Special magistrate Gerald Buhr levied fines May 27 for five ordinance violations in Anna Maria.
Buhr was set to hear six vacation rental code cases and one parking ticket, but two were canceled.
• Case 1: Vacation rental registration renewal and safety inspection requirements for Bay Breeze of Anna Maria, 617 N. Bay Blvd., a property co-owned by James Cirillo of Sarasota, were not met by an April deadline, according to city administrative assistant and code enforcement officer Stephanie Janney.
Cirillo acknowledged his tardiness, citing an email address change as the reason he missed reminders.
Buhr fined Cirillo $150 and ordered him to bring the property into compliance in five days.
• Case 2: The registration renewal and safety inspection for a rental at 132 Hammock Road, owned by Ohio residents Richard and Tricia Wheeler and Michael and Tiffany Takac, also was late.
Janney said the renewal fees were paid May 10 and the inspection will be June 30.
Buhr ordered a $150 fine.
• Case 3: A claim of failure to receive notice resulted in a $150 fine.
Steve Bark, owner of 523 S. Drive, said he did not receive renewal notification until May 10. He paid the renewal fee May 10 and an inspection will be July 12.
• Case 4: A final violation of vacation rental renewal and safety inspection resulted in a $150 fine for 903 N. Shore Drive. The property is owned by Frank Fiume and managed by Sato Real Estate.
Fiume said the delay in complying with registration renewal and safety inspection requirements was due to “a comedy of errors” in which a Sato representative told the city the property would be owner-managed.
However, Sato was set to continue management until September.
Josh Sato told Buhr the matter fell between the cracks but registration renewal was paid in early May.
The safety inspection was not scheduled so the property was not in compliance, Janney said.
In addition to the fine, Buhr ordered the safety inspection be completed within five business days.
• Case 5: Michelle Diamond of Bradenton argued she was parked legally and a citation for violating the parking ordinance was erroneous.
However, city administrative assistant and code enforcement officer Debbie Haynes, pointing to a photo, said Diamond’s minivan was parked at an angle where only parallel parking is allowed.
Buhr lowered a suggested $215 fine to $175.
The next magistrate hearings will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 24, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive.