Date:
October 27, 2026 16
To: Board of Supervisors
Title
General Services – Adopt a Resolution to Summarily Vacate a Portion of an Irrevocable Offer of Dedication for Public Highway in the Alpine Community Plan Area and CEQA Finding (VAC 2025-0182) (District: 2)
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Overview
The Real Estate Division of the Department of General Services is processing a request from the property owner (applicant) of Assessor’s Parcel Number 520-031-33 to summarily vacate a portion of an unaccepted Irrevocable Offer of Dedication for Public Highway (IOD) dedicated to the County of San Diego (County) encumbering a portion of their property in the Alpine Community Plan Area. The applicant is requesting this vacation because they are concurrently processing a ministerial building permit with County Planning & Development Services Department for a single-family dwelling on their property, and the location of the IOD impacts the future use of the property adjacent to the single-family dwelling. A summary vacation is a streamlined process by which an offer of land for a future public road or public service easement is abandoned through one action. It may be requested by the County or the public if the easement interests are found to be excess to County needs and are not required for the purposes for which they were obtained. If the vacation is approved, the owner could use the area for future improvement of their property.
The County Department of Public Works has determined that the portion of the IOD proposed for vacation is excess and not needed for present or prospective public use because the future road has not been constructed, would not provide connectivity to other public roads and is not a General Plan Mobility Element roadway. An IOD for public highway vacation often benefits the public by enabling improved use of the land it formerly occupied. The vacation was requested by the property owner and will significantly reduce the encumbrance on their property that...
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