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Three enforcement orders for Apopka property: trash, overgrown vegetation and inoperable vehicles must be cleared by March 14
Summary
Seminole County code officers presented three cases against Victoria Gomez for rubbish, uncultivated vegetation and abandoned vehicles at 3407 Holiday Ave. The board set a March 14, 2025 compliance date, with fines of $100/day for rubbish and abandoned vehicles and $50/day for vegetation if not corrected.
The Seminole County Code Enforcement Board on Feb. 27 ordered owner Victoria Gomez to remove rubbish, cut overgrown vegetation and remove or repair inoperable vehicles at 3407 Holiday Ave in Apopka by midnight on March 14, 2025, or face daily fines.
Code enforcement officer Cameron Adair, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, South Region, presented three separate cases: 25-08-CEB (rubbish), 25-10-CEB (uncultivated vegetation), and 25-11-CEB (abandoned or junked vehicles). Adair said his initial inspections began Sept. 19, 2024, notices were sent Oct. 3 and Oct. 25, 2024, and follow-up inspections continued through Feb. 26, 2025. Inspection photos show a trailer full of metal/fencing material, miscellaneous debris on the side of the house, vegetation over eight inches in parts of the back fence, and several older vehicles and a boat with vegetation growth inside.
Adair told the board he spoke with the property owner only on Feb. 26, and that Gomez resides in New York and has enlisted her daughter in Florida to help remove items. “They believe that they’ll be in compliance by my recommended date of March 14,” Adair said. Board members and staff discussed operability indicators for the vehicles and the boat; Adair said the boat showed vegetation growth and the remaining vehicles had flat tires and other damage, indicating they were not proven operable.
Board member Mr. Saenz moved and Craig Davis seconded a motion to accept staff recommendations for all three cases: remove rubbish (case 25-08) with a $100-per-day fine if not corrected; remove uncultivated vegetation in excess of 8 inches (case 25-10) with a $50-per-day fine if not corrected; and remove or repair inoperable vehicles or store them in an enclosed garage or permitted carport (case 25-11) with a $100-per-day fine if not corrected. The board approved the motion and set the March 14 compliance date for all three matters.
Adair and board members advised the owner’s local representative to coordinate removal and to notify the inspector when work is complete so staff can close the cases after reinspection.
