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Magistrate tables several cases to July 15, ratifies fines on other properties in short calendar
Summary
On a short calendar June 3, 2026, the magistrate tabled multiple cases (Fountain Head and several permit‑in‑process matters) to July 15, and ratified daily fines or set compliance dates for properties including 126 West Dixie (BTR), Future Cuts barber, Bayardo Cortez and others.
Special Magistrate Jose Smith handled a compact enforcement docket on June 3 and issued a mix of continuances and ratified fines.
Tabled to July 15: two Fountain Head Sub Parcel cases (items 6 and 7) where property manager Andrea Norman said the tenant had applied for a certificate of use and business tax receipt; the magistrate granted a 30‑day extension to allow licensing and zoning review. The Gito Deliver/carport after‑the‑fact permit application (contractor Louis Nelson) was also given 30 days (to July 15) for the building department to clear remaining comments; the magistrate said he would ratify fines if defective plans remained.
Other outcomes: Magistrate set a July 15 compliance date for 126 West Dixie LLC for failure to obtain a business tax receipt; because state/code limits apply to renewal failures the magistrate set the maximum allowable penalty at $250 per day. The barber shop Future Cuts LLC had previously been found guilty for operating without a certificate of use; magistrate ratified prior $500/day fines and ordered those fines to continue until compliance. Bayardo Cortez’s previously adjudicated fines ($500/day plus costs) were similarly ratified. Joyce Hagman’s RV case was tabled 30 days for an officer reinspection after she said she had removed the vehicle.
Magistrate Smith emphasized that compliance depends on producing acceptable plans and permits to the building department or securing court‑appointed representation where association governance is fractured. Several cases included instructions that owners or representatives bring complete documentation to the next hearing to avoid fines being ratified.
