Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Environmental Protection Division: Planning & Development Management
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2021-048 to vacate a portion of a portion of a 50-foot utility easement lying within Tract A of Plantation Plaza Plat, as recorded in Plat Book 68, Page 25 and a variable width utility easement lying within Tract A of Swindell’s Subdivision No. 2 Plat, as recorded in Plat Book 68, Page 32 of the Public Records of Broward County, Florida, located at 311 North State Road 7 in the City of Plantation; Petitioners: Plantation Apartments, L.P.; Agent: Craven Thompson and Associates, Inc.; Application for Vacation and Abandonment: 2020-V-10. (Commission District 9)
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Why Action is Necessary
Board approval is required to vacate plats, all or in part, pursuant to Chapter 5, Article IX of the Broward County Code of Ordinances.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides the property owner with clear unencumbered title to the lands in the areas affected by this vacation.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
At its meeting on January 12, 2021 (Agenda Item No. 9), the Board directed the County Administrator to publish notice of this public hearing.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Planning and Development Management Division has received a request to vacate a portion of a 50-foot utility easement lying within Tract A of Plantation Plaza, as recorded in Plat Book 68, Page 25 and a variable width utility easement lying within Tract A of Swindell’s Subdivision No. 2 Plat, as recorded in Plat Book 68, Page 32 of the Public Records of Broward County, located at 311 North State Road 7 in the City of Plantation. Vacating these easements will provide clear and unencumbered title to the property owner.
The letter from the City of Plantation dated January 15, 2020 indicates no objection to the requested vacation.
Review of this application by the applicable reviewing agencies indicates that there is no objection to the abandonment and vacation of the subject easements.
This vacation application has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney, see Exhibit 1.
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.