Final deadline set for Half Moon House repairs

The owner of the Half Moon House has been given an extended deadline by the town for repairs to be completed on the small, stilted house.

The building that was declared unsafe by the town’s building official in June 2025 has had its water, sewer and electric service cut until repairs to the building are made. This February, the town’s building official began the process of pursuing a demolition order as repair work had yet to begin. But in April, the town and homeowner entered into a compliance agreement, which outlined repairs to the house at 6541 Gulfside Road be done by June 1, the start of hurricane season.

After that agreement was recently altered, a new deadline of Aug. 1 for repairs has been set.

“The Half Moon House (owner) has requested an extension, which is going to be given to them because they are consolidating the work they anticipate doing,” Town Attorney Maggie Mooney said. “These are hard deadlines because we are in hurricane season.”

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Planning and Zoning Director Allen Parsons said temporary cribbing, jacks and steel beams must be put in place by July 1. Then, the pilings must be replaced and all permanent repair work must be completed by Aug. 1.

“This is the only extension that will be granted because it is now officially in hurricane season and the structural conditions must be rectified before the peak of hurricane season,” Parsons wrote in an email. “The seawall is a separate project and a seawall permit has not been filed with the town.”