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Fort Myers planning board recommends vacating 0.1-acre of Tilton Court right-of-way with conditions
Summary
The Planning Board on March 4 recommended City Council approve vacating roughly 0.1 acres of improved Tilton Court right-of-way to allow redevelopment of nearby parcels, conditioned on a required turnaround/hammerhead and payment of $33,926.23 before permits are issued.
Taryn Thomas, senior planner in the City of Fort Myers Community Development Department, told the Planning Board on March 4 that the request is to vacate a roughly 0.1-acre portion of improved Tilton Court right-of-way to facilitate redevelopment of 4550, 4568, 4561 and 4551 Tilton Court.
The staff report said the City’s Land Development Code Section 130-253 prescribes the formula used to calculate the value of improvements to the right-of-way; that calculation produced an estimated payment amount of $33,926.23. Thomas said the Engineering Division requires a turnaround bulb or hammerhead to be provided during site development; the Fire Marshall reviewed the request and had no objections. Letters of no objection were received from City of Fort Myers Utilities, Lumen (CenturyLink), TECO Peoples Gas, Comcast and Florida Power & Light.
The Planning Board voted on a motion to find the vacation consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code and to recommend approval to City Council with two conditions: (1) a hammerhead or turnaround bulb shall be required at site development, and (2) payment of $33,926.23, the estimated value of improvements to be vacated, shall be paid to the City of Fort Myers prior to the issuance of site work or building permits. Matthew Leger, planning board member, moved the recommendation; Charles Cook seconded. The motion carried unanimously, 6-0.
The board’s recommendation sends the item to City Council; if the council approves the vacation and the property owner complies with the conditions, site permits may follow once the payment and required turnaround are addressed.
