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Titusville magistrate recommends reduced lien, fines and deadlines in multiple code‑enforcement cases
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Summary
A special magistrate in Titusville recommended a sizable lien reduction in one case, ordered reduced fines or administrative costs in several matters and set deadlines for permits or compliance for multiple properties, including a reduced fine for a tree removal the magistrate found was done without a required permit.
A specially appointed magistrate in Titusville heard a slate of code‑enforcement cases and issued written recommendations and orders that will be forwarded to the City Council for final action.
At a hearing where the city presented evidence and sworn testimony, Magistrate Don Wynn recommended a significant reduction in a lien for the property at 3700 Merriam Drive after hearing from trustee Michael Sirocco, who said he purchased the foreclosed property and promptly worked to correct junk, overgrowth and pool‑enclosure violations. City records presented at the hearing showed daily fines had accrued; the magistrate considered the property value and the owner’s cleanup work and recommended reducing the lien to a total of $21,838.53, while preserving administrative and lot‑cleaning costs for the city. Wynn’s written order will be transmitted to the City Council as a recommendation for their consideration.
In another matter, the city reported repairs to a damaged fence and pool enclosure at 218 Ojibwe Avenue were completed on March 5. The magistrate found the property in compliance, declined to impose daily fines and ordered recovery of administrative costs of $189.11 to be paid by Pink Trust; a certified copy of the order may be recorded in the public records as a lien if the cost is not paid.
At 4905 Clover Lane in Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park, staff presented photos and testimony showing a pine tree was removed on Jan. 6 without a city tree‑removal permit. The trailer owner, Michael Trupp, and his spouse, Crystal Tripp, said they relied on advice from park staff or a vendor that a permit was not required and that the tree posed a safety risk after sinkhole‑related root exposure. City arborist and permitting staff told the magistrate the statutory exemption invoked by the respondents applies to single‑family dwellings and does not cover this commercially zoned mobile‑home park site. The magistrate found a violation of city code section 30‑39 (permit required for tree removal), imposed administrative costs of $153.89, and reduced the city’s recommended fine to $1,000, payable within 90 days of the order.
At 4745 Apollo Road, the magistrate found an unsecured, deteriorated metal structure that has been the subject of repeated inspections and fire calls remains in violation of standards for exterior maintenance and vacant structures. Owner Mark Howell told the magistrate he intends to demolish or rehabilitate the building but asked for more time to secure funding. The magistrate granted a three‑month period to obtain a permit (until June 5, 2026) and ordered the owner to keep code enforcement informed; if a permit is not issued by that date, daily fines of $100 per violation will begin as reflected in the order.
Other rulings included a finding of continuing violations at 1235 Thoreau Street (multiple building and mechanical code sections) with $100 per day per violation to commence March 7 until corrected, an order for daily fines at 1780 Gulfview Drive for five outstanding violations beginning March 7, and deadlines for corrective action at 4480 Byron Avenue (compliance date set for April 10; fines to begin April 11 if not corrected). The magistrate also found that the Solomon Family Trust property at 3446 Trevino Circle had been brought into compliance, though the city’s costs recorded in the hearing record had not been paid and remain due.
The magistrate repeatedly stated that his written rulings are recommendations that will be forwarded to the City Council for final approval; in each case he instructed respondents to notify code enforcement once violations are corrected so staff may verify compliance. The hearing was adjourned after the scheduled matters were concluded.
What happens next: The magistrate’s written orders will be mailed to the parties and forwarded to the City Council for its consideration where required; in cases where costs are unpaid, certified copies of orders may be recorded in Brevard County public records as liens on the subject properties.
