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County staff outline proposed code enforcement changes to chapters 95, 120 and 168; commissioners give direction on fee structure and process
Summary
A work session reviewed proposed amendments to Seminole County code chapters governing abatements, junk vehicles and administrative procedures. Staff was directed to return ordinances and fee‑structure options, including consideration of eliminating the $700 appeal application fee and creating a hardship fund.
Seminole County staff presented proposed amendments to county code sections at a Sept. 23 work session, outlining changes intended to speed abatement processes and reassign some decision authority from the Board of County Commissioners to the special magistrate and code enforcement board.
Trisha Johnson, deputy county manager, and Mike Rhodes, compliance coordinator, reviewed the background and listed targeted chapters: the administrative code, chapter 95 (abatement notice and process), chapter 120 (currently titled "junk and junk dealers," proposed to be refocused on junk vehicles), and chapter 168 (abatement procedures and related assessments). Johnson…
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