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Pensacola code magistrate orders compliance, fines and court costs in four property cases
Summary
At a May 20 Code Enforcement Authority hearing, Special Magistrate Ralph Peterson found two properties remain in violation, ordered fines and court costs, and recorded two cases as corrected after sanitation or utility service was restored.
Special Magistrate Ralph Peterson presiding over the City of Pensacola Code Enforcement Authority on Tuesday ordered compliance deadlines, daily fines and $200 court-cost awards in multiple property cases while finding two other properties back in compliance.
The rulings affect four separate code-enforcement cases involving sanitation or electrical service requirements. The magistrate opened the hearing at 2 p.m. in City Council Chambers and reviewed officer testimony and documentary evidence presented in each matter.
The most contested case involved 718 West Zaragoza Street (case CE251005). Officer Bowden, City of Pensacola code enforcement, testified that inspections beginning Feb. 12 showed the property without an electric meter and that a generator was being used on the front porch. Officer Bowden said, “Based upon the evidence presented, they asked…
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