIES. OKAY. LET ME SUGGEST THIS. WOULD 30 DAYS BE ENOUGH? YEAH. OKAY. THAT I BELIEVE THAT. WOULD THAT INCLUDE THE VEGETATION WILL WITHOUT YOU GIVING YOU ENOUGH TIME FOR THAT AS WELL? THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT LONGER THAN THAT. THERE'S PROBABLY ONE, I'VE GOTTA TRIM IT ALL UP AND THEN THERE'S TREES TO BE TAKEN OUT. THERE'S PROBABLY 20 TREES TO BE TAKEN OUT. SO ALL ALONG THE FENCE LINE UP THAT WE CAN ALL RECALL, WHICH THERE'S ALREADY TREES YOU WANT MORE THAN OTHERS OR IT WAS MOSTLY IN THE BACKYARD. I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY TREES TO BE TAKEN DOWN. I'M ASKING FOR ANY OVERGROWN VEGETATION AND GRASS. THOSE ARE TO BE CUT VEGETATION IN MY OPINION. OKAY. THEN TAKE THEM DOWN OR TRIM THEM UP. BUT THAT'S OKAY. LET'S, TREES DON'T NEED TO BE TAKEN DOWN NOW. JUST GIMME THE, WE I HAVE MORE TIME ON THE TREES. WE DON'T WANT THOSE, THOSE ALL MY, SO WE DON'T EVER ASK ANYBODY TO REMOVE TREES. THAT IS YOUR DECISION. WELL THEN 38 SHOULD BE AT THAT POINT. OKAY. AND IF WE WERE TO DECLARE, UH, THE PROPERTY A NUISANCE, HOW, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE LIKE AS FAR AS THE CONTRACTORS GOING OUT THERE, THE NOTICE THAT'S GIVEN, UH, TO, TO, UH, MR. WHITSON HERE. SO, UH, WHAT IS THAT TIME? THE TIMELINE IS LEFT UP TO ME THIS TIME OF YEAR. MY CONTRACTOR, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IS BUSY CUTTING 25, 30 LAWNS A WEEK. RIGHT. FOR NON-COMPLIANCE. SO THIS TYPE OF WORK, UH, MAY BE PUSHED UNTIL, COULD BE PUSHED OUT 30 DAYS, DEPEND ON WHEN GRASS CUTTING STARTS. BUT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IF YOU DECLARE A NUISANCE, IT'S A NUISANCE. RIGHT NOW WHEN I SCHEDULE THE CONTRACTOR IS BETWEEN ME AND THE CONTRACTOR, BUT THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD RECEIVE A NOTICE ATTACHED TO THEIR DOORS. IT'S NOT SENT IN THE MAIL STATING THAT CONTRACTOR MAY BE ON SITE WITHIN A FEW DAYS TO MAKE REPAIRS AND GIVES THE CASE NUMBER AND SO FORTH. BUT IF YOU ARE ASKED IF, I'M SORRY, BUT MR. DARREN, IF YOU, UM, ALL APPROVE A 30 DAY EXTENSION, THAT PROCESS DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR 30 DAYS. GOT IT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS. STATE MOTION IS, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ABATE THE, OR TO GIVE THE EXTENSION FOR 30 DAYS. I MOVE THAT WE, UH, GRANT EXTENSION OF 30 DAYS IN THIS [00:35:01] CASE. OKAY. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. HAVE A VOTE PLEASE. MR. DARREN? YES. MS. KROMER? YES. MR. ROBERTS? YES. MR. WINKLER? YES. SO MOTION CARRIES TO EXTEND THIS FOR 30 DAYS ON PMRB CASE 26 DASH 16. SO YOU HAVE 30 DAYS SIR. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. ALONG WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS? I APPARENTLY NOT, SIR. I DON'T SEE ANY ON THE AGENDA. UH, NEXT THING IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JUNE THE 11TH PM RB IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I'M SORRY, THERE'S TWO MAY AND JUNE. OH, I'M SORRY. TWO, TWO MINUTES TO BE APPROVED. ONE FROM MAY 19TH, 2026 AND ONE FROM JUNE 11TH, 2026. AND IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I WILL APPROVE THE MINUTES. OKAY. MINUTES ARE APPROVED. UH, NEXT IS UPCOMING MEETING. THE NEXT MEETING IS AUGUST THE 13TH, AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE ON SEPTEMBER THE 10TH. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. WE'LL, WE ADJOURN. WE ARE SO ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.