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Loxahatchee Groves magistrate fines property owner $1,400 for RV-permit violations; $100 per day until compliance
Summary
A special magistrate found the owner of 1181 West Sea Road in continuing violation for having two RVs on the property and ordered a $1,400 fine covering June 5–18 plus a $100 daily fine until compliance; administrative costs were also assessed.
A special magistrate for the Town of Loxahatchee Groves ordered on June 18, 2025, that the owner of 1181 West Sea Road be fined $1,400 for continuing RV-registration and permit violations and assessed a $100 per day fine to continue until the property complies, Magistrate Amity Barnard said at a special magistrate hearing.
Code Enforcement Officer Suarez presented case number 25030077 and told the magistrate that notices and the order finding violation were mailed and posted on June 6, 2025. Suarez said the property was initially cited on May 3, 2025, for a violation of Section 92-010 (RV registration/permit/maintenance requirements) and for work without a permit under FBC 105.1 related to the installation of a semi septic tank, which Suarez reported has since been removed and is now in compliance.
"The town is requesting a daily fine be imposed of $100 starting on 06/05/2025," Code Enforcement Officer Suarez said. Suarez told the magistrate that two RVs remained on the property and that the town permits one unoccupied RV with a signed affidavit; no RV registration permit or affidavit was on file as of the hearing.
Magistrate Amity Barnard found that the violation of Section 92-010 persisted after the prior compliance date and entered the town's composite exhibit without objection. "I will assess a continuing fine in the amount of $1,400," Barnard said, noting that figure covered the 14-day period from June 5 through June 18. She ordered the fine to continue accruing at $100 per day until compliance. Barnard also assessed the town's administrative cost for the June 18 hearing in the amount of $234.05 and reaffirmed the administrative cost for the May 5 hearing in the amount of $234.05.
The magistrate noted the respondents were not present at the hearing. Suarez said he had spoken with the property owner in mid-April and again within the prior two weeks, and that the owner had indicated plans either to remove at least one RV or to file the required affidavit for an unoccupied RV. Suarez also confirmed the owner provided a notarized hosting affidavit; the magistrate directed that the town be given a copy to rely on for the record.
The order the magistrate signed reflects the findings that the septic installation violation had been remedied and that the RV-registration violation remained. The magistrate scheduled the next special magistrate hearing for July 7, 2025, and adjourned the session.
