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Royal Palm Beach magistrate orders compliance deadlines, reduces several fines after Feb. 11 code-enforcement hearing
Summary
Special Magistrate Doug MacGibbon heard dozens of Village of Royal Palm Beach code-enforcement cases Feb. 11, 2026. He set compliance deadlines (commonly March 26), started fines for long-outstanding violations, and approved several fine mitigations and settlements payable by May 11.
Special Magistrate Doug MacGibbon presided over a Village of Royal Palm Beach special magistrate hearing on Feb. 11, 2026, addressing dozens of code-enforcement and fine-mitigation cases from commercial parking lots to condominium stairwells. The session opened with witnesses sworn and village evidence entered into the record.
The most common outcome was a compliance deadline of March 26, with a requirement that property representatives call the code-enforcement officer for inspection once repairs were complete. For one commercial property, the magistrate ordered a $125 base fine plus continuing charges until the parking-lot sealcoating and striping were completed and inspected; the owner said work was scheduled for the coming weekend (village inspector: Margaret Hancoat).
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