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Magistrate orders property cleanups, health-and-safety measures and compliance deadlines across multiple Seminole County cases
Summary
The special magistrate ordered compliance timelines, warned of per-day fines for continued violations, and issued a health-and-safety tag for a property with multiple unresolved violations across several cases heard in Seminole County.
A Seminole County special magistrate ordered owners of multiple properties to correct code violations, set compliance deadlines and warned of daily fines for continued noncompliance.
In case 26-237, Chris Smith, a code enforcement officer, presented inspections and photographs showing accumulation of trash and debris at 132 Alma Drive. The magistrate found the property in violation of Seminole County Code chapter 95.5 §308.1 and granted 60 days—until June 10—to remove the junk and debris, warning that a $250-per-day fine would be imposed for each day the violation continued past that date.
In the matter of 25407, related to 7245 Abbey Lane in Winter Park, code enforcement described a repeatedly unmaintained pool that posed a public‑health concern. The county proposed 45 days and offered interim mosquito-control measures. Respondents said they were working to repair the pool but cited financial and health constraints. The magistrate granted 60 days (until June 10) and reiterated that a $250-per-day fine would follow if the pool was not maintained.
For case 25-202 (1754 Lake Street, Oviedo), the magistrate accepted the inspector’s evidence of unpermitted construction, missing windows, roof and drainage problems, and remaining debris. The magistrate ordered compliance within 15 days, approved a health-and-safety tag to allow county securement and mosquito-control measures as needed, and warned that the county may lien the property for costs and assess $250 per day per outstanding violation.
In case 26171, the magistrate found that 195 West Main Street had been converted from a single-family residence to a duplex without proper zoning or permits and ordered compliance by April 24 or a $250-per-day fine. The magistrate noted that, under current zoning, the property could not simply be permitted as a multifamily dwelling without rezoning.
The orders impose deadlines and potential daily fines; some include county authority to place health-and-safety tags and lien properties to recover abatement costs.
