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Decision on All Florida Plumbing violations put under advisement after disputed permits and nonconforming‑use claims
Summary
City staff alleged outdoor storage, an unpainted masonry wall, and permit deficiencies at 1103 S. Ridgewood Ave.; business owners said the uses predate the code and presented exhibits. The magistrate took the case under advisement and will issue a written decision within one week.
The City of Edgewater took evidence Dec. 11 in case 24-121696 involving All Florida Plumbing & Electrical Supply at 1103 South Ridgewood Avenue and paused to issue a written ruling after contested testimony over permits, building color and whether the business retained a legal nonconforming status.
Myron San Miguel, code supervisor for the City of Edgewater, told the magistrate that staff found three violations: (1) commercial outdoor storage visible above the approved screening, (2) the building color did not conform to Ridgewood Corridor approved colors and percentages, and (3) work that required a permit had not been completed consistent with the approved permit documents. San Miguel identified permit records and photographs and cited chapter and section citations used in staff’s correction requests.
Representing the business, attorney Edward Thompson called owner Clayton Eugene Beasley to testify. Beasley said his company has operated at the address since the early 1990s and described the outdoor storage and a chlorine tank that predate the current land-development regulations. He testified the tank had been moved with permits in 2018 and 2021 and said the company tried to comply with prior planning guidance, moved items inside a new storage building, and replaced Connex containers with interior storage. Beasley contested the city’s interpretation of permit materials and said the photograph in the permit package showing a tan/beige final color was of a different store; he said the masonry wall is white and that he wished to paint it white but could not obtain a standalone paint permit.
City Attorney Aaron R. Wolf responded that a substantial expansion in 2018 caused the property to lose its legal nonconforming status, meaning the business now must comply with current code. Wolf said the outdoor storage racks and the visible chlorine tank exceeded the height of the approved wall, and staff viewed the building color as unacceptably bright under the city’s prohibition on gaudy or garish colors.
Magistrate Ryan Knight accepted exhibits (affidavit, a city‑attorney letter, photographs/PowerPoint, and permit notes) and took the matter under advisement. He said a written finding of fact, conclusions of law, and an order would be issued within one week to the parties.
If Knight upholds violations, the record and permit corrections presented at hearing will frame any fines or corrective actions; if he rules otherwise, fines may be dismissed. Parties were told of their 30‑day appeal right to circuit court.
