Bay County magistrate orders clean-up, repair or permits for 2628 Lorry Avenue parcels; multiple tenants and owners involved

The Bay County special magistrate accepted code enforcement recommendations Thursday for three related cases tied to 2628 Lorry Avenue, a mobile-home park in unincorporated Panama City Beach, setting deadlines for removal of derelict vehicles and for either applying for permits to repair or to demolish unfit mobile homes.

The actions affect multiple lots on the parcel (referred to in the record as Lots A, C and E). Magistrate Tiffany Sutter accepted evidence of recurring violations, ordered a 10-day compliance period for removal or storage of derelict vehicles, and set 30-day deadlines for owners or interested parties to apply for demolition or building permits for the unfit mobile homes. Code enforcement staff warned that failure to comply could trigger fines and liens against real and personal property.

Why it matters: the cases combine public-nuisance issues (derelict vehicles, junk and overgrowth) with safety concerns about mobile homes the county has determined are unfit or unsafe. The magistrate’s orders create a short timeline for action and preserved the county’s ability to abate and recover costs if owners do not act.

Code enforcement testimony and timeline Catherine Ashman, Bay County code enforcement manager, said the initial complaints for derelict vehicles on the parcel were received Nov. 4, 2024, and investigators inspected the site Nov. 7. Investigator Brandon Erwin and Inspector Scott Thorpe documented multiple vehicles without tags, trash, tires, mattresses and…