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Petition of Apartments at Gateway II LLC to vacate the portion of 34th Street North Extension( County Road Number 265), Declared to be a public road in Board of County Commissioners minutes book 23, page 253, filed on April 12,1949, being 100 feet in width, lying within property owned by Apartments at Gateway II LLC, as recorded in official records book 17960, page 495, and within property owned by Apartments at Gateway II,LLC, as recorded in official records book 17960, page 512, all in sections 22,23,26, and 27-30-16, Pinellas County, Florida. (Legislative)
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the petition by Apartments at Gateway II LLC to vacate the portion of 34th Street North Extension (County Road Number 265).
• Request is for the vacation of portions of unimproved rights of way that run internal to the petitioner’s property.
• This is in support of Epic at Gateway Apartments Phase II that has yet to be constructed.
• Epic at Gateway Phase I was constructed in 2014, the petitioned vacation area includes areas of Phase I that already have structures that have been built.
• Petitioned area lies within City of Pinellas Park jurisdiction.
• Staff recommends approval.
• If petition is granted, Board of County Commissioners is asked to adopt the attached resolution pursuant to Florida State Statue 336.09.
Authorize the Clerk of the Circuit Court to record the resolution in the public records of Pinellas County.
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Strategic Plan:
Healthy and Safe Communities
2.1 Improve public health
Prosperity and Opportunity
3.1 Increase the availability of attainable housing
Summary:
The purpose of the request is to vacate portions of the unimproved right-of-way known as 34th Street North Extension (County Road Number 265) lying within and adjacent to the petitioner’s property. This is a petitioned road “paper road” that was never constructed nor is there a future need for this right-of-way. This vacation request will allow the petitioner’s phase II residential development project to move forward.
Background Information:
County staff reviewed the request pursuant to Pinellas County Land Development Code Section 154-272, Criteria for Consideration, and have no objections to the vacation request.
The petition was properly advertised in accordance with Florida State Statue 336.10. Notices were mailed by the Clerk of Court to property owners within 250 feet of the subject property.
Letters of no objection were received from Spectrum, Pinellas County Utilities, Frontier, TECO Gas, TECO Electric, Duke, and WOW!
Fiscal Impact
$940.00 has been received as a Petition Fee from the Petitioners for this request.
Staff Member Responsible:
Kevin McAndrew, Director, Building and Review Services
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Resolution
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Location Map
Advertising Packet
Presentation