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a. Approve the Public Highway At-Grade Crossing Improvement Agreement, between the County of Monterey and Union Pacific Railroad Company for the Far Sighted Investments of Monterey, LLC (FSIM) project for improvements required for compliance with Condition of Approval No.17 of Development Permit No. PLN100620, located at 22250 Somavia Road, Salinas, in the Greater Salinas Area Plan; and
b. Authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the Public Highway At-Grade Crossing Improvement Agreement. (ADDED VIA ADDENDUM)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve the Public Highway At-Grade Crossing Improvement Agreement, between the County of Monterey and Union Pacific Railroad Company for the Far Sighted Investments of Monterey, LLC (FSIM) project for improvements required for compliance with Condition of Approval No.17 of Development Permit No. PLN100620, located at 22250 Somavia Road, Salinas, in the Greater Salinas Area Plan; and
b. Authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the Public Highway At-Grade Crossing Improvement Agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On June 30, 2011, the Monterey County Zoning Administrator approved Resolution No. 11-030, a Combined Development Permit (PLN100620) for the re-establishment of an existing 34,630 square foot commercial building to an agricultural fertilizer operation to be developed in three phases, by the Applicant, Far Sighted Investments of Monterey, LLC (FSIM), located at 22250 Somavia Road, Salinas, in the Greater Salinas Area Plan. Resolution No. 11-030 included Condition of approval No. 17, which required FSIM to obtain an encroachment permit from the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) and construct intersection improvements at Highway 101 and Somavia Road.
The proposed improvements are located on Somavia Road, a County road. Somavia Road crosses the railroad which is under the jurisdiction of the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR). To constr...
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