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AI-28153 15.       
Meeting Date: 01/08/2019  
Director's Name: Henry A. Sniezek
Department: Environmental Protection Division: Planning & Development Management

Information
Requested Action
MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-010 directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 422 of the Governmental Center, 115 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida to vacate a platted utility easement lying within Parcel B of the Mercury Plat, located at 488 SW 1st Avenue in Fort Lauderdale at no cost to the County; Petitioner: SWFLB, LLC; Agent: Linda Strutt Consulting, Inc.; Application for Vacation and Abandonment: 2018-V-11. (Commission District 7)

ACTION:  (T-11:20 AM)  Approved.

VOTE:  9-0.
Why Action is Necessary
Board approval is required to vacate utility easements pursuant to Broward County Administrative Code, Chapter 25.
What Action Accomplishes
Directs the County Administrator to publish a Notice of Public Hearing for the abandonment of a utility easement in accordance with Broward County Administrative Code, Chapter 25.
Is this Action Goal Related
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.

The platted utility easement measures 2,113 square feet, lying within Parcel B of the Mercury Plat as recorded in Plat Book 154, Page 40 of the Public Records of Broward County and is located at 488 SW 1st Avenue in Fort Lauderdale in Section 10, Township 50 South, Range 42 East (Folio Number 5042-10-1H-0020). Vacating this utility easement will provide clear and unencumbered title to the property owner, SWFLB, LLC.

The City of Fort Lauderdale approved this vacation by adopting Resolution No. 17-150 on July 11, 2017. The Petitioner published a Notice of Intent to vacate on January 5, 2018 and January 12, 2018. The vacation application and fee were received, and the fee was deposited by the County's Real Property Section on March 29, 2018. Review of this application by the County Attorney's Office, applicable Broward County agencies and utility companies was completed on October 19, 2018. The reviewing agencies have indicated that the utility easement is currently unused, nor is there a plan for future use. No objections to this vacation were raised by any of the reviewing agencies. This vacation application has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney.
Source of Additional Information
Josie P. Sesodia, AICP, Director, Planning and Development Management Division, (954) 357-6602

Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary:
No fiscal impact.
Attachments
Exhibit 1 - Application
Exhibit 2 – Sketch & Legal Description and Location Sketch
Exhibit 3 - Review and Approval of Vacation Petition Application
Exhibit 4 - Resolution Authorizing Public Hearing
Exhibit 5 - Notice of Public Hearing
Exhibit 6 - Aerial Location Map


    

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