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Atlantic Beach manager pushes enforcement, permitting and beautification changes
Summary
Town Manager Adrian Jones outlined steps to enforce longstanding permitting, procurement and code rules, said permit turnaround time has improved and urged updating old ordinances to address signage, containers and unwanted uses along 17th Street.
Town Manager Adrian Jones used his Oct. 6 report to describe an administrative push to enforce existing permitting, procurement and code rules that he said were under‑enforced in prior years.
Jones told council the permitting process had produced almost no revenue for years and that the administration has reduced permit turnaround from weeks to about a day or 1½ days for builders and contractors. "Since we've started facilitating the permit system, we have not only cut down on time frames... we are moving things along," Jones said.
He described weaknesses in procurement, bookkeeping and ticketing, saying the town will implement procurement procedures, digitize historical documents and create an ordinance book the police can use to write tickets so the town receives its portion of fines. "These are simple fixes that I'm addressing right now," Jones said.
Jones also highlighted beautification and code-enforcement plans for the town’s main corridor, 17th Street, urging council to revisit older façade and signage ordinances so town staff can uniformly enforce rules about window coverage, storage containers and outdoor furniture that residents have complained about. Resident Lynda Booker urged the council to block additional car dealerships and certain facilities from the town’s main frontage.
Finally, Jones reminded council of compliance deadlines tied to the business license ordinance and said he will provide monthly revenue/expenditure breakdowns on request.
