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Vacate the Abandoned Northerly Portion of Southeast 3rd Street (B)
This item involves a request for the City Commission to approve a petition to the Planning Department to vacate a portion of Southeast 3rd Street at the request of the Public Works Department.
Explanation
Southeast 3rd Street (State Street) is a Thirty foot right of way by the plat of Veitch's Addition to South Gainesville, Plat Book "A", page 90 of the Public Records of Alachua County, Florida. It is located south of the south right of way line of Southeast 10th Avenue (1st Avenue by plat) and north of the north right of way line of Southeast 10th Place (2nd Avenue by plat). Lots 16 and 17, of the plat, border the right of way on the east side and Lots 21 and 22 of the plat border it on the west. This area has a light mixture of residential with primarily industrial use. Public Works, at the request of a neighboring property owner, has determined this segment of Southeast 3rd Street, south of Southeast 10th Avenue and north of Southeast 10th Place no longer serves a public purpose and would be in the City's best interest to be returned to the tax rolls. The vacation of this right of way still leaves ample grid right of ways and accessibility.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $200 for administrative costs is available in the Public Works Fiscal Year 2011 operating budget.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve the request of Public Works to vacate a portion of Southeast 3rd Street, a thirty feet wide street, located south of the south right of way line of Southeast 10th Avenue (1st Avenue by plat) and north of the north right of way line of Southeast 10th Place (2nd Avenue by plat); and 2) authorize the Planning Department to circulate a petition to the Plan Board to vacate a portion of Southeast 3rd Street, a thirty feet wide street, located south of the south right of way line of Southeast 10th Avenue (1st Avenue by plat) and north of the north rig...
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