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NOV 71979 IV. PROCEDURES A. Petitioner 4 am 42 PAGE 34 1) The petition (exhibit 1) shall be used by the public when requesting the Board of County Commissioners to vacate or abandon rights-of-way, alleys or easements dedicated to public use. 2) The petitioner shall provide an accurate legal description of rights- of-way, alleys or easements on the petition. An accurate legal de- scription may be obtained from the Clerk of the Circuit Court (Recording Department). If the alley, easement or right-of-way is in a subdivision, petitioner shall provide a copy of the subdivision plat. 3) The petitioner shall also provide a Certificate of Ownership issued by a practicing attorney or by a title company. 4) The petition shall bear the signature and address of the petitioner and list the property owners (if any) abutting that portion of the public right-of-way or easement requested to be vacated. 5) The petition shall be addressed to the Board of County Commissioners, Attention: Planning and Zoning Department, Indian River County Court- house, Vero Beach, Florida, 32960. B. Fees and Costs for Administration, Advertising,and Recording 1) Street and Alley Abandonments, etc. a) A $100.00 fee for recording and administrative costs shall accompany the petition and attachments. The check should be made payable to the Board of County Commissioners. b) The petitioner shall also pay the costs incurred in publishing the required notices in a newspaper of general circulation. Fee receipts and publication certification copies shall be included as a part of the documentation to be presented to the Board at the actual public hearing. 2) Easement Releases a) A $75.00 fee shall be paid for recording and administrative costs when petitioning for an easement release. The $75.00 fee can apply for up to 2 (two) easement releases if in the same sub- division and unit. b) Easement releases on a series of contiguous lots (up to 4 lots in same Block, Unit and Subdivision) will be considered a single request requiring a $75.00 fee. If a request involves several easement releases within a single subdivision, then an additional $25.00 fee will be charged for every 2 additional easements. Generally one petition (application) form should be adequate for multiple easement release requests. A. Review Procedure Plannin _and Zoning Department 1) Upon receipt of the completed petition,.fee(s), and related maps, etc., the Planning and Zoning Department will: a) Furnish a copy of the petition with a general description or tax map, and reply form to all applicable reviewing agencies, departments, or utility providers. Said petition forms, etc. will be forwarded within 5 days of receipt, with a return reply, suspension date of 20 days from the official filing date of the application. -2- _ M