Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-14-03 regular Council agenda — reading text

against joint applicants were not non- profit agencies. RECOMMENDATION : Th€ Municipal Planning Board recommended that City Council approve Ordinance 1531. The MPB also recommended that City Council refund Habitat for Humanity the $ 200. 00 application fees. Attpchment: Location Map staff Report and Recommendation 11- 27- 02w/ attachments  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION DATE: November 27, 2002 pJ.anni.ng Board TO: Chairman HugJ.i and Members Municipal THRU: Missy Mc Kim, CDS Directo~ FROM: Len MitcheJ.J., pJ.anni.ng Manager lI/J1I1 SUBJECT: Request to Vacate Portion of North- South AJ.J.ey in BJ.ock a MPB Case# 02- 49- 10, First Addition to North HiJ.J. Gardens ( VA) REQUEST: County, in Okaloosa Inc., a The applicants, Habitat for Humanity Reeder, E. Florida Corporation, and William F. Nicholson, Larry are requesting that the Michael Sheppard and Michael William Mead, of a 20' wide, north- city vacate and abandon the southerly portion of- located in Block 10, First Addition to North south alley right- way all of the affected Hill Gardens Subdivision. The applicants represent property owners. that the City refund the $ 200 Habitat for Humanity has also requested and Zoning application fees Planning BACKGROUND: Lot 14, According to the application, Habitat for Humanity purchased for the Block 10, First Addition to North Hill Gardens Subdivision, Okaloosa County purpose of constructing affordable housing for two right- of- were abandoned as families. Ifthe undeveloped alley way would be adequate land available to divide proposed, then there lots. replat) the resultant parcel into two single family residential is made the current owners of The request for vacation/ abandonment by 10, First Addition to North Hill Gardens Lots 13 and 14, Block of land Subdivision, in order to subdivide the resultant parcel 10,First Addition Gardens to North Hill of 1) Lot 14, Block comprised 2) the westerly one- half of the vacated alley right- of- Subdivision; the westerly two feet of the easterly one- half of the way, and 3) Lot 13 would become 10 feet wider ( less vacated alley right- of- way. the two feet quit- claimed to Habitat). The applicants have a private claim Habitat for agreement whereby the owners of Lot 13 would quit 1  two feet of the easterly one- half of the alley right- of- way Humanity should it be abandoned. LOCATION: the southerly portion of the alley right- The request represents only First of Lot 13 and10, east of Lot 14 in Block of- way located west See Location Map, Exhibit Addition to North Hill Gardens Subdivision. ( AIf). Ordinance 100. 131 vacated the northerly portion of the alley right- of- way on October 13, 1970. The original plat included a right- extending from Bobolink Street to Walter of- way for alley purposes Martin Road. ZONING: zoned R- 2, The request and the adjacent applicants' properties are District. The applicants have not requested a Multiple Family Dwelling for either the request or the adjacent change of zoning classification See Zoning Map, Exhibit " BIf) properties. ( COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP ( FLUM): Residential, on the The request is designated MDR, Medium Density Plan of Future Land Use Map ( PLUM) of Directions: The Comprehensive Walton Beach: 2008. ( See Future Land Use, Exhibit the City of Fort to the east, south and west are also C"). The adjacent properties to the north is designated MUCC ( Mixed designated MDR. The property amendment The request does not include an Use community Commercial). to change the FLUM designation. EXISTING LAND USE: of the request as shown on Exhibit Existing land uses in the vicinity Land Use, are commercial land uses to the north facing D", Existing types, one Walter Martin Road, and a mix of residential land use two- family, three- family and multiple family, along Bobolink family, Street NE. INTERDEPARTMENTAL STAFF REVIEW: has provided a Memorandum dated The zoning and Building Supervisor comments that Lot 13 will have to be included November 8, 2002, that in the replat request should the alley vacation be approved. Memorandum dated The Public Works/ Engineering Division has provided a abandoned storm drain November 26, 2002, that notes there may be an the owner' s line in the subject alley and would become property No easement reservation is recommended. responsibility. DISCUSSION: 2  result of the acquisition of Lot forward as a The application has come As the stated above 14 by Okaloosa County Humanity. Habitat for all of the affected applicants for this request, who represent that should the city find the property owners, have privately agreed criteria, and agrees to meets the right- of- way abandonment request claim land that the owners of Lot 13 will quit approve the vacation, to Habitat adequate to replat Lot 14 into two buildings sites for affordable housing. has been The process of vacating and abandoning a right- of- way codified in Section 30- 13, Code of Ordinances. The process requires a Board after posting and public hearing before the Municipal Planning owners within 200 feet