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Magistrate orders 30 days for owner to file permit application or demolish unfit Unit 103 at 1940 Sherman Avenue mobile-home park
Summary
Bay County ordered the owner of Unit 103 at 1940 Sherman Avenue to apply for a demolition permit or submit repair plans within 30 days after inspectors found the double-wide unit unfit and subject to vandalism and occupied by transients; failure to comply could bring a $1,000 fine and lien.
Bay County’s special magistrate accepted code enforcement’s recommendation on April 10 that the owner of Unit 103 at 1940 Sherman Avenue (a double-wide mobile home in a mobile-home park) must either apply for a demolition permit or submit complete building-permit applications, including manufacturer specifications or engineering plans, within 30 days. Inspectors described evident water damage, missing HVAC and wiring, boarded windows, holes in the walls and signs the unit had been used by transients.
Inspector Scott Thorpe said county personnel discovered the unit during a cleanup operation and observed interiors that had been stripped of appliances and HVAC equipment; the unit showed signs of weather intrusion, rot and structural damage. Tony Burney said notices were mailed and posted and that, as of the April 7 reinspection, no permits had been filed and no party had contacted enforcement staff.
The magistrate accepted the county recommendation requiring a 30-day filing window for demolition or repair permit applications. If the respondent fails to apply or to initiate permitted repairs within 30 days, a $1,000 fine may be imposed and recorded as a lien against the property.
Ending The county directed the owner to choose a course — demolition or permit-based repair — and to file the requisite applications within 30 days; a compliance hearing was scheduled for May 15, 2025.
