Highland Beach magistrate orders compliance, fines for three permit violations

A special magistrate for the Town of Highland Beach on Oct. 14, 2025, found three properties in violation of town code for expired or missing building permits and set compliance dates, daily fines, and prosecution costs.

The magistrate issued orders in three separate cases brought by the town’s code compliance officer, Adam Mosowski. The orders require property owners to correct the violations by Nov. 13, 2025, in each case or face fines of $250 per day; the magistrate also assessed prosecution costs of $250 payable by the compliance date.

The town presented evidence including proof of service, supporting documents and photographs and asked the magistrate to find each respondent in violation of Town Code section 30-122. Adam Mosowski, the town’s code compliance officer, testified that notices of violation and notices of hearing had been served and that re-inspections of building records showed the violations remained.

Outcomes at a glance: - Case CC25316 — Respondent: Carolyn Sheehy; 3015 South Ocean Boulevard, Unit 302. Violation: two expired permits (permit nos. 24-494-P and 24-452-M) cited under Town Code section 30-122(b). Order: compliance by November 13, 2025, or $250 per day; prosecution costs $250 due November 13, 2025. - Case CC25311 — Respondent: Carolyn Sheehy; 3015 South Ocean Boulevard, Unit 302. Violation: expired bathroom remodeling permit (permit no. 24-444-BR) cited under Town Code section 30-122(b). Order: compliance by November 13, 2025, or up to $250 per day; prosecution costs $250 due November 13, 2025. - Case CC25353 — Respondent: Sunny Bliss LLC; 3200 South Ocean Boulevard, Unit 202. Violation: air-conditioning change-out completed without a permit (Town Code section 30-122(a)). The application was submitted July 10, 2025, and, as of Oct. 14, 2025, was under plan review. Order: compliance by November 13, 2025, or $250 per day; prosecution costs $250 due November 13, 2025.

Mosowski told the magistrate that in CC25316 the notice of violation was mailed July 7, 2025, with the certified mail return signed July 29, 2025, and that the respondent asked for 30 days because she was out of town. For CC25311 Mosowski said the permit had expired due to unpaid fees and missing inspections and that the notice was mailed July 1, 2025, with the certified mail return signed July 11, 2025. In CC25353 Mosowski said the AC work was done before a permit was issued; the application was submitted July 10, 2025, and the contractor had submitted required documents that morning to place the application into plan review.

The magistrate announced findings of fact and law in each case and set the compliance date and cost deadlines. On CC25353 the town initially requested a 14-day compliance period (to Oct. 28, 2025) because the permit was in plan review, but the magistrate and town agreed to a uniform compliance date of Nov. 13, 2025.

The orders require respondents to obtain the necessary permits and complete required inspections or face the stated fines and costs. The magistrate’s findings were entered on the record at the hearing.

Less-critical details: notices of hearing were served by certified mail and by posting on public premises on the dates cited in the hearing record; the town asked that prosecution costs in each case be assessed in the amount of $250 payable by the compliance date.