Okaloosa County BOCC — August 19, 2014 — Letter of request to vacate from petitioner — reading text

MAY 18 2014 May 10, 2014 PEM | To: Kelly Windes, Okaloosa County District 5 Commissioner Attachments: Warranty Deed Map Application fee Captain Windes, I’m writing you this letter to petition the Board of County Commissioners for vacation of a county right-of-way. In 1968, Okaloosa County received a segment of property from Bill E. Boone & Reba Boone, husband and wife, for the purposes of providing access to property at 502 Bullock Blvd, where a new home had just been built. A roadway was put in, as well as a sewer line that serves only 502 Bullock. Both the roadway and sewer line as installed encroach upon the property at 500 Bullock Blvd. In addition, at 42 feet in width, the land given to the county does not conform to current county standards for Public right-of-way. T am now the new owner of 502 Bullock Blvd, held under Okaloosa Walton Development Company. I am developing this parcel and several others combined with it as a small neighborhood of single family homes. This subdivision will have a private, HOA maintained roadway and drainage systems. A condition for development of the subdivision is that I am to tear out the current roadway and sewer line, and re-install them within the proper boundaries. In addition, I must provide civil engineering to accommodate the storm-water runoff from this small section of roadway. After conversation with staff of Okaloosa County, it appears that transferring this non- conforming right of way to the new subdivision as a private roadway makes more sense, as it primarily serves that property. The county standard for a private right-of-way is 40 feet. The only odd issue associated with such a transfer is that ri ghts-of-way are typically vacated to property owners along either side, as opposed to at the end of a road, Additionally, vacating the right-of- way to anyone other than my company would actually landlock the parcel, which is not the desired outcome. In order to address this, I have reached an understanding with the landowners along either side of this right of way that they support this request for vacation of right of way, and that they wish to see this vacated right-of-way become a private roadway to the new subdivision. In summary, this is a petition to vacate the current non-conforming right-of-way leading to 502 Bullock Blvd and to transfer it to Okaloosa Walton Development Company for the installation of a new sewer line and a new, non-encroaching private roadway leading to and part of the proposed new private road subdivision. I appreciate your time and consideration in this matter, and am available at any time to further discuss or clarify any issues that may arise. Thank you, f of b—~ Stephen Rose Okaloosa Walton Development Co.