City Council
MEETING DATE: 4/26/2017
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Vacation 2017-02: Resolution of Intention to Vacate a Portion of a Public Utility Easement Between Grandview Avenue and Valley View Drive
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FROM:
John A. Corella, P.E. - City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution of Intention to vacate a portion of a 40 foot wide public utility easement reserved from the vacation of Channel Drive, between Grandview Avenue and Valley Vista Drive, and setting a public hearing therefor, on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
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BACKGROUND:
In 1979, the County of Riverside (County) vacated Channel Drive, a 40 foot wide street right of way, between Grandview Avenue and Valley Vista Drive. Channel Drive was located west of Elna Way, against the east levee of the West Cathedral Channel.
When the County vacated the road uses on Channel Drive, it retained a 40 foot wide public utility easement for any existing public utility or public service facilities. There apparently was at least one utility company, Southern California Edison Company, which had an overhead powerline within that easement. Edison shared its poles with Verizon and the local cable TV carrier.
In February, 2006, one of the larger lots along the west side of Elna, south of Grandview, was subdivided by Parcel Map 33574. Parcel 2 of this parcel map was a large vacant parcel at the southwest corner of Elna Way and Grandview. The 40 foot wide utility easement reservation took up a substantial portion of this lot and was a deterrent to its effective development.
Also in 2006, the owner of that parcel granted Edison its own easement covering just the existing pole line. Since Edison and the other utility companies sharing the Edison poles now have their own easement, the 40 foot wide reserved utility easement is no longer needed. Therefore, the present owner, Mr. Tim Hadorn, who is in the process of developing this lot, ...
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