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Petition of Pinellas Affordable Living, Inc. to vacate that certain 16-foot alley lying between Lots 3 through 28, Block B, Central Park Subdivision, Plat Book 12, Page 87, lying in Section 31-30-16, Pinellas County, Florida. (Legislative Hearing)
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Recommended Action:
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Approval of the resolution vacating the alley, and if granted, adopt the attached resolution pursuant to Florida State Statute 336.
• Vacate a sixteen foot alley (unopened, platted, right-of-way).
• The Petitioners are attempting to meet federal funding timelines for the development of affordable housing on the site.
• The existing site is platted as a trailer park.
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Summary:
The purpose of this request is to vacate the current sixteen (16) foot alley (unopened, platted, right-of-way) to allow for the development on the site.
Background Information:
The proposed development project would result in the construction of affordable housing units. As such, the County will support the alley vacation request in advance of the approved site plan; however, the vacation will be a condition of approval on the site plan. The property will be merged into one property under one ownership.
County departments were queried and have no objection to the vacation request.
Letters of no objection were received from Bright House, Duke Energy, Frontier, Pinellas County Utilities Engineering, TECO Gas and WOW!
The petition was properly advertised in accordance with Florida State Statute 336. Pursuant to the Real Property Division Procedures, notice was mailed by the Clerk of the Court to property owners within two hundred feet of the subject property and two yard signs were placed on the property. The Deputy Clerk will report to the Board any citizen support or opposition.
Authorize the Clerk of the Court to attest and record the resolution in the public records of Pinellas County.
Fiscal Impact:
$750.00 has been received for this request
Staff Member Responsible:
Rahim Harji, Assistant County Administrator
Andrew W. Pupke, Director, Real Estate Management
Blake Lyon, Director, Development Review Services
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Resolution
Exhibit A - Sketch and Legal
Location Map
Advertising Packet