Several days after cutting a check for $188,000 for years of code violations for operating an illegal parking lot at 1661 Estero, the owner of the Key Estero Shops Carmine Naccarato was back in business charging for parking without the proper town permits.
The town did not wait long to start the code enforcement process on Nacarato again. On March 21st, certified letters went out to Naccarato notifying him he had 30 days to get into compliance or face more fines. However, he may be playing a game with the town, figuring he’s making so much money from his parking spaces that he considers the fines the cost of doing business.
The town has given Naccarato a free pass from fines until April 27th. If he does not have the proper permits to operate the parking lot by then, new fines can begin accruing. The Special Magistrate would then have to decide if the fines start at $250 per day or $500 per day (for a repeat violation).
When Naccarato paid his $188,000 fine the town ended their plans to foreclose on his property. The town had been fining for the illegal parking lot. Last month the town attorney said she was having a conference call with Naccarato’s attorneys to let them know they needed to get a special use permit in order to continue operating the lot. That phone call never took place and no reason was given to us why. The March 21st certified letter indicates Naccarato still does not have that permit.
At some point over the last few weeks, when Naccarato went right back to violating the code, the town put up notices of violation in his lot, which Naccarato promptly tore down. Code enforcement Officers have been instructed to put the signs back up and take pictures. The plan is to get Naccarato’s new case in front of the Special Magistrate in May.
Last month Town Councilman Scott Safford said Naccarato plays by his own rules and believes the other legitimate parking lots close by need to be protected.
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