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Magistrate reduces accrued pickleball-court fine to $1,000 with 30 days to pay

City of Delray Beach Special Magistrate · August 7, 2026
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Summary

A landowner's representative successfully requested a reduction of an accrued fine stemming from construction of a pickleball court without a permit; the magistrate reduced the fine to $1,000 and allowed 30 days for payment.

Michael Wood, representing the landowner, asked the magistrate to reduce an accrued fine of $4,600 that had accrued while a pickleball court was brought into compliance after a permit filing. Wood said the owner had been working with staff, submitted a survey and permit applications and had received extensions from a prior staff member; he argued those factors and communications supported a substantial reduction.

The magistrate noted the timeline of communications and previous extensions but said the underlying violation had occurred. He reduced the accrued fine to $1,000 and allowed 30 days for payment. That decision brought the matter to a close at the hearing.