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Pastor Seeks Access to Landlocked Parcel via Justice Lane; County Weighs Legal, Maintenance Risks
Summary
Pastor Larry Hobbs of Flagler County Baptist Church asked the Board of County Commissioners for access to a landlocked parcel via Justice Lane, and county staff told the board Monday that legal and road‑maintenance issues — including Florida Statute 704.01 (easement of necessity) and the cost to upgrade a paved driveway to road standards — must be resolved before any formal county action.
Pastor Larry Hobbs, of Flagler County Baptist Church, asked the Board of County Commissioners on Monday to allow access to a landlocked parcel via Justice Lane so his church can develop a campus and therapeutic program. County growth-management staff and legal counsel told the board they could not unilaterally grant that access and outlined legal and maintenance issues the board must weigh.
The church’s parcel is surrounded by private holdings and county property, and Pastor Hobbs told the board he has paid for a wetlands delineation that showed “7 and a half buildable acres” out of a roughly 9‑acre tract. He said he has tried to negotiate with the adjacent parcel owner, a South Florida church listed for sale, but that owner has been unwilling to offer an easement and is instead marketing the parcel for sale.
County Growth Management Director Adam Mingle described the site and Justice Lane for the board, noting Justice Lane is currently treated as a private driveway rather than a county right of…
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