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Code Enforcement Detail
Code Enforcement Detail
Case Number CE07050115 complainant  
Case Date 05-09-2007 address  
Origination PHONE - TELEPHONE CALL RECEIVED Status C - CLOSED
Operator bsingley Officer WEST
Fines Balance $0.00
Lien Balance $0.00
Total Balance $0.00
Property On Case
STRAP NBR C-01-35-28-030-0300-0040 Owner CATON LARRY R + PATRICIA J
Unit   Owner Address 5258 N HUCKLEBERRY LAKE DR
Property Address 5258 N HUCKLEBERRY LAKE DR City/State/Zip SEBRING FL 33872
City/State/Zip SEBRING FL 33875- Phone 382-6085
Case Description
WASHERS WATER FLOWING TO NEIGHBORS AND/ OR THE
LAKE
Complaint Code(s)
1: UNLAWFUL PLACEMENT SOLID WASTE
Inspections/Events Detail
DATETIMEINSPECTION / EVENT TYPEINSTRUCTIONS / COMMENTS
09-20-201103:50 PMUPDATE/NOTES2011--FILE SENT TO RETENTION.
09-05-200702:53 PMCLOSE COMPLAINTCASE CLOSED BY BSINGLEY
09-04-200702:56 PMREINSPECTION9-4-07 WENT BY THE HOUSE TODAY, THE
HOUSE SEEMED QUITE, THE NEIGHBOR WAS IN
THE OFFICE EARLIER IN WEEK AND SAID TO
ME THAT THINGS ARE NOW QUITE SINCE SHE
HAS GONE BACK TO SCHOOL. HAVEN'T HEARD
ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. CLOSING, BEV
08-15-200702:58 PMUPDATE/NOTES8-15-07 CALLED THE CATONS, LEFT A
MESSAGE ON MACHINE ASKING THEM WHEN THEY
HAVE COMPANY TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T
PARK ON RIGHT OF WAY AND THAT I HAVE
INFORMED THE NEIGHBOR THAT HE IS NOT TO
PARK THERE EITHER. ALSO THAT ON FRIDAY
THERE WAS A COMPLAINT REGARDING NOISE.
ASKED THEM TO CALL ME BACK, BEV
08-14-200708:02 AMREINSPECTION8-14-07 NO ONE HOME, NO NOISE, AND NO
ONE PARKED ON RIGHT OF WAY, BEV

GOING TO CONTACT OWNER TO ASK THEM WHEN
THEY DO HAVE COMPANY OR SWIMMERS TO NOT
PARK ON RIGHT OF WAY. BEV
08-10-200707:22 PMUPDATE/NOTES8-10-07 NEIGHBOR, MR. GONZALEZ CALLED
AND HE WANTED SOMEONE TO COME RIGHT THEN
TO RUN THE METER AND TO HEAR THE LOUD
NOISE FROM THE CATONS POOL. ALSO SAID
THAT THERE ARE THREE CARS PARKED ON THE
RIGHT OF WAY ACROSS THE STREET FROM HIS
HOUSE. ASKED MR. G IF HE EVER PARKS
THERE AND HE SAID YES SOMETIMES, I ASKED
HIM WHY CAN'T HER COMPANY PARK THERE IS
HE DOES, AND HE FELT LIKE IT WAS TO MANY
CARS AND IT WAS IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE.
TOLD HIM I WOULD TRY TO GET BY BUT
WASN'T SURE IF I COULD GET THERE WAS
TAKING CARE OF SOMETHING FOR SHERIFF'S
DEPT TODAY BUT WOULD TRY. BEV
07-17-200709:31 AMREINSPECTION7-17-07 NEIGHBOR CALLED, ALAN, 385-4361
AND ASKED FOR
THE SOUND METER TO BE RAN, HE SAID
OWNER
IS HAVING SWIM LESSONS AND SHE IS BEING
LOUD. ARRIVED AT 11:27AM PARKED ON
RIGHT OF WAY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE
NEIGHBOR HOUSE. THERE ARE KIDS PLAYING
IN A POOL ON THE NEXT STREET OVER ON
DIAMOND. THEY WERE LOUD PLAYING MARCO
POLO.
- METER RUNNING AT 73.4.
- BIRDS CHIRPING AND KIDS NEXT STREET
OVER 72.3
- RADIO FROM MR. GONZALES HOUSE GOING,
COULD HEAR THAT 71.9
- MR. GONZALEZ VACCUM CLEANER RUNNING
71.8
- SOMEONE LEFT AND CAME FROM CATON'S
HOUSE, NEVER HEARD ANYONE FROM HER
BACKYARD
FOUND NO VIOLATION
WENT TO MR. GONZALEZ HOUSE, SPOKE TO
HIM, HE NEVER KNEW I WAS OUT FRONT.
TOLD
HIM FOUND NO VIOLATIONS EXCEPT HIS
RADIO, VACCUM AND THE NEIGHBOR KIDS ON
NEXT STREET OVER.
