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Hearing examiner will recommend vacation of canal right-of-way at 905 Dolphin Drive to City Council
Summary
At a July 1 hearing, city planning staff recommended approval of a request to vacate 1,068 square feet of unexcavated canal right-of-way and 381 square feet of platted easement at 905 Dolphin Drive; the hearing examiner said she will forward the recommendation to City Council with conditions.
The hearing examiner for the City of Cape Coral on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, heard testimony and staff analysis on VAC24-000014, a request by Thomas Schafer and Christina Devoe to vacate 1,068 square feet of unexcavated canal right-of-way and 381 square feet of platted easement adjacent to Lots 5 and 6 at 905 Dolphin Drive. City planning staff recommended approval with conditions and the hearing examiner said she would forward that recommendation to City Council.
City planner Candace Ford told the hearing that the parcel is one of two residential lots adjacent to the Dolphin Canal and currently totals 11,004 square feet. Ford said the vacation would enlarge the site to about 12,072 square feet and that staff’s…
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