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REVIEW COMMENTS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO. PZ 06-112 FROM: Chair and Members Community Redevelopment Agency Board Michael W. Rum~lJ~ Planning and Zoning Director Ed Breese tOJ Principal Planner TO: THRU: DATE: May 26, 2006 SUBJECT: u.s. Post Office - Abandonment of easement ABAN 06-007 NATURE OF REQUEST: This request to abandon a portion of a utility easement was submitted on April 11, 2006. The agents, Weiner & Aronson, are requesting to abandon a three (3) foot wide easement located on the Post Office property. It is described as follows: The westerly 3 feet of the southerly 13 feet of lot 17 together with the westerly 3 feet of lots 18, 19, 20, and 21 and the northerly 18 feet of lot 22 Block 4, Boynton Heights Addition to Town of Boynton Beach, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 10, Page 64, of the public records of Palm Beach County, Florida. The location map attached as Exhibit "A" shows the general vicinity of the easement to be abandoned. The attached Exhibit "B" shows the location of the proposed abandonment and its legal description. The following is a description of the zoning districts and land uses of the properties that surround the subject easement. (see Exhibit "A" - Location Map) North: Right-of-way for Boynton Beach Boulevard, then farther north developed commercial property (First Baptist Church) classified Local Retail Commercial (LRC) and zoned C-2 (Neighborhood Commercial); South: Developed commercial property (Weiner & Aronson Law Offices) classified Local Retail Commercial (LRC) and zoned C-2 (Neighborhood Commercial); East: Right-of-way for Seacrest Boulevard, then farther east developed commercial property (Boynton Beach City Hall) zoned PU (Public Use); and West: Developed parking area for the Post Office, then farther west developed commercial property designated Local Retail Commercial (LRC) and zoned C-2 (Neighborhood Commercial). Page 2 Memorandum No. PZ 06-112 ABAN 06-007 BACKGROUND: The Post Office is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Boynton Beach Boulevard and Sea crest Boulevard. The Post Office apparently was inadvertently constructed over this north-south, three (3) foot wide easement, without any abandonment. All utilities have been notified and have responded that they do not have any facilities within this easement running under the building. The applicant is now formally requesting the abandonment of this easement as a matter of housekeeping. ANALYSIS: Pursuant to Chapter 22, Article III, Section 4, public notice was given to the property owners that abut the easement to be abandoned, all utility companies have been notified and the request has been advertised in the newspaper. A summary of the responses from the utility companies and city staff is as follows: The following responses were received from the affected parties: CITY DEPARTMENTS Engineering Utilities Planning and Zoning No objection No objection No objection PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES Florida Power and Light Bell South Florida Public Utilities Company Cable Company (Adelphia) Cable Company (Comcast) No objection No objection, applicant responsible for any expense. No objection No objection N/A RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that this request to abandon the three (3) foot wide easement described above be approved. No conditions of approval are recommended. This recommendation is based on staff's finding that the utility easement serves no public purpose. Any conditions recommended by the Community Redevelopment Agency Board or required by the City Commission will be placed in Exhibit "C" - Conditions of Approval. S:\Planning\SHARED\WP\PROJECTS\Post Office\ ABAN 06-007\Staff Report.doc ... 1 in. = 93.5 feet ~~~, en ~ ~ z Exhibit A EXHIBIT "8- <t.~.w. 2ND AVENUE @ SCALE: 1"= 30' 17 - VI o q 6=8818'06" R=20.00' L=30.82' N90'00'OO"W 272.31' - - 18 - - IrA (f) 3.0' r'1 19 :z )> 9 (") ~ ~ BLOCK 4 ~ ::::0 r'1 15 16 TO TOWN OF BOYNTON BEACH (f) -t PLAT BOOK 10, PAGE 64 CD 20 Ig I REA=393 SQ.FT. - r'1 c" < -":. )> 21 ::::0 CJ N90'OO'PO"E 2.52 22 00 o q S90'OO'OO"E 200.00 S90'00 00 E 95.61 23 LE AL DESCRIPTION: THE WESTERLY 3 FEET OF THE SOUTHERLY 13 FEET OF LOT 17 TOGETHER WITH THE WESTERLY 3 FEET OF LOTS 18. 19. 20. AND 21. AND THE NORTHERLY 18.00 FEET OF LOT 22 BLOCK 4. BOYNTON HEIGHTS ADDITION TO TOWN OF BOYNTON BEACH. ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF. RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10. PAGE 64. OF THE PUBUC RECORDS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. FLORIDA. CONTAINING 393 SQUARE FEET SKETCH OF DESCRIPTION CR SCAlE: 1" =30' DRAWN BY: STAFF CHECKED BY: CAR. DATE: 03/17/2006 THIS IS NOT A SURVEY ) BOYNTON BEACH POST OFFICE FIELD BOOK NO "'EE~/< JOB NO 6007.02 Engineers. Surveyors. Mappers 1201 BELI/EDERE ROAD. WEST PAlII BEACH. flORIDA 33~5 PH (561)655-1151 . FAX (561)B32-939o . WWW.SFRNINC.CDM Y:\Land Projects R2\6007.01\dwg\600702.dwg 3/14/2006 5:51:07 PM EST EXHIBIT "C" Conditions of Approval Project name: Post Office - SW Comer of Seacrest Blvd. & Boynton Beach Boulevard File number: ABAN 06-007 Reference: I DEPARTMENTS I INCLUDE I REJECT I PUBLIC WORKS- General Comments: None PUBLIC WORKS- Traffic Comments: None UTILITIES Comments: None FIRE Comments: None POLICE Comments: None ENGINEERING DIVISION Comments: None BUILDING DIVISION Comments: None PARKS AND RECREATION Comments: None FORESTER/ENVIRONMENT ALIST Comments: None PLANNING AND ZONING Comments: None ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD CONDITIONS Conditions of Approval 2 DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE REJECT Comments: 1. To be determined. ADDITIONAL CITY COMMISSION CONDITIONS Comments: 1. To be determined. S:\PJanning\SHARED\ WP\PROJECTS\Post Office Seacrest & Boynton\COA.doc DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING DIVISION MEMORANDUM NO. 06-061 FROM: Ed Breese, Principal Planner Planning & Zoning Division . H. David KelIey, Jr., PE/PSM ~ City Engineer TO: DATE: May 26, 2006 SUBJECT: City Abandonment Petition No. 06-/ / / 3-foot Alley R/W, within the Boynton Beach Post Office property Application by Weiner & Aronson, P.A. This memorandum is in response to your Memorandum dated May 24,2006 on the above noted subject. A proposed legal description was located on the accompanying survey, but not a component of the application. We note that all utility franchises have no facilities within this alley, including the city's Utilities Department. We further noted that this old utility easement should have been abandoned prior to the construction of the existing postal facility. Therefore, this Division supports the proposed abandonment application. Please keep this Division informed as to the progress ofthe application. If you have any questions, please advise me at x6988. xc: Jeff Livergood, PE, Dir. ofP.W. Laurinda Logan, PE, Sr. Engr. David Tokes, Esq., City Attorney's Office Peter Mazzella, Deputy Utility Director File Z 6