To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Time Certain Matter
SUBJECT:
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9:15 AM - Resolution to Summarily Vacate a Portion of Fisher Road (4G070) South of State Highway 36 in Hydesville
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution to summarily vacate a portion of Fisher Road (4G070) south of State Highway 36 in Hydesville pursuant to Streets and Highways Code section 8334;
2. Accept and execute the easement deed for a turnout on Fisher Road; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to record, via Department of Public Works Land Use Division in the Office of the County Recorder, a certified copy of the resolution and easement deed.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Road Division (1200-325 and 1200-322)
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Department of Public Works ("Public Works") received a request from Kelly and Shelby Patton that the county vacate a segment of Fisher Road that is on their property. If the Board vacates the proposed portion of Fisher Road, this action will extinguish the easement described in the attached resolution. This action would also remove the proposed section of Fisher Road from the county-maintained road system. Since the vacation would result in the road not having a turnaround at the end, the applicants have agreed to dedicate right of way for a turnaround area as well as construct the turnaround, should the vacation be approved. Should the Board approve the vacation, the owners will have sixty (60) days to construct the turnout described in the attached easement deed to the County of Humboldt. An Encroachment Permit has been issued for the construction. Public Works staff will inspect the turnout to ensure that the turnout has been constructed as described.
Present Condition: The county-maintained portion of Fisher Road terminates on the Patton's property. The county-maintained road does not extend to the river bar. The county does not have a de...
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