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Clearwater code board approves $42,500 stipulated fine, sets correction deadlines across dozens of properties
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting the Clearwater Municipal Code Enforcement Board approved a stipulated order carrying a $42,500 fine, continued several contested cases for re-notice and set compliance deadlines (mostly Feb.–Mar. 2026) for a range of exterior, signage, permit and nuisance violations.
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Municipal Code Enforcement Board on Jan. 28 approved a stipulated settlement that includes a $42,500 fine and issued dozens of orders requiring property owners to fix code violations ranging from deteriorated roofs to unpermitted construction.
City attorney Jared Simpson told the board staff and the respondent had agreed to a stipulated order in case 197-25 involving Moss and Associates, saying the company was “accepting responsibility for the situation” and recommending the board adopt the agreement. “The order would find that a violation did occur, and it imposes a fine in the amount of $42,500,” Simpson said. The board approved the stipulated order by voice vote.
The meeting concentrated on individual property cases. Inspectors presented photographic evidence and code citations for properties with exterior-surfaces, roof-maintenance, signage, permit and…
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