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Petition of John T. Smith and Cecelia M. Smith to vacate a portion of the West 25 feet of the 50-foot drainage, utility and/or road easement lying in the south one-half of Lot 6, Keystone Ranchettes - Unit One, Plat Book 67, Page 92, lying in Section 14-27-16, Pinellas County, Florida. (Quasi-Judicial Hearing)
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Recommended Action:
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Consider granting the petition to vacate, and if granted, adopt the attached resolution pursuant to §177, Florida State Statutes.
• The vacation request is part of a larger easement platted by the developer of the Keystone Ranchettes subdivision.
• The vacation of a portion of the West 25 feet of the f-f50ot drainage, utility and/or road easement will allow the petitioners more space to construct a new single-family residence.
• County staff have no objection to the vacation request.
Authorize the Clerk of the Court to record the resolution in the public records of Pinellas County.
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Summary:
The purpose of this request is to vacate a portion of the west twenty-five (25) feet of the fifty (50) foot drainage, utility and/or road easement lying within the boundary lines of the petitioners’ property. This action will allow the petitioners more space to construct a new single-family residence. However, any future development of the property will need to comply with all applicable upland buffers adjacent to wetlands.
Background Information:
County departments were queried and have no objections to the vacation request.
Letters of No Objection were received from Bright House, Duke Energy, Frontier, Pinellas County Utilities Engineering, TECO Electric, TECO Peoples Gas and WOW!.
The petition was properly advertised in accordance with §177, Florida State Statutes.
Pursuant to Real Property Division Procedures, notices were mailed out by the Clerk of the Court to all property owners within two-hundred-feet of the subject property. The Deputy Clerk will report to the Board any citizen support or opposition.
Fiscal Impact:
$750.00 has been received for this request.
Staff Member Responsible:
Andrew W. Pupke, Division Director, Department of Administrative Services
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Resolution
Exhibit A
Location Map
Petitioner Application
Advertising Packet