Citrus County special master orders abatement deadlines and fines in multiple code-enforcement cases

Special Master Christian Waugh presided over a full docket of Citrus County code‑enforcement hearings on Sept. 17, 2025, ordering deadlines and monetary penalties across a long list of properties cited for junk and debris, unpermitted site work, unlicensed vehicles, temporary storage units and other violations.

The hearing combined staff presentations, testimony from property owners and public comment. Waugh reviewed evidence submitted by county code officers and issued written orders that set compliance deadlines and, in some cases, one‑time fines. He also continued several matters that raised legal questions the special master said required additional research.

County case presenters described repeated inspections and attempts to notify property owners before each hearing. Code officers authenticated photo evidence and notices for the record. In several cases the parties agreed negotiated timelines; Waugh then “I'll find for the purposes of the settlement that a violation exists, but grant you 60 days to abate the violation,” ratifying those agreements on the record.

Votes at a glance - Case 2025975 (Wayne A. Wayrauch): no contest; 60 days to abate; $100/day after deadline. - Case 20251281 (Deborah Dallas): no contest; 45 days to abate; $100/day after deadline. - Cases 2025-1300 &…