Special magistrate finds vegetation in drainage easement at 1230 South Ocean Boulevard, gives owner 30 days to comply

Special magistrate Luann Warren found on Nov. 5, 2025, that vegetation and debris occupy a recorded drainage easement between 1230 and 1260 South Ocean Boulevard and ordered the owner of 1230 South Ocean Boulevard to bring the easement into compliance within 30 days.

The city presented plats and recorded documents showing a drainage easement recorded in the Delray Beach Shores plat, photographs of vegetation along the property line and two site inspections. Amy Alvarez, assistant development services director for the City of Delray Beach, testified that she reviewed Palm Beach County official records and plats and identified the recorded easement. "Yes," Alvarez testified when asked if the plat showed the easement and if she had reviewed the public records and photographs introduced by the city.

Santa Kevin Hernandez, code enforcement administrator for the City of Delray Beach, said he inspected the…