DATE: June 18, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Vacation of Excess Public Road Right-of-Way of Dunlap Road
(Vacation Application No. V15-03)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Initiate a proceeding under Chapter 3, Part 3, Division 9, of the Streets and Highways Code, and adopt Resolution of Intention and Notice of Hearing for July 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. for the vacation of Dunlap Rd excess public road right-of-way, Vacation Application No. V15-03; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to set a hearing by fixing the date, hour, and place of the hearing and cause the posting, publishing, and mailing of notice(s), as required by Chapter 3, Part 3, Division 9, of the Streets and Highways Code; and
3. Direct the Department of Public Works and Planning to post notices on site as required by Chapter 3, Part 3, Division 9, of the Streets and Highways Code.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will schedule the hearing to consider vacation. The Department of Public Works and Planning has initiated the process to vacate excess right-of-way (ROW) of Dunlap Road, located approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Kings Canyon Road along the frontage of Dunlap Elementary School and the Dunlap Community Club property, see Vicinity Maps. Dunlap Road was realigned at this location in 1996, leaving a remnant of excess ROW on the west side of the road. Approval of the proposed vacation would remove the excess ROW from the County's road system. A portion of the vacated ROW is proposed to be developed by the Kings Canyon Unified School District (School District) as a parking lot.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board can deny the recommended actions resulting in the area remaining a public ROW, in which case, the County will continue to be responsible for maintenance of this ROW.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approximately 0...
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