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Magistrate orders correction of electrical and vegetation hazards at 2820 Helen Blvd.; some citations continued
Summary
A special magistrate found the respondent in violation for multi‑plug adapters and vegetation encroaching on a building at 2820 Helen Boulevard and ordered correction within 30 days; other electrical citations were continued for further determination.
At a City of Deltona code enforcement hearing, Fire Safety Inspector Lisa Nadeau presented a case against the owner identified as Conde Biancati for multiple fire‑safety and electrical code violations at 2820 Helen Boulevard.
Nadeau, identified in the record as a City of Deltona Fire Safety Inspector, said the case cites City of Deltona ordinance Chapter 42, Article 4 (Fire Codes), including references to the Florida Fire Prevention Code and NFPA standards. Nadeau listed five violations (A through E) involving exposed wiring and conduit, missing breaker‑box covers on exterior air‑conditioning units, exposed wiring beneath the front sign, use of multi‑plug adapters as a substitute for permanent wiring, and vegetation (tree limbs) encroaching on the building.
Nadeau said she opened the case after observing construction in progress without a permit on 04/29/2024, and that follow‑up inspections on 10/03/2024, 11/08/2024, 12/06/2024 and 01/03/2025 found the property still not in compliance. Nadeau told the magistrate that a site inspection on the date of the hearing showed none of the listed violations had been corrected.
After questioning about whether the NFPA requirements cited could be dated to the time of installation, the magistrate continued violations A, B and C for further determination. The magistrate found the respondent in violation with respect to violations D (multi‑plug adapters used in place of permanent wiring) and E (vegetation encroaching and creating a fire hazard) and ordered those violations corrected by 4:00 p.m. on March 28, 2025. The magistrate said that if the respondent does not comply by that date, a fine of $50 per violation per day will be imposed for each day the violation continues.
The magistrate further ordered the respondent to contact the code compliance officer to verify compliance, and admitted the case file and photographic exhibits into the record. The transcript records the magistrate explicitly finding the notices to the property owner were properly given.
The record attributes the detailed lists of NFPA citations and corrective actions to Nadeau; the magistrate’s written order continued some items, found others in violation, and set the 30‑day compliance deadline and per‑day fine.
