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Of CE Of Attorney's Matters 05/12/2020 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />Dylan Reingold, County Attorney <br />William K DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney <br />Susan J. Prado, Assistant County Attorney <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />ATTORNEY <br />THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E., Public Works Director <br />FROM: William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney <br />DATE: May 6, 2020 <br />SUBJECT: Purchase of a parcel of right-of-way located at 4740 58th Avenue, <br />Vero Beach, Florida, owned by Paulette Brown <br />Paulette Brown owns a 0.98 acre parcel of property located at 4740 58th Avenue. This <br />site is rectangular in shape with 146 feet of frontage along 58th Avenue and is 293 feet <br />deep. The property is located inside the urban service boundary and is zoned RS -6, <br />single family, up to six units per acre. The property was improved with a 4 bedroom, 3 <br />bath, 2,090 sq. foot wood frame house built in 1990 which included a two car garage. <br />The home was severely damaged by a fire in April 2019 and was demolished late last <br />year. Ms. Brown has hired a contractor to build a new house on the existing lot. <br />Construction of the new house is under way, with the walls and the roof in place. The site <br />also contains a detached storage shed. This property is Ms. Brown's homestead <br />property. <br />An appraisal on the residence before the fire established the value of the entire parcel at <br />$220,000. The partial taking was valued at $44,516. Severance damages may apply as <br />the take will result in a 22% reduction to the size of the property if the Murphy Reservation <br />is ignored or 14% if the Murphy Reservation is used. A copy of the appraisal is available <br />for review at the Board of County Commissioners office. According to the appraisal <br />report, the kitchen and master bath were recently improved within the last 5 years. <br />Updates to other areas of the home appear to have been made to accommodate wheel <br />chair access. On January 7, 2020, the Board approved an unconditional offer of $70,000 <br />to Ms. Brown for purchase of the needed right-of-way for the 58th Avenue Project. <br />