Placement: Second Reading of Ordinances
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 24-72, Abandoning a Portion of a Twenty (20) Foot Wide Rear Utility and Drainage Easement Affecting Lot 41, Block 1415, Port St. Lucie Section Seventeen, as Recorded in Plat Book 13, Pages 8, 8A through 8D, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
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Submitted By: Michelle Reid, Public Works
Strategic Plan Link: The City’s Mission to be responsive to our community.
Summary Brief: The owners of 3201 SW McMullen St, Port St. Lucie, Florida, are requesting to abandon ten (10) feet of the existing twenty (20) foot wide rear utility and drainage easement for a pool, deck, and screen enclosure.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the Ordinance abandoning ten (10) feet of the rear twenty (20) foot utility and drainage easement located at 3201 SW McMullen St.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve to abandon ten (10) feet of the rear twenty (20) foot utility and drainage easement located at 3201 SW McMullen St.
2. Move that the Council not approve the abandonment and provide staff direction.
Background: The real property located at 3201 SW McMullen St. was platted with a rear twenty (20) foot wide utility and drainage easement. The owners desire to construct a pool, deck, and screen enclosure. Prior to construction, a ten (10) foot wide portion of the easement will need to be abandoned. The owners of the property have submitted a request for the abandonment to the City.
Issues/Analysis: The request to abandon a portion of the easement was evaluated by the Public Works Department, Utility Systems Department, and the Public Utility Companies (AT&T, FPL, Comcast, and Florida City Gas). The City Departments and Utility Companies have no objection to the abandonment of ten (10) feet of the twenty (20) foot rear easement at 3201 SW McMullen St.
Financial Information: There will be no cost incurred by the City.
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: The property is located at 3201 SW McMullen St.
Attachments:
• Ordinance
• Exhibit “A” to Ordinance (Boundary Survey)
• Location Map
• Staff Memo from the City Attorney’s Office to Public Works
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: 24276-01
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
Reviewed by Margaret M. Carland, Senior Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by Richard Berrios, City Attorney.