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Oviedo magistrate fines Riverside Landings $6,150 after pond vegetation violation
Summary
The City of Oviedo Special Magistrate found Riverside Landings out of compliance for pond vegetation obstruction and ordered a $150-per-day fine for 41 days, totaling $6,150, after staff confirmed the pond was cleared only on the morning of the hearing.
The City of Oviedo Special Magistrate imposed a $150-per-day fine for 41 days, totaling $6,150, against Riverside Landings, INV LLC after code-enforcement staff found a pond at 8201 East Broadway Street obstructed by vegetation.
City environment and sustainability specialist Cameron Caicedo testified he inspected the pond the morning of Dec. 4, 2025 and “found the pond was in compliance this morning,” saying crews had cleared vegetation from the pond bottom and from inlet, spillway and outfall structures. Caicedo said he could not state the exact date the work finished but observed crews working earlier that week and that the prior inspection occurred Oct. 27.
Miss Moyer, presenting for the city, entered the city's notices and evidence (property record, the magistrate's prior order with a $150/day penalty, affidavits and certified-mail receipts) as the city's Exhibit 1. The magistrate found the notices required by Florida statute and city ordinances had been provided to the respondent and announced the fine and an accompanying order to that effect.
The magistrate noted roughly 41 days of noncompliance and said he would enter a formal order imposing the $6,150 fine. The record shows the city sought the final imposition of the fine and the magistrate granted that relief at the hearing.
The decision follows the city's inspection and the respondent's belated corrective work; the magistrate did not announce any additional remedial steps other than the monetary penalty and the order in the record.
