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ITEM: AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL AMENDING ARTICLE 14, ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS AND PENALTIES OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON; TO PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS AND ALLOW SUSPENSION OF ISSUED PERMITS, ALLOW SUSPENSION OF THE CONDUCTING OF INSPECTIONS AND/OR THE GRANTING OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION OR OCCUPANCY FOR PROPERTIES WITH OPEN CODE VIOLATION CASES OR OUTSTANDING CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS OR FINES; TO PROHIBIT THE PROCESSING AND CONSIDERATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT AND/OR USE APPROVAL APPLICATIONS FOR PROPERTIES WITH OPEN CODES ENFORCEMENT CASES AND/OR OUTSTANDING CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS AND/OR FINES; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: NO
EXPLANATION: Adoption of Ordinance 2014-23 approving amendments to Article 14 of the Land Development Regulations; expanding potential administrative penalties, other than fine amounts, for outstanding violations and fines and liens.
SUMMARY: Currently Article 14 simply provides that no building permits or certificates of occupancy may be issued unless compliant with this Code or other ordinances and laws, and consistent with a decision of the Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Boar or court decision. The proposed amendments make the following changes:
* Adds the Village Council to the list of entities whose decisions must be complied with, since most final land use decisions are made by Council.
* No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued on property that has an open codes enforcement case (a case which has been found by the Special Magistrate to be a violation of a Wellington Code, and which has not been corrected by the property owner), except where such permit is necessary to resolve said violation.
* No land development/use approval related application(s) such as Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Rez...
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