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Oviedo property owner told to clear rubbish and remedy unpermitted renovations; magistrate sets May and July deadlines
Summary
At 2385 Pine St., Oviedo, the magistrate ordered rubbish and overgrowth removed by May 23 after repeated inspections and set a July 9 deadline for permit-related corrections to interior renovations; inspector testimony showed multi-month overdue corrections in permit applications.
The Special Magistrate hearing included three related enforcement matters tied to 2385 Pine Street in Oviedo, listed under Grey King LLC with David Vasquez as registered agent. County witnesses said follow-up inspections over 2024 and 2025 showed continuing interior renovations and exterior debris without required permits.
Seminole County code-enforcement Officer Hill and Building Inspector Brent Griffin presented photographic evidence from inspections dating to May–July 2024 and more recent rechecks in April–May 2025. Officer Hill said rubbish — including tree debris, trash bags, drywall and two gas cylinders — remained on the property after multiple notices and reinspections. Brent Griffin reported two separate permit applications for interior renovations that had been overdue with applicant-side corrections for more than 100 days.
Magistrate Sherry Setfin ordered the offending rubbish and overgrowth to be cleared by midnight on May 23 and warned that, if the property remained noncompliant, a daily fine would be imposed. The magistrate specified a fine of $250 per day for failure to clear the rubbish by that deadline. For the building-code matters (interior residential alterations, roof/truss work and electrical changes), the county recommended obtaining required permits; the magistrate set a compliance deadline of July 9 with a compliance hearing July 10.
What the owner told the magistrate: David Vasquez acknowledged some rubbish had been removed and said he had hired vendors to address additional debris; he also explained delays in securing engineers and contractors. Vasquez said some items (he cited a dividing of lots and a neighbor’s work) complicated his understanding of where the debris originated, but he did not dispute the magistrate’s instruction that property owners remain responsible for material admitted onto their land.
Why the deadlines matter: Inspector testimony and the magistrate’s orders convert noncompliance into enforceable deadlines; the May 23 short-term order was aimed at nuisance and public-safety concerns, while the July deadline gives time for technical plan-review corrections that must clear before permits can issue.
Next steps: The property must be cleared of rubbish and overgrowth by May 23 or face daily fines; owner or authorized representative must contact the assigned inspector to verify compliance and to pursue plan-review resubmissions for the renovation permits ahead of the July hearing.
Speakers quoted or on record are from the building division and sheriff’s office; all quotes and attributions in this account are drawn from inspector and officer testimony in the hearing record.
