DATE: October 11, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Request by City of Fresno to Obtain Road Easements in the County
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Approve City of Fresno's request to acquire a road easement without eminent domain action from a parcel adjacent to existing County road right-of-way in unincorporated areas of the County as needed in conjunction with the City's approval and requirements for development of Tentative Tract No. 5341.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will facilitate the City's request to acquire a road easement in a prescriptive road right-of-way at the northeast corner of Clinton and Locan Avenues. The City has been advised that the Board's approval of this item will not include approval to undertake eminent domain proceedings. The City is requiring the developer to improve the existing intersection with a standard street knuckle (see Exhibit A) consistent with City and County standards. (This diagram of a street knuckle is a typical detail used throughout the Central Valley).
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
There is no alternative that is viable for this action. Denial of this action will result in the inability of the developer to construct the road improvements as required by the City for the development of the subdivision.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no Net County Cost for this recommended action. The City has paid $320 for processing of this request in accordance with the Master Schedule of Fees. The developer, through the City, will acquire an easement for road right-of-way from a private property owner. The developer will construct the road improvements with no fiscal impact to the County. Oversight of the work will be performed by the City, and County personnel will inspect the improvements through application of an encroachment permit for the work. Maintenance of the road improvements will be provided by the City of Fresno Depar...
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