Citrus County special master issues fines and compliance deadlines across dozens of code-enforcement cases

Christian Waugh, a licensed Florida attorney serving as special master for Citrus County, presided over a multi‑hour code compliance hearing in June 2025 that resolved dozens of individual property enforcement matters.

Waugh set deadlines, imposed fines and directed written orders across cases involving alleged site development without permits, accumulation of junk and debris, excessive vegetation, and unpermitted short‑term RV camping. “When your case is called, please come forward. You will be placed under oath,” Waugh told attendees at the start of the hearing. He repeatedly told respondents that written orders would follow: “I’m going to issue a written order,” he said several times as he announced written findings and sanctions.

The hearing combined many routine junk/grass‑overgrowth matters with higher‑impact land‑development rulings. Among notable outcomes recorded on the record:

- Eugene J. Hill Jr.: Waugh accepted a no‑contest resolution and assessed a one‑time $3,000 fine for site‑modification activity (case CE2025246).

- Haines Central Florida Business Services (owner Allen Haynes): two violations were resolved with 60 days to abate and a $100‑per‑day fine thereafter if not corrected (cases CE20205623 and CE20205648). The county…