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Magistrate finds Marcela Boulevard property in violation for unpermitted RVs, gives owner 70 days to comply
Summary
The Special Magistrate found Matthew Otero in violation for having RVs on his property without the required site-permit affidavit and ordered compliance by April 14, 2025 or $100 per day fines plus administrative costs.
The Special Magistrate found that the property at 13327 Marcela Boulevard, owned by Matthew Otero, was in violation of the town code for having recreational vehicles on the parcel without the required affidavit or permit and ordered Otero to come into compliance by April 14, 2025 or face a $100-per-day fine and administrative costs of $234.05.
John Suarez, a code inspector for the Town of Loxahatchee Groves, testified that the property was initially cited Nov. 24, 2024, and reinspection on Jan. 28, 2025 showed RVs remaining on the property. Suarez testified the town had posted and mailed notices and had an affidavit of service in the file. The town asked for 45 days for compliance; Suarez explained the registration or permit process opens the property for inspection once the owner applies.
Matthew Otero, the property owner, told the magistrate he had two RVs on the property during recent construction and was working with the permitting department to register or obtain permits; he said he had applied for homestead and bona fide agricultural status and would register the RVs per the town’s rules. Otero asked the magistrate to waive administrative costs; the magistrate denied the waiver, citing town costs to process hearings, but encouraged prompt compliance to stop additional fees.
The Special Magistrate admitted the town’s evidentiary file and the respondent’s exhibits without objection, found service was legally sufficient, and determined Otero was in violation of section 92-010(a). The magistrate set a compliance date of April 14, 2025 (70 days) and scheduled a fine-assessment hearing, if necessary, for the town’s May hearing; the magistrate set a daily fine of $100 for each day of noncompliance and assessed administrative costs of $234.05 due within 30 days.
The magistrate urged Otero to keep a log of communications with the county and town if any delays occur; the town said the number of allowable RVs is contingent on acreage and any agricultural classification. The town and respondent were instructed to exchange documentation of permits or registrations if compliance is achieved before the fine-assessment hearing.
