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County Administrator's Report 12. 6.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Technical/Public Service Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning the Scheduling of a Public Hearing to Consider the Petition to Vacate a Portion of an Unimproved Right-of-Way in the National Land Sales Company Subdivision - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director
That the Board schedule a Public Hearing for August 20 at 5:32 p.m., to consider the Petition to Vacate a portion of an unimproved right-of-way in the National Land Sales Company Subdivision (30 feet x 1317.45 feet or 0.90 acres), as petitioned by The Busbee Limited Partnership and Murphy J. Jacob and Jan Jacob Graham, Trustees of the Murphy J. Jacob Revocable Trust Agreement dated April 18, 2006. |
| BACKGROUND: |
Petitioners own property on both sides of the 30' wide unimproved right-of-way as shown on the Plat of the National Land Sales Company Subdivision as recorded in Plat Deed Book 102 at Page 600 of the public records of Escambia County, Florida. The National Land Sales Subdivision is located north of State Highway 90A (West Nine Mile Road) and west of Tower Ridge Road in the Beulah area. The petitioner is requesting that the Board vacate any interest the County has in the 30-foot wide right-of-way (30 feet by 1317.45 feet or 0.90 acres) abutting the boundaries of Petitioner's property. Staff has made no representations to the Petitioners or the Petitioners' agent that Board approval of this request operates to confirm the vesting or return of title to the land to the Petitioner or to any other interested party.
There are no encroachment issues involved with this vacation request. Staff has reviewed the request and has no objection to the vacation. All utility companies concerned have been contacted and have no objections to the requested vacation. No one will be denied access to his or her property as a result of this vacation.
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| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
| Indirect staff cost associated with the preparation of recommendation. |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| N/A |
| PERSONNEL: |
| All work associated with this request is being done in-house and no additional staff is required. |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| Based on the Board’s Vacating, Abandoning, and Closing Existing Public Streets, Rights-of-Way, Alleyways, Roads, Highways, Other Places Used for Travel or Other Lands Dedicated for Public Use or Purposes, or Any Portions Thereof to Renounce and Disclaim Any Right of the County and The Public In and To Said Lands policy for closing, vacating and abandoning County owned property – Section III and Florida Statutes, Chapter 336. |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
Once the Public Hearing has been scheduled, the Petitioner will be notified, the date and time will be advertised, and all owners of property within 500 feet will be notified.
Staff has been in contact with Kerry Anne Shultz, Esq., (Petitioners' Agent). It is the responsibility of the Petitioners or Petitioners' Agent to advertise the Notice of Public Hearing. |
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