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Magistrate issues compliance deadlines across multiple West Palm Beach building and business-tax cases
Summary
At the March 5 special magistrate hearing, city staff presented evidence in multiple contested building-permit and business-tax cases; magistrate set deadlines and fines ranging from 30 to 150 days, or daily fines where respondents fail to comply.
The City of West Palm Beach special magistrate heard a slate of contested building and code-enforcement cases on March 5 and set compliance deadlines and fines in multiple matters, ranging from 30 days to 150 days to obtain permits or other approvals, with daily fines assessed for noncompliance.
Highlights from the hearing include:
- CE23020178 (635 50th Street): Building inspector Saul Yamash testified the property showed a garage conversion to living space without required permits. The magistrate found a violation of the building code section cited for permit-required work and ordered compliance within 90 days or a $50-per-day fine thereafter. Yamash and the owner, David Aprea, confirmed a permit application had been resubmitted and review was underway.
- CEBLD24070614 (325 Valley Forge Road): Building inspector Kevin Pennington testified the owner, Peter Radler, replaced fence panels and repaired a pergola without permits. The magistrate ordered compliance within 30 days or a $50-per-day fine; Radler said he had submitted needed materials and expected plan review to complete in the timeframe.
- CEBLD24100658 (1830 Embassy Drive, Unit 609): Inspector…
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