DATE: June 30, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Vacation of E. Morton Avenue Public Road Right-of-way (Vacation Application No. V23-02) (Applicant: Kirk and Kathy Yergat, Trustees)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct public hearing and adopt Resolution approving the vacation of public road right-of-way on E. Morton Avenue near the intersection of S. Cedar Avenue and making the required findings that:
1. The road right-of-way is unnecessary for present or prospective public use pursuant to Streets and Highways Code (SHC) section 8324, except for easements retained for the benefit of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, California High Speed Rail Authority, Fresno Irrigation District and American Telephone & Telegraph Company;
2. The road right-of-way is not useful as a non-motorized transportation facility, pursuant to SHC section 892; and
3. The vacation is consistent with the County General Plan.
REPORT
This item comes before your Board pursuant to initial Board action taken on June 2, 2026. There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Adoption of the required findings will allow the vacation of a 60-foot wide, 0.21-mile-long segment of E. Morton Avenue public road right-of-way. Kirk and Kathy Yergat (Applicant) submitted the application to address an existing gate encroachments they installed to deter theft, vandalism, and illegal dumping on their property on both sides of this road segment. Approving the vacation would allow the gates to remain in place and resolve the existing encroachment. The vacation area contains approximately 1.40 acres. This item pertains to District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
The Board may elect not to adopt the required findings and allow the area to remain a public road right-of-way, however, public nuisance activities will continue to affect the Applicant and the gates installed to minimize these activities will need to...
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