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ANALYSIS: <br />Consistent with guidelines established by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), this petition <br />was reviewed by all County divisions and utility providers having jurisdiction or potential interests <br />within the subject portion of right-of-way. Upon review, all reviewing departments and agencies <br />indicated that they reviewed and approved the request for abandonment without the need to retain a <br />drainage or utility easement over the area to be abandoned. Therefore, the proposed abandonment <br />resolution does not include a request to retain a drainage or utility easement over the area to be <br />abandoned. <br />As noted on the County Thoroughfare Plan, the subject portion of right-of-way is not part of the <br />County's major roadway system and is not needed for the thoroughfare system. It should be noted <br />that Planning staff has previously supported the idea of improving/constructing the segment of 12th <br />Avenue -SW between 5th Street SW and Oslo Road (9th Street SW). However, now that the County <br />has purchased the 83.7 acre Osprey Acres site to the east, and has effectively removed the possibility <br />of constructing ±300 additional homes in the area, Planning staff has determined that the subject <br />portion of 12th Avenue SW is no longer essential for traffic circulation in the surrounding <br />neighborhoods. Also, the subject right-of-way abandonment has been requested in order to support <br />the proposed design for the County's Osprey Acres Floway and Nature Preserve project. That project <br />will ensure that the Osprey Acres site will remain as a permanent open space, eliminating the need <br />for a 12th Avenue SW connection between 5th Street SW and Oslo Road. <br />The County Attorney's Office has reviewed and approved the attached abandonment resolution for <br />legal form and sufficiency. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Based on the analysis, staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners abandon its rights <br />to the subject portions of rights-of-way and authorize the chairman to execute the attached <br />abandonment resolution. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1. Application <br />2. Location Map and Aerial <br />3. Abandonment Resolution <br />2 <br />P146 <br />