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a. Approve a License to cross a portion of a non-access strip located on Paul Avenue, North Salinas;
b. Authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the License; and
c. Authorize the Public Works Director to submit the executed License with the County Recorder for recordation.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve a License to cross a portion of a non-access strip located on Paul Avenue, North Salinas;
b. Authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the License; and
c. Authorize the Public Works Director to submit the executed License with the County Recorder for recordation.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Resource Management Agency - Public Works (RMA-PW) received a request from the owner (Maria Isabel Becerra) of Assessor's Parcel Number 113-202-002, to approve a license to cross a portion of a non-access strip, identified as a one-foot reserved dedication strip shown on the map of San Juan Acres Subdivision, Volume 4 Cities and Towns page 94, recorded in the Monterey County Recorders Office on August 14, 1946. This non-access strip restricts access at the northeasterly terminus of Paul Avenue.
The Board of Supervisors approved the map on August 12, 1946, and accepted the non-access strip on behalf of the public. On November 6, 1953, a deed was recorded under Volume 1490 page 573, granting this property a 25-foot wide road easement intended for access across two (2) northerly-adjacent parcels. However, this easement also crosses a creek, and no roadway presently exists. Recently, Ms. Becerra applied for a building permit to build a home on the currently vacant lot, with access via Paul Avenue. When Ms. Becerra purchased the property, she was unaware of the non-access strip that restricted access to her property through Paul Avenue. Historically, this parcel had been using Paul Avenue for ingress and egress. Granting this license to cross the reserved non-access strip would provide a mo...
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