Port Orange, FL Code Violation Reporting: Response Times (2026)

City Code § 2-212(b) requires a code compliance inspector who finds a violation headed to the special magistrate to notify the violator and set a reasonable correction period; the article does not fix that period in days, leaving it to the inspector's judgment based on the nature of the violation. The citation track is more exact. ' If the inspector's follow-up investigation shows the violation was not corrected within that window, the inspector may then issue the citation. Two situations skip the correction period entirely: a repeat violation under § 2-212(c), where the same code provision was broken by the same person within the past five years, and a violation presenting a serious threat to public health, safety or welfare, or one that is irreparable or irreversible, under § 2-212(d).

Once a citation is issued, the clock resets: § 2-223(a) gives the accused ten days from issuance to pay the reduced civil penalty, plus filing fees, a county service fee capped at ten percent, and any card surcharge, to the clerk of the circuit court of Volusia County. Missing that ten-day window under § 2-223(b) forfeits the reduced rate; if the person also fails to request a court hearing in time, a judgment for up to the maximum civil penalty is entered against them, and the county judge can issue a rule to show cause that can lead to an arrest warrant for failing to respond.