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REDUCTION REQUEST The Special Magistrate advised of the time limits to speak to cases as the respondent was late to the hearing. The property owner will have up to ten minutes to speak. CE -18-001124 243 Tallwood Dr • Cutting trees and shrubs, City Code Section 58-34 • Permit required/tree removal, ULDR Section 3-14.3 • Tree replacement requirements, ULDR Section 3-14.8A Mark Campbell, Code Compliance Supervisor The violation is for not paying the $3,000.00 into the City tree bank, as of April 11, 2019 the property has not come into compliance, administrative cost of $200.06 has been paid. The City of Casselberry does not support a reduction of the fine. The Special Magistrate asked if the fine was the $3,000.00 and not a daily fine, which is typical. Mr. Campbell stated that was correct. Photos were then described. One 42 -inch tree was removed; the replacement would have been seven trees, which the property does not have room for. Amparo Perez, 243 Tallwood Dr, gave testimony and stated the reason she has not complied is that she was asking questions of the City Manager as to what steps she should take to avoid the fine. Ms. Perez stated she does not have the means to pay such a fine. Ms. Perez stated she was misinformed by the City by being told to buy native plants and telling her, she would be responsible for taking care of the area where the tree was removed. What Mr. Perez was told led her to believe she had permission to remove the tree. The Special Magistrate stated she was not there to rehear the case; there was a full hearing before the prior Special Magistrate. Ms. Perez stated the main reason for requesting the reduction is this is a financial burden to her. The Special Magistrate asked how the tree came down. Ms. Perez stated she hired a company. The Special Magistrate asked how much was paid to cut the tree down. Ms. Perez stated she thinks it was $450.00. The Special Magistrate asked if Ms. Perez could go on a payment plan and pay $450.00 every few months to get the lien paid off. The Special Magistrate offered to put the lien in abeyance to start making payments to the City. It was suggested that Ms. Perez come back after making a significant dent in the amount owed, and then a lien reduction would be considered. The Special Magistrate advised that she could either do a flat denial or put the fine in abeyance and monthly payments would be made. This cause was being left up to Ms. Perez. Ms. Perez asked what steps would be needed to make it to the final option, to go in front of the City Commission. Ms. Perez stated she want to try to go to the Commission. The Special Magistrate stated if Ms. Perez wants to go to the City Commission then she would want a denial from her. 4 1 P a g e