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Special magistrate imposes $50-a-day fine in Dade City code case, gives owner 48 hours to document trailer registrations
Summary
At a Nov. 19, 2025 Dade City special magistrate hearing, Erica Augello found the owner of property at 37825 Martin Luther King Boulevard out of compliance for an unpermitted fence and set a $50-per-day fine. The magistrate found semi-truck trailers were registered but not within the original compliance timeframe and gave the respondent 48 hours to provide exact registration dates to adjust the fine start date.
Special Magistrate Erica Augello ruled Nov. 19 that the owner of property at 37825 Martin Luther King Boulevard in Dade City is not in compliance with the city's code for an unpermitted fence and ordered a running fine of $50 per day until the fence is either removed or a permit is pulled. Augello found the property's semi-truck trailers had been registered but not within the timeframe set by her prior administrative order and gave the respondent 48 hours to email exact registration dates so she can set the fine start date accordingly.
Kenneth Allen, a code enforcement officer for the city of Dade City, told the magistrate the city cited VR Strategies LLC for violations of the city's land-development rules, specifically section 4.4.3 on maintaining outdoor storage and section 22-62 for conducting work…
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