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Special magistrate orders fines for absentee property owner in Baker County code case
Summary
Special Magistrate Geraldine Harton accepted county testimony and ordered fines against Michael Dayton, who did not appear, for multiple code violations at 22324 National Forest Road 732 in Sanderson. The county had sought an $85 administrative fee, a $300 first-day fine and daily fines until compliance.
Special Magistrate Geraldine Harton accepted the county's testimony and issued an order assessing administrative and daily fines against Michael Dayton for repeated code violations at 22324 National Forest Road 732 in Sanderson.
An unnamed county representative told the hearing Dayton was a repeat offender and that a prehearing site visit found a series of violations, including operating a home occupation without approval, improper land use and zoning, storage of inoperable vehicles, unpermitted storage buildings, storage of hazardous or incendiary materials, a fence exceeding permitted height, and ongoing noise and odor complaints. "He is in violation of no application or approval for a home occupation, improper land use and zoning, storage of inoperable vehicles, unpermitted storage buildings, and storage of hazardous or incendiary or noxious materials," the county representative said.
Dayton did not appear at the hearing. Harton said she would accept the county's testimony and ordered the county's requested enforcement: an $85 administrative fee, a $300 fine for the first day and a $30 per-day fine thereafter, up to 180 days, to be levied against the property. "I am going to accept the recommendation and, or issue an order of fine," Harton stated when announcing the ruling.
The magistrate confirmed the property address with county staff and closed the Dayton matter without further testimony. The ruling creates an ongoing daily penalty that county staff can stop once the property is inspected and returned to compliance.
