TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of North Port, Florida, Vacating a Utility and Drainage Easement for Lots 1, 2, 23, and 24, Block 1114, 25th Addition to the Port Charlotte Subdivision; Providing for Findings; Providing for Recording; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (QUASI-JUDICIAL).
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Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve Resolution No. 2026-R-71 as presented.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve Resolution No. 2026-R-71 as presented.
• Pros: Allows the property owner to make improvements to the property without being limited/impaired by a necessity to avoid the easements.
• Cons: The comprehensive staff analysis finds no identifiable drawbacks to the approval of Resolution No. 2026-R-71.
Option 2: Deny Resolution No. 2026-R-71.
• Pros: The easements will remain as platted, consistent with the surrounding properties.
• Cons: The property owners will be unable to construct or place any future development within these easements.
Background Information
On April 19, 2026, the Planning & Zoning Division received an application petitioning the City of North Port to grant a vacation for the platted rear 10-foot utility and drainage easements located at the rear of Lots 1, 2, 23, and 24, Block 1114 of the 25th Addition to the Port Charlotte Subdivision. Five (5) lots were combined with the Sarasota County Property Appraiser. The purpose of this vacation of easement request is to allow for the property owners to make future improvements. The area to be vacated encompasses approximately 3,282 square feet and is zoned Residential, Low (R-1) with a Future Land Use designation of Low Density Residential (LDR).
Resolution No. 2026-R-71 has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct as to form.
Resolution No. 2026-R-71 was provided to the City Clerk’s Office on October 28, 2026, for signatures, subject to City Commission approval.
Strategic Plan Pillar
Economic Development & Growth Management
Financial Impact
Not applicable.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 2026-R-71
2. Staff Report with Exhibits
3. Staff Presentation
Prepared by: Kyle Hoffman, Zoning Coordinator
Marcy Krum-Tinsley, Planning and Zoning Manager
Lori Barnes, AICP, CPM, Deputy Director, Development Services Department
Department Director: Tricia Wisner, MBA, Assistant City Manager