Apopka Chapter 18 prohibits blighted conditions including overgrown vegetation, accumulated trash, abandoned vehicles, and unsafe structures. Code Enforcement issues notices with cure periods and escalating fines up to 250 dollars per day.
Apopka property maintenance code addresses blight and nuisance conditions on private property. Prohibited conditions include overgrown grass or weeds, accumulated junk, tires, debris, inoperable or unregistered vehicles visible from the right of way, graffiti, broken windows, peeling paint constituting housing code violation, collapsed or deteriorated fences, and structures deemed unsafe. Code Enforcement provides written notice with a typical 10-day cure period. Continuing violations proceed to the Special Magistrate who may impose daily fines up to 250 dollars (or 500 dollars for repeat violators) under FL 162 authority. Liens may be recorded against the property and foreclosed.
Notice of violation with 10-day cure. Special Magistrate hearing for noncompliance. Fines up to 250 dollars per day, 500 dollars for repeat. Liens recorded and enforceable.
Apopka, FL
Modified exhaust, loud stereos, and jake-brake use are prohibited in Apopka. Car stereos audible 25 feet away violate state law, and Apopka Code Chapter 38 b...
Apopka, FL
Apopka quiet hours run 10 PM to 7 AM on weeknights and 11 PM to 8 AM weekends under Apopka Code Chapter 38 (Noise). Unreasonable noise at any hour violates F...
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Gas and electric leaf blowers are permitted in Apopka between 7 AM and 7 PM daily. There is no decibel cap specific to leaf blowers, and commercial landscape...
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Apopka generally permits overnight on-street parking in residential zones unless posted otherwise. No citywide overnight ban exists. HOAs frequently prohibit...
Apopka, FL
Apopka follows Florida Building Code EV-ready provisions and FL §366.94 which preempts local restrictions on residential EV charging. Level 2 home charger in...
Apopka, FL
Apopka tags vehicles as abandoned after 72 hours of inoperable condition on public or private property. Inoperable means flat tires, missing parts, expired t...
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