The Flagler County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 18 adopted two resolutions to vacate portions of subdivisions in single‑family zoning districts.

Hammock Moorings North (8b): Adam Mingle, the county’s growth management director, told the board the request concerns Lot 11 in Hammock Moorings North, where a foundation encroachment extends into a 15‑foot drainage easement. The encroachment measures 20.93 square feet, Mingle said. The homeowner association that maintains the drainage system provided written consent, and St. Johns River Water Management District supplied a letter saying it had no objection. After public comment — during which a neighbor, Richard Hamilton, asked about enforcement and potential repeat encroachments and the contractor, Jerry Hafner, explained measurement errors during construction — the board voted to adopt the resolution vacating the affected portion of the plat. The motion passed with no opposition.

Smoke Rise Unit 4 (8c): Mingle said the second vacation request concerns a 40‑foot reserved area at the rear of Lot 11 in Smoke Rise Unit 4 that is listed on the plat for drainage, utilities and road purposes. Staff said the reserved area has not functioned as a public road and that surrounding lots now access existing roads off Pinto, so the vacation would not remove access for neighboring parcels. Utility companies provided consent letters, and staff said state notice requirements for vacating a roadway would be followed. The board adopted the resolution to vacate that reserved area; the motion passed unanimously.

Why it matters: Both actions resolve small but legally distinct encroachments and reservations that could complicate permitting, stormwater maintenance and property titles if left unaddressed. Mingle emphasized that one item resulted from a construction measurement error and the other was a legacy plat reservation that had not been used.

Quotes in context: Mingle described the Hammock Moorings encroachment as a roughly 21‑square‑foot foundation extension and said the HOA and the water‑management district consented to the partial vacation.

Provenance: Both plat vacation discussions and votes occurred during the Aug. 18 meeting (Hammock Moorings discussion and vote at item 8b; Smoke Rise discussion and vote at item 8c).