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Council tables easement release request pending lot‑consolidation application and removal of vehicle

October 16, 2025 | Lago Vista, Travis County, Texas


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Council tables easement release request pending lot‑consolidation application and removal of vehicle
The Lago Vista City Council voted to table a consent‑agenda request to release or vacate certain utility easements for a residential lot after members and staff raised concerns about an illegally parked vehicle on the lot and missing consolidation paperwork.

Council discussion focused on whether the applicant had filed a lot consolidation application and on the public‑works and planning implications of removing easements before a final replat. Members of Parks & Rec and others warned staff to check whether an easement might be part of a future trail corridor, but staff clarified the easement in question was a utilities‑only easement and could not legally serve as a general‑access or trail easement.

Council conditioned tabling on the applicant: (1) filing a lot consolidation application showing the proposed lot configuration and (2) removing or regularizing the vehicle that was parked on the vacant lot. The motion to table passed 6–1; Councilmember Benfield voted no.

Survey note: staff reminded the council that an easement release must be recorded on a survey (the survey must show the release) so the procedural order will affect the applicant’s timeline.

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