Seminole County staff outline code‑enforcement code updates; board directs ordinances on lien appeals, junk vehicles and application fees
Deputy county manager and compliance staff presented proposed amendments to administrative code and chapters 95, 120 and 168 to streamline abatements, move lien reductions to magistrate review, expand junk‑vehicle abatement, and eliminate or restructure the $700 appeal/application fee; commissioners directed staff to return with ordinance drafts.
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Deputy County Manager Trisha Johnson and compliance coordinator Mike Rhodes reviewed a work session focused on aligning chapters of the county code to improve abatement efficiency and to clarify who handles lien reductions and appeals. Rhodes said the changes would reaffirm that lien reductions and waivers should be handled by the special magistrate and code‑enforcement board (sections 3.20 and 3.21) and recommended eliminating an application fee structure that can impose as much as $700 to appeal a denial — a barrier, staff said, for owner‑occupied properties.
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