01375.0006/1019785.2
RECORDING REQUESTED BY:
The City of Murrieta
WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO:
City of Murrieta
1 Town Square
Murrieta, CA 92562
ATTN: City Clerk
Exempt from recording fee, per Government Code § 6103 SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE RESOLUTION NO. 26-4975
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA TO ORDER THE SUMMARY VACATION
OF AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY PURPOSES
PURSUANT TO STREET AND HIGHWAYS CODE SECTIONS 8300 ET
SEQ.
WHEREAS, On August 26, 2003, through Instrument No. 2003-655523, Downtown SPE 906-090-014 LLC granted an easement for right of way purposes ("Subject Property") to the City of Murrieta ("City'); and
WHEREAS, the City has not utilized the Subject Property and desires to abandon the easement and convey it back to the current underlying property owner, Downtown SPE 906-090- 014 LLC. ("Applicant"); and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 8334, summary vacation may occur when an excess right-of-way of a street or highway is not required for street or highway purposes; and
WHEREAS, the proposed right of way to be vacated is legally described in Exhibits "A" and "B" to this Resolution ("Vacation"); and
WHEREAS, the Subject Property does not contain public facilities; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 8351, 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, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference. 01375.0006/1019785.2
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Murrieta hereby elects to proceed with the summary vacation legally described in Exhibit "A" to this Resolution and as represented in the plat attached as Exhibit "B' respectively.
Section 3. The right-of-way vacated hereby constitutes an excess right-of-way not required for street or highway purposes because it is unnecessary for the present and prospective public use.
Section 4. That, from and after the date this Resolution is recorded, the City Council does hereby vacate and abandon the rights of way described in Exhibits "A" and "B" hereto, which rightof-way area is vacated and no longer constitutes a right of way for roadway purposes.
Section 5. That the actions taken pursuant to this Resolution are categorically exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines, for minor alterations to land.
Section 6. That City staff is hereby directed to cause a certified copy of this Resolution, attested by the City Clerk under the seal of the City, to be recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of County of Riverside.
Section 7. That upon recordation as provided in Section 6 above, the vacation is complete, and the City Manager is authorized to execute any necessary documents to relinquish any easement rights thereon.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of October, 2026.
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Jon Levell, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Tiffany Israel, City Attorney
01375.0006/1019785.2
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. 26-4975 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Murrieta at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 6th day of October, 2026, 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
EXHIBIT “A”
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION
A PORTION OF LOT “A”, TOGETHER WITH A PORTION OF PARCEL 3 OF PARCEL MAP 7704, IN THE CITY OF MURRIETA, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 28, PAGE 37, OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF
THE COUNTY RECORDER SAID RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS AND ILLUSTRATED ON EXHIBIT ‘B’ ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART OF THIS DOCUMENT:
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL 3;
THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 3, NORTH 42°14'47" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 175.84 FEET TO A POINT ON A LINE THAT LIES PARALLEL WITH AND 10.25 FEET EASTERLY OF THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 3 AT THE INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON AVENUE AND KALMIA STREET; THENCE LEAVING SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF PARCEL 3 ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, NORTH 02°45'16" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 53.03 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 3;
THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE, SOUTH 47°45'20" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 14.50 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY END OF SAID WESTERLY LINE OF PARCEL 3 AT THE INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON AVENUE AND KALMIA STREET; THENCE ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, SOUTH 02°45'16" WEST, A DISTANCE OF
53.74 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT “A” OF PARCEL MAP 7704;
THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, SOUTH 42º14’47” EAST A DISTANCE OF 175.34 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE WITH THE
SOUTHWESTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 3;
THENCE LEAVING SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT “A” ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY PROLONGATION, NORTH 47º45’20” EAST A DISTANCE OF 15.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 3181.05 SQUARE FEET MORE OR LESS.
ENGINEERING