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Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 110-2019 for Abandonment of Easement 19-0002 to abandon a public utility easement on Lot 42 and a portion of Lot 43 of The Highlands, Unit No. 4B, recorded in Book G of Subdivisions at Page 83, identified as Assessor Parcel Number 102-432-036.
FUNDING: Application Fees (General Fund).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
A request has been submitted by Will Sykes, owner of Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 102-432-036, requesting that the County of El Dorado, Board of Supervisors, vacate a public utility easement located on the subject property. Said easement is more particularly described in Exhibit A and depicted on Exhibit B of the attached Resolution. This property is in the community of Rescue.
The public utility easement, as shown on Lot 42 and Lot 43 of The Highlands, Unit No. 4B, recorded at Book G of Subdivisions at Page 83, was offered to the County of El Dorado by Pokfulam Development Company Limited, on December 3, 1987. The easement was acknowledged and accepted by the County of El Dorado on December 22, 1987 and the Subdivision Map recorded on December 28, 1987.
ALTERNATIVES
An alternative would be to not adopt a Resolution of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 19-0002. By utilizing this alternative, the owner of Assessor Parcel Number 102-432-036 would be unable to purse any development that would impact this easement.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
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OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
AT&T, Comcast, El Dorado Irrigation District and Pacific Gas & Electric have not used said easement for the purpose for which it was dedicated and find no present or future need exists for subject easement and do not object to its vacation, and to that end, have all issued letters to that effect.
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
It is recommended that the Board approve this item.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The Surveyor's Office collects a fee for processing the Abandoment of Easement on a time and materials basis. There is no fiscal impact as a result of the approval of this item.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) Clerk of the Board to obtain the Chair's signature on the one (1) Resolution.
2) Clerk of the Board to record the Resolution at the Recorder’s Office.
3) Clerk of the Board to return a copy of the recorded Resolution for further processing to the Surveyor's Office, Attn: Steven Steinhoff.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Infrastructure
CONTACT
Steven Steinhoff, ext: 5325