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STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: October 1, 2024
Item #: 9
Contact Name: Brett McFarlane Department Director: Ginger Corless
Contact Number: Ext. 7145 City Manager: Craig Shadrix
Subject: Approval of 1 Taylor Street Right of Way Vacation; Project No. VAC-24-
36. (Concurrency & Commitment Coordinator McFarlane)
Background Summary:
The special area of the right of way (ROW) is located in Commission District 3 and runs in an East-West
direction between 1 Taylor Street (parcel ID # 18-22-28-0000-00-049) and a parcel identified as E. Oakland
Avenue (parcel ID #17-22-28-6144-01-091). The request is to vacate and abandon approximately 5,000
square feet of unimproved public ROW. The City does not have plans to use this portion of ROW as a public
street.
No objections were received from all applicable utility companies. The Orange County Property Appraiser’s
Office reviewed the area to be vacated along with the legal description and has no objections. It has stated
that no other entities are entitled to the proposed area to be vacated.
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners adopt a resolution abandoning and vacating the
unimproved public right of way located north of 1 Taylor Street?
Recommendations:
Staff recommends that the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners approve a resolution abandoning and
vacating the unimproved public right of way located north of 1 Taylor Street.
Attachments:
1. Resolution
2. Location Map
3. Application
4. Advertisement
Financial Impacts:
N/A
Type of Item: Public Hearing
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, ABANDONING
AND VACATING AN UNIMPROVED PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY
NORTHWEST ¼ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP
22 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE
SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOTS 8 AND 9, BLOCK 1, AS SHOWN ON THE
PLAT OF MAP OF OCOEE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK A, PAGES
100 AND 101, AND AS ALSO SHOWN IN THE PLAT OF SIMS
SUBDIVISION OF OCOEE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK F, PAGE
126, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA;
LYING EASTERLY OF TAYLOR STREET; AND LYING WESTERLY
OF THE RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY. PROVIDING FOR
RECORDATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee desires to abandon and vacate
the special area of right of way running in an East-West direction that lies easterly of Taylor
Street and westerly of the Railroad right of way as depicted on the Plat of Map of Ocoee, Plat
Book A, Pages 100 and 101, and as also shown in the Plat of Sims Subdivision of Ocoee, Plat
Book F, Page 126, of the Public Records of Orange County, Florida; and a legal description of
such to be abandoned and vacated is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and by this reference made a
part hereof (the “Right of Way”); and
WHEREAS, the applicant has complied with the provisions of Section 153-10 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee regarding the provision of certain information in
connection with the application; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 153-13(D)(1) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Ocoee, a Notice of Public Hearing before the City Commission was provided by regular mail to
owners of real property abutting the Right of Way and all owners of the property within three
hundred (300) feet in all directions of the Right of Way; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 153-13(D)(2) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Ocoee, a Notice of Public Hearing was published one (1) time in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Ocoee; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 153-(D)(3) of the Code of the City of Ocoee, a sign
setting forth notice of the public hearing before the City Commission was posted upon the Right
of Way; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee finds that said application and
supporting documents are in accordance with the requirements of Article II of Chapter 153 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee and that the requested action is consistent with the City
of Ocoee Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the
authority to adopt this Resolution pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of
Florida and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, and Article II of Chapter 153 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Ocoee.
SECTION 2. Abandonment and Vacation of the Right of Way. The City
Commission of the City of Ocoee, Florida, hereby abandons, vacates and renounces any rights in
and to the portion of Right of Way.
SECTION 3. Recordation. A certified copy of this Resolution shall be filed with
the Orange County Comptroller and duly recorded among the Public Records of Orange County,
Florida.
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SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon passage
and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2024.
ATTEST:
Melanie Sibbitt, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
,
Rusty Johnson, Mayor
ADVERTISED , 2024
READ FIRST TIME AND ADOPTED
, 2024
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. .
A-1
EXHIBIT “A”
(the “Right of Way”)
THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 18,
TOWNSHIP 22 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE
OF LOTS 8 AND 9, BLOCK 1, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF MAP OF OCOEE, AS
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK A, PAGES 100 AND 101, AND AS ALSO SHOWN IN THE PLAT
OF SIMS SUBDIVISION OF OCOEE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK F, PAGE 126, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA; LYING EASTERLY OF TAYLOR
STREET; AND LYING WESTERLY OF THE RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY.
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