Magistrate upholds noise citation after early‑morning party; rooftop tennis court and pergola ordered legalized or removed

A May 6 special magistrate hearing in North Miami confirmed a noise violation for an early‑morning March 27 party at 2095 Northeast 121st Road and ordered an owner‑representative to either obtain after‑the‑fact permits for a rooftop tennis court and cover structure or remove the unpermitted work.

Officer Jaime George told the hearing that police responded to the property on March 27 at about 04:35–04:37 a.m.; officers reported very loud music audible at those hours and that a large crowd — documented in the police report — was present on the block. Based on the police incident reports and the city’s nuisance ordinance for prohibited noise between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., the magistrate found the noise violation proven and imposed a $250 assessment for the incident in question.

Separately, the city presented photographs showing a roof‑top tennis court and a cover structure installed without building permits. Representative Raquel Castillo said the owner has engaged an engineer, plans to pull an after‑the‑fact permit for the court and will seek a demolition permit to remove the pergola if required. The magistrate accepted the owner’s statement of intent, found the unpermitted work in violation of code, and set a 60‑day abatement period to allow filing of permits and corrective work — generally until July 16 — with a $350 per‑day fine to begin if compliance is not met.

The order requires the owner to submit engineering plans and demolition permits as appropriate and to pursue the after‑the‑fact process to legalize any rooftop features that can comply with building and zoning rules. The magistrate noted public‑safety considerations for loud late‑night gatherings but found this noise infraction to be an isolated past event rather than an ongoing abatable nuisance.