To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Resolution to Summarily Vacate a Portion of Burrell Road near Honeydew
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors adopt the attached resolution to summarily vacate a portion of Burrell Road in Honeydew, pursuant to Streets and Highways Code section 8344. (Attachment 1); accept and execute five easement deeds for a turnout over "Parcel H" on Tract 0652, filed in Book 25 of Maps, pages 72 through 75 (Attachment 2); and direct the Clerk of the Board to record in the Office of the County Recorder via the Land Use Division a certified copy of the resolution and the five original easement deeds.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Roads Division 1200-325
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Department of Public Works received a request from Mary Etter that the county vacate a segment of Burrell Road that is under her ownership. If your Board vacates the proposed portion of Burrell Road, this action would extinguish the easement described in the resolution (Attachment 1), thereby granting Ms. Etter full use of her property. This action would also remove the proposed section of Burrell Road from the county-maintained road system.
The area proposed for vacation has not been maintained by the county in many years. The road was once the primary thoroughfare, but the road washed out and was superseded by Mattole Road on the opposite side of the river. Since then the road has ended on the private property of Ms. Etter and does not connect to other roads within the county system. (Attachment 3)
The proposed vacation is be processed via Summary Vacation Procedures pursuant to the provisions of Streets and Highways Code section 8334. This code section states a legislative body of a local agency may summarily vacate any of the following:
(a) An excess right of way of a street or highway not required for street or highway purposes.
(b) A portion of a street or highway that lies within prope...
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