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CITY OF MURRIETA
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City of Murrieta
Attn: City Clerk
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Murrieta, CA 92562 Space above for Recorder’s Use
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RESOLUTION NO. 24-4801
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 February 22, 2011, through Instrument No. 2011 -081287, Golden City Land Company granted an easement for right of way and slope 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, Jefferson Whitewood 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 Exhibit s “A” and “C” 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.
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Section 2. The City Council of the City of Murrieta hereby elects to proceed with the summary vacation legally described in Exhibit s “A” and “C” to this Resolution and as represented in the plats attached as Exhibits “B” and “D” 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 Exhibit s “A” and “C” hereto, which right -of-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 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 17th day of December, 2024.
Lori Stone, Mayor
ATTEST:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tiffany J. Israel, City Attorney
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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. 24 -4801 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Murrieta at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 17th day of December, 2024, 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:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk