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Fort Pierce sets Oct. 9 deadlines and $100‑a‑day fines in multiple lot‑clearing and nuisance cases
Summary
The special magistrate found nuisance conditions at multiple Fort Pierce addresses and ordered abatement through the city's nuisance abatement program by Oct. 9, warning of $100 per day fines and potential city abatement costs assessed to properties that do not comply.
The Fort Pierce special magistrate on Oct. 2 ordered property owners at multiple addresses to correct nuisance conditions by Oct. 9, citing overgrown grass, trash and other hazards that pose risks to public health and safety.
City staff entered date‑stamped photographs for each location and asked the magistrate to find nuisances and require abatement through the city's nuisance‑abatement program. The cases included lot‑clearing matters, landscaping violations and an unsecured pool at one property. For each matter the magistrate found the violations existed, ordered owners to cut grass and weeds, trim trees and shrubs, and remove debris to standards identified in the notice of violation. The orders specify $100 per day fines for continued noncompliance and authorize the city to abate the nuisances and assess the cost against the properties.
The magistrate emphasized the public‑safety rationale for expedited deadlines: staff said vacant lots and unsecured pools present safety hazards and attract illegal activity. The properties ordered to abate by Oct. 9 include: 1006 North 14th Street (owner: Veronica Leo), 2706 South 10th Street (pool; owner: Rosemary Rakic), and multiple North/South addresses (parcels listed by case number in the hearing record).
Owners were reminded of their 30‑day right to appeal the magistrate's determination. The city will proceed with abatement and assess costs and fines where compliance is not achieved by the deadlines.
