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).
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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.
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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.
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DATE: 03/17/2006
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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.
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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
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