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a. Conduct a public hearing to consider renaming Garrapata Ridge Road, a private road located in the Big Sur area, to Weston Ridge Road; and
b. Approve a reduced Road Name processing fee in the amount of $1,095 based on the Resource Management Agency's previous fee schedule.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Conduct a public hearing to consider renaming Garrapata Ridge Road, a private road located in the Big Sur area, to Weston Ridge Road; and
b. Approve a reduced Road Name processing fee in the amount of $1,095 based on the Resource Management Agency's previous fee schedule.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Director of Public Works received a petition letter from Dana B. Forsberg requesting to rename a private road, Garrapata Ridge Road. The petitioner states there is a life safety issue and confusion for Emergency Communications Department/911. Garrapata Ridge Road serves as direct access for fifteen (15) parcels, to Weston Ridge Road. Mr. Forsberg's petition includes correspondence from eight property owners within the area (Attachment A). One property owner on this private road is not in a favor of the road rename (Attachment B). Mid-Coast Fire Brigade, the emergency service provider in this area, also opposes the road rename (Attachment C).
The requirements and standards for road naming adopted by the Board on January 13, 1987, have been met (Attachment E). Affected parcels along the roadway already conform to the County's five-digit addressing system.
The applicant is also requesting a reduction of $765 in the processing fee. The applicant submitted $1,095, based upon the fee quoted in 2011 when he initially inquired, for processing when he submitted his formal written request in 2014. The current 2014 fee for Road Name processing is $1,860.
On January 15, 2015, a Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Monterey County Weekly.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Mid-Coast Fire Brigad...
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