Deltona special magistrate sets deadlines, continues fines and grants targeted extensions after Jan. 28 hearing

Kristen Ike, the special magistrate for the City of Deltona, presided over a Jan. 28 code enforcement hearing and issued rulings affecting more than a dozen properties, ranging from 14‑day compliance orders to 90‑day repair deadlines.

The hearing opened with a reading of procedures and parties’ rights under Chapter 162 of the Florida Statutes. For each case the city presented evidence, including case files and photographs, and the magistrate admitted those exhibits into the record.

Most immediately notable was a 90‑day compliance order in DEL26‑001 (North Juliet Drive) after the city presented deterioration of exterior siding under City Ordinance 18‑5 (IPMC 304.2). Janice Palacic, a code compliance officer, presented the city’s case; a person appearing on the record as Philip Holford acknowledged the violation but said financing efforts had failed and offered credit‑denial letters, a waiting‑list email for owner‑occupied rehabilitation, and law‑enforcement documents related to an unlicensed contractor. Magistrate Ike ordered correction by April 28 and admitted the denial letters and related documents into…