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Vero Beach council approves cemetery monument rule change, abandons ROW and adopts five septic-system assessment liens
Summary
At its April 28 meeting, the Vero Beach City Council unanimously approved an amendment to cemetery monument standards, an abandonment of a disconnected 30-foot right-of-way and five special-assessment liens to fund STEP septic upgrades for five properties.
The Vero Beach City Council on April 28 unanimously approved an ordinance amending the city’s cemetery monument standards, adopted an ordinance abandoning a short, non-connected 30-foot right-of-way on 16th Place, and passed five resolutions establishing special-assessment liens to fund Septic Tank Effluent Pump (STEP) systems on private properties.
The council, meeting at City Hall, approved the cemetery ordinance (amending Chapter 26, Section 26-9) after the City Clerk read the measure by title only and no members of the public spoke. The vote was 4-0: Councilmember Aaron Vos, Councilmember Linda Moore, Vice Mayor Taylor Dingle and Mayor John Cotugno voting yes.
Planning Director Jason Jeffries described the right-of-way abandonment as a request to abandon the city’s interest in a 30-foot segment of 16th Place that was dedicated as part of a 1925 lot split. Jeffries said staff recommended approval and that the Planning & Zoning Board had recommended approval by a 5-0 vote; the council approved the ordinance 4-0 with no affected parties speaking.
The council then approved five separate resolutions establishing special-assessment liens to cover the cost of SEPTIC Tank Effluent Pump systems for individual properties. The resolutions set liens of $5,750 each for properties at 1602 35th Avenue, 2145 31st Avenue, 625 Wall Street and 1622 W Camino Del Rio, and a lien of $6,850 for 1005 Morningside Drive. Each resolution was read by title only, public hearings were opened and closed with no speakers, and motions passed on roll call 4-0.
All formal readings were conducted by the City Clerk and no substantive public testimony was taken during the related public hearings. The council’s unanimous approvals conclude the public- hearing phase for these items; staff will record the ordinances and resolutions consistent with city procedures.
Votes recorded on roll call for these items listed the four present council members in favor; Councilmember John Carroll was absent from the meeting.
