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STREET VACATION - VICINITY OF NE 8TH PLACE AND N.E. 20TH STREET (B)
Ordinance No. 0-07-24, Petition 195SVA-06PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, to vacate, abandon and close a certain portion of the right-of-way located at the westerly 100 feet of Northeast 8th Place, west of Northeast 20th Street, as more specifically described in this Ordinance; reserving a public utilities easement; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF REPORT
The purpose of this request is to vacate a portion of the right-of-way of Northeast 8th Place, west of Northeast 20th Street. The right-of-way to be vacated is approximately the westerly 100 feet of Northeast 8th Place, running between Lots 5 and 6 of Block "A," and Lots 1 and 2 of Block "D" of the plat of the Thomas and Steenburg Subdivision, Plat Book "B", page 91 of the Public Records of Alachua County, Florida. The right-of-way is not paved, is not open for public use, and is surrounded by other lots owned by the Bartley Temple. Upon vacation of the right-of-way, Bartley Temple would be responsible for maintenance and liability. The right-of-way is an unimproved "paper street."
The Plan Board heard the petition and recommended approval with the staff condition.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on January 30, 2007. Letters were mailed to surrounding property owners on January 31, 2007. The Plan Board held a public hearing February 15, 2007.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
The City Commission, at its meeting of March 26, 2006, directed the City Attorney's Office to prepare and the Clerk of the Commission to advertise the proposed ordinance. If the ordinance is adopted on first reading, it will be heard on May 14, 2007 on Second Reading.