Port Orange Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Meeting — May 14, 2025
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Special Magistrate David Fuller convened the Code Enforcement hearing. Officers were sworn in, the April 23, 2025 minutes were approved, one case was dismissed, two cases were continued, one respondent was ordered to obtain a building permit by July 9, 2025 with daily fines for noncompliance, and an order imposing fines/liens and abatement costs was entered for a separate property.
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- Oaths administered to Code Enforcement Officers Dena Joseph, Joseph Brewer, and Manager Greg Lariscy.
- Approved minutes of the April 23, 2025 meeting.
- Case CEB 25-0007 (Respondent: Erika Sipe, 1155 Viking Drive) dismissed as in compliance.
- Case CEB 24-1683 (Port Orange 201 LLC / Jagdish Patel, 201 Commonwealth Blvd.) continued to June 25, 2025.
- Case CEB 25-0150 (Austin Evan Watts, 5348 Landis Avenue): property found in violation; owner must obtain a building permit for mobile home installation by July 9, 2025 or incur $100/day fine; costs awarded to the City in the amount of $80.90.
- Case CEB 25-0274 (Francis E Thompson, 1292 Harms Way): property found non-compliant; daily fine of $50/day assessed beginning April 17, 2025 through May 1, 2025 (15 days); City abated violation at vendor cost $300.00; mailing/recording costs $89.49 submitted.
- Case CEB 24-1007 (Peter J. Renko, 150 Howes Street) continued to June 11, 2025.
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Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Meeting
Agenda
- A. CALL TO ORDER
- 1. Attorney Overview of Special Magistrate Code Enforcement ProcessDecision: CALL TO ORDER
- 2. Consideration of Minutes - April 23, 2025attachments=1Decision: CALL TO ORDER
- B. FORMAL HEARING (COMPLIANCE OR NON-COMPLIANCE)
- 3. 25-0007Chapter 42 (Nuisances), Article II (Garbage , Junk and Undergrowth), Section 42-32 Storage of vehicles, furniture, etc. of the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances . | attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: FORMAL HEARING (COMPLIANCE OR NON-COMPLIANCE)
- 4. 24-16832020 Florida Building Code, 7th Edition, Section 105 (Permits), Section 105.1 (Required) as adopted per Chapter 8, Article I of the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances: Failure to Obtain a Building Permit. | attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: FORMAL HEARING (COMPLIANCE OR NON-COMPLIANCE)
- 5. 25-0150Chapter 42, (Nuisances), Article II (Garbage, Junk and Undergrowth), Section 42-26 (Cleanliness of property generally - duty of owner), (d) (Maintenance of improved residential lots) of the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances. Chapter 42, (Nuisances), Article II (Garbage, junk and undergrowth), Section 42-26 (Cleanliness of property generally-duty of owner), (h) Abutting property owner maintenance of parkages. Chapter 42, (Nuisances), Article II, (Garbage, Junk and Undergrowth), Section 42-26, (Cleanliness of Property Generally-duty of owner), (f) Garbage, waste, trash, etc. prohibited of the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances. Chapter 42 (Nuisances), Article II (Garbage , Junk and Undergrowth), Section 42-32 Storage of vehicles, furniture, etc. of the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances. Chapter 70 (Traffic), Article II (Stopping, Standing, and Parking), Section 70-49 (Restrictions on abandoned or disabled vehicles), (c) Restrictions, (1) (a), (b) and (2) of the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances. 2020 Florida Building Code, 7th Edition, Section 105 (Permits), Section 105.1 (Required) as adopted per Chapter 8, Article I of the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances: Failure to Obtain a Building Permit. Chapter 3, Section 304 (Exterior Structure), 304.6 (Exterior Walls) of the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, as adopted per Chapter 14, Article II of the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances. | attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: FORMAL HEARING (COMPLIANCE OR NON-COMPLIANCE)
- C. ORDER IMPOSING FINE/LIEN
- 6. 25-0274Chapter 42, (Nuisances), Article II (Garbage, Junk and Undergrowth), Section 42-26 (Cleanliness of property generally - duty of owner), (d) (Maintenance of improved residential lots) of the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances. Chapter 42, (Nuisances), Article II (Garbage, junk and undergrowth), Section 42-26 (Cleanliness of property generally-duty of owner), (h) Abutting property owner maintenance of parkages. | attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: ORDER IMPOSING FINE/LIEN
- 7. 24-1007Chapter 42, (Nuisances), Article II (Garbage, Junk and Undergrowth), Section 42-26 (Cleanliness of property generally - duty of owner), (d) (Maintenance of improved residential lots) of the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances, (h) Abutting property owner maintenance of parkages. Chapter 42, (Nuisances), Article II, (Garbage, Junk and Undergrowth), Section 42-26, (Cleanliness of Property Generally-duty of owner), (f) Garbage, waste, trash, etc. prohibited of the City of Port Orange Code of Ordinances. | attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: ORDER IMPOSING FINE/LIEN
- D. ADJOURNMENT
Documents from this meeting
- Packethttps://portorangefl.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=7814,plainText=false)
- Minuteshttps://portorangefl.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=7863,plainText=false)
- Agendahttps://portorangefl.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=7813,plainText=false)
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