Memorandum
Date: February 23, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Scott De Leon, Public Works Worker
Subject: Adopt Resolution of Intent to Vacate a Roadway known as Arabian Lane (CR#148D) in the Hidden Valley Lake Area
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
Mr. Ken Porter, owner of Valley Oaks Land and Development, Inc., in the Hidden Valley Lake area, requested that the Board of Supervisors (Board) sell a portion of public land known as "Arabian Lane", which provides access to and from State Highway 29 to only his property. Your Board considered his request in May of 2019 and approved Resolution 19-76 which declared the property surplus and your intention to convey the parcel to him. Staff has recently discovered that due to the State relinquishing the property to the County for the purposes of a highway, that we must also vacate the roadway prior to completing the sales agreement. Today's item will begin the process to vacate the roadway known as Arabian Lane (CR#148D). The roadway to be vacated is approximately 400 feet in length and extends from the intersection with State Highway 29 to its terminus at a cul-de-sac. The roadway is shown on the attached map as Exhibit A.
Arabian Lane was relinquished to the County for use as a county highway by the State Division of Highways in January of 1969. Arabian Lane is shown on the county-maintained road list. The proposed vacation will not 'landlock' any parcel since any private access easements will remain in place as will any public or private utility easements.
On November 5, 2020, the Planning Commission heard the request for the vacation and found it to be in conformance with the Lake County General Plan. During this public hearing there was no public opposition to the proposed vacation.
The attached Resolution of Intent will set forth the location of the proposed vacation, the date and time of the public hearing, and...
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