Placement: Second Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 22-32, Public Hearing, Abandoning a Portion of a Seventeen (17) Foot Utility and Drainage Easement Affecting Lot 9, Block 545, Port St. Lucie Section Thirteen, Recorded in Plat Book 13, Pages 4, 4A through 4M, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
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Submitted By: Michelle Reid, Public Works
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Executive Summary (General Business): The owners of 622 SE Seahouse Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida, are requesting to abandon seven (7) feet of the existing seventeen (17) foot wide rear utility and drainage easement to construct a tiki hut.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve to abandon seven (7) feet of the rear seventeen (17) foot utility and drainage easement located at 622 SE Seahouse Drive.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve to abandon seven (7) feet of the rear seventeen (17) foot utility and drainage easement located at 622 SE Seahouse Drive.
2. Move that the Council not approve the abandonment and provide staff direction.
Background: The real property located at of 622 SE Seahouse Drive was platted with a rear twenty (20) foot wide utility and drainage easement. Three (3) feet of the original twenty (20) foot easement was abandoned in 1989. The current owners are now requesting to abandon seven (7) feet of the remaining seventeen (17) foot wide rear utility and drainage easement for the construction of a Tiki Hut. Prior to construction, a seven (7) 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 C...
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