Temple Terrace code board orders repairs, grants extensions and sets fines after Jan. 14 hearing

The City of Temple Terrace Municipal Code Enforcement Board on Jan. 14, 2026 reviewed a full docket of property‑code cases, ordered corrections by Feb. 11 and set daily fines for noncompliance on multiple matters affecting signs, housing conditions, parking and fire‑safety systems.

The board opened the hearing by reviewing procedural rules and swearing in witnesses. Code compliance staff from Community Development and the Fire Department presented evidence and photographic exhibits for each case. The board heard testimony from property owners, managers and contractors and then took a series of motions on findings, deadlines and fines.

Why it matters: The board’s actions affect property owners’ obligations to meet local building, safety and zoning rules and can impose daily fines that accumulate until violations are corrected. Several items involved public‑safety systems or repeated noncompliance that the board treated as higher priority.

Most significant outcomes

- Saud Investment Inc., 11401 N. 56th St., Suite 23: Code Compliance Officer Danielle Batt told the board that the tenant installed sign elements previously rejected in the permitting review and that a stop‑work order was issued on Dec. 23, 2025. The board found violations of the sign‑permit code and ordered the sign be corrected by Feb. 11, 2026; if not corrected the board set a $50‑per‑day fine until…