PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING PUBLIC LANDS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a public hearing to consider adoption of an Ordinance amending Chapter 139, Public Lands, to: provide an exception for plat dedications; revise the requirements for easements on County property; prohibit obstructions of County and Community Redevelopment Agency property; and regulate parking on County and Redevelopment Agency property.
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DEPARTMENT: County Attorney
PREPARED BY: Name: Elizabeth V. Lenihan
Title: Assistant County Attorney
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Chapter 139, General Ordinances, Martin County Code (the Code), regulates lands in public ownership not including roads and rights-of-way, which are covered in Chapter 155 of the Code. The proposed changes are outlined below.
Article 2. Dedications
Article 2 of Chapter 139 is related to dedication of public lands. The provisions of Article 2 require dedications to the County be accepted and approved by Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners prior to being recorded or becoming effective. Section 139.34 is being amended to provide for an exception to the requirement for acceptance and approval by resolution when the public lands are dedicated by a plat that is approved by the Board of County Commissioners. In such cases, the Board's approval of the plat will serve as the Board's acceptance and approval of the dedication.
Article 3. Easements
Article 3 is comprised solely of Section 139.50, which sets out standards, considerations, and procedures for granting of easements on, over, under, across and through County property to private utility providers. This Section is being amended to provide greater flexibility to the Board and remove the publication requirement. Publication of the Board's intent to grant an easement is not otherwise legally required.
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