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Magistrate grants owner time through Oct. 22 and authorizes 45‑day permit window on 13010 Spring Hill Road
Summary
After Bay County code enforcement described remaining debris, a partially removed accessory structure and three RVs at 13010 Spring Hill Road, the magistrate ordered a 45-day extension and instructed code enforcement to allow permit activity and a pre-bid inspection Oct. 22; county may abate remaining debris after the pre-bid if not cleared.
Magistrate Tiffany Sarto on Sept. 18 ordered Bay County code enforcement to permit additional time for property owners to complete cleanup at 13010 Spring Hill Road in Youngstown and authorized a 45-day window during which building permits may be issued in support of demolition or removal work.
Inspector Scott Thorpe and code enforcement staff testified about the property's history: the case was first heard April 4, 2024, with an order to remove a mobile home and accessory structure; demolition permits were applied for and issued at various times, and multiple extensions were granted. Photographs entered into the record showed remaining mobile-home frame, front porch, three RVs, a power pole, debris and an accessory structure with partially removed second story. Several demolition permits had been issued and later expired; final inspections between May 2024 and February 2025 showed little change.
Property representatives, including Gail Owen and James Robert Holland, testified they have been working nearly daily to clear decades of accumulated materials, salvage lumber, and remove debris. They said they have spent personal funds and used a bobcat and burn piles to reduce material. Holland said the remaining structure and ceramic molds present special salvage/disposal issues but that they planned to finish removal ahead of the pre-bid date.
Given this history, Magistrate Sarto ordered that code enforcement release any hold on permits and permit a 45-day period that will run until Oct. 22, 2025 (the date set for the county's pre-bid inspection). Work completed prior to the pre-bid inspection may reduce abatement costs. Code enforcement staff said if the site remains in violation after the Oct. 22 pre-bid inspection the county will solicit contractor bids to abate remaining material; costs will be assessed against the property and recorded as a lien pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act and Bay County Code Chapter 21. If a travel trailer is towable after contractor action, it may be towed and impounded.
Thorpe noted that while some permits previously passed final inspection, debris and the mobile-home frame remained. The magistrate told property representatives to apply immediately to the building-permit department and to continue cleanup work; code enforcement will inspect on Oct. 22 and determine abatement needs and costs.
