Placement: First Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 26-70, Public Hearing, Abandoning a Portion of a Twenty (20) Foot Wide Rear Utility and Drainage Easement Affecting Lot 2, Block 1170, Port St. Lucie Section Eight, According to the Plat thereof, as Recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 38, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
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Submitted By: M. Reid, Public Works
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Mission to be responsive to our community.
Summary Brief: The owner of 1682 SW Flint Street, Port St. Lucie, Florida, is requesting to abandon ten (10) feet of the existing twenty (20) foot wide rear utility and drainage easement for a pool.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the Ordinance abandoning ten (10) feet of the twenty (20) foot wide rear utility and drainage easement located at 1682 SW Flint Street, Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the Ordinance abandoning ten (10) feet of the twenty (20) foot wide rear utility and drainage easement located at 1682 SW Flint Street, Port St. Lucie, Florida.
2. Move that the Council not approve the abandonment and provide staff direction.
Background: The real property located at 1682 SW Flint Street, Port St. Lucie, Florida, was platted with a twenty (20) foot wide rear utility and drainage easement. The owner desires to construct a pool. Prior to construction, a ten (10) foot wide portion of the easement will need to be abandoned. The owner of the property has 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 t...
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