DATE:
August 27, 2025
FL01
TO:
Flood Control Board of Directors
SUBJECT
Title
GENERAL SERVICES - ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO SUMMARILY VACATE A DRAINAGE EASEMENT IN THE ALPINE AREA AND CEQA FINDING (VACATION NO. 2024-0212) (DISTRICT: 2)
Body
OVERVIEW
The Real Estate Division of the Department of General Services is processing a request from Tavern Road Texaco, LLC, owner of Assessor's Parcel Number 403-380-42, for the San Diego County Flood Control District (District) to summarily vacate a drainage easement that encumbers a portion of Tavern Road Texaco, LLC's property. The drainage easement is dedicated to the District and is in an unincorporated area of San Diego County in Alpine within the Alpine Community Plan Area. The easement is considered excess to the District because the easement contains no drainage facilities within it and there are no other public facilities within the easement that would be affected by this vacation.
A summary vacation is a streamlined process by which a public service easement is abandoned through one action. This may be requested by the public if the easement is found to be excess to District needs and is not required for the purpose for which it was obtained. In many cases, summarily vacating a public service easement can be a public benefit through improved use of the land made available by the vacation. In this case, the road vacation would offer a public benefit by enhancing the usability of the newly available land, without hindering any future development plans. Today's request is for the Board of Directors (Board) of the District to adopt a Resolution to summarily vacate the drainage easement.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
1. Find that the proposed action is not subject to review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15060(c)(2) and (3) because it would not have a direct or indirect effect on the environment as it will only result in the vacati...
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