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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Vacation Of A 10’ Storm Sewer Easement Within Lots 27 And 28, Block 4 Of The “Hollywood Golf Estates Section Two” Plat And Dedication Of A New 10’ Storm Sewer Easement.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
Lightswitch Investments, LLC is the owner of the property located at 1102 Washington Street within the City of Hollywood. The Owner has submitted an application (VA-21-03) requesting to vacate an existing 10’ wide Storm Sewer Easement within the property.
The subject property is within Lots 27 and 28, Block 4, of the “Hollywood Golf Estates Section Two” plat, recorded in the Public Records of Broward County, Florida, Plat Book 56, Page 8. The existing easement is shown in the attached as Exhibit “A”. As part of the vacation, a new 10’ Storm Sewer Easement will be required to be established within the property. The proposed new easement location is shown in the attached as Exhibit “B”. The proposed easement is approximately 14’ to the west of the existing easement and abuts the property’s west property line.
The parcel is currently vacant, and this vacation is necessary because the existing easement is within the proposed building footprint of a new 5,670 square feet single-family home. As such, the property owner is requesting vacation of the easement. Upon City of Hollywood Department of Public Utilities’ review for the utilization of this easement, it was determined that currently there is no utility in the easement; however, the Department has the desire to maintain a storm sewer easement between the properties to allow for a possible future outfall to the waterbody to the south of the parcel. An outfall at this location continues to be an option as a stormwater master plan for the City is currently being conducted. Therefore, dedication of a new easement of the same width is necessary.
The Department of Public Utilities has worked with the property owner for the new easement location. The owner has agreed to dedicate the above-referenced new 10’ Storm Sewer Easement approximately 14 feet to the west of the existing easement abutting to the parcel’s west property line. As a requirement of this vacation, the Owner has provided the required documents for the dedication of the new 10’ Storm Sewer Easement.
Staff has determined said vacation to be consistent with the City’s Code and Comprehensive Plan objectives and that the 10’ Storm Sewer Easement shown in Exhibit “A”, subject to the conditions above and listed in the Resolution, is not required for public use, and the proposed vacation bears a reasonable relationship to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Hollywood, Florida.
Fiscal Impact:
Approval of this resolution will not fiscally impact the City.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Azita Behmardi, P.E., City Engineer
Shiv Newaldass, Director of Development Services
Gus Zambrano, AICP, Assistant City Manager/Sustainable Development