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Fort Pierce special magistrate orders repairs, deadlines and fines in Dec. 3 code-enforcement hearing
Summary
Special magistrate Jennifer Peschke heard dozens of code-enforcement matters Dec. 3, 2025, ordering timelines, fines and compliance steps for properties across Fort Pierce including deadlines for exterior repairs, landscaping and parking violations. Several cases were reduced to administrative costs or referred for abatement.
Special Magistrate Jennifer Peschke presided over the City of Fort Pierce special magistrate code-enforcement hearing on Dec. 3, 2025, resolving multiple property-violation cases and issuing orders that set deadlines, fines and follow-up steps.
The hearing addressed dozens of cases ranging from peeling paint and rotting exterior wood to nuisance parking, outside storage and nonoperative vehicles. In a high-profile business-related case, the magistrate found that the violation at 411 North 2nd Street (identified in the record as House Cider Bill, LLC) exists and ordered 90 days to obtain permits, pressure-wash and paint areas where feasible, repair or replace rotting wood and provide monthly emailed progress updates to the department; failure to comply will trigger a $250-per-day fine and the respondent has 30 days to appeal. The respondent told the magistrate he had contacted seven contractors and that full siding replacement could cost up to $70,000.
Other outcomes included a 10-day order to clear overgrown grass and remove loose debris for the owner of 1903 Delaware Avenue, with a $250-per-day fine for noncompliance, and a 60-day period for the owner of 1512 Citrus Avenue to secure rehabilitation program support, obtain permits and complete exterior repairs; that case carried a $100-per-day fine for failure to comply. Multiple unrepresented property owners received 7–15 day compliance windows for fence repairs, landscaping and removal of indoor-style furniture from yards; fines for those orders ranged from $100 to $250 per day.
When respondents were not present, the magistrate accepted staff photo exhibits, found the violations existed and entered corresponding orders. The magistrate repeatedly emphasized that property owners may appeal orders within the 30-day appeal window described on each order.
The hearing also included nuisance and lien matters. For a property with a long-running code file that accrued more than $50,000 in fines, the magistrate reduced the assessed amount to administrative costs (see separate article on lien reductions for details). The magistrate also referred a confirmed nonoperative-vehicle violation to the city nuisance-abatement program with 15 days to comply before towing could be considered.
The hearing concluded with staff listing rescheduled matters and a reminder of procedural mailing and posting requirements under state statute; the magistrate then adjourned the session.
