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Your original request. dated December 12, 2013, is reproduced in the space below:
From: Chris O'Hare (mailto :chrisoharegulfstream @gmall.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 4:24 PM
To: Bill Thrasher
Subject: Public Record Request - awnings
Mr. Thrasher,
I am writing you to request your clarification of the code in regard to the necessity, if any of obtaining a
permit for removing and reinstalling or replacing the fabric covering from an existing metal framed
awning attached to the rear of a structure and not visible from the street.
I also request the supporting regulations in regard to this activity. Therefore please see my Public Record
Request copied below.
Sincerely,
Chris O'Hare
PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
Pursuant to Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 119.07 of the Florida Statutes I
wish to make a public records request of your agency for the following records:
The specific section number(s) and section language of the Town's Code of Ordinances or any
directive of the Town Commission or established Town Policy or Florida Statute referenced in
the Town's records or regulation of the Florida Building Code or any other record that
authorizes, allows, or otherwise regulates the repair, reinstallation or replacement of the fabric
covering from an existing metal framed awning attached to an existing structure.
The first page of each of the three most recent permits approved for this specific activity by the
Town for any town residents.
If you contend that any of the records I am seeking, or any portion thereof, are exempt from inspection or
disclosure please cite the specific exemption as required by 119.07(1)(e) of the Florida Statutes and state in
writing and with particularity the basis for your conclusions as required by 4119.07(1)(f) of the Florida Statutes.
Please take note of &I 19.07(c) Florida Statues and your affirmative obligation to (1) promptly acknowledge receipt
of this public records request and (2) make a goad faith effort which "includes making reasonable efforts to
determine from other officers or employees within the agency whether such a record exists and, ifso, the location at
which the record can be accessed." I am, therefore, requesting that you notify every individual in possession of
records that may be responsive to this public records request to preserve all such records on an immediate basis.
If the public records being sought are maintained by your agency in an electronic format please produce the records
in the orieinal electronic format in which they were created or received. See 6119.01(2)(f). Florida Statutes.
If you anticipate the production of these public records to exceed $1.00 please notify me in advance of their
production with a written estimate of the total cost. Please be sure to itemize any estimates so as to indicate the total
number of pages and/or records, as well as to distinguish the cost of labor and materials.
All responses to this public records request should be made in writing to the following email address:
chrisohareeulfstreani email.com
TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered via a -mail
December 11, 2014
Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream @gmail.com)
Re: GS #435 (awnings (2 part))
(a) The specific section number(s) and section language of the Town's Code of Ordinances
or any directive of the Town Commission or established Town Policy or Florida Statute
referenced in the Town's records or regulation of the Florida Building Code or any other
record that authorizes, allows, or otherwise regulates the repair, reinstallation or
replacement of the fabric covering from an existing metal framed awning attached to an
existing structure.
(b) The first page of each ofthe three most recent permits approved for this specific activity
by the Town for any town residents.
Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream (a,gmail.coml,
The Town of Gulf Stream received your public records requests on December 12, 2013. You
should be able to view your original request at the following link: http://www2.gulf-
stream. orgl WebLink8 /0 /doc /17934/Pagel.asnx. If your request was verbal, then the description
of your public records request is set forth in the italics above. In future correspondence, please
refer to this public records request by the above referenced number.
For part A of your request, you can find your responsive documents by going to
https : / /www.municode.com/library/fl/gulf stream/codes /code of ordinances. Please note that
pursuant to the public records laws, the duty of the Town of Gulf Stream is to provide access to
or copies of public records at a reasonable time in reasonable conditions but only after receiving
required payments. The Town of Gulf Stream is not required to give out legal advice from these
records nor give information about these records.
The Town may incur expenses for the production of documents for part B of your request. You
are responsible for the costs of duplication, as allowed by Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and you
may also incur a special service charge for the labor needed to respond to this request.
To produce the documents for that you have requested, the Town of Gulf Stream estimates the
need for 1 hour of administrative support at $36.39 per hour, the labor cost of the personnel
providing the service, per Fla. Stat. § 119.07(4)(d). If the costs of producing these documents
will exceed your deposit, the Town will provide you with an initial production of responsive
records and an estimate for the production of any additional responsive records. If the costs of
production are less than the deposit, the Town will provide you with the responsive records and a
refund. If you would like to narrow the scope of your request, for example, by identifying a
particular document type or date range, the Town may be able to provide these records at a lower
cost.
(1 hour @ 36.39 = 36.39) - (.25 hour @ 36.39= 9.10) = Deposit Due: $27.29 in cash or check.
The Town of Gulf Stream is currently working on a large number of incoming public records
requests. Upon receipt of your deposit, the Town will use its very best efforts to further respond
to your public records request in a reasonable amount of time.
Sincerely, Town Clerk