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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Vacating A Private Access Easement Lying Within Parcel "A" Of The "Port Everglades Plat No. 12" Plat (Plat Book 153, Page 31), As More Specifically Described In Exhibit "A" Attached Hereto And Incorporated Herein, Providing A Severability Clause, A Repealer Provision, And An Effective Date. (VA-19-02)
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
Broward County's Port Everglades is the owner of the parcels within Port Everglades plats noted in the title above, and is undertaking the Southport Turning Notch Extension and Crane Infrastructure Improvements Project in the Southport section of Everglades in accordance with their 5-Year Master Plan. The project consists of extending the Southport Turning Notch to the west to create new cargo berthing area and infrastructure improvements to support the acquisition of up to six additional super post panamax gantry cranes.
Port Everglades has submitted application VA-19-02 requesting vacation of the subject 70' Private Access Easement within the "Port Everglades Plat No. 12". The easement is in place because the land use for the parcels within the plat was previously zoned Industrial. As part of the requirements for the Port's turning notch project, the use for the parcels was amended from Industrial to Roads and Conservation Easement. The City Commission approval was granted on February 21, 2018 under Resolution R-2018-052. Due to the land use change, the referenced access easement is no longer necessary.
City's Engineering, Transportation & Mobility Division has processed the appropriate easement vacation application and following analysis of the application, staff has determined the requested vacation to be consistent with City's Code and Comprehensive Plan objectives and the subject easement is not required for public use and the proposed vacation bears a reasonable relationship to the health, safety, and w...
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