Martin County magistrate enters orders, grants continuances and reduces lien at Dec. 17 hearing

A Martin County code enforcement magistrate presided over a full docket on Dec. 17, 2025, hearing testimony from county investigators, property owners and family representatives and entering a mix of agreed orders, continuances and one substantial lien reduction.

The hearing produced a common pattern: county investigators introduced photographs and notices of violation showing overgrowth, trash or outdoor storage; respondents either agreed to stipulations, promised to clean up by a deadline, or were continued to a later hearing date. The magistrate repeatedly warned that failure to comply would trigger a $100-per-violation-per-day fine and that the county sought $575 in costs for each hearing unless otherwise noted.

Most prominent among the dispositions, nuisance-abatement staff and the magistrate accepted an agreed reduction of an outstanding lien in the Lewis matter. Rachel Spradley said the Lewises had brought their property into compliance and offered to pay $2,310 to resolve an outstanding fine that previously totaled $23,100; the magistrate entered the agreed order reducing the lien to $2,310.

Cases resolved by stipulation or order - EF2025080782 (Ronald W. Cullum, 13550 SE Ranchland Ave, Hobe Sound): Investigator Kelly Switzer testified she photographed multiple commercial vehicles and equipment on the property. Switzer told the magistrate that the owner…