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Code Enforcement Board Meeting Minutes 04/17/08 MOTION BY MS. GREENBERG TO GIVE THE VIOLATOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME UNTIL APRIL 24, 2008 TO COMPLY SECONDED BY MS. VAN BUREN MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY CG. Case # 08-2471, 240 Park Avenue, Park Avenue Palm Beach LLC Violation of Chapter 42, Section 42-86, of the Town of Palm Beach Code of Ordinances, properties are required to be maintained in good condition and unsightly, unsafe or unsanitary conditions are not permitted and Chapter 42, Section 42-87, all exterior walls to be maintained in good repair and interior walls and ceilings shall be structurally sound. Lead Code Officer Walton advised this property had been found in non- compliance at the last hearing, assessed administrative costs in the amount of $150.00 and given one (1) day to comply. Compliance has not been achieved so the Town recommends a $250.00 a day fine. He said he has met with the Chief Financial Officer of the corporation that owns the property and that individual was present today to address the Board. Dan Gorman was sworn in by Recording Secretary Houston and said he had become aware of this violation after the fact. He said they had been going back and forth with the Town about what to do with the property at 240 Park Ave. He said it was a disheveled rooming house when they took it over and they began to rebuild it to its old glory. As recently as three weeks ago, an associate of his met with the Town to discuss whether to continue to do the eighteen room hotel/boarding house or convert it into a single family residence. As a result of that, the original permits lapsed. They then went to the Bahamas to work on another project and did not get the notices. They have a new group of contractors, Principal Design and Development Building, who are going to re-file the permits. He requested an extension of time as they have done everything they can without permits. Mr. Walton said the Town was requesting a fine of $250.00 a day to begin on March 22, 2008. In response to questions from Board members, Mr. Gorman said they had decided to continue with the rooming house zoning and they had consultants and financing in place. He anticipated the project, at least the exterior, would be completed within 30 days and the interior portion, three to four months after that. Mr. Hoffman advised he was not in favor of granting any extensions in this case and Mr. Ochstein agreed. MOTION BY MR. OCHSTEIN TO IMPOSE A FINE OF $250.00 A DAY, COMMENCING ON MARCH 22, 2008 AND CONTINUING UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS ACHIEVED. SECONDED BY MS. DUEMLER 11 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016612