Rights of Way

PETITION TO CLOSE ROAD, ALLEY OR VACATE A RIGHT-OF-WAY

Public right-of-way shall mean rights-of-way within the municipal boundaries of the village.

Pursuant to Sections 336.09 through 336.12, Florida Statutes, the Village Council, with respect to property under its control, may in its own discretion, and of its own motion, or upon the request of any agency of the state, or of the federal government, or upon petition of any person or persons, are authorized and empowered to:

(1) vacate, abandon, discontinue and close an existing. public or private street, alleyway, road, highway, or other place used for travel, or a portion thereof, and to renounce and disclaim any right of the Village and the public in and to any land in connection therewith;

(2) renounce and disclaim any right of the Village and the public in and to certain land, or interest therein, acquired by purchase, gift, devise, dedication or prescription for street, alleyway, road or highway purposes other than lands acquired for state and federal highway; and,

(3) renounce and disclaim any right of the Village and the public in and to land, other than land constituting, or acquired for, a state or federal highway, delineated on any recorded map or plat as a street, alleyway, road or highway. 

Compliance with Chapter 26, Article IV of Village of Pinecrest Code for Vacation of Public Easements or Rights of Way.

Visit our Public Works page for Right-of-Way & Utility Easements information.