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Seminole County magistrate extends deadlines and imposes fines in series of permit violation cases
Summary
At a Jan. 9 special‑magistrate hearing, Seminole County ordered multiple property owners to obtain permits or face daily fines, accepted one compliance affidavit, split costs in one long‑running case and scheduled numerous compliance hearings for spring and summer.
Sherry Sutton, the special magistrate presiding over Seminole County’s Jan. 9 code‑enforcement session, heard a string of cases in which county inspectors said property owners had performed work without required permits and repeatedly missed compliance deadlines. The magistrate set new deadlines, ratified fines in several cases where respondents failed to appear and accepted an affidavit of compliance in at least one matter.
The county’s building inspector, Jason Rucker, led presentations in most matters and summarized inspection histories, outstanding plan‑review comments and administrative costs. In case 2277CESM involving B and B Land Holding LLC, Rucker recounted prior hearings and multiple extensions dating back to 2022 and recommended a lien retroactive to Jan. 8, 2025 that would accrue at $50 per day; the magistrate continued that matter to Feb. 12, 2025 to allow the respondent time to finalize planning and permitting steps.
In another matter, Mary Robinson, planner and code enforcement officer, reported that 322 Shadow Bay Boulevard…
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