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Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign a Resolution of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 16-001 (AOE 16-001) 060-2016 to abandon a portion of the public utility easements on Lot 29 of "Ridgeview Village, Unit 2," recorded at Book G of Subdivisions at Page 138, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 120-481-12.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt a Resolution of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 16-001 (AOE 16-001) to abandon a portion of the public utility easements on Lot 29 of "Ridgeview Village, Unit No. 2," further identified as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 120-481-12. Abandonment was requested by the owner, Carolyn Turner. Said easements are more particularly described in Exhibit A, and depicted on Exhibit B of the attached Resolution. This abandonment of easement is required prior to approval of a Grading Permit (241046-1) required for development by the reqeustor for the referenced abandonment of easement.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The public utility easements, as shown on Lot 29 of "Ridgeview Village, Unit No. 2", recorded at Book G of Subdivisions at Page 138 were offered to the County of El Dorado by, Ridgeview Village Venture, ltd., A Limited Partnership, on July 20, 1989. The easements were accepted by the County of El Dorado on September 12, 1989 and the Subdivision Map recorded on September 27, 1989. These types of public utility easements are required by the public utility companies on subdivisions in El Dorado County. These required offers of easement are not generally based on an established need, but are a standard requirement in case there is a current or future need for them. When a member of the public requests an abandonment of easement, the concerned utilities review exhibits of the proposed abandonment to determine if they ever have used the easement area for their infrastructure or if a future need actually exists.
ALTERNATIVES
An alternative would be to not adopt a Resolution of Vacation for, Abandonment of Easement 16-001. By utilizing this alternative, the owners of Assessor's Parcel Number 120-481-12, would be unable to obtain approval for Grading Permit 241046-1 and not be able to grade their lot and build a retaining wall.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
AT&T, Comcast, El Dorado Irrigation District, and Pacific Gas & Electric have not used that portion of said easements for the purpose for which they were dedicated and find no present or future need exists for that portion of the easements and does not object to their vacation, and to that end, have provided approval letters to the County Surveyor’s Office.
CAO RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Office concurs with staff's recommendations.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact associated with this item.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) Clerk of the Board to obtain the Chair's signature on two (2) originals of the Resolution.
2) Clerk of the Board to record the Resolution and attached Exhibits at the County Recorder’s Office.
3) Clerk of the Board to return one (1) copy of the recorded Resolution and attached Exhibits to the Surveyor's Office for further processing.
DEPARTMENT FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
Surveyor's Office will coordinate with the applicant's Professional Land Surveyor or Registered Civil Engineer licensed to practice surveying, to have the Certificate of Correction Modification or Amendment recorded on Book G of Subdivisions at Page 138.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Infrastructure
CONTACT
Karen Hyder, Survey Technician II, County Surveyor’s Office - 621-5121