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Code compliance board orders deadlines, potential fines in multiple New Smyrna Beach enforcement cases
Summary
At its Aug. 21 meeting the New Smyrna Beach Code Compliance Board set Sept. 12 compliance deadlines and approved staff-recommended fines for several properties, voting in favor on each enforcement recommendation (one 5–1 split). Officers and attorneys said permit applications were recently submitted in several cases.
The New Smyrna Beach Code Compliance Board on Aug. 21 moved to impose compliance deadlines and potential fines for a string of property- and business-related code violations, voting to accept staff recommendations in each matter. Board members said staff had sought additional time in several cases to allow the city to process recently submitted permit applications.
Officer John Parks, who presented multiple cases, told the board that he had seen recent applications for missing permits but that several filings remained in "resubmittal required" status. "It has been in that status," Parks said, describing checks of the permit system on July 7 and Aug. 8. In several cases staff recommended compliance dates of Sept. 12, 2025, and daily fines ranging from $50 to $150 if violations are not corrected, with statutory maximums cited in the record.
Attorneys representing property interests asked for time to allow the city to review recent applications. Corey Brown, an attorney who appeared for multiple respondents, said: "Provided that the city can work through this process and issue the approvals, permits, whatnot, for this property within 30 days ... I think that we can make this work and get everything squared away." The board voted to accept staff recommendations for each case and ordered respondents to contact the code inspector to verify compliance; respondents retain 30 days to file an appeal in circuit court as noted in the hearing procedures.
Key actions from the meeting include an imposed fine recommendation of $150 per day for an active short-term rental case, and a 5–1 vote in a rental-registration case where one member (Ruth Harris) opposed the motion. The board also noted two withdrawn cases and that some matters had been moved from a special magistrate hearing to the code board because of venue or conflict issues. The board adjourned after finishing the docket and directed staff to follow up on compliance verification.
