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Live Oak adopts ordinance reducing utility easement on Railroad Avenue to allow housing
Summary
The council adopted final reading of Ordinance 15-37, reducing a 40-foot utility easement to 20 feet on Railroad Avenue to allow housing development without impeding setbacks.
The City of Live Oak City Council adopted the final reading of Ordinance 15-37, reducing a retained utility easement from 40 feet to 20 feet on a vacated street right-of-way on Railroad Avenue, near the Florida Power & Light substation. The vote was taken by voice with no recorded opposition.
George Curtis, the city’s development manager, told council members the change is intended to allow housing to be built on lots that otherwise would be constrained by the larger easement. Curtis said the easement had been retained when the street was previously vacated; the ordinance narrows the easement to avoid impeding building setbacks.
The public hearing on the final reading was opened and closed with no members of the public speaking on the item. With no further discussion, the council approved the final reading and the ordinance will take effect according to the city’s ordinance timeline.
Action taken: Final reading of Ordinance 15-37 approved to reduce the utility easement width from 40 feet to 20 feet on the identified segment of Railroad Avenue.
