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Resident urges halt to 20th Street lift‑station generator work, citing lack of site plan and code violations
Summary
A resident told the Atlantic Beach commission that recent work on the 20th Street lift‑station (generator and fuel tank) proceeded without required site plans and may violate Florida building code and FEMA requirements; the mayor asked staff to review the record and delayed further work for two weeks.
Ken Simon, a longtime Atlantic Beach resident, told the City Commission on Aug. 11 that concrete slabs and other work installed at the 20th Street lift‑station — including a generator and fuel tank — proceeded without required site plans and did not meet Florida building code or FEMA funding requirements.
"Please stop the work until we abide by Florida building code," Simon said, explaining that the work began before site plans and permitting were complete and that a permit was requested in late July but the construction had already been done. He asked the commission to halt the project until permits and site plans meet Florida code, to require resident notification for city work adjacent to private property, and to consider establishing a commercial generator permitting requirement for Atlantic Beach.
Simon said residents recorded trucks delivering "15‑ton concrete chunks" and that the concrete pads appear to be an inadequate stand for a generator set nearly 9½ feet above grade. He told commissioners the city manager had told him the permit process was "being worked on" while construction proceeded.
Mayor Ford asked the city manager to confirm whether the generator or equipment was on site and whether a brief delay would have consequences. Killingsworth replied that the city did not yet have the generator in hand and that delaying two weeks would not cause the city to lose equipment or funds. The mayor asked staff to bring the matter back at the next meeting so the commission could review what the city had provided and why it should or should not comply with the resident's requests.
The mayor said he favored reviewing the matter at the next meeting and that the item might become a template for how the city notifies adjacent residents about major projects. No formal suspension or stop‑work order was issued at the Aug. 11 meeting; the commission deferred further action until staff returns with documentation.
