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Seminole County magistrate sets compliance deadlines, fines and continuances after code-enforcement hearing
Summary
At a Feb. 13 Seminole County special magistrate hearing, Magistrate Sherry Sutton ordered compliance dates, continuances and financial penalties across a slate of property code cases; many respondents were given time to complete permit or variance work and several administrative costs or liens were recorded or proposed.
Seminole County Special Magistrate Sherry Sutton on Feb. 13 presided over a lengthy code-enforcement docket and issued a mix of continuances, compliance deadlines and financial orders for roughly a dozen property cases across the county.
The hearing produced two types of outcomes: (1) extensions to allow property owners to complete permits, engineering or variance processes, and (2) orders setting compliance deadlines with administrative costs or daily fines if work is not completed. The magistrate scheduled follow-up compliance hearings on specific dates ranging from March through June and recorded administrative cost amounts and recommended liens in several cases.
Why it matters: Seminole County code-enforcement orders can lead to daily fines or liens that attach to property; the hearing touched on zoning, building-permit and drainage disputes and revealed recurring implementation issues—unfiled permits, stalled contractor work and conflicts between county rules and homeowners association (HOA) restrictions.
Most significant orders
- 2064 Shady Lane (case 2431CESM): Sutton continued the compliance process and set a compliance date of June 11, 2025, with a compliance hearing on June 12, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. The inspector reported accessory structures and storage on a vacant parcel in apparent violation of Seminole County Land Development Code chapter 30 part 17, section 30.302. (Officer Hill, Seminole County Sheriff's Office; Megan Zinoski, Planning and Zoning; owner representative Mark Jones.)
- 3468 E. SR 436 / B and B Land Holdings (case 2277CESM): Inspector Jason Rucker reported outstanding administrative costs totaling $1,472.94 and recommended a lien accruing at $50 per day back to Jan. 12, 2025. The magistrate extended the compliance date to May 7, 2025, with a compliance hearing on May 8, 2025, to allow permit/engineering work to proceed (mover: county presentation; respondents requested 90 days).
- 4454 Radio Avenue (case 2502CESM, Hiram Fuller): The magistrate found the structure remained unpermitted and set a compliance date of June 11, 2025, with a compliance hearing on June 12. The magistrate warned a $100-per-day penalty would be imposed if the property was not brought into compliance by that date. Inspector Jason Rucker presented the case and noted…
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