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Live Oak adopts final reading to vacate alley in Oakhurst subdivision after brief public hearing
Summary
Following a public hearing with one resident commenter, the City of Live Oak approved Ordinance 1558 on final reading to vacate an unnamed alley in the Oakhurst subdivision; staff described the consent, notice and assessment implications for adjacent property owners.
The City of Live Oak City Council on final reading adopted Ordinance 1558 to vacate an unnamed alley running between platted lots in the Oakhurst subdivision.
The council opened the public hearing and one resident, who identified himself as Donnie G of 900 Wide Avenue, asked whether the alley under consideration affected his property. Donnie G said he could not tell from the materials which alley was at issue and requested clarification.
George Curtis, the city’s development manager, replied that when an alley is proposed for closing adjacent property owners must provide notarized letters of consent and that the city advertises the closure in the newspaper for two consecutive weeks and posts a sign at the property to notify the public. Curtis described the alley’s location to the audience as just west of Darrow Avenue, east of State Road 129 and north of West Morland.
Curtis also said the property appraiser’s office recently asked the city to provide copies of any alley-vacation ordinances so the appraiser can update assessment records. He explained that when an alley is vacated the adjacent owners typically take ownership to the centerline (for example, a 20-foot alley would be split so each adjacent owner gains roughly 10 feet along the alley length), and that addition to parcel area can affect property tax assessments.
Council members discussed the property configuration and prior zoning requests for the parcels; staff said the involved land consists of two owners covering four platted lots, and that a previous zoning request for duplexes had not been approved so the lots remain single-family zoned. After closing the public-hearing portion of the meeting the council moved, seconded and voted to approve Ordinance 1558 on final reading.
The council directed Development Services to file the adopted ordinance and provide a copy to the property appraiser per the appraiser’s request so assessment records can be updated.
