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Riviera Beach council adopts civil‑citation ordinance and fee schedule after debate on senior protections and liens
Summary
The City Council approved Ordinance No. 4297 to add civil citation procedures to code enforcement and adopted the companion fee schedule (Resolution 181‑25) on Dec. 3. Council members pressed staff to build safeguards for seniors and owner‑occupants and asked for a hardship lien‑waiver process and clearer reduction formulas.
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — The Riviera Beach City Council on Dec. 3 approved changes to local code enforcement intended to speed compliance by adding a civil‑citation mechanism and a fee schedule to back it up.
The ordinance (No. 4297) — presented at second reading by Clarence Sermons, director of development services — adds a targeted table of violations eligible for civil citations, clarifies the city’s ability to collect assessed fines and makes appeal fees refundable to residents who prevail in challenge proceedings. “Our goal with code compliance is always to get compliance first, not to impose fees and liens,” Sermons said.
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