Special Magistrate Hearing

City of Fort Pierce Special Magistrate (Code Enforcement) · August 5, 2026

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CE2026-44113 — 1301 York Avenue: protected tree removal and penalty

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City code officer Manuel Fernandez Jr. presented evidence that a live oak (38-inch DBH) was removed without a permit; parks employee Jose Sanchez confirmed DBH measurement from the remaining stump. The city recommended the maximum administrative penalty; Special Magistrate Jennifer De Peschke found the violation irreparable and imposed a $5,000 penalty payable to the city's tree fund within 30 days under state statute 162.09(2)(a).

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Special Magistrate Jennifer De Peschke held a City of Fort Pierce code enforcement hearing on Aug. 5, 2026, addressing multiple property- and business-related code violations — tree removal, certificates of use, nuisance/lot-clearing orders, unsecured pools, boarded windows, and several nonoperable-vehicle citations — and issued deadlines, fines, and abatement authorities.

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