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0 <br />CONSENT ITEM <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Joseph A. Baird <br />County Administrator <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />Stan Boling, AIC <br />Community Deve <br />ment Director <br />THROUGH: Roland M. DeBlois, AICP ' 1 <br />Chief, Environmental Planning <br />& Code Enforcement <br />FROM: Kelly Buck <br />Code Enforcement Officer <br />DATE: 10/7/2014 <br />RE: VB Three Oaks, LLLP Request for Partial Release and Replacement of Conservation <br />Easements at 1955 74th Avenue (The Villas at Three Oaks Subdivision) <br />It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following information at <br />the Board's regular meeting on October 14, 2014. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />The County has been petitioned by VB Three Oaks, LLLP, owners of lots and common area in The <br />Villas at Three Oaks Subdivsion at 1955 74th Avenue, for release of portions of "Tract E" and "Tract F" <br />conservation areas within the subdivision. The purpose of the easement release request is to allow for a <br />10 -foot separation distance between building envelopes on platted lots in the subdivision and protected <br />vegetation within the conservation tracts. Concurrent with the requested partial release of easements, <br />new comparable replacement conservation easements within the subdivision are to be dedicated to Indian <br />River County (see attached survey sketches and descriptions). <br />ANALYSIS <br />County environmental planning staff has evaluated the condition and location of the existing upland <br />conservation Tracts E and F and the condition and location of the proposed replacement conservation <br />easements. Staffs finding is that native upland vegetation within the replacement easements is <br />comparable to vegetation in the portions of Tract E and F proposed for release. Release of the requested <br />portions of conservation Tracts E and F will allow a reasonable separation distance between platted <br />building envelopes on platted lots and protected veget ation within conservation easements in the <br />subdivision. <br />This request has been reviewed by County planning staff, County attorney staff, County engineering staff <br />and the County surveyor. None of the reviewing staff expressed an objection to the requested easement <br />release and replacement. Therefore, it is staffs position that the requested easement release (and <br />replacement) will satisfy County requirements and have no adverse impacts to the subject subdivision or <br />to adjacent properties. <br />81 <br />