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Hearing officer warns developer: unfinished North Port homes face steep, ongoing fines
Summary
At Jan. 23 code enforcement, the hearing officer found Estero‑related unfinished homes unsafe and set daily fines — including an uncapped $250/day penalty — if the properties are not secured or permitted by mid‑February.
At the Jan. 23 City of North Port code enforcement hearing, the hearing officer found an Estero‑related development in violation of multiple codes for unfinished, exposed structures and set daily fines that would begin Feb. 18, 2025, if the violations are not corrected by Feb. 17.
The case involved properties tied to Estero Development Partners (referred to in the record and represented by a company representative identified as Readsweiser) and an associated developer inventory of partially completed homes. Code Enforcement Inspector Gavin O’Neil and others presented photographs and inspection histories showing exposed roof components, missing screens and an expired building permit.
Nut graf: The hearing officer determined the site posed both a building‑code violation and a public‑safety risk and imposed a tiered set of penalties: $25 per day for missing silk screens (max $2,000), $50 per day for the expired permit (max $5,000), and $250 per day with no maximum for the unsafe…
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