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Special master fines developer $12,000 for unauthorized clearing near commercial property
Summary
A Citrus County special master found Duisburg Enterprises responsible for large-scale, unpermitted clearing and issued a $12,000 one-time fine after neighbor testimony that the work damaged adjacent property. The county had sought $15,000; photographic exhibits were admitted.
The Citrus County code compliance special master on Nov. 19 ordered Duisburg Enterprises, represented by attorney Robert Sammons, to pay a $12,000 one-time fine for clearing and grading a 1.17-acre site without required permits and for destruction of trees, including at least one specimen tree.
Angela Johnson, who identified herself as the owner of an adjacent commercial property, told the hearing the clearing began in mid-August and continued for weeks without permits, left debris in her parking lot and damaged a…
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