Winter Springs Code Enforcement Board orders repairs, sets deadlines and fines in four property cases

The City of Winter Springs Code Enforcement Board on July 21 found four properties in violation of state and model building codes, set compliance deadlines and signaled fines of up to $250 per day if owners do not meet the orders.

The board heard evidence from Chris Alban, code compliance inspector, and considered staff recommendations on work performed without permits and on a separate roof-maintenance case that the board said appears to have a multi-year history. The most contested item involved unpermitted commercial work at 898 Gary Hillary Drive, where code staff recommended a 30-day compliance window and potential daily fines; board members questioned how stop-work orders are enforced when work continues.

Alban presented photographic and permitting records for each case and recommended orders requiring permits to be obtained or repairs made by specified dates. Tara Lynn, director of community development, explained that permits can be placed on hold when reviewer comments have not been addressed and told the board that, in the 898 Gary Hillary Drive case, outstanding reviewer comments (including the need for signed-and-sealed engineer documents) had not yet been submitted. "The applicant has not addressed the comments, and so the review is not moving forward," Lynn said.

The board approved all four staff recommendations by recorded vote. Three of the four decisions included a formal notice establishing grounds for repeat violations should the same violation recur within five years.

Votes at a glance

- Case 2025CE000665 — 898 Gary Hillary Drive: Found in violation of Florida Building Code section 105.1 (permits required). Respondent…