PLACEMENT: Departmental
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REQUEST TO AMEND THE DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR NEWFIELD OPEN SPACE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request by Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., on behalf of Mattamy Palm Beach, LLC, for approval of an amendment to the Deed of Conservation Easement for Newfield Open Space recorded June 14, 2024, in Official Records Book 3442, at Page 2548, Public Records of Martin County, Florida. The purpose of the amendment is to remove certain lands of lower environmental value from the provisions of the easement and replace them with lands of higher environmental value, as well as to correct certain errors in the text of the easement and in the legal description.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: John Sinnott
Title: Principal Planner
REQUESTED BY: Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., Christen Spake, Esq.
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Newfield project consists of approximately 3,411 acres of land located west of Florida's Turnpike and adjacent to the C-23 Canal in Palm City. On December 15, 2020, Martin County entered into a Development Agreement with the Master Developer of the Newfield project. The Development Agreement requires the Master Developer to grant conservation easements on open space and Preserve Area Management Plan (PAMP) areas. On March 5, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners accepted and approved three conservation easements: one which encumbers the open space areas, one which encumbers the PAMP I areas, and one which encumbers the PAMP II areas.
This request is for a proposed amendment to the Deed of Conservation Easement for Newfield Open Space recorded in Official Records Book 3442, at Page 2548, of the Public Records of Martin County, Florida (the "Easement Agreement"). The Easement Agreement may be amended, altered, released or revoked only by written agreement between the parties, their successors or assigns. The...
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