Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Resilient Environment Division: Urban Planning Division
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on September 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of the Governmental Center, 115 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to vacate a portion of a 12-foot utility easement lying within Lots 1, 2, 3, 26, 27, and 28 of Block 4 of the Patterson Park plat, as recorded in Official Records Book 39, Page 33 of the Official Records of Broward County, Florida, generally located on the west side of Northeast 2nd Terrace between Northeast 56th Street and Northeast 56th Court in the City of Oakland Park; Petitioners: City of Oakland Park; Agent: Catherine Donn, Craven Thompson and Associates, Inc.; Application for Vacation and Abandonment: 2022-V-01. (Commission District 4)
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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
Directs the County Administrator to publish a Notice of Public Hearing for the abandonment of easements in accordance with Chapter 5, Article IX of the Broward County Code of Ordinances.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None taken.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE RESILIENT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN PLANNING DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Urban Planning Division has received a request to vacate a portion of a 12-foot utility easement lying within Lots 1, 2, 3, 26, 27, and 28 of Block 4 of the Patterson Park plat, as recorded in Official Records Book 39, Page 33 of the Official Records of Broward County, Florida, generally located on the west side of Northeast 2nd Terrace between Northeast 56th Street and Northeast 56th Court in the City of Oakland Park. Vacating this easement will provide clear and unencumbered title to the property owner.
City of Oakland Park adopted Resolution No. 2022-041 on April 6, 2022, granting approval of the abandonment and vacation of a portion of a 12-foot utility easement lying within Lots 1, 2, 3, 26, 27, and 28 of Block 4 of the Patterson Park plat.
Review of this application by the applicable reviewing agencies indicates that there is no objection to the vacation of the subject utility easement.
This vacation application has been reviewed and approved as to form by the Office of the County Attorney (Exhibit 1).
Source of Additional Information
Josie P. Sesodia, AICP, Director, Urban Planning Division, 954-357-6602.
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
No fiscal impact.