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City Council fined and cited the Celtic Ray for having more than 1 square foot of exposed soil on their parking lot where they hope to soon build a hotel. Why did council cite them but not the other ‘vacant lots’ around town?
From WINK:
Construction of a new hotel, pub and brewery in downtown Punta Gorda could be delayed due to a city code violation of its land.
Kevin Doyle, owner of Celtic Ray Public House Irish pub in downtown Punta Gorda, and his partner, S4 Global Investments, were found in violation of the city’s exposed soils code. Doyle and S4 Global own three adjoining lots used for overflow parking for Celtic Ray and for events at Laishley Park.
Over the years, cars and rain destroyed most of the grass on those lots, exposing dirt. Doyle recently had the lots leveled, but according to city code, land in the city cannot have exposed soil of 1 square foot or more.
Note that there is more than 1 square foot of exposed soil on this city owned property - has been for years
There is more than 1 square foot of exposed soil at the Military Heritage Museum where Ms Matthews is the President. No citations and fines for them.
More than 1 square foot of exposed soil on the City Marketplace - but no fines or citations for them.
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