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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Resource Management to execute and record irrevocable offers of dedication of 3.84 acres of right of way easements for public roadway and public utility purposes on Green Valley Road and Mason Road for Minor Subdivision MS-18-02 (Russo)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Resource Management to execute and record irrevocable offers of dedication of 3.84 acres of right of way easements for public roadway and public utility purposes on Green Valley Road and Mason Road for Minor Subdivision MS-18-02 (Russo).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Minor Subdivision MS-18-02 creates two parcels (102.7 acres and 5.0 acres). The parcels exist west of Green Valley Road and north of Mason Road, northwest of the City of Fairfield in unincorporated Solano County (Attachment A - Map).
Minor Subdivision MS-18-02 was approved by the Zoning Administrator on February 7, 2019. The conditions of approval for Minor Subdivision MS-18-02 require the developer to dedicate for road purposes right of way easements for public roadway and public utility purposes along Green Valley Road and Mason Road, including area to include a future roundabout at the intersection. This offer of dedication of 3.84 acres of additional right-of-way is in accordance with Chapter 26 of the Solano County Code. Adoption of the resolution (Attachment B - Resolution) will result in accepting the offers thereby satisfying the requirements to file the map for the subdivision. The right of way dedicated will not be executed by the Director until such future time that the easements are needed for public use.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Road Fund pays the cost of maintaining Green Valley Road and Mason Road. There is no impact to the General Fund. This additional road dedication does not increase total road miles maintained but increases available land for road width to meet Board adopted County Road Standards. The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department’s FY2019/20 Adopted Budget.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board of Supervisors may choose not to accept the offers of dedication, and instead purchase the property in the future if needed for road purposes. This is not recommended, since dedications for road purposes are a requirement of County policies contained in Chapter 26 of the Solano County Code that are intended to mitigate the impact of new development on the County road system, and this dedication is a requirement of the subdivision.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel has reviewed and approved this item as to form.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION