Betmar Acres will pay close to $11,000 to settle a lawsuit it brought against one of its own homeowners. ...more

March 13, 2009

Port Richey City Council will meet Wednesday. ...more

August 26, 2008

AVON PARK — A 15-foot tall illegally built building, which was illegally used for citrus-related business in a residential neighborhood just north of this city, will probably have to be torn down or moved as the result of a ruling by the Highlands County Planning and Zoning Commission. Complaints from homeowners in the neighborhood just north of the city limits, off County Road 17-A, led to Highlands County Code Enforcement citing the owner for numerous violations. The most serious citations were building the building without a building permit, putting an industrial building in a residential neighborhood, and running a business operation in a residentially zoned tract of homes. ...more

June 13, 2008

Soon, it might be possible for people who have what the city of Safety Harbor considers two front yards to erect a 6-foot-tall fences along one of those yards. Under a change in city fence regulations the City Commission tentatively approved on a 5-0 vote last week, to allow owners of homes on corner lots to seek a permit to install a fence up to 6 feet in height. ...more

January 19, 2008