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TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: December 9, 1985 FILE: the Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Michael Wright, Southerly Extension of County Administrator Indian River Boulevard - SUBJECT: Right -of -Way Acquisition, Vista Properties FROM: REFERENCES) James W. Davis to Bob James W. Davis, P.E. Gaskill, Vista Properties Public Works Directo dated June 12, 1985 2) RnhPri- anski i i , Vint,;; Properties, to Jim Davis dated Sept. 9, 1985 DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS As previously requested by the Board of County Commissioners when the right of way for the Indian River Boulevard Southerly Extension was approved, staff has met with Vista Properties, the officers of the Vista Gardens Property Owners Association, and Mr. Ed Schlitt, owner of land between the Boulevard Right of way and Vista Gardens, to resolve future property access, drainage, and buffering. The attached drawing illustrates the proposed access plan to serve the Southern properties along the Boulevard. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS As summarized in Bob Gaskill's Sept. 9, 1985 letter, Vista Properties is agreeable to the following: 1) Donate to the County the triangular parcel at the Northwest corner of their property for Boulevard right-of-way. 2) Agree to a connection between the Vista Gardens access road and Indian River Boulevard approximately 600' east of US 1. Mr. Ed Schlitt has already executed a deed to the County for this connection. The County would include this construction in its construction contracts. 3) Granting to the County a drainage easement for overflow purposes through the Vista Gardens Property discharging into the golf course lake system. Vista Properties is requesting that the County agree to assure the local approval for a full movement entry onto US 1 -(future construc- tion by Vista Properties) located approximately half way between the South Relief Canal Bridge and Indian River Boulevard at US 1. This new connection onto US 1 will permit the closing of the existing Vista Gardens/Vista Properties driveway which will be too close to the new proposed US1/Indian River Boulevard intersection. The result in staff's opinion is a safer connection onto US 1. Final construction of the new entry will be subject to Florida DOT approval. The DOT Traffic Operation section has verbally approved this driveway relo- cation. Staff is currently meeting with the officers of the Vista Gardens •Property Owners Association to resolve the issue of a wall or buffer along the Vista Gardens frontage. The County's consultants have recommended an 8' high wall along Vista Gardens. This will mitigate effects of the Boulevard on the first floor units at Vista Gardens. A 14' high wall would be needed to intercept the effects on second story units (see attached sketch). 113 DEC 1