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Surveyor's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 224-2019 for Abandonment of Easement 19-0005, to abandon a portion of a public utility easement on Lot 35 of Village I, Lots F, G, and H, Serrano, recorded in Book I of Subdivisions at Page 104, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 123-230-035, within the community of El Dorado Hills. (Supervisorial District 1)
FUNDING: Application Fees. (General Fund)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
A request has been submitted by Tailormade Homes, LLC., owner of Assessor's Parcel Number 123-230-035, requesting that the County of El Dorado, Board of Supervisors, vacate a portion of a public utility easement located on said property. Subject 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 35 of Village I, Lots F, G, and H, Serrano, recorded in Book I of Subdivisions at Page 104, was offered to the County of El Dorado by Serrano Associates, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, on August 15, 2001. The easement was acknowledged and accepted by the County of El Dorado on September 26, 2001, and the Subdivision Map was recorded on September 27, 2001.
ALTERNATIVES
An alternative would be to not adopt a Resolution of Vacation for Abandonment of Easement 19-0005. By utilizing this alternative, the owner of Assessor's Parcel 123-230-035 would be unable to pursue any development that would impact subject easement.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
The following seven (7) Resolutions abandoning subject easement within said subdivision have been passed and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of El Dorado: Resolution No. 254-2004 (Lot 34), Resolution No. 311-2004 (Lot 26), Resolution No. 132-2005 (Lot 30), Resolution No. 317-2006 (Lot 39), Resolution No. 170-2007 (Lot 6), Resolution No. 146-2012 (Lot 25), and Resolution No. 088-2013 (Lot 33).
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
AT&T, Comcast, El Dorado Irrigation District, and Pacific Gas & Electric have not used said portion of subject easement for the purpose for which it was dedicated and find no present or future need exists for said portion of 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: Jane McClusky.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Infrastructure
CONTACT
Jane McClusky, Ext: 5121