City of Gainesville - File #: 060584.

• File #: 060584.
• Version: 2
• Name: STREET VACATION - SOUTHEAST 23RD STREET (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/11/2007
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 6/25/2007
• Title: STREET VACATION - SOUTHEAST 23RD STREET (B) Ordinance No. 0-06-134, Petition 155SVA-06PB An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, to vacate, abandon and close a certain portion of the right-of-way of Southeast 23rd Street running north from the northern right-of-way line of Southeast 23rd Street extension to Southeast 8th Avenue, as more specifically described in this Ordinance; reserving a public and private utilities easement; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/25/2007	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
6/11/2007	2	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
11/27/2006	1	City Commission	Approved (Petition), as amended	Pass

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STREET VACATION - SOUTHEAST 23RD STREET (B)

Ordinance No. 0-06-134, Petition 155SVA-06PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, to vacate, abandon and close a certain portion of the right-of-way of Southeast 23rd Street running north from the northern right-of-way line of Southeast 23rd Street extension to Southeast 8th Avenue, as more specifically described in this Ordinance; reserving a public and private 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 the abandoned northerly portion of Southeast 23rd Street running north from the new north right-of-way line of Southeast 23rd Street to the east right-of-way line of Southeast 8th Avenue. The approximately 0.11 acre right-of-way to be vacated was platted as 30 feet wide per the New Gainesville plat, Plat Book "A", page 66 of the Public Records of Alachua County, Florida. This northerly portion of Southeast 23rd Street was abandoned as part of the Southeast 8th Avenue Extension project, as other right-of-way property was acquired to properly align the new Southeast 8th Avenue at the Hawthorne Road and Southeast 24th Street Extension. As a result, this northerly portion serves no public use, but it does serve as access to the privately owned abutting business. Upon vacation of the right-of-way, the adjacent business owner would be responsible for maintenance of this paved right-of-way. Staff has talked with the adjoining property owner who is willing to assume liability, maintenance, and beautification of the identified right of way if it is vacated.

Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on October 3, 2006. Letters were mailed to surrounding property owners on October 4, 2006. The Plan Board held a public hearing October 2006....