Okaloosa County BOCC — August 19, 2014 — Action Item Printout — reading text

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: August 19, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: John Hofstad SUBJECT: Vacation of Bullock Blvd (Spur) Rescinded DEPARTMENT: Public Works BCC DISTRICT: 5 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Stephen Rose of Okaloosa Walton Development Co. Is petitioning the Board of County Commissioners to vacate a portion of Bullock Blvd. Mr. Rose has purchased several tracts of land which are accessed by this right-of-way to be vacated. If vacation is approved, Mr. Rose intends to acquire the vacated right-of-way from the adjacent landowners and use the right-of-way as a privately maintained access to a single family development. BACKGROUND: In February of 1968, Mr. Bill E. Boone and Reba Boone, husband and wife, granted the Board of County Commissioners a strip of right-of-way by warranty deed as recorded in the Official Records at Book 475, Page 343. This right-of-way is 42 feet in width and 154 feet in length. The purpose for the right-of-way was to provide access to property at 502 Bullock Blvd., which was a new home at the time of the right-of-way acquisition in 1968. This Bullock Blvd spur was paved sometime in the past and this led to encroachment of pavement outside the boundaries of the right-of-way. Mr. Stephen Rose now owns the property located at the south end of Bullock Blvd spur and his desire is to vacate this right-of-way and transform it into a private access to his future development. Mr. Rose intends to relocate the roadway so that it lies within the limits of right-of- way as a part of his development order to construct a single family residence subdivision. Mr. Rose was made aware that vacated right-of-way is divided down the centerline and added to the adjacent and contiguous properties lying along either side of the vacated right-of-way. The acquisition of the vacated right-of-way will be Mr. Rose responsibility after the vacation process. Mr. Rose is preparing the necessary instruments to acquire the vacated right-of-way from the adjacent landowners so that he can build an access entrance to his development. Since the posting of the public notice for both this vacation request and the notice of intent to issue the development order, Growth Management has received notice from five nearby residents objecting to the overall project. Two concerns were expressed solely by telephone call and three requests included a follow up written objection (attached hereto). Concern regarding the development is focused on an increase in traffic and safety related to an existing bend in the roadway leading to the area of the vacation request. One letter mentions the specific objection to the vacation directly as well as the proposed future use plan. The request to vacate from the petitioner is directly related to the proposed development. OPTIONS: Mr. Stephen Rose, president of Okaloosa Walton Development Company, has requested via e-mail to have his vacation request be rescinded at this time. RECOMMENDATIONS: Public Works recommends that the Board rescind this action as requested. However, the recommendation from Public Works staff, if moved forward, would have been to not grant the vacation. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator