Public Hearing: Approval to Vacate Public Right-of-Way in Keystone Odessa
June 9, 2026
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The Frame
This decision removes public ownership of 38,208.5 square feet of land to facilitate private residential development, while requiring the developer to maintain temporary access and drainage rights until a new site plan is officially recorded.
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Gunn Hwy Investment LLC
The petitioner is granted the right to use the vacated public land for their residential subdivision project.
Keystone Odessa residents
Local property owners adjacent to the vacated area are affected by changes to legal access and drainage infrastructure.
Last recorded activity June 9, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The Board of County Commissioners approved the vacation of 38,208.5 square feet (0.9 acres) of public right-of-way.
- The land is located within the First Addition to Keystone Park Colony, recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 62.
- The vacation is intended to facilitate the development of the Odessa Preserve residential subdivision.
- A temporary public access and drainage easement is reserved over the vacated area.
- The temporary easement will automatically expire once the Odessa Preserve replat is officially recorded.
- The developer must provide legal access to all parcels adjacent to the vacated area.
- The developer must provide alternative drainage easement rights for a connection to Lake Artillery.
- Future impacts to wetlands will be subject to separate environmental review by the EPC.
- The petitioner paid a $400 application fee to cover administrative and advertising costs.
- There were no objections to the vacation request.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean to 'vacate' a public right-of-way?
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Why It Matters
This decision removes public ownership of 38,208.5 square feet of land to facilitate private residential development, while requiring the developer to maintain temporary access and drainage rights until a new site plan is officially recorded.
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Discoveries
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Conditional Vacation
The county is utilizing a 'temporary easement' mechanism to ensure infrastructure continuity between the current state and the future replat, preventing a gap in drainage or access services.
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