Okaloosa County BOCC — January 19, 2016 — Resolution to vacate

RESOLUTION NO. 16 - ________ RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VACATING THE ADJACENT 15 FEET OF PLATTED COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING ALONG A PORTION OF 8TH STREET AND THE ADJACENT 20 FEET OF PLATTED COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING ALONG A PORTION OF 5TH AVENUE OF BLOCK 52, TOWNSITE OF PORT DIXIE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGES 64-66, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA; RESERVING AN EASEMENT FOR UTILITY PURPOSES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Dave Parisot, on behalf of the Board of Directors of Friends of the Shalimar Library and himself, has petitioned the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, to vacate certain County right-of-way; and WHEREAS, the particular areas sought to be vacated consist of: (1) a 15 foot wide portion of platted county right-of-way lying along and parallel to Lots 1-5, Block 52, (2) a 20 foot wide portion of platted county right-of-way lying along and parallel to Lots 5 and 6, Block 52, and (3) the overlap in right-of-way at the southwest corner of Block 52, and the east 15 feet of 8th Street adjacent to the previously vacated alleyway by Resolution 6C, Page 309, Townsite of Port Dixie, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, Pages 64-66, of the Public Records of Okaloosa County, Florida, located in Shalimar, Florida; and WHEREAS, it appears that the vacation of the portions of 8th Street and 5th Avenue as described above are in the public interest. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, as follows: 1. The petition of the above named parties to vacate property described below is hereby granted, with the limitation that the County reserves for itself, and any and all licensed utility companies, their successors and assigns a utility easement on the full width of the vacated right-of-way hereby for the purpose to locating and maintaining public utilities and for storm water/drainage purposes. 2. Subject to the above conditions, the following described property shall be vacated as right-of-way of the County: The adjacent 15 feet of platted county right-of-way, 8th Street, lying adjacent to Lots 1 through 5 of Block 52 and the adjacent 20 feet of platted county right-of- way, 5th Avenue, lying adjacent to Lots 5 and 6 of Block 52, also included is that portion of right-of-way beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 5, Block 52 and proceed west 15 feet proceed south 20 feet proceed east 15 feet proceed north 20 to the southwest corner of Lot 5, Block 52 and beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot 1, Block 52 proceed west 15 feet proceed north 20 feet proceed east 15 feet and proceed south 20 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 1, Block 52, Townsite of Port Dixie, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, Pages 64-66, of the Public Records of Okaloosa County, Florida. 3. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption. 1  DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED in the regular session this 19th day of January, 2016. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ____________________________________ Charles K. Windes, Jr. Chairman ATTEST: J D PEACOCK II CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT By: __________________________________ Deputy Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________ Gregory T. Stewart County Attorney