BRIEF: Code violation allegations separate Hollywood, Great Southern Hotel owner.

Byline: Ihosvani Rodriguez

Mar. 26--HOLLYWOOD -- In one courtroom, the city has stood by a downtown developer in a case that's been dragging on for years. Now, in another courtroom, developer and city are fighting about graffiti and tall grass. Chip Abele, whose firm owns the dilapidated Great Southern Hotel downtown, has been summoned before a special magistrate today for a hearing on code violations at the historic property off Young Circle. The latest alleged violations include putting a chain-link fence around the property without a permit, graffiti on the second floor of the 1920s-era structure, and failing to maintain minimum property standards. The …