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Punta Gorda board fines property owner $235 for repeated trailer storage violation
Summary
The Punta Gorda Code Enforcement Board found a repeat violation at 415 Cooper Street and imposed a $235 fine plus $16.86 in case costs after hearing testimony and viewing photos. The board voted 5–1.
The Punta Gorda Code Enforcement Board on a repeat violation finding ordered Christopher Chase (24 7 Automotive Performance LLC) to pay a $235 fine and $16.86 in case costs after ruling that multiple-axle trailers were stored on his property in violation of city code.
City code compliance officer Frank Coppinger told the board that a prior compliance order from May required removal of multiple-axle trailers and payment of case costs. Coppinger said he inspected 415 Cooper Street on Aug. 6, 2025 and again on Aug. 11 and subsequently observed trailers parked in the same location for several consecutive days. Photographs submitted for the record, Coppinger said, showed the trailers remained on the property for a period the city counts as 47 days of noncompliance from…
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