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Magistrate orders property owner to apply for after‑the‑fact tree‑removal permit or face fines

3216915 · May 8, 2025
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A North Miami property owner who cut multiple trees without a permit was ordered to apply for an after‑the‑fact permit within 30 days or incur a $250 daily fine; the magistrate found the violation existed after the City said no permit had been applied for since 2023.

A special magistrate found that a tree removal violation existed and ordered the property owner to apply for an after‑the‑fact permit within 30 days, or face a daily fine of $250.

Inspector Gabriel Morales, City of North Miami, told the hearing the notice of violation dated April 28, 2023, cited tree removal in the rear of the property and that no permit had been applied for. "This violation was given back in 04/28/2023 by inspector Genaro Murillo," Morales said.

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