Code board orders cleanup, safety fixes and dismissals at multiple Punta Gorda properties

The Punta Gorda Code Enforcement Board on June 19 handled a range of cases, issuing orders to abate nuisances, directing permit actions and dismissing matters where staff verified correction.

Key actions included:

- 3721 Whipwell Boulevard (Dana Petravich trustee): Officer Meredith Actenberg documented tall grass, stagnant pool water and an unlicensed vehicle; the board ordered the property into compliance within 45 days and assessed $30.86 in case costs after amending a proposed 60‑day deadline to 45 days because of neighbor concerns.

- 158 Hibiscus Drive (William F. Eli): Officer Shane/ Sheny Coons reported rotted or missing dock pilings and an algae-covered watercraft; the board ordered repair or removal via a canal permit and set a 30-day compliance deadline and $178 in case costs. Staff noted the owner is cooperating and the watercraft had been removed recently.

- 10 Hibiscus Drive: Staff reported that most violations (outside storage and tall grass) had been corrected but that roof tiles remained damaged. The board ordered the owner to repair or replace the roof as required and to pay case costs ($4,944) within 30 days.

- 115 West Olympic Avenue (J. Cubic LLC): Staff reported a vehicle with a flat rear tire remained inoperable; board ordered the vehicle made operable or removed within 30 days and set case costs at $34.16.

- Several other matters were dismissed after staff confirmed the properties were now in compliance; the board moved to dismiss those case files during the meeting.

Staff said they will return to the board in July with updates on closed cases and will continue to coordinate inspections and enforcement where deadlines are in effect.