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Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution of Vacation 133-2016 for Abandonment of Easement 16-007 to abandon a public utility easement on Lot 266 of "Fairchild Village Unit No. 4”, recorded at Book H of Subdivisions at Page 23, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 125-722-06.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt a Resolution of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 16-007 to abandon a public utility easement on Lot 266 of "Fairchild Village Unit No. 4", recorded at Book H of Subdivisions at Page 23, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 125-722-06, requested by the owner, Christopher Meyer.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
A request has been submitted by Christopher Meyer, owner of APN 125-722-06, requesting that the County 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.
The public utility easement, as shown on Lot 266 of "Fairchild Village Unit No. 4", recorded at Book H of Subdivisions at Page 23 was offered to the County of El Dorado by Southfork Partnership, a General Partnership, on May 7, 1990 and May 30, 1990. The easement was accepted by the County of El Dorado on June 12, 1990 and the Subdivision Map recorded on June 22, 1990.
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 16-007. By utilizing this alternative, the owner of Assessor's Parcel 120-233-07, would be unable to satisfy the conditions required for Permit # 248490 and would be unable to build his swimming pool.
CAO RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Office concurs with staff's recommendations.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal 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.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Infrastructure
CONTACT
Karen Hyder, Survey Technician II, County Surveyor’s Office - 621-5121