Martin County

File #: 20-0319   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 2/18/2020 Final action:
Title: APPROVAL OF A MAINTENANCE MAP FOR A PORTION OF SE PETTWAY STREET
Attachments: 1. SE Pettway Street - Location Map.pdf, 2. SE Pettway Street - Maintenance Map.pdf
PLACEMENT: Consent
TITLE:
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APPROVAL OF A MAINTENANCE MAP FOR A PORTION OF SE PETTWAY STREET
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Pursuant to the provisions of Section 95.361, Florida Statutes, staff requests approval of a Maintenance Map for a portion of SE Pettway Street for a maintained distance of 663 feet. Approval will establish prima facie evidence of ownership of the land by the County to the extent and width that it has been actually maintained for the prescribed period.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Thomas Walker, Jr., PSM
Title: County Surveyor
REQUESTED BY: Thomas Walker, Jr., PSM, County Surveyor and James Gorton, Deputy Public Works Director

PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None

BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 95.361, Florida Statutes if the County has been regularly maintaining or repairing a road that was not constructed by the County or where it cannot be determined who constructed the road, the road is deemed to be dedicated and all right, title, easement, and appurtenances in and to the road are vested in the County. The County may file a map to establish prima facie evidence of its ownership in the land of such a road. The Public Works Department routinely maintains and repairs roads and Rights-of-Way within the County and keeps an inventory of the work completed.

The Maintenance Map of SE Pettway Street, generally located at its Eastern Terminus being the intersection with SE Gomez Avenue, has been prepared for acceptance by the Board of County Commissioners and recording within County Records. The Maintenance Map identifies the eastern-most 663 feet where the maintained Right-of-Way was not previously recorded. The Southerly Maintained Right-of-Way for SE Pettway Street has been determined to coincide with the southerly edge of pavement for said maintained distance of 663 feet. The Deputy Public Works Director has verified that the County routinely mainta...

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