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RESOLUTION NO. 23-4698
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE SUMMARY VACATION OF A SLOPE
AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT ADJACENT TO LOS ALAMOS R OAD
WITHIN A PORTION OF LOT 2 OF PARCEL MAP 12211
WHEREAS, Section 8300 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code provides a procedure for the summary vacation of streets and public service easements by City Council resolution where the portion of the interest to be vacated is excess to the City’s right-of-way needs and is no longer required for the easement’s purposes; and
WHEREAS, the property owner, George H Christie and Mena G Christie, Co-Trustees of The George H. Christie and Mena G. Christie Trust established on January 29, 1999 (“Applicant”), has requested that the City Council of the Ci ty of Murrieta vacate and convey a slope and drainage easement adjacent to a portion of Los Alamos Road as described and depicted in Exhibits A and B (“Subject Property”) to this Resolution in connection with the Applicant’s proposed development of the property adjacent to the Subject Property.; and
WHEREAS, the Subject Property does not contain public facilities; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 83 51, when the city vacates an easement, title to the property previously subject to the easement reverts to the owner of the fee free from the easement; and
WHEREAS, the City desires that the Subject Property be summarily vacated and conveyed to the Applicant.
NOW, THEREFORE , THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, Resolution No. 23-4698
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: ,
Section 1. That the recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein.
Section 2. That the slope and drainage easement adjacent to Los Alamos Road, as more particularly shown on Attachments “A” and “B”, is not needed for present or prospective public use and does not contain active public utility facilities ; and
Section 3. That the City Clerk is directed to record a certified copy of the Resolution of Vacation with the County Recorder.
Section 4. The Subject Property is hereby vacated and the City abandons all of the City’s right, title, and interest in the Subject Property, as the Subject Property is descr ibed and depicted on Exhibits A and B.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of August, 2023.
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Lisa DeForest, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Cristal McDonald, CMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Tiffany J. Israel, City Attorney
Resolution No. 23-4698
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )§
CITY OF MURRIETA )
I, Cristal McDonald, City Clerk of the City of Murrieta, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 23-4697 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Murrieta at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 15th day of August, 2023 and was signed by the Mayor of the said City, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Cristal McDonald, City Clerk