Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Resilient Environment Division: Urban Planning Division
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution to vacate a portion of a ten-foot-wide utility easement lying within Tract A of Big Sky Plat, as recorded in Plat Book 158, Page 11 of the Official Records of Broward County, Florida, generally located on the north side of Taft Street between Northwest 23 Street and Northwest 22 Street in the City of Pembroke Pines; Petitioners: Maria H. Lozano; Agent: William Laystrom, Doumar Allsworth, et al.; Application for Vacation and Abandonment: 2022-V-11. (Commission District 1)
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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 24, 2023, (Agenda Item No.16), 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 10-foot-wide utility easement lying within Tract A of Big Sky Plat, as recorded in Plat Book 158, Page 11 of the Official Records of Broward County, Florida, generally located on the north side of Taft Street between Northwest 23 Street and Northwest 22 Street in the City of Pembroke Pines. Vacating this easement will provide clear and unencumbered title to the property owners.
The City of Pembroke Pines adopted Resolution No. 3748 on June 2, 2021, granting approval of the abandonment and vacation of a portion of a ten-foot-wide utility easement lying within Tract A of Big Sky Plat.
Review of this application by the applicable reviewing agencies indicates that there is no objection to the vacation of the subject portion of a ten-foot-wide utility easement.
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, Urban Planning Division, 954-357-6602.
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
No fiscal impact.