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Special magistrate gives Giese family time to remove unpermitted ground‑floor bathroom, expects substantial compliance in 30 days
Summary
A Fort Myers Beach special magistrate ordered the Giese family to submit bathroom‑removal plans within a week and said the town expects substantial compliance within 30 days; structural revisions for enclosed walls are already under review.
Special Magistrate Monica Schmeicher ordered a schedule Dec. 2 for the owners of 126 Anchorage after town staff found unpermitted ground‑floor plumbing and enclosing walls that exceeded approved plans.
The town presented a prior order, filed Sept. 12, that required the property to be brought into compliance by Oct. 31 or face a $200‑a‑day fine. Floodplain manager Kelly DeFederichis told the hearing the property’s “Ground Floor is not allowed” to contain plumbing and that the owners had enclosed a previously open lattice area…
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