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Board orders shopping‑center owner to stop serving as commercial bus stop or face $1,000/day fine
Summary
After investigators documented commercial buses dropping off passengers at a private access off Davis Boulevard, the board found a violation and ordered the property owner to obtain required approvals for a bus stop or cease operations within 10 days, with a $1,000/day fine for continued violations.
The Collier County Code Enforcement Board found a violation on May 22, 2025 after county investigator Wade Cohen presented photographs and site observations showing commercial buses and passengers using private property near Davis Boulevard as an informal bus stop. Cohen said some carriers initially complied with a cease‑and‑desist (FlixBus), but others continued to use the lot. He presented website listings and photos documenting multiple incidents.
Board members criticized the property manager’s failure to prevent repeated bus activity and urged the owner to hire security or to notify the Collier County Sheriff’s Office to enforce trespass rules. The board ordered the property owner to obtain all required approvals for a commercial bus stop or cease unapproved operations within 10 days; the motion set a $1,000‑per‑day fine for continued violations and required payment of operational costs ($59.28).
The county also provided copies of attorney cease‑and‑desist letters and a sheriff’s‑office agreement to support enforcement. The order creates a short compliance timeline intended to prompt immediate corrective action by the property owner; the board noted that if the owner documents compliance, enforcement will not proceed.
