Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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As a retired utility engineer I can say this about utility easments which are included on all deeds for at least the last fifty years in all PUD (Planned unit developments) such as the Villages. Every lot, with extremely rare exceptions, have a ten foot utility easement on all four propery lines in. There are also "extra" easements on some key lots within the development. I happen to have an "extra" five foot extention to my easement on the west side of my lot.
Technically speaking you cannot plant, place, nor improve in any way on tis land that yes you own. HOWEVER, in almost 40 years experience in sevral states I can tell you no one will ever stop you nor make you remove any plant, statues, tree, or even a driveway you would place in said easement. But the caveat is the utility, should they need to utilize the easment or right of way, they are not responsible for the repair or replacement of anything damaged that lies within the easement. Alos if there is damage to any utility equipment or property by say a tree planted in the easement, the property owner is responsible to pay a damage claim and I have seen some astronomical bills in my career....usually paid by homeowners insurance.
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It has been suggested "look at your plat". So, I looked at my plat as well as the plat of my area on the County GIS site.
On my plat it clearly shows a "Special Easement" on my rear property line and utility boxes are shown in that easement. It also shows a "Building Set Back Line" around my property. This indicates to me I can not build beyond that line. In the front it shows the extent of my property line and it does not extend to the street. My property line is about 13' from the street line. It is not marked as an easement so I assume that 13' is part of the County's 50' right of way as it is not marked as an easement. The County plat shows the right of way as being 13' in on the grassed area in front of my property. It does not identify the "Special Easement" in the rear. Neither plat shows any line denoting the 2 foot line beyond which there can be no trees planted. I do not plan to plant any trees whether or not there is such rule so it is a mute point. There has been a lot of misinformation in this thread. My post is not to correct any erroneous info but to explain my interpretation of the information contained on my plats. Do your own research via the ARC and County codes before making any changes including planting (or removing) trees. |
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What does give the public the right to walk on a portion of "your" front yard is that it is not yours. Again, look at your plat map and you will see that your property line does not extend to the street. Depending upon what stage of development a tract of land has reached, the property between your property line and the street may belong to the Developer, the CDD or the County. In most cases in Florida there is no CDD, so when the Developer is ready to terminate his involvement, the property is turned over the the County in which the property is located. No matter which of these entities owns the property, it is not yours to order people to stay off of. -------------------- Please understand that when your front property line does not extend to the edge of the street, that area between your property line and the street is not an easement on your property. Look at your plat map. I'm confident you will find that your front property line does not extend to the street edge.
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Kitty, I am sincerely wondering about the intent of your post. Do you want to do something on your property that some entity has said cannot be done? Is someone "trespassing" on your property? If we knew the intent of your question it might be easier to give an answer. I really don't think the answer is here on TOTV. The answer will come from whatever authority can address your specific delimea.
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The more I learn the less I know what trespassing is, and yes, people come on property I maintain in the front and rear a dozen times a day, up to 15 feet into the yard, all of whom are there for their own personal purposes, not vendors, and not enacting purposes of an easement. |
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Kitty, btw, we live in a CYV and the easements really get crazy. Half of my side yard and driveway actually belong to my neighbor but I am entitleted to use it and must maintain it. On the other side, half of my neighbors yard is within my fenced wall and their drive way is on my property. It's all a little weird and new to me but seems to work out. Just get the facts for your specific plot of land.
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Is this my plat map? edited to remove map for privacy...got what I needed to know. thanks Carl. Last edited by kittygilchrist; 05-11-2014 at 09:46 PM. |
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The advice given is correct. Contact the ARC to find out what you may do with your landscape. In many places, and surely here, a certain percentage of your front lawn must be in sod. Hardscaping, xeriscaping and succulent-scaping doesn't appear to be the way to go in most residential neighborhoods. One minor quibble with the post above. People are permitted to walk in that portion of "your" front yard that is between your property line and the street. It isn't yours! And for thousands of us who live with our house backing up to a street it is likely that the same goes for our back yards. Again, check your personal plat map. .
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That is a plat map of the type I've been discussing. If you look closely you will see a 15 foot area between the front of your property and the street edge. This is not your property although you are required to maintain it.
People can walk on it without your permission. As far as plantings go, check with the ARC about what landscaping you may do. Good luck. .
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