Daytona Beach code board finds multiple properties in noncompliance, sets fines and October cutoff dates

The Daytona Beach Code Enforcement Board on Thursday confirmed noncompliance findings in multiple property cases, setting compliance cutoff dates (commonly Oct. 1, 2025) and imposing fines where inspectors recommended them.

Board members heard more than 30 cases by number, received evidence from city inspectors and statements from respondents or their representatives, and in most matters either granted additional time for work or ordered fines to begin when properties remained out of compliance. Sarah Kirk, an inspector with the City of Daytona Beach, told the board in the case involving 547 Division Street that “staff is recommending a fine of $200 a day to a cap of $15,000.” Attorney Barry Hughes, representing the property owner in that case, said his clients “will send someone out there weekly to pick up debris, resecure windows pending the completion of the lawsuit.”

Why it matters: The board enforces the City of Daytona Beach’s property‑maintenance and building codes, and its findings can create daily fines, liens or further enforcement if owners do not correct violations. Several owners asked for additional time to complete permits or repairs; the board often set a new cutoff date to allow inspections and to give the building department time to review outstanding permits.

Most significant actions and decisions

- 547 Division Street (case CEB0825157): The board found the respondent (Susan Bedkurdin) remains in noncompliance and ordered a fine of $200 per day to begin on Sept. 11, 2025, continuing until the fine reaches $15,000 or the property is brought into compliance. The fine recommendation came from inspector Sarah Kirk after the board reviewed photos and testimony about repeated vandalism and a property‑line dispute raised by the owner’s attorney, Barry Hughes.

- 214 Cedar Street…