Magistrate gives 30 days to clear multiple RVs at 14885 North Road; status hearing set Oct. 6

A special magistrate set a compliance deadline of Oct. 5, 2025 and scheduled a status/fine-assessment hearing for Oct. 6 after town staff presented evidence that multiple recreational vehicles were on a single-family agricultural parcel at 14885 North Road.

Code Compliance Officer John Suarez told the magistrate that the property, classified as single-family on five acres, was cited on July 29, 2025 for multiple RVs without a registration, permit or affidavit; reinspection on Sept. 4 found at least six RVs still on site. Suarez said no affidavit or application was on file with the town; an affidavit would allow up to two RVs on a five-acre parcel. The town requested 14 days to bring the property into compliance and proposed a $150-a-day fine for continued violation; the town also requested administrative costs of $234.05.

Patricia Hastings, authorized representative for the property owner (Dancing Crane Farms), said she had been trying to remove the RVs and was pursuing eviction of a problematic tenant who occupies the site. Hastings asked for more time, saying removal and eviction could take longer and that some items on site include boats and trailers in addition to RVs. The town told the magistrate it was not opposed to a longer period to allow eviction procedures and moving equipment.

Magistrate Sandy Barnard agreed to extend the compliance window and set a compliance date of Oct. 5 — a few days shy of a full 30-day window to match the town’s hearing schedule — and scheduled a status/fine-assessment hearing for Oct. 6, 2025. Barnard instructed the property owner to show evidence at the next hearing that eviction papers had been filed and to demonstrate diligent steps to remove the RVs; she warned that requests for additional time without proof of eviction filings or diligent effort would be scrutinized and could result in fines being imposed after Oct. 5.

The magistrate also affirmed the town’s right to administrative costs of $234.05 for the hearing and said those costs are payable within 30 days. The town may request permission from the owner for inspections to check for environmental impacts (for instance, petroleum leaks) but the magistrate said such access would require written permission from the owner; she encouraged the parties to provide written authorization if the town is to inspect the site.