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S J <br />�40 <br />t C♦RV <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OFFICE <br />Indian River County Environmental Control Hearing Board Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />Sitting as the Environmental Control Board <br />Dr. Philip R. Glade, Chairman Peter D O'Bryan, Chairman <br />Kevin M. Rollin, Vice Chairman Bob Solari, Vice Chairman <br />Dr. Richard H. Baker Joseph E. Flescher <br />Patrick Walther, P.E. Tim Zorc <br />Christopher Murphy, P.E., ME, MPA Susan Adams <br />Jennifer Peshke, Board Attorney <br />Environmental Control Officer <br />Cheryl L Dunn, R. S. <br />Kate Cotner, Assistant County Attomdy <br />INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: May 2, 2018 <br />MEMO TO: Board of County Commissioners sitting as <br />Environmental Control Board, Indian River County <br />FROM: Cheryl L. Dunn, R. S. S. <br />Environmental Control Officer <br />SUBJECT: ECHB Annual Report (October 1, 2015 — September 30, 2016) <br />The following is a summary of enforcement activities conducted by the Environmental <br />Control Office during the above fiscal year. <br />Case No. 528-15, Rashmi R. Patel and Ramesh C. Patel, 14445, and 14475 US <br />Hwy 1, Sebastian, Florida. Rashmi R. Patel and Ramesh C. Patel were cited by the <br />Florida Department of Health in Indian River County (DOH -Indian River) for two <br />failing onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS), unpermitted repairs <br />and modifications to existing OSTDS, discharging sewage effluent into a wooded <br />area behind the establishment, ponding sewage on the ground, free-flowing artesian <br />well going to waste and creating and maintaining multiple sanitary nuisances. The <br />establishment also known as the Sandrift Motel was licensed for 48 units by <br />Department of Business Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, had an <br />unlicensed and unoccupied 84 -seat restaurant (previously Marker 1), and a public <br />swimming pool permitted by DOH -Indian River. On June 9, 2016, the Sandrift Motel, <br />Rashmi R. Patel and Ramesh C. Patel stipulated that the restaurant property shall <br />remain vacant until (1) it is sold to another party, and (2) it is connected to the <br />County water and sanitary sewer. The grease trap and septic tank associated with <br />unoccupied 84 -seat restaurant were properly abandoned on August 3, 2015. <br />Therefore, the only option for reoccupation of the structure is to connect to County <br />water and sewer. Rashmi R. Patel and Ramesh C. Patel stipulated that if the <br />property is not sold to another party, the existing structure will not be occupied and/or <br />used for any purpose whatsoever until the existing structure on the property is <br />connected to County water and sewer. Rashmi R. Patel and Ramesh C. Patel <br />stipulate that the property will continuously be maintained under their ownership. For <br />purposes of this stipulation, maintaining the property means to ensure that there are <br />-- 1900 -- i7 h street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 1 (P a g e <br />Phone: (772) 794-7440 224 <br />FAX: (772) 794-7447 <br />