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Palm Coast code enforcement board approves dozens of orders; several fines continue until compliance
Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting the City of Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board heard more than 60 matters, approving staff recommendations in most cases. Notable outcomes included continuing fines for repeat violations, a waiver of a short-term rental fine after documentation was produced, a reduction of a vehicle fine for a student, and the election of Dean Roberts as chair for 2026.
The City of Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board met Jan. 7 and resolved more than 60 enforcement cases ranging from short-term rental registration and parking to nuisance accumulation and hazardous trees. Staff asked the board to impose daily fines in multiple repeat cases and to accept administrative-cost assessments where respondents had corrected violations.
City code officers presented evidence, notices and photographs in case after case. In a lot-grading matter at 9 Buffalo Grove Place the city told the board the property had been in violation since Sept. 22, 2025; the city requested a continuing $25-a-day fine totaling $2,675 plus administrative costs and the board approved the city's recommendation. A similar Motion G — continuing fine — was approved for a lot-grading case at 51 Brunswick Lane, a $1,975 exposure at $25/day.
Several short-term rental registration cases resolved after owners or managers established compliance with state and city requirements. At least one owner, Eugene Guglielmo of 31 Collingwood Lane, told the board he had shoulder surgery, relied on a property manager and — once he confirmed state registration — provided documentation; the board voted to waive the $75 fine and require payment of the $69.50 administrative cost. Guglielmo said, “I wasn't trying to avoid anything… I had shoulder surgery in April,” and staff documented repeated outreach and paperwork attempts from the business-tax office.
In repeat and long-running matters the board mostly approved continuing fines until properties were brought into compliance. For example, the board accepted a staff request for a continuing $50-a-day exposure (totaling $4,250) in a recurring commercial-vehicle case at 35 Laramie Drive and approved a second-repeat order that left a $3,300 exposure for 31 White House Drive after staff documented repeated notices and reinspections.
In one inoperable-vehicle matter the board reduced proposed penalties after a resident and family members explained access and caregiving constraints. Gage Frober, a resident who said he works and attends college, told the board, “It just took me a minute to get around to the flat tire… I fixed the tire,” and the board reduced the $450 exposure to a $50 fine plus $69.50 in administrative costs.
The board repeatedly told respondents that gaining compliance is the first step before appealing any fine and reminded property owners that administrative costs and daily fines may continue until violations are cured. Several respondents were advised to return with documentation if they wished to pursue an appeal.
The meeting concluded with routine business: no old or new business was raised, the next regular meeting was set for Feb. 4, 2026, and the board elected Dean Roberts as chair for 2026 and selected a vice chair after a tie-breaking vote. The session lasted roughly two hours and 15 minutes.
