City of Coral Gables

File #: 16-5059    Version: 1 Name: Snapper Creek fence encroachment
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 5/10/2016 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 5/24/2016 Final action: 5/24/2016
Enactment date: 5/24/2016 Enactment #: 2016-131
Title: A Resolution authorizing encroachments at Snapper Creek Lakes Subdivision consisting of a 786 ft., 6’-0” high aluminum fence along the west property line of two Miami-Dade County parcels and the east border of the “Water Management District” canal right-of-way within the Snapper Creek Lakes Subdivision, Coral Gables; subject to requirements of the Public Works Department.
Attachments: 1. Signed Resolution 2016-131, 2. 05-24-2016 - Signed Cover Memo - Snapper Creek, 3. Snapper Creek - RESOL, 4. Letter of request with supporting documents, 5. Survey and proposed plans
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A Resolution authorizing encroachments at Snapper Creek Lakes Subdivision consisting of a 786 ft., 6’-0” high aluminum fence along the west property line of two Miami-Dade County parcels and the east border of the “Water Management District” canal right-of-way within the Snapper Creek Lakes Subdivision, Coral Gables; subject to requirements of the Public Works Department.
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Snapper Creek Lakes Club, Inc., is requesting authorization for encroachments at the Snapper Creek Subdivision consisting of installation of a 786 ft., 6’-0” high aluminum fence along the west property line of two Miami-Dade County parcels and the east border of the “Water Management District” canal right-of-way within the Snapper Creek Subdivision, Coral Gables, Florida.

The proposed encroachment was reviewed and approved by the City’s Board of Architects on April 1, 2016, under permit number AB-16-04- 5636 which includes the proposed fence encroachments, shown in the plans prepared by Ruben Travieso, Architect. Preliminary approvals were obtained from South Florida Water Management District and Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department.

It is recommended that this request be approved, subject to the following requirements of the Public Works Department:

a. That the pedestrian bridge above the Snapper Creek canal be maintained open with “no gates” at all times;
b. That the proposed encroachments shall conform to the Florida Building Code and all pertinent Codes;
c. That the City of Coral Gables reserves the right to remove, add, maintain, or have Snapper Creek Lakes Club Inc. remove any of the improvements within the right-of-way, at Snapper Creek Lakes Club Inc.’s expense;
d. That Snapper Creek Lakes Club, Inc. shall maintain the proposed encroachments in good condition at all times, at Snapper Creek Lakes Club, Inc.’s expense;
e. That in the event the Public Works Department must issue a permit for a utility cut in the future affecting the area in which the encroachme...

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