To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Resolution to Summarily Vacate the Easterly Portion of 1st Avenue in West Haven
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Find that the proposed vacation is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Section 15305 - "Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations" and direct Public Works staff to sign the Notice of Exemption finding that the Project is categorically exempt from environmental review (Attachment 5); and
2. Adopt the attached resolution to summarily vacate a portion of 1st Avenue in West Haven pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Section 8331(a) and (b); and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to record, via the Land Use Division of the Department of Public Works, a fully executed certified copy of the resolution in the Office of the Humboldt County Recorder.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
SUMMARY
The Humboldt County Department of Public Works received a request from property owners Michael and Debra Berry to vacate an undeveloped portion of 1st avenue in West Haven, California shown on Exhibit B. The Berry's own all of the lots surrounding that portion of 1st Avenue to be vacated (Attachment 6). Under Streets and Highways Code Section 8331(a) and (b), such action must be approved by the Board of Supervisors. If the proposed vacation is approved by the Board of Supervisors, Mr. Berry would then gain the setback that is required by the County of Humboldt in order to install a leach field and septic system. The purpose of the request is to facilitate development on their property. The area proposed to be vacated is approximatel...
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