Placement: Second Reading of Ordinances
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 25-41, Abandoning a Portion of a Twenty (20) Foot Wide Rear Utility and Drainage Easement Affecting Lots 36 and 37, Block 1323, Port St. Lucie Section Eleven, as Recorded in Plat Book 12, Pages 51, 51A through 51E, 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 1517 SW Fortune Road, 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 garage.
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 1517 SW Fortune Road, Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the Ordinance abandoning ten (10) feet of the rear twenty (20) foot utility and drainage easement located at 1517 SW Fortune Road, Port St. Lucie, Florida.
2. Move that the Council not approve the abandonment and provide staff direction.
Background: The real property located at 1517 SW Fortune Road, Port St. Lucie, Florida, was platted with a rear twenty (20) foot wide utility and drainage easement. The owners desire to keep a garage that was constructed in the easement. To keep the garage, 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 twe...
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