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Longwood magistrate orders Simon Perla Management LLC to obtain permits or remove unpermitted playground and pergola
Summary
A special magistrate found Simon Perla Management LLC violated LDC article 10, section 10.10 by installing a playground, a pergola and exterior electrical work without permits. The respondent was ordered to pull permits or remove the structures within 15 days; fines of $50 per day per violation and $72.75 administrative costs were imposed.
A City of Longwood special magistrate found that Simon Perla Management LLC had undertaken development activity without required permits, ordering the respondent to pull permits for a playground, a pergola and exterior electrical work or to remove the unpermitted structures within 15 days of service. The magistrate also ordered $50 per day per violation in fines for continued noncompliance and assessed administrative costs of $72.75.
Shelley Bridal, a City of Longwood code enforcement officer, presented the case (CE26-00014) in the absence of a respondent and testified that a playground with equipment and a pergola had been built on the side and rear of the building and that outside electrical was run without permits. Bridal said a notice of violation was issued Jan. 8, 2026, with proof of delivery received Jan. 13; she listed inspections on Jan. 19, Jan. 28, Feb. 19 and Feb. 24 that repeatedly found the unpermitted installations still on-site.
Bridal asked the magistrate to find the respondents in violation of LDC article 10, section 10.10 (no permit), give 15 days after service to obtain permits or remove the items, impose fines of $50 per day per violation until compliance, and assess an administrative cost of $72.75. She introduced a worksheet supporting the administrative cost and submitted it into evidence.
After confirming proof of service and notice dates for the record, the magistrate made findings: development activity occurred at the site without required permits; to come into compliance the respondent must pull permits for the pergola, playground and electrical work and meet all permit requirements, or remove the pergola and playground. The magistrate ordered the respondent to come into compliance within 15 days of service and set the administrative cost to be paid within 20 days of service. The magistrate concluded the order and closed that matter of the public hearing.
The case record includes the hearing packet and the inspection worksheet introduced by the city; the transcript does not record whether the respondent appeared later or whether permits were subsequently pulled.
