TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Jason Yarborough, ICMA-CM, Interim City Manager
TITLE: Resolution No. 2020-R-40, Bettie Hughes Curtis Requests to Partially Vacate the Platted Rear 10-foot Utility and Drainage Easements for Lots 14, 15, 16 & 17, Block 1476, Thirtieth Addition to Port Charlotte Subdivision (Quasi-Judicial).
Recommended Action
Approval of Resolution No. 2020-R-40.
Background Information
The property owner, Bettie Hughes Curtis, is requesting a partial vacation of the platted rear 10-foot utility and drainage easements to construct a single-family residence in the center of four combined lots to be used as one building site. The proposed placement of the home will encroach substantially into portions of the rear 10-foot utility and drainage easements encompassing lots 14, 15, 16 and 17, therefore making it necessary to vacate these easements.
Pursuant to Florida Statutes Chapter 177.101, an Application requesting a Partial Vacation of the Platted Rear 10-foot Utility and Drainage Easements Located on Lots 14, 15, 16 and 17, Block 1476, Thirtieth Addition to Port Charlotte Subdivision has been submitted to the City of North Port.
A legal notice of intent to vacate was published by the property owner in a newspaper of general circulation, for two (2) weeks consecutively.
All applicable Utility agencies have been notified and have granted their approval for the partial vacation of platted rear 10-foot utility and drainage easements located on lots 14, 15, 16 and 17, Block 1476, Thirtieth Addition to Port Charlotte Subdivision.
Resolution No. 2020-R-40 has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct as to form.
Resolution No. 2020-R-40 was scheduled on the Regular Planning and Zoning Advisory Board Meeting on November 19, 2020. The discussion focused on the specific locations of the easements which were being requested to be vacated. The applicant had only requested to vacate the segments of th...
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