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Board finds Fredericks property poses public-safety risk; sets deadlines and county referral
Summary
The board found multiple violations at 230 Scarborough Cove (unsecured pool, vegetation, collapsed enclosure) and ordered corrections with staggered deadlines; it also made a formal finding that the enclosure-related threats may constitute a public-safety hazard eligible for county remedial action.
The Seminole County Code Enforcement Board on March 27 addressed three related cases at 230 Scarborough Cove in Longwood involving owner Barbara B. Fredericks: an unsecured pool, uncultivated vegetation and a collapsed pool enclosure. The board set compliance deadlines and, in two instances, formally found the conditions could constitute a serious threat to public health, safety and welfare.
Code enforcement officer Cameron Adair presented photographic evidence and inspection logs showing repeated inspections beginning Sept. 9, 2024, and continuing through March 26, 2025. Adair said the enclosure had collapsed and pushed the gate open in multiple inspections, and that short-term fixes (chain and padlock) did not meet code for pool security. He recommended orders requiring a 48-inch barrier, self-closing/self-latching gate, removal of vegetation over 8 inches and repair or removal of the collapsed enclosure.
For the uncultivated-vegetation case (25-19-CEB), the board accepted staff’s recommendation: compliance by April 11, 2025, and a $50-per-day fine if not corrected.
For the unsecured pool (25-18-CEB), the board voted to find the condition to constitute a serious threat to public health, safety and welfare and adopted staff’s recommended order. The finding, included in the board’s order, notifies the county that statutory authority exists to undertake remedial action and recover costs if the county elects to do so.
For the pool enclosure (25-21-CEB) — where the screen roof had collapsed and the enclosure connects to a neighbor’s house — the board accepted staff’s recommendation but amended the compliance deadline to May 11, 2025, and set the fine at $100 per day if the enclosure is not repaired or removed. The motion included the board’s explicit finding that the condition posed an adverse risk to neighbors and the public and therefore warranted referral to the county for possible immediate self-remedy under statutory authority.
Officer Adair said the property is in the Rebuild Florida program (an applicant letter in the record dated March 22, 2025), but county zoning staff told the board no demolition or rebuild permit had yet been submitted to Seminole County. Planning staff noted that demolition permits may be issued before a replacement residence permit is filed, but that lengthy state-level funding and permitting processes can delay actual reconstruction.
The board recommended owners coordinate with code enforcement and county planning staff; orders include fines that will resume if the property returns to violation. Case numbers: 25-18-CEB (unsecured pool), 25-19-CEB (vegetation), 25-21-CEB (collapsed enclosure).
