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Bay County magistrate orders safety repairs, sets Aug. 13 hearing for 104 North Silver Lake Road
Summary
The special magistrate found the property at 104 North Silver Lake Road in violation of Bay County Code and ordered immediate temporary safety measures with a compliance hearing set for Aug. 13.
The special magistrate ordered immediate temporary safety measures for a partly built structure at 104 North Silver Lake Road and scheduled a compliance hearing for Aug. 13, after code enforcement testimony that the property remained in violation of Bay County code Section 17-2.
Inspector Scott Thorpe testified that the property had an active stop-work order and photographs showed an unfinished second-floor decking and unsecured boards; the county's magistrate record cited an earlier June 11 order requiring compliance within 30 days or a $5,000 fine. Attorney Christine Danielle Smallwood Miranda, who said she represents Wilson Alvarado, told the magistrate her client recently acquired the property and intends to evaluate whether the structure can be permitted or should be demolished.
The magistrate ordered the interior stairway to the second floor to be made inaccessible (for example, by nailing plywood over the opening), temporary railings placed around the second-floor decking, and that all decking be secured within 15 days. The magistrate also directed county staff to inspect the property on July 31; if the ordered work had not been completed the magistrate said removal would be ordered that day. The magistrate left the compliance hearing on the calendar for Aug. 13 at 1 p.m.
Smallwood told the magistrate her client had placed funds with her firm to pay for permitting, planning and design if the owner decides to proceed with completing and permitting the structure. Thorpe said no permit applications or engineering submissions had been filed as of the hearing.
The magistrate emphasized the safety rationale for the temporary measures and asked that the clerk prepare a written order reflecting the inspection deadlines and required work. The county warned that failure to comply could lead to abatement and liens for enforcement costs under county code.
The case will return Aug. 13 for further consideration of compliance and next steps.
