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The subject 16" wide alley right-of-way was created by the 1911 Townsite Plat of Roseland <br />subdivision plat recorded in Saint Lucie County plat book 1, page 43. That occurred prior to creation <br />of Indian River County. The right-of-way is now within the jurisdiction of Indian River County, and <br />BCC Resolution No. 2000-150 (see attachment 3) formally accepted all streets, alleys, and easements <br />shown on the plat. <br />At this time, the applicant requests that the subject alley right-of-way be abandoned. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />Consistent with guidelines established by the Board of County Commissioners, this petition was <br />reviewed by all county divisions and utility providers having jurisdiction or potential interests within <br />the subject 16" wide alley right-of-way. Upon review, the County Utilities Department advised that a <br />utility easement over the entire right-of-way will be required in order to allow for future expansion of <br />County water and sewer utilities. Therefore, the Utilities Department recommends that the entire 16' <br />wide right-of-way be retained as a utility easement to accommodate possible future utility uses. All <br />other jurisdictional agencies have reviewed and approved the proposed abandonment without <br />conditions. <br />While the recommended easement will preclude the location of buildings within the abandoned <br />right-of-way area, owners of affected lots will get greater use of their lots, since the easement maybe <br />used to satisfy setback and open space requirements. Thus, the abandonment will increase the <br />potential building envelope for all abutting lots. Subject to a condition that a utility easement be <br />retained over the entire subject segment of right-of-way, all county divisions recommend approval of <br />the abandonment. <br />As noted on the County Thoroughfare Plan, the subject alley right-of-way is not part of the County's <br />major roadway system and is not needed for the thoroughfare system or for traffic circulation in the <br />surrounding neighborhood. In this case, the subject alley does not provide primary access to any <br />property. Since each lot adjacent to the alley has adequate frontage on a local street, the abandonment <br />will not affect the right of convenient access to any surrounding properties. Also, the County <br />Attorney's Office has reviewed and approved the attached abandonment resolution for legal form <br />and sufficiency. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Based on the analysis, staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners abandon its rights <br />to the subject alley right-of-way and authorize the chairman to execute the attached abandonment <br />resolution, with the following condition: <br />1. That a public utility easement be retained over the entire segment of right-of-way for the alley <br />being abandoned. <br />145 <br />F:\Community Development \CurDev\B('C\2015 BCC\SabolROWAstaffreport.doc 2 <br />