Croissant Park General Meeting June 25th 2024
Board members present
Patricia Rathburn
Rhonda Kramer
Virginia Russell
Carlos Lang
Jarrod Gaylis
Absent MIchelle Dimaria
Approval of MIns from last General Meeting on May 28th, 2024
Introduction of Officer Trujillo for Crime report
One Burglary at short term rental crew house.
Suspicious person reported
Mentioned homeless encampment on Fed and SW 17th is still on radar to be monitored.
Introduction of Katrina Johnson of Code Compliance.
She presented the guidelines for legal vacation rentals
Parking
Noise
Must be registered
Violation is fee commiserate to the rental cost
Occupancy limits
Maximum allowances is 20 persons
Parking only allowed on property defined driveway
Sound ordinance as well
Violent issues need to be reported directly to law enforcement which will report to Code
Any property receiving 3 violations in 365 days will have their license suspended
Vacation rental Hotline 24 hrs/day/365 1800 685 7543
Website Https://www.harmari.com/tipform-fortlauderdale
Code officers respond within an hour for noise parking parties
In our community their are 39 registered rentals
To report General Code violations
Call 954 828 8000 number for Code issues
Standard response time is 48 hrs or less
Noise violations are handled immediately
Questions from audience.
How to report illicit substance use? Need to call PD
Presenter described what a “nuisance violation is” Loud noise, music, screaming.
Question- Difference between vacation rentals and short rentals? IE Crew House must be registered as a short term rental. All are labeled as short term rentals.
Question- Have Sober homes decreased due to illegal activity being addressed? Yes, many have been halted from conduction business.
Question- Are taxes being targeted of unregistered and fraudulent homesteaded properties?
Question- Was the scheduled May sweep of the neighborhood done? The sweep was planned for the part of CP east of SW 4th ave and was not conducted due to staffing issues.
Question- do repeated callers ever get banned- answer - No.
Question- are there codes against fireworks- no
Question- Do all vehicles need to be registered with plate. If deemed illegal will be towed. Yes, non-registered vehicles will be cited and towed.
Website for Vacation Rental regulations.
List of all rentals are on the website and updated as of today’s date.
Pat read questions from CPCA Quiz
Audience engaged in answering questions and increasing their knowledge of Croissant Park. 20 Question Quiz. Prizes were awarded to attendees who scored highest on the quiz demonstrating their knowledge of the history of Croissant Park.
Prizes were donated by the Commissioner office and included Hurricane Preparedness items, IE: flashlights, and other emergency materials.
Pat thanked all of those in attendance and made note that the next meeting is scheduled for the last Tuesday in September 2024 and wished everyone a good summer.
Meeting adjourned at 736 pm.
