Daytona Beach code board reduces several liens, sets fines and deadlines after July 9 hearing

Daytona Beach City’s Code Enforcement Board on July 9 approved a series of lien reductions, assessed daily fines on multiple properties found in continued noncompliance, and amended deadlines for numerous ongoing cases to the board’s next cutoff date of Aug. 6, 2025.

The board accepted staff recommendations to reduce outstanding liens for at least three owner-respondents, while ordering payment deadlines and, in other matters, imposing daily fines where inspectors reported no progress. Inspector Roosevelt Butler and other code officers presented staff findings and recommendations for each case before the board voted on motions moved and seconded by board members.

Why it matters: code enforcement hearings determine whether blighted or unsafe properties are brought up to city standards, whether liens will be reduced or remain in full, and when and how fines will begin to accrue. The board’s decisions directly affect property owners, tenants, neighborhood conditions and city collections.

Major outcomes and key details

- 515 Westmoreland Road (Case CEB0125-20): The board accepted staff’s recommendation to reduce the city’s lien to $3,500, to be paid within 30 days. (Motion moved and passed.)

- 937 Glenwood Street (Case CEB02-21-54): Staff recommended and the board approved reducing the lien to $2,000, payable in 30 days. Inspector Roosevelt Butler presented the compliance photos and the recommendation.

- 934 Derbyshire Road / Case CEB11-22-262: Staff recommended a lien reduction to $2,000; the board approved that reduction with a 30-day payment deadline.

- Cases continued to next cutoff (amendment to allow more time rather than immediate fines): several property owners were granted a continuance to the next cutoff date (Aug. 6, 2025) so they can complete required repairs or obtain final inspections. Notable continuances included 524 Butler Boulevard (Gary E. Holt), 365 Woodland Avenue (Janice Hoover Estate), 604 Willow Drive (Tracy Smith — amended to the October cutoff because of a pending housing rehab program), 1213 Margina…