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Your original request. dated October 28. 2013, is reproduced in the space below:
From: Chris O'Hare [mal Ito :chrisoharegulfstream @gmall.com]
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 1:12 PM
To: Bill Thrasher
Subject: New Landscaping at 543 Palm Way and Public Records Request
Dear Mr. Thrasher,
I recently discovered that the property owner at 543 Palm Way has installed a substantial amount of
new landscaping. Specifically, the entire Ficus hedge surrounding the south side and portions of the east
and west sides of this property has been completely removed and replaced by a tall hedge of
Podocarpus macrophyllus. You can confirm the identity of this species by visiting:
http: / /hort.ufl.ed u /data base / documents /pdf /tree_fact_sheets /podmaca.pdf
This species of plant is NOT listed in Sec. 70 -150 of the Town's Zoning Code and therefore, as per your
testimony and the testimony of Town consultant Minor at my code enforcement hearing, and your
letter to me on November 5, 2012, the planting of this plant is prohibited in the Town of Gulf Stream.
You may also recall you wrote me on November 23, 2011 to inform me that, "it is necessary that you
obtain a landscaping permit prior to commencing any landscaping..."
Please see my Public Records Request below for a portion of the landscaping permit obtained by this
property owner.
Attached is a copy of the above referenced letters and copies of photos of the recently removed Ficus
hedge and the newly planted Podocarpus hedge.
The full property description is:
Percy and Joan Orthwein
543 Palm Way
Gulf Stream FL
P C N : 20-43-46-03-02-000-0190
THIS IS A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of the Town of Gulf Stream
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:
First three pages of the recent Landscape Permit granted for the removal of an existing Ficus hedge
and its replacement with a Podocarpus hedge at the property known as PCN: 20-43-46-03-02-000 -
0190.
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 §119.07(1)(f) of the
Florida Statutes.
Please take note of §119.07(c) Florida Statues and your affirmative obligation to (1) promptly
acknowledge receipt of this public records request and (2) make a good faith effort which "includes
making reasonable efforts to determine from other officers or employees within the agency whether such
a record exists and, if so, 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.
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If the public records being sought are maintained by your agency in an electronic format please produce
the records in the original electronic format in which they were created or received. See §119.01(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:
chrisoharegulfstream@gmaii.com
Sincerely,
Chris O'Hare