Youngsville staff to record letter saying recorded plat’s ‘proposed’ servitude change does not abandon existing access

Mark Simon, a property owner affected by a plat recorded to the Clerk of Court, told the Youngsville City Council on March 13 that he opposes an implied abandonment and relocation of an access servitude shown on a recorded map for 813 Yonge Street and asked the city to document his objection before a two‑year deadline.

Why it matters: Simon said the plat’s language could be used to deny access, interfere with utility service and create confusion over who may use a recorded servitude. City staff agreed the plat’s “proposed” label does not by itself abandon a recorded easement and said they will prepare a letter for the property owner and record it with the clerk’s office to clarify the city’s interpretation.

Simon told the council he purchased the property “two years ago with all the rights, ways, privileges, and the purposes to the property,” and that he discovered after the plat was recorded that the document appears to show an abandonment and relocation of an existing access servitude. He asked the city to record…