To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Resolution to Summarily Vacate a Portion of Felt Road (4K150) in the Eureka Area
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt Resolution No. _______ (Attachment 1) to summarily vacate a portion of Felt Road (4K150) in Eureka from post mile (PM) 0.20 to the end of Felt Road at PM 0.55 in Eureka, pursuant to Streets and Highways Code ?8334; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to record via the Department of Public Works Land Use Division, in the Office of the County Recorder, a certified copy of the Resolution (Attachment 1).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Roads Fund (1200)
DISCUSSION:
The Department of Public Works (DPW) received a request from Sean and Kathryn O'Day to vacate the end portion of Felt Road (4K150) from post mile (PM) 0.20 to the end of Felt Road at PM 0.55 in Eureka (Attachment 2). Felt Road provides access to private properties and does not provide access to public lands, rivers, oceans, or other public resources. The purpose of the vacation is to enhance the privacy of the properties beyond PM 0.20 and to reduce illegal dumping of refuse.
The right of way for Felt Road was granted to the County of Humboldt by easement deed recorded on April 12, 1954, in Book 288 page 203, Official Records, in the Office of the County Recorder. The county road provides access to Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 403-071-060, 403-071-052, 403-071-058, 403-071-056, and 403-081-010. With the exception of APN 403-081-010, all of the APNs are owned by Sean and Kathryn O'Day. APN 403-081-010 is owned by Korte. To ensure that the Korte property is not landlocked, O'Day has agreed to grant Korte an access easement over the portion of the Felt Road right of way that is proposed for vacation. This easement deed will be recorded concurrently with the vacation if the vacation is approved by the Board of Supervisors.
Felt Road is a dead-end ro...
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