SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the request from the owner of property addressed as 2975 Gulf to Bay Boulevard, Clearwater, to vacate a portion of Rogers Street Right-of-Way described as that certain portion of Rogers Street lying west of the east boundaries of Lots 2 and 17, Wm. Brown’s Subdivision of Bayview, Florida, per map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 13, of the Public Records of Hillsborough County of which Pinellas was formerly a part; and east of that portion of said Rogers Street vacated per Resolution 69-18 as recorded in Official Records Book 3095, Page 79, of the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida, and that portion of Rogers Street conveyed to the City of Clearwater by deed recorded in Official Records Book 6302, Page 1729 of the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida, and pass Ordinance 9507-21 on first reading.
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SUMMARY:
The property owner at 2975 Gulf to Bay Boulevard, Clearwater, has requested the City vacate this remaining portion of Rogers Street within this platted subdivision. All abutting portions of Rogers Street Right-of-Way have been previously vacated.
If vacated, the portion vesting in Applicant will be used as a private internal driveway for new apartments being constructed on the abutting property. The property south of Rogers Street, along the proposed vacation, is part of the development requesting this vacation.
The City will reserve a utility easement to support existing and future utilities.
City staff reviewed this vacation request and determined this Right-of-Way is not necessary for city needs and is in the best interest of the City to be vacated.