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 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 2 Terrace between Northeast 56 Street and Northeast 56 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
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 August 25, 2022 (Agenda Item No. 24), the Board directed the County Administrator to publish notice of this public hearing.
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 2 Terrace between Northeast 56 Street and Northeast 56 Court in the City of Oakland Park. Vacating a portion of this easement will provide clear and unencumbered title to the property owners.
The 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.