DEVELOPMENT REVIEW

Vacate & Abandonment of a Drainage Easement

The process for Vacate and Abandonment of Drainage Easements, located within the unincorporated area of Seminole County, requires review by Development Review Staff, public notice and approval from the Board of County Commissioners at an advertised Public Hearing.

Drainage Easement vacate requests are required to have a scheduled public hearing, and require legal notice advertisement in the newspaper.  The completed application must be accompanied by a site plan or survey/sketch of description of the vacate area and the application fee.

The amount of time required for processing a request for Vacate and Abandonment depends on the type of request, timely submittal of required documents, and scheduling of the public hearing with respect to established scheduling procedures.  That time may vary depending on the information received and the completeness of your application.  The approximate time is two months.  Please note that if there are any errors in the legal description of the item to be vacated, this application cannot be accepted by this office for processing.

If the request is approved by the Board of County Commissioners, the proof of advertisements, along with the Resolution adopted by the Board and any associated documents, is recorded in the public records.  The Development Review Division will contact the applicant to ask them for a check, made payable to the CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT to pay the fee established by the Clerk for recording the documents in the Public Records.  After receipt of the check, the Development Review Division will record the documents, and mail the applicant a certified copy, thereby completing the Vacate and Abandonment process.

If you should have any questions regarding the Vacate and Abandonment process, please contact this office at (407) 665-7331.

Vacate & Abandonment of Drainage Easement Application (PDF)