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Special magistrate gives Deltona Wellness 30 days to pick up building permit or face $50-per-day fine
Summary
A special magistrate found Deltona Wellness LP in violation for carrying out interior work without issued permits and ordered the property to pick up an available permit and obtain final inspections within 30 days or face a $50 daily fine.
A special magistrate found Deltona Wellness LP in violation of Deltona code on July 23 and ordered the property at 1200 Deltona Boulevard, Suite 46, to obtain its building permit and verify compliance by Aug. 22, 2025, or face a $50-per-day fine.
The order followed testimony from city fire safety inspector Jory Bailey, who told the magistrate the city had identified interior construction done without an issued permit and that a permit application (Building 25-15) had been submitted but not issued because the permit had not been picked up. "The permit is ready to be picked up. So until they pick it up, it's not issued," Bailey said during the hearing.
The magistrate admitted the city case file and related photographs into evidence and found statutory notice requirements satisfied. The ruling requires the respondent to notify the code compliance inspector once work is complete so the inspector can verify compliance. The magistrate said fines of $50 per day will be imposed for each day the violations continue past the stated compliance date.
Why this matters: The decision resolves whether Deltona Wellness will be allowed time to formalize its permit after the permit file was prepared by staff but not collected by the contractor. The order preserves the city's authority to impose daily fines for ongoing unpermitted work.
Details: Bailey recited inspection dates and the city's efforts to review submitted plans; inspections on March 11, April 7 and May 8 showed construction without a permit. The city recommended 30 days to obtain the issued permit and complete remaining corrections or a $50-per-day fine thereafter. The property owner's representative said plans had been revised and that the contractor had prepared the permit package; the representative did not object to the 30-day schedule.
Next steps: If the respondent does not comply by 4 p.m. on Aug. 22, 2025, the daily fine begins. The order informs the parties of their appeal rights under Florida Statutes section 162.11.
