File #: 18-0059    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 1/2/2018 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 1/30/2018 Final action: 1/30/2018
Title: Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 007-2018 for Abandonment of Easement 17-004 to abandon a slope, drainage and public utility easement on Lot 15 of "Ridgeview West Unit No. 3”, recorded at Book J of Subdivisions at Page 55, identified as Assessor's Parcel 120-680-15.
Attachments: 1. A - Resolution, 2. B - Vicinity Map, 3. Executed Resolution 007-2018
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Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 007-2018 for Abandonment of Easement 17-004 to abandon a slope, drainage and public utility easement on Lot 15 of "Ridgeview West Unit No. 3”, recorded at Book J of Subdivisions at Page 55, identified as Assessor's Parcel 120-680-15.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt a Resolution of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement (AOE) 17-004 to abandon a slope, drainage and public utility easement on Lot 15 of "Ridgeview West Unit No. 3", recorded at Book J of Subdivisions at Page 55, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 120-680-15, requested by the owner, Ajay Singh.

DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
A request has been submitted by Ajay Singh, owner of APN 120-680-15, requesting that the County of El Dorado, Board of Supervisors, vacate a slope, drainage and public utility easement located on the subject property. Said easement is more particularly described in Exhibit A1 and depicted on Exhibit B1 and described in Exhibit A2 and depicted on Exhibit B2 of the attached Resolution.

The setback, slope, drainage and public utility easement, as shown on Lot 15 of "Ridgeview West Unit No. 3", recorded at Book J of Subdivisions at Page 55 was offered to the County of El Dorado by, Ridgeview West L.L.C., a California Limited Liability Company, on March 7, 2005. The easement was acknowledged and accepted by the County of El Dorado on July 12, 2005 and the Subdivision Map recorded on July 15, 2005.

ALTERNATIVES
An alternative would be to not adopt a Resolution of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 17-004. By utilizing this alternative, the owner of Assessor's Parcel 120-680-15, would be unable to purse any development that would impact these easements.

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 a...

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