Owner of 9315 Gobbler Circle ordered to demolish or repair unpermitted additions on mobile home within 30 days

The special magistrate found the mobile home at 9315 Gobbler Circle in Southport (unincorporated Bay County) to be an unfit, unsafe structure with unpermitted additions and exterior damage, and ordered the owner to remedy the violations or face fines and lienable abatement costs.

Inspector Tony Bruning and Inspector Scott Thorpe presented photographs showing multiple rear and front additions constructed without permits, inadequate footings and supports, rotted decking and removed interior finishes. Thorpe testified that mechanical and plumbing components had been removed or capped in places and that portions of the envelope and roof show decay and missing sheathing.

The magistrate directed the owner to either obtain a demolition permit and remove the unpermitted additions and demolition debris or submit a full building permit application with manufacturer specifications or engineering plans and a detailed action plan. All permits must go through plan review and inspections must be completed by Bay County Builder Services or a designee. Noncompliance within 30 days will trigger a $1,000 fine and lien authority. A compliance hearing was set for Nov. 19, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.

The owner had contacted code enforcement during the enforcement period and had begun dismantling a front addition, which the magistrate noted in setting the compliance timeline.