Recommendation Concerning Final Plat Upland Woods Permit #150400018

That the Board take the following action concerning recording of the Final Plat of Upland Woods (a 16-lot single family residential subdivision), located in the Farm Hill Community of Cantonment and lying south of Upland Road. Owned and developed by Thomas Home Corporation. Prior to recording, the County Engineer, County Surveyor, Development Services Director and the Clerk of the Circuit Court must sign the Final Plat, as set forth in Section 2-5.2, of the Escambia County Land Development Code; also, prior to recording the County Surveyor must sign the Final Plat as set forth in Chapter 177.081 (1) Florida Statutes:

A. Approve the final plat for recording;

B. Approve the street name “Upland Woods Road”; and

C. Accept all public easements, drainage improvements within public easements/public parcels, as depicted upon the final plat for permanent County maintenance subject to the transfer of the stormwater system to operation and maintenance phase through the water management district. The cost of maintenance for drainage improvements are to be funded through the establishment of a stormwater management MSBU (Municipal Services Benefit Unit).

The preliminary plat was approved on September 16, 2015. Construction Plans were approved on September 16, 2015. The Escambia County Department of Public Safety approved the street name “Upland Woods Road,” on April 25, 2016. Development Services Department inspected the improvements on April 25, 2016, and found improvements substantially complete and in accordance with applicable County requirements. An executed Two-Year Warranty Agreement without Surety will be recorded with the final plat. Staff has reviewed the final plat.

This recommendation is consistent with previous practices of the County Attorney’s Office.

All work associated with this recommendation was done in-house and no additional staff was required. Future Road Department budgets will reflect additional cost to maintain these improvements.

Based on the County Land Development Code – providing procurement for surety to warrant subdivision improvements (Ord. #2002-9) and the Florida State Plat Act - Chapter 177.

Once the final plat has been approved by the Board and final sign-offs given by the County Engineer, County Surveyor and Development Services Director, the plat shall be transmitted to the Clerk of Court’s Office for recording in the public records of Escambia County, Florida.

Staff has been in contact with the developer’s engineer/surveyor, County Road Department, County Building Inspections and Development Services Department.