By Larry Barszewski
Ocean Ridge town commissioners have given up their battle against the former owner of a dilapidated Coconut Lane home who racked up code enforcement fines topping $100,000.
Instead of approving a settlement in December 2024 that e
The Ocean Ridge Town Commission had sympathy for Charlie Dahlem but no leeway.
Commissioners at their April 13 meeting rejected a plea to reduce a $76,000 fine for code violations incurred before Dahlem purchased the property at 113 Island Drive. The
The owner of this retail center has been in a dispute with Lantana over code enforcement at the site. Photo provided
By Jane Musgrave
What began as disputes over white rocks and mahogany trees has morphed into lawsuits that call into question the l
By John Pacenti
Manalapan’s ambitious Town Hall project hit a snag when the owner of a former bank on a corner of Plaza del Mar failed to respond to the town’s overture to purchase the property.
The Town Commission at its March 10 meeting authorized
By Steve Plunkett
A ban on leaving any type of hurricane shutters up year-round in Gulf Stream is coming.
The town already prohibited leaving plywood shutters up outside of hurricane season or when there is no unseasonal named storm threatening.
But
At least one homeowner on Sailfish Lane says blighted homes and properties such as this one at 5 Sailfish Lane are lowering property values. This home was cited for overgrown vegetation. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
A stroll down Sai
By John Pacenti
Jeri Pryor will not stay silent.
Delray Beach’s neighborhood and community services director blasted a report authored by an outside investigator that her complaints against City Manager Terrence Moore and Vice Mayor Rob Long were “un
By John Pacenti
The Delray Beach City Commission is reeling as a leaked document, social media outrage, and defiant statements followed the revelation that a whistleblower complaint had been filed over the potential strong-arming of a new city direct
A metal extension on top of a concrete wall raised the barrier from six feet to 10 feet on Tony Robbins’ property, seen from neighbor Louis Capano Jr.’s home. That exceeded the town’s height limit. Robbins was allowed to keep a security hedge and opa
Mayor against staffers handling code enforcement — Ocean Ridge Mayor Geoff Pugh warned that the town does not want unauthorized staffers acting like code enforcement officers — especially when it comes to ticky-tacky potential violations like a littl
Missing and broken windows and doors on the second floor are among violations at the home on Coconut Lane. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
Ocean Ridge commissioners, in a particularly ornery mood at their Dec. 9 meeting, rejected the to
Delray Beach will start imposing fines Nov. 1 for previously unenforced infractions like taking your dog to the beach, or setting your trash out at the curb on the wrong day. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
New citation plan will generate fines for mult
By Rich Pollack
Hoping to streamline the code enforcement hearing process and ensure cases can be heard in a timely manner, Highland Beach commissioners last month approved a two-tiered system utilizing a magistrate for complex violation cases and a
The roof of this home on Harbour Drive North has been in need of repair for years. Coastal Star photo
By Anne Geggis
A house in disrepair — for years now — is among the reasons that Ocean Ridge town leaders plan to consider dedicating a new position
By Joe Capozzi
Town commissioners have endorsed a plan to enhance Ocean Ridge’s code enforcement procedures with a new approach aimed at encouraging voluntary compliance with the town code.
If the measure is passed on second reading in early 2022, t
By Steve Plunkett
The neighbor of the Place Au Soleil eyesore that racked up $1.89 million in code enforcement fines is buying the property with plans to tear down the house and build a larger home on adjoining lots.
Gulf Stream commissioners in Augu
Officials hope to raze this Place Au Soleil house and sell the land. Photo by Town of Gulf Stream
By Steve Plunkett
A Place Au Soleil house that rang up $1.89 million in code enforcement violations over the past 10 years is now the target of a forec
By Sallie James
Noisy renters beware: Boca Raton is considering a new code enforcement tactic that would allow violators to be fined on the spot.
“Direct ticketing” is an alternative city officials say would produce instant results. The current
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes moved closer to finding a way to resolve nagging disputes over code violations when the Town Council voted Oct. 26 to use either a special magistrate or a citizens enforcement board to hear residents’ cases.
The dec
By Rich Pollack
It has taken more than a year, but Highland Beach finally ended its search for a full-time code compliance officer.
Not everyone on the Town Commission, however, agrees with how the decision to end the search was made.
In a
