DATE: October 22, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Vacation of Dunlap Road Public Road Right-of-Way
(Vacation Application No. V15-03)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Review submission of vacation of public road right-of-way of Dunlap Road and adopt report of Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning regarding Vacation Application No. V15-03's conformity with the County General Plan as required by Government Code, section 65402, subdivision (a);
2. 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 November 19, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. for the vacation of Dunlap Road public road right-of-way, Vacation Application No. V15-03;
3. 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,
4. 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 initiated the process to vacate approximately 0.93 acres of excess public road right-of-way (ROW) along Dunlap Road, located approximately 3.5 miles southeast of State Route 180 (Kings Canyon Road) along the frontage of Dunlap Elementary School and Dunlap Community Club property, see Exhibit A and 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 Uni...
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