The High Springs City Commission voted to approve a quitclaim deed requested by developers of the Bridle Woods plat to correct a scrivener's error that mistakenly dedicated a driveway parcel to the city instead of the homeowners association.

Planning staff explained the error and said the parcel in question is a small driveway off U.S. 41/45 (exhibit to the quitclaim deed). The developer filed an affidavit in the public record acknowledging the mistake and asked the city to execute a quitclaim deed clarifying that the city does not hold title to the parcel.

Jay Brown of JB Pro, the company that prepared the original design and plat, told the commission the developer's goal is to have the parcel transferred to the homeowners association, which will then dedicate it to FDOT as part of that agency's permitting and acceptance process. "The ultimate goal, just to make sure you're aware, is to give that property to the DOT," Brown said, and he described the quitclaim as a common fix to a filing error.

A motion to approve the quitclaim deed was made and seconded; the commission voted in favor by voice vote. Staff and the developer said the deed only clarifies ownership and does not represent any city warranty of title.