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Planning & Zoning Board recommends vacating unused strip of SE 2nd Court, adds easement language
Summary
The board voted to recommend approval of a vacation of a platted portion of Southeast 2nd Court (adjacent to 212 S Victoria Park Rd and 1710 SE 2nd Ct), accepting an applicant amendment that would allow relocation or an easement for any utilities found in the area.
Robert Lockrey, attorney for the applicants, told the Planning & Zoning Board the eastern portion of a platted segment of Southeast 2nd Court was dedicated in 1920, has never been improved or used as a street, and is currently unimproved. The applicants are seeking a vacation so the strip will revert to adjoining owners and be secured and maintained by them.
Lockrey said neighbors and the neighborhood association had been contacted and that letters of support were on file. He asked the board to accept an amendment to staff condition No. 2 that would require any utility infrastructure found within the easement area to be either relocated or to have an easement granted to the facility provider so the vacation could proceed.
Board members asked about ownership, taxes, and the effect of vacating the strip. Lockrey explained the area typically splits roughly half to each adjoining owner under Florida law and that the property will be added to the owners’ folios and taxed accordingly; it may be restricted by easements that prevent additional building if utilities remain.
A resident who said she had lived in the neighborhood since the 1980s described the wooded area as long standing and said the owners want to gate and secure the parcel to prevent trespassing. The board moved to recommend approval, including the attorney’s amendment to condition No. 2. The roll call recorded all voting members in favor and the motion passed.
The board’s recommendation now goes to the City Commission for final action.
