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Deltona moves to administrative fines for noise enforcement; higher penalties, affidavit rule removed
Summary
At first reading the commission approved changes to general penalty and the city’s noise ordinance (Ordinance 25‑5‑2025), eliminating prison as a potential punishment and creating an administrative fine schedule (up to $1,000 first violation; escalations for repeat or irreparable violations).
The Deltona City Commission on May 19 approved on first reading a code revision that removes criminal imprisonment as a penalty for certain code violations and creates an administrative fine structure to aid enforcement of the city’s noise ordinance.
What changed: City attorneys told the commission the new general penalty language eliminates the possibility of imprisonment "not to exceed 60 days" and instead adds an administrative fine schedule with maximums tied to state statute thresholds:…
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