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Fort Lauderdale special magistrate grants permit extensions, trims some fines and denies demolition delay
Summary
At a Jan. 15 Fort Lauderdale special-magistrate hearing, the magistrate granted time-limited extensions in multiple building-code cases, reduced administrative fees in some matters, and denied a requested demolition delay after the city objected; fines were suspended in several cases while permits are pursued.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The city’s special magistrate heard a full docket of building-division enforcement cases on Jan. 15, 2026, granting time-limited permit extensions in a number of matters, imposing or reducing administrative costs in others, and denying a requested delay in a demolition case.
In one of the earlier matters, attorney Steven Tillbrook, representing Thor Gallery at Beach Place LLC, said the property manager had solicited bids and that the owner needed more time to adjust bids to current conditions: “We27re gonna take some time to readjust those bids, in order to, meet with the current conditions, and we27re in agreement with a 91 day extension to obtain permit,” Tillbrook told the magistrate. The city supported the 91-day extension and the magistrate suspended fines while the permit process proceeds.
Several residential and commercial property owners were granted similar deadlines. Senior inspector Mary Rich and the city supported a 126-day extension for Springbrook Gardens (case BE23060052); the magistrate granted the extension and suspended fines while the property pursues…
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