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Board approves $100-per-day fine until permit is submitted for damaged Sundance Trail dock
Summary
After hearing hurricane-related delays and difficulty securing a contractor, the board voted to impose a $100-per-day fine for the dock at 3144 Sundance Trail, to run until a permit is submitted for city review. One board member voted no.
Officer Barbara Bobolak presented the case for 3144 Sundance Trail, explaining the board had previously found violations related to accessory improvements and given the owner a deadline to obtain permits. Bobolak said the dock suffered additional storm damage during Hurricane Milton and that the owner had been in contact with contractors but had not completed required permitting.
Owner Tom Dross told the board he had trouble securing a contractor and that hurricane damage complicated scheduling; he estimated work would likely occur in early 2025. "Well, he told me it wouldn't be till next year. I'm guessing February," Dross said when asked about a timeline.
Bobolak reiterated her recommendation: impose a $100-per-day fine starting immediately and stop it when the permit is submitted for review or when a permit is issued. "My recommendation was to impose a fine of a $100 per day until the permit is submitted to the city for the review process," Bobolak said.
Board members discussed whether to push the matter to January given hurricane impacts or to impose the fine to prompt permit submission. A motion to accept Bobolak's recommendation — $100 per day until permit submission, effective immediately — carried on a roll call vote; one member opposed.
The board instructed respondents to contact the code inspector to verify compliance and restated appeals rights and the five-year repeat-violation policy.
The fine is intended to encourage prompt permitting and repairs following storm-related delays.
