Magistrate orders Meadow Run to stop non‑emergency access from Layton Farms, allows narrow exception for very large trucks

A Martin County magistrate on April 16 ordered Meadow Run Property Owners Association to stop non‑emergency access into the Meadow Run subdivision from Southwest Layton Farms Avenue by April 17, 2025, and to secure the gate. The magistrate said daily civil fines of $500 will begin if the association does not comply; the county is also to be reimbursed $575 for investigation costs.

The order follows testimony from Jerry Mitchell, senior site compliance officer for Martin County, who said the approved master site plan—originally approved in February 2004 when the community was known as Fox Grove—designates the Layton Farms access for emergency use only and shows the approved emergency opening between Lots 49 and 50. Mitchell presented aerial images and photographs, described multiple inspections and incidents between Jan. 24 and early April, and said he observed vehicles repeatedly entering the subdivision through the southern cul‑de‑sac on Layton Farms where access is prohibited.

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