§ 26-1. Declaration of jurisdiction and control of the City Council of the City of Marathon, Florida.

(a)

Any dedication or conveyance of real property to the public for the purpose of streets, rights-of-way, access, ingress and egress, utilities and drainage which is made on or by a plat, easement, deed, or other instrument of any kind which instruments are approved by the City or its predecessors in authority for filing of record in the Public Records of Monroe County or which instruments conveys any interest in real property to the City of Marathon is hereby deemed to be under the jurisdiction and control of the City for the purposes of the vacation, annulment and/or abandonment of plats or portions thereof, rights-of-way, and easements for utility and drainage purposes.

(b)

The provisions of this article shall apply to all plats, rights-of-way and easements under the jurisdiction and control of the City of Marathon, Florida.

(c)

The procedures set forth in this article shall apply to applications pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 177.085 particularly and generally to § 177.101, as that section would apply to the abandonment of City rights-of-way.

(Ord. No. 2015-08 , § 2, 9-8-2015)