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Special magistrate: tiki hut removed, no fines for St. Pete Beach property owner
Summary
A special magistrate found the Cudahy property in compliance after the owner removed an after‑the‑fact tiki hut and declined to assess fines or administrative costs.
A special magistrate for the City of Saint Pete Beach found a property in compliance and declined to assess fines after the owner removed an unpermitted tiki hut.
The hearing officer said the property had been brought into compliance and ordered that no fines or administrative costs be imposed. “I am going to find the property is now in compliance, and I am not going to assess any fines or any administrative costs. And I will get you an order to that effect,” the special magistrate said.
City staff told the hearing the tiki hut had been removed and that the city would have sought $329 in administrative costs. Pete Dewar, code enforcement manager for the City of Saint Pete Beach, notified the magistrate of two agenda continuances earlier in the session but did not contest the compliance finding in this case.
Property owner “Mister Cudahy” told the hearing the building in which he lives was uninhabitable after hurricane damage and said, “I don't have the money.” The magistrate noted that the owner's daughter had emailed the city and that the inspection record listed February 28, 2025, as the date the property came into compliance.
The magistrate said a written order reflecting the compliance finding would be issued and sent to the parties.
No further enforcement action was announced at the hearing.
