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Magistrate Orders Fines for Code Violations

Marco IslandMay 26, 20262 min read

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The magistrate found 10 cases guilty, ordering $8,700 in listed fines and $500 in costs. Several orders also set compliance deadlines, with penalties of up to $100 per day for missed deadlines.

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Code Enforcement Magistrate

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The decisions require property owners, businesses, or contractors in Marco Island to address violations involving docks, waste disposal, unpermitted work, landscaping, illicit discharges, noise, and property conditions. Five cases were closed as compliant, while five others were continued to June 30, 2026. The minutes list certification orders and fine-mitigation requests without recording outcomes.

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Found guilty in 10 code-enforcement cases and ordered $8,700 in listed fines plus $500 in costs.
Ordered a $150 fine and $50 cost for a dilapidated dock, with 45 days to obtain a repair or removal permit and an additional 15 days to comply, or $100 per day.
Ordered $150 fines and $50 costs in two solid-waste cases, with 60 days to obtain permits or $100 per day.
Ordered $250 fines and $50 costs in two work-without-a-permit cases, with 60 days to obtain permits or $100 per day.
Ordered a $250 fine and $50 cost for pruning, maintenance, and removal violations.
Ordered a $2,000 fine against a contractor, plus $50 in costs, for an illicit-discharge case.
Ordered a $5,000 fine against a contractor, plus $50 in costs, for another illicit-discharge case.
Ordered fines of $150, $250, and $250 plus $50 costs in landscape-registration, noise, and weeds-and-encroachments cases, respectively; the weeds-and-encroachments case had 14 days to comply or a $100-per-day penalty.
Closed five cases as compliant.
Continued five cases to June 30, 2026, involving solid-waste disposal, work without a permit, business operation without a permit, and related conditions.

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