RESOLUTION NO. 2026-_____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE SUMMARY
VACATION OF FIVE-FOOT WIDE PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS ON LOTS 66 AND 67 AND ON A [PORTION OF LOT 68 OF DESERT
RETREAT ESTATES, AND ON LOTS 56 AND 57 OF CATHY ESTATES, WITHIN THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH,
RANGE 5 EAST, S.B.M., AND THE RESCISSION OF CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2026-01, ADOPTED JANUARY 14, 2026
(VACATION 2025-01)
WHEREAS, a request to vacate and abandon five-foot wide public utility easements on Lots 66 and 67 and a portion of Lot 68 in Desert Retreat Estates, and on Lots 56 and 57 of Cathy Estates, located north of Dinah Shore Drive, between Cathedral Canyon Drive and Wishing Well Trail, in the City of Cathedral City, has been received by the Engineering Department of the City of Cathedral City from the applicant , RDS Development, LLC, in order to prepare the site for a Coachella Valley Water District water well; and
WHEREAS, the said public utility easement s were offered for dedication for public use to the County of Riverside on the map of Desert Retreat Estates as shown by map filed in Book 26, at Pages 18 and 19, of Maps, and on the map of Cathy Estates, as shown by map filed in Book 27, at Page 70, of Maps, both in the office of the County Recorder of Riverside County, California; and
WHEREAS, said offers of dedication for the said public utility easements were accepted by the County of Riverside by certificates on said recorded maps; and WHEREAS, the portions of the said public utility easements to be summarily vacated are more particularly described as follows:
In the City of Cathedral City, County of Riverside, State of California, those certain five foot wide public utility easements shown on the map of Desert Retreat Estates, as shown by map filed in Book 26, at Pages 18 and 19, of Maps, and on the map of Cathy Estates, as shown by map filed in Book 27, at Page 70, of Maps, Riverside County Records, located in the East half of Section 21, Township 4 South, Range 5 East, San Bernardino Meridian, more particularly described as follows:
The Easterly five (5.00) feet of Lots 66 and 67 of said Desert Retreat Estates;
Together with the Easterly five (5.00) feet of the Southerly 23.11 feet of Lot 68 of said Desert Retreat Estates;
Together with the Westerly five (5.00) feet of Lots 56 and 57 of said Cathy Estates.
Containing 1,319 square feet, more or less.
(Assessor Parcel No. 680-452-063); and
WHEREAS, a report has been received from the Director of Public Works that the above described public utility easements have no present or prospective public use, and that the vacation and abandonment of any City interests in said easements will not have a significant effect on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Cathedral City as follows:
SECTION 1. Authority: This vacation is being conducted pursuant to Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the State Streets and Highways Code, said Part 3 being the “Public Streets, Highways, and Service Easements Vacation Law” (Sections 8330 through 8336).
SECTION 2. The City Council finds and determines that:
A. Pursuant to Section 8333(a) of the said Streets and Highways Code, the above described public utility easements have not been used for any public purpose for the five consecutive years immediately preceding the application for this vacation; and B. Pursuant to Section 8333(c) of said Code, the above described public utility easements are excess to the needs of the City of Cathedral City and there are no public facilities or private facilities located within the portions of the public utility easement s to be vacated.
C. In accordance with State Guidelines, the vacation of the above described public utility easements is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the “General Rule” exemption of Sec. 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines which states that “where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA”.
D. This vacation is exempt from a finding of conformance with the City General Plan since the General Plan has no Element defining existing public utility easements or their disposition.
SECTION 3. Summary Vacation. Any and all City interests, or interests held by the City on behalf of the public in the above described five-foot wide public utility easements are hereby summarily vacated and abandoned, and from and after the date of recordation of this Resolution, all such interests shall be of no force or effect and are terminated.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause a certified copy of this Resolution, attested by her under seal, to be recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of Riverside County.
SECTION 5.This Resolution replaces City Council Resolution No 2026-01, adopted on January 14, 2026, and recorded on February 6, 2026, which is hereby rescinded due to errors in Lot numbers and measurements contained in the January 14, 2026, Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council for the City of Cathedral City held this ______ day of_____ ___________, 2026, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Raymond Gregory, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Christina Burton, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Eric S. Vail, City Attorney John A. Corella, Director of Public Works