HE WILL CALL AGAIN WHEN NOISE IS LOUD,
BEV
07-02-200709:34 AMUPDATE/NOTES7-2-07 NEIGHBOR MET WITH LINDA CONRAD
AND THE HOME OCCUPATION WAS DISCUSSED IN
LENGTH THAT THIS OWNER MAY HAVE THE HOME
OCCUPATION OF SWIM LESSONS, BUT THE
NOISE HAS TO MEET THE NOISE LEVEL.

LINDA TOLD THE NEIGHBOR THAT CODE
ENFORCEMENT WILL GO OUT AND CHECK THE
NOISE LEVEL WHEN THE SWIM LESSONS WERE
GOING ON TO SEE IF THE NOISE IS OVER THE
LEVEL. MR. GONZALES IS TO CALL WHEN
THIS IS GOING ON AND WHOEVER THE CALL
TAKER IS SHALL CALL BEVERLY TO SEE IF
SHE IS ABLE TO GO TO PROPERTY AND DO
SOUND METER CHECK. CODE ENFORCEMENT IS
TO TRY TO DO THIS WITH OUT OWNER BEING
AWARE SO THE METER CAN GET ACURATE
READING. CODE E. WILL DO WHAT THEY CAN
TO RUN METER WHILE LESSONS ARE GOING ON
BUT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE WHEN MR.
GONZALES CALLS AND HE SAID HE
UNDERSTANDS BUT CE WILL GET THERE. BEV
06-29-200709:27 AMREINSPECTION6-29-07 CALLED MR. GONZALES AND HE WAS
NOT HAPPY THAT THE SWIMMING LESSONS CAN
BE GIVEN THERE. HE WANTED TO KNOW WHY
WE ALLOW HER TO HAVE CUSTOMERS PAY IN
CASH AND NOT FILE TAXES, AND WHY SHE
DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE AN OCCUPATIONAL
LICENSE. EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT THE
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE WAS RESENDED BY
ORDINANCE LAST YEAR. ALSO TOLD HIM THAT
HE WOULD HAVE TO REPORT HER TO THE
INTERNAL REVENUE OR IRS ABOUT THE TAXES
THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CODE
ENFORCEMENT WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP HIM
WITH. HE DISAGREES WITH THE LESSONS AND
WANTED A MEETING WITH LINDA CONRAD,
ACTING ZONING SUPERVISOR. MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR 7-2-07, BEV
06-27-200711:14 AMREINSPECTION6-27-07 WENT TO THE PROPERTY, NO
SWIMMING LESSONS GOING ON, SPOKE WITH
MR. CATON, MRS. CATON NOT HOME, AND
EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE HOME
OCCUPATION IS EXCEPTABLE FOR THE
SWIMMING LESSONS. THE PARENTS WILL HAVE
TO PARK ON HIS PROPERTY NOT THE RIGHT OF
WAY AND THE NOISE LEVEL WILL HAVE TO BE
WATCHED AND TRIED TO KEPT DOWN. MR.
CATON SAID THAT THE PARENTS HAVE BEEN
PARKING ON THEIR PROPERTY SINCE I SPOKE
TO THEM LAST TIME. WILL CALL THE
NEIGHBOR TO GIVE FINDINGS. BEV
06-21-200709:35 AMUPDATE/NOTES6-20-07 SPOKE TO LINDA AND SHE HAS
SPOKEN WITH CARL ALSO. THE SWIMMING
LESSONS IS ALLOWABLE, THE POOL IS
ATTACHED TO THE HOME AND IS NOT A
VIOLATION. I WILL GET WITH OWNER AND
NEIGHBOR REGARDING FINDINGS. BEV
06-19-200701:26 PMREINSPECTION6-18-07 SPOKE TO LINDA CONRAD, ZONING
SUPERVISOR REGARDING A HOME OCCUPATION.
EXPLAINED TO HER ABOUT MS. CATON
POSSIBLY SPEAKING MR. COOL REGARDING THE
SWIM LESSONS LAST YEAR. WILL CONTACT
CARL COOL AND JIM POLATTY REGARDING THE
CODE. BEV
06-19-200712:14 PMREINSPECTION6-19-07 SENT AN EMAIL CC: LINDA AND JIM
P. TO SEE IF CARL RECALLS A MEETING LAST
YEAR WITH MRS. CATON AND WAITING TO
SPEAK WITH JIM POLATTY.

RECEIVED A CALL FROM NEIGHBOR ALAN
GONZALES, 385-4361 WANTED TO KNOW IF
ANYTHING HAS BEE RESOLVED WITH THIS
CASE. EXPLAINED STILL WORKING ON AND
WILL GET BACK IN TOUCH WHEN MORE
INFORMATION IS KNOWN. BEV
06-15-200712:12 PMUPDATE/NOTES06-15-07 SPOKE TO THE NEIGHBOR / HE IS
VERY UPSET THAT WE ARE NOT DOING
ANYTHING ABOUT THE SWIMMING LESSONS /HE
IS ALSO VERY MAD THAT THE CODE READS THE
YOU MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO RUN A BUSINESS
FROM ACCESSORY USE / AH
06-06-200701:25 PMREINSPECTION6-6-07 DID INSPECTION, NO ONE HOME, VERY
QUIET, NO CARS ON RIGHT OF WAY EXCEPT
LAWN CARE COMPANY AT THE END OF THE
ROAD. WILL CHECK AGAIN, BEV
06-05-200701:19 PMREINSPECTION6-5-07 SPOKE TO JON FOY FROM HEALTH
DEPT. HE IS WORKING WITH MR & MRS. CATON
REGARDING THE WASHER WATER. HE HAS MET
WITH THE OWNER AND WITH THE
COMPLAINTANT. THE WASHER ISSUE IS BEING
TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE HEALTH DEPT.
CODE ENFORCEMENT WILL TAKE CARE OF
PARKING ON R/W. WILL VISIT THE PROPERTY
AGAIN, BEV
05-31-200710:48 AMUPDATE/NOTESRECEIVED ANOTHER CALL REGARDING THIS
ADDRESS, CALLER STATED THAT THE PROPERTY
OWNER IS ONCE AGAIN GIVING SWIMMING
LESSONS AT THE HOUSE, AND THE PEOPLE ARE
PARKING ALL OVER THE RIGHT OF WAY AND
EVEN ON HIS PROPERTY WHEN SHE IS GIVING
THE LESSONS. STATED THAT THEY HAD THE
SAME PROBLEM ALL LAST SUMMER, WANTS
SOMETHING DONE NOW TO STOP THIS. JOE
05-25-200701:19 PMUPDATE/NOTES5-25-07 SPOKE TO MR. CATON, EXPLAINED
CONCERNS REGARDING HIS WASHER WATER RUN
OFF INTO THE DRAIN. HE SAID HE HAD
BAKER SEPTIC COME OUT LAST YEAR AND
BAKER TOLD HIM THAT THE DRAIN CAN'T
HANDLE SEVERAL WASHES IN A ROW ON THE
SAME DAY. THEIR SON CAME HOME FROM
COLLEGE AND HE WASHED SEVERAL LOADS IN
ONE DAY AND FEELS THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.
THAT THEY TRY NOT TO WASH SEVERAL LOADS
IN ONE DAY.

ALSO EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THERE IS NO
CARS TO BE PARKED ON THE RIGHT OF WAY
ACROSS THE STREET WHEN HAVING VISITORS,
FAMILY OR COMPANY. ALL CARS NEED TO BE
IN HIS YARD OR DRIVEWAY. HE ASKED WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN OTHER NEIGHBORS PARK OVER
THERE, WHICH HE SAID DOES ALL THE TIME,
I TOLD HIM TO CALL US AND WE WILL COME
OUT. TOLD HIM THAT I WILL COME BY AND
VISIT A FEW TIMES TO CHECK FOR
COMPLIANCE FOR THE CARS AND ALSO GET
BACK WITH HIM REGARDING THE WASHER, BEV
05-25-200709:14 AMREINSPECTION5-25-07 SPOKE TO JON FOY FROM HEALTH
DEPT. HE HAS BEEN TO THE PROPERTY AND
WILL BE GOING BACK AGAIN WITH SUPERVIOR
ON TUESDAY, 5-29-07. HE SAID OWNER GOT A
PERMIT BACK IN 90'S FOR THE SEPARTE
DRAIN SYSTEM FOR THE WASHER RUN OFF.
BAKER SEPTIC PUT IT IN. ALSO SAID THE
ROOF WATER RUN OFF IS OKAY THE WAY IT IS
DRAINING, IT CAN RUN INTO THE LAKE. HE
WILL CALL ME WITH FINDINGS AFTER VISIT.
BEV
05-24-200707:18 AMINITIAL INSPECTION5-24-07 LEFT CARD OF DOOR TO CALL
REGARDING POSSIBLE CODE VIOLATIONS.
NEIGHBOR ASK ME TO COME ONTO HIS
PROPERTY TO SEE WHERE THE DRAINING OF
THE WASHER IS COMING ONTO HIS PROPERTY.
SHOWED ME WHERE THE CONCRETE IS SLOPED
DOWN WHERE THE WASHER IS DRAINING
INCORRECTLY. NIEGHBOR ALSO COMPLAINED
ABOUT PARKING ON EDGE OF ROAD AND R/W
WHILE OWNER HAS COMPANY OR TUTORING OR
GIVING SWIM LESSONS. HAVE TO CALL HIM
BACK WITH FINDINGS. ALAN AT 385-4361,
BEV
05-09-200707:18 AMCREATE COMPLAINTCOMPLAINT RECORDED BY BSINGLEY
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