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City seeks vacation of 17,584.6 sq ft alley on NW 16th Terrace to assemble sites for utilities
Summary
City staff recommended approval of a city-initiated vacation of a 17,584.6-square-foot alley and underlying easements on NW 16th Terrace/Gulfstream Parkway to combine city parcels for a master pump station; staff noted limited prior public inquiries and will retain six‑foot utility easements at block ends.
The City of Cape Coral presented a second city‑initiated alley vacation, requesting the vacation of about 17,584.6 square feet of alley right‑of‑way and certain interior platted easements in Block 4278 Unit 61 (NW 16th Terrace / Gulfstream Parkway). Patrick Carlton White, principal planner, said the properties total a little over five acres, include a 20‑foot alley dividing the block, and that the city owns five properties on the east side of the block which it proposes to combine to build a master pump station to serve North 3 UEP.
White told the hearing examiner that staff applied the same five LDC standards used in the prior item, found no transportation or utility conflicts requiring retention of the full alley, and concluded local utility providers had given consent with conditions (those conditions are in the packet). He read conditions similar to the prior case: retention of 6‑foot public utility/drainage easements at each alley end, vacation consistent with the McKim and Creed sketches and legal descriptions (dated 09/09/2025), developer responsibility for relocating any utilities discovered in the vacated area, and recording with the Lee County Clerk of Court.
Staff recorded two telephone contacts as part of the public comment record: Josh Gaylord (03/13/2026) and Eve Brinker (03/16/2026); both were described as informational and not objections. Kevin Higginson, representing the applicant, concurred with staff. The hearing examiner said she would recommend the vacation go forward and will issue her recommendation as soon as possible.
Next steps: examiner to prepare recommendation for the city’s administrative process; City Council consideration would follow per normal procedure if the examiner recommends approval.
