Agenda Item Name:
Title
Establishment of County Right of Way over NE 74th Street and NE 69th Avenue
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Presenter:
Ramon D. Gavarrete, P.E.
Description:
Establishment of a public right of way over an existing road on County owned property to provide legal access to landlocked private property.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Adopt and record resolution establishing public right of way.
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
The cost of recording the Resolution and Exhibit is approximately $50.00. Sufficient funds existing in account 149.79.7910.541.49.00 for this expense.
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Strategic Guide:
Infrastructure
Background:
Alachua County owns approximately 667 acres of unimproved property off of NE 67th Avenue, a portion of which consists of Tax Parcels #17664-000-000 and #17665-000-000 (the "Property"). The County acquired this Property in 2014 from RockTENN CP, LLC. At the time the County accepted the Property, one of the stated purposes in the Board's agenda package was to "allow the County to gain the right of way over a portion of the unimproved roadway of NE 67th and 69th Avenue, east of State Road 24. By establishing this roadway as a County road, it would allow the various property owners legal access to their property."
The Property now has a chip seal road along the northern boundary of the Property designated as NE 74th Street and NE 69th Avenue. These roads have not been added to, and are not a part of, the county road system. This existing chip seal road is currently being used by private property owners in the area as access to their properties. Since this is not a public right-of-way and a part of the county road system these private property owners do not have a legal right to use this road. This results in their property being landlocked and they are unable to obtain title insurance insuring access or a mortgage on their property.
One of the landlocked property owners has requ...
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