Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Magistrate orders Palenzuelas to remove business materials, file floodplain application by July 7
Summary
Special Magistrate Amity Barnard found residents Giselle and Leonardo Palenzuela in violation of town code at 2793 C Road on June 2, ordering removal of business-related materials and the filing of a Floodplain Development Application by July 7, 2025.
Special Magistrate Amity Barnard found residents Giselle and Leonardo Palenzuela in violation of Town of Loxahatchee Groves code on June 2 and ordered the removal of business-related materials from 2793 C Road and the submission of a Floodplain Development Application (FDA) by July 7, 2025. The magistrate set an issuance deadline for the FDA of Aug. 29, 2025, and warned that a $250-per-day fine would begin to accrue if the FDA was not issued after that date.
The ruling matters because the town’s evidence alleged both an unpermitted change to pond banks and the use of an agricultural-residential parcel to store construction materials and receive daily truck traffic associated with a construction business. Code enforcement witnesses and nearby property owners said the combination of storage, truck traffic and unpermitted pond work created ongoing neighborhood…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
