PLACEMENT: Public Hearings - Quasi-Judicial
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REQUEST ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF SE FRONT STREET, LYING WITHIN THE PLAT OF PORT SALERNO
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request for the Board to consider an application for the abandonment of a portion of platted SE Front Street right-of-way and a waiver of the required privilege fee in conjunction with the abandonment.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Thomas Walker, Jr., PSM
Title: County Surveyor
REQUESTED BY: The Port Salerno Church of God, Inc.
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PROCEDURES: Quasi-Judicial
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Port Salerno Church of God, Inc. requests that the Board consider the abandonment of 11,816.48 square feet (Exhibit "A") of unopened platted right-of-way of SE Front Street, lying within the plat of Port Salerno. Said right-of-way being sought for abandonment is not, nor has it ever been an open road. Said right-of-way abuts existing abandonments of SE Front Street and adjacent platted alley and, therefore, would not block any existing access to or from SE Cove Road (see Location Map).
The Petitioner is the owner of Lots 1 through 4 and 9 together with a portion of right-of-way previously abandoned by Martin County adjacent to the subject unopened right-of-way. St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Port Salerno is the owner of the property located east of the right-of-way proposed to be abandoned and has provided a letter of no objection. Upon successful abandonment of the subject right-of-way, the Petitioner would receive the westerly half and St. Luke's Episcopal Church would receive the easterly half.
Section 139.2, General Ordinances, Martin County Code (Code) requires a privilege fee for abandonment and vacation of County property and roads; however, the Board may waive the privilege fee required upon a showing of good cause. Sec.139.2. of the Code - Privilege fee for abandonment and vacation of County property and roads, r...
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