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B®OK 2 FACE 1 The Board reviewed a Memorandum of July 2, 1997: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator D ION HEAD CONC NCE: obert M. Keating AICA Community Development) irector THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP Planning Director FROM: John W. McCoy, AICP X Senior Planner, Current Development DATE: July 2, 1997 SUBJECT: Philip A. Glaab's Request for a Partial Abandonment of Live Oak Drive Right -of -Way It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of July 15, 1997. D•a-RTPTTON AND rnNDTMTnNgi Philip A. Glaab has submitted a petition for the abandonment of a portion of Live Oak Drive right-of-way. The applicant is requesting abandonment of a 10' strip of right-of-way that is contiguous to his lot. The subject right-of-way segment is located on the southwest side of Live Oak Drive, approximately 160' southeast of the intersection of Live Oak Drive and Cathedral Oaks Drive, in the Orchid Island Unit 2 Subdivision (see attachment #2). The applicant is seeking abandonment of the 10' strip to create additional setback area that would accommodate a proposed addition to the front of his house. The Board is now to consider the proposed abandonment and approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request. ANALYATC = The existing 70' right-of-way for Live Oak Drive was created in 1960 via the Orchid Island Unit 2 subdivision plat. Although 60 feet is the current minimum right-of-way width standard for a local road designed with swale type drainage, some older subdivisions, such as Orchid Island Unit 2, were platted with 70' rights-of-way and constructed with a swale drainage system. Therefore, the width of the subject right-of-way could be reduced by 10' and still comply with the county's 60' standard. Also, the subject 10' strip, if abandoned as right-of-way, would remain as a utility and drainage easement as proposed by the attached abandonment resolution. The segment of right-of-way to be abandoned, where the subject lot is located, is unique within the Orchid Island Subdivision. The segment is located at a point along Live Oak Drive where the 18' paved road curves and shifts from the middle to the eastern edge of the right-of-way. Since the road is skewed within the right-of-way the actual roadway edge is located a significant distance from the applicant's front lot line. Thus, the distance from the nearest roadway edge is 35 to 50 feet from the applicant's front lot line, compared to a normal distance of about 251. Thus, in staff's opinion, this is a rare case in which an isolated segment of a 70' local road right-of-way can be abandoned without adverse right-of- way or setback alignment impacts. If the 10' right-of-way is abandoned, any proposed addition should have a setback from the edge of roadway that is similar to the rest of the homes in the area. JULY 15, 1997