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Special magistrate orders Citadel Plaza owner to hire engineer within 30 days after neighbors report stormwater flowing into Northeast Third Court
Summary
After resident complaints and city inspection video, the magistrate denied a continuance and ordered Citadel Plaza LLC to retain an engineer within 30 days and return May 16 with a corrective plan; magistrate did not enter a final finding of violation at this hearing.
Magistrate Smith on the City of North Miami special magistrate docket denied a request to continue the stormwater case against Citadel Plaza LLC and ordered the property owner to retain an engineering consultant within 30 days and return to the magistrate on May 16 with a preliminary corrective plan.
The hearing began with Inspector Jonathan Lemestre of the City of North Miami Neighborhood Services Department presenting evidence and video that, he said, showed the plaza’s stormwater system “is not retaining water on-site as it should” and that “water was spewing from the property ... into Northeast Third Court” during recent rain events. Lemestre told the magistrate the city…
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