Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Waterways And Rights Of Way topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board Orders Removal of Watercraft from Seawall, Requires Right-of-Way Permit and Sod Correction at Fan Drive Property
Summary
The board found multiple violations at 1406 C Fan Drive — unauthorized sod in the right of way, lack of a right-of-way permit, and a watercraft resting on the seawall — and ordered compliance within 15 days; case costs $30.02.
The Punta Gorda Code Enforcement Board on Oct. 21, 2025, found Michael S. and May Marogi Doorman in violation on several counts at 1406 C Fan Drive and ordered the respondents to correct the violations within 15 days of receipt of the order.
Meredith Achtenberg presented photos and said city inspections beginning June 23, 2025, showed sod had been installed on the public right of way without a required right-of-way permit, outside storage on the property, and a watercraft resting on the seawall that appeared abandoned or inoperative. Notices were posted and mailed; re-inspections on Sept. 15 and Oct. 20 found the right-of-way permit had not been applied for or obtained and the watercraft remained on the seawall. Achtenberg submitted case costs of $30.02.
Board members raised public-safety and drainage questions tied to the unpermitted sod. Nick Bogner, Code Supervisor, said the public-works process requires engineering review and that if the sod installation did not meet grade requirements, the owner would have to correct it. Several board members expressed concern that the boat on the seawall presented an immediate hazard during hurricane and storm season.
The board voted to find a prima facie case and then to issue a cease-and-desist order, direct respondents to obtain any required right-of-way permit and bring the right-of-way and drainage into compliance, remove the watercraft from the seawall or otherwise make it seaworthy, and pay $30.02 in case costs within 15 days. The board warned that failure to comply could lead to fines up to $250 per day plus interest.
