File #: 16-0272    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 5/25/2016 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 6/14/2016 Final action: 6/14/2016
Title: Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 091-2016 of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 16-003 (AOE 16-003) to abandon a portion of the public utility easement on Lot 618 of " West Valley Village Unit 5B-Phase 1," recorded at Book J of Subdivisions at Page 119, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 118-620-01.
Attachments: 1. A - Resolution 6-14-16, 2. B - Vicinity Map 6-14-16, 3. Executed Resolution 091-2016 (6-14-16)
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Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 091-2016 of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 16-003 (AOE 16-003) to abandon a portion of the public utility easement on Lot 618 of " West Valley Village Unit 5B-Phase 1," recorded at Book J of Subdivisions at Page 119, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 118-620-01.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt a Resolution of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 16-003 (AOE 16-003) to abandon a portion of the public utility easement on Lot 618 of " West Valley Village Unit No.
5B-Phase 1," further identified as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 118-620-01. Abandonment was requested by the owner, Meritage Homes Of California, Inc., A California Corporation. Said easement is 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 the construction permits desired by the owner.

DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The public utility easement, as shown on Lot 618 of "West Valley Village Unit No. 5B-Phase 1", recorded at Book J of Subdivisions at Page 119 was offered to the County of El Dorado by, Meritage Homes Of California, Inc., A California Corporation, on October 9, 2013. The easements were accepted by the County of El Dorado on November 5, 2013 and the Subdivision Map recorded on November 13, 2013.

On April 30, 2014 the County of El Dorado, Board of Supervisors, authorized the abandonment of a portion of the subject easement by Resolution of Vacation Number 034-2014 which was filed for record in the County of El Dorado, Recorder’s Office at Document No. 2014-0016223, leaving a portion of said easement remaining

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 req...

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