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Port St. Lucie magistrate continues multiple permit-enforcement cases, will sign orders for absent respondents
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Summary
At the Jan. 28 special magistrate hearing, multiple commercial and residential permit-enforcement cases were continued (most to March 25) to allow plan-review corrections; the magistrate also accepted the city's recommendation to certify fines and costs for respondents who failed to appear.
Magistrate Keith Davis on Jan. 28 continued several Port St. Lucie building-permit enforcement matters to allow owners and contractors additional time to address plan-review comments and obtain permits, and he accepted the city’s request to certify fines for absent respondents who had proper notice.
The hearing record shows the city presented multiple cases in which inspections found unpermitted commercial alterations or incomplete permit work. For 1765 Southwest Biltmore Street (case 32035), city staff reported electrical and plumbing work without a commercial permit discovered on April 11, 2025; respondent Kevin Mason said he bought the property "as is" and has been working with engineers and architects. City staff and the magistrate agreed to continue that matter to the March 25 docket to allow the permit review to proceed.
For a commercial property at 2086 Southwest Hayworth Avenue (case 31522), the current owner and representative, Anita Tawari, said the respondents had been diligent but plan review still had outstanding comments. The magistrate extended the case to March 25 at the city’s request.
The White Family Limited Partnership property (initially identified as Unit 104, now Unit 106) at 192 Northwest Central Park Plaza was discussed as an after-the-fact permit matter; owner representatives Jeff Bobo and Carolyn Nimcic said they were cooperating with permitting and expected contractor availability and resubmission of plans. The magistrate gave a 30-day reset (Feb. 25) based on the progress described.
For all matters read into the record where respondents failed to appear but had proper notice, Magistrate Davis said he would “accept the city’s recommendation, grant all the relief requested by the city and sign the appropriate orders” to assess fines and administrative costs. The city cited typical enforcement remedies including daily fines (examples in the record included $100 per day up to $10,000 for commercial permit violations and $50 per day for a pool case) and noted an investigation cost figure of $510 that is routinely added to liens.
The magistrate closed the hearing at 9:58 a.m. and directed the city to prepare orders and return continued matters on the stated future dockets.
