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Siesta Seen this space over the past months — as well as three units to make it a four-plex, Lally a house on Ocean Boulevard. explained. The new owner — an artist from Canada — is in the final stages of bringing it "The property down on Sabal Drive was a fully into compliance with the county code. nightmare," he told the approximately 30 people present at the SKA meeting. Demolition of When SKA Director Joe Volpe asked whether the first floor is under way, he noted, to bring the work on illegal rental homes has been the structure into compliance with county done by licensed or unlicensed contractors, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Lally replied, "Both." regulations. Lally added, "The state is really coming down Lally pointed out that the owners of the struc- on unlicensed contractors." The fine per disture added six bedrooms and three bathrooms ciplinary action has risen from $500 to $2,000, to the ground level. he pointed out. As for the single-family home at 4809 Ocean Further, the fine can go up to $2,000 for a Blvd.: The previous owner enclosed the licensed contractor who fails to pull a perground level of that structure, too, and added mit. "We have a stage of fines for licensed An aerial view shows the house at 4809 Ocean Blvd., which is being brought back into county code compliance by its new owner. Image from Google Maps