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Commission approves ordinance to expand special‑magistrate nuisance abatement; 14‑day notice set
Summary
The commission approved an amendment to the city nuisance‑abatement code to move cases to a special magistrate process and to set a 14‑day notice period; members debated whether lot mowing and tree trimming should be treated separately and agreed to maintain those provisions while increasing the notice window.
The City Commission voted to adopt ordinance amendments that revise St. Pete Beach’s nuisance‑abatement procedures to rely on independent special magistrate hearings and to adjust notice timelines.
What changed: The ordinance moves review of many nuisance abatements from an administrative city‑manager process to a special‑magistrate hearing process and standardizes the notice period at 14 days in multiple sections. The code amendment also preserves provisions allowing the city to perform limited remediation — such as lot mowing, tree trimming or removal of dangerous debris — where a property owner does not respond, but…
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