MINUTES NOT VERBATIM
SANTA ROSA COUNTY BUILDING CODE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS MEETING
MINUTES
NOVEMBER 12, 2003
The regular meeting of the Santa Rosa County Building Code Board of Adjustments and Appeals was held November 12, 2003, at 3:00 p.m. in the Conference room of the Santa Rosa County Building Inspection Department located at 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Room 202, Milton, FL 32583. Board members present were Mr. Larry Hall, Vice-Chairman; Mr. Frank Harold, and Mr. Danny Holt.
Mr. Charles “Pete” Southerland, Chairman and Mr. Jeff Ates were absent from the meeting.
Building Inspection Department staff in attendance was Mr. Tim Tolbert, Building Official; Mr. Skip Tompkins, Compliance Division Superintendent; Mrs. Rhonda Royals, Building Department Coordinator; and Ms. Amy Allen, Permit Analyst.
Mr. Tom Dannheisser, County Attorney was also present for the meeting.
Mr. Hall, Vice Chairman called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
Approval of Agenda:
There were no changes to the agenda. Mr. Harold made a motion to accept the agenda. Mr. Holt seconded the motion. The motion carried with an unanimous vote.
Approval of Minutes:
Mr. Harold made a motion to approve the minutes from the September 10, 2003 meeting. Mr. Holt seconded the motion. The motion carried with an unanimous vote.
Next Meeting:
The next regularly scheduled meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at 3:00 p.m.
Robert D. Tyler VS Steven Sanfilippo d/b/a Anthony Homes, Inc.
This case can be heard verbatim due to the fact that a court reporter was present for the formal hearing.
Mrs. Royals explained the case to the Board. The Board voted at the September 10, 2003 meeting to schedule this case for a Formal Hearing. Both parties have been notified of the Formal Hearing and the charges brought against Mr. Sanfilippo. Mrs. Royals read the charges for the record. The initial complaint outlined that Mr. Tyler hired Mr. Sanfilippo, doing business as Anthony Homes, to renovate Mr. Tyler’s residence in Gulf Breeze. The renovation included an addition of a porch to the home. Before the September 10, 2003 Probable Cause meeting Mr. Sanfilippo had not purchased a permit for the addition of the porch. However, a permit was applied for on September 23, 2003 and the permit was issued on November 3, 2003. At this time, the proper permits have been issued. Mr. Sanfilippo was willing to return to the job to correct the code violations however; Mr. Tyler did not want the contractor to return to the jobsite.
Mr. Harold and Mr. Dannheisser discussed that Mr. Sanfilippo could not be disciplined until he has the opportunity to return to the jobsite to correct the problem.
Mr. Holt and Mrs. Royals discussed that another contractor has been in contact with the Building Department to permit the addition. An application has not been made with the second contractor.
The Board and Mrs. Royals discussed that additional fees were applied to the permit Mr. Sanfilippo purchased which was standard procedure for the failure of purchasing a permit.
Ms. Yvonne Sanford, representing Mr. Tyler, discussed with the Board the fact that permits had not been issued for the electrical, plumbing, and gas work done to the house. Mr. Randy Jones, Compliance Investigator, explained to the Board and to Ms. Sanford that the Formal Hearing was only for the building violations. Electrical, plumbing and gas Boards would deal with those issues.
Ms. Sanford explained to the Board that the second contractor was waiting on results from the Formal Hearing before he began work on the jobsite.
Mr. Hall explained to Ms. Sanford that this Board dealt only with general contractors.
Mr. Charles Young, attorney for Mr. Steven Sanfilippo, discussed with Mrs. Royals the payment process Mr. Sanfilippo had done. He also explained that Mr. Sanfilippo could not pull the permits for the electrical, plumbing, or gas work that had been done. The contractors that did that work were to pull the permits.
Mr. Harold explained that the Board could not impress disciplinary action against Mr. Sanfilippo in view of the fact that he was not given the opportunity to correct the problems.
Mr. Steven Sanfilippo explained to the Board that he was in violation of the code by not pulling the permits when the work had been completed and that he would correct the problems.
Mr. Harold made a motion to dismiss the case. Mr. Holt seconded the motion. The motion carried with an unanimous vote.
New Business (Reinstatement of Contractor’s License)
Robert Ival Miller d/b/a Miller Brothers Construction, Inc.
Mrs. Royals briefly explained the case to the Board. Mr. Robert Ival Miller had requested to petition the Board for reinstatement of his contractor’s license. Mrs. Royals did receive a call to postpone this request until a later date.
Mr. Harold made a motion to continue the case. Mr. Holt seconded the motion. The motion carried with an unanimous vote.
New Business (Probable Cause)
James R. Leland VS Vance Rockwell d/b/a Rockwell Construction
Mrs. Royals explained to the Board that this case needs to be cancelled until the next month’s meeting. Mr. Rockwell had a prior engagement that prevented him from attending the meeting. Both parties were notified of the postponement.
Mr. Harold made a motion to continue the case until next month’s meeting. Mr. Holt seconded the motion. The motion carried with an unanimous vote.
New Business (Probable Cause)
Santa Rosa County VS Michael S. Majors II d/b/a Majors Home Improvement
Mrs. Royals explained this case to the Board. The Building Department filed a complaint against Majors Home Improvement for failure to obtain necessary inspections on permits. The Building Department has been monitoring the status of the outstanding permits. Mr. Tompkins and staff have been in working with Majors Home Improvement to get the necessary inspections. The Building Department would like to continue this case until the Department would like to bring Majors Home Improvement before the Board or dismiss the case.
Mr. Harold made a motion to table the case. Mr. Holt seconded the motion. The motion carried with an unanimous vote.
Mr. Harold had an item he would like to discuss with the Board. Mr. Harold recommended a limit on the amount of pages submitted with a complaint or a fee for processing the complaint.
The Board and the Building Department discussed with the Mr. Dannheisser, County Attorney, a method to condense the amount of material submitted to the Board members.
Mrs. Royals explained to the Board that the Building Department would be more diligent when preparing the packets for the Board members.
Mr. Holt made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Harold seconded the motion. The motion carried with an unanimous vote.
Mr. Hall adjourned the meeting at 3:30 p.m.
Approved this ______ day of __________________ 2003.
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Charles “Pete” Southerland
Chairman
Prepared by Amy Allen, Permit Analyst I
Santa Rosa County Building Inspection Department