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Receiver given months to seek temporary permit for Gulf Boulevard parking lot; city orders cessation until permit obtained

Special Magistrate Erica Augello · May 12, 2026
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Summary

Magistrate Augello found buffer, sign and temporary‑use violations for a Gulf Boulevard parcel tied to the Grand Plaza/Bellwether property in receivership, granted 30 days for landscape buffering, 90 days to pursue a temporary‑use permit and ordered the site cease operating as a commercial parking lot until permission is granted.

A vacant parcel tied to the Grand Plaza/Bellwether hotel was ordered to come into compliance with landscaping and sign requirements and to stop operating as a commercial parking lot until the property secures the necessary temporary‑use approval, Special Magistrate Erica Augello ruled May 11.

City witnesses presented photographs of broken fences, damaged walls, oversized parking signage and insufficient buffer plantings along Gulf Boulevard; code staff recommended…

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