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Special magistrate finds Twisted Tides in violation, imposes staggered daily fines
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Summary
The magistrate found Twisted Tides Inc. violated local codes for failure to complete its business-tax process and other violations, ordered compliance and set a daily-fine schedule if the business does not comply.
Special Magistrate Lonnie Groot found Twisted Tides Inc., registered to Joseph Holstein at 211 East Cocoa Beach Causeway, in violation of city codes for failing to complete its business-tax receipt process and other code requirements, and ordered compliance with a staggered fine schedule if the business does not correct the violations.
The ruling matters because it enforces the city's business-tax and permitting rules and imposes a financial penalty structure intended to prompt quicker compliance.
A city representative presented evidence that Twisted Tides had not completed the business-tax-receipt (BTR) process begun in April 2024, had recurring utility-related issues and prohibited flag signs on the property. The city asked the magistrate to order compliance and to impose fines for continued noncompliance. Groot stated, in announcing the order: "for the failure to obtain to pay the local business tax, it'll be the maximum statutory fine...for the other violations ... the non compliance will result in a fine of $100 and each succeeding day of noncompliance will be a fine of $200 per day." The magistrate ordered the payment schedule and directed that the respondent correct the BTR, utility and signage violations.
The order finds violations for unpaid local business tax, prohibited signs, failure to obtain permits and violations related to grease interceptor and discharge prevention. The magistrate set a compliance period (the city asked for 30 days before fines begin) and specified that the statutory maximum fine for the business-tax failure would apply; for the other violations, the magistrate ordered $100 for the first day of noncompliance after the cure period and $200 for each succeeding day.
Joseph Holstein, the registered agent and business owner, was not present at the hearing. The city presented delivery confirmations and photographic evidence of flag signs and other violations; the magistrate admitted the city's packet into evidence and entered the order.
The magistrate's order will be issued in writing and enforced by city code staff; the transcript records no appeal or subsequent action taken at that hearing.
