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Special magistrate orders deadlines, warns of daily fines in multiple Pembroke Park residential permit cases
Summary
At the July 16 special magistrate hearing, homeowners and contractors were ordered to obtain after-the-fact permits or face daily fines; deadlines ranged from 60 to 90 days depending on the case, and administrative costs were assessed.
Pembroke Park’s July 16 special magistrate hearing resolved several residential code-enforcement cases involving fences, additions and other after-the-fact work, issuing deadlines for permits and warning owners of daily fines if violations were not corrected.
In one case, the magistrate ordered respondent Dequan (Daquan) Stevens to obtain an after-the-fact permit for a wooden fence within 90 days or face a $100-per-day fine; a $100 administrative cost was also assessed. Stevens said his contractor had to revise drawings after an initial denial and was resubmitting corrected plans.
At 139 Lone Pine Lane, the magistrate confirmed a continuing per-diem fine; the town advised that the outstanding amount was $9,400 and that fines would continue to accrue until the addition permit was issued and the work inspected. Graciela Gonzales and Edwin Wender told the magistrate that all items except the addition had been addressed and that the last required elevation and survey documents had been processed and would move through plan review.
Other residential outcomes included a 60-day order for Jojo Macaneto to finish a permitted fence installation after the permit was recently approved, and a 90-day compliance window granted for Margaret Edwards’ fence with a $100 daily fine to accrue after the deadline. The magistrate routinely assessed $100 administrative costs for today’s hearings.
Across these matters, the magistrate emphasized that a returned permit application keeps the case in active plan review and that inspection scheduling and successful final inspections are necessary to stop fine accrual and permit closure. Owners and their contractors were repeatedly told to stay in close contact with code staff and to submit any missing certificates (for example, elevation certificates) digitally to expedite review.
