Apply for Easement Access Review

If your property is in an unincorporated area and doesn’t front on a publicly owned and maintained road right-of-way, we require you to provide, or obtain, an easement from a County owned and maintained right-of-way to your lot or tract of land.

Fees

Visit the Site and Subdivision Fees page for a full list of fees.

Things to consider

All easements must be recorded in the Clerk’s Office.

Before we will issue any permits:

• You must provide a copy of the easement access agreement (approval letter) to the Building Department
• Your lot or parcel has a recorded easement of 15 feet recorded prior to July 11, 1986
• This ensures that the easement legally connects the lot or parcel to a County owned and maintained road right-of-way
• We will allow the 15 feet for an easement, as recorded

You will also need an easement access review if:

• Your lot or parcel fronts on a County owned, but not maintained road right-of-way
• This ensures sufficient ingress and egress for fire trucks, ambulances, police cars and other emergency vehicles

How to apply

1. Complete the application
• Easement Access Application - Fillable* (PDF)
• Easement Access Application - Printable (PDF)
2. Submit your completed package by email

Note: Incomplete submittals will be rejected.

What's next

• If there are no problems with your application, we will render a decision within 20 working days after you filed it
  • If denied, you can appeal this to the Board of County Commissioners
  • You must file your appeal with the Development Services Department within 30 days of our decision

Resources

• Apply for Pre-Submittal Conference
• Apply for Site Intake

Get help

Department: Development Services - Site & Sub
Email: siteplanadmintasks@hcfl.gov
Phone: (813) 272-5600