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 encroachments are approved, Snapper Creek Lakes Club, Inc. shall replace any portion of the approved encroachment, at   

            Snapper Creek Lakes Club, Inc.’s expense;

f.                     That Snapper Creek Lakes Club, Inc. shall meet with the City Attorney’s office for the purpose of providing all of the information necessary for the office to prepare a Restrictive Covenant to be executed by Snapper Creek Lakes Club, Inc., which runs

            with the title of the property, and which states, in addition to the above mentioned requirements, that Snapper Creek Lakes Club, Inc. will provide Public Liability Insurance coverage for the encroachment in the minimum limits required by the City, and

            naming the City as an additional insured under the policy;

g.                     That copies of the Restrictive Covenant, when fully executed and filed, together with certification of required insurance, be presented to the Development Services and Public Works Departments and permits thereafter be obtained for the work from both of

            these Departments;

h.         That a permit from the authority with jurisdiction be obtained for the gate required by South Florida Water Management District.