Recorded at no charge in accordance with
Streets & Highways Code Section 8336 at
the request of and when recorded return to:
City of Palo Alto
Real Estate Division
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
SPACE ABOVE LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE
APN: 137-25-088
Address: 590 Maybell Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306
SUMMARY VACATION
RESOLUTION NO. ____
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
SUMMARILY VACATING A PORTION OF A PUBLIC SERVICE EASEMENT AT 590 MAYBELL AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA
WHEREAS, Section 8333 of the Streets and Highways Code authorizes the City Council to summarily vacate a public service easement in any of the following cases: (a) the easement has not been used for the purpose for which it was dedicated or acquired for five consecutive years immediately preceding the proposed vacation, (b) the date of dedication or acquisition is less than five years, and more than one year, immediately preceding the proposed vacation, and the easement was not used continuously since that date, (c) the easement has been superseded by relocation, or determined to be excess by the easement holder, and there are no other public facilities located within the easement; and
WHEREAS, on June 19, 1905, the map of Maybell Tract Mayfield, of which the property is a portion of Lot 11, was filed for record in Book “K” of Maps at Page 88, Records of Santa Clara County; and
WHEREAS, an easement on said property was dedicated for public utility purposes as shown on the map recorded on June 2, 1948, in Book 18 of Maps at Page 34, Records of Santa Clara County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto Utilities, Planning, Public Works Departments and City Attorney’s Office, have evaluated and determined that a 5-foot portion of the 10-foot public utility easement located on said property is excess and no longer required for public utility purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palo Alto intends to summarily vacate a portion of the public utility easement as more particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached to this resolution and depicted on the plat map attached as Exhibit “B” to this resolution; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council does hereby RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. This vacation is made under the authority of California Streets and Highways Code Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 9, commencing at Section 8333 et seq. The portion of the public utility easement described herein on Exhibit “A” and depicted on the plat map attached as Exhibit “B” is excess and no longer required for public utility purposes.
SECTION 2. Based upon the findings made in Section 1 of this Resolution and the provisions of Section 8333 of the Streets and Highways Code, the City Council does hereby order that the portion of the public utility easement as shown on the said Exhibits “A” and “B” shall be summarily vacated.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk, acting by and through the Real Property Manager, is hereby directed to record at the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder’s Office a certified copy of this Resolution, including the Map.
SECTION 4. The portion of the public utility easement described in Exhibit “A” and depicted in the plat map attached as Exhibit “B” will no longer constitute a public utility easement from and after the date of recordation of the documents identified in Section 3 of this Resolution.
SECTION 5. The Council finds that the summary vacation of the portion of the public utility easement is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Title 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15305 as a minor alteration in land use limitations.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
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NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
______________________________ ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
______________________________ ______________________________ Deputy City Attorney City Manager
______________________________
Director of Administrative Services
EXHIBIT 'A'
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
VACATION OF A PORTION OF A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT
590 MAYBELL AVENUE, PALO ALTO,
SANTA CLARA COUNTY CALIFORNIA
ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, SITUATE IN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO,
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA , STATE OF CALIFORNIA BEING A PORTION OF THE LANDS OF 590 MAYBELL TRUST, DATED DECEMBER 26, 2019 OF THAT CERTAIN GRANT DEED RECORDED JULY 18, 2023 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 25502066 ,
OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LANDS, THENCE
ALONG THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF MAYBELL AVENUE, WIDTH VARIES, NORTH 28°48'00 " EAST 5.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY, NORTH 61 °07'50 " WEST 120.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LANDS;
THENCE ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LANDS , NORTH 28°48' 00" EAST 5.00 FEET;
THENCE LEAVING SAID LINE, SOUTH 61 °07'50 " EAST 120.00 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY;
THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, SOUTH 28°48'00" WEST 5.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 600.00 SQUARE FEET;
AS SHOWN ON PLAT ATTACHED HERETO LABELED ' EXHIBIT B' AND BY THIS
REFERENCE MADE A PART HEREOF
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PLAT TO ACCOMPANY LEGAL DESCRIPTION
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DRAWN BY: ON PAGE 2 OF 2 FEBRUARY 2026
VACATION OF A PORTION OF THE PUE
North: -369.2805'
Segment #1 Line
Course: N61° 07' 50"W
North: -311.3427'
Segment #2 Line
Course: N28° 48' 00"E
North: -306.9611'
Segment #3 Line
Course: S61° 07' 50"E
North: -364.8990'
Segment #4 Line
Course: S28° 48' 00"W
North: -369.2805'
Perimeter: 250.00'
Error Closure:
Error North:
East: 1154.4521'
Length: 120.00'
East: 1049.3655'
Length: 5.00'
East: 1051.7742'
Length: 120.00'
East : 1156.8609'
Length: 5.00'
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Area: 600.00 Sq. Ft.
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