RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, TO SUMMARILY VACATE AND ABANDON
THE DEDICATION AND EASEMENT OF THE 4-FOOT
LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE ALONG AVENUE J-8,
LOCATED WITHIN LOTS 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, AND 49 OF RECORDED TRACT MAP NO. 66842
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2024, the City of Lancaster accepted the Landscape and Maintenance Easement dedicated on Final Tract Map 66842 recorded in the county of Los Angeles, State of California; and
WHEREAS, the proposed landscape improvements within the 4-foot landscape easement have not been constructed and will no longer be utilized for its intended purposes; and WHEREAS, the street section of Tract 66842 is wider than the rest of the neighborhood along Avenue J-8. The 4-foot easement adds unnecessary landscape improvements. There is an adequate space to add the required landscaping within the 14-foot meandering sidewalk; and WHEREAS, Section 8331 of the Streets and Highways Code states “The legislative body of a local agency may summarily vacate an easement when it is determined to be “excess by the easement holder”, no public money was expended and no public facilities located within the easement to be vacated.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Public interest, convenience, and necessity so requiring, the City of Lancaster summarily vacates the said landscape and maintenance easement particularly described in Exhibit “A” and shown on Exhibit “B” attached hereto and by reference made a part hereof.
Section 2. Said summary vacation has been duly recommended for approval based on the fact that the said landscape easement is no longer required.
Section 3. It is ordered, the said landscape easement is abandoned by summary vacation pursuant to the California Streets and Highways Code Division 9, Part 3, Chapter 4, commencing with Section 8330, the provisions of which have been fully and completely complied with. Said landscape and maintenance easement described in Exhibit “A” and shown on Exhibit “B” is hereby terminated, abandoned, and summarily vacated upon recordation of this resolution, from and after the date of recordation.
Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to record at the County of Los Angeles Recorders Office this resolution, including Exhibits “A” and “B” attached hereto.
Resolution No.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 13th day of October 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
______________________________ ______________________________ ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
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CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL
I, ________________________________, ___________________________________ City of Lancaster, California, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. , for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this _________ day of ________________, ________.
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