| COMMISSION MEETING DATE: 11/7/2018 |
REQUESTED ACTION BY COMMISSION: PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 18-028 - SECOND READING - Approve the Cottage District Alley Abandonment (ABAN 18-001) allowing abandonment of the unimproved 15-foot wide alley running east / west from Seacrest Boulevard to NE 1st Street, between NE 4th Avenue and NE 5th Avenue. Applicant: Michael Simon, CRA Executive Director.
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| EXPLANATION OF REQUEST: Michael Simon, Executive Director of the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), is requesting to abandon the unimproved 15-foot wide alley right-of-way (ABAN 18-001) running east / west from Seacrest Boulevard to NE 1st Street, between NE 4th Avenue and NE 5th Avenue. The CRA is requesting the abandonment as the majority property owner abutting the alley, in preparation for a potential redevelopment project, commonly referred to as the Cottage District.
Staff has reviewed the request and recommends approval, subject to the attached Conditions of Approval. The Planning & Development Board reviewed the request at their September 25, 2018 meeting and recommends approval.
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| HOW WILL THIS AFFECT CITY PROGRAMS OR SERVICES? Abandonment of the alley reduces the City's maintenance responsibility associated with the unimproved alley, and places the land on the tax roll. |
| FISCAL IMPACT: The abandoned alley will be placed on the tax roll. |
| ALTERNATIVES: None recommended. |
| STRATEGIC PLAN: |
| STRATEGIC PLAN APPLICATION: N/A